And then there were FOUR

I originally wasn't going to announce to everyone that I'm expecting till after the new year when we found out the gender but Ryan was too excited and hated keeping it quiet. After all we had just told close friends a couple of days earlier. So late Christmas evening I quickly came up with this and posted it on Facebook. 

I had gone from wanting to tell everyone in the beginning to no one else but family who already knew and once again to everyone we knew with in a short time. We had a scare and thought for sure I had lost the baby. For 2 1/2 days till we could get an appointment for an ultrasound I cried thinking for sure the once again I would have to start all over. Although I'm grateful it didn't take me years like it does for so many, it was hard to see that I wasn't getting pregnant so easily like I did with Mary Jean. 

Between many prayers, Mary hugging and kissing me not knowing why I have tears streaming down my face but knowing that her mommy was upset and a sweet husband who held me and gave me a blessing. I felt so blessed to have this amazing family. 

I know our Father in Heaven has a plan for each of us and things don't happen on our own time. I was so very grateful to hear that little heart beat and be reassured by the technician that indeed we have a healthy baby. On a side note they did find a cyst on my ovary which is not worrisome to them and we'll have another look around my 20 week appointment. 

I'm doing well, I'm grateful once again that I've had no morning sickness but oh the smells of certain things on some days make me run for the hills. This time around is completely different then Mary (perhaps this one is a boy?!) In the beginning all I wanted was meet, potatoes, burgers, fries, mac'n'cheese. Where as with MJ all I wanted was salads, fruit and smoothies. But on the flip side I was always eating while pregnant with MJ and this time around my appetite is like a small child that I've actually lost a few pounds. So every pregnancy really is so different!

We'll see if this little one makes it's awesome due date of 7-11 (free slurpees every birthday!) or if they'll be stubborn and arrive fashionably late ;)

Merry Christmas!

After going to Temple square we spent the next hour and half or so blowing up almost 300 balloons!! k seriously, I would be fine to not blow another one ever, my fingers hurt from tying them, my lips hurt from the nasty latex. But oh it was so worth it come Christmas morning when MJ saw them and went absolutely nuts running around in them. I love Christmas having a little one!

 Her Aunt Rachel is so dang creative and for Christmas made her a 'girl' 

Elmo blanket. This little girl looooves Elmo

Merry Christmas Eve! We spent this year with my in laws Christmas Eve and morning. We decided to go see the Temple lights for the first and last time this season. MJ loved riding on the trax and looked so dang cute all bundled up.

                  totally over getting photos taken and ready for bed time..

                 MJ loved the lights and called the Tabernacle a ''biiiiig castle''

SOOO excited to open one present before bed time which of course were pi's, and naturally out of choosing between purple and white she chose purple. Anything close to pink is her favorite haha

I'm back!

Now that the holidays are over it's time to sit back and relax, ok maybe not fully but at least it's not so hectic for the time being.
For a little update here are some photos of what has been going on since mid October. Not included my birthday which was AWESOME! Ryan surprised me with a Blendtec and I started working at a new salon and so grateful I made the jump to do it. These girls are amazing, the store is busy and the clients are incredible as well. I also didn't get photos of Thanksgiving which we spent with my family this year and definitely ate waaaay too much.

We went and spent an afternoon at Wheeler Farm and of course MJ loved it! She was not afraid to get up close to these huge geese!

       She picked out her own little pumpkin to paint

         as well as helped out take out the seeds in ours. I thought she might hate the feeling of it but she thought it was pretty funny

       Our little owl for Halloween!

      at our ward party with her grandma and aunt

 with her girl cousins on Halloween

       She loved walking up and down the street getting candy and as you can tell didn't like that we stopped to take a photo

part 2

Quite the back yard my sis has! so beautiful and love how open it is!

                  Spent the day in Boston! Love visiting big cities but could never live there.

               These two...just HAD to have their shoes and socks off, no matter how many times
            I put them back on she'd yank them right off little stinker.

                              MJ just dieing to get out and walk around

               Took a moment to see the Boston Temple before our horrible ride back home. ALL
                little kids/babes were screaming bawling their eyes out, Zooey threw up and Mary
                   just wouldn't give up and wanted out, I wanted to cry with her.

Cute antique mall we visited

                cheese tasting oh my! I may have gone around twice, it was THAT good

                           MJ loved feeding the horses, goats, and seeing all of the animals before we
                            did some cheese and maple syrup taste testing.

                               Zooey and MJ became such cute little friends on this trip

                         LOVE this adorable library, this cute place make me kind of want to live there..

 

                                                   Not even two and knows how to work a smart phone..
                                    Poor girl got a bit sick on our plane trip home and was such a champ

Back east trip photo bomb part 1

We planned a girls trip only to visit my sister in Vermont as it is their last year living there. So with my two older sisters, mom, aunt, and MJ (who made the cut off flying free by a month.) I was sooo impressed with how well Mary did on the flights!

                      We went to a darling town named Grafton, pretty much the adorable
                         quiet place any low key retired couple would love to hang out at.
                                                 Aren't these kiddos adorable

                 delicious cheese and jam tasting, MJ found some VT maple syrup
                                   in cute maple leaf glass jars

                           The colors are unreal and absolutely beautiful there.

                           cute little Graffton public library.

                                        These two cute girls became such good friends,
                                   it was so fun to watch them interact with each other.

                                      At the farmers market where we at delicious crepes, I bought
                        only a couple of jars of canned goods, wish I could have bought more!

                            Spent an afternoon at the infamous King Arthur. Wish we had one here
                        one day when I have a home of our own, I'm totally buying some sweet pans, and
                            more delicious frosting, bread mixes and pretty much anything you could ever want
                                  or need to use in the kitchen.

                               Smart store for having a kid area to color