August 1 - 8

Working on selling this couch. Thus the need for a fort.

I took all four kids to IKEA so I could get some new frames for my new walls! They were all really good until the end when Edison LOST IT and I was pushing a cart full of stuff and Hazel was pushing the other cart with Eloise in it.What an adventure. There was an older couple watching us in the food court and on our way out he asked about their ages and I told him, commenting that this one in my belly was for sure the last. To my surprise he said, "Well it doesn't have to be. We had seven!" 

Love that.

Also, on my way out, Hazel and I were struggling with both carts and a kind man who had just arrived with his wife and daughter offered to walk me all the way out to check-out. He insisted. I was so grateful for his help!

My view as I used the restroom.

Those jeans.

Our girls were never this excited about seeing a truck!

Still sticking out that tongue for pictures.

Lots of one-on-one with these two while the girls are at swim lessons.

Ice cream at Farr's Fresh just hours before Dad gets home from Scout Camp!

Can you tell he's tired?

Swim lessons and a finished front room

Almost finished! Looking a little yellow to me, but hopefully it will all work out once the tape is off and furniture is back in.

At 23 weeks, they say she's the size of a mango, but I beg to differ!

Eloise, who had decided she did not want to wear her swimsuit that morning (she usually does even though she's not in swim lessons), changed her mind. She stripped off her dress despite everything I ddi, but I refused to walk back to the car, so she sat there naked until the end of lessons. What adventures I have with these babies. The entire time I was trying to reason with Eloise, Edison was stealing other peoples flip-flops they left on the grass because he has a shoe obsession and I'd have to find the matching shoe and return it to its place. It is truly a season of babies and MOST of the time, I love it and realize how special it is and what a lucky woman I am to have the most important job in the world.

Hazel took this picture of me with the babies after swim lessons, so I could remember this day that I was chasing around a one and two year old with a big pregnant belly.

On, Wednesday the 31st, we moved back into our house!

Pioneer Day

Took the girls on a little walk down the park down the street from Kevin and Vicki's. Took a belly shot right before both Charlotte and Eloise were attacked by wasps. So so sad. Thank goodness for Gram's remedy, that really does help! Windex.

I can still see those feet.

Gram had a great lesson for us on pioneers. She really is the perfect mother-in-law for me.

Then we did fireworks! Lottie wasn't so sure.

Poor Ed got scared too. I have a picture of me as a little girl crying while holding one of these things as well.

Happy Pioneer Day!

The work begins

We've moved all of our furniture out of the front room so they can mud over the textured walls and prep for paint. It feels so good to be getting this room done! Goodbye motivational quotes on the walls!

Meanwhile the kids and I are having activity time at Kevin and Vicki's! 

I found some great workbooks at Target for $1 so we are having "summer school" every day. The girls each have pretend names (Jezelle was one of them) and they named me Mrs. Clover.

Lottie said, "Hey look at me. I'm Patosco!" (Toy Story)

Mother's Day May 2013

This Mother's Day was really the best. I only wanted two things: my kids to jump on me in bed in the morning and a nice picture with all of them. And I got both of those things, and much more.

David bought me the most amazing candle from the Queen Bee. It smells amazing. 

I really love candles.

 David made me crepes!

We decided it was time to announce our big news to the entire family and we wanted to catch their reactions on camera. We set up the camera on timer and as it was clicking a few pictures, David said, "Mommy has a baby in her belly!" Unfortunately, everyone thought he was joking so they just kept smiling!

As soon as the last shot went off, Vicki said, "Wait, you really are pregnant?" Haha. Hazel still didn't believe us for a while after that.

All my kiddos.

Look at that cute Hazel smile.

This is heaven.

Gram has been telling the girls stories of our ancestors on Sunday nights. Their favorites are of Great Grandma Olive.

Happy Happy Mother's Day.