Baby #3

This pregnancy has had it's definite slow moments and fast moments.  It's been about 6 weeks since we had our ultrasound.  Since this was an unexpected/surprise pregnancy, we decided to keep the tradition going and not find out the sex of the baby.  I thought it would be harder, but I've been enjoying the suspense, and driving family and friends that want to know crazy.  I mean, there is some definite fun in that.  I actually haven't been thinking about it too much, which really surprises me.  With the girls, I could not wait for that ultrasound to find out what we were having. 

During the ultrasound, I tried to see if I could read it all and see any specific parts that would give it away.  But I'm not good at reading those things, so if it was obvious, I totally missed it.  But so far, baby looks healthy, and for that we're grateful.

Bike Ride

This last Saturday we enjoyed a nice family day that included a bike ride on a local bike path (the girls rode while David and I walked), and then a cool down trip to the water park.  Emma just learned how to ride her tricycle this spring, is gets a big kick out of it.  Molly got a new (used) bike for her birthday and has also been enjoying riding.  It was nice to get out and enjoy the nice spring weather before it gets too hot.

The park had a playground that we stopped at for a little bit.  Emma adores swinging, and could seriously do it for hours.  Which amazes me, because she usually can't sit still.  I just thought this picture was too funny.

Hard at Work

I've tried hard to prepare Molly that summer is not going to be all fun and games, but will require some work around the house before play time begins.  For the most part it has gone really well so far.  She is quick to get her bed made, do her work books and practice piano, then help with whatever household chores need to be done that day. 

One downside to the house that we are renting is they didn't get it completely cleaned before we moved in.  It's nice they adjusted our rent that first month to compensate for the inconvenience, but it means that I've had to clean some nasty stuff.  Case in point, the oven.  It's taken a while to get to it because it made me so sick for the first couple of months just thinking about it, but once the morning sickness started getting better, I knew I needed to tackle it.  So, that was our first big job once Molly was out of school.  Both girls were excited to pitch in and help. 

It was all fun and games until Emma put the sponge with cleaner in her mouth.  That was the end of that.  But our stove/oven is nice and shiny clean now!

Emma quote

A couple of Saturdays ago, when the girls woke up in the morning, David brought Emma downstairs and let me hang out in bed for a few extra minutes.  As he was changing her diaper, he let out a little toot, and Emma exclaimed, "What was that?!?"  David said "Oh, Daddy tooted."  Emma came back in complete shock with "What?!?  Daddy toot!?!  NOT MOMMA???!!!"  Apparently my bodily functions during this pregnancy are making quite an impact. 

Kindergartner no more

Molly officially ended her first year in school at the end of May.  She loved her time in Kindergarten, though she said a couple times after we moved that she missed her old teacher/school.  She handled the changes between schools like a champ, though, and did great.

Her last week the 3 Kindergarten classes did a concert.  Please excuse the terrible quality of pictures, I have no idea how to use my camera in settings like this.  Oh, well, we can't all be photographers, can we?

They sang some cute songs all about animals.  Molly's favorite was when they did the chicken dance.

I forgot to get some pictures of Molly in the morning on her last day of school, so we took some when she was done.  Excited for the summer to begin!

Happy Birthday, Molly!

Today Molly is 6 years old.  WHAT??  You hear parents say it all the time, and I'll say it again, when did she grow up so fast?  We absolutely adore our sweet, brilliant, talented Molly girl. 

We started out the festivities by hitting Chuck E. Cheese last night.  Both Molly and Emma had a blast.  It's not somewhere we go on a regular basis, so they had fun checking out the games and eating, collecting tickets and choosing prizes.  We all came home exhausted!  But David and I had to stay up for a few more hours finishing some of Molly's LEGO kits for this:

Molly has been loving the LEGO Friends sets, and has a few of them, but she didn't really have anywhere to set them up and be able to play with them without having to take them down so quickly.  So I made this table for her, and David finished putting together the big house so it could be set up and ready for her.  I'm pretty proud of myself for finding the idea (thanks Pinterest!) and putting it together.  She's loved it already!

Today Grandma and Grandpa and Aunts Krista and Kamila came to celebrate some more.  We had fun eating hamburgers and hotdogs, opening presents, and of course eating cake.  Molly and Emma even got to show off their bike riding/scooter skills.  We so happy to be able to share special events with at least some of our family.

The Birthday Cake!  Molly saw this cake in a Sesame Street cookbook, of all things, and for the last 6 months was determined to have this be her birthday cake.  I was a little sad I wouldn't be doing the traditional cake pan decorating, but it certainly was quick and easy!  (Especially since I didn't use the recipe, but a box cake and frosting.)

Molly got lots of new LEGO sets for her birthday, so that table will be put to good use.

Emma was so excited for Molly to open all her presents.

Molly taking the first bite.

Easter

We had a pretty low key Easter this year.  We're still in the process of VERY SLOWLY unpacking and settling in, and with being sick the week before, I didn't have much of a chance to get really prepared.  The Easter Bunny came early for us on Saturday morning, and the girls had fun hunting down their eggs and Easter baskets.

I think Emma looked at her basket 5 times before realizing what it was.

This picture just cracks me up..."Mom, leave me alone, I'm busy..."

For last minute, they got a pretty good haul.

On Saturday night we headed to my parent's house.  The girls had another Easter egg hunt thanks to Grandma and Grandpa.  We slept there that night, then went to church the next morning at my parent's ward.  The girls got to wear their Easter dresses from Grammy and Grampy.  They looked pretty darn adorable.

Emma hates shoes...of any kind.  She was insisting getting hers off as soon as possible in this pic.

 

 

 After church we hung out and waited for the yummy ham to cook.  What an amazing Easter dinner, it was so wonderful!  Once we ate we had to hurry and head out, we're adjusting to a longer drive from our house to Grandma's now.  But we're grateful we are still close enough that we can get together for a short weekend!!

We are thankful for the knowledge that we have that our Savior lives, and that his atonement can work miracles in our lives on a daily basis.  Now on to General Conference!!