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Saturday, November 29, 2014
'Tis the Season by Morgan
Thanksgiving is over. So my mom showed me this video, and its so darn cute!
Monday, November 24, 2014
It's a Girl!!!
I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus lately...trying to get settled in our new place, kids settled in new schools, organized, ya know...transitioning from all the shakes I discussed in the last post. :)
AND adding another final big shake...we are having another baby!!! Baby #5!
And it's another girl!!!
Trev and I have been "trying" to have another baby for about 2 1/2 years now. I say trying but really I mean not preventing and leaving it all in the Lord's hands. We were both fine with being done but didn't feel like we should close any doors on our family-size yet. So we kept the option open and just waited to see what Heavenly Father had in store.
We waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Finally, about the time that I told Trev that I thought perhaps we should just be done, and that it seemed like everyone (including God) was fine with that; that I found out I was pregnant! :)
I seriously think Heavenly Father just chuckles at me sometimes.
We found out about a week after moving. It was really funny actually!
I kept it under my hat for a while because I wasn't sure how far along I was...
then I forgot to post it when I found out I was almost 12 weeks along...
THEN I thought, well we might as well just wait to announce it for when we find out whether it is a girl or boy.
Last Thursday we found out and finally made the official announcement on Facebook with these pictures.
Jake had been praying for a brother for a long, long time.
In fact, when I told him we were finally going to have another baby his response was "YES!!! NOW I GET A BROTHER!!!"
Me: "Ummmm...Buddy, it might be a girl."
J: "It better NOT be a girl!"
So from that time forward, I started prepping him for have a sister, but openly hoping his prayer for a brother would be answered.
Well, Heavenly Father decided that we need another princess and we are all so excited!
Including Jake who actually took the news much better than I thought he would. He didn't cry, and even thanked God that night in our family prayer for having another little girl coming to our family! I was thoroughly impressed with him. :)
We are all really excited and can't wait to meet this new little lady in April. She will be our spring chick. :)
We call her Baby Peanut right now, but she will probably be called Eliza Jane Lighten. :)
AND adding another final big shake...we are having another baby!!! Baby #5!
And it's another girl!!!
Trev and I have been "trying" to have another baby for about 2 1/2 years now. I say trying but really I mean not preventing and leaving it all in the Lord's hands. We were both fine with being done but didn't feel like we should close any doors on our family-size yet. So we kept the option open and just waited to see what Heavenly Father had in store.
We waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Finally, about the time that I told Trev that I thought perhaps we should just be done, and that it seemed like everyone (including God) was fine with that; that I found out I was pregnant! :)
I seriously think Heavenly Father just chuckles at me sometimes.
We found out about a week after moving. It was really funny actually!
I kept it under my hat for a while because I wasn't sure how far along I was...
then I forgot to post it when I found out I was almost 12 weeks along...
THEN I thought, well we might as well just wait to announce it for when we find out whether it is a girl or boy.
Last Thursday we found out and finally made the official announcement on Facebook with these pictures.
Jake had been praying for a brother for a long, long time.
In fact, when I told him we were finally going to have another baby his response was "YES!!! NOW I GET A BROTHER!!!"
Me: "Ummmm...Buddy, it might be a girl."
J: "It better NOT be a girl!"
So from that time forward, I started prepping him for have a sister, but openly hoping his prayer for a brother would be answered.
Well, Heavenly Father decided that we need another princess and we are all so excited!
Including Jake who actually took the news much better than I thought he would. He didn't cry, and even thanked God that night in our family prayer for having another little girl coming to our family! I was thoroughly impressed with him. :)
We are all really excited and can't wait to meet this new little lady in April. She will be our spring chick. :)
We call her Baby Peanut right now, but she will probably be called Eliza Jane Lighten. :)
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Fall Break in California - Part 1 (The Marriott Newport Beach Villas, and Beachin' It)
Now that I have fully documented mine and Trev's Anniversary trip to Northern Cali...I figured it might be high time to document our 2014 Family Vacation to Southern Cali. :)
We sure love California! :)
With Baby Peanut due any day now, I have had to slow down and sit a lot more lately. Slowing down is always hard for me to do, but I have loved the opportunity it has given me to blog a little bit.
Other than Instagram, it is the only way I am currently recording our family's precious memories. So this has been a true blessing in disguise to be moving a little slower these days. :)
On to the reminiscing...
Every year we take a family vacation somewhere. It usually happens in the summer when the kids are out of school and the weather is hot.
But 2014 was different. It was such a whirlwind year for our family. In June, Trev left his company and started a new one. In August, we moved and found out Baby Peanut was on her way. With all the big changes and adjustments, before we knew it the summer was over. The kids were in their new schools and we were trying to settle in to the new normal for our family.
After the dust had settled a bit we decided it was definitely time for a getaway. Fall Break was approaching and the weather was probably still going to be great in Southern California, so we started planning and surprised the kids with a trip to the beach for the week!
To say they were excited would be a massive understatement. We were all excited! Sun, swimming, relaxing, amusement parks - who wouldn't be excited about that?
Here is a picture story of our the time we spent hanging around the Marriott Newport Beach resort and enjoying lazy days on various beaches.
Have I mentioned we LOVE Cali?
Uhhh...now I want to hop in the car and go back!
We sure love California! :)
With Baby Peanut due any day now, I have had to slow down and sit a lot more lately. Slowing down is always hard for me to do, but I have loved the opportunity it has given me to blog a little bit.
Other than Instagram, it is the only way I am currently recording our family's precious memories. So this has been a true blessing in disguise to be moving a little slower these days. :)
On to the reminiscing...
Every year we take a family vacation somewhere. It usually happens in the summer when the kids are out of school and the weather is hot.
But 2014 was different. It was such a whirlwind year for our family. In June, Trev left his company and started a new one. In August, we moved and found out Baby Peanut was on her way. With all the big changes and adjustments, before we knew it the summer was over. The kids were in their new schools and we were trying to settle in to the new normal for our family.
After the dust had settled a bit we decided it was definitely time for a getaway. Fall Break was approaching and the weather was probably still going to be great in Southern California, so we started planning and surprised the kids with a trip to the beach for the week!
To say they were excited would be a massive understatement. We were all excited! Sun, swimming, relaxing, amusement parks - who wouldn't be excited about that?
Here is a picture story of our the time we spent hanging around the Marriott Newport Beach resort and enjoying lazy days on various beaches.
Have I mentioned we LOVE Cali?
Uhhh...now I want to hop in the car and go back!
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