Moo

Dressed up like cows yesterday for some free meals at Chick-fil-A.  The kids LOVED it!  We will definitely be doing it next time!  

Scott got into it too... check the horns yo.

The 4th

We started the 4th with our ward breakfast at the park.  It was really nice and good to get to know the ward a little better too.  Then we hit up the pool for a couple hours which was lovely.  (side note- you know that feeling when you're pregnant and you get out of the pool and aren't sure if it is humanly possible to carry the extra weight?  Yeah I had that sensation for the first time...)

We went to a BBQ later with some friends.  Can you believe that pinata is homemade?  I was impressed...  

such a fun idea!  What kid doesn't like a pianta (as Jace says :)

So we looked all over the stinkin town for fireworks but couldn't find any!!  They've all been pulled off the shelves because of the fire danger.  I would have been happy with sparklers- but oh well!  We decided to drive down by the balloon fiesta fireworks and park somewhere to watch them... best idea ever!  We found the PERFECT spot and had the perfect get away!  There was no traffic.  Lovely.  It was so fun, and I loved spending the day with my cute family.  They are the best.

camping!

This weekend we thought it would be fun to take the kids camping... in our backyard!  We made a little fire just big enough for s'mores!  (crazy fire danger right now!)  Then we got settled in the tent and went to sleep... oh wait, nope, I went inside and slept in my bed!  What a good dad...  The kids had a blast!

Stuff

This post will not include pictures, mostly because I need to take more of them!  I'll do a little update on us though...

1.  I made this awesome schedule at the beginning of summer, and have not followed it one bit!  We have been playing it by ear a lot which I think I needed, but I am ready to get into more of a routine now.  The schedule included:
Monday- Grocery shopping/ swimming
Tuesday- Library/ park day
Wednesday- Free movie day/ Balloon Museum
Thursday- Swimming
Friday- Explora/ Zoo/ Aquarium

2.  One thing we have done a lot is go to the pool!  Both kids are doing so well with their swimming.  Makenna is full-on swimming which is nice to not have to worry about her anymore.  Jace dunks his head and will glide around the water.  I think he could be swimming by the end of summer.

3.  I am a crazy organizer/cleaner/decorator lady.  Every day I do something else weird...  So far I have- re-caulked our whole bathroom, cleaned out the entire garage, organized ALL kids clothes by size and put in huge pink/blue totes, made new bedskirt for our bed, organized every closet in the house, cleaned all baseboards in my room with Q-tips (don't ask), cleaned the blinds, made a quilt for my niece, and lots of other dumb stuff I won't mention!  Possibly nesting??  I don't know though, it seems a little early for that!

4.  We had a sweet garage sale a couple weeks ago and got rid of ALL our junk!  We made about 350 bucks in the process!  How sweet is that?!  The kids really liked selling cinnamon rolls, cookies, blow pops, and licorice to make some money.  After our garage sale we went to Target and the kids picked out a toy with their money!  (15 dollars each)

5. We have been throwing around names, and I'm pretty sure we have picked our boy name:  Brandon Scott Lee.  I love it.  Now for a girl name... ullll

6. I absolutely DESPISE the weather in Albuquerque this year.  The winter was FRIGID, the spring has been incredibly WINDY, and the summer has been super HOT!!  New Mexico is having major drought problems right now and there are crazy fires going on too.  It's kind of freaky.  The ward has been asked to fast for RAIN this sunday...

7.  I got a new blender... it's a Blendtec.  I LOVE IT!!  I love my green smoothies.  I usually make one once a day.  I think that's a good thing to be addicted to...

8. Father's day was really good this year.  I love spoiling my husband because he is the best father and husband I could ask for (so cliche I know!)  We brought him breakfast in bed.  I attempted hashbrowns to no avail... I'm not a fan so I don't know how to make 'em!  I gave Scott a new flip video camera, and he and the kids shot video after video all day.  It was super cute...  Scott would narrate stories, and the kids would act them out- adorbs!  For dinner I made Scott some steak, and strawberry pie for dessert.  Food is the way to my husband's stomach, so it is always a big part of his father's day!  I made some yummy chocolate-covered strawberries too!  I finished the day skyping my awesome dad.  He's such a goof which is why we get along so well... :)

Well that is all for now!

