Another Excuse for Cake

We finally had Abby blessed on Sunday. We figured that she should be blessed before she crawled up to the pulpit and bore her own testimony! Anyhow, since Belle's birthday is on the 22nd, I just celebrated both occasions the same day since all the fam would be around. Abby barely fit into the slip my grandma made to go under the dress for her sisters; I suppose it wasn't made for a 4-month old. Belle loves Nemo and I was so proud of myself when I made her cake. It was a bonus when Belle knew who it was. We had a great time and it's always nice to have an excuse to have family around.

Good,"Clean" Fun

We decided to go camping since we don't live too far from some camp areas. We had a great time. As you can see, Belle had fallen in the dirt about 50 times while we were there. It was comical to watch her because she kept getting more and more black with dirt. Abby loved the trip too. The next morning she didn't get up until after 9 and she usually wakes around 7. I checked in on her several times to make sure she was alright. I'm so glad the girls enjoy camping because that is something that I grew up doing when I was growing up.

Kayak Adventure

I have been promising to buy Steve a kayak for 2 years now and finally got one for him last week. It was such a great deal, we couldn't pass it up. We decided to take the girls to the reservior past Mount Timpanogos cave. Whitney loved it (I knew she would) and would beg Steve to let her out and swim. I was really shocked when Belle enjoyed it because she is so different than Whitney and gets nervous to try new things. It was a great afternoon, but came to an abrupt end when Abby decided that she had enough of the heat.

Little Sales Diva

My Grandma had a yard sale last weekend, so I decided to go and sell a few things of my own. Whitney and I decided to bake a few batches of cookies and sell them for a quarter a piece. Well, little did I know that she would take this seriously. She sat at her table for two days and if she did leave for any reason, she found someone to take over and gave specific instructions. When the cookie sales were dipping, she decorated some with morning glory (which I caught and strongly discouraged), held up her cookie sign, and carried a cookie around on a napkin to show the future customers. I thought it was hilarious! Nonetheless, she ended up with over $28.00 of, I think, hard-earned cash.

Potty Mania

Well, I'm in the middle of potty-training Belle. As you can see, she knows exactly where the underwear goes! It's moving along very slowly and I cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel as of yet. "Why are you training her now?" you may ask. I was not planning on doing this for at least another year, but she is insistant of throwing any items in her diaper on the floor. I couldn't duct tape her diaper on like I did Whitney because she doesn't take her diaper off...she digs under and drives her mother insane. I am keeping remarkably calm; I am very impressed with me!

At Home with Abby

Abigail is doing awesome! She is almost 11 pounds already. She loves to talk and watch her sisters and tv. She is already sleeping through the night which is wonderful for me. We are so blessed to have her home for good and only have check ups once in a while with the cardiologist. Whitney is such a big helper by getting diapers and keeping Abby company while I need to get things done around the house. Belle mimics me with her own baby, but knows Abby's name and repeatedly reminds her of where her eyes are located along with her ears, hair, cheeks, mouth, teeth (?), hands, and belly.

Life in Draper

We moved to Draper March 8, 2008. Yep! Just 3 days after Abby was born. The Ward has been great and Whitney is loving all the little friends around. This is also the first time we ever had a backyard that the kids could play in without intense supervision. Whitney is starting Kindergarten in the Fall and is driving me crazy with counting down the days. I am going to make a countdown "something" to help her understand.