Easter Dresses and 37 weeks

Since Easter Sunday is conference Sunday, we wore our Easter dresses today! 

We took some quick photos before we ran out the door for church. Sundays always seem to be so crazy at our house, no matter how much we prepare before. 

^^ My favorite thing about these pictures is that I didn't stage them at all. I asked them to stand next to each other and Abby grabs Jules and gives her a big kiss. They adore each other. Its so fun to listen to their conversations. They keep getting better and better as Juliet's vocabulary expands. Abby can understand her better than anyone. 

^^ This is what full term is looking like around here. I am feeling huge, but feeling really good. I have been so active this pregnancy and it has made the biggest difference. We are so excited to meet Baby Jane any time!!!

I love my two little girls and can't wait to add another one to our family! 

February

February flew by! The weather was overall really nice and we kept busy with school and young women. 

^^ making funny faces with daddy. This was such a fun night. We went a tried a new little Italian place. It was pretty good, and was a fun adventure. Then we went and got a new phone for Kyle. I love simple family nights out like that

^^ Crazy hair. Juliet looks so dang cute when I put her hair in pigtails, but she will not leave them in!

^^ we made some new friends in our new ward. We had them over for dinner and games, and then they invited us over! I mean seriously? This never happens to us! Ha ha. But seriously we really do like the Ingolsbys.

^^ This is one of the funnest things we have been doing lately. On Sunday mornings Kyle and I sleep in and the girls come and wake us up when they get up. We all play and snuggle in bed for awhile. Its fun to laugh and hear Juliet tell us to "scooch" so she can get more room on a pillow.

^^ Abby is getting more and more into Primary. She likes to participate now when her name gets called. Kyle always takes these pictures so I can see how dang cute she is.

^^ I had new beginnings and I think it came together very, very well! It was so stressful, but turned out so cool. The Theme was "Embark in the Service of God". We had desserts from all over the world. I made a rice pudding from Portugal that Kyle loved. He said it tasted just like the real thing, which made me happy!

^^ We made Valentine's sugar cookies. The girls had a blast making a mess, and then we enjoyed stuffing our faces the next few days.

Abby loves to color. LOVES to color. All. the. time. The best is when she asks "Mommy, you color wis me?" I absolutely love coloring too! So we spend kind of an obscene amount of time coloring. We have gone through a lot of coloring books. Its one of the funnest things ever.

^^ One of the beautiful days we had. Every time  we had one of these days we had to take full advantage of it.

^^ hanging out at the Nissan dealership. Our awesome car ate a dvd. And we are still trying to get it fixed. Luckily they have a great area for kids!

^^ before we went to Arizona I wanted to get them some little backpacks to take on the airplane. I really wanted to get the cute skip hop bags on the left. Really bad. But then I saw the hideous disney themed ones. The girls hadn't seen the disney ones, but I knew how much they would love them if they saw them. I had a big, internal debate. The cute backpacks that I loved, or the ugly ones that they would absolutely love?! We got the ugly ones. And yes, they love them. More than anything. Its been very hilarious.

^^ mickey mouse pancakes!

^^ This is what happens when we take naps on Sunday while Juliet is awake... there was flour all over the kitchen!

^^ One Saturday we spent a really fun day in City Park. We love that park!

^^ Juliet insists on wearing her "Arial Jammies" as much as is humanly possible. It was her outfit of choice after church one day. And then she must have been so comfortable that she passed out on the floor.

^^ going walking. Our favorite is to go out on this route to the golf course path.

^^ more cuteness from primary. I seriously can't get enough.

^^ we took the coolest slow motion videos of Kyle throwing the girls up in there. These are two still shots from them.

^^ My beautiful princesses. I love it when they play so cute together. It is really one of the greatest things in the world. They have the cutest little relationship. Abby can understand better than anyone what it is that Juliet is trying to say. It has saved me a million times when I can't figure out what she wants, and Abby comes in and translates for me. They have the cutest conversations because Abby talks to Juliet like she would any one else. I can't believe we are going to add another sweet little girl to this mix. Abby is so excited about Baby Jane. She will talk to her in my tummy, and give her kisses. Juliet will give my tummy kisses too when we start talking about baby Jane. Juliet loved seeing our new little cousin Baby Vera, I hope she loves little Jane as much when she realized baby Jane won't be going anywhere. ha ha.

