14 Days of Love 9-11...

Day 9: Family Game Night

We had fun playing Valentines Bingo with conversation hearts. I think the girls ate more candy than they used to play.

 Then we played stack the hearts with the big conversation hearts. 

 We made some big towers!

Day 10: We Love to Make Valentines Day!

We always love to make home made valentines for our many grandparents. We found a cute idea on pinterest and had to do it. Anything with scissors, glue and glitter makes the girls happy!

 They turned out pretty cute!

Day 11: We Love Sophie Day!

Happy 6th Birthday Sophie. We did everything Sophie wanted to do today! We love this girl!

Happy Birthday Sophie!

I can't believe that my little Sophie is 6 today! She is growing up way to fast for me! She is an amazing daughter and big sister. She is a big help and has a huge imagination. She makes me laugh every day. I asked her some questions for her birthday for her scrapbook. Here they are.

What is your name? Sophie

How old are you? 6

What is your mom’s name? Amanda

What does your mom do during the day? On her computer, rest & watch TV. {Why because she has a baby}

What is your dad’s name? Bodi

What does your dad do during the day?  Work

What is your sister’s name? Laynie, Lu, Stinks or Mcgillicuddy 

What do you like to do with your sister? Play anything

What is your brother’s name? William

What are you looking forward to doing with him?  Take care of him

What is your favorite color? The whole rainbow except ugly colors, black , gray and ugly green.

What is your Favorite toy?  My new American Girl Doll

What is your favorite thing to eat? Stroganoff, hotdogs, pizza, oranges, yogurt & candy

What don’t you like to eat? Tacos

What is your favorite drink? Root beer, sprite & orange

What is your favorite Holiday? Christmas, thanksgiving,  my birthday & Halloween

What do you take to bed with you at night? Sally and maybe my new American girl doll and my blankey 

What is your favorite animal? All nice animals.

Who are your friends? Bella, Reagan, Kelsey, Anna & Alayna

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike and play with my friends outside

What is your favorite song?  Can you sing it for me? Justin Bieber Baby

What is your favorite book? Princess Books

What is your favorite place to go? St. George, I want to go to Arizona, Lagoon & Grandma Debs

What is your favorite thing to do? Play anything

What is your favorite TV Show? Jake and the Neverland Pirates

What do you like about:

Daddy: He’s Funny

Mommy: She helps me do my homework

Laynie: She’s Cute

What do you want to be when you grow up? A cake maker

Day of Love 6,7 & 8...

Day 6: We love Cupcakes Day!

My girls love to help me bake. We made red velvet cupcakes for our friends. As you can see Laynie really enjoyed making them!

 We decorated them with cream cheese frosting and lots of sprinkles. Then we took them to some friends to tell them how much we love them!

 Day 7: We love Pancakes!

My girls LOVE pancakes. We usually have them every weekend but sometimes we have them for dinner. We made pink heart shaped pancakes with lots of yummy toppings! 

Day 8: You are as Sweet as Cake!

25 Weeks...

How far along? 25 weeks

Total weight gain? 9lbs! I am finally starting to show...but I still have people just think I am getting chubby. Not liking that very much!

Stretch marks?  Still no stretch marks! 

Sleep: Sleep is getting harder. I am so tired but so uncomfortable at the same time. I get cramps in my feet at night and they hurt!

Best moment this week: The girls wanting to kiss baby William goodnight every night. They love to rub my belly and give him kisses.

Baby Movement: This kid is a gymnast already. Sometimes I think he is doing summer salts in my belly. There are times when he moves that it takes my breath away. 

Food cravings: I am over my taco bell obsession...thank goodness! Now all I want is salty chips and dip. I don't know whats worse!

Gender: Boy

Labor signs: If I over do it I have braxton hicks contractions. I never had them with the girls. They are the pits!

Symptoms:I feel like my ribs are going to crack every night. Baby likes to use them like drums! 

Belly button in or out? In...for now!

Getting ready for baby? I have been busy getting Williams room ready. I figured out what I want to do and have been busy getting every thing together. We moved the girls together in Sophie's room so I could start. I ordered this fabric online for the bumper and bed skirt.

I painted these curtains and I love them! They were so easy and cheap.

 I finished the bumper!

Looking forward to: Finishing William's room! We need to paint and I need to finish the bed skirt.

14 Days of Love 1-5...

One of my favorite traditions is to do the 14 Days of Love for my family. I plan it out about a month before and get so excited! 

