My BIG Boy and my new hobby

Since last Monday when Brayden's pacifier mysteriously:)

disappeared, Brayden has grown up so much! I'm not

the type to buy things very often for my kids but when we found these

4 wheelers, he fell in love. He loves to go 4 wheeling!!

Then yesterday, he decides that it's time to wear his big boy underwear.

He's not potty trained yet.....that's a working progress, but Wed night he went in

the toilet on his own! YAY!! I had to take this pic of him strutting his stuff!!

As for my NEW hobby.....I love to refinish things!!

This bookshelf was only $4!!

And with a little TLC, sanding, and 3 coats of paint......it looks like this.......

I decided not to antique it just yet but Kaydree loves it!!

Girl's Weekend, Prego Pic,......

This weekend all of us Girl's headed off to Salt Lake City for a

much needed Girls' Weekend!

We went to Taipan(my fave), shopped, ate, shopped some more, stayed up late, went swimming, and relaxed.....it was super fun besides the 97 degree weather!!

Kaydree got into the shopping spirit...trying on things and picking out her favorites for everyone else!

She rode the carousel twice!!

And HAD to ride the snowmobile for Daddy!! :)

On our last night we headed to Temple square and went on a horse carriage ride!

I've always wanted too and we all figured why not!! The carriage was brand new and even had white lights underneath!

My sister-in-law Amber and her daughter.

Kaydree loved petting the horse!




And I made it.......I'M HALF WAY!!! Let the countdown begin!
Here's a pic @ 20 weeks......definitely no waist line.....
but waiting for the baby bump to come(I thought it was supposed to come
faster with your 3rd....I should have taken it after dinner time :) )

And my mom is the BEST!! I got these outfits in the mail last week and can

hardly wait to take pictures of the kids wearing them!!!

Since Austin's been in Island Park working...we decided to do some crafts!!

Aren't my two munchin's cute???

Oh and our new milestone this past week:

NO MORE PACIFIERS!!! Brayden's cured!! Now it's on to Potty Training...Yikes!!

IT'S A........

Our ultrasound this morning showed a healthy baby boy around half a pound(seems so little still)! We are so excited for this new baby to be a part of our family and Brayden's so excited to share a room with his new brother. Kaydree's still insisting it really is a baby sister but we think she's getting all jazzed to have her own "big sister room". He's definitely a squirmer though and doesn't like to have his picture taken. He kept crossing his arms over his face and rolling onto his opposite side. Too funny. But we'll go in for another ultrasound around 27 weeks. Thanks to everyone for voting. 21 of you were right. :)

He's definitely a HE!

Laying on his side all comfy with arms under head. The umbilical cord in the center of his body.

The Simple Joys

So if you know anything about me.....I love to organize and clean.

This pretty much goes for all things, including my kids!
There's nothing better than a fresh smelling child.

Well today and the past week.....things have changed. Austin's been working up in Island Park a lot and sleeping there in order to get a cabin finished up by the Sept 1st deadline(he's such a hard worker), so let's just say that at times I feel a little burnt out (not complaining though).

So a few out of the ordinary things might have slipped through my fingers.......

Like this......."Mommy, can I help do my own hair?"

(that is a whole lotta hair gel..the picture does it no justice)

OR this.........."can we play in the knee deep mud?"

(Our neighbors just had a well put in)

My FUN mom reply, "SURE, GO FOR IT."

I love my kids and being a mom, a NICE mom. There's NO greater joy. I promise!

Oh, and only 1 1/2 days!!

{One Week Left!!}

I can hardly wait!! Only 1 week until the BIG ONE!!

Will it be a boy or a girl???

If you haven't voted yet, take the poll........

I find out in the morning on Friday so I'll be sure to let everyone know.

Let's just hope the baby will cooperate for the tech. :) Of course we want to make sure the baby's healthy and everything's working as it should but with me being so antsy and excited to prepare I just have to know!!

We'll see............

FYI~

Because I haven't been a student at BYU-Idaho for

over a year and a half they are taking away my email account.

So if anyone has a private account please add my new email to it!!

Thanks so much!!!

tfarmer@live.com