Jace's first baseball game and other fun stuff

Last week, Makenna left for 5 days to hang out with her Farmington/Bloomfield cousins!  The longest I have ever been away from her is maybe 2 days, so this was different...  but I'm not going to lie it was nice!  You see, Makenna adds a higher volume level to our house.  She is my talker that's for sure.  Without her here I really noticed that!  The house was quiet for 5 days straight!  (and now it is LOUD again!)

We spoiled Jace a little.  We took him to his first Isotopes game the first night.  He loved it!  I think he loved all the treats we spoiled him with the most!  I love my little boy.

don't bother me, I'm eating my junk food 

Sister joined us too.  Isn't she cute? 

It was the perfect night for a little baseball.

The other days we went to the pool a couple times, went to a movie, and on Friday night some cousins came to stay at our house for a sleepover!  Jace was in heaven playing with his cousins.  It was cute because he gravitated to the girl cousin that is Kenna's age... I think he missed his sis...  :)

Galloping Grace Ranch

One of our favorite things to do in the summer is head over to the Galloping Grace Ranch.  There are 4 stations: riding horses, writing thank you letters, grooming a horse, and scooping poop!  Yes, that last one is correct.  Everything is free, so that is how the kids "pay" to do all the other fun stuff!  I think it's great.  I can go on and on about why I love this organization.

 Riding the fake horse

Dance Pictures- my little poser

Makenna and Makenna!

 We're so glad Makenna was in Makenna's class this year!  She loved having a good friend in there with her, and they had a blast!  (how funny is this picture?!)

Dance Recital 2011

Makenna had her recital last night!  It was SOOO cute.  They danced to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5."  Makenna was so cute up there.  She really does great in front of all those people!  There were over 3,000 people in the audience- crazy!  She loved it!

Before the recital with cousin Kyla who came to watch! 

Up on stage!  (This was at dress rehearsal)

So happy to get her flowers!  She has been looking forward to getting flowers after her recital for weeks!  

Look at that hair!

Diary: 21 weeks

I'm doing pretty good.  Can you believe that I am still sick though?  Sometimes it gets a little better, and then I have days like today where all I could do is lay down to keep from throwing up!  Oh well, at least it is getting better.  I specifically remember that 22 weeks is when I got better with Jace... so hopefully one more week??   

We had our big ultrasound last week.  I don't really know why, but I have been so nervous about the health of this baby.  I was beyond relieved to learn that the baby appears to be healthy!  The tech said our baby was 15 oz, and is measuring about a week ahead.  No surprise there.  Looks like I may be in for another big baby!  

I am convinced that we are having a boy.  I was convinced with the other two and was right, so we shall see. The thing is, you have a 1 in 2 chance of being right so it's not that hard to guess correctly!!  Whenever I see ultrasounds of the baby, all I see is a little boy on that screen, so sorry baby if you are a girl!! 

I started feeling the baby kick at 15 weeks I think.  I love those first kicks.  Scott felt the baby kick a couple weeks ago.  Every time I have Makenna try to feel, the baby stops kicking!  (We've tried about 10 different times!)  She thinks it's nice that the baby doesn't want to kick her!

Jace is constantly kissing my tummy which I love.  He usually gives me a little smooch too... that boy is just so darn kissable!

I started my braxton hicks at about 16 weeks this pregnancy.  They are pretty dang annoying, but I'm pretty sure they are what get me dilated early, so I'll take em!

cravings: sour patch watermelon chews, ice, oranges

weight gain: 7 lbs.

Quilt

I finished Jace's quilt!  Phewww I think I bit off more than I could chew with making those quilts.  I'm glad they have a special quilt now that they can always have though, so it was worth it!