Mother of 3

Well Crosby is 10 days old, and today was my first day ALL BY MYSELF with all three of my precious babies. Between my mom, my sister, and my friends, the kids have been passed around the past week to help me adjust with 6 hands to care for, with my TWO. :) 

We ventured out to Target... Successful- yet longer than it should have taken-trip. First time I've gone somewhere since having Crosby. Pretty proud of myself that I even managed to put make-up on! 

The house is a complete disaster... Really. But the kids are happily playing, they've all been fed... So I would say today was successful! 

However- it's 6pm, and I'm ready for bed. :/

From the mouth of my babes (fathers day cont.)

These are questionnaires I did with the kids for Jeff for Father's Day. It was so much fun asking them the questions! Every answer is straight from there little mouths, and I did not alter anything! I love these so much! 

           

             

Father's Day 2013

This year we did Father's day a little different. We celebrated a week earlier. Since I knew we'd be spending father's day at Allison's graduation, I wanted to do something special. And knowing that the week before Father's day we wouldn't be spending much time as a family with all the chaos going on for Taylor's wedding.... I decided to surprise Jeff with a day trip to the beach! So Saturday night, the kids revealed the surprise! I cleared Jeff of any church meetings, and I got a sub for my Sunday School class. Sunday morning we took off for Lincoln City!

I did little questionnaires with the kids, and they gave them to Jeff before we left.

The weather was GORGEOUS!! Not a cloud in the sky. However, being the Oregon Coast, it was INSANELY windy, thus making it pretty cold. It was pretty dang annoying, since sand would fly into our eyes at any given second. Making lunch was almost near impossible. It was pretty miserable. The kids didn't seem to mind too much though. Cohen still ran through the water!

 At around 3pm, Jeff remembered Devils Lake. DUH! So we packed up and took off about 1/2 mile from where we were at the beach, to the Lake. There was a NIGHT AND DAY difference in the weather! Still gorgeous sky, but NO WIND!! it was awesome!! So the kids actually got to get in their swimsuits and prance around in the water! Oh man, it was great!! We had so much fun!

It was an absolutely perfect day. I enjoyed every little bit of it with my cute little family of four. It was so special spending that time with Cohen & Molly.

I am so thankful for Jeff, and what an amazing Dad he is to our precious kids. He has also gone above and beyond these last few months with me getting so large and unable to do much! My kids are so lucky!!!

I'm ready, why can't he?!

So I am totally ready for this baby to come. But I guess this little guy has a different agenda. I have 2 days left til my due date. My midwife keeps telling me he's already big and going to be at least 9 pounds... So he's physically ready to come out! :) If this is his way of testing my patience... That's not nice. 

Things I'm excited for:

- first and foremost... To not have heartburn. Never ever again. (Well until the next baby, if.)

- to sleep on my stomach

- walk up stairs without having to pass out.

- be able to bend over to pick something up. 

- have my skinny ankles back.

- to go running!!

- to not be so hot & sweaty alllllll the time.

- and I suppose I'm excited to snuggle my new babe! ;)

Great weather, great friends

(I just figured out how to post from my phone! So we'll see how this works!)

With great weather, comes great fun! And I'm so thankful we have such wonderful friends, for not just me ;) but for my kids! We have been having a blast park hopping the last few weeks... And it's not even Summer!! 

It has been so fun having my kids be at an age where they can go on anything, and be so independent! I love their little adventurous minds.