Day 1: We love to color...lets make home made crayons!

The girls were so excited for this. It was our first time trying out home made crayons. 

 They didn't leave the oven for the entire 15 minutes the crayons were melting.

 They have been coloring every day since. 

Day 2: Lets Paint our Nails!

We went up to Nana's house and painted our nails. We tried out crackle nails. They looked great!

Day 3: Family Date Night

We went out to the Muppet Movie for our date night. We went with our friends the Wright family. The movie was so cute and funny. Now all we sing around here is Manamana! 

Day 4: We love our Family Day!

We went down to Ephraim to visit with the Anderson Family. Baby Braden was being blessed this weekend. We were thrilled that Heather and Maddie were there as well. We love to play with the cousins! 

Day 5: We Love Football!

We had our annual Super Bowl party complete with our games, prizes and of course tons of food!

 I made these cute football whoopee pies with the girls!

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Week 52...

Another year completed...I think I am going to give it another try! 

20 Weeks...

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain? 3lbs…my doctor is not happy with me!

Maternity clothes? Luckily the style of clothing right now works great for maternity. I did splurge and buy 2 pair of Lilac Maternity pants that I LOVE! I also wear jeggings…almost every day!

Stretch marks? I am so luck to not have any stretch marks yet. I put lots of cream on my belly twice a day, every day.

Sleep: So far so good. I can’t get enough. I knock out every night by 10pm.

Best moment this week: Bodi could feel the baby move for the first time. It was so amazing!

Miss anything: I’m missing having a body that goes forever. I used to be able to run all day without a break but my body is not having any of that! I can go for a few hours then I have to sit for about 20 minutes or I won’t be able to walk!

Baby Movement: All the time. Especially when I am resting or trying to fall asleep at night.

Food cravings: Taco Bell burritos…I know I’m disgusting!  I hadn’t eaten Taco Bell in 8 years until now. I really want to eat it every day!

Anything make you queasy or sick: I was sick at 3 weeks with this pregnancy. Even though I was sick I could eat most things. I really had a hard time with red sauces. It was the worst because I couldn’t eat my favorite things like pizza, spaghetti sauce and salsa. I’m doing great now and eat everything in site!

Gender: Boy

Labor signs: So far no!

Symptoms: I have to pee all the time! At the beginning there was morning, afternoon and evening sickness. I am exhausted by the end of the day. I am in constant pain with my scar tissue and my adhesions on my ovaries. When the baby shifts positions it makes it worse. I would rather be in pain than throwing up!

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off?  It has been off since I was 3 months. By the middle of the day my hands are so swollen that it didn’t fit. I wear my birth stone from my Grandpa Rhodes instead.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! I am so thrilled to be pregnant! I am constantly in pain but I try not to show it.

Looking forward to: Decorating the baby’s room. I know what I want just not exactly how to get there.

Christmas Fun...

We had so much fun this Christmas! We love our families and hate missing either for the holiday so we made sure we could be with both this year. We took a trip down to Ephraim to visit the Anderson's. The girls love going down there to see everyone. While we were there the girls decorated cookies.

My SIL Gussie had a special surprise that night. Her boyfriend proposed! 

We are so excited to have Preston in the family!

On Christmas Eve we had a family party. We played fun games and had yummy food!

Then Grandpa took the kiddos on a ride. They found about the only snow in the county!

Then we drove up to Utah county to have a little party with my family. The kids got to open more presents.

We read the Christmas story and the kids acted out the nativity.

Sophie was Mary and Timmy was Joseph. Here he is leading his wife on the donkey.

The kids wouldn't keep their costumes on or sit still...oh well, its tradition!

Christmas morning was so much fun. The girls were so tired from all the parties that we had to wake them up at 7:30. We had church that morning so we only opened our Santa presents before. Laynie was thrilled with her new bike!

 Sophie was excited about her Lala loopsy doll.

 The girls looked cute in their Christmas dresses.

 Of course we had to get a family shot! It was nice having Christmas on a Sunday. We were able to have sacrament meeting and sing beautiful songs and really reflect on Christ. 

 When we got back from church the Nana, Popi & Tim came over to open presents. The girls loved the puppet theater I made them! I was so happy about that!

 We had our traditional breakfast of cinnamon rolls and breakfast casserole. Then Daddy spent the rest of the morning putting together all the new toys.

We spent the rest of our day in our pj's just playing with our new toys. What a fun Christmas!

Weeks 50 & 51...