happy new year

just for fyi i'm going to be induced in like 7 and 1/2 hours. We're way excited to finally be done and to hold our little one in our arms. we'll post more when we get back from the hospital. Happy New year to you all!

10 days to go

K i just have to do a shout out to something that has helped me through the last stretch of this pregnancy. You know how you can't breathe through your nose when you get so pregnant? Well I had a friend suggest using these and I can finally breathe! I love them even if I look like a dork wearing them (who cares when you can actually breathe) So for all of you pregnant moms or even those of you who are suffering from colds these really do work...So everybody breathe easier.
PS I'm dilated to a 3 now and still 50% effaced but I'm sitting so hopefully I'll be able to make it to the 31st.

Christmas stuff and being prego

Abby puts on "her" ornament (stuffed stars and such)

Lizzie begged everyday to decorate the tree and she's still decorating each day

For some reason in my mind this was the christmas pic I loved watching Jeremy and the girls decide where the perfect place for each ornament was...priceless

K i know this pic's a little blurry but everyone was laughing so hard it still makes me laugh just to see it, that and Lizzie somehow looks as if she has lights connected in her hand

Yes I am that pregnant it looks like i've stuffed a pillow under my shirt but really I'm just pregnant. My girls are happy though and I won't be pregnant forever...I hope anyhow.

I've been a lazy blogger lately maybe that's because i keep hoping to post that I'm not prego any more or maybe it's just me being wrapped up in everything else Christmas around us. Anyhow here are a few pic's from putting up our christmas tree. Honestly we've had a great Christmas season so far I've felt super close to the spirit maybe it's because I feel a little more connected to the nativity scene then ever. It was really interesting I was sitting in Church a few Sundays ago complaining in my brain about all the things we've got to to do right before Christmas such as family Christmas parties, don't get me wrong I love going to them and seeing family and laughing at crazy extended family but I just wasn't too eager to travel all day on the 22nd and be 39 weeks pregnant, then in our Sunday School lesson someone brought up Mary and the struggles she went through as she was expecting her own son. I think it was the part when someone mentioned Mary riding on a Donkey's back for days to Bethlehem for some stupid census that I realized that a 45 minute trek to Ogden on my heated leather seat really wasn't so bad and maybe I should start thinking about the sacrifices others have made so that I could be here right now. Anyhow I've really enjoyed this Christmas season and if for some reason I don't post anything until after the baby gets here (we're scheduled to be induced on the 31st just in case I don't go on my own) Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New year.
ps I'm dilated to a 2 and 50% effaced.

cookies in a snap

so as i approach this due date faster and faster (26 days left!) i have little to no energy for a lot of things it took me 3 days to get decorations up for christmas and i really don't have that much to put up..anyhow i have small amounts of energy and i'm trying really hard to figure out how to best use each small spurt of energy. Today I wanted cookies, no check that i needed cookies and had limited energy to make cookies. luckily i stock up on cake mixes so i found a recipe for cake mix cookies and thought i'd share for other moms who want cookies but not lots of time.

Cake Mix Cookies
1 Cake mix (any kind any flavor)
1 Egg
1/2 C soften butter
Chocolate Chips or whatever little mix-in you'd like
Bake at 350 for 9-12 min

I had cookies to eat in my tummy in under 20 minutes It totally rocked!

Finally Snow

We finally got some good winter snow and Lizzie was so excited to get all of her snow gear on and go play outside (all 1" of it). She didn't last outside for very long but still seeing her pile into her snow pants, coat, gloves, hat but a smile on my face. When she came back in after playing her little pink cheeks were just way too adorable. I love this time of year.

Shopping and Eating what more could you want

I love my sister-in-laws and mother-in-law, we had such a great time braving the insane Black Friday sales together and even went to lunch afterwards. Even though we were all without make-up, sleep and maybe all of our brains we had a rockin' good time. Here's some pic's of us celebrating our victorious day shopping (i got the good majority of my shopping done that day it was awesome!) It was all good after we got back from our Shopping the boys all went out to a movie and dinner. We had such a great time this Thanksgiving we are truly grateful for all of our families.

Day after Thanksgiving we couldn't pass up the opportunity to go back to Jeremy's old stomping grounds for the "Festival of Lights". We rarely get to go back to where Jeremy grew up now that his parents live in North Logan but thought we'd make the trip for it anyhow. After standing around main street for about 10 minutes Lizzie was ready to go. Abby was less than thrilled to be sitting in a stroller in the icy cache valley cold but we persevered and waited through the parade. Lizzie was happy to see Santa Claus at the end of the parade and then we high-tailed it back to our cars and took a quick night tour of preston and even drove by the old Rawlings Farm (once again Lizzie was sad that there weren't any cows although I'm not sure Jeremy really misses them) but it was still nice to get up to Preston to see Jeremy's roots.