Lydia Isabelle

Today we welcomed a new member into our family.  Her name is Lydia Isabelle, and she weighs 7lbs. 4oz. She is 19 in. long.  Our smallest baby!!!!

Christmas!!

What a great Christmas Season we had at our house...  Full and eventful like I'm sure your house was.  But at the same time a little more relaxed for me... I was prepared not knowing if a baby would come early.  But she didn't... which was OK with us! 

Our Christmas was fantastic, I love, love, love being with my little family and seeing the excitement through their eyes on Christmas morning.  This Christmas Eve was a little different for us because all my siblings either weren't in town yet, had to work etc.  So we did things different... we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner!  It was fabulous!  We treated my parents to an early B-day present for my Dad... had no mess... and a great time.  We did feel bad about not doing the traditional nativity, chimes tradition that we normally do.  But we ate early and spent the evening reading Christmas stories together.  The kids were excited for their annual PJ's on Christmas Eve..And they all slept in Tayler's room....

Santa definitely found us this year..  And the girls couldn't have been happier!

Shane and I got a King bed on Christmas Eve... so Tayler got new bedding to go on our old queen bed that we moved to her room.

And seriously I don't want to put this picture on here... because I am way past the, "Oh, what a cute belly you have stage."  But here goes...

 Even the baby got cool new stuff!!  And yes we just call her "baby" because we haven't agreed on a name!!  One of us likes Lydia... the other Ava.  I won't say which one likes what... so feel free to express your opinion in the comments!!

Christmas dinner was at our house that evening.  There were 20 of us... actually quite small considering we were missing 3 of my siblings and their families.  But I decided I much prefer having Christmas Eve dinner with the fam on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas night.  It was a rush to get all of our stuff cleaned up and  I was tired... yes it could have to do with the fact that I am 9 months pregnant... :)

But all in all it was fabulous!!  I hope yours was too!

Our next big adventure will begin on Tues. morning when we will head to the hospital to be induced with our little one.  I can hardly wait to see that little face... and those little toes... and those little fingers...!!!

What we've been up to...

So it seems that every blogger seems "behind", it's time to play catch up with us too!  November was a great (and VERY busy month!)  My vinyl sale was a success and I am excited to say that from the 60 orders I was backed up with that weekend I am now down to only 3. PHEW!  I am sooooo  ready for a break!!

Besides that stuff we have been to lots of Aggie B-ball games.... we all LOVE those!  Go AGGIES!!

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving Dinner at my parents house!!  I made that darn pretzel salad that I made last year...  I think my mother assigns me that just to keep me humble.  Yes, I boiled the jello this time, but I put it on while it was hot and it didn't work again!  Luckily the 2nd batch did!  Now that I have it down... just assign me that every year... I feel confident now!!

The kids had a great time with their cousins that were there...

Abi and Skye

Jacob

Throughout the month of November, our family enjoyed sharing something that we were grateful for each night. It was fun to write them down and see the what we all came up with.

We truly are blessed!

Shane took Tayler and Saige with him to find the "Perfect Christmas Tree".  I didn't feel like riding 4-wheelers at this stage in my pregnancy :), so Jadyn, Kenna and I stayed home.  They searched and searched and FINALLY found one that would work for us.  I think they did a pretty awesome job... and even got one with a nest in it...  Which some people say signifies an upcoming year of good luck!!

The week before Thanksgiving a group of friends decided to go to "New Moon" with our hubbies on opening night.  We got tickets, went to dinner, and I was just NOT feeling well.  After about a 1/2 hour I left the theatre in severe pain... pretty much sure I was having contractions and that our little one was planning an early entry...  So I basically "crawled" back in to the theatre to get Shane to take me home... he did...  I told him I probably just needed to lie down for a while and maybe they would stop.  So...  this is in all seriousness now...  Shane left me (curled up in a ball on the bed)... to go back to watch "New Moon"!  Yes, it was at my insistance... and we hadn't driven that night so he had to get the car back to our friends at the movie anyway.  But not many people can say that their husband has seen "New Moon" and they haven't...  But I can!!

After a couple of hours I felt better...  felt fine all the next day too... until night came again and the same thing happened only this time I was sure it was labor, every symptom...  So we went to Labor and Delivery... where they rushed me in only to tell me that I wasn't even contracting...  What the crap... seriously I thought I was going to die of pain!  They never gave us a definite answer...  possibly kidney stones... possible gastrointestinal (just what everyone wants to be told when they go to the HOSPITAL!)  It was weird... I was finally given anti-biotics and what ever it was seemed to clear up... but not fun at all!

But speaking of baby coming we are almost ready!!  The girls and I have been making lots of fun stuff... today we made bracelets, the girls have been making hats, Tayler and I learned to crochet and we are making those cute little "cocoons" that are usually used for photo props.  The room is ready and all the stuff is out...  we are all getting excited to snuggle a little one!  At this point it looks like I will be started on Dec. 29th...  only 3 weeks away!!  YIPPEE!

Friday we went to "Fantasy at the Bay" @ Willard Bay.  It's a fun little light display and none of us liked it more than our little Jadyn.  She was ecstatic and loving every single display.  We drove through it twice very slowly... and she never stopped oohing and aahing.  Nothing can be better than seeing the magic of Christmas through a little ones eyes!

What a wonderful time of year!!

Big Vinyl Sale!!

