Halloween 2008 meets Halloween 2011

My pumpkin babies!


Adeline Halloween 2008, 5 months old

Matthew Halloween 2011, 6 months old

Halloween and Fall Festivities

Some pictures of us and our fall season so far...

Matthew playing in the jumperAdeline's visit to the pumpkin patch with preschool!Playing with her friend in the corn boxMy BSU baby boyMy sweet BSU little girl!For Halloween, Adeline is Little Red Riding Hood, and Matthew is a Lion :)"Little Red Riding Hood"Cuddly "Lion"Happy Halloween!

My Cute Babies

It seems both of my kids can fall asleep in the bumbo :)

Catching up!

So I haven't posted anything in like 4 months, so here is a quick update. We had such a fun summer! We played at the pool, we went boating, we had a family reunion, and played a lot of softball!

Matthew is 4 1/2 months old now and growing like crazy. He is 20 pounds and a very happy, chill little boy. Adeline started preschool this week! My baby girl is getting so big. She got to pick out her new backpack and her new school shoes and outfits.

Here are a few pictures of my adorable little family :)

June: Matthew's blessing, pool, and family reunion

July: 4th of July, going to Sun Valley, Addy's 1st time in bumper boats, and having fun :)

August/September: Softball, Addy's 1st day of preschool and cute kids!

Happy Birthday Adeline!

My baby girl is now 3 years old today!! I cannot believe how fast time has gone. It seems like just yesterday she was a baby and now she is potty-training and getting ready for preschool!

6 month old Addy....almost 3 year old Addy

She had a Little Mermaid themed party and got a lot of cool stuff. Lots of outdoor toys and her first big girl bike!

I am so blessed to have such a beautiful, sweet, smart little girl. We love you Addy! Happy Birthday!

Easter!

Happy Easter! April has definitely been an eventful one for our family this year :). We colored eggs at our house -the first time Addy got to do it on her own! She had a blast coloring the eggs and putting stickers on them. Then we took Addy to an Easter egg hunt in my mom's subdivision. Addy found tons of eggs - and her favorite part - there was plenty of candy in them! She was on a total sugar high all weekend. She loved seeing the Easter bunny, but when it came time to sit on his lap or get close to him, she said, "No way mom." So when I held her, we got a picture "close" to the Easter bunny. Then we had Easter dinner at my mom's house and had another Easter egg hunt there - and this time, Addy was a pro and found most of the eggs. Matthew got to enjoy the scenery :). He is getting so big! He was 12 pounds at 3 weeks old - growing like crazy! And I've noticed that I am now late all the time now that I have 2 kids - something I am still working on. But we are having fun!

Addy sleeping in the stroller

Coloring eggs!

Matthew smiling in his sleep

Mommy and Addy with the Easter bunny

Happy Addy!

Dominating the Easter egg hunt at grandma's house

Adeline and Matthew!

Happy Easter!

Ready for a lot of pictures?

So I just realized I never did post that I was pregnant and due with a beautiful baby boy in April. I was due April 9th. I was overdue with Addy, so I wasn't expecting to go early or even have the baby on my due date, but I was hopeful. So my due date came and went. And I was HUGE pregnant. HUGE pregnant since like December. The comments like "whoa you're huge" and "you look like you're gonna pop" and "are you having twins" got really, really old. So I'll post a picture of the hugeness that I was. I was very uncomfortable toward the end of the pregnancy - but who isn't toward the end? The baby wasn't descending into my pelvis at my 40 week check up and I was totally discouraged. The doctor kept threatening my with a C-section. He didn't think there was any way I would go into labor on my own and was destined to have a C-section. Bummed out times 10 at this point. But on April 13th, I went into labor on my own! I went to the hospital at one in the morning on the 14th and was already dialated to a 5! My doctor was in shock, and so was I. Then, 8 hours later and 20 minutes of pushing - NO c-section, my son was born. A whopping 10 pounds 2 ounces!!! No wonder I was freakin' huge. He is absolutely beautiful and perfect in every way. Adeline loves being a big sister and just loves Matthew. She wants to kiss him every 5 seconds. She is adjusting well so far for the most part. I am getting used to having 2 kids and Kevin and I are loving it. We are so blessed to have 2 healthy, beautiful children. Here are some pictures of the cuteness of my family. :)