A few pictures...

We spent a little while out in the yard last week and Chloe was showing me what a big girl she is by stealing my iPod and doing gymnastics :) Then she went in for piano practice!

Chloe's version of a handstand

We watch "Thomas and Friends" on a regular basis. I tried to be sly and take a picture of her priceless face, but this was the best I could get. She likes to yell out at the screen when she sees something she likes.

                              

The SURPRISE! She really had no clue what was going on. We were all pretty proud of ourselves.

Grandma and Grandpa with all the grandkids sitting on the new swing! (of course Chloe is the grumpy looking one...)

What we've been up to....

Well, we've been pretty busy lately. May has absolutely FLOWN by! I had my 20-week ultrasound on May 12. All is well and it is still a boy :) I am getting used to the idea.... And it doesn't seem like we had been doing a whole lot more but I really don't know where the time has gone.

Yesterday we threw a Surprise 50th Birthday Party for my Mother-in-Law. All of the sisters-in-law have been planning this for a while and it went off without a hitch! I have pictures, but Shane won't let me use the laptop [where the pictures are] so I am typing this on my work computer.... She was so surprised. It was lots of fun and the rain held out long enough for us to eat and we retreated inside for cake.

I also found out last night that our renters are planning on being out by Friday this week rather than next Monday! Oh man, am I excited now! We're going to spend the weekend spraying for bugs and deep cleaning. We will probably bring all of our boxes from the storage unit so the spiders can make their way out (YUCK!!!).

Today we arranged all of our utilities. I'm not looking forward to paying those again, but my work is comping internet pay so that is one less bill to worry about! We got Dish arranged for a Saturday set up and we set up Springville City. Cool story --- the general fees to set up that account are a $100 deposit and a $25 set up fee. Well, since we have a pre-existing account there was no set up fee and since we had an account for 2 years and no late payments, we didn't have to make a deposit! What a great surprise, huh??

Shane has been fairly busy so that is really nice. Working from home has been great. I do get distracted sometimes, but I have to admit, I FIND ways to distract myself. I work best under pressure so I bust my rear during the last two hours of the day. That's just how I am!

Chloe is getting smarter than ever. She is speaking in full, grammatically correct sentences and has a really great attention span (perfect for when I'm actually working!) This little boy is kicking like mad and I have finally put on some weight :( I will have a lot of work to do post-baby. Hopefully being able to be active this summer will help me.

Anyway - that's how things are here. I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

Weekend with the girls

My sister invited me to drive down to my Mom's in Logandale last weekend. I asked Shane for permission (since it was our anniversary weekend) and he graciously said I could go! We left at about 10 on Thursday so I was able to work a half day --- isn't that awesome that by 10 AM I have already put in a half day of work :)

It was nice to just hang out. We went to Vegas on Friday and bought some cute little clothes for the baby girls and I bought a little boy outfit. I guess I have to start convincing myself that boy stuff is fun. This child will be Shane's - that's for sure! I'm not into the sports/dirt/fighting/etc.... that little boys need!!!! Will be a challenge for me!! Anyway, here are a few pics that we took. On Saturday while my parents were doing their weekly temple duties :) (That is a job, I tell you what!)

These pictures are a little out of order....

Chloe was pooped but did not want to go to bed. She fell asleep while my mom was holding her and I put her on the floor b/c it was SO HOT!

Pic is facing the wrong way, but here is baby Bridgette on the ride home! She looks just like her Daddy, but is very much a Momma's girl!!

Did I mention that Shane had flowers delivered to my Mom's house for our anniversary :) I knew he was up to something!! I had to keep them stable in the car so they're packed between two 10 lb bags of sugar...

Chloe and Bridgette soaking up the sun. It was so HOT! (really only in the 70's but we came from snow so it was very welcome heat!)

My mom doesn't have a pool or anything so I filled up this old kitty litter box that we use to give our dogs water when we're there. She did this exact same thing last year before we moved out of our house. She would crawl into the box fully dressed (it is the greatest water dish for dogs....)

And finally, my mom bought Chloe and Bridgette these matching dresses (not for any particular reason) and Chloe just had to put my shoes on with it. She's already a little fashionista!

I love going to my mom's house. Other than my own actual home, I feel most comfortable there. Even though the decor and even construction of the house is totally different from when I lived there, it will always be home :) Can't wait for our next visit!