It's SNOW time!!!

So, yesterday we woke up to it snowing, and it snowed all day long.  The kids were both really excited about the snow. I, on the other hand, not so much, I could do without it. Yes, it is really pretty and all, and it provides moisture. However, it is a pain to drive in, it takes twice as long to get everyone all bundled up and ready to go, and it causes the biggest mess on my kitchen floor from all the snow being tracked in!!!
But like I said the kids were excited, can't you tell:

Hayden had to take a few minutes before heading off to school yesterday to make a few snowballs

Kayla made a few of her own too!!! 

A Future Mechanic???

Last Saturday, Hayden decided that his truck needed some tuning up, so he had his Daddy get it all ready to be worked on!!!

Only ONE MONTH to go!!!

Yeah, I finally only have a month to go!! These last few weeks seem to have dragged on and on, I was so busy during the end of August and beginning of September doing canning that it flew right on by. But ever since then it seems that some weeks go by really slow, and others do go a little quicker. Things are going good, feel o.k. somedays, and not so good on others, but manage to make it through. I had my dr. apt. yesterday and that went great other than having to wait over an hour to be seen. My apt. was scheduled for 10:45, and right before I got there the dr. had recieved the H1N1 vaccines, so she started giving them to her patients. This ended up putting her behind, they finally called me back at about 12:15, then after I saw the dr. I had to wait about another 10 minutes to get my H1N1 vaccine. So, I finally left the office a little before 12:45. But then I had to go back at 2 so they could monitor the baby's heartrate and movements for 20 minutes or so. But once I got back there, they must have forgotten about me, and I ended up being monitored for almost 40 minutes. But the dr. said that the results were great and she (the baby) looked like a million dollar baby. So it was a loooong day!!

The kids are starting to get a little impatient with waiting on the baby to arrive. Usually at least once a day, Kayla has to tell me that "It is taking a long time for her baby to get here!!" --Yesterday when I got home from my apt. she said "The dr. poke the baby out?" and I was like, "No, not today." and she just sighed a disappointing sigh!! Then, the other night she was telling me that when the baby pokes out of my belly that she will give her blankie to her and will hold her. Waylen then told her that she had to have mommy help her hold the baby, and she was like "yeah". Then she went on to say "and I can put her in my dolly stroller." and we were like "No you can't do that." and she quickly responded with "Yeah, it not too big. She will be little (holding her hands cupped together showing us how little she will be!!) --Boy, we won't be able to turn our backs for a second with her around!! --Hayden doesn't really say too much about the baby, but you can tell he is getting anxious for her to get here. When I told him the other today that I had a dr. apt, he got a big grin on his face and said, "And they'll give you the baby then!!" (If only it were that easy!!) So, I had to remind him that we still have a few more weeks until she'll get here.  So hopefully these next few weeks go by fast, so we can get all this waiting over with!!

--Thought I would post a picture or two (the only pictures I've taken) of me (well, my belly).  I only took one with Hayden, and I don't think I ever took one with Kayla. Not sure why, just not my thing to do I guess!!!

And aren't those the sexy pants ever?? They are some of the more comfortable ones here lately and that's all that matters at this point, right? --And I don't even get big boobs when I'm pregnant!! What a bummer!!

Look at me....I'm now 3!!!

We celebrated Kayla's 3rd birthday yesterday, and she had a great party. Grandma Debby, Papa Larry, the Snuffy's, Aunt Melody's family, Aunt Jacki's family, and Uncle Ben/Aunt Kaley came to celebrate with us!! --A few months ago, she had said that she wanted a Dora party, but when we went to the party store to get supplies, there was so much to choose from she wanted everything: Dora, Hello Kitty, CareBears, Princess!! But we got Dora, then two days before her party she said: "I don't want a Dora party, I want a Kitty Cat party!!"  But she ended up loving her Dora party and all of the Dora presents that she got too!! (A Dora doll, Dora backpack, and Dora blanket) 

She was a little shy when we started singing "Happy Birthday" to her. She wouldn't look at anyone, or even blow out her candles, and that morning when we had sang to her she said "and then I blow out my candles!!"

But after everyone left and the cake was pretty much all gone, she decided she wanted us to sing to her. She even sang along this time and blew out her candle.

She loved all of her presents, which along with the Dora presents included dress-up clothes, ColorWonder markers and paper, plus Color Wonder fingerpaints, coloring book, and art supplies, and an art desk.  She had plenty to play with and keep her busy the rest of the afternoon, and she didn't want to go to bed last night. She had to paint one more picture before going to bed. And now this morning she is already in her dress-up clothes and pulling her Dora backpack around, and carrying her Dora blanket. 

Here she is showing off one of her dress-up outfits and Dora backpack:

 Our little artist:

And that is about it for her little celebration. It's hard to believe that she is 3, and will be moving out of the nursery at church to Primary in January, and that this time next year she will be able to attend Pre-school.  She just isn't our little baby anymore, and I know she'll seem really grown up in just a matter of weeks when the baby arrives. --She is such a blessing in our lives and is our sweet little princess!! We love you Kayla (even though you love to literally kick at least either Mama or Daddy out of bed every night)!!

**For more pictures of all the fun -check out my facebook page.**

Sleeping Beauty

Just thought I would post a few pictures that I have taken recently of Kayla sleeping. Not sure why I always want to grab the camera when she is sleeping. Maybe it is because it is the only time that I can (any other time I want to get a picture of her doing something, she usually runs away!!) plus it is the only time that she is not busy getting into something and being so bossy!!!