Livie Kate

Welcome Livie Kate,

August 28, 2013

8:48 am

8 lbs. 4 oz. 20.5 in. long

Healthy and beautiful

 

 

We are all so in love with her, (except for the little man, but he's warming up to her) and

have enjoyed her sweet little spirit so much the last couple of weeks. Sadie refers to her as "sweet little charmer" which is pretty adorable. She's getting plenty of love and snuggles that's for sure.



Sentimental

I was going through the pictures on our computer today and I started tearing

up big time looking through them and seeing how the kids have changed and grown

up so much.

 I found this one of my sweet Grandma that passed away a little of a year ago.

I think about her so much and am so grateful for her example.

 

Sweet Mckay just born

 

Little Sadie

 

Little Hallie after her tonsillectomy. The doctor took her tonsils and her

two front teeth!

 

Mckay's cute curly hair just after his bath.

 

Hallie and Mckay at the beach in San Diego

Oh man just look at that sweet, happy baby face. Those were the days, when

he wasn't a stubborn, opinionated, feisty 2 year old that we love so. He's still got that

sweetness about him, just need to figure out how to bring it out more often. :)

He's definitely teaching me a lot that's for sure. Even though being a mom is the

hardest thing that I've ever done, I wouldn't trade it and I'm so glad that I get to spend my days

with these little souls and watch and learn from them. Tantrums and all.

 

 

 



37 weeks

from the front

and from the side

 

Oh baby! It's almost time to have a baby! It took a lot for me to take and post these pictures, but

I think one day I will be glad I did. I'm almost 37 weeks and feeling large!

 Almost there, almost there...

While I am so ready to be done being pregnant I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous

about baby #4. I'm so grateful and excited to meet our sweet little girl,

but also nervous how it's all going to go down, especially for our little Mckayster.

Fingers crossed that he will love her and not be hater. :)

The girls are super excited and will be great helpers.

I think we are pretty much ready, the girls are bunked up in their room, and we

set the crib up in there with them.

I've washed and hung up all the baby girl clothes, bought some diapers, made a quilt.

We just need to figure out what to name this little girl.





Summer

Grandpa and Mckay

a view from my Mom and Dad's property

 

 

strawberries from our garden

 

It's so crazy to me that summer has come and is about gone. The kids go back to school on Thursday. It's always a mixed bag of emotions for me when they go back. It took me awhile to

get used to having them home and now I will be a bit sad to see them go back.

I have enjoyed them being around. We've had good days and bad, but I like knowing where they

are and that they are safe and sound home with me.

I hope that they have had a fun summer and that we have made a few memories

that they will remember. I feel like it's been kind of a hard summer in a lot of ways, being so

pregnant and tired. Mckay's also given us a run for our money this summer, his erratic sleeping patterns and night fits  have made it hard to really go anywhere. He is coming around however and I'm thankful and proud of him for the progress he has made. Let's just hope it sticks when baby arrives (fingers crossed).

I've tried to focus more on the simple pleasures of summer this year, and have found plenty of them;

BBQs,  lots of popsicles, playing at the park, swimming lessons, homemade ice cream,

night games with friends, star gazing, four wheeler rides in the mountains, night walks after it has finally cooled down, summer showers, and garden goodness.

A few more days to soak it all up and then it's back to school.

More Park City



Last week we went to Park City for a little getaway. It's always great to get away for a bit and have a change of scenery. And the scenery there was beautiful. Jake's mission comp. and good friend and his family came from Idaho and stayed a couple of nights with us in the condo. They have four darling girls. Our girls had a great time with them and Mckay handled all the ladies quite well. We went to the zoo one day, rode the alpine slide, swam at the condo, Jake did some mountain biking. All in all it was a great time, if only Mckay would have slept like a champ. 3:00 am drives up and down the freeway trying to get him to sleep. Good times.

Hanging out in the condo

 Headed to the zoo.

 

 

 

 Hallie, Kate, and Ellie

 

Mckay loved the monkeys.

The kids, Ellie, Bryn, Kate, Sadie, Hallie, Maggie, and Mckay

Kindergarten



Sadie with Mrs. Topham

Sadie has loved every minute of kindergarten this year. Her teacher was so wonderful. She has learned so much. The kindergarteners put on an end of year program for their families. Sadie played the part of a pigeon that wanted to drive the bus. She did such a good job with her part and sang her little heart out. She was so sad on the last day of school. She came home in tears. 

Nine

Crazy that this girl is 9. Almost a decade old. For her birthday we decided on
a Luau. It was a lot of fun. So thankful for our Hallie girl and the sweet, smart, kind and beautiful girl that she is.

Aloha!

Playing pass the grapefruit

 

Grandma Lana showing the girls how to do the Huku-lau.

 

 

 

 

 

Cake time