Chocolate Milk Bubbles

This morning I let the kids break the rules and blow bubbles in their chocolate milk.

Shh! Don't tell Quinn.

 

Heart Walk 2012

A few weeks ago we participated in the Heart Associations 5K Heart Walk. Quinn had his own team and they raise quite a bit of money. Quinn's work as a whole raise a lot of money for the cause, they also had a booth this year to educate the public on the work that they do for heart patients. Overall we had a great time, got lots of free stuff and food. The kids enjoyed the bouncy houses and slides.

Ready to start walking.

 

James is coming down the left slide in the red shrit.

 



 

Part of Team Quinners Winners!

It's a GIRL!!

After a very long 5 week wait we now know that this little bundle of joy is a girl and we are so happy. Emma is very excited to be getting a little sister. She looks perfect and healthy so we are very relieved. Now we can start getting things ready. James got moved to his new Lightning McQueen race car toddle bed and is loving it. He made the transition way better than Emma did. I have been very fortunate that both my kids have loved their crib and never tried to climb out. So the preparation has begun to go from a family of 4 to a family of 5. Here are a few 3D pictures and the money shot.

Hope this doesn't mean we have another thumb sucker.

 



 

It's a Girl!

Brigham City Temple Open House

Emma and I were able to attend the Bountiful Temple open house with Grandma Van Bibber. I'm so glad that I did not take James he would not have lasted, Emma barely did. It was a fun girls outing though. Emma was very impressed with all the sparkley lights in the temple, other than that I'm not sure she really cared.

She was very excited to go on her first bus ride as we took the shuttle from the parking area.

 

The temple was very beautiful inside and out. I looks huge from the outside but it is really one of the small temples.

 

 

Then we hit Wingers for some yummy lunch.

Bear Lake

After waiting all summer for our family trip to Bear Lake with my parents, grandparents, and siblings James and I ended up being sick the whole time. Did I also mention that it was my birthday week. Despite being sick and very tired we did still have a lot of fun. Here a a few pictures I got.

On the way up we stopped a park in Logan for Quinn to find one of his letter boxes under a train track.

 

Just hanging out!

 

This guy also hung out with us all weekend at the property.

 

Me: trying to get a few more minutes of sleep after sharing my bed with James and therefore not getting much sleep during the night. After two nights of no sleep and croup starting to set in we packed up and went home a day early. Very sad.

 

 

Shakes!!

 

 

Well Emma is not a very fast rider yet and since the KOA only has one bike trailer for rent we let Owen take that for himself and we rented this very heavy bike that did not get us very far in the hour that we had it but we did still have fun.

 

Fun at Lagoon

Saturday was Quinn's work Lagoon day. We had a blast and ended up staying longer than we thought we would. The kids had a great day, even James enjoyed it this year.

 

 

I even got to ride a few of the kiddie/family rides after clearing it with my doctor. Quinn grabbed his friend whose wife is also pregnant and got to ride two of the big roller coasters while we sat and watched the kids play in the dirt. Not fair!

James did enjoy all the rides he went on but some of them started like this but once it got going he had fun.

James was just tall enough for this ride so we all got to go and we all got completely soaked!

James and I rode the train while Emma and Dad went on some for the bigger kid rides.

This was by far James favorite ride. It has a gun that makes noise and he is giving me his best I'll shoot you face!

Baby Update

Well, we have an it!  This baby did not cooperate for my 16 week ultrasound. It was all curled up and not showing anything. Bumbed that I have to wait a whole month more. Oh well, just puts off the baby naming fight/struggle a little longer.