Don't mess with a pregnant lady...

I don't know about anyone else when they are pregnant, but I can get even more demanding and blunt than I already am. Having said that, now I will tell you why there is a picture of a Christmas tree in this post. For the past few years, Brad and I have taken our kids to cut down our own Christmas tree. It was just a fun idea one year that now has turned into our own little family tradition. Well, now that we are living in Utah, I wasn't sure where or when permits go on sale. I totally procrastinated and finally looked it up online Saturday. I found out that the spot we want to go to was almost sold out. So, I called the Ranger Station this morning (they were closed Mon for Veteran's Day) and asked how many they had left. She said only 25 and there were already 4 people there right then. So, I threw on some sweats (I looked hot) and my kids and I sped up to the Heber Ranger Station (about a 40 min. drive from our house). We pulled in and were getting out of the car (which with my 2 kids takes FOREVER) another car pulls into the parking lot AFTER us and 3 people get out and walk ahead of us into the station (walking with my 2 kids also takes FOREVER). When we got inside I heard those people asking the lady how many permits were left and she said 3, and they said they would take all three. I'm sure you all know where this story is going....but I will finish anyway. I kind of freaked out in my head, but SORT OF calmly said to them, "Do you REALLY need all three?" They just kind of stared at me and were like, "umm, I don't know, umm, maybe, well, umm, let's see.... Basically, they didn't know what to say because I think the look on my face might have been a little scary. To make an already long story short, the pregnant lady dressed in sweats, with her two kids, left the ranger station with a permit to cut down her very first tree in Utah in her hand. Thank you, thank you.

The Buzz

We took the girls to the "Bee Movie" this weekend and it was so cute. Good little family flick, my girls thought it was funny.

"There's no place like home..."

My girls were fighting it out this year to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. No matter how hard I tried to get one of them to change their minds, it didn't work. So, I took Abbie to the costume store with me and we happened to see the Glenda (the good witch from the Wizard of Oz) costume and once she saw the princess sparkly dress, she was in love. For weeks now, they have been trying their costumes on and turning on the movie, then acting out the scenes as their characters, it is hilarious. Luckily, the weather was good to us, no snow or rain, just a chilly wind. It was a fun night.
Jackson, Scott and McCall brought dinner over and trick-or-treated with us. Jackson was the cutest pirate, but for some reason I missed getting a picture of all three of them. I might have to steal one from McCall's blog.

These are pics of our FHE Monday night carving pumpkins. The girls were excited because they picked these pumkins from a real pumpkin patch on a preschool field trip. They were so proud and loved getting messy.

Happy Birthday to my Princesses!

October is a busy month at our house. Abbie celebrated her 5th birthday and Lillie her 3rd. We had a combined party at a place called Backyard Adventures. It's basically a room with a ton of playground equiptment on steroids. It was so much fun, even the "big kids" had fun too. Abbie and Lillie got spoiled with a ton of presents, especially having my parents come into town for the party weekend. It was so great to have my parents come and stay with us. I think Abbie and Lillie wore them out so bad they probably had to go home and sleep for 2 days. After the party, I tried to get Abbie and Lillie to promise me that they will stop growing up, but they just giggled and said no way. Too bad for mommy.

Sleeping like a baby...

We got new couches about a month ago and for some reason, Lillie loves to fall asleep on them. I guess they have passed the comfort test, we must have picked good ones. She is so funny. The other night when I was tucking her into bed she said, "Mommy, I love you so bad." That was the best thing I had heard all week. It's times like this that make being a mommy so worth it.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

For some reason, every weekend in October has been freezing and stormy up here. During the week, the weather is around 70 and so wonderful, then the weekend comes and with it, SNOW! These first pictures are of Brad and I in Park City. We like to do a trip with just us two before we have a baby. With Abbie's pregnancy it was Newport and with Lillie's it was New York. So, Scott and McCall bravely took Abbie and Lillie from Friday evening, until Sunday morning (You guys are the best!). The girls had a blast with them and Jackson, and we had fun hanging out in the snow in Park City. It is such a fun place and it's so close by.


The next weekend was conference and between Sunday sessions, we drove up the Alpine Loop and found tons of snow to play in. The girls had a blast building a snowman and watching Brad and Scott shake trees of snow on themselves.

Finally, this past weekend, the snow stuck! This is what we saw in our backyard and front yard when we woke up Sunday morning. So pretty, but what the heck am I in for living here? If nobody has heard from me come January, please come and dig me out!

Books Anyone?

OK, so I'm getting bored lately and am just entering the annoying "I'm too uncomfortable to sleep" phase of the pregnancy, so I am looking for good books to read. One of the things I miss a lot about AZ is my book club to always get new book ideas from. Anyone read anything good lately?