I'm SO Hungry!!!

This blog is out of pure desperation. I get so hungry lately it makes me cry. What's worse is nothing seems to fill me up. I always feel like I'm starving. It keeps me up at night and even wakes me up. I need some advice on things to eat that will fill me up but not "fill me out" if you know what I mean. Any suggestions?

It's Not Easy

Have you ever noticed how the hardest things in life are also usually the most rewarding? A line from "A League of their Own" really hits home. Dottie (Gina Davis) is leaving the league and Jimmy (Tom Hanks) asks her why she's leaving...Dottie: "It just got too hard."

Jimmy: "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great."

Maybe an even better saying..."I never said it would be easy, I only that it would be worth it."

Lately in my life it seems like everything is extra hard. Being pregnant has a lot to do with it, as my body just won't let me do all that I need to. I wonder why on earth I ever got myself into so many stressful situations at the same time. Moving, working, trying to figure out taxes for the business, dealing with a stressed out/overworked husband, trying to keep up with a very active toddler, getting ready for 2 kids under the age of 2...just to name a few.

Trying to relax and keep my blood pressure down is even stressful. Needless to say I'm feeling very overwhelmed. Thanks to the great examples and reminders of friends and family I am quickly humbled. All these hard things are SO GREAT! A new house with much more space and better suited for our needs, a job that allows me to stay home with Kylee more, a business that provides for our needs, a husband who is willing to work so hard for the ones he loves (even though he is very short handed), a toddler who every day makes me laugh and shows me more love than I ever knew existed, and another sweet spirit on the way. Sure, the timing kind of stinks, but I'd rather have it all hit at once than not at all.

Now I challenge you to think of the hardest things in your life, and I bet you anything they'll also be some of the greatest blessings you have...even if you can't see how right now.

Skating

Kylee loves to play with Dad's hockey skates. So he thought it would be fun to let her put them on. She thought it was awesome. Mom thinks she still has some growing to do before she can get a pair of her own, but dad thinks she's ready.

Putting the skates on.

Look at how excited she is.

Amazingly, she could stand up on them all by herself.

Proudly looking down at the skates.

Maybe she is ready for her own pair.

Birthday's

Emilee and Donny both celebrated their birthday's recently and here are some pictures of their fun get together's.

Happy 21st Emilee

Happy 23rd Donny!

Kylee eating her first ice cream cone.

She loved it.

Nothing like having the family around to celebrate.

What a fun group of kids.

Kylee wearing her cousin's hat that was left at our house. I couldn't help put let her wear it. Look how cute she is. Not to mention cute Darla and Brecken pulling a Shannon in the background.

Just One Oreo

Those who know Curtis and I know we love our junk food. Trying to be a good mom, I really wanted to limit Kylee's knowledge of the "evil" stuff until she was much older. Curtis went and spoiled that plan by teaching her words like "chocolate" and "cookie." However, she also loves to say "string cheese" and "gogurt", which are at least a little more healthy for her. I usually don't cave in like daddy does to giving her lots of sweets (she is going to like him way more then me when she is older), but recently I decided one little oreo wouldn't hurt, so I gave it to her and walked down the hall. I came back to a wonderful mess. I couldn't believe one little cookie could do so much damage. :)

Who cares about the mess...look at that face. :)

Then once I got her all cleaned up, she decided to chew on her toes? She's teething and chewing on anything feels good right now.

I thought this video was pretty cute. She loves to play with the camera so much. It's getting harder to get videos or pictures because she wants to be the one to do it. In fact, it's pretty much like that with everything. :) I have a feeling a 2 year old monster is just dying to come out of her. But still, I'm so lucky!

Crazy!

Have you ever had a plan totally laid out in your mind and felt really good about it and very confident that it was the right thing to do...and then have it all just completely fall apart or change?

As a lot of you know, we have been waiting for our condo in Eagle Mountain to be built for A LONG TIME! It was scheduled for June of last year, got bumped all the way to February of this year, then they said April, and now they are saying May or June. Needless to say with another baby on the way and the outrageous amount we are paying for rent right now, it has been VERY frustrating to wait for this place to be built. We found this adorable townhome for sell in West Point and thought, what the heck, let's look at it. We fell in love with the 2 car garage, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and plenty of room for our little family. It's in a neighborhood we know and love and is VERY close to family and friends we've missed while living in the "south."

So we put an offer on it and got it. We move in the first of March. Because the housing market has dropped and the owners were trying hard for a fast sell, we actually got a really good deal on it. It was built in 2004 and other than needing some real good cleaning (because I have babies and am paranoid) it is in great condition. We have really loved living in Sandy. It is the perfect location for Curtis as he goes everywhere for work and it is very central. But there is nothing in this area in our price range that doesn't need more work then I'm willing to do. Eagle Mountain was exciting as it is all new and growing and lots of families down there, but I know it will be harder to get up and see family in Layton and I've not been able to find a doctor (or hospital) that I love (and I am VERY excited to be able to go back to my old doctor in Layton). Plus not having any babysitters near by can get very hard for parents, and now I'll have many! We'll also be able to get our baby boy's room put together before he comes and I can finally feel like I'm organized and not still living out of boxes and cramped spaces.

I personally think it's a little crazy that we have been waiting for the Eagle Mountain place for so long just to walk away when we are possibly so close to it being finished, but we really felt like this place was meant for us and it was the right thing to do. As you can tell, we're very excited about this move. We will loose the $500 deposit we made to secure our condo spot, but it's worth it to us to be closer to family and have a lot more space, and to be in a place NOW, and not who knows when. Here's a picture of the outside. It's actually A LOT like our old house in Clearfield, except for not right by the train tracks, or in a meth neighborhood, and we don't have to worry about taking care of the lawn or snow removal. :) I'm sure more pictures will come.