January

January started out very, very cold and full of snow. One day we took full advantage of it and build some pretty legitimate snowmen. The girls loved them, but some punk kids knocked them down the same day! 

Jules hugging the snowman

Abby enjoying the snow

^^ cute selfie with daddy and Jules

^^ Abby started in Primary as a Sunbeam! She had a rough time the first few weeks and we had to work hard to get her to go in to her class. She was really worried about Juliet and we would have to go check on her in Nursery before she would go into Sunbeams. Now she loves it! She is just so big and sweet. 

^^gorgeous sunset from the school

^^ we bought a new car! Poor little pedro started to give out on us. We got stranded down in centennial on our way to Ikea one Saturday because the breaks went out. Luckily they were able to fix the breaks, but there was a lot of other work that it needed to get done. We needed a new car anyway because we needed something bigger to fit all our carseats in! And the Nissan Pathfinder took the cake. It fits 7, and is a smaller SUV, but its perfect for us! We are absolutely in love with it! 

^^ beautiful girls in their Sunday dresses

^^Abby's favorite thing, silly faces. She loves to make us a laugh and always has to be doing something silly. 

^^saying goodbye to Pedro

^^I love this sweet little girl. She is always good for a smile and hug. She is the most affectionate person. She knows how to make people feel loved and important. 

^^ working on new bedding for Baby Jane's room. Even though almost everything that little girl will have will be hand-me-down, I wanted her to have something that was new. So she has a new nursery! I'll put more pictures up when we have it all put together. 

^^ 28 weeks! Getting ready for a date night with Kyle. We went to this really delicious steak house in Parker. They bring the steak out just barely seared on a hot "lava" plate and then you finish cooking it the way you want it. It was so fun and a cool experience. I love spending time with that man. He is so fun and we have so much together. 

^^ one week it was absolutely beautiful and we went on a full 3 mile walk. Juliet passed out on the way back home. 

^^ picnic at the park later that week. We just soaked up all the beautiful weather we could while it lasted! 

The girls are getting a good stash of dress ups and accessories. I love seeing how creative they get with their outfits. 

^^ Cute little Abby wanted me to take a picture of her.

January was a very fun month. 2015 got off to a really good start! 

The Day I found out

I wrote all of this down the day we found out about Baby Jane.

I just found out that I am pregnant with baby number 3 today. Number 3. Holy cow that sounds so crazy. I have been off birth control for a few months now. So we knew every month was a possibility. But I did not feel pregnant at all, so I figured it would still be a few months. I hadn't necessarily been feeling ready to be pregnant again, but the feeling has been growing and growing that our family was ready to grow.

By looking at the calendar today I realized that if I was or was not pregnant a pregnancy test would be able to tell me today. I took it and the test line immediately appeared, but not the pregnant line. I figured that was how it would be so I changed into my workout clothes and got ready to go do a T25. As I turned to walk out of the bathroom I saw the test again with a definite pregnancy line. My jaw dropped. I was shocked. With Jules and Abby I was certain I was pregnant before I took the test. I haven't been feeling sick, and other than being a little bit more emotional than usual I felt totally normal.

I just stood there as all these thoughts started running through my head. I had to decide if I was going to tell Kyle right now or wait until later. I am the worst at keeping secrets. It will be a miracle if I make to 10 weeks without telling anyone. Seriously a miracle. So I came out of the bathroom and knelt down next to Kyle who was checking stuff on his phone. This is how the conversation went:

K: I don't want to go to school today.
Me: Well then stay home so we can celebrate.
K: Celebrate what? The beginning of third year?
Me: No.
K: Then what?
Me: (Big Smile on my face)
K:Then what????
Me: (Keep smiling as he starts to realize)
K: Are you pregnant?!?!