Saturday will be my last day for taking custom vinyl orders this year... So if anyone needs anything done before February let me know. :)  It's hard for me to say no to people... but then I HAVE to stop sometime to enjoy the Christmas Season with my family and this is NO JOKE I get calls EVERY year on CHRISTMAS EVE from people wanting me to help them with last minute stuff.  I will continue to have finished items and some kits available throughout the season though.  Just call or e-mail for a time to stop by.

But... this week I am ready to clear stuff out... so...

Friday Nov 13th

from 4-8 PM

and

Saturday Nov 14th

from 1-4 PM

will be a big "blowout" sale @ my house.  (e-mail me or leave a comment if you don't know my address.)  All finished products will be 20% off... plus I will cover tax those two days.  Some things will be marked down even more.  I will also have odds and ends of extra vinyl that I already have cut for great prices.

Bring yourself, friends, neighbors, random people off the street, etc.  A fantastic way to check lots of names off your Christmas list!!

I have a huge selection of finished items... and with this discount many finished products are cheaper than if ordered in a kit... So don't miss out on this two day only sale!!  (Sorry but all custom orders will be regular price.)

Help me out by spreading the word!

Click HERE to see my vinyl blog.

My trendy Saige...

I'm guessing that this is pretty much every pre-teens idea of a good time... getting to wear this little number to bed every night for the next 6 months to a year.  I'll tell you Saige is pretty excited about it!!  (can you tell)

This is to correct her overbite and the reason she has had braces on her top teeth for the last few months.  I know I'm a mean mom for posting this... but I told her that if we are paying that much to fix her teeth... then I'm at least going to have a good laugh about it!!!

October Fun...

I love October... a month full of fun stuff to do around our neck of the woods.  This October the girls battled the flu, colds and an ear infection @ our house.  I walked around with cans of Lysol and hand cleaner and reminded my girls to "stay in one spot" like any paranoid mother would.  I must admit I was looking out for myself...  pregnancy + sickness = misery... and I was grateful to avoid all that they had so far!  (I am knocking on wood right now!)

Add to that Shane being gone for half of the month working on Temples in LA, Boise and Mexico meant that we had to cram all of our fun in at once.  But I think we did it all!!

We visited the Green Canyon Corn Maze...

Spent an afternon picking apples @ my parents house.

Tayler and Saige participated in the "Red Ribbon Walk" one Saturday morning.

I spent WAY too many late nights doing vinyl for the 15 Enrichments I did this year...

And we Painted Pumpkins...

And visited the North Logan Pumpkin Walk... and somehow got not one picture of any pumpkins???

We Carved Pumpkins...

and I had to throw this one in just cuz they're cute... Jadyn and Avi Olson playing "Pretty, Pretty Princess".

Had a successful Adult Progressive Dinner Activity that we were in charge of...

And a Ward Trunk-or-Treat that was lots of fun on a great Halloween night...

And finally we had 4 pretty cute "Halloween girls" around our house...

"Miss America"

A "USU Aggiette/Cheerleader"...

A "Cowgirl"

And "Princess Belle"...

It was a great way to end October!

Sleep tight...

Some say a picture is worth a thousand words... I have to agree since this is what I found a couple of minutes ago!!

Things I missed from September....

Here were some things I missed blogging about in September...

We went to our first Sky View Football Game as a family... A little odd... I actually cheered for Sky View... (Gasp)... And I liked it! I'm still a "Logan" fan down deep... but I know the kids at Sky View... not Logan... and I'm outnumbered by Sky View fans in my house... PLUS our great friends the Carlsen's have an amazing quarterback son named Kyler... We had a great time... Jadyn wanted to hug her good buddy Kyler after the game... She did... but was a little confused by the football pads... we liked her confused face and comment of... "wow... Kyler is BIG!"

I've had a great time with my little buddy Jadyn during the days. She loves school now... and has fun in her playgroup too. But she is so much fun to have around. She is always happy and she makes me happy! I'm totally serious about that... this little thing has NEVER had a tantrum! In the store she doesn't ask for anything... but she may look at candy in the aisle and say, "Mama... maybe tomorrow we could get some of those." And that's the end of it! She is semi unto a vampire though! That kid needs no sleep... the other night @ 1 AM we videod her playing and chatting in her room. When we asked her what she was doing she said, "Just doin' a few puzzles..." We went to bed... in the morning the puzzles were done and her toys were all put in their "proper places." She pretty much ALWAYS gets her way around our house!! But look at her... could you say no to that face???

Me either!!

This next pic is actually from August, but I love it... At Tay's back-to-school night I was doing PTA stuff... so Tayler asked her Daddy to help her "decorate" her locker. I'm sure this is exactly how Shane had his locker back in middle school! :)

Tayler and Saige went to the USU Homecoming Parade... They got to cheer on their Poppa... Tony Wegener who is running for Logan City Council! Go Dad!!

Later that day we went to the Ag Bbq and to the Football Game that evening. It was a perfect night for football... and we WON... I was a doubter! The game was fun... we missed Shane that day though... he was off in Boise working on the Temple.

We were also happy to see Jeff & Kimi for a few days... and were glad they fit us in for a game of Hearts...

We had Grandma and Poppa over for dinner on "Grandparents Day"... That is a fun tradition that our girls enjoy... and I think Grandparents think is pretty cool too :).

And that was September in a nutshell!