Christmas Eve

After stops at Con and Lindsey's and Uncle John and Aunt Carol's Christmas Eve parties, we headed home so the girls could open their traditional Christmas Eve presents. They waited all day for this moment even though they knew it would be pajamas! 

Having a Cool Yule

Sister Shirts

I decided to make the girls shirts using iron on transfers instead of buying them from Etsy. They were way cheaper to make and turned out super cute. Plus I wanted to customize Erin's to say medium sister since that's what she calls herself. They are getting so excited for their baby sister's arrival!

Snowing

It is snowing. Not a lot, but it's there. The sight of snow sent the kids into a 20 minute version of Jingle Bells complete with piano. I think they may be excited for winter ;)

The Great Tree Hunt

  

 

 

 

We headed to the tree farm on a warm Sunday. There was a little mud but no snow! We headed to a new area of the farm and found a tree relatively quickly. It's a little smaller than we usually pick out but was very full and straight. The girls played tag while George cut the tree down and then we headed up the steeper than it looked when you're 8 months pregnant hill. The girls and I decorated the tree after dinner and so far, the cats are leaving it mostly alone. We also took the new camcorder to the tree farm to test it out. The video below is several clips I pieced together using the software that came with the camera.

Growing

On the left is me on the day I delivered Erin at 38+3 weeks. On the right is me with Alex at 34+3 weeks. I feel like Alex is sitting so much lower that Sam and Erin did and it kind of looks like it from the picture. I also think I'm going to be much bigger with in Alex in 4 weeks when I catch up to the picture on the left!

Happy Thanksgiving

Erin ended up feeling much after a nap and got to work on her homework which was to disguise Tom the Turkey so he wouldn't be eaten for Thanksgiving Dinner. She decided to dress him as a princess and we had way to much fun dressing him :) If only homework was always this much fun!

Sick Day

Erin is not feeling well today. She was up early with tummy troubles and has not been interested in eating. At least she fell asleep in order to get some rest. I'm hoping she'll wake up feeling better.

Keeping Warm

I'm not used to being largely pregnant during cold weather. My Browns coat just wasn't cutting it anymore and none of my other winter coats were even close to closing. George and I headed to the Goodwill to try to find me a large enough coat to last me to delivery. I of course had to try on one of the fur ones and George said I looked like a pregnant prostitute. I wish I would have thought about that for a Halloween costume or had somewhere to wear a costume to! I ended up with a very nice wool Old Navy coat with plenty of room for growth - I hope....

The Waiting Game

This is what George and Erin were doing during Sam's birthday picture shoot. I was at the desk ordering prints, turned around to find this and thought it was very cute!

Acrostic Poem

Sammie wrote this poem at school about Charlie and we loved how creative and true it was! The last line is a little hard to see in the picture but says "Eats Everything".

Pumpkins

We were a little later on pumpkin carving then we planned this year, but we've been busy trying to get everyone's new bedrooms ready and moving everyone in! The kids had fun carving and did a great job!

Trick-or-Treat

This year we decided to trick-or-treat in grandma great's area only. I walked a couple streets with the kids before heading back and handing out candy with mom and grandma. George took the girls up and down a few more streets before they were done too. Sam was excited to wear the scrubs she got from camp this year along with the medical gear Aunt Lindsey got for her. Erin loved being able to wear her vampire teeth and being scary this year. They began planning next year's costumes while sorting through their loot!

Youth Sunday and a Win

Unfortunately we bought tickets for a Browns game that ended up being Youth Sunday and we missed the girls singing in the choir for the first time. Yiayia took a picture to send to us and said the girls did awesome!  As for the game, I barely fit into my jersey and the Browns actually won! We were 8 rows off the sideline and loved the seats compared to the nosebleeds we're used to.

Practicing

Erin has been getting better at riding her new bike. She's even been riding it down to the neighbor's to play.

Evening Hula

St George Octoberfest 2011

As usual, the intermediate dance troupe did a fabulous job at St George's Octoberfest! Sam looked adorable in her costume even though she did not want me taking pictures.

New Room for Erin...

So excited about getting Sammie's old room, Erin is putting away her own clothes...

Test Drive

The girls were so excited to finally be able to use the chalk board wall George painted in Sammie's new room.

Sometimes we need a nap...

So when a pregnant mom can get her 5 year old to take a nap with her, that is a good day...

Erin's Afghan

Finally finished my first afghan. Erin picked out the pattern and the colors. She loves it and has been sleeping with every night since I finished it! Now I'm working on one for Sammie...

Bragging

Just a few weeks of kindergarten and Erin wrote this all on her own! She is SO excited to be learning how to read and write!

Fishing with Dad

Samantha had really good grades on her interim report so as a reward George took her fishing at Sippo Lake. They had a lot of fun together even though they didn't catch anything.

Baby Updates

This is my belly at 24 weeks. At 20 weeks we learned that we're expecting a third girl. Sam and Erin were a little disappointed, but George and I were somewhat relieved because we know girls. Our house is full of girl things so we don't have to worry about changing to boy things :)
We've also decided on a name: Alexandra Margaret. It will be Alex for short to go along with our unintentional theme of male sounding names and nicknames for our girls.