Christmas Shopping Yet?

I heard something a while ago that I thought was a great idea.  I can't remember who told me, so sorry for not giving credit, but a friend of a friend, who is a mom follows this simple rule of thumb when buying Christmas gifts for her kids:

Something you want,
Something you need,
Something to wear, &
Something to read.

Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed with trying to figure out what I should get for my kids.  I'm not a shopper or necessarily a spoiler so having this as a guideline will keep me from feeling guilty that I don't get tons of gifts for my kids and can help keep things fair.  Christmas is now really far away so hopefully now that I have written it down somewhere I will be able to remember it when it comes time to shop (oh, the dreaded shopping).

March Madness Again!

I was trying to make it a whole year before posting again, but sadly I failed.  We are in the thick of a gazillion March birthdays in our family and so far so good.  People seem to have their birthdays and turn 1 year older no matter what happens.  The weather has been getting warmer so the other day I took the kids out to play and realized my baby girl has never really been outside her entire life!  What a terrible world we live in (or should I say terrible climate?)  Anyway, this winter we have accomplished a few major things since we all went into hiding.  I had a baby, Jane. She is super precious and a great baby so far, but then again wasn't Caden a good baby?  Caden is now potty trained!  That only took 1 year.  Brad started working for Sandy Fire Department as a volunteer fire fighter and he loves it.  Anyway, I am just waiting for summer, not spring because that always seems to let me down, it's too unpredictable. I know I can count on warmth and sunshine this summer!

Even Steven

I guess this is news worth sharing... we are having a girl! We are really excited and November seems way too far away! About 2 weeks before my ultrasound Caden suddenly began speaking about "my sister" I was super curious to find out if he was right and he was. I also felt it was going to be a girl, but I didn't know if that was just me wanting a girl. The two things I am thrilled about now that I know I am having a girl are 1. I have a much easier time picking girl names that I like and 2. girls are so much easier to shop for (which helps for someone who hates shopping). The ultrasound picture below is of her long skinny leg, so cute!

We are still Alive!

Disclaimer: This post is not meant to be offensive to anyone so factor in a little bit of sarcasm when you read it.
I am not even going to apologize for the lack of postings because frankly I guess I just don't enjoy it as much as most blogging people. I started this blog because I was sick of everyone pestering me to start one and now I am posting because I am sick of everyone pestering me to update it. We don't have very exciting lives and even if we did I don't have a clever way of relating any of it to you so if you are dying to stalk me and my family to know what is going on with us you should call or come over to visit. I would enjoy that much better...... just so everyone knows.

Anyway, since December Brad and I had birthdays, Caden turned 2, I have been sick with child #2, I took a trip to San Diego to see my brother graduate law school, Brad's brother returned from his mission, we got new windows, we celebrated our 6th Anniversary, and we went to Ohio/Kentucky.