Huntington Beach

Friday morning we headed out to Huntington beach. The weather was MUCH better than earlier in the week! The girls had a blast playing with Carter and Allison!

Claire and Aaron out looking for shells.

Carlie likes to stay on the beach and play in the sand.

Claire LOVES running in the water, and running back out. She would do that the entire time if we let her!

Disneyland!

Thursday morning we got up bright and early and headed to Disneyland! It had rained the night before, so it was pretty chilly! Luckily the sun was shining!

We went on Dumbo first, just to make sure the girls were ok with the rides. THEY LOVED IT!

This picture cracks me up. Aaron was trying to get Claire excited, and I just happened to snap a picture!

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Aaron looks a little dizzy!! The girls got us going pretty fast!
We rode the Carousel. Which the girls loved. (we tried to ride a Carousel in San Diego last year, and the girls hated it!)

Funny story about Storybook Land ... we had been talking about going on Its a Small World, and then saw that the line for Storybook Land was super short. Somehow we thought it was the line for Its a Small World ... nope, we got on Storybook land.

Did you know there is a little petting zoo at Disneyland? I had no idea!

We got our Turkey Leg for lunch. It seriously fed all 4 of us. And it was delicious! We found a shaded spot, and sat down and ate our Turkey leg and some corn on the cob.

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On our way back into the park, I made the girls take a picture on the C.

We told the girls they could pick out ONE thing from one of the shops at Disneyland. Claire picked out Princess ears, and Carlie got Minnie ears! Claire wears her ears every single day!
We watched the Parade.

The girls got the cute little drums to drum on during the parade!

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We went on a few more rides, and sat and waited (and waited and waited) for the fireworks! It was FREEZING, and so crowded, but the girls didnt seem to mind.

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The fireworks were amazing. We had a great time! And I am SOOOOO glad we were able to go with Melissa, Adam and their kids! (sadly, no pictures of the 8 of us.)

Dear Blogger.

Dear Blogger.

You STINK.

I have spent most of my free time today uploading pictures from Disneyland. During my last upload, (after uploading over 20 pictures) you stopped saving, making it impossible for me to finish my Disneyland post, and now I have to start over.

This is unacceptable.

:(



Pictures of the rest of our vacation will be up eventually .... Stupid Blogger.

Spring Break Vacation Day 1 and 2

(It would be nice if Blogger would let you upload pictures, in order. So you just have to deal with multiple posts, im too lazy to use my brain and do pictures backwards)

For Spring Break, we headed up to California to enjoy the beach, and take the girls to Disneyland for their very first time!

We got there Tuesday evening, got settled into our Hotel, and stayed in for the night. Wednesday morning, even though the weather was kinda nasty, we headed out to the beach. IT WAS FREEZING!!

Claire still made Aaron run out into the water with her. She was obviously cold, but still wanted to play!

We made a few sand castles, ran out in the water once or twice.

Then we decided it was just TOO cold to be playing at the beach.

We got some hot chocolate and headed back to our Hotel to change, and we waited for my cousin Melissa and her family to meet us at the Hotel! Sadly, I dont have a single picture of Melissa and I. Im pretty sad about that!

Park Day!

A friend of mine organized a park date, so I let the girls ditch school so we could make it! The weather was perfect! (it was a little windy, but not too bad) This is the only picture I got of the girls. Claire was on that swing for the ENTIRE time we were there! She finally has learned how to swing herself! Carlie was on the swings for a while, but then went and played on the slides. The right side of Claires face is sunburned, since she didnt leave that spot!

Princess Day

The girls had 'Princess Day' at dance! (Claire is in the back, 2nd from the right, in the Sleeping Beauty dress, Carlie is on the bottom row, 3rd from the right in the Cinderella dress)
Both girls enjoyed being able to prance around in their dresses! They sure love Miss Lori!

I just love this little girl!!

This would be Carlie! I just want to eat those cheeks!! She is just so much fun. She talks a LOT with her hands. She will kind of draw stuff in the air, to show you want she is talking about. She also LOVES her stuffed animals. The names that she comes up with just make me giggle. Cuppy, bun bun, sophie, cheesy cheese, are just a few of the names I can think of. EVERY single day before school, she asks me to 'take good care' of whatever animal she is attached to that day. some days I totally forget, and Carlie will find the stuffed animal right where she left it, and get mad at me for taking good care of her animal! I love her little personality!

