It's finally finished!

This took me forever! I still want to eventually put a false wall behind it with a shelf and hooks to hang her tea cups but I think that will have to wait a few weeks until I'm feeling a little better. Morning sickness has hit me head on this week so I've been spending a lot of time curled up on the couch with my trusty barf bowl. Anyone have any tips for dealing with pregnancy migraines? I've had three in the past two weeks and they are not fun. I'm glad to be sick though because that means things are working right :)

5 days until Christmas!

I'm getting super excited for Christmas! I've got most of the presents wrapped and ready to go. All I have left is to finish Brin's play kitchen and take Logan to pick out a cheap present for Brin. We got an awesome deal on a swing set I've been looking at for months now. It's normally $130 but I got it for $60 with free shipping! The only downside is that it had a picture on the side of the box so the kids know what they're getting now :( We're going to try and set that up on Saturday so it will be ready for the kids on Christmas morning.

Here's a video to help get in the Christmas mood...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuDXORaBRTc

Merry Christmas!

Never thought I'd be saything this but...

SURPRISE!!!



after 3+ years of trying, we are expecting baby number 3! We're super excited! I'm only about 6 weeks so there's still a chance of miscarriage, but we're hopeful :) My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at 13 weeks so I don't think I'll really breath easy until I pass week 13. My estimated due date is August 7th, 2012! It's just so funny that after doctors and fertility meds didn't make a difference we finally just gave up and decided to be content with two kids and then a month later we find out I'm prego! The scary thing is that Blake had just put his notice in at work. His last day is the 28th and then he'll be starting school full-time in January. That means that my day care income will be half our income for the next couple years and we will be losing our nice maternity coverage right when we'll need it. Scary! We're not regretting our decision to put Blake back in school but it will definitely make things interesting for the next while. Luckily Blake will be on summer break when I have the baby so he'll be able to help me a lot with the day care the first month or so while I recover and get back into a schedule. Here's to our next adventure!

This week has been full of...

Tea parties and Santa...


A new bunk bed and art with friends.



Now my next project is turning this nightstand into a play kitchen for Brin. We'll have to see how it goes :)

So...

It's been a few years since I wrote on here but I keep meaning to post something for Grandma :) Here ya go, mom! I can't remember where I got the idea for this (comment below if you find the link) but I did this today to put in my journal and thought you might enjoy it.


22 Questions for 2011

1. What makes you happy?
LOGAN: Playing with my cousins.
BRIN: Jesus makes us happy.

2. What makes you sad?
LOGAN: When people hit me or break my toy.
BRIN: When Elli hit me. (pretty sure Elli has never hit her, btw)

3. What makes you laugh?
LOGAN: Silly noises and faces.
BRIN: Caitie and a toy.

4. What is your favorite thing to do?
LOGAN: Playing little legos with Travis, daddy, and Caitie. (pretty sure this has never happened either.)
BRIN: Play toys.

5. What are you really good at?
LOGAN: Drawing.
BRIN: Loop-loops eating. (Fruit Loops)

6. What are you not very good at?
LOGAN: Building a little lego house.
BRIN: TV's.

7. What is your favorite food and drink?
LOGAN: Strawberry milk and alfredo, but not with chicken.
BRIN: Mac and cheese and milk.

8. What’s your favorite color?
LOGAN: Red.
BRIN: Green.

9. Where is your favorite place to go?
LOGAN: Ikea… actually the park. And Ikea.
BRIN: The birdie park that has lots of birdies that are black.

10. Who are your best friends?
LOGAN: Jack and Sam.
BRIN: Elli and Lucy.

11. What are your favorite movies or TV shows?
LOGAN: Jurassic Park and Ghostbusters.
BRIN: Cailou.

12. What are your favorite books?
LOGAN: Dinosaur books.
BRIN: Cailou books.

13. If you were a cartoon character, who would you be?
LOGAN: Jet on Kung Fu Dino Posse.
BRIN: Cailou.

14. What do you like best about Daddy and Mommy?
LOGAN: They let me do stuff sometimes.
BRIN: Food.

15. What do you do when Mommy and Daddy aren't around?
LOGAN: Watch movies.
BRIN: Play toys.

16. What is something Mommy and Daddy always says to you?
LOGAN: I love you, Logan.
BRIN: Don't touch the light.

17. What does our family do together?
LOGAN: Go to places.
BRIN: Live at our house.

18. How old are you?
LOGAN: 5
BRIN: 3

19. How do you know Daddy loves you?
LOGAN: Cause he tells me he's proud of me.
BRIN: You let me play the bunny game on your phone.

20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
LOGAN: She tells us she loves us.
BRIN: You give me cuddles.

21. Who are your favorite people?
LOGAN: My cousins and daddy and mommy.
BRIN: My cousins.

22. What is your favorite toy?
LOGAN: Little legos and my little shark toy.
BRIN: My baby toys.



I seriously have the cutest kids! They are so much fun and I'm really enjoying this age with them. They are getting so grown up and it's such a bittersweet experience for me to see them growing and changing so quickly. Logan will be in Kindergarten next year and Brin will most likely be going in the year after that so pretty soon I won't have any more babies at home! I don't know what I'll do with myself! lol Maybe we'll have a miracle and finally get pregnant after trying for over three years but that's doubtful. Most likely my mom of young children days are over. So much of who I am as a person revolves around my role as a mother that I have a hard time letting go of it. Life moves on, though, however hard we might wish it would slow down. I am just grateful for the time I have with them. If I can only have two kids, at least I got the best two :)