The princess has arrived!

Alayna decided she just couldn't wait any longer to see us and decided to grace us with her presence. There has never been anything so sweet that has existed on earth thus far. We are completely smitten by her!

Monday afternoon I went for an unscheduled appointment to ask some questions about a few things that were going on and they ended up doing an ultrasound and notice that...
1. My amniotic fluid was quite low
2. She was measuring very small--only four pounds, which is where she should have been a few weeks before. It seemed to make the doctor nervous so he made a decision that she would be better off here and so they walked me right over and admitted me. I called Mike, who had just left for Vegas hours before and told him the news. He got here as quick as he could.

They started pitocin at 5:30pm and she was here at 1:30am. Weighed 5lbs 4ozs. 18in. long. They had the whole NICU and respitory clan in my room waiting just in case there were any complications but she was a total champ and surprised us all. So happy she was finally here and as healthy as can be.

Pictures are SO deceiving. She doesn't look half as small as she really is.



This was totally Joshua's reaction to her...he came in the room and saw her and couldn't stop giggling. He's doing awesome with her.




Plus one more makes FIVE!


She's already got him wrapped pretty tightly around her teeny little finger.






There will be many more pictures to come. Now if I can just wrap my head around how life is going to be now I'll be in a good place. It takes a mentally tough woman to do this...I hope I can.

Turkey Tri

Turkey Tri...athlon that is!

Isaiah has asked to do some sort of a race for probably over a year and I finally looked into it enough to get him signed up for this one. Why did I start with a triathlon??? Who knows...I knew he could do it. He's an excellent swimmer and biker and loves to run so why not?

As you can tell he was totally stoked about the whole thing.


Notice...goggles on top of his head??? He was to anxious to jump in...once he hit the first lap he finally put them on.








Go #230!!! I was quite a proud mom that day. He makes me want to do one myself...I've always wanted to. I think he's caught the runners bug...he's already asking when he can do it again.

Ellen baby!!! Talk about an incredible girls vacation!!! Lots of driving and my poor ankles had turned cankles by the drive home. We left the night before this little squirts birthday...hey don't judge! He got to spend the night at Grandmas and was thrilled about it and Mike came home the next afternoon and they played like crazy while I was gone. So now this cute thing is 4!!


While we were waiting and waiting to go inside the studio...me and my sis Summer.


While we were sitting there at the studio waiting to go in we looked over and saw this adorable girl walking by.....who else totally loves her???


Totally did a triple take wondering if it was really her and then she looked over at us and smiled and we were retarded and let her go by BUT she came back about 20 minutes later and I was a total goob and asked for a picture with her. She was going in for an audition and was incredibly nice. She actually sat and talked to us for a little bit. Totally a fan!!!

Why am I showing such an awful picture of myself??
Don't ask...it's proof!


The Ellen show was ridiculously fun...there is seriously a buzz when you walk in there and when you watch the show and see all the crazies dancing and wonder to yourself how on earth they could do those things on tv well...I was probably one of them. You can't help yourself! Ellen actually danced two feet from me but they cut it out of the taping and I'm convinced it was because my unbearable dancing and they just couldn't air something so vile.
But me and my baby bump were shakin'!




We ended up being totally surprised that we were taping the 1200th show and she gave everyone one of these.....Merry Christmas Us!!



While we were in LA we also got tickets to see...



It was the day after the election so everything was very political...not my thing but it's fun to say we've been and his band was incredible.

The trip was incredible...when we checked into our hotel we even got upgraded to the presidential suite and slept in total luxury while we were there. It was hard to come home from such pampering.

Seven

This boy is Seven today! This morning he asked me what things he was good at now that he was seven (like when you have a birthday you automatically get a new talent...imagine if it were true). So I listed things that he is good at and afterwards he says "You're the best at making babies in your tummy."
He is SO excited for this baby to come!
Happy Birthday Isaiah!!

Halloween...we're ready for you!

My boys are Mario Crazy! They chose their costumes and I wanted to make them this year. Halloween is so much more fun for me now that I get to dress up my kids.
I think they look stinkin cute...what do ya think??

Giveaway

My very talented friend Brittany is a photographer and she's doing a giveaway on her blog that I'd LOVE to win. Check out her website and blog to see her work. Her most recent newborn session is stinkin adorable!

http://myframedphotography.com/Blog/

Refinishing.....finished

I've been having a love obsession with craft blogs, decorating blogs and anything-to-do-with making-fun-things-blogs lately. There are many blogs I check daily, one of my favorite being All Things Thrifty which I'm sure many of you like minded crafty folk are plenty familiar with. I've seen too many projects done by super women crafters that I thought it was about time I give it a go. Inspired is what I was...hoping to just come across something wonderful that would be begging for a new life. Knowing I would need a new dresser for my little one on the way I began my search. Fellow Craigslisters will know that when you start searching it becomes addicting until you find just the thing and also the challenge to beat everyone to it.

Well this is the beauty that I came across the FIRST time I looked on Craigslist. It was perfect in every way and I could see it's makeover in my head immediately....called on it before 9:00am and was off to pick it up right away. $35.00 for a solid wood perfect condition dresser....SCORE!!!



I couldn't wait to get my hands on it...who knew that a primer, paint and a little glaze could be so trasforming. The result was just what I wanted. What made it even better is how much Mike loved it!

I have since put the rest of the hardware back on and it looks perfect. It was the funnest project I've ever done and WAY makes me want to do something else...after all I have tons of glaze left over ;) I'd better not waste it.

Mutton Bustin

The Dixie Roundup Rodeo was this last weekend and I can't remember a year we haven't gone. Isaiah is a cowboy at heart and begs every year to ride a sheep and this year he got picked to do it! Luckily they only tell you a couple days before so us as parents don't get bugged to death as to when the rodeo is.

He ripped out his boots and jeans (I wasn't willing to buy him a $30 hat for the occasion...aren't I mean??)

We caught video of the entire thing which I wish so badly we had it digitally because it was hilarious! The croud was all laughing. He hung on FOREVER...upside down!

Mike was down with him and got these pics which are not wonderful and as he's rushing past extremely blurry but you'll get the idea.

Proud supporters...Joshua can't wait until he's five so he can do it too!











A trophy. What he's always wanted! Sitting proudly now on his dresser which NOBODY is allowed to touch. The blessed golden sheep trophy.



Thank you 'Midnight' the sheep for such a good ride!!!

Happy Dance

The utter thrill of just recieving a letter in the mail is exciting for Isaiah but to open it with money from Grandma was beyond thrilling...this was his EXACT face and he got up and did a happy dance that I'm sure you are sad you missed...if only I had known this great reaction! Maybe I'll send it through the mail again ;)

He is nuts about his money. He counts and recounts every time he even gets a quarter.

Back in business

After 8 long years my poor computer died. It was a good computer (sniff sniff) Up until the end it gave its all until it took it's last breath and left me a computer widow. Luckily there are newer better models that are very fun to figure out...I hope that's not what they say about me when I die ;)

Thanks to a brother who knows all there is to know on the subject we are back up and running (although running is nothing I've taken up just in case you were concerned)

We had a jam packed summer of fun and I have loads of pictures to prove it...I'm just not sure you are interested in them ALL. I'm sure there are well over two hundred. Enjoy.

First things first......We're just a tad bit excited!

Okay now that that's taken care of you can enjoy some random fun pics from our summer of vacation, the beach, camping and LOTS of swimming.

I vow to you to update my blog to my hearts content until you are pictured out. My goal is at least weekly although there are no guarantees :)

We'll be hanging one more stocking for Christmas this year. Baby will arrive just in time for Christmas!