Today I'm Grateful For...

Today hasn't been a particularly wonderful day, but still there is a lot I have to be grateful for. Here are a few things:

A shed to put our fruit trees in on this SNOWY spring day.

The fact that we didn't plan our fruit trees already thus they are still alive.

We went home before doing errands, so Jonathan's pull up blow out happened at home. (Sorry if that's TMI).

Having a childproof lock on our door so that Jonathan couldn't open the door for the person that rang the doorbell during my bath.

I'm grateful that it was just our next door neighbor and they phoned me later.

I'm grateful for baths in general (I must say though that I miss the uninterrupted kind).

Warm clothes on this very chilly day have been much appreciated.

Finally, I'm grateful to have yummy cinnamon rolls to eat that my wonderful husband made for us yesterday.

More Pictures

I thought I would add a few more "recent" pictures. They were taken four weeks ago.

We're Back

I didn't realize that it had been almost a month since our last post. It is late, so I will refrain from saying a lot, but I thought that you might enjoy a few more recent pictures of our family. These were taken four weeks ago. I will add some more soon. Emily slept through most of the picture taking.

Respond if you Dare

The first three people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!

2. What I create will be just for you.

3. It'll be done this year (anytime).

4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may something I sew or take a picture of, or something I paint. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!

5. The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 3 people who do the same on your blog.

The first 3 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did, win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!

Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

Our Precious Emily

Little Emily Anne Olson was born on February 3rd at 9:08 PM. Our little girl was only 5 lb. and 15 oz. when she was born, but true to her genes she was 20 inches long. She is very healthy and we absolutely adore her. At her two week appointment, she weighed in at 6 lb. and 3 oz.

Here are a few pictures that we have taken of her with the family.

So, It Will Be on or Before Feb. 3rd

I had a doctor's appointment on Monday. My doctor is sure that she could come at any moment. He also let me know that he will be gone from Feb. 6th to Feb. 14th for a medical convention. My due date is Feb. 5th. I prefer to go unmedicated, but I decided to schedule a day to be induced because I really would prefer to have my doctor be there. I will keep you posted on how everything turns out.

PB & J Love

I totally love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I confess! I was eating one with my kids the other day and marveling at how much it made me feel like a kid again. It was a nice little break from my mommy reality. :D

Comparing Bellies

Jonathan likes to "see" Emily by having me uncover my belly. He loves to watch her move around. Yesterday, he told me that he had a baby too. Her name is Cindy. He pooched his little belly out and wanted me to kiss and hug "his baby".

Sleepless Nights

I guess that I should be grateful that the sleepness nights are just beginning. It seems like I experienced them much sooner in the other two pregnancies. The baby and my practice contractions took turns keeping me up last night. I'm not sure how much sleep I was able to get in between, but I am guessing that it might have been about two and a half hours.

Thankfully, this too shall pass. Then I will have a little one that vocally keep me awake. lol!

Christmas Utah

Last Friday we went to see "Christmas Utah". This has become a tradition in our family. There is a guy named Marty who creates this fantastic display every year. He decorates his lawn and home then arranges it so that a local radio station plays the songs that synchronize with his light display so that you can tune in and listen in front of their house. The wonderful thing is that it is so close to where we live. :D

A few of the songs are the same every year because they are favorites, but there is always something new to see. If you notice in the picture of the house, "Santa" makes several appearances at the window. I think they have a tv positioned right in front of the window with a video on loop.

Anyway, Jonathan was absolutely fascinated with "Santa's" appearances. He kept on waving wildly at him and asking him to come out. He insisted that he had something that he needed to tell him. So cute!

They have a few videos of the songs posted on their website. To see the videos or to get directions on how to go see it yourself, visit: http://www.christmasutah.com