My Fairy and Superhero

These are some pretty cute kids if I say so myself. They were so excited for our ward's Trunk or Treat night. For those of you who don't know a trunk or treat is where you line up cars and give out candy from the trunk of your car. Some people get really creative and decorate their trunks. Our ward has the best activities. After the Trunk or Treat we go into the gym that has been decorated with balloons, streamers, pumpkins, and all sorts of Halloween decorations and we eat. Every year we have chili and hot dogs and yummy desserts. After eating we then have activites for the kids like the fishing game, bean bag toss, and a little craft. It's a pretty fun time.

I love this picture of Blake! My little Superman is just too cute. I even sprayed his hair black to be more authentic. I was chasing him around the house with the can because he didn't like it very much but he sure looked cute when it was done.

When we bought Jayla her fairy costume she wore it for three days straight. I finally had to hide it so she wouldn't get it dirty. For her hair she wanted it done like Princess Aurora. So we put curlers in her hair the night before. I'll be posting those pictures later. Then the next night we fluffed it up and I put it a little fairy make up on her and she thought she was the prettiest thing. And I would have to agree with her.

Here the kids are with their friends Annie and Ben and their mom Melissa at the Trunk or Treat. You really notice Blake's black hair in this one.

Every year one of the members always uses this guy to hand out the candy and every year Annie and Jayla are hesitant to take the candy. In the end the candy wins out over the fear.

20 Week Ultrasound

These pictures are pretty bad quality but I couldn't get the pictures from the disc they gave me to download or upload or whatever. So I just took pictures of them with my camera. The first one is of her face and stomach. Her face is in the upper left hand corner.

This one is my favorite. Here it shows her heart and spine. I was most fascinated with her heart the whole time. During the ultrasound you can actually see it pumping and all four chambers of it. Amazing!

This one is of her feet but it's really bad quality so you probably can't see it but it's a really cute one when you're looking at the real thing.

This one is a shot up her bum with her legs spread out and there's nothing between them, thus it's a girl. Most of the white is nothing but in the middle of the white is Melia's little bum Again, sorry for the poor quality.

I really want to get the disc to work because there's even video of her moving around. I was hoping to post that, so I'll have to try again and see if I can get it working. If you've never been to an ultrasound you are missing an amazing thing. It's so incredible what they can see. They check the baby's heart, spinal cord, stomach, kidneys, brain, spleen, bladder, and even upper lip. I am so bessed to be able to have these technologies and see my baby. I'm even more blessed that she is healthy. Everything on the ultrasound looks good and she's the right size for how far along I am. This is my favorite stage of pregnancy because I feel good, I have energy, and now people can tell that I'm actually pregnant. Oh, and I can also feel her moving around in there more and more. An update on the other kids is Blake is still clueless but Jayla is full of Melia this and Melia that. I can tell that this baby will bring about a lot of questions. The other day she said that when Melia comes out she wants to give her some candy. I told her that she'll only drink milk and went even further to tell her where that milk will be coming from just to see what she would say. She thought it was the most logical thing in the world. It's amazing what kids comprehend when you don't think they will.

Final Soccer Game

Wow! It's been over a month since I've last posted. I've really been procrastinating on it but I'm finally doing it. Jayla's last game was about three weeks ago and it ended on a perfect weather day. In the picture above she is waiting her turn in line to do some drills.

At half-time they would always get fruit to eat and oranges were a favortie because then Jayla and her friend Annie could make orange smiley faces.

Jayla was always nice enough to share with Blake.

Daniel made it to this game and played it a little soccer with Blake. Blake was in heaven, finally he got to play. I think that he's pretty good, too.

At the end of the season all the kids got a trophy and it is now Jayla's most prized possession. She didn't even eat her donut because she wanted to hold her (very heavy) trophy. She loves to show it off to her cousins and grandparents.

Go Jayla Go!

Jayla had her very first soccer game today and as you can tell she was so excited. Her uniform is huge on her but that what makes it cute, right.

