Proud Big Sister

So if you haven't heard we are expecting!
Yesterday was my big ultrasound appointment. It was so great to see the little one and to hear that everything looks great!
ITS A GIRL!
We didn't care either way, we just want a healthy baby! but for some reason Cody and I both kind of thought it was a boy, but from day 1 Mae has been insistent that its a baby sister! If you even asked her what if its a boy, she would pretty strongly tell you "Its a girl!" We told this to the ultrasound tech when we got there and she told us that the little ones are usually right! And after triple checking it is definitely a girl! We are so excited! When we told Mae she pretty much acted like we were telling her old news! She already knew! It was so cute! I'm so excited for Mae to have a little sister, I know she is just going to love it and be such a great big sister!

Easter

Holidays get more and more fun the older Mae gets, this year though when it came to decorating eggs it was a competition to see how fast we could go! Needless to say the 2 dozen eggs we got didn't last to long, but it was really fun!
She was so cute Easter morning, its just so fun to see her face light up!
And yes that is a bright yellow purse she is using as her Easter basket. All our Easter things are in storage so when she first got up I let her go through all my bags and pick her favorite purse to use for the day!

The Dress

Princess Mae!
Oh how I love this sweet little face! We went to Disney on Ice about a week ago and last time we went everyone was dressed up! So I wanted Mae to be able to dress up as well! My sweet sister in law offered to help me make one, little did she know she would end up making it! I'm sorry! I should have warned you I really can't sew! She worked so hard on it and it turned out absolutely amazing! Thank you so much Kylee! You are incredible!

Appendicitis

Poor Cody! About 2 weeks ago I met him for lunch and he said he was starting to get a stomach ache. Later that evening he said is was starting to localize in his right side. Oh no I know what that means! But he didn't want to go to the hospital quite yet, lets see how I feel in the morning he said. So the next morning he wasn't feeling any better so I called the Dr. They couldn't see him til that afternoon. So we went to the Dr. and sure enough appendicitis it is! His Dr. called the surgeon and said "Hey I got a kid over here with appendicitis, you interested?" He sent us over to the hospital and the surgeon said lets head into surgery! It all happened so quick! So he had his appendix taken out that evening. They ended up keeping him overnight since it was so late. It has taken awhile but thankfully he is on the mend! What an experience though! We were told that 8 in 100 will have appendicitis! And I had mine out about 8 years ago! It was the first time Cody had ever had an IV, been admitted to the Hospital, been put under and had surgery! Way to go big!

Kadence's Birthday Project!

This year for Kadence's birthday we decided we wanted to do something a little more meaningful! We came up with the idea of making little keepsake boxes for all the parents of babies in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit down at Utah Valley Hospital where she spent 6 weeks of her life! We had so much help! And it was so fun and rewarding to do something in her memory!

Our great friend Chelsi

Grandma Nay & Aunt Kylee

My mom was absolutely amazing! She spend 2 entire days with me helping me prep everything and she put out an amazing spread for all our helpers! I don't know what I'd do without her! I seriously think she has some sort of superwoman gene that I certainly didn't get!

My aunt Kim and sweet cousin Jer! We have always been super close! But what 21 year old guy do you know that would come scrapbook for his cousin?! He is such a sweetheart!

Mae also enjoyed getting in on the action!

Cody and his Cousin Cassie, who is amazing by the way! Another thing I wanted to accomplish before her birthday this year was her scrapbook. Amazingly it is finished! It turned out more incredible than I could have imagined! And I could not have done it without this lady right here! She pretty much held my hand and told me I could do it, even when it was incredibly hard she was there to help me along! I can't tell you thanks enough Cassie!

Angee & Ashley, and they were acting bad and wouldn't look at the camera!

My cute Grandma Kleah, Aunt Joni and Cousin Jer! I think they put together more boxes than anyone! They were on a roll!And my sweet husband! I can't tell you all how amazing this man is! I don't know what I'd do without him!
So thanks for listening to this long overdue post! And we think we'll make this a tradition so look forward to next years project all our little helpers! We can't tell you how much we appreciate all of your help! We couldn't have done it without you!
We ended up making 40 keepsake boxes that we delivered to Utah Valley Hospital's NICU on January 30. It was a really incredible experience and I hope Kadence knows how much we love and adore her!

Temple Square

As a child I loved going to Temple Square to look at the lights! And this year Mae has been so excited to see all the lights on peoples house's. It has been so fun! So we decided to take her up to Temple Square. It was a little bit chilly, and extremely crowded, but it was still really fun!

This year they added quite a few little nativity scenes, all pretty different from the typical nativity! I really loved this little Japanese looking one, it was so adorable!

Disney Princess's on Ice

We were able to go to Disney Princess's on Ice with a few of Cody's cousin and their little ones, it was so fun for Mae! She was so cute, and I think she might have enjoyed riding Trax just as much as the Princess show!

She also enjoyed the chocolate ice cream

Karlee was a little afraid of the train at first, it was so sad!

Mae & I on the Train

Captivated!

Halloween

Little Raggedy Anne, Mae was so cute this year! She was so shy at the doorstep and wouldn't say a word until she got her candy, but once it was safely in the bag they got quite an enthusiastic "THANK YOU!"

Our New Digs!

Just thought I'd share some pics of where I'm spending all my time theses days! The walls were already blue and I thought the purple went very nicely!

Little Moments

Last night my mom had us over for dinner, today I've been tired and so for dinner I reheated the meal my mom made us last night, super ambitious I know! So I set down Mae's and she takes a big bite.
"Mmmmm, Mom so good! Give you big hug and kiss!"
I got the kind of hug that only a three year old can give and a big wet smooch, all for reheating a dinner I didn't make.
She is what I live for