4 year olds and a camera....

Jayda and her cousin, Jillian, had a blast taking pictures on Christmas Eve. We were getting ready to go somewhere and so we just let them snap away. What a crack up some of these pictures are!!

Christmas

Christmas was different this year, amazing, but very different. Every year past has been very low key, just Bryan and I in our own home just enjoying our kids and a little bit of food. This year was our first year spending it in Wyoming since before Jayda was born, it was so fun to have it in the home I spent so many in! And I have to say that my family really stepped up and helped make it amazing for my kids. I put so much pressure on myself with Bryan being gone, I think that subconsiously I was making sure I was doing enough for both him and I. I am pretty sure that without my family I would have been miserable...especially my little sissy who helped keep me really busy and happy :) I know I say this a lot but I am so lucky, my family is amazing and I am so happy to be a part of them. My poor mom got the stomach flu on christmas (from us, I am still feeling guilty. But it's not like I licked her eyeball or anything...) and she still woke up and spent time with us even though I KNOW she felt like dying! All 3 of us love you guys more than you will ever know, thank you for making this christmas memorable because of love and not because Bryan was gone :)

Jayda and Grandpa leaving Santa cookies...I think Jayda might have eaten a few :)

Jayda and Sage Christmas morning!

Dallyn was really into the fact that he got a sucker for breakfast, lol

Playing with cars!

Mommy is so happy

Because while we were in Wyoming.....DALLYN LEARNED TO USE A SPOON AND A PLATE/BOWL. He still has a hard time resisting the urge to throw it but it looks like we are almost in the clear! It's crazy how different my children are! Jayda was eating cereal and milk out of a bowl every morning by his age and he has just finally realized that they aren't to put on top of your head or drop on the dog. Whew.

Baby Shower!

My awesome little sister and mommy planned a baby shower while I was home for baby #3....it was so much fun. We ended up having 8 little kids in my mom's house plus all the grownups, which isn't the biggest living room ever! It was a blast though and so fun to see all the people I don't normally get to see altogether! Baby Skylar (which is the decided name for #3) is definitely set. We got all kinds of little pink things. I'm pretty sure my favorite was an animal paci.....I'm hoping she is NOT like her brother but more like Jayda and really digs a paci!! If only for her mommy's sanity :)

Me and my babies!

The bib says "I'm here to annoy my brother!" LOL!

The kids loving the cake!

When it gets cold

Mommies have to have back up!! Our first day in Wyoming turned out to be the coldest of the 4 weeks we were there. We woke up to -34 degrees!!! Ouch!! So we did a lot of....

Reading

Watching the horses out of the window (my parents have a wood stove, it was nice and toasty INSIDE)

Processing the meat from the Elk my dad shot this year

And Horsey rides!

We are back!

After spending an amazing month in Wyoming with my family, we are finally back in San Diego! The kids did great on the 21 hour trip, hardly any crying and were so patient about waiting to stop. I'm one lucky momma! Boy does it ever feel good to walk around in a t-shirt again! I'm missing my family and hometown like crazy but definitely not the -30 degree weather! We did a lot of fun things, so be ready for my catch up posts! I am so thankful to have such an amazing family, it kills me to come back every single time. There is really something to be said about people who LIKE to change your child, bath and feed them, haha.

Half way....

20 weeks with baby #3

20 weeks with Dallyn

How did this happen, how am I half way through my pregnancy? And how in the world have I only gained 2 lbs considering I eat ALL the time. Oh well, I guess I can't complain there! But seriously, I am NOT even close to being ready for this baby, let alone the month of April. It will be an April to remember that's for sure!

And yes, I feel like an ass because I can't find a belly picture at 20 weeks with Jayda. In fact I have NONE on my computer. I know I have some in her scrapbook so I will have to take a photo of a photo for comparison.