22 Weeks

22 Weeks. Im still feeling really good! I dont have any complaints really. I am having some issues with my allergies right now, but they arent THAT bad. Sleeping is getting a little more uncomfortable, but I know its only going to get worse, so I shouldnt start complaining yet! I've only gained around 13lbs, so im pretty happy with that as well. Id like to stay below 30lbs, but we will see how that goes!

We are having a hard time with deciding on a name. For a LONG time I really liked Clayton. (I still really like it) BUT, having Claire, Carlie and Clayton, is a huge mouthful. I was trying to say all three names in the same sentence, and I kept messing up. So, im not sure about using that name. I like the name Cooper, but Aaron isnt a huge fan of it. Other than those 2 names, I dont really have any others that I am in love with.

Happy St. Patricks Day!!

I had to hurry and snap a picture of the girlies before they went to school! These little girls are just too cute!
And these are the little bows I made for them last night. So cute!

BFF's

(please excuse carlies mean face. shes upset because she really wanted to be in bed)

Claire and Carlie really are best friends. They are kind to one another, they help eachother out, they miss eachother when they are separated (Carlie went to school without Claire since she was sick) Today in the bathtub, Claire said to Carlie "You sure are my bestfriend!" It was just too cute! I sure love these little girlies!

Snow? In March?

Our weather has been a little CRAZY lately! We've had a TON of rain this year. Today we got some snail. (snow/hail) There wasnt a ton, and it didnt stick for long, but it sure was fun to watch!

Rebels!

Saturday we went to the last Rebel game of the regular season. The girls LOVE the Rebels, and both have mentioned they want to be Rebel Cheerleaders! It wasnt a very exciting game, both girls ended up falling asleep in the 2nd half. (shoot, I would have fallen asleep too, the game was sooooo ... blah!)

My New Friends!

I bought the Shark Steam Mop from Target yesterday, and I LOVE IT! It makes mopping so much easier! (p.s. its on sale for $59 right now) I was just talking with my friend about how gross mopping is. It didnt make sense for me to rinse my mop in dirty water, then put it back on my floor! And most floor cleaner that i've used have left a grimy feeling on the floor. So, I was pretty impressed with the Shark. I've mopped every inch of tile in my house!

I cant find a picture, but our old vacuum died a while ago, and we finally got a new one last month. Its amazing. (Its a Bissell) I love seeing how much lint/dust it picks up each time I vacuum! And I vacuum a LOT! (pretty much everyday!) I love seeing the lines in my carpet.

Private or Not Private???

I have been debating on going private for a while, but I just cant seem to actually bring myself to do it. I dont care how many readers I have so thats not holding me back. I guess I dont feel like putting forth the effort to do it... But, I do want my family safe! Sooooo ... send me your email, just in case I do decide to go for it.

FINALLY!!

For the past week and a half the girls have been sick.

Carlie stayed home from school all of last week, she had a nasty cough, fever, and what seemed like a cold. I kept giving her Motrin and trying just about everything under the sun for her cough. NOTHING WORKED. I slept very little last week, due to her coughing all night long, and her waking up because her fever came back.

Thursday Claire started getting the same symptoms. Fever and cough. Friday morning I took them to the Dr. and sure enough, they both had ear infections. They FINALLY started feeling better Monday morning. Claire had a fever up until yesterday. Both girls are still coughing a LOT, and NOTHING seems to soothe it, but at least they are acting like they are feeling better!

Tomorrow they are going back to school! They are so ready to be away from the house. And I sure as heck need a break too!

So much to do!

I feel like there is so much to do before the baby comes. I know I have a while, but I want to be prepared. I doubt I will deliver as early as I did with the twins, but you never know how early I'll actually deliver.

Yesterday I started cleaning out the play room. The playroom will be the baby room. The twins have out grown a LOT of their toys, and we dont need to keep very many. I'll of course keep their kitchen set, doll house, and they have started liking Littlest PetShops, so I'll be keeping those too. Today I was able to narrow down what is being kept, and I think it will all fit in their room just fine!

I also sorted through 6 large bins of girl clothes, that we have kept over the last 4 years! I have a HUGE pile of stuff to give to DI, and a pile for my cousin, and a pile for one of Aarons co workers. It'll be nice to get those things out of the way!

