Thursday, April 23, 2009

Aren't boys sweet? Especially to their mothers....


So I was just sitting here, trying to take it easy, and the boys ran in from riding their bikes with these beautiful pear tree blossoms!!! One of those small moments that makes you so happy to be a mother to such awesome children...so our world is going to change in the fall ( or late summer) with the addition of another tiny sweet spirit to our home. It is going to be a new experience for us, as it has always been with the addition of a child. This time around however, we will get to enjoy pink and baby dolls and things that are just foreign to our home. That's right, today(with a 90%) we learned that the baby inside my tummy is going to be a little girl!!!  It is very exciting and a bit overwhelming....Isaac has been praying for three years straight, not missing one night, for a baby sister. The witness of his faith was given today, and will be when she is born , to this sweet little boy with so much faith! Charles  now realizes that he has much to worry about and look forward to. I am just still in shock and the boys of course are thrilled! Bridger screamed"yeah!!!", Gage asked " but when is she going to come out?" and Isaac smiled with tears in his eyes and asked "really? they really saw girl parts? " and then the exhilaration followed... I am so grateful for all of my blessings and pray that the Lord will be with us as we invite this precious spirit into our home. And on a side note: I know that I have one niece in particular who is going to be ecstatic about it all! That's right Nya....you finally get a girl cousin:)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Easter....




Easter was great! The boys thoroughly enjoyed hunting the eggs the bunny had left behind and eating all that candy until they were sick. Easter dinner was great with the family(Mills side) and all thanks to Ann and her willingness to have everyone at her house for the meal!!! I know i wasn't up for it so many thanks to her. Most of the family had left when the boys discovered the beauty of a hot tub....the new one that sits in Ann's backyard. After cute little pouty faces and big eyes, they were allowed a trial in the tub!!! They loved every minute and we had to pull Bridger out kicking and screaming when it was time to go....Gage for that matter as well. Bridger found a new best friend in his cousin McKenna!!! He just absolutely adores her and she seemed to have a lot of fun with him as well. Happy Easter to all!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Neighborhood Annual Easter Egg Grab!



Now I don't call it a hunt because there is no hunting! The eggs are all laid out and age groups are assigned, a whistle is blown and the kids start a grabbin'....they love it though. Every year they look forward to the traditions that our Ward and neighborhood have. What ever happened to the good ol' fashioned egg hunts anyway? I guess we will have to reinstitute them in each of our own homes to keep it alive!!! The wind was blowin and it was so cold. I was here in a hot shower trying to rid myself of a headache that so frequently plagues me this pregnancy. Dad and the boys had a good time though but came home with very red noses and frozen little fingers...