We finally have a Nursery!

It's not perfect yet, but I'm happy with it.

"S" stands for "Summer." We love the name we have chosen for our baby girl and can't wait to see what she looks like. I can picture a brunette and a blonde since I have one of each. The girls ask "What if she comes out with red hair?" I joked with them that if she came out with red hair we better name her "Autumn". "Summer" just seems right and the name even has the double letters like her sisters. That wasn't a requirement, it just happened.
The rocking chair was Brent's Dads...
Her crib...all washed and ready for her to sleep in!
Target's Simply Shabby Chic bedding. The toys in her crib are from the girls. They can't wait to give them to Summer.

Pretty in Pink

This dress was a birthday gift to Danielle. She loves twirling around in it. We also gave her Gymnastics classes and she had her first class on her birthday. She LOVES it and can't wait to go back. She even talks about wanting to make a countdown chain till her next class, even if it's two days away. Silly girl!

Danielle turns 6!

On February 27th we had Danielle's birthday party at the bowling alley...again! She sure doesn't like to try new things.
Showing off that she is the "Birthday Girl"
Friends at her party: Andrew, Caroline, Amelia, Hannah, and Hannah's friend, Elena.
Jackson, Lydia, Caleb
Isabelle, Jordyn R., Jordan A., Leah, and Kate
"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to"...she took a good fall and skinned her knee. The party went on and she soon came around and finished the party with a smile.
Eating her birthday cupcakes.
"We can't believe our baby is 6!"
March 1st is her actual birthday, again we had more cake!

Valentine's Day

At the beginning of February I had the girls decorate these mailboxes and through the two weeks prior to Valentine's Day they were used for loves notes to each other. It was so sweet to see the love and kindness expressed to each other. Danielle was really concerned that Brent and I didn't have mailboxes so we found love notes found on our nightstands, desks, and bathroom counters. She is the sweetheart in the family! Always thinking of everyone else.
I wanted to make this day special for us all and since Valentine's was on a Sunday, I made a nice breakfast and a really nice dinner of one of Brent's favorite dishes that I make, Lasagna. We sat in the dining room and even used our CHINA dishes. Hannah claims she has never eaten on them before. I told her that when I was little, I never got to eat on them either. Such is life. Anyway, we gave the girls little gifts earlier in the day but right after dinner I gave Brent and the girls LOVE COUPONS. They consisted of things like "Breakfast in bed", "one on one time with me", etc. Danielle told me later after looking through her booklet that this was the BEST gift she has ever received. And it only cost me $1.50. All 3 of them have used their "breakfast in bed" coupon and LOVED it.
Brent really suprised me this year with his expression of Love for me. He is an amazing man who makes me happier and happier with each passing day. He is so sweet to me and I am so lucky! I LOVE YOU, BRENT!

The girls were really sad when I washed the car. They enjoyed it too!

More snow...

On February 12th, Brent stayed home from work and school got cancelled because we got so much snow. It was like a good old Utah snowstorm! This was our 4th snowfall this year and the girls played in it for two days straight! (first thing in the morning to sundown) They had a blast making snowmen, having snowball fights(which I started) and burying each other in the snow. We loved watching them just be kids!We drove around the neighborhood the next day counting how many snowmen we could find. 23! And those were the ones found in the front yards. Who knows how many were made in the backyards. Some got over 8 feet high!

Bookworm!

Hannah has an addiction. At any given time of day or night, she has her nose in a book! This picture is of her doing her chores. She is suppose to be dusting! At least it's the "good" kind of addiction.

Big Sister Class

On February 6th we took the girls to the Hospital where I will be delivering for a Big Sister class. They have been looking forward to this day since Christmas as it was one of their Christmas gifts. They got to make a craft (below), watch a video on how to be a Super Sibling and also took a tour of the Labor/Delivery rooms and nursery where they will get to come meet Summer for the first time. It was really fun! They even got to see new babies in the nursery!

The girls made these pictures to put on the baby's bassinet while in the hospital. Can you see how proud they are to be BIG Sisters?
Brent trying to teach Danielle how to swaddle a baby. Can you see Danielle's interest? This is all foreign to her!
Hannah doesn't need any help, she knows how to swaddle the baby all by herself. She is so excited to help out with the baby when she comes!