This isn't a very good picture. Next time I'll use the zoom but Jayla's the one in the middle of the line. Look how much smaller she is than the other kids. Ha ha! Before the game for 20 minutes they have a little practice and do drills. This was Jayla's favorite because she actually got to kick the ball. She also learned how to throw the ball in and she thought that was way cool.

When the game started she just stood there and watched the kids run around her. I think that she was patiently waiting for her turn. When she finally got close enough to me I told her to go and try to kick the ball. She did much better after that. Poor girl would run so hard to get the ball but she never got it because all the other kids are bigger and faster than her. But that didn't seem to deter her very much.

This is me and Blake on the sidelines. Blake wanted to get in on the action and didn't want to to be stuck watching. Next year he'll be right along there with them. (It looks like I've got a black eye in this picture. Totally an illusion.)

I think it's definitely more comedic than anything to watch them play soccer at this age. I'm so glad that Jayla enjoying it and she's so excited for her next game. I asked her what her favorite part about playing soccer was and she said the snacks. What do you expect from a 3 year old?

Jayla and Blake Are Getting a Sister!

I had a doctor's appointment today and he did another ultrasound. I'm always in such awe to see my little baby and to add to the excitement he was able to tell that it's a girl . He said he's not a 100% sure but to start planning on it. In 5 weeks I'll be having my 20 week ultrasound where we'll be able to take a better look. The doctor said that everything looks great and she's a good size and there are no abnormalities. It is such a relief to hear that! I don't know what mothers-to-be did without these technologies before. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures this time and there were some good shots. I got to see her heart, legs, arms, head, and spine. So cool! She was also moving around so much and it's weird that I can't feel it yet. Hopefully soon. Jayla is so exicted to be getting a sister. It's what she's wanted all along and luckily Blake doesn't care and has no idea what's going on. Daniel and I are having a hard time agreeing on a name. He likes Melinda and Bridget (two good friends of mine have these names and I think there should only be one of each of these in my life) and I like Malia (pron: mah-LEE-ya). What do you guys think? Well, today has been a great day and I'm looking forward to when I can feel that baby kickin' (famous last words).

First Pics of the Baby

Ultrasound pictures aren't the best quality but I still think they are amazing. Even though the baby doesn't look like much I think it's just beautiful. It's always a such wonder to see your baby for the very first time. To actually know for sure that you are pregnant...proof in front of your eyes. Everything so far is fine and normal. The baby is just under 2 inches long and seems to have all the right parts. Speaking of parts, my doctor is going to give me an ultrasound next appointment in 4 weeks and tell me if it's a boy or a girl. I don't have to wait until the 20 week ultrasound! Yay! That was a very nice surprise. I have the same doctor as with my first two children and he never did this with either one of them so I'm excited. I'm 11 1/2 weeks along so I'm almost out of the first trimester. I've been the most sick this time out of all the others. It is lessening now and hopefully will go away entirely. The perk is that I've lost 5 pounds but I'm sure to gain those back later. Blake still has no idea what is going on but Jayla seems to be grasping it. She always talks to the baby and pats my stomach. One time she jumped on me a little too hard and I told her that when she does that she could hurt the baby so she needs to be careful. Then she said, "I'm sorry baby," and gave my stomach a kiss. So cute.

Bear Lake Fun

We made our anual trip to Bear Lake and had so much fun with the fam earlier this month. It was a perfect day to go. It was hot enough that you didn't freeze after swimming but not too hot. I love Bear Lake and will never tire of it. I love when you swim out into the water it's so blue, the water is clear, and you just take a deep breath and enjoy. Jayla an Blake had a blast! They could have played in the sand the whole day. I love Blake's cute little sandy feet.

Jayla sat in the sand for such a long time. She looks a little uncomfortable now. Hee hee.

Jayla had been waiting the whole summer to build a sandcastle.

Blake wanted to eat cookies more than anything else. Don't you just love this face!?

Jayla is in heaven.