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. :)

Catching up on recent events...

So I have been so busy lately that I have forgotten to update the blog! Most of these pictures are from Christmas time or right around that time. Some big events happened around Christmas time! Kevin graduated from college with his Bachelor's degree in Finance!!! We are so proud of him! And another event I will be talking about in my next post...We had a lot of fun for Christmas - Adeline got really into opening presents, talking about Santa, and LOVED the Christmas tree. Then the last few pictures are of Adeline just being cute :)

Sliding into the leaves!

Posing in front of the Christmas tree!

Adeline set out fudge and milk for Santa

Playing with her new Legos and eating her candy from her stocking

Opening her "train track" set - which she absolutely LOVES

Playing toys with daddy!

Playing her new piano and singing along

Static hair in her car!

Adeline in her pretty outfit from Aunt Jill - she loves her "pretty dresses"

Tired Adeline!!

Fall Moments...

So I thought I would also post some cute pictures of Addy and what she has been up to this fall. She had a hard time getting used to wearing a jacket again, but no matter what, she still loves to play outside. Here are some pictures of her being cute!

Celebration park with Daddy and Pops
Playing in the freshly cleaned hot tub
Playing after church
Throwing rocks in the river
And of course talkin on the phone :)

Pumpkin Patch Fun

So amongst other happenings this fall, we took Adeline to the pumpkin patch. She definitely took her time deciding which pumpkin should be hers. She found a few little pumpkins she liked, but she didn't like the stem. So she looked until she found the perfect small pumpkin with no stem. She carried it around all day. We also played in the corn maze, the bounce area, and she loved playing in the corn and burying some older little boy. Here are a few pictures of our girl with her pumpkin.

Gotta love your pumpkin
Mommy, can I eat this?
Happy Addy and her pumpkin!

Cutest Witch on the Block

Halloween this year was so much fun, not just for Addy, but for everyone. Adeline was a candy corn witch for Halloween this year. She loved her hat and her wand at first, but by the time trick or treating came along, she had had enough of both. We went to the trunk or treat at my mom's ward and Addy had a blast. She loved going from trunk to trunk. She got to the point where she would just hold out her hand so they'd give her the candy. She got an entire bucket full of candy which she was pretty excited about. The next night we went trick or treating. Addy would leave one house and yell "lets go get some more!" It was really fun to watch her get into it this year. And I think she looked just adorable in her outfit, so all in all, I'd say it was a success!

She loved her wand!
Strike a pose!
My cute baby girl
Lost the hat :)
Adeline and Mommy!
Just about to go trick-or-treating!