The Room

 Here are the pictures of the girls room. We've been working on finishing it this month. The crib isn't in there because Cooper is still using it. I'm not sure when we'll switch him to the twin we have, but since the baby will be in a bassinet in our room for awhile, there isn't any rush really.

 The crib will go where this dresser is, and this dresser will go in the closet. And all the toys in the closet? Not sure where they'll go just yet.

 These frames are my favorite part of the room. I plan to fill them with 'sister' pictures that I want taken after the baby is born.

 Carter makes fun of me because there are no pictures in any of the frames. I know. I need new pictures and I'm sure I'll have plenty after the baby is born.

 The baby's name is up to, but we haven't told everyone yet.

We had a short purple valance up before and then I decided that the longer curtains just look better. I found these and really liked them once I put them up. They're white on top and gradually get pink at the bottom. I think they completely changed the whole room.

Less than 4 weeks and Baby E will be here!

August....way late

August was a pretty chill month for us. And now that September is almost over, I figured I should at least post a few pictures about what we did do. My bestie Melissa was in town and we were able to get together. Our girls were instant buddies; the boys kind of kept to themselves. It was great to be able to see them for even a couple hours.

 Swimming at my parents.

 Savannah finished her summer dance class. They had a little recital, sort of, and Savannah did great. She was beyond excited when she got a trophy.

 Her and her teacher.

 Carter met up with us right after and Savannah was so excited to tell him all about it.

 Cooper randomly falls asleep a lot.

 We went bowling one afternoon. I didn't bowl. I just took pictures. Cooper wasn't all that interested in the game. He'd roll it down but really didn't care how many pins he hit.

I couldn't believe that he could  pick up the bowling ball!

That pretty much sums up August. Not too eventful.

Six Years Baby!!

July 2011

We kicked off July by going and watching the Stadium of Fire fireworks in Provo. This is our second year going to a nearby park.



Aunt Caren brought this up from Texas for the kids, and we finally charged the battery and let the kids go. It's been a hit with the whole neighborhood and Cooper loves it.

We had a family zoo day!

My Aunt Ann and Uncle Chris came in town and we got to have a great visit with them. One day we went shopping (see the loot below!) and Savannah and I got our fingers and toes done. It was a day of spoiling, that's for sure!



Cooper decided that he wanted to wear his big boy underwear, over his diaper of course. He asks to wear them almost everyday. We also got rid of all the binkys around mid July and haven't looked back. He asked for one for about a week at nighttime, but then he was good. He is also talking up a storm now!

Baby girl is cookin' right on schedule.

We went swimming at Lehi Legacy Center.



We put Savannah's new bed together. It's actually a bunk bed, but eventually we'll put the other twin together for Cooper. The "girls" room is coming along and we've gotten shelves up and picture frames. When we're all done, I'll post some pictures.

We celebrated the 24th of July with some of our neighbors and did fireworks in the street.

June

June was kind of a crazy month. It always is with all the birthdays our families have during the month. It was filled with some highs, and then a pretty big low. Here's the recap.


Early in the month we found out we're having a little girl!

Savannah started dance classes once a week. She seems to be enjoying it.



The kids swam over at my parents a few times.

We celebrated Sierra's 1st birthday and Catherine and Meredith were in town for it too.

The big low of the month was when Carter's sister lost her baby at 17 weeks. It was a boy and they named him Andrew. We had a burial service for him and a nice lucheon afterward. It really sucks to have two little people missing from this photo.

We took Catherine and Meredith to Monkey Island for some jumping fun! Savannah and Cooper love this place and talk about it all the time.

We went and saw Cars 2!


We ended the month getting to see our little lady again during an ultrasound. She's about 1 lb. 2 oz. right now and it looks like she's got some juicy lips like her big sister! We're trying to narrow down a few names for her, but will probably wait until she gets here to decide on one.

Flower Planting

I did more of the planting than the kids. They were more interested in running, playing with chalk and getting back into the house to eat cookies.

Cooper

Since I have been so bad lately about updating the blog, I thought I should give some updates on the kids.

This little man is cute. He is growing like crazy. At his 2 year visit he'd grown a couple inches and jumped to the 80% in height and gained weight, but is still only about the 10%. I swear everyday he looks bigger. He's been a late bloomer as far as talking goes, but in the last month it has considerably picked up. He tries to say everything we do and is putting two words together now. He says new stuff everyday. He loves music and dancing. He runs really fast. Sometimes so fast that he trips and takes a nose dive. He's been a lot more independent and adventurous playing outside and on play equipment. He used to get really scared and now he just does it. He's almost got all his teeth in. Two are coming in right now and then he's just got one more we're waiting on. He used to be a great eater; not so much anymore. He's more of a snacker and then on occasion he'll chow down on something, usually at dinner time. He doesn't like to sit and eat, he's up and running around the whole time. He still loves fruit and CHEESE. He asks for cheese all the time and rarely will he actually eat it on a sandwich; he just wants a slice of American cheese. Gross. He's still a pretty good sleeper and takes one nap in the afternoon, but it's usually a couple hours. He occasionally wakes in the middle of the night (not sure why) and wants to come sleep with us. We usually let him even though it means not a lot of sleep for us. He loves his sister. Follows her around and wants to play with her and her friends. They do have a healthy dose of sibling rivalry though, which he takes most of the brunt from. He does however stand up for himself now and tells Savannah, "NO NO!". He is pretty sensitive when it comes to his feelings getting hurt. He's pretty persistent. If he knows we're going somewhere, he goes into "What do we need" mode. He names off what he needs; shoes, coat, etc. and then moves on to the next person. He won't give up until we're all ready to go. He likes to help unload the dishwasher and if we're cooking on the stove, he's very interested in seeing what's going on. He has definitely had some tantrums, over what, I have no idea. It usually seems like something really silly. As of late, he likes to point to my belly and say "Hi Baby" like he's talking to it. He is a BIG Daddy's boy right now. Since Carter works a lot of hours, on his days off, Cooper is his little shadow. Sometimes when he's sad and Carter's working he just cries for DaDa. <3

I'm sure there is much more I could write about, but currently he is having one of those fun tantrums so I best be going.