baby bump.

My belly is growing so much everyday and we love it!! It is so much fun feeling the baby kick and play. We sit with our hands on my belly and are simply amazed at how strong our little baby is already. It amazes me that at only twenty-one weeks we can see where the baby kicks.. only a little while until that little bumps will have an imprint of a little foot, (Shes kicking like crazy at this moment.) Here's an updated pictures of the baby bump.

Snowball fight round two.

We finally got some snow again, not a whole lot but enough for the kids to get excited about it. All of us got our coats on and went out and started up a massive snowball fight, our neighbor kids also joined in. Even when their little toes were frozen, their cheeks were bright red, their fingers would hardly move anymore and their clothes were soaking wet they still begged to stay outside to take in as much of the snow as they could. I love watching them get so excited to just be out playing together. When they came inside and took off all of their wet clothes in the kitchen and set them on the washer it made me think back to doing that same thing growing up; we'd come in from playing and take all of our wet clothes off and set them on the dryer while mom handed us a towel to dry off with and made us hot cocoa while running us warm baths. I want to be that kind of Mother to my kids.

   

Can you tell their COLD?!

Kierstin on the attack.

Dad.

Me using Kierstin as a shield.

She's so cute!

Connor.

Kissing when you can't feel your face proved to be difficult!

John Michael hits Connor with a snowball.

Connor can't hit him back and gets mad.

John Michael laughs.

Connor tackles John Michael in the snow.

Now Connor laughs.

Making cookies.

We spent the evening together last night and dad made ritz peanut butter and chocolate cookies, I've never had them before and they are delicious! The kids had so much fun sprinkling them and especially eating them all up! We love when we have everyone together and get to have some fun family time. ♥

                                                         Can you tell them LOVED them?!

My honey buns.

 I love this boy. He is so incredible. I couldn't have found anyone more perfect for me or better for me. He makes me so very happy, everyday with him is such a blessing. We have a wonderful family and life together, something we never try to forget or take for granted. We've been through hell and back in the last year and sticking it out and working together we finally made it where we are now: our own little piece of heaven on earth. I am so grateful to him and for him and everything he has brought into my life. Our days get busy between house hold chores, work, running the kids around, and the family life and its not everyday i get time to show him how crazy i am about him. how he still gives me butterflies and makes me feel flirty. how deeply and genuinely in love with his heart and his soul i am. how I can't help but smile when he's laughing. how i think hes an amazing father. how I cant be without him.

He is my eternal love.

I LOVE MY HONEY BUNS!

* I realize the picture of us isn't fantastic since I'd been flying all day and he'd been pacing back and forth in the Airport for the late arrival of my re-booked flight since i missed mine to Tennessee out of Chicago.. but this is our first picture together since I moved here and it means the world to me.

Then and Now.

                                  Then.                                        Now.

I was looking through our pictures and I saw both of these and just had to sit and smile at how me and Chad haven't changed at all after everything we've been through this last year. We are still our fun, crazy, lovey, head over heels for each other selves. This will never change..
We will ALWAYS be US.

Our Weekend with Connor.

.Went to IHOP for breakfast/lunch and ate off of each others plates the whole time.
.Connor opened my door for me.
.We sang to the radio/cd all the way to Knoxville.. like usual.
.We walked around and just spent time together.
.Then proceeded to stuff ourselves with pizza at Mr. Gatti's.
.We went and watched Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 (but mostly we just watched Connor watching it.)
.Took pictures by Connors favorite chipmunk Alvin.
.We stopped for bathroom breaks about 14 times the entire time between me and Connor. haha.
.We had a blast.

Quick Connor Story:
We we're driving in the car and Connor asked us when we could go Go-Karting and Chad told him we'd go when it warmed up, he said but it is warm enough. I looked at him and said but its still winter and the baby might get soo cold! He looked back at me and said "We'll then you just need to get the baby a baby coat and reach into your belly and put it on it so it will stay warm then we could go Go-Karting!"
Then
Today when he had his hand on my belly feeling the baby kick he said "maybe since the baby kicks so much it means you need to go to the doctor today and get it out!" He really wants his little bother or sister here NOW!

                                          

Tennessee snow.

As little snow as their was the kids still had a blast bundling up and playing around in it. Daddy went out to play and ended up getting hit by a few snowballs from our little ones. One day I'll have to take them all to utah and show the kids and Chad what a REAL winter is like!

Kierstin and Daddy.