You Are Pocahantas!

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Quilting

Here is my first quilting block, I am so proud. It came out so good, all of my corners even match. I am attending a quilting class with an enrichment group. I really debated on going or not but decided to just do it because it isn't every day that you can learn to sew from the best sewer on earth, Judy. Already in one class I have learned a few tricks. We are making a sampler quilt and started with the easiest, a nine-patch. I am so excited to be sewing!!

Blessing (again)

Here is the picture of the men who were in the circle for Katherine's blessing. Uncle Ben skipped out early, so he isn't in the picture. Thank you Kami for the picture, somehow I didn't get one taken with my camera!!


Uncle Shaun, Grandpa, Daddy, Papa, Uncle Jordan, Uncle Jared

Photo Shoot

So of all the mornings that I had planned on dressing the girls, doing their hair, etc., and gget some cute pictures of them, only to have one or both of them be totally uncooperative, it has to be one unexpected morning when neither one have their hair done or cute outfits on that I get some pictures of them together.

This morning I bathed the girls and had them on my bed and Maddy laid down next to Katherine and I just happened to get some cute pictures.

Here is the same picture, one in black & white, one in color.


I couldn't get one of theses ones with Madelynn's eyes open, but I thought they were cute because their arms are linked together.

Ahhh....so cute!

Smiles!!

Katherine is so beautiful and smily. She is a very content and happy baby as well. However she does let me know when she has had enough, she can be nice and quiet and cooing one minute, then, as if to say "I'm right here!", be red in the face crying. Madelynn still loves her. She likes to push her in her swing or kiss her when she is in her chair. And when Katherine is not in these cool baby items, one of Madelynn's babies is very contently using them instead. She is a very good mommy to her babies, and bears, and piggy, and.....all the rest.


Here are some pictures of what I have been able to capture so far.

Tagged!!

I was tagged by a girly I have never met, but am getting to know through the blog....and am really starting to like her. She seems like a wonderful person and a hard worker (just got a BS in NURSING, I could never do that stuff). Plus she married my cousin (she must be an angel as well!!)

Copy and paste, then fill in your own answers. All about me -- Alphabetically!
A. ATTACHED OR SINGLE? Attached
B. BEST FRIEND? Jacob, by far.
C. CAKE OR PIE? Depends on my mood, love white cake with strawberries, but also love pumpkin pie!!
D. DAY OF CHOICE? Sunday, we just sit around together after church and enjoy eachothers company, LOVE IT!!
E. ESSENTIAL ITEMS? Internet, lipgloss, mascara, diaperbag.
F. FAVORITE COLORS? a pretty blue
G. GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? LOVE gummy bears
H. HOMETOWN? I claim Ojai, CA, I mean who wants to claim Taft!?!?! Plus I only lived in Taft for three years while I finished highschool, don't have any friends from H.S. that I am in contact with now. All of my close friends are from kindergarten in Ojai, so that is where I claim to be from. I always think people question me when I say Ojai, so I feel like I have to explain myself.
I. INDULGENCE? While pregnant.....CHOCOLATE. But in normal circumstances, a good 'ol bag of original ruffles.
J. JANUARY OR JULY? July, I love the summer!!
K. KIDS? Two girls, Maddy and Kate.
L. LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? My husband and children.
M. MARRIAGE DATE? July 19, 2002
N. NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? 1 brother, 5 sisters!!! (poor Ben!!)
O. ORANGES OR APPLES. As a child it was oranges, but now I have to have an apple every day, fuji apples.
P. PHOBIAS OR FEARS? Something happening to my children. Spiders.
Q. QUOTE: The greatest work occurs within the walls of your own home.
R. REASON TO SMILE: Maddy waking up dry the first night she goes without a diaper!!
S. SUPERMAN OR WONDER WOMAN? Wonder Woman, I hope to be just like her one day =D
T. TAG PEOPLE: Jacque
U. UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I grew up in the mountains....bears, mountain lions and all.
V. VEGETABLES? Zuccini, carrots, peas.
W. WORST HABIT? According to Jacob.....that I don't move the chair back after I drive the car, so when he gets in the car he is all scrunched into the dashboard until he moves it back, but it is 'automatic' and takes forever according to him!!
X. X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? Ultrasounds. I have never heard of anyone crying when they see their x-rays, have you??
Y. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Right now my appetite is worse than when I was pg, so ANY food is my favorite!!
Z. ZODIAC SIGN? Virgo

Yummy....???

Super early this morning, Kate was in between eating (eat one side, change diaper, eat other side) and Maddy had already climbed into our bed and was laying all crazy as usual, she is an interesting sleeper, that's another story in itself. Well, Jacob was changing Kate's diaper and still thinking she was starving, turned her head and found something super yummy to suck on.....Madelynn's big toe!!!!

Thought you all might enjoy that!!!!

Merry Christmas.....

This past Christmas Jacob and I thought it would be so fun to get a hummingbird feeder. It was something cheap that Madelynn could open and she would LOVE to see the birds come to feed from it. So we filled it up and put it out and waited, and waited, and waited until the nectar started to MOLD!!! Yes, no birds were feeding from our feeder, it was very sad!! But we kept filling it up hoping that they just needed to discover that it was there.

Finally FIVE months later the hummingbirds came and so did a nest with two little eggs on the side of our house. So much FUN!!

Here is a picture of their little beaks poking out from the nest.

Baby Blessing

This weekend was Katherine's baby blessing, but first let me start off with the weekend. I did something that I should have done weeks prior....I ponned (sp?) off Madelynn to my parents for the weekend. My reasoning being that I had a packed weekend and needed to be able to get things done before the blessing on Sunday, but it ended up being much more than that. I needed a break in the worst way and didn't even realize it. I was finally able to relax, have a good cry and get some sleep, all of the things I don't do with a two year old around.

My parents are SAINTS!!! They were totally exhausted when they brought Madelynn home on Sunday morning.

We were all so excited to see Madelynn when she got home on Sunday morning, but the most touching part of all was that she was excited to see the baby. She found her in her chair in mommies room and gave her the tenderest of kisses, it was very beautiful. Maddy didn't want to leave Kate, even in the car ride to church she had to be touching her. She is such a wonderful, caring little girl and big sister.




Then we went to church and had another wonderful surprise there. Jacob's brother, Jared, and his family came from Utah for the blessing. We had no idea until we saw them at church that morning. I immediately started to cry. Family means so much to me and I love surprises and the two combined is the best thing in the world. They came with their toddler and baby boys, it is not an easy trip and I am so grateful to them for their effort and gift and love for us.

Katherine wore an heirloom dress that is absolutely beautiful. I am going to try to get better pictures of her in it, I'll post one when I do. The blessing was beautiful as was the rest of the day. I love my family so much and can't think of a better way to spend a wonderful day than with the ones I love celebrating a new angel in our family.

Keepin' track....

Katherine:
Birth: 8 lbs 3 oz
4 days: 7 lbs 13 oz
3 weeks: 9 lbs 2 oz
5 1/2 weeks: 11 lbs 12 oz