This day trip was back in September but I have just been so lazy with blogging. The girls had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa and cousins and Aunts and Uncles. The whole gang went whilst I was stuck at home. Boo hoo for me. But my time is almost up. 2 days left on bedrest and then I'm FREEEEEEE!!! But many thanks to the Coleman family for the wonderful day spent at the park. 
So the girls are in school. HALLELUJAH!!!! Oh the days fly by and being on bed rest that is a heaven sent as I still have 2 1/2 months to go in this position. The girls were both so excited for school. Livvy started last week and Calli has about been driving me and my mom crazy with her anticipation to start herself. And then the blessed day came yesterday. Oh is was such a peaceful afternoon. Keira was down for her nap and the whole house exuded peace. My mom and I hardly knew what to do with ourselves. My mom has been wonderful about this whole situation; shuffling kids back and forth to school, doctors appts., dinners, laundry, cleaning. You name it my mom has been doing it. And this girls are just so happy to have her here. She is our saving grace. We love you Bama!
Yes they are a little late. But better now versus never. The girls had so much fun. Especially Keira even though it wasn't the nicest of days. And Nick had forgotten to clean up all the dog poop the day before so the girls were having to maneuvre around dog poop in the yard. But all with smiles on their faces. And they looked so cute in their matching dresses. I am sorry....I can't help it. They think it's still cool at this age and so I am taking full advantage of it while I can. Darn Right!
So my sister really reemed me last week about not posting anything new in a while. I haven't been the greatest at taking pictures lately so I decided to post something old but new to everyone else. This is a picture of Nick and the girls as well as 
So Keira got the last of her vaccinations 2 weeks ago and had a reaction to the MMR shot. Which apparently only happens to about 5% of children. So she broke out in a giant red rash all over her body, hands, and face. Not to mention spiking fevers as high as 103. But on top of all that she had a cough, runny nose, sore throat and was getting a new tooth. Our week was miserable as well as hers. We were up all night Saturday night, therefore missing Sacrament on Sunday and almost missing my primary sharing time lesson I was teaching. It was awful. But luckily now she is feeling better and the rash is subsiding. She is my little angel!
So it's been months....I guess that's how life goes somtimes. And it just keeps on passing you by. Well shortly before christmas, Santa dropped a present off at our doorstep. What a cute little puppy that needed a good home. So...this is Brian! He was 6 weeks old when we got him and he is now about 10 weeks of age. As you can tell our girls really love this little boy. And he is so gentle with them especially Keira. And she loves to snuggle up with him on his bed (as it is an extremely comfy tempur-pedic memory foam bed). I don't blame her. He is already potty and crate trained and already knows several commands. He is a good boy. Oh and my dad claims that the reason we named him Brian is that Nick fears he will never get his own little boy. So somehow this makes up for it??? I don't know but he's a cutie and we love him.
So Nick is nuts about pumpkin carving. So we went over to Reams and picked out the last few remaining pumpkins (Friday Night). We get them home and I swear they are about an inch and a half thick. There was no way that sucker was allowing a knife to penetrate it. So nick did his best and they girls had fun. I guess that is all that matters. We then made chocolate chip cookies, had pizza, and watched scared shrekless. It was a great night.
So this year for halloween it was quite cold and rainy. But thank heaven's for my brother and sister in laws neighborhood. We hit a bunch of houses right in a row and were done. The girls had a blast despite the rain. Little miss livvy made a wonderful Hermione Granger with her long flowing curly locks. Calli was the cutest bunch of grapes I've ever seen. I'm so glad that they are at the age where it is such a fun experience for them. My sweet baby was nothing as she isn't walking and mommy didn't want to push her around in the rain. So we tagged along side them in my comfy cozy car. Thanks to the Dorney's and Gerbers for letting us crash the party!!
So a couple of weeks ago I took the girls up to Brigham city for Peach days. Nick had to run a booth for one of his dealers and so we decided to surprise him. Thankfully Mike and Merri were able to go with me as I don't think I could've handled 3 little girls on my own. Plus grandma and grandpa adore these cuties. 
Once again our semi-annual trip to St. George. What a well needed vacation after the weeks and weeks of cool weather and rain. The girls had a blast in the pool every day and my little dare devil needed no instruction for swimming in the pool as long as she had her life preserver on. Now my 6 year old...that's a different story. After being there for almost 4 out of the 5 days, she reluctantly entered the pool. One leg at a time, making sure each leg adjusts nicely to the cold temp of the pool. She did however stay close to the steps. But Calli would wander to the deep end and before we knew it....SPLASH!!! In she went. No hesitation. Proud yet scared as her mom. Keira even enjoyed cooling off in the water. Her little legs were going a mile an hour as she moved like a wee bitty frog. We had a great time and were sad to come home.
My little sweetheart came to me the other day in tears because somehow she had gotten a safety pin stuck in between her teeth. I felt so bad but I just laughed so hard. And it was really hard to get out. But what on earth possessed her to put a safety pin there? Only my little Calli or should I say my mini Nick!!!
So the spring snow came and went but not without so fun first. I decided to spend some time w/ the girls outside building a snowman. Well Livvy, learning at school all about penguins and Antarctica, decided she wanted to build an igloo. Not afraid of a challenge we set out to work. After an hour or so I was beat. I asked her, being only half way done, if a snow fort was cooler. Like she would somehow take my side over the idea of an igloo. "No mom we have to finish". Well I had taken a shower just before coming out thinking I would only be out there for a half hour or so but after almost 3 hours we finished our igloo. More like a snow cave but she didn't care. She wanted to have lunch in her new cave and a sleep over. She was pumped. Then the sun came out and about an hour after completion....kersplat! Our hard mornings work had collapsed into a heap of snow never even looking as though something had once been erected there. Her little heart was broken. I felt so bad that she didn't get to play in it more. Oh well. It was worth the hard work and sweat. Needless to say I had to take another shower. She really knew how to put me through the grinder!
Truly the favorite. The girls just love their daddy. And I don't think he would have it any other way.
So my sister and I made the heart felt door wreath that everyone in Utah is raving about, but were unable to locate more styrofoam heart wreaths so I did the next best thing. Topiaries! I gave them to my my mother in law as she is so awesome. I thought they turned out pretty cute but I guess I could just be tootin' my own horn.
