Get it out!!!

 I'm so done being pregnant! Totally not enjoying it the same way I did with Elliott. First of all, my doctor always tells me I'm too fat. Duh! I'm pregnant...you idiot. Of course I'm too fat. Here's a short list of things I hate about being pregnant: I feel like I can't breathe, it hurts to do ANYTHING (walking, sleeping, sitting, etc.), I'm so hormonal and get stressed easily, swollen feet, kids at work using my stomach as an example of the word "enormous", watching shows about overweight people losing a ton of weight while I keep gaining weight, people suggesting baby names. Ok, I'll stop there.

Pros of being pregnant: I still look cute.

Me and Amber at Christmas time. I'm due February 16 (having a girl), she's due February 7th (having a boy). No, we didn't plan it.

Me and Elliott before church on Sunday, January 16. She thinks it's so funny when she gets to sit on sister and I bounce her on my belly.

I am excited to get this baby out, the sooner the better at this point. I'm excited to see what she'll look like, and for Elliott to have a sister. Maybe then she'll stay in her own bed at night.

Elliott, Take 1...

She such a ham! Elliott loves doing her make-up with me. She says, "I wanna do my eyelashes, mom". So I let her put her own make-up on while I do mine. She looks like she's trying out for the next Avatar movie.

Here are pics from her "photoshoot". She said, "Take pictures of me mom." So I would say, "pose" and she would do a different look. None of these are prompted, she totally came up with these poses on her own.

A Few Of Our Favorite Things...

 Great Christmas vacation! Excited to get this baby out so I can stay home for good and not have to go back to work!

Prego pics with sister!

Elliott and I picked oranges in the rain and then juiced them

Her first Christmas where she actually knew what was going on. She definately had some favorite gifts.

 

After visiting with Grandpa Erroll we went home and made sugar cookies with the gookie cutters he gave us! Very yum.

 

 

So what if it took 3 years!!!

  This is in fact a Christmas miracle. I've been working on these stockings for 3 years now. Obviously not non-stop otherwise I would have been done along time ago.

 You can check out my sister, Katherine's, stockings here.

The Best Thanksgiving Birthday Ever!

Patrick's birthday is November 23 and sometimes lands on Thanksgiving. This year it didn't but we usually celebrate it when we have Thanksgiving because it's easier. He requested a turkey pinata. I couldn't find a turkey so Pikachu had to do. It was the funnest Thanksgiving ever! I was laughing so hard when the kids were swinging away at the Pikachu pinata. My bro Michael was the pinata operator and occasionally hit some of the kids in the head. It was so funny! I'm pretty sure we're going to have a pinata every Thanksgiving for Pat's birthday from now on. Not only was it fun for the kids to hit, but they don't really care for the pies so they had candy to snack on. I highly recommend it to add excitement to any holiday!

We also got some handstands in for Uncle Kevin...Go Megan!

 She's also good at balancing cups on her head.

Mini Me

Elliott is such a mini me. I loved to bake in the kitchen  when I was little and still do. She is always willing to help...which means eat what's in the bowl or throw ingredients around. She did scarf down a lot of the graham cracker crust she was working on. I had to move the bowl to the other side of the counter cause she wouldn't keep her grabby hands out. She helped me make Patrick's pumpkin pie birthday cheesecake. And she looked mighty cute in the apron my mom made for her, I might add. Once again, just like me, adorable in aprons. Haha!

Pretend City, here we come!

We went with my sister Amber to Pretend City. Lots of fun for kids...not so much for adults. We pretty much walked around making sure the kids didn't get into any trouble. Elliott had a lot of fun, though. And I think Pat did too. I'm glad I paid $11 for him to hang out with us for an hour and then go sleep in Amber's car. Oh well, that's what happens when you work the night shift and think you're a party animal!