Coming March 2019!

Last July we found out we are expecting again! Woohoo! We always knew we wanted pairs of children so we were happy to find out that Dallin would have a sibling not too much younger than himself (20 1/2 months). 

Like all of my other pregnancies, this one has been a breeze. I did experience some nausea and fatigue at the beginning for a few weeks, but that subsided a couple months ago. I was pretty convinced it was a boy, but last Friday we found out that we are having another sweet baby girl. We are so excited and can't wait to meet her! My due date is March 22, 2019.

This photo of her face straight on makes me laugh. It totally looks like the turtle from The Neverending Story! I wonder if her face will end up being that round when she's born. 

Sorry for the wonky angle here. I am now almost 21 weeks and feeling great. I still fit into some pants and my baggy blouse type shirts, but since I only get a few months to wear maternity clothes I started putting them on. The bump became more noticeable about a week ago, and I love showing it off.

Halloween

Halloween was such a fun holiday this year. Maya and Brianna were Renaissance princesses (however, Maya says she was a devil queen), and Dallin was a bear.

We started off the festivities by going to playgroup. I'm pretty sure the last time we went to playgroup was the Halloween celebration last year. Lame mom over here.

My sweet babies at our ward Halloween party. Dinner (chili - whoda thunk?) and trunk or treating. 

A couple of days before Halloween we decorated sugar cookies. We had Emma over to play so she got to make some too. I love carrying on this tradition from my childhood, even if it is messy.

Ryan and I carved pumpkins. Stencils are so awesome!

On Halloween day Maya had a party at school. I wasn't there but a friend of mine sent me some cute pictures.

Brianna got to wear her costume to school, too. 

After school we went straight to Ryan's work for their trick or treat festivities. The girls got more candy around his office and then had fun painting little pumpkins to bring home.

For dinner I made Jack O'Lantern Pepperoni Pizza. 

At 6:30 the kids and I left to go trick or treating. Dallin rode in the stroller with a snuggly blanket and didn't complain the whole time.

*Ding dong!*

We got back home at 7:30 and we perused the candy loads. They got so.much.candy. I guess that happens when we go trick or treating three times! I think we have more than enough to last us until next year. 

Happy Halloween!

October Days Are Over - What a month!!!

October was super duper filled with activities and fun times.

We collected our last harvest of the season. Having a garden was wonderful, and I look forward to doing it again next year.

I, of course, did the girls' hair a few times.

Ryan was working late one evening so I took the kids to an Italian soda shop called Rita's. They all got blue tongues from their drinks!

Well, Dallin's wasn't blue, but his tongue was sure cute.

Fake phone play time. Love moments like this!!

I made homemade cinnamon rolls during conference weekend. They were deee-lish!

The love and cuddles are never ending around here. I hope it lasts!

We went to a pumpkin patch with Camille, Emma, and Holly. It was a wonderfully warm day, and the next day it snowed. The kids had a blast!

Dallin has this thing with being against holding still for a picture. 

This pig was so big and so stinky! 

A patch of pumpkins. 

"Mommy!! *whine* It's so bright!" 

"I know. Just do your best."

Of course there was a hay bale ride. Dallin was loving the tractor.

My friend Julie and I made this fall craft one afternoon. We had to be quick about it because there were 6 kids running around. I love how it turned out!

It snowed! It's the first snow that they got to play in this year.

I went to my grandma's house for five days to learn how to make chocolates. She has made them for 50 years, and I wanted to learn the craft. Someday when she decides to no longer do it she is going to give me her equipment so I can carry on the tradition. It was a really fun, busy five days. I'm so glad I was able to go, and hope to do it again in a couple of years. Shout out to Ryan and Cindy for holding down the fort and taking care of the kids while I was gone!!

First I learned how to do roca.

My grandma, the expert chocolatier.

Meanwhile, back at home Ryan and the girls went to Elitch Gardens one last time for the season.

Then I learned how to prepare, roll, and flavor fondant.

Mints! I was the professional sprinkler.

A new creation! Vanilla cremes dipped in crushed gingersnap cookies.

I tried dipping one day. I am not an expert yet, but I will learn!

On Tuesday of my visit I went down to Springville to visit Ben and Sarah for a few hours. They are just always so cute it makes me sick. =P ;)

We had a nice visit and I look forward to seeing them again in a couple months!

All of the leaves fell off of our big maple. The kids had a blast playing in them for a while. I had the opposite of a blast cleaning up all of the crushed leaves in their hair and stuck in their clothes and shoes. Thank goodness for our roomba that took care of everything on the floor!

We spent some time at the park one late afternoon. 

We took a nice Sunday walk at North Shields Ponds with Cindy. 

And that is all she wrote for October!