What Easton is thankful for...

Easton had his "Harvest Party" today at school. They went around the table and said something they were thankful for...Easton said,

"My Baby Brother."

And then to top it off they have a turkey on the wall that says what they are thankful for and Easton wrote,

"I am thankful for my mom carrying my baby brother!"

How stinking cute is that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish I had my camera today in class...I will have to post a picture later!

My New Goal...

I do LOVE a nicely made bed!

I have decided to make myself a new goal...and by posting it on the blog...maybe I will follow through!

My New Goal...Is to make my bed for 30 days!

3 Days down...only 27 more to go!

I am hoping by the end of the 30 days I will have a routine down and it will just happen each morning! I love my bed made...it looks so nice and it makes me happy to walk into my bed and see it...even though no one else sees it and it bugs Eric to take off the decorative pillows!

To baby brother..

To baby brother,

I will love you when you come.

It will be exciting for you to come to my house.

"Happy Birthday Baby brother"

~Brooklyn

A little note Brooklyn wrote to the baby...thought it was too cute not to share!

Brooklyn's Messy Room Book!

I got this book in a book pack from the book order. I can't believe how well this book relates to Brooklyn...It fits Brooklyn Perfectly...Too Perfectly!

This is the book..

I like my room messy.
It's my room. So there!
I like paint on my table.
I like socks on my chair.
I like books on my bed.
I like toys on my floor.
I like shirts on my dresser.
I like shoes in my drawer.
I like my room messy.
I like it a lot. I like it! I like it!
But Mommy does not!

That is our Brooklyn!!!!

Well all except for the paint...I would never let her have paint in her room! I would replace that will PAPERS on her table! She always has school papers/projects or just random papers that she writes on or cuts out in her room. I usually throw away a garbage bag full of papers when I clean her room. And I would add that socks get left ALL over the house and not just in her room.

Her room is always messy...but we still love her!

Our Sacramento Getaway...

I wanted to plan an overnight trip with Eric before the baby came. So after a month of planning...we finally went on November 5th. It was a surprise to Eric..I told him the night before. It was hard to keep it a secret since he was planning on fixing our van that weekend. But he was excited once I told him. Eric worked a half day and then we headed to Sacramento. We checked into our hotel and then did a little shopping before dinner. We went to Applebee's for dinner. And then headed over to see a Comedy Sportz show. We use to go in Utah so I was excited to find one in Sac. It was fun...it could have been funnier..but we enjoyed ourselves. Saturday we had a great free breakfast at the hotel and then headed to the temple for a session. It was a busy day at the temple. It was nice to go to the temple...it might be awhile before we get there again with the new baby.

Me...Prego at 37 1/2 weeks.

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After the temple...we went to the factory outlets near the temple. We did a little Christmas shopping, Inn & Out for Lunch, went to the movies and saw "Life as we know it." (It was a good movie...but a little slow.)

Then off to Costco...can't go to the city without stopping at Costco!

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Then we drove home!

It was a nice relaxing, layed back weekend.

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BIG Thanks to Michelle and SuSu & Val for taking the kids so we could have some time together! I think the kids had just as much fun as we did!

39 Weeks...1 weeek to go!

Today I am officially 39 weeks prego! Brooklyn and Easton both came 5 days early...please baby come early! I haven't felt much happening besides some braxton hicks(hard tense stomach). It is hard to sleep...he likes to kick my ribs at night. I think I will start to do some walking this week! Maybe I can get something to start...

I have been working on getting my To-Do List Done before the baby comes. So far...

1. Brooklyn blanket sewed together! Done... just need to still cut.
2. Christmas gifts made and wrapped for family members...Done and Done!
3. Baby Clothes, swing, bouncer, carseat, bassinet all washed and ready...Done, done, done!
4. Christmas bought for the kids...Done! Thanks to eBay and other online websites!
5. Storage Room cleaned out and yard sale! Done!!!!
6. Temple Trip..Done!
7. Transferring all our MiniDV home Videos to DVD...DONE! I transferred almost 40 tapes to DVD...it was very time consuming but fun to watch the kiddos when they were young! (A little advice...don't ever watch labor videos before you have a baby...I am alittle scared now!)
8. Clean, Clean, Clean the house...Still have to work on this. Today hopefully!
9. Overnight trip with Eric to spend time together! Done...Thanks to SuSu and Val!
10. Get a pedicure...Not done...maybe tomorrow!

Eric's has been VERY busy installing a wood stove in our house...it has become a bigger project than expected...I guess that is how life goes. At least we will have a warm house for the new baby! And Eric has been busy replacing the transmission in our van for the second time. Caravans are not easy to work on...I feel bad for him. He has been working, working and working...usually from 6am till 10pm! And to top it off he has been helping me clean my job because it is too hard to clean for 2-3 hours straight. So I do some and he then he finishes. Hopefully life will slow down a bit when the baby comes...so he can enjoy the baby too!

Soccer ended on Saturday...one less thing to do each week. The kids had a great season. Brooklyn loved being goalie. Easton loved defending his goal as well but also loved to make goals.

Stay tuned...hopefully the next post will be pictures of our new little boy!

Halloween Fun!

Costume Parade!!!

The School Halloween Parade is always a big hit. All the classes walk around the school and playground to show off their costumes. The rain was a little iffy this year...but it all worked out perfectly!

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Spiderman (Easton) leading the parade with his class!
Candycorn Witch (Brooklyn) walking with her class!
My delicious Candycorn!

This is Brooklyn's 2nd Grade Class all dressed up!

After the parade both classes had a little Halloween Party...lots of yummy food!

Ward Halloween Party!

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The Kids Pie Eating Contest!

Brooklyn's hair kept getting in the way...she had fun though!

Go Spiderman! Suck up that pie!!!!

Easton and his friend, Avery before going to school!

Pregnant M&M!

Brooklyn wanted a picture with all her candy...they both got plenty! Too Much...which also means Mommy is eating too much too! I have a bad sweet tooth! Happy Halloween!