Hodge Podge....

Just a little bit of everything..............
Here is some of what we have been up to since the new year began.

Wesley loves to have his picture taken and loves to make crazy faces. He is so funny. Tonight he told Aubrey he had a letter for her and proceeded to read to her, "Dear Aubrey, make good choices, don't pee in your pants or poop in your pants......" And I don't remember the rest because I was laughing to hard. He is such a sweet big brother. He is excited for the baby to arrive and told me the other night that he wants her to sleep by him so he can take care of her. If only it could be that easy for me! He helped us put Aubrey to bed the other night. He took her to her bed and sang her songs and read her stories. It was so adorable. He really is great!

How do ya like this outfit? Aubrey is a 2 year old these days. Need I say more??? She is such a sweetie though and I love her hugs! She likes to wrestle Wesley down. She is one tough cookie. She even held her ground the other day by holding her door shut while Wesley was trying to push his way in. I was impressed. She is so rowdy yet can be so girlie. She has to have a baby whenever we go anywhere and she pretends to rock and feed and take care of them. It is so cute.

Brady taking a little rest, which by the way, he rarely gets to do these days. Chalk that up to a bossy, pregnant wife. Actually, he is just great about stepping in and taking care of the kids and me without me asking. He is very patient with my whining these days. I appreciate all he does more than he will ever know. He is the best!!!

Okay Michelle and Melanie and anyone else interested in seeing my progress........here ya go. My big belly that my family loves to use for a pillow. I think we are about set on naming this girl Cali. She is an acrobat in my tummy these days. I feel like she is constantly turning somersaults in there! I hope she isn't getting all tangled up!!

The other day, Wesley told me I better stop eating so much or my belly was going to get so big it would "explode like a fire work and get blood all over the place!". LOL He also finally asked HOW I was going to get the baby out! That was a hilarious conversation that I am still laughing about. He started out by asking if the doctor was going to cut off my head to get her out. What a boy thing to ask.

I have began the torturous process of going through boxes of baby clothes to determine what I do and do not have so we will be prepared when she gets here. So far so good. It is funny because I have discovered I have 0-3 month clothes and no 6-9 month (except some winter jackets and coats and a couple other things I may never use). And then I have 12 months and up, I think. Anyway, this is my least favorite thing to do. I wish I were Mary Poppins and could snap my fingers and have it all be done for me.

My newest arrangement to add to our home decor. I kinda miss The Flower Shop and the endless opportunities to be creative with flowers. And I am grateful for Snookie and the many others who helped teach me to make arrangements. It has been a fun skill to have. And saves me money since I can do it myself:)

This is an arrangement I did for Relief Society. I may just put this one on loan and take it back when they release me. The marble plaque was given to me when I was in Young Womens by one of my leaders. I was pleased with how it turned out.

New Years Eve we made a gingerbread house with the kids. Yes, we know that is usually a Christmas thing............but mom never got around to making homemade gingerbread to do the house and then we hit some after Christmas sales, and Michaels craft store had a whole gingerbread house kit on clearance for 3 bucks!! So, Grandma Tingey snatched one up for Wes and Aubrey. They had fun making it and even more fun eating it.

Daddy assembled the house and did a fantastic job. Mom and Dad both realized they'd never made gingerbread houses before. So, it was a new experience for us all.