This is for aunts and grandparents!

We have talent in this family!

Half day

 We were able to take Miss J with us after school today. We usually take her to swim team twice a week after school! Since today was half day we had more time to have more fun! We made this cool V day craft! The turned out so cute!

 They finally opened an Orange Leaf a little closer to our house so we don't have to go as far! That could be dangerous!

 And finally we made it to swim team practice! These girls swim for 45 minutes straight. The other day Tim counted 35+ laps! I don't know if I could make one! What an awesome work out!

16 1/2 weeks

So this pic was taken several days ago! S was showing another surrogate what big really is! HAHA! Her body was made to have kids. She does pregnancy very well! I love watching her belly grow! She still is taking some shots everyday thus the bruises on the belly! Today is actually the start of week 17 which I can't wait to see her belly shot from today!

Crazy

So Conner found his baby book in his closet! He was reading every single page just so excited about it so of course we had to get Kaitlyn's book out! When K was born she was only 4 lb 16 oz and C was a whopping 9 lb 3 oz!!! Look at his feet and hand prints compared to  hers! So crazy! His handprints look like toddler prints! We are so blessed!

Orphan Train

Just thought I would add this to the blog in case I forget it years from now! It was a great book! (Thanks Mom!). Have you ever heard of the ophan trains? Pretty scary! I can't imagine being a child and having to deal with this!

Thank you Aunt Rachel and Uncle Mark

This amazing gift came in the mail the other day! I quickly unwrapped the blankets when I opened it and thought i better rewrap these so I can take a picture! Beautiful!

 Kaitlyn and Conner also received a special gift as well! We played it this am before church! The kids have nothing on this mom who obviously is full of hot air! I won!

Avocado

Tim ate the other avocado! Guess he didn't realize it was our prop! So you get the idea! Our babies are each the size of an avocado! Crazy amazing right? Isn't God creative? How did he even come up with how babies grow? He is truly awesome!

week 16

Praise God our babies are doing well!  Growing well with great heartbeats! We are blessed! We lost our little girl last May at 18 weeks so you can imagine our hesitation or worry but really I feel like I have just handed this over to God! He is ultimately in control  anyway so all I can do is pray! That is huge.... I covet your prayers as well! So do you love this shirt? I like it! I also think she should get a shirt for her hubby that says that as well! HA! 

 Check out the belly shot! I love it! Absolutely LOVE it! So I was able to get down to TX for the 16 week appointment! We got to see the babies again, listen to their hearts beat and the doc told us what he thought the sexes were! So one is a pretty positive and the other is a pretty good guess! He told us he was 80% sure but not to run out and buy too much and if so don't cut off the tags! So mums the word until the big 20 week anatomy scan which I can't wait for so we can see every detail and make sure the babies are healthy!
I had a great time hanging out with Stephanie and her family! Again they are always so welcoming! Opening up their home to me! Blessed again!

Our elephant

I love his little creative mind! he made this entire outfit! I was wondering what he was cutting and pasting forever!

Happy Birthday Chloe and Cameron

 The twins turned 8! Crazy we have known them for 7 years now!

15 weeks

 I love watching this belly grow! It is such a blessing!! Stephanie is doing so great! We are so blessed she chose to carry our babies!

Celebrating Jackson

So the family went skiing and I tired recuperating from working my 12 hr shifts two in a row with not much sleep. So I slept for 2 hrs and then went to the shower! It happened to be a blizzard outside! So many cars on the sides of the roads! 

 Check out this beautiful baby! I had the privilege of taking care of her after she was born! She is a co worker and friend's grandbaby! Such a good baby!  The newest mommy is carrying her little Jackson in the pic below! He is a blessing that had been wanted for over 2 years!

 Check out the ballroom! It was a fancy shower!

 Loved the cake!

 The happy couple!  Jess and Armand

 These are the "cool" nurses! Makes you want to get sick right? HAHAH! This is such a fun and funny group of ladies!

 This is the onesie I made...."I drink until I pass out!" It was a hit!

 This is Jess' aunt. She is a coworker on the L and D floor! I would choose her for my nurse most definitely! She has taken me under her wing! I love her! She has opened her cabin up to us several times and is just a genuine person!

 Can't wait to meet Jackson!

my ruby slippers

A sweet friend sent me this little gift as a thank you! I love my new slippers! Sometimes I simply click my heels together in hopes!

This is how Conner rolls

He is 6! I love this age!! It might be one of my faves! He is such a creative kid!

 Conner made his own elephant costume! He is such a sweet heart!

always startles me

So this is a storage room at my work! I don't go in here very often; however, every time I go in there I get scared as I see this dummy sitting here! Every time!! At least its not the morgue.....that is scary also!

craft time

 Thanks P family for K's fun gift! Her friend ( and neighbor) came over to do the craft with her! They always have so much fun together! Fun growing up with friends!

14 weeks!

The babies are doing so well! S is finally starting to feel better. Less nausea! Thank God for 2nd trimesters!

I love having a girl

K and I must be a lot alike! We definitely don't get along all the time! I LOVE her! She has such a tender heart! I am so thankful that God has blessed us with a girl! I love that she lets me try different things with her hair! Doesn't this look cool?

boy play dates

Boy play dates are different than girl play dates! Conner never really gets his own play dates! He always has siblings of K's play dates to play with! I think C has only had a handful of his own dates so this was exciting for him! So easy with boys! They had a great time!

 At dinner, Conner yelled out that, "That was the most AWESOME play date EVER!!!!!" I was so happy for him!

Neighborhood fun

We hadn't had a chance to do our gift exchange with the neighbors until tuesday night! We are so blessed to have these neighbors! The kids have grown up with each other and I have learned much from their parents! 

 The kids are hilarious! Conner and N always end up with their shirts off and N is always kissing his huge guns! I just think they are so funn!

 Here is the group! They always have fun together! They are all just getting so big!

The pics are in

 The pics from T's work party came in! I love them! The kids look so old! I can't believe 8 and 6 and next year we will be adding 2 more to the picture!

ipad

 Tim got an ipad for Christmas!! So we spend some time getting some accessories at the Apple store! The kids don't mind waiting at the apple store due to all the fun they get to have while they wait! I am the artist of the above masterpiece!