life is good

Today I officially finished nursing school! I passed my final exit exam and am so relieved to finally be done! Now I just wait for my authorization to take my state boards and I am officially a nurse, yahoo! I can finally start doing things that I have been putting off the last couple of months... like blogging again :) I will also have to start working again, but fortunately I am lucky to get to stay at the pediatricians office and work as a nurse. Chad is busy studying for his dental admissions test and finishing his organic chemistry class. He will be done working next week which will allow him more time to study and be home with Kate. Things are starting to fall into place finally. My pregnancy is going very well, I feel guilty that it has been so easy this time around, and we have less than three months to go. So there is our quick family update, I will hopefully get some pictures posted from the last few months too. :)

somethings missing...

I cannot think of another time in my life where things were so out of control! I have officially decided that I have lost my mind (probably due to baby brain, lack of sleep, having a two year old, last semester of nursing school- take your pick). So please excuse my lack of blogging for the next few weeks while I try to get my life in order :) And pray that I dont go absolutely insane!

Its a....

We are excited to announce that we will be adding one more girl to our little family! Chad is officially and completely outnumbered but he loves it :) She is expected to arrive around April 16th and so far everything is going well!

swine flu and glenwood springs

About two weeks ago Chad came down with swine flu, he was so miserable. Luckily Kate already had the vaccine and I was able to start on Tamiflu the same time he did so we sucessfully avoided it!

Once he was better we celebrated by going on a little road trip with my family to Glenwood Springs Colorado. Kate did great in the car despite the six hour drive.

We found a fun little mexican restaurant to eat at once we finally arrived.

Early the next morning we hit the pool. These pools are amazing! One is 104 degrees and the other is 90 degrees. I unfortunately had to spend my time in the cooler pool but it was still so relaxing, and Kate had a blast.

Later in the afternoon we rode the tram to the top of the mountain to Glenwood adventure park. It was fun to see the view of the entire valley, and it was gorgeous to see all of the leaves changing on the trees.

At the top of the mountain we rode the alpine coaster (it is similar to the coaster in park city) Kate held on for dear life and wanted to go faster the whole time it was hilarious.

Camille somehow mooched a second ride and once we were all back to the top she was no where in sight. She can be pretty sneaky sometimes.

Kate found a "scary" statue of an old cowboy and did not want anything to do with him. Chad thought it was fun to torture her by taking her over to see him. What a boy!

This was at the top of the mountain overlooking the canyon- it was beautiful. (p.s. notice my dark hair- I love it! and its so much easier to manage)

According to Chad this is the "swing of death!" It was hilarious- Chad is not a huge fan of heights but he wanted to try it out and he was screaming the whole time, it was so funny to watch. After he got off this little boy said to him "who was screaming like a little girl?" and Chad immediately pointed to my six year old sister. It has become a fun little joke for our family now. The trip was short but was a much needed break!

about me

1. Where is your cell phone? - in my cute new purse :)
2. Your hair? - its dark now- surprise!
3. Your mother? - my mother is missing, so I get to babysit
4. Your father?- also missing
5. Your favorite food?- outback steakhouse, yum
6. Your dream last night?- i did have one but now I cant remember
7. Your favorite drink?- water!
8. Your dream/goal?- finish school (2.5months left-yahoo!)
9. What room are you in? living room
10. Your hobby? - kate
11. Your fear? - losing my family
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? - with chad while he finishes school
13. Where were you last night? - home
14. Something that you aren't? - rich
15. Muffins? - my moms banana blueberry
16. Wish list item? - newer not broken car
17. Where did you grow up? - provo... still here
18. Last thing you did? - visited my little sis
19. What are you wearing? - maternity pants :(
20. Your TV? - off - awww no dora
21. Your pets? - my pets only last 1 month- chad says no more pets
22. Friends? - not too far
23. Your life? - CRAZY
24. Your mood? - calm-despite screaming children, not sure why
25. Missing someone? - chad... working again
26. Vehicle? - outdated registration- no time, no money. what do you do
27. Something you’re not wearing? - socks, my feet are freezing
28. Your favorite store? - too many to choose just one
29. Your favorite color? - pink!
30. When was the last time you laughed? - probably earlier
31. Last time you cried? - I always cry - too many hormones
32. Your best friend? - hubby... and kate when she behaves
33. One place that I go to over and over? - hawaii- as many times as I can afford
34. One person who emails me regularly? - my dad
35. Favorite place to eat? -once again outback

Your turn! If you read this copy and post on your blog to tell me about you!

birthday girl!

My little baby Kate turned two last week, it is amazing how time has flown by. It seems like yesterday I was bringing her home from the hospital! We celebrated the day by taking her and her aunt Anna to McDonalds playplace (so healthy, I know). That night we went to Chuck-e-Cheese with all of the aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.

The kids had a blast and it was fun to watch!

Kate was so excited to go see "the mouse" she talked about it for weeks! Once we finally got there she decided "the mouse" was a little scary and she was not too excited to see him, it was hilarious!

After the Chuck-e-Cheese experience we met at my grandparents house for cake and ice cream. Kate got so many cute presents, she still doesn't know what to do with them all! It was so fun to see all of the family and to have them so close to celebrate with us!

After a long and very fun day Kate was pooped! We got to spend the night with my family up at the cabin to finish out the day and enjoy conference weekend. We had lots of fun :)

oh baby!

So Chad and I have a little news... baby #2 is on the way!!! We are so excited and cant wait to add another bundle of joy to our little family. The timing couldn't be more perfect too, I graduate in January and baby will be here sometime in mid-April (the exact date keeps changing). Kate has not quite caught on to the concept, but she will have to sooner or later. She is in a huge baby phase and loves to help with any baby she comes in contact with, it will be fun :) We will keep you posted!