EASTER SUNDAY

Today is Easter Sunday and our little Kayleigh is 3 and growing before our eyes! Since she was a little baby, she has always gotten an Easter basket with goodies,

but never anything further than that.

Yesterday, Kay & I went into the kitchen and made cookies. It was so much fun! We made cookies in the shape of little Easter eggs and then decorated them with icing. Kayleigh LOVES to bake, and never before have I had an interest in it. So, now we are both making all we do a learning experience! I would really like to find a cute little apron her size to really make the scene! (Oh...just came to mind...Pottery Barn...I bet I could find one, and get her name monogrammed on it!)

Any who-today we went up to Frisco for the egg hunt. Before it even started, there was a rule that there was to be a 7 egg limit per kid so that every child would get eggs. Welllll...not even a minute and a half after the horn went off all the kids had ran and stumbled over each other to get their eggs. All children there had about 20 eggs in their baskets. Being this was the first year Kayleigh had ever went for eggs, she didn't even know what was going on, and just held onto our hands tight! Short story shorter, she made out with zero eggs. Matt & I felt soooo horrible. Though she had no clue what was happening, we just felt bad. So, we hopped in the car, and made a trip to good ol' WAL-MART! ;-) we went in and got her some of the plastic eggs...which by the way, have changed since I was a little one hunting for eggs! They not only make the regular little plastic plain eggs, but now they have little characters of all sorts also! I loved it! we got Kayleigh the Noah's Ark set. It has cute little lions, elephants, monkeys, and birds. They are great! AND, they are the same price as the plain eggs!..and already filled with candy! WOO! Well, after we got those, we took Kayleigh to the park and Matt hid all the eggs. Then, she went to seek them all out! She loved it and had such a blast!

I can't wait to do it all again next year...and with 2 little kids!!!

6 MONTHS & COUNTING

This is me...6 months along in my pregnancy and beyond ready for the pregnancy part to be over! I remember feeling the same way the first time around..I think it was about the same time too!

Everyone always says pregnancy is such a beautiful thing and a great experience! Well...I completely disagree!! I absolutely have those feelings for postpartum pregnancy, but the actual 9 month pregnancy part..NO! Seriously...the sickness...which the first 4 months, was ALL DAY EVERYDAY for me...the achy body, the stretching and ripping of my skin...and all the itching in between...the exhaustion...I just KNOW I could sleep for a week straight, if I could...the good and the "make you wanna throw up" cravings...mine are chocolate & ice cream...and gasoline! YES, gasoline...I want to smell it all the time! (I don't...but would love to if I could!)

I can't wait for it all to be over and hold this precious new addition in my arms! I can't wait to see Kayleigh's reaction to the whole experience! I realllllly can't wait for Kayleigh to get to hold her new little brother or sister! I know that Kayleigh is going to be such a WONDERFUL big sister and step up to the plate of that role. She is going to take charge AND be in charge! ;-) I can't wait to see Matt's life light up even more with 2 little ones running around! I REALLY can't wait until this next child is a little older..and both munchkins are running around bossing him around! ;-) I just can't wait...that's about all I can say!

Well, my next Dr's appointment is April 15th-it will

just be another checkup. Then, the appointment after that will be set up for an ultrasound!! We will then find out if we are bringing another little sassy princess or a rough quarterback into the world! You bet your booty I will be writing another blog those days! ;-)

RANDOMS...

I know I already wrote today...but just wanted to write a few randoms that came to mind...


1) I woke this morning to 52 degrees in the house! For a little prego woman, that was by far too cold for my body! I figured out it was because Matt forgot to turn the heat on last night...then a snow storm tried to happen! :-)

2) Kayleigh and I baked a strawberry cake together today! She had a blast helping...and tried her hardest to keep "sneaking" a bite of the crisco shortening! Her favorite?? Licking the remaining cake mix, of course!

3) I have watched Madagascar and Shrek today! Love them both! They are cute movies! As many times as I have seen Shrek, did anyone know Shrek says a "bad word" in the movie? Don't worry...Kayleigh told him "watch your mouth, Shrek! That's a bad word!" :-)

4) I am officially 6 months along today. The time seems to have flown by like crazy! Though I have already gone through all of this once before, I am still just as scared as I was the first time around. And terrified of labor!

5) I have to work tomorrow, and was really hoping to get snowed in! Darn! But hey...new shoes??

6) I came across some old pics of Kayleigh on the computer today...and cried...A LOT! Again, time flies...and I can't handle it yet! :-(

7) To go with #6, I love Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" song! It's on the blog!

8) I really want some of that laughing cow cheese. Just saw a commercial, and those little things look good.

9) Easter is next week...I hope the weather is nice so we can go up to Frisco as planned for the egg hunt!

10) Oh...we watched "Marley & Me" a few nights ago. LOVE IT!!! :-)

AND SO WE BEGIN....

As I sit here on this snowy day, I am left to ponder on the possibilities to do today. There is always something to do..laundry, clean..clean..clean, organize something, dishes..etc. Though I started the dishwasher this morning, that and having Kayleigh take a shower is about as far as I have gotten.

I logged into my email account this morning, and on my messenger, saw my Dad's wife online. We began to talk and caught up a little. I haven't talked to her in several years, and probably about the same with my Dad. They live in Oregon, and we have never been real close, but we know who we are and how to get ahold of each other if needed.

I talk to my mom a bit more through text messaging than anything. I grew out of the phone years ago...probably around the time I met Matt, as he is certainly not a phone talker!

Matt & I both talk to family regularly to keep in touch and see how everyone is doing.

But, this morning, I began to think of how our families are so scattered out all over the place, it really is hard to stay in full contact with everyone. My mom is here in Colorado with me, but the rest of my family is all in one place..that would be Arkansas! As for Matt's family, goodness...his Mom resides in Kansas City, while his grandparents, an Aunt & Uncle, and some cousins are also here is Colorado...an Aunt & Uncle and some cousins in Texas...and another grandpa and relatives out in Maine. His family is basically just all over. With all of that being said, a blog came to mind. What better way to stay in touch with our family and friends. I am very excited to start this! As we don't talk daily to everyone, I can at least write things that are going on and everyone can read about it and stay in tune with us!

So, add us to your favorites and buckle up

as we begin to start this journey....