Pool Party!!

We went swimming after some work in the yard for my sister's birthday. It was a lot of fun.

Twinkle, twinkle, little stars

Last night, Rick and I listened to our kids sing their versions of tinkle little star on the way home with huge smiles and happy hearts. Lizzie recited her version word for word so that Lincoln could get it right after she over heard him trying to sing it himself. Rick and I listened  from the front seat and couldn't help but smile. I said something to Rick when they were finished about how sweet it was and Lizzie over heard.

"Lizzie says, are you gonna go home and cry now?!"

Lizzie can sing word for word the healing song from tangled but still doesn't know all the words to twinkle little stars, which is Lincoln’s all time favorite. He knows most of the words and sings them cuter than you’ve heard any child sing them.

Rick and I got a couple of videos of Lincoln singing his favorite song. It's not the complete song but most, he usually does it better when there's not a camera pointed at him.

Lincoln loves birds and has to holler out, "Bird!" every time he see's one, the same thing goes for planes!

He's also learned a new little trick where anytime someone wants to "pound" with their fist, he tricks them and says "snail" while holding his fingers out as the antennas under the person's fist-it's something his grandpa taught him. He got such a big kick out of it that it stuck. That's what he does to Rick at the end of the second video.

One reason I never sit down at the computer is because my children like to climb up in my lap and prevent me from seeing the computer screen let alone get anything done. I started saying, nope, go get your own chair and Lincoln the other day went and did just that. He pulled a stool over next to me and climbed onto the stool And THEN climbed onto my lap.

Lizzie met her teacher and some classmates and got to see her classroom a few weeks ago. She had so much fun! Here she is ready to meet her teacher. She is going to love school.

Lincoln was being naughty to Lizzie and after I reprimanded him for hitting, he put himself in timeout. I found him in his corner or (timeout spot) just seconds later and couldn't help but smile. I said to him, oh, you’re in timeout for being naughty

Linc-yea (he then jumped up and began to follow me up the stairs)

I stopped and said, what are you doing? Are you ready to say sorry to your sister, he paused and thought about that for a moment and then said yea, grudgingly.

I started up the stairs some more and he continued to follow me which was the exact opposite direction of where his sister was.

I stopped again and said, you’re not going to say sorry?...Go say sorry to your sister !!”

Linc-No!

Me-yes!

Linc-No!

Me-would you like a spanking instead?!

Linc-No, thank you J

Lizzie learned to do a braid now-something she has been working on for quite some time now. She was determined to get it right. I don’t know if I told you but she learned to do a ponytail on her tangled doll, her Auntie Angie gave her and she would practice on her “My lil Ponies” hair and of course, her moms hair and now she can do a braid. She says, “would you like me to do your hair like Tangled’s hair, mom?”

She now has a Rapunzel and Flynn Rider doll and she went around telling everyone that Rapunzel was her and Flynn was daddy and I am Mother Gothel. I’ll take it, because I still thought it was darling. She says she wants to marry someone like her daddy all the time.  She is the sweetest and such a good helper most days. She tolerates her brother's teasing most days and she teaches him a lot of things too. She is so excited about the baby coming and that makes me even more excited too.

I love my kids! They make me so happy and make me laugh on a daily basis. This is one proud mommy talking!

Bump Beds!

Rick made "Bump" beds for the kids. That's what Lizzie thinks they are called and I'm not about to correct that one cause it's so darn cute. Lincoln copies lizzie's every word so it is now officially Bump beds.

Here they are in the process of being built.

 Daddy hard at work

 Test Run

Here comes the saw...

Plug your ears...

 My darling boy!

 TADA! Linc helped

 So excited!!

 TWO THUMBS UP!

 My hubbie is the best and the kids absolutely love their Bump beds, they've played on them for three days straight and we've had no problems getting them to sleep in their own beds. 

Cherry Picking!

These Pictures need no explanation...just plain, good old cherry picking Fun!

Father & Sons

They started their trip out right with goofy faces and binoculars

 About ten minutes into the trip...

 Lincoln loved, loved, loved the Tent!!

 Eating dinner...Rick picked his favorite meal-cereal. Being the mom that I am, I fed Lincoln mashed potatoes and gravy with veggies before he left. There will be tin foil dinners in their future father and son trips but while Lincoln is still just a tike, he"ll be spoiled with cereal dinners.... but hopefully never lollipop veggies and licorice noodles with ice cream on top.

 Hanging with daddy!

 Hanging with grandpa!

 Then a little nature walk with daddy. Lincoln had so much fun, he could hardly contain himself. The "big rocks" were so very cool. Haha!!

One more tid bit...a video of Lincoln super excited about that tent

Getting Closer!

I'm gonna say I'm ten weeks away but it's more like nine. I hate keeping track but it's hard not to, I wish I could be one of those that just goes with the flow of things but I'm a planner and can't control these obsessive urges to deep clean everything in sight and keep cleaning until this baby pops out! I even plan for the possible early labor. It's a disease! I can't help it.
  I am so excited for this baby to get here, I can hardly stand it but like any normal person planning to have a baby at home with a midwife, I have moments of anxiety. I don't believe it's normal to Not have those moments. The thing that puts my mind at ease every time are the blessings I am given by Rick. I can't begin to express how wonderful it is to have the Priesthood at my fingertips. I have kept record of the blessings I've received and I look back on them when I'm feeling anxious about the unknown. That has been a blessing  in itself and I'm incredibly grateful. My Heavenly Father knows me better than I know myself and I can testify of that in the fullest.
  I don't have pictures now but I'll will soon. As well as an update of our latest adventures