uncle travis drove down from oklahoma to spend the weekend with us and he got to meet baby evan! dan and travis took the girls to the children's museum and out to eat at cici's pizza. they had a blast! we are excited to see uncle travis and the rest of his family this summer when they are in oklahoma again.
travis brought a big bag full of baby boy clothes from all the family in utah! thank you everyone! here's evan wearing the cute ducky outfit. he is now three weeks old!
the little guy was 2 weeks old on monday.
i love his kissy little lips
this next pic was taken at 10 days old wrapped up in blanket his great-grandma crochet for him
she also made him these little booties. we have lots of these in pink. so fun to finally have some blue!
avery turned 3 on march 2nd, but since she was so sick this past week we decided to celebrate on saturday instead. we had a little family party with cake and icecream and presents. she was so excited to open presents! we love our sweet avery!
this is the smile she gives me 9 out of 10 times when she sees my camera
...with this little guy
it's been a rough week adjusting to a new baby, but baby brother is just the cutest and makes it worth all the middle of the night feedings. i'm so thankful for a sweet husband who has helped me so much! and i don't know what i would do without my mom who took care of the girls while we were in the hospital and has been taking them during the day, and feeding us meals the past couple nights. she even made a birthday cake for avery. we love you mom!
it is so nice to be back home! we were discharged from the hospital yesterday afternoon. baby brother was born at 4pm on monday. he is one of my lightest babies at 8 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. we had the hardest time choosing a name. we had it narrowed down to ethan or evan and just could not decide. so we let the girls pick which one they liked better. so here is evan daniel....we are so happy to have him in our family!
and here's one from today. check out his huge chubby cheeks :)
even though she's technically not a baby since she turns 3 in about a week. but i still think of her that way :) i will be induced monday morning at 7am. we can't wait to meet baby brother!
fresh flowers from my valentine
i made these tasty little red velvet cake balls for our valentines treat. i love bakerella's blog. if you haven't been there, check it out!
here's what the inside looks like. yum! and they were so easy to make. next time i think i will make the cake from scratch instead of a mix. anyone have a good recipe for red velvet cake?
and we had lots of these. dipped in chocolate of course!
this week i will be 37 weeks along. this pregnancy has gone by so fast. i will be induced at the end of february and i am so not ready. dr. still hasn't set a date yet, but i will let everyone know when she does. i was 2 cm dilated at my appointment last week. and we still haven't decided on a name for baby brother. oh, and i got a new haircut a couple of weeks ago. it's layered up real cute in the back.
for aunt jessica on her birthday! hope you had a great day.
jessica's birthday means its almost valentine's day!
look at these cute valentines i found here on etsy. kyla picked these to pass out to her joyschool friends.
we spent the three day weekend installing ikea laminate flooring in our living room and study. we love it! we are almost finished. just have the hallways and part of the study left to do. what a big improvement over our stinky old carpet! will post more pics when project is complete
...from the weekend. baby laila (sister emily's baby) was blessed at church by her daddy. so special to be there for that.
the cousins had a great time together playing outside. (avery was busy having a tea party with aunt jessica inside)
...i saw twilight over the weekend with my mom. i loved it!! makes me want to read the book all over again.
blue skies. high of 75 degrees. soaking up the sun. our continued search for a four leaf clover in the backyard.
i got this book for christmas. i've been having fun looking at it and getting lots of good ideas. i'm in the process of redecorating a few rooms. i guess you could call it nesting.
i was at target over the weekend and all of their dwell studio line were on clearance. picked up a few items for baby boy. so at least now he won't have to come home from the hospital wearing pink hand-me-down from sisters :) and no, we still haven't picked out a name yet.
today was the last day of christmas vacation. back to school tomorrow. it was a yucky day today so we stayed inside. elayna made more of her birds she got from aunt emily. walmart sells these cute martha stewart crafts for kids.
