Pictures with Grandma

Phillips mom got all the grand-kids matching outfits and wanted to get Christmas pictures. I must say it was a lot of work getting all these cute kids to smile but they sure turned out cute!!!

No Sleep

I feel sad I am so behind on my blog, we have been so busy and doing lots of fun things. I'm wishing I would of posted Dylans blessing, Halloween, Phil's Birthday, Thanksgiving Craft Day with all the cute kids and sooo much more but I'm not getting much sleep these days and I feel so behind. Dylan is oh so sweet, so smiley and just a happy little boy, we sure feel lucky he's ours.


Livvi is such a great Big Sis and sure does love her little brother!


He's getting so strong


Thanksgiving Craft Day...soo much fun but realized I'm so grateful I didn't become a school teacher!


poor Dylan had to get his labs drawn because he got an ear infection...he didn't even cry but I sure did!


He's such a sweet baby and getting sooo big!


Daddy turns 32


Grana Great sure does love holding Dylan


Dylan's blessing day...what a sweet sweet day!


First Halloween


The cutest lil Minnie Mouse

{1 Month}

I can't believe our sweet Dylan is already one month, actually 5 weeks I'm just a little behind! Dylan is so alert and starting to give us the sweetest smiles. He loves to be held and we love to hold him, I feel like I could hold him all day long and get nothing done. He loves to sleep on his tummy but prefers to sleep on my chest. He graduated to size 1 diapers last week, he is getting so big and growing fast he now weighs 10.7lbs! He's a sweet baby and as long as he is fed and has a clean diaper you would never know he's here. Livvi has been a huge help she loves to change diapers and feed him bottles. She is very protective if any of her cousins come to close to him, she says "it's my baby brother"!



Okay so I came downstairs this morning to sweet Liv and she says "I'm ready for school" this girl melts my heart and cracks me up!

Dylan Chase

September 6, 2011
6:21 pm
8.5 lbs
20.5 inches



Phil does such a great job of taking pictures and recording the entire delivery, I have c-sections so I don't mind!!!



Love our first family pic together



Livvi has been such a great big sister! She is constantly telling us to "Shhhh!!! Baby brother sleeping!"




We had such a HARD time agreeing on the perfect name...it took 3 days for us to figure it out!!!





First tubby



Nothing better than two clean babies





This little babe has been nothing but sweet since he was born, I feel so blessed to have a healthy little boy and I'm so thankful everything went so well! I must say boys are an adjustment when you are used to girls. I wish someone told me to push his stuff down when changing a diaper because for the first few days I wasn't sure if I could keep up on all the laundry we were going through. I feel so lucky to be a mom, there is nothing sweeter than a sweet baby, straight from heaven that is brought into your home. Life is good!




I hope Dylan will know how lucky he is to have such a sweet BIG SISTER!

girls night out

We had one fun girls night out! I had Abby and Gracie over before they started school this week so we could have one big party and boy did we party! I don't think there is anything sweeter than hearing three little girls giggle over the most silliest things. I feel like Livvi is so lucky to have them, it's almost like they are all sisters. Liv has been going to Suni's since she was 12 weeks old, three days a week and it has been such a blessing, she has gotten so much love from them they just adore her. Between swimming, getting pedicures, eating out, having ice cream, watching movies and a little coloring these sweet girls wore me out! I sure love that I get to be their Aunt!

Oh and can I just say the LOOKS I get when I go into public with these cute girls, three girls and one soon on the way...people look at me like I'm crazy it's soo funny! It was even worse one night when I had Averi to add to the bunch, I just know people wanted to offer free birth control to me! ha!

school & texting

Off to school Livvi went today, "pack pack" in all! As I was unbuckling her she says, "see ya mom" oh this girl is growing up too fast. She goes every Wednesday for a couple of hours. A few things we hope she learns is to play nice with others, manners, colors, letters, songs and I'm sure soo much more. I'm excited because I think Liv was able to get such a great teacher so it will be exciting to watch her learn and grow.

So I text Phil after I dropped Liv off and this is how our conversation went, it melted my heart:

Me: Just dropped Liv off at school, kinda sad!!! She did good!

Phil: Good! I am proud of her. Don't you just love her so much. I have been thinking a lot about how I love this age and don't want it to pass because we will look back before long and miss it when she is Abby's age (8yo). I know she's rotten but I still just love how she is learning so much and curious about everything and still has that innocent sweetness about her, you know. I love our little family and that we have a new little baby coming :) Thanks for everything ure going through to have our family babe.