With the 3rd room almost clear, I want to set up the crib and swing! I need to donate or sell our other crib, crib mattress and a few other things. Then I'll get to start looking for baby boy stuff to decorate with!

There is so much to do! Im so excited though!

19 Weeks

Here I am, 19 weeks pregnant. Other than being sick (i have a cold) I feel pretty good. I have a good amount of energy, so thats good. I have started feeling little tiny baby kicks. I have been drinking TONS of water, so that means I pee a billion times a day. Sleeping is getting uncomfortable, but not too bad. Overall, im feeling good. Things are good!

We are having a .....

BOY!!!!

We are very excited!!

I'll post a picture soon. I feel like I have really started showing thes last few weeks! My jeans dont fit, some of my shirts dont even cover the bottom of my belly!

Really, not much going on.

I feel like I havent blogged in forever, but we havent been doing anything too exciting.

The last few weeks have been pretty low key. We just do our regular day to day stuff. Pre School, Work, Church, occasional play dates. Saturday the girls had a Primary Activity, and they had a lot of fun at that. The girls are still taking dance, and love it. They are so excited for their costumes for the recital in June. Pre School is going well. Sometimes I think they arent really learning anything, but then they will point out certain numbers or letters, and tell me what they are. I have been working on writing their names, and letter recognition. I really hope they will be ready for Kindergarten this fall.

Valentines Day was pretty low key for us. Sunday I got up and made the girls pink pancakes with strawberries and blueberries. Then we spent time together as a family. Sunday evening, Aaron had to work, but the girls and I went to my grandparents house to celebrate my moms birthday. We had a nice steak dinner, and had a fun time visiting as usual. My great grandma Walker has been in town for a while, so it was nice to finally see her as well!

This week is pretty busy for us!
Tuesday - Aaron and I are doing a service project for the Disneyland 'Give a Day, Get a Day'. We chose to help out with a Habitat for Humanity project. I dont think I was thinking too clearly when I signed up for that one! I'm 17 weeks pregnant ... and I'll be helping build a house! This should be interesting!

Wednesday is a pretty normal day. The girls have pre-school, and Aaron is off work. There might be a Rebel game so we will either go to that, or watch it depending on where it is.

Thursday morning we find out the sex of this baby! I've had a few dreams of it being a girl, but I also had a dream that it was a boy. So who knows! Claire thinks its a girl, Carlie says its either a boy, or a girl! That afternoon the girls have dance, then after dance, Im getting my hair done. Its going to be a busy day!

Friday the girls have school, im sure Aaron will have cars to wash.

After this week, we go back to our regular not so busy life!

At the end of March we will be heading to Disneyland! We are SO excited! It will be Claire and Carlies very first time, and they are so excited to see all of the Princesses!

This pregnancy is going by pretty fast I think. Im feeling REALLY good, i've been able to sleep comfortably still. I dont have much heartburn. Last week I feel like I really started showing. Most of my pants I cant button, and some of my shirts just dont fit right anymore. I'll post a picture next week!

16 Weeks

Im still feeling pretty good!
Im tired a lot. But I think that has to do with our cloudy weather.
Sleeping on my stomach has gotten uncomfortable.
I started getting heartburn last night.
My jeans are starting to get a little tight. (thank goodness I have so many Shade shirts to cover my jeans that I dont button!)
I've been having TONS of newborn baby dreams. In most of them its a little girl. But last night, it was a boy.
So far, no crazy cravings! (when I was pregnant with the girls, I CRAVED dirt. I know, totally weird, but the I always wanted to smell dirt. I could have eaten it, but thats pretty gross.)

We get to find out what we are having on the 18th. I totally think its a girl!

Sneaky Sneaky.

The twins wake up a lot earlier than I do. (they wake up at 6:40am, and I dont wake up till a little bit later) I'll get up, make them some breakfast, then head back to bed. Some mornings I wont be totally asleep, and I can hear what they are doing in the living room. When I hear chairs moving, I know I probably need to get up.

Claire is a CLIMBER. I hide most 'treats' on top of the fridge. Claire has figured out that she can scoot a chair over to the countertop, stand on the counter, and reach on top of the fridge and get whatever is up there. While Claire is doing this, she sends Carlie to stand in the hallway to make sure I don't come in the kitchen. She will stand in the hallway, and block me so I dont go to the kitchen. I usually get pretty mad, but really, its pretty dang funny!