Happy 4th!

The fourth of July was a lot of fun this year. My mom, little sister, my girls, and I went to Vernal
to visit my older sister at her house. Here are a billion pictures from the trip, including our BBQ in the backyard, fireworks, the parade, and more fireworks. We also went to see the movie "Up" (and loved it!) All in all a great weekend. And to top it all off, my wonderful husband had the house all clean for me and dinner on the table when I got home. What a stud. :)

Pictures for school

I've decided to get back into my schooling. It's been hard to motivate myself and be disciplined since this is a school that I do from home, in my own time but it's been good to get back into things a little bit. Here are a few shots for my first project.

Ava's blessing

Last Sunday was Ava's baby blessing. It was a busy day, but it was a lot of fun. Both sides of the family gathered at the church where she was blessed by Rob. I even spent the last billion weeks crocheting Ava's baby blessing dress and bonnet and it turned out pretty cute. She's such a chunk. Aunt Missy lovingly nicknamed her "butter"...because she looks like a butter ball. After church we all met at Aunt Julie's clubhouse for sloppy joes and visiting. I think it's pretty cool that so many people showed up for my baby. I think she's pretty awesome, and I guess they do too! :)

A girls best friend

Jocelyn loves this cat so much that it hurts, and quite literally sometimes. She pulls on his hair and hauls him around in weird positions, but for some reason, he seems to love her too. This is her best friend, Eddie. Eddie has a brother named Jakey who is black and white but he has wised up a bit and keeps a further distance from her. Jocelyn is not trying to be mean when she grabs a handful of Eddie's hair to bring him a little closer to her, she just wants to whisper secrets in his ear, read him books, sing him songs, and sometimes lay on top of him with her entire body weight smashing his little cat body. I used to spend a lot of my energy scolding her for not being softer. But the stupid cat just purrs despite all of the abuse. I guess he loves her too. :)

help!

Ok, so I'm just always stressed out these days. I guess adjusting to life with a second child has been a bit of a challenge for me. Because I'm always stressed out, I seem to keep getting sick and as soon as I start feeling better, I push my limits again and get sick before I'm fully recovered from the last thing. Any tips for a haggard new mom????

Life goes on

It is almost May and boy am I glad. The sun shines and makes me oh so happy. The girls are getting bigger and everyone is happy and healthy, so life is good. Honestly, it has been a bit tough here and there with two kids though. You don't really understand how hard it is to be in this position until you are already there and it's too late. Not that I'd take it back, it's all worth it, but definitely hard. Ava is pretty colicky at night which is rough, but during the day she is smiley and happy and makes the evenings all worth it. Jocelyn is into her tantrums these days but we get through them. Her favorite thing right now is The Lion King and we often catch her singing "poon tada!," which is Hakuna Matada. Its pretty dang cute.
Rob's work is still going well, it's awesome having him at home. Oh, and I got a haircut. And I'm still feeling pretty fat these days. Rob and I went clothes shopping last night and after trying on a billion shirts I only came home with one. Depressing. But I've decided to start training for a 5K which will be good for me. Wish me luck. Hopefully I'll be all sorts of skinny and hot in a few months. Gol, this blog post is really scattered and random. Ah, such is life.

snow, snow, go away, come again another day

These pictures were taken forever ago, like probably two months ago when we went to see the chickens near our house. Jocelyn was wearing short sleeves. Why is this weather playing games with my heart? A few weeks ago I took the girls to the park and got a sunburn. Now it's all stupid and snowy again. What the? I think that is what Jocelyn is saying in this picture, so I found it appropriate to post. :)