Fun Times

 We have always tried to get together and go to the What Women Want Expo and now that Kimber lives here it was just that much easier. So we headed down after naps. We left the boys with the kids and headed to the expo. We didn't find much to buy but we found a couple awesome booths. One that was doing birth videos that Kimber has been seriously looking into for Luke and a 4D ultrasound that they were doing demos for free. It took some convincing but Kimber decided to do it. It was so fun to see him(they didn't know if they could because she is due in 2 weeks). I have never been to anyone elses ultrasound but it just made me that much more excited to meet him. Kimber has had such a rough pregnancy and has been such a trooper taking it all in stride. I hope he comes out a great baby for her.He was a little(alot) more chubby than she remembers from her last ultrasound.

After we got back from our girl fun we all went to dinner to a BBQ place that came highly recommended.

 It was date night so everyone gets a glass of sparkling cider. Im pretty sure that was Hallie's favorite part...she had 3 refills.

 And Gracie...lets just say she liked all of it. This girl loves food.

 We have really enjoyed having Kim and Ez closer. Hallie loves them both and looks forward to visiting them or their visits. We have been lucky to spend quite a bit of time with them this summer doing fun things and are super excited for Kim & Ez to become parents as well.

Silly Gracie

Gracie is now 8 months and as usual changes everyday she has recently gone through a growth spurt with makes me pretty sure she will catch and possibly pass Hallie in the weight department. She is still a beam of sunshine. And has started doing some pretty cute stuff to. She is super mobile without crawling or walking she prefers to roll where ever she need/wants to go. She has started pulling herself up on furniture or her stand and play toy. She has also learned when she wakes up to roll on her belly and pull down her bumper so she can see out her door. Once she sees you she will squeal in delight and kick her legs like crazy excited.

Who knows maybe she will skip crawling for now but to be honest I'm ok with her being limited mobility wise. But whatever she decides to do we love her to pieces.

Learning a new skill to make something old...new

My grandparents had this dresser in their bedroom for as long as I can remember. When my grandpa passed away I asked for it rather than sending it to the DI and decided to try to figure out how to refinish it...Im kinda sentimental like that. Here are the before pictures.

 I think it turned out really well and was pretty simple to refinish with the right supplies. I let Hallie pick out the knobs since it was going in her room she narrowed it down to these or purple flowers and had some encouraging to pick these ones after that. She thinks they are cool since their flowers. And here are the after pictures.

The girls' new pictures

Brit was great enough to make some time to take and edit some pictures of the girls before she has her baby. Hallie turns 3 and Gracie turns 9 months all within a week of her due date. They turned out great...she always does a great job.

The girls were so good and cooperative. Never have to worry if I can get a smile out of our Gracie and as long as Hallie is well rested it is a very pleasant experience. Thanks again so much to Brit...you really are super talented!

Ethan's birthday

This summer while at Lake Powell we met the Wilden's we have enjoyed doing various things with them since and have had a ton of fun. Strangely enough Hallie and their oldest Ethan share the same birthday just years apart. We were lucky enough to get to go to his part of his birthday party too. Melissa rented out a gym with various fun things to do trampolines, bounce houses, swings, a foam pit, and tumbling mats. The best part was that the adults got to be in on the action too.

 The birthday kids

 Matt and Gracie on the trampoline...she loved it

 Hallie and I on the bounce house slide

Needless to say after a couple of hours of planning topped off with cake and ice cream we all slept good. Having kids makes birthdays so much more fun.

I Love to See the Temple

We have been planning tour temple open house trip for some time now and in some ways it felt like it would never happen but of coarse it did and now it is just a time with great memories and pictures. Kim/Ez, Nick/Ky & Rigs joined us. We decided the weather was perfect so instead of going to dinner we got food and had a picnic at the tabernacle. The weather was perfect. .

 Yeah were at the temple

 After we ate we even had a few minutes to take pics and go potty before going to stand in what seemed like the forever line. It went really fast.

 Kimber went to the dr before joining us she is due in 3 weeks and is dilated to a 2 we will see if she makes it to her due date...so excited to meet this little man.

 And well lets just hope since Nic has been buying girl clothes that this next one is a girl.

 Gracie hanging upside down..a whole new outlook on life

 Once inside the parking garage there was a place to get water and wait in line to watch a short video about the church and its temples.

 Hallie was super excited about the booties everyone was wearing...til them put them on her then of coarse she wanted them off. Nic had told her that the temple was where princesses got married(she is super into princesses right now) so in every room she asked if this is where we get married.

 After the movie they announced that after we finished our tour there would be a drink and cookies. And the only thing Hallie heard was cookie. She couldn't wait til she was done to have one.

 The cool temple mosaic 

 Our little eternal family

 We wandered around the temple grounds but since the sun was down it was cool. That didn't stop Hallie from wanting to play in the fountain.

We had a fantastic time I'm so thankful for temples and the promises that it ensures to us if we keep our promises. My hope is that our two princesses choose a prince to take them to the temple someday just like I found mine.