New Arrival

Things have been busy taking care of this little guy, plus his 2 sisters. Nathan Gage was born on Jan. 16th and he's sweet! The girls love him lots and like to give him hugs and kisses. Sophie especially!

Long Week . . .Suprisingly Good

So, this week Brent has been on late shift, which means he doesn't get home until 8. It sucks and I hate it every 6 weeks or so that it rolls around. It is generally a horrible week where it seems like the girls are much harder than usual to control . . . especially Vivian. This week has been really good though; its a blessing too! Vivian has not had ANY meltdowns at home, she's been generally well behaved and I have not lost my patience with her at all. I definitely needed to have a good week, as I'm 9 months pregnant and taking forever to recover from being sick, and I would count this one as great! The girls have been so sweet and funny! Sophie started making a new face when she wants something, here it is:

Vivian has been really funny, as always. This morning she informed me that Christmas isn't over, its back because its snowing. Then, she has named a toy "Kella", which has started a trend. There are now dolls named, Hella and Tella, and I was informed yesterday that "Mella" was asleep. The girls are lots of fun and I'm glad that I get to be home with them!

Where did the time go???

I love this picture of the girls!

Well, Christmas and the new year have come and gone and I'm wondering where all the time went. A week before Christmas we had an ice storm and were without power for 2 days. Luckily we didn't have much stuff in the freezer to throw out and we had a warm place to stay.

Christmas was great and the girls had so much fun. They got a play vanity which is a big hit. They love to watch themselves in the mirror. Just today Vivian was giving herself kisses on it and then Sophie came over to copy her. Too cute! Here are a few pictures from the big day!

Well, my New Year's resolutions are to have this baby before Feb., finish the quilt I started cutting out yesterday BEFORE I have the baby (we'll see how that one goes), and be better about reading my scriptures every day.

Long time . . .no post

I can't believe Christmas is almost here. I'm loving getting my decorations out this year and putting up the tree. The last time I was pregnant during the Holidays was with Sophie and I was sick, and just not in the mood. We didn't even put lights on our tree, which was pretty much the only decoration. What a sad year! Not this year. I have a whole bunch of new ornaments and Brent did a FABULOUS job of putting 700 lights on our tree so that it looks great!

While I don't have the total amount of decorations I would like to have, it is enough. I've already been to 1 ornament exchange this year, and have 3 Christmas parties to go to, so things will be sufficiently busy. Not to mention the fact that I still have gifts to buy, make and send, as well as all the candy and cookies, but those are on the schedule for next week. I do have a few crafts that I have made, but no pics yet . . .maybe tomorrow. Thanksgiving was great; lots of great food and it's always good to spend time with family. Ben and Jocelyn were here for a few days before Thanksgiving and their new babies are so sweet! Heidi is holding Jacob and Vivian is hodling Zachary. My own baby is quickly approaching, I'm 35 weeks and starting to feel it. Tired and such, but for the most part, things are really great. This has been a surprisingly easy and quick pregnancy so far, which is good for me. Here are a few of my favorite pics of the girls from the last month or so . . . .

Vivian got all dressed up and even put on her own makeup (I'll try to post the video of that sometime) to watch Dancing with the Stars. We don't usually watch it, but she really likes it and thinks she has to look all fancy to watch. We even painted her nails and let her wear jewelry that night and she wanted to dance with Brent. It was SO cute, she told me "I'm dancing with my handsome daddy". I wish I had gotten that on tape!

This picture just makes me smile. Sophie is getting all of her teeth, and putting them to good use! She can really pack away the food, although we're not sure where it all goes! She's barely over 20 lbs. now, but she's getting all grown up now. Sometimes it makes me sad, but she gives hugs now, and kisses, and its super cute!This is another picture that just makes me laugh. This is Vivian's "sad face". We see this a lot. Usually when we turn off the tv, or explain that she can't have chocolate for supper. . .Sophie has discovered all of the kitchen drawers and the rotary beaters are one of her favorite things.

So, what do you do when you've just spent the last month practically chained to your sewing machine stitching up stuff that you hope other people will want to buy? Take a nap? Nope. You go to a few fabric stores and start beefing up your stash again!

Aren't they pretty. I just can't resist fabric. The second picture is all for a quilt for our new baby boy coming in January (I hope!), who will be named either Nathan or Gage (we think). the other stuff is just for fun, or for selling . . .time will tell. Also, did you know, its just a little over a week until Twilight? I don't think I'll be making the 12:01 am showing; I think I might opt for a Saturday matinee with a few friends. Sounds a bit more relaxing, right? And just for fun, check out my cuties! Vivian got AWFULLY dressed up to ride her bike up and down the sidewalk! And Sophie is showing off her long eyelashes. Yes, I'm jealous!

Whew!

Well, the Holly Days Craft Show is over and I'm glad. It was a LONG day (I woke up at 3 am - thank you pregnancy- and then after the show had to get ready for Stake Conference). I didn't sell TONS, but I made a nice little chunk of change and it was fun. I loved my table setup and wish I would have taken a picture of it, but I didn't. Anyway, now I have to put all the stuff that didn't sell in my Etsy shop, so that should continue to keep me busy. In the meantime, here are my cuties modeling some of the goods I had at the show:

Wicked Witches, Ruby Slippers and Pumpkins

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