HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACIE!!!

We are so excited that our very favorite cousin Grace is having a birthday today. We love her so much and wish we were closer so we could help her celebrate. But either way we love you Grace and Happy 3rd Birthday!

I always tell my kids when they are naughty that they are lucky they are cute. Tonight its very true. Luckily Eric went to bed early cause he didn't get a great nap, Berkelee just put herself to bed so I wont complain and Andrew is putting away his toys in the playroom cause he just said something very naughty. So to remind myself of all their fabulousity I thought I would post some pictures from Easter. Like I said I am not super fabulous anymore and getting anyone to smile when candy is involved was rough but I still think they are one cute bunch :)

I sure am lucky to have such great kids, that love each other our uncles and aunt and us as parents. Yay for little people!

It's a...

We are so excited to finish off our family with another little girl. 2 of each pretty perfect if I do say so myself (and no changing rooms around-YAY) We are more than half way so thats happy. As for a name Brandon came up with McKinlee yesterday and I kind of love it. So she might even have a name.

The finer things in life

I wont lie I spend a lot of time feeling sorry for myself lately, it's a horrible quality and makes you very grumpy. I don't recommend it unless you own stock in Hersheys. So as I read through other peoples lives and remember how fabulous my life is (my brain doens't play the pitty party game as well as my feelings) I just wanted to write them out to remember them.
-Having a brain. At least it ruins the pitty party so I don't want to have them.
-The cutest kids, ever
-Healthy kids
-Creative kids-there is never a dull moment at our house
-The I didn't do it face. How can you stay mad with it
-Tivo (it's sad I know but I love TV it makes my heart happy)
-Our new(ish) house that comes with fantastic neighbors. For the first time in years I actually know some of my neighbors. I am horible at meeting new people I get super intemidated but our new ward is full of rockstars and I love it.
-Not throwing up because I am pregnant. This is huge I think everyone who is pregnant should have this gift.
-Facial expressions. I love when my kids make faces that remind me of pictures of me or faces my brothers made. it's fun to take little trips down memory lane.
-Family. I have fantastic family (and friends that count as family) that let me vent, or let me live vicariously through them.
-Love. Having people to love and people who love me are essential in times like these.
-Don't laugh-Twilight. I know I have turned into to my mom and her Harry Potter craziness (I am not that bad) but it's fun to live life through books.
-And of course the gospel. What more do you need.
Yay for happy things, and happy posts :)

Erics Birthday

Yup, I am just posting this now cause I struggle.

But this is finally the day we could cut this darling boys hair. (oh happy day) I think he is so much cuter. I am very sad I didn't post on our birthday about how fabulous this little guy is but I am so grateful he is a part of our family. On a sadder note these are the only pictures from our birthday too ( oh how I struggle) But enjoy his cuteness :)

If you have talked to me ever it's no secert that I love American Idol and become crazy about certain contestants like Kelly (no worries I cried when she won) Clay (I love him... and have every episode he was on recorded!) I boycotted most of season 3 cause I was mad Carrie (who doesn't love Carrie) I really like Elliot, he isn't Clay but I own his CDs and I boycotted most of season 6 cause really Taylor Hicks, come on! Then the Davids who doesn't love the Davids and then season 8 I love Danny, don't get me wrong I really like Kris but I just think Danny is adorable and fabulous and I voted for him a lot so it's hard to let go. (He is coming in concert with Sugarland and I really want to go) But this season is making me sad. No one is good yet, thats a bad sign. So this is my plea before Brandon boycotts the show (yup he watches now cause I'm that addicted) PLEASE step it up guys, PLEASE. Thats all :)

Our love hate relationship with 2010

We ended 2009 on kind of a low and so we were all pretty excited to start off a new year. Well we have definitally got off on the wrong foot. January 1 everyone got the stomach flu and we didn't finish um cleaning out our systems until January 3. January 4 we found out we are having a baby (We have a baby and didn't have insurance so this was bad) January 5 Eric got his second case of strep January 6 the kids went back to school and we started applying for insurance. January kind of died off on adding new drama but I was still having a rough time dealing. Then we were having a fun February. With mine and Erics birthday we of course celebrated at Red Robbins and it was fabulous and then that friday Brandon and I got to have a fun Valentines date and we woke to a busy Saturday full of birthday parties and baby showers to find our house was crying (literally) the walls had condinsation dripping down all of them the ceiling was leaking from the vents and we started to have a heart attack. With the help of some fabulous friends we found the source (our hot water pipe had broke on our water heater and was spraying everywhere which got in to the vents and brought it to the attic where it made our house cry cause of the hot/coldness) Our home warrenty fixed the water heater and we have had our fantastic friends helping us fix the ceilings and mechanical room. Goodness it's been a week. I have decided that we are just trying to get the bumps out of the way so we can have some smooth sailing from here on out. School is going fabulous. I love it, all though I need to study harder in biology. I am super excited and hope that everything stays on track. Berkelee and Andrew are both doing fabulously in school and Erics ent appointment went well nothing looks good but it looked good enought to wait until 18 months and reevaluate cause no one wants to do surgery on a one year old if the can avoid it. And most likely if they do they will do a clean sweap (tubes in his ear, and remove his tonsils and adnoids) So I hope he can start feeling better or at least feel good enough to get through the next 6 months.