Gracie is here!

We are excited to announce the arrival of our sweet baby girl, Gracie Lynn. She arrived in the world on 3:13 p.m. Monday, April 6th. Everything went great with the delivery, I got the epidural right in the knick of time at 2:30, thank goodness! Weighing in at 6 lbs. 1 oz. and measuring 18 inches long, she's a little one. And she has tons of dark, straight hair, more than even Sadie had, which is so fun. We feel blessed to have this new little one in our family!

Sadie's birthday party

Sadie turned 5 on Sunday, so we celebrated with a little party on Saturday with her friends. She wanted an Easter party, which made it super easy to come up with crafts and ideas. Here's a few pictures of the wild party. I still can't believe she's 5 years old!!!

A Vegas Wedding

We took the whole fam to Vegas this last weekend for my best friend Jenn's wedding. Nate's sisters, Chantell & Chelsie, came along for the trip, which was so fun plus they helped with the kids a ton. The kids had tons of fun in between wedding stuff going to cool parks and the M&M store. It was so nice getting away from the cold for a couple of days, 70 degrees is perfect for me! Jenn's wedding was fabulous. After the sealing at the temple (beautiful of course), she had the ring ceremony/ reception at the church, but HOLY COW I have never seen a gym be transformed like this. The kids and I got to walk down the aisle together, which was fun.

And yes, you can see from the pictures I am definitely looking pregnant! With 3 weeks to go, the final countdown begins :)

Almost warm enough

Last week I got brave enough to take the kids to the zoo. Our membership expires soon and I don't know how much longer I can push a double stroller with 2 kids in it up that hill (because THEY are too tired to walk it). The weather was actually decent, but not quite warm enough to eat outside. We ate lunch on a bench in the leopard area, where there was heat and no wind. Anyway, it was fun... but I don't think I will do it again until the weather is a little better, or I'm a lot less pregnant, whichever comes first.

Carson's 3rd Birthday

I can't believe Carson is 3. It seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. He has been such a fun little boy. One thing is for sure, he is not lacking in the personality department. He loves being the center of attention and making us laugh. We love Carson so much and have had such a fun couple of days celebrating his 3rd birthday with him.

Back in time, here's Carson as a newborn:

First Birthday.

2nd birthday.

And yesterday, for his 3rd birthday. I put Carson in this new shirt for the party and Nate had to put on his shirt that matches. They were so cute as twins. I guess, unconsiously, I dress Carson like Nate.

Tiff and Blake gave us some of Blake's "Qubes" to keep at our house. Blake is starting a company making them. They are some really cool foam/ fleece cubes that are SO fun to play with. The kids have loved playing with them. Thanks guys!

I got Carson this outfit for his birthday. He LOVED it so much he immediately changed right in front of everyone. He calls it his "basketball outfit" because of the shorts. I love that he gets so excited about little things like that.

Obsessed

I don't know if it's the winter, the pregnancy, or what, but lately I have been completely obsessed with crafts. Here are a few I've done recently:

I made these hearts with my friend Brittany last month for the girls' room. It's kind of hard to see, but the pink heart has crystals glued to it, which adds a little sparkle, so fun!

Brittany also helped me make some flowers and bows (she's amazing!). Then I learned how to make the headbands and the curly bows. The curly bows are so fun. Girls are so fun!

I made these blankets for the baby. The pink & green minky one is super soft and for the crib, the brown & pink one is just for fun.

I found this idea from Gardner Village and copied it for a valance in the girls' room. Lots of ribbon & then I added the flowers (actually hair clips from Brittany).

I made these square plaques to hang above the girls' beds with their initials on them. I left the baby's blank because we're not positive on the name yet.

Can I just say that it has been SO much fun getting ready for another girl?

Other obsessions lately: shopping for kids clothes & finding GREAT deals! (LOVE the gap outlet), baking cookies, and Bajios veggie burrito: YUM. Actually eating out in general is pretty much on my mind nonstop.

A happy Valentines Day

We had a great Valentines Day spent at the Salt Lake temple with Nate's family. Austin Ruslan was sealed to Nate's parents, what a special thing to witness! Here is a picture of all of us after the sealing in front of the temple.