Disneyland and SeaWorld...

It has been awhile since I have blogged so I guess I should catch up...
We decided to take a quick family vacation to California. On Thursday May 19th when Aaron got off work he came home and picked all of us up and we drove to St.George. We spent the night in St. George and the next morning we drove to Anaheim California. We decided to stay at the Quality Suites hotel because it had a full kitchen so we could prepare some of our own meals if we wanted to. It was just like an apartment. It had 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms all in the same unit---it was really nice.

The very first day we went to Disneyland we got to see Mickey Mouse and Pluto. Olivia LOVES Mickey and the gang---however, she was scared to take pictures with them up close.

The 2nd day we went to SeaWorld:

The Dolphin Show:

 The Polar Bear Exhibit:

The Shamu Show:

The Seamore and Clyde show:

Emma with Aaron:

 Olivia with Aaron:

The Girls love popcorn:

The 3rd day we went back to Disneyland we were able to see Cinderella and Minnie Mouse:

Emma (little Tinker Bell pirate)

Walking down Disneyland Main Street with my 2 girls:

Emma dancing on Main Street in Disneyland in her cute Tinker Bell costume:

Lil' Olivia in her cute Cinderella costume:

Emma on the far left---riding a roller coaster with Aaron.  I obviously took the picture too soon...oops!

A pretty picture that Aaron took of the castle:

On our 4th day we were going to take the girls to the beach---but it was really cold at the beach so instead we decided to drive back to St.George and stay the night there since it was so warm there. When we arrived in St. George it was quite late. We took the girls to dinner at the Pizza Factory. After we ate we went back to the hotel and Aaron and I took the girls to the pool for about a 1/2 hour and then went back to our hotel room and went to bed. 

Then on Wednesday the 25th we drove home. It was a great vacation. The girls were exhausted when we got back to Utah so I think we spent the perfect amount of time in California. Not too long and not too short of a vacation---just perfect! 

Happy Birthday Emma!

Today is a very special day for me. Four years ago today I took on the most important job I will ever have---the job of Mom. It came along with all sorts of new-mom jitters, but it has been the greatest gift I have ever received. The love I feel from my daughters is so incredible, and I am so thankful for them. It is hard to believe that 4 years ago today I began this adventure in Motherhood---and now I am a Mom to 2 (soon to be 3) girls.

My first pictures as a Mom in 2007:

Welcome to the world Emma:

1 Month:

3 Months:

6 Months:

1 Year:

2 Years:

3 Years:

4 Years (today):

To us Emma you were so tiny...8 lbs. 4. oz and 21 inches. You were such a good baby, and even now you give so much love to people.

Things I love about you:
---your excitement over the littlest things.
---your ability to dance and sing OR be silly and goofy without being self conscious over who may be watching.
---your laugh and smile.
---how you have this desire to learn about anything and everything. You are so smart!
---you are a wonderful sister to Olivia. You make her (and everyone around) so happy.
---you are so caring, kind, and helpful. Always wanting to lend a hand to help me with whatever I may be doing.

4 years ago today I became a Mom
4 years ago today I fell in love, instantly
4 years ago today my life changed forever and for the better
4 years ago today Emma was born and it has been a joy & pleasure to get to know her, love her, and teach her.
Happy Birthday Sweet Emma! Your family loves you so much and we are so thankful you are in our family.

Baby girl #3!

Each pregnancy Aaron and I always come up with our top 3 names and choose from there. The name Abigail has always been in our top 3 but we always end up picking something else. This time we are going to name her Abigail. It is obviously one of our favorite names since it is always in our top 3.  It has been the only name that keeps staying in our top 3.

We are still trying to decide on a way to spell her name, however I think we will spell it Abigail. We tend to go with the more traditional spellings when we name our kids so I don't think we will deter from that. As far as a middle name there are two names we are currently deciding on. However, we will most likely wait to decide on her middle name until we see her. It feels great to know that we have decided on a first name and that is has always been one of our favorites.  

I am so anxious and excited to meet her! 

Baby girl names...

I don't have this particular book but I do have a baby name book. However, even a book can't help me---I am so indecisive. So now that we know baby #3 is a girl we have been trying to decide on her name. With Emma we knew what her name would be the second we found out she was a girl. With Olivia we thought her name would be something else until around 7 months. Then when I was around 7 months pregnant we decided we wanted to change her name and we decided on changing her name to Olivia. I am so happy we named her Olivia. She looks like an Olivia and not the other name at all.

With this baby we are having the hardest time deciding on a name that Aaron and I both agree on. Emma wants to name her "Meatball Booger"---she thinks she is quite the comedian. Olivia wants to name the new baby "Minnie Mouse"---her favorite Disney character.  I really don't want to go all the way to delivery day not having a name chosen for her. That would be a lot of pressure to decide on a name before leaving the hospital. I don't want to name a baby under pressure for fear I would later not like the name at all.

I also like to start calling baby by name and bonding with her before delivery. Why are girl names so much harder to decide on?

It's a.....

Yes, we are having Baby Girl #3! Baby appears healthy and is growing right on schedule with a due date of August 16th. Aaron and I are ecstatic! Aaron loves that he is having another Daddy's Girl. Emma and Olivia have him wrapped around their finger and this little girl will too. Girls are so much fun! Emma and Olivia are so happy that they are going to have another sister to play with. Although if it was a boy I am sure we all would have been happy too.

Wow! We are going to have 3 girls that are 4 years and under. Some people may say we are crazy but we love how close Emma and Olivia are in age and I know Baby Girl #3 will fit right in. I am hoping since they will all be so close in age then they will be really close growing up.

Happy Anniversary!

Today's our 9 year Anniversary..... Here are a few random pictures of us on our wedding day:

The beginning seemed to inch by and now we're no longer newlyweds. Aaron and I have grown so much---independently and within our marriage. I know I say this ALL the time but I seriously love Aaron so much! He is so much more wonderful then I ever could have imagined. He has taught me so much about life and happiness. Things just keep getting better and better each moment I am with him and the truth is I don't think I really deserve him. He is the best Husband---and the best Father to our kids. The girls and I love him so much! The future is only going to get better and I smile with excitement!