Week 52

* Christmas Week. We all made it alive. Katelynn and Mark were spoiled and I am glad that they had a fun time and are still having fun with their new toys.

* Becca got into town and we went with her to the zoo lights. I liked it and it was something fun to do with the kids.

* Christmas morning was fun and as crazy as I thought it would be but then we all just hung out and relaxed until 2 when we had to get ready for Grandma and Grandpas

* We celebrated Daddy's birthday. The kids were so excited to blow out the candles.

* We then had Max and Jesse's Baptism

 * Quite the full little week we had.

Week 51

* I was getting a few things ready for the day in my bedroom and the kids wereplaying surprisingly well and without screaming so when I went to check on them this is what I found. They had setup a fort under the kitchen table with their blankets and pillows.

* On Monday night we went to see the Beautiful Lights on Candy Cane Lane and Katelynn has been asking to see them again and again.

* 27 weeks down and entering the third trimester. He'll be here so soon. Definitely starting to feel more uncomfortable. This is my 26 week picture.

* We had Ben's family over for a Christmas gathering and opened family presents with them. We then skyped with the all of the family to have a little Christmas program. It was a Hello Kitty kind of Christmas for Katelynn. Everything she opened was Hello Kitty themed. Mark got a set of Cars that he was pretty excited about. 

* One day this week the kids were playing outside and it was time to come in so I had "The Grinch who Stole Christmas" playing. Katelynn laid down and then Mark laid down right on top of her and they stayed like that for a good 20 minutes. And there was no fighting when Katelynn wanted him off I was amazed.

Week 50

* I purged and organized Katelynn and Mark's toys this week and they have stayed organized since. I think Katelynn really likes them this way. I have her buckets labeled as to what goes in each one. Tonight she was looking at the letters spelling out what was written.

* Yesterday after we got home from the Ward Christmas Party. We told Mark it was time for a bath and he said in his mad voice, "NO take baf e'er GAN!" Took me a few times of him saying it for me understand it was "No take bath ever again!" but as soon as the water was running he was excited to take a bath and didn't want to get out. When I got him from his room this morning he was still saying it.

* At Mark's play group on Friday we had a Christmas party, and I didn't tell Katelynn about it before hand because I knew she would want it to happen now. So, when she saw everything was moved around and all the food and sweets for the party she was so excited she became the unofficial greeter at the party telling (yelling at) everyone that came in that we were having a Christmas Party.




* Santa showed up and Katelynn and Mark were pretty excited to see him. Mark didn't say anything just stared. Katelynn was glued to him as soon as he walked in the door and was the first to sit on his lap. She told him the three things she had wanted and then was saying. "oh wait there is four things, no no five things" She was so cute.

* Glucose Testing time for me, I do like the lemon-lime better than the orange.

Week #49

* We have been having loads of fun gearing up for Christmas this week. We have watched some of our 21 different Christmas movies. Curious George Christmas being a favorite for both of them.

* Monday we went to the Swann's and decorated nativities. On Wednesday she asked where her baby Jesus and girl and boy were with the house. I told her, "Honey, you ate it yesterday."

* I had made some gingerbread cookies that Katelynn was dying to decorate and so we decorated them on Tuesday night.

* We have five different advent style calendars. We put a sticker on the calendar, add a cotton ball to Santa's beard, place a charm on a cross-stitched advent I made before kids, a Lego calendar that they love, and a scripture calendar with a Hershey kiss inside. Katelynn read the scripture tonight with help, it was so wonderful to hear her do that.

* Here I am at 24 weeks and feeling pretty good.

* Katelynn wrote her letter to Santa. She wants a horse, Barbies and a Leap Pad.