This Man...

CAME TO VISIT US IN POCATELLO!

My dad called and wanted to come and see us before we moved back to Utah (Which is in 2 weeks!!). He took us out to eat at Ruby Tuesdays, which was delish! After dinner we went over to the Red Lion where he insisted on getting a room. We let the kids play in the swimming pool. They had so much fun and most importantly they created some wonderful memories with their Grandpa Doran. They were so excited to have a visitor. The next morning we went over to Jumbo's for breakfast, which was recommended trying out while living here. It was very good, esp. my plate size scone and homemaid jam...mmm!

Thanks Dad for taking the time to come up and see us. It really meant a lot to us all!
I love you!

21 Weeks and Counting

We had our ultrasound a couple of weeks ago (when I was 19 weeks along). It is always a good feeling to get that out of the way and know that your baby is healthy. I think I have been concentrating on that extra hard this time since we decided not to find out the gender.

Speaking of gender...Tim doesn't ever have too much to say about the whole pregnancy and I have been saying all along that it was going to be  a surprise. However, during the ultrasound he decided that he wanted to find out what we were having...what the?

Luckily the baby was being very stubborn and would not uncross its legs...so needless to say it is still going to be a SURPRISE!!

This sweet child in my stomach loves to snuggle with my placenta. Instead of shaped in a U, it is shaped like a rainbow and is already just like it's dad...camera shy. So basically there aren't very many good pictures.

Baby snuggling the placenta.

The only decent spooky face pic

Baby with its hands covering its eyes and face....this is how it was the whole time.

Here is a prego picture..21 weeks and feeling HUGE!

I get to inject myself with one of these lovelies once a day

Over all this pregnancy has gone really well. I haven't been sick or even that tired. I do have to give myself a shot of Lovonox once a day to keep my blood thin. While pregnant with Macee I had to do it twice a day so I am definitely not complaining. Not to mention this time around we have better insurance so it is only costing us $10 a month compared to $350 :) This baby is sitting extremely low and to the left side so yes my hips have spread and I look like a hippo. I have also had a lot or problems with my left hip falling out...ouch! The only cravings I've really had this time is ranch dressing with carrots and I can not seem to get enough milk!

I think it is going to be a BOY...but I guess we will see. Let's hope the last half goes as fast as the first :)

Happy Valentines Day!

Seth and Macee were so excited this morning when they woke up and there was a little Valentine's surprise for them. We celebrated the rest of the day making dad Valentine's cards and treats. We made cookies(earlier in the week), cupcakes and chocolate suckers. This is such a fun time of year to share some extra love.


I also want to give a shout out to my sweet Valentine, my husband.
I love sharing a family life with you, being your partner, your lover, your wife, sharing the closeness of our family life.
I love laughing about funny moments we've had, seeing how caring you are as a dad.
Being a couple and also BEST friends, and together solving the problems this crazy thing we call life sends.
I love supporting each other in all that we do and most importantly spending FOREVER with you!
Happy Valentines to MY sweetheart! I love you Timmy!

XOXO

Weddings

Congratulations to the Maxfield Family!

Bowe and Kayla got hitched and we were lucky to celebrate this magical day with the lovely bride and groom.

Tim's uncle Brent got some good pictures of just our family.

(Top Row: Kevin, Becky, Grandma, Carson, Jason, Susan, Michelle & Tim.
Bottom Row: Michael, DJ, Grandpa, Tori, Macee & Seth)

Grandpa and Grandma with the grand kids!

Allen Family

Jason Christensen Family

Tim Christensen Family...me looking nice and pudgy faced :)

Me and my girl!

We also want to Congratulate Jordan and his beautiful wife Jessica. Unfortunately we weren't able to make it to their wedding because Tim had to work but we were thinking about you!

Our Happy Holidays

This year we had such a good Christmas. I was starting to get worried and stressed toward the end. Tim was lucky enough to get a good bonus check form his work and we decided that we were going to use that to buy Christmas this year. We received the check four days before Christmas...that's right. I did all my shopping for everyone in four days. Not to mention our resources here in Pocatello are a little limited. Thank goodness Idaho Falls is only 45 minutes away. We made it none the less with no time to spare! I don't think I will be cutting it that close again:)

Christmas Eve I made a yummy dinner with ham, rolls, cheesy potatoes, jello and all the fixins. Usually we are with my family on Chrismas Eve but we really enjoyed our small family this year. We really  wanted to teach the kids the true meaning of Christmas so we sat down and had the kids watch a sweet little video. Then it was time to open their jammies. This is a tradition my mom always did with us as kids and it is fun to carry it on with mine. We also let the kids exchange the gifts they bought for each other. Macee got a Unicorn Pillow Pet and Seth got a Spider man toy.  



Here are the kids in their Christmas PJ's



We made Santa some yummy Oreos. Seth was so excited when he woke up and Santa had eaten two of the three cookies and drank all the milk ;)



The children were all nestled in their beds....

 Christmas Morning:

Seth really wanted a remote control excavator and everything else that may be remote control...and that is what he got!

Notice how Macee is no longer in her Christmas PJ's...too much apple juice before bed. Aycarumba!

Kids opening presents...

Seth also got a remote control excavator. He was so excited about it!

Macee got her a doll house!

The only thing Macee would ask me or Santa for was Princess make-up....what the? Really? She is barely 3!!! She must have been a good girl because she got it :)

Isn't she beautiful?

The next day we headed to Utah to see the grandparents...where the kids got extra spoiled with legos, remote control trucks, bow and arrows, walking dogs, baby dolls, coloring stuff and much more. It was a great Christmas.

Hope you all had a great Christmas and have a Happy New Year!!

BIG Brother...

Introducing BIG brother Seth...

                                                                                AND.....

                                              That's right folks...BIG sister Macee

            

        We are excited to announce baby # 3 due to arrive at the end of June 2011. We have decided to do a   surprise gender with this baby. The kids don't quite get what is going on, but I know they are both going to be so excited to add another addition to the family. They will both be such big helpers:) We have had our first ultrasound and will patiently await the arrival of our new little one.

Happy Birthday Macee Girl

My little Macee turned 3!!!! I cannot believe it has been three years since my little princess entered our life. She has made such a beautiful addition at that. Macee wanted to have a Princess party again this year. We were able to celebrate it at Grandpa and Grandma Christensen's house. She got spoiled with lots of presents...too bad she is old enough now to know better if I were to regift for Christmas ;) We love her so much and feel so lucky to have her!

Is that not the cutest cake ever?

My Princess

Practicing on her new scooter

Some Fun Facts About Macee:

She loves to play Princess and dress up in her tutu's.
Her favorite colors are pink and purple
Her favorite show is Max & Ruby
She loves to sing...but only when the blow dryer is going because she thinks we can't hear her :)
Her brother is her best friend
She is a Mommy's girl ;)
She loves to ride her bike, collect bugs and play in the dirt along side her brother
Her most favorite thing to do is color, paint or anything else artsy

                            Happy Birthday Macee Girl...We love you!!