Sleep Over

Caden had his first official sleep over with his 2 Aunts Shelley and Lynette.  He was extremely excited he planned out where everyone would sleep and what they would do.  Since I have to play "catch up"  (don't judge) this picture and this sleep over happened sort of a while ago, but it was on the most magical night of all, Christmas Eve.

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!