Liv is soo lucky to have a daddy that just adores her and I sure feel lucky to have him by my side!

Long Days

I feel like the days are never ending around here, I am board out of my mind but I don't have the energy to do anything. For the past 7 years I've usually worked anywhere between 40-60 hours a week depending on the season and I loved it and hated it all at the same time. Now that I'm not working much I don't know what to do, partially because I don't feel good. Honestly during this pregnancy I don't think I could of worked like I did when I was pregnant with Livvi, I feel lucky that I have been able to cut my hours down so much. I must be getting old, maybe waiting to have babies in your 30's wasn't so smart? I've been baking, only because I don't know what else to do. I don't really eat my bake goods, today I threw away a couple dozen cookies that were old not to mention expensive to make and then made brownies...it passes the time, only 3 more weeks until our sweet baby boy comes, I am sooo excited! I wish he had a name, I wish Phil would agree with my names, who knows maybe he will when he sees him? I can't wait to be done being pregnant, I haven't enjoyed most of it, I should be more grateful but honestly I'm over it!

A few things Livvi has said this week:

Mom: Liv do you want to go to the store with me?
Liv: No
Mom: We are going to get chocolate chips!
Liv: Fine (with a sigh), I'll go.

She's TWO, I'm supposed to be cool and she is supposed to always want to be with me...right?

Mom: I said something to Liv in the car the other day I can't remember exactly
Liv: Mom, I heard you!

WOW!!!

Aunt Suni: Livvi you need to eat your beans all gone
Livvi: Nunny, you not my mommy!

WOW again!

What am I going to do with her, 2 going on 16?

Two Handsome Cowboys

I went home for a week and I just loved it! I love driving over the hill and seeing the place where I grew up, especially in the summer because everything is so green and beautiful. I feel like it's a little piece of heaven that I get to call HOME! My parents take such pride, work so hard and it shows. Saul has been working for our family for about 20 years and it feels like he is apart of our family, he always works so hard. I was watching him and my dad plant the garden and I was thinking, "these may be the most handsome cowboys I know!". They sure work hard so our family can have fresh produce through out the year, so the cows and horses can be fed and the land can be irrigated and I'm sure...sooo much more! Thanks Saul for all you do for our family.

HELP

I need help! I have a sweet baby boy coming in 13 weeks and I still can't figure out what is cute and what my style is when it comes to BOYS. I want this sweet, simple, possibly vintage looking nursery with simple baby colors but to be honest...I don't even know what that means. I have no vision. What I do have is a white crib with a splash of pink on it and a pink chandelier. Its sad because I keep saying "it's just a boy and it doesn't really matter" but I would like to do a little something, nothing over the top. Doesn't it stink being the second child? I would know I am a second child! Just kidding mom! So...if you have any ideas or any great blogs or websites I should check out or if you just feel like coming over and doing it for me, that's okay too!

Peanut Butter

I've never seen a kid love P.B as much as this girl. I found Livvi sitting at her table helping herself to a little snack the other day.

Just the 3 of US

Our family...mainly me I'm sure LOVES Mexico! Phil took a guy golfing last month and he offered us his condo in Rocky Point for free, how nice is that! We were so excited to do a family trip where is was cheap, relaxing and so much fun! Livvi got to see the ocean for the first time and didn't appreciate getting her "hands dirty" when she was making pizza's and cakes in the sand. She loved getting to swim all day for four days. I swear this girl never stopped, I'm sure she jumped in the pool at least a thousand times! This is probably our last trip with just the three of us...we made so many great memories!

summer

Summer is finally here or at least it feels like it anyway! I envision our summers going a little like this...eating popsicles, laying out by the pool, taking naps and maybe eating another popsicle. Livvi is excited to say that she is going to be a "BIG SISTER" come the first of September and she is always pointing to my tummy showing me where baby brother is. Yes a BOY! I was freaking out a little when we found out it was a boy but it has grown on us and we are sooo excited. Pictures...that is not necessary or at least until baby boy arrives. Take my word for it or just ask Phil, I'm grouchy, very out spoken, the house is a wreck and I'm not getting a lot done these days! This time around has been a lot harder but will be sooo worth it in the end!