The he gave me the biggest hug and I told him the whole story of the pregnancy test. I love telling Kyle I'm pregnant. His reaction is always the best. Pure joy and excitement. I love building a family with him. He couldn't stop smiling the rest of the morning. But I didn't convince him to stay home. Something about school being important and what not.

So now I'm home waiting for the girls to wake up so we can get our busy day started thinking about how crazy the next 9 months are going to be. I am nervous for my body to change again. I'm nervous about being so sick with two little girls and no family around. I worried about how we will handle 4th year with 3 kids!! Are we having a boy? A girl? How sick will I be? Will I be able to keep working out so I can stay strong and have an easier recovery? How will I do all of this with my calling?

And then I can't help but smile and wonder what this baby will look like. We'll find out the gender right before Thanksgiving. I'll be 14 weeks when we go to Disneyland so I shouldn't be sick and I should have my energy back. One day I will go to Disneyland and not be pregnant or nursing...one day. I'm so excited to see how Jules and Abby will do with this new baby. They will love it. Jules will be almost 2 and half and Abby will be one month shy of being 4. 5 people is a big family! I will have a big family! I am in serious disbelief right now.

I can't wait to make a doctors appointment and hear the little heart beat and see the little peanut.

I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father and for him giving us this blessing. He is trusting us with another little spirit. Our little family is growing. This is all I have ever wanted and even though it is so scary, it is also exciting. I can't wait to meet this little baby. I can't wait to feel it move. I can't wait to hold it and bring it into our family!

Its going to be an exciting 9 months. 

Now I am 25 weeks and feeling great! Little baby is very very active. I have been feeling great! The sickness from 6 to about 18 weeks was miserable. But I managed to keep working out through it all. I ran a 10k at 13 weeks. I did an insanity this morning. I am trying really hard to manage my weight gain this time and keep my body strong. I want to be able to bounce back fast so that I can be the fun mom I want to be and that my active girls deserve! Its been a fun adventure being pregnant, but I can't wait for this sweet baby girl to be here! 

Excited for Spring!

Little baby girl number 3 coming April 2014!

We love to call her Baby Jane, so Jane will most likely be her name. Halee told me I would look really dumb if I changed it now. I guess I would because I wrote baby Jane on her Christmas gift. 

Her due date is April 20th but we would love for her to come on April 17th and share a birthday with her dad! We can't wait to see when she decides to come and how it will all play out. We love her so much already! 

23 weeks ^^

December

December was a fun and very stressful month. Kyle finishing up the semester and getting a break was so incredibly needed. We were running out of steam, and his classes and the clinic were so stressful! So we tried to enjoy the warm december that we had and do some fun Christmas festivities while he was still in school. 

I made this awesome Christmas Advent that follows the life of Christ. Abby really like putting up the little tiles each day. So much in fact that one day while I was asleep she put all of them on there. Ha ha. 

Walking around the mall at Christmas time is a must! The Park meadows mall is amazing. Their Santa display was incredible. Abby couldn't take her eyes off of it!

Christmas shopping at the Castle Rock Outlets

Visiting the Denver Temple grounds.

One day after church Jules was so tired she fell asleep on the floor and Abby felt like she was cold. So she put every blanket she could find on top of her. It was the cutest thing. Those two look out for each other... most of the time.

Juliet in her Anna dress up.

Trying to hold hands at the breakfast table. They were just a little bit too far apart.

Dancing to Christmas music

Opening Christmas pjs on December 1st. Abby was really into it, Jules didn't want to stop watching the Christmas movie.

They looked so cute in those Jammies!

Flying the airplane at the library. Abby kept saying "Its an Emergency!" And then frantically steering the plane. I have no idea where she learned that. Ha ha.

Happy Morning faces. I love waking up to these two!

Selfies!

Abby is obsessed with selfies! We have hundreds of these pictures!

Sometimes she lets us get in on the action too.

I got the stomach flu not fun. Abby kept telling me she was sick too so she could lay in bed with me and eat the saltine crackers that I couldn't stomach.

Juliet LOVES monster smoothies. Like a lot. She sat and ate this one for an entire hour until she had licked the cup clean. She can be really picky when it comes to veggies so I am so glad that she loves these.