Dressing Up

My sweet little Jane baby was blessed on November 4th. It was a beautiful blessing. It was pretty fun to dress her up in this pretty dress for the event...

and to see her daddy swoon over her :)

Prince Elijah was cracking us up all night long with his facial hair.

Pop-Pop's costume was perfect. And it was pretty awesome having them around for Halloween.

Elijah finally has some hair! Yes, he will be three in March. We like to play with it...

One day while visiting teaching the kids came down all dressed up. Luci dressed the boys including buttoning their shirts and getting their ties on. I can't believe the boys stayed still long enough! She can be pretty convincing though.

All dressed up here for the Georgia Tech V. BYU football game in Atlanta. What a beautiful day. The kids love football. They ask to play tackle football everyday with me or Jacob. At this game Luci yelled "Go Cougars!" non-stop for the entire first half. Yep.

We all will do pretty much anything to get this girl to smile. She is passing out those grins like pretzels these days.

I Feel Good

Na na na na na na na...

I knew that I would... or did I?

Hi! It's true, I really am starting to feel like a normal person again :) I'm not going to lie that last 9 or 10 months really kicked me in the pants. I wasn't sure a lot of the time if I was really just that grumpy and tired all the time or if I could really blame it on growing a baby. Welp, now I remember what it feels like to not be pregnant... Hallelujah.

Why does it all have to turn out so wonderful though? So wonderful that I am already convinced that I still need more babies. They're so soft and nice that 9 months of feeling like *       *, just get forgotten. At least that's how it goes for me.

This whole thing with 2 preschoolers and a newborn though? This is going to take some serious game planning. I'm pretty sure my daytime naps are long gone. Cooking anything that takes longer than 10 minutes... not gonna happen (hello tuna melts!). Make up? What is that? Leaving 10 minutes to get everyone in the car? Nope, make that 30+. So yes, if you were wondering, three is hard. Granted, I've only had to do it on my own for 3 days now, thanks to our wonderful parents, and my husband. Hopefully I get better at it. Because right now I'm sure my kids would tell you that I definitely need some more practice.

Here are some highlights from the last month

Apple Pie

This recipe comes to you by my one and only 4 year old sous chef...

Luci Gabriella Dean


In her words,

Ingredients:

8 apples
1/4 c. salt
1/4 c. flour
1 pie crust
Full tiny cup of cinnamon
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 piece of grass (because it's healthy, and you won't even taste it)

Peel skin off apples. Mix all ingredients together. Fill pie crust. Put rainbow sprinkles on top.

Bake at 1 degree for 20 minutes.

34 Weeks

 The post you've all been waiting for right?  There is the tummy shot people :)

Being prego in the summertime hasn't been all that bad... Until a couple weeks ago. I am so HOT! Especailly when I am trying to sleep. Just one more thing to keep me up at night. 

My energy levels are so up and down. I am hoping that these new Iron supplements I am taking will help with that. I am feeling great today! 

My kiddo's are having so much fun being friends. It's so fun to have them interacting and playing so much together. Although, now Elijah is the one bopping Luci on the head, either that or giving her slobbery zerberts which she hates. Sometimes it frustrates me, but my mamma tells me it just shows how smart he is, since his older sister might or might not be a little bossy sometimes.

We got a visit from some long lost cousins this week :) We haven't seen them for about 4 years! Elijah loved holding Quincy. It's a good thing the boog loves babies so much.

These little stickies aren't the only ones with a major sweet tooth these days... 

Too bad I didn't get a pic of my Banana Split.

Happy Fourth of July

It doesn't get much cuter than this.

Happy

We are happy! Other than being worn out by about 4 o'clock I am feeling great. We have had lots of adventures so far this summer...

We picked 30 lbs of Strawberries on Memorial Day!

Magic shaving cream paint :)

Elijah wearing one of Jacob's vintage outfits and looking just like his Dad.

So Proud

Auntie Kendal is the Bomb. 

A wonderful surprise! Thanks for coming!

This kid will only wear his hat backwards... what a stud

Sugar and Spice

It's A Girl!!

I really didn't feel like I knew the gender this time and it really didn't matter... but when they said it was a girl I was so excited! Luci kept asking in disbelief, "is there a really a sister for me in there?" Elijah calls her "the girl baby". The kids and I went and picked out this cute little diddy for her right after the ultrasound. We are all pretty smitten with her and her cute little kicks. Everyone wants to feel my tummy all the time.

Honestly though... while I am excited. Number three seems pretty intimidating. I don't remember feeling nervous with the other two... but I am this time. Explain that?