Happy Birthday Dad!!

Today (Halloween) is my dad's Birthday! So I just wanted to tell him HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We love you and we'll see you later today!

GoInGs On......

Since I'm not the best at keeping a journal, this blog is the next best thing. So this post might bore some of you, but I just wanted to write down what our family is up to, and some of the cute things that Macie does because she is changing SO FAST!

Macie: She is getting to be such a big girl! She is 15 months old, but thinks she's way older than that! She LOVES to play with older kids, and mimics everything they do. She loves to help me cook dinner, bake cookies, do the dishes, and even clean! She has to be "helping" with everything, which I think is really cute, and I'm sure won't last as long as I wish it would.......like when she's old enough to actually help:) Actually the other day she made a puddle with her sippy and she went and grabbed a dish towel and tried to clean it up...so smart:) I chase her with the vacuum and she laughs so hard she can hardly run away. She loves us to chase her and play hide and seek, but she ALWAYS hides in the same spot....behind the chair. Daddy gives her horse rides and she laughs so hard she can hardly stay on his back. She LOVES her dad! When he comes home she RUNS to the door, and she will never turn him down when he asks for kisses, even if she is bawling! She's started to give us hugs too, which I think are even better than kisses. She is already SUCH a girl and loves to wear pretty things. When she has something on that she thinks is pretty she gets this little smirk on her face, puts her arms together, and walks around thinking she is SO BEAUTIFUL! It's so funny. She loves to sing songs, especially ones with actions....Itsy Bitsy Spider is her FAVORITE, and she asks me to sing it about 20 times a day. She thinks she can count, but all she says is, "Two, two, two, two...." Every time she or anyone else takes a drink she says, "Aaaaaaaah!" She loves music and dancing......she's got quite the moves. It's so funny how they just make their own moves, they make me laugh so hard sometimes. She is obsessed with going outside and playing with Jed & Jeannette's kitties. When she wants to go out she goes and gets her coat and shoes and says, "Oooooooooh!" She says that whenever she sees the cats. She is such a busy little girl and I am wondering how I am ever going to keep my house clean when I have a nursing baby and Macie having free range in the house. Any tips? She is starting to open the door handles, especially to the bathroom! She opens the door to the bathroom, shuts it, then opens the bottom drawer, which makes it impossible for me to get in! So I just have to sit there forever and try to talk her into shutting the drawer, which usually takes a while. It is so fun to watch her learn and grow, but it happens so fast! We love her to death, and are so happy that she came to join our family!

Reed: He is really busy lately between work, class, and his calling. He is taking a class at H&R Block this fall and is going to try to do some Taxes for them this tax season. He is such a hard worker, and I am so thankful he is mine:) Macie also loves him to death.

Julie: I am feeling almost back to normal, still just a little tired, but really nothing to complain about. We are really excited for this new baby, and I am pretty nervous too. I've just been trying to stay busy with little crafts and projects while Reed is gone, so if you have any good ideas, feel free to share. Last week I attempted to sew a shirt for Macie....Huge flop! But I'm trying again this week, so hopefully it will turn out better. Nothing huge is going on around here, but I thought I would update, mostly for our own sake.

Our Family......

Of FOUR!!!! We are so excited to let you know that we are expecting another baby at the end of April!(The 27th to be exact) I am 12 weeks pregnant, and feel so blessed to be adding another little one to our family.

FaVoRiTe SeAsOn.....

I LOVE the Fall! I also really love going on drives...I am always asking Reed to take me for drives. Last weekend he was SO nice and decided to take me for long beautiful drives all weekend long! We drove while we listned to Conference and were able to get out and walk around between sessions....PERFECT! On Saturday we drove to Palisades and then back to Swan Valley to Reed's Parents' cabin. Between sessions we went on a 4-wheeler ride that was GORGEOUS! Then on Sunday we drove to Cave Falls (by Ashton) and Mesa Falls (by Island Park). Both were beautiful, especially because of all the changing colors. But even though they were pretty, the drive was my favorite. In the Fall those mountain roads look like pictures on a calandar! It seems like this season is the very shortest, so I am so glad we got to spend all weekend out in gorgeous Fall scenery.

Mesa Falls...while we were walking down the stairs to see the falls there was a really pretty little spot for a picture:)

Mesa Falls

Mesa Falls

Mesa Falls

Cave Falls.....Yes, it is SNOWING!

Cave Falls

Swan Valley 4-Wheeler ride

Reed's Parents on 4-Wheeler ride

4-Wheeler ride

4-Wheeler ride

Up by Palisades

Up by Palisades

Palisades Lake