Baby Names

Today Hailey asked me what we are going to name the baby. I told her "probably Spencer." to which she replied "Spencer?!?"

"You don't like that name?" I asked.

"I am the one who prayed for a baby boy...don't you think I should pick the name?"

Sorry Hailey, but that's not how these things work. If it were up to her we would name the baby Victor, Josh or Kason. Those are the names of some of the boys from her church class and preschool.

DisneyLand

Last week we went to Disneyland as a family. We had been planning and saving for almost a year. I don't think we could have picked a more perfect time to go. We were able to ride all but maybe 5 rides in the first 4 hours we were there on Wednesday. We all had a lot of fun. Audrey wasn't tall enough to ride all the rides and I wasn't able to ride the big ones since I am pregnant.












We stayed at a hotel right down the street from Disneyland, it's called theCastle Inn and Suites. The girls thought it was neat since it really looks like a castle. It was nice to just walk to Disneyland each day instead of paying for parking.

Puppy Love

Well after much begging and searching we finally decided to get a dog. Mark and the girls have been asking for a dog for over a year now. We thought about just saving our money and buying a pure bred something from a breeder, but then we started visiting the animal shelter. That's where we found Jack our mix terrier puppy. I don't know if he really has any terrier in him, but he's sure cute. The girls wanted to name him Pluto, but the name just didn't seem right to us, so we talked them into Jack as the first name and Pluto for the middle.

I couldn't for the life of me get the girls just to smile :)






He has been a good puppy. He loves being around the family and he's starting to learn a few tricks like how to sit and fetching his little tennis ball. I'm not thrilled about the poop, but since he's so cute and doesn't howl or bark at night I'll put up with it.

Groundhog day

On groundhogs day we made some little groundhogs that pop out of the ground. The girls wanted to take them outside to see if they could see their shadows.

It's a boy!

We are expecting our third baby due June 22, 2010. We went to the doctor on January 20th and found out we are having a boy. We are all excited except for Audrey. She thinks the matter is still debatable. She keeps saying, "that's not a boy I want a girl." I'm sure she'll like him once he's born.

Christmas

This year we spent Christmas in Safford with Mark's family. It was nice not o have to travel for hours or drive in the snow. There was plenty of cousins around for the girls to play with. Unfortunately a few days before Christmas Hailey got strep throat and pink eye. Luckily we caught both really early so we were able to enjoy Christmas eve with the family. ( and thankfully no one else got either of the illnesses)

Christmas eve we had a dinner and the children and Uncle Jason acted out the nativity. It's always fun to see the kids dress up.





Hailey, Kaylee, Emily and Brock were the angels.


Audrey was suppose to be a wise man, but she wasn't really in the mood to participate.

After the nativity the girls got to open their new PJs and a present from Mimi and Papa.



Christmas Morning we opened presents at mark's parent's house. Hailey wanted a new Belle Barbie, and Audrey wanted princess makeup. Mark got a guitar and new football and I got a new wallet and a gym membership, both of which I love.

Locks of love

In November Hailey donated 10 inches of her hair for Locks of Love. She had been growing it out for a year. I took her to a salon to get her first professional hair cut. She looked so grownup sitting in the chair. We are so proud of her.