Easter 2012

We started off our Sunday with baskets from the Easter bunny. The kids scored a lot of goodies but I didn't get very good pictures. After breakfast we went to church, it was such a lovely service with such a beautiful musical number. After church we headed to my in laws for a bbq lunch and Easter egg hunt. It was such a beautiful day I could have sat outside all day. For dinner we went to my moms house. Richard grilled some hot dogs and hamburgers and later we had another egg hunt! It was a wonderful weekend spent with family to celebrate the life and Resurrection of our Savior.

Fiday and Satuday adventues

After Richard got out of work on Friday we headed into Midland for the long weekend. When we pulled into town we grabbed dinner then headed to my sisters house. My sister hosted a little slumber party at her house with my nephew and my kiddos. We left our kids and went out to the movies for a mini date! Saturday we did a little shopping, tried to get Allison flower girl dress fitted, and had lunch with two of my sisters and mom! For dinner we went out with my entire in law family, to celebrate before hand my nieces fiance commitment into the Catholic religion. After dinner we went to the Saint Ann's Easter vigil. Unfortunately we only made it an hour into the service. Although I really enjoyed the mass, the flower arrangements, and the musical interludes. I didnt get many pictures because my camera died.

Ward easter egg hunt

We meet with some friends from church at the park for an egg hunt and sack lunch before we left for Midland. The weather was nice at first but got hotter as the day progressed. The kids had a blast hunting for eggs and playing at the park with the friends.

Pregnancy thoughts

I use this blog as a means to update and to journal our life. Lately I felt the need to post about my pregnancy. This pregnancy is very similar to Allison's. I loved the exact same foods; Rosa's, milkshakes, and frosted flakes! Beckett is very similar sleep patterns and movement patterns as Allison. I would have totally thought this baby was a girl if he wasn't so low. The first few months of pregnancy is miserable for me because how sick I am. The last several weeks of pregnancy is miserable because of how big you are. They call the second trimester the honeymoon period because your not sick or huge. There was a period from about 16 weeks tell about 24 weeks where I was pretty comfortable and happy. I will be 27 weeks on Saturday and I am uncomfortable. I think I am mainly uncomfortable because my back hurts so bad and I suddenly feel huge! I am trying to enjoy this pregnancy because its my last. I enjoy Beckett's little kicks and nudges. There is something very interesting about having a craving and satisfying it! I love how interested the children are, Cooper told me the other morning "Mom Beckett is growing I can see your belly its big!" Cooper took this picture of my belly with his little shadow cover my belly, I know its not the best quality but I thought I would share.

New shoes

Allison loves her new skate shoes! She wears them all the time, skating through the house. We have been going on nightly walks just so Allison has a chance to practice in her skate shoes. I had to grab a picture of Miss Allison in her shoes.

Saturday activities!

Saturday morning Allison had a soccer game. It was a hot day, thank goodness for the shade! We started off the game a little off I think the girls weren't use to playing in the heat. But we turned the game around and the girls won the game 5-1. Allison got knocked down pretty hard during the game she must have landed on a rock because she had a pretty good scrap on her lower back. But it didn't take Allison long to tough it out and get back on the field and she scored the last goal of the game. After the game we headed into Midland for a couples wedding shower for my niece. The shower wasn't tell later that night so we ran around town. Cooper got fitted for his tux for the wedding, cant wait to see him in his little tux! We also took Allison to the mall so she could spend the money she had been saving to buy her a pair of hellie skate shoes. Of course mom and dad had to make up the difference so Allison could get her new skate shoes. Its been an interesting few days watching her try to use the shoes. My mom watched the kids for us and Richard and I headed to the couples shower. It was a wonderful event which literally starts of the next few weeks of wedding events! I am so happy for my niece and her fiance, it is such a special thing to find your soul mate and for them to start this journey in life together. They are just the cutest couple!

Week review

Last week was a full week of: a Monday soccer game, taking a meal to a friend from church who had a new baby, a church gather/dinner of all the women to celebrate our organization, soccer practices, watching a friends son, packing for our Midland trip, and another soccer game. Life is busy but I couldn't be more happy. There are moments in life when you actually realize how happy you are and how blessed you are. I couldn't be more in love with my sweet husband. He is such a dedicated father and husband. He loves and worries about his children. He is such a hands on father and our parenting relationship is a complete partnership. The love that I see between Richard and our children brings me such happiness and is also very different for me to witness having grown up with out my father as an active person in my life. My sweet husband goes out of his way to take care of me during this pregnancy and to do his part around our home. Richard willingly makes late night trips to fill my cravings. He is constantly worried about me over doing it. I miss Midland and my family tremendously but Richard has made my life so happy here in Hobbs.