Birthday Man

May 22 was my dad's 60th birthday! that's a big birthday so my mom and her sister put together a great party for my great dad. All of us kids and the cousins came over to celebrate the man of the hour.

 My aunt put together a trivial game about my Dad! it was so much fun to play and get to know things about him that us kids didn't even know.

 a picture collage of my dad through out his 60 years. it was so much fun seeing old pictures and remembering the good memories.

 awesome toy that my aunt and uncle brought to play. one sits in the middle and the outside people basically take a step back and pull. the person in the middle goes flying into the air. the lighter ones don't need much force to get very high.

 example, Grant went really high.

 from there we just played old school games and loved every minute of it.

 We all went in and bought my dad a new traeger! he is in love with it and we have had some yummy BBQ on it.

he had such a great time and i feel like he was really loved on his special day. he is a great man and has done so many wonderful things in his 60 years on this planet.

Miss Hailey

we were suppose to go to portland this weekend but my DR. wasn't as confident in me going as she was earlier. so with that info we didn't go on our trip and instead decided to get my labor going on its own. we walked so many miles, ran all our errands, drank a ton of raspberry tea, ate pineapple and jumped a lot on the tramp! saturday (may 11) i felt horrible and for sure thought i was going to have her then but nope. sunday i woke up feeling really good and totally knew she just wasn't coming that weekend. that evening we were just all sitting on the floor watching tv together when my water broke!

39wks 2.5 days

 everything about her labor was opposite of Owen's. it was great! my labor was easy and quick.

 we all couldn't believe how tiny she was.

 owen loved her from the moment he saw her.

 our new family of 4

we love her and still trying to adjust to having a newborn in the house.

Mother's day 2013

I had the best mother's day this year! not only did my wonderful husband spoil me with beautiful earrings and a gorgeous diamond necklace, but i ended up going into labor that evening! I was feeling crummy all weekend so we spend the day just our little family together. first we went on a 4 mile walk along the eagle greenbelt, out to lunch and just had a really relaxing quiet day together.

 39 wks 2 days pregnant

 Owen enjoyed to hot hot day with a little sprinkler fun

 Josh made us a delicious steak dinner with grilled pineapple, in hopes to start my labor :)

i felt so loved and special on my day by my wonderful husband and amazing little boy. mother's day 2013 will be one for the books.

Baby girl

Hailey Jane Willden

5-13-2013

3:41am

6lbs 14 oz 19.75 in

She is beautiful and we are so in love

More of her story to come when I find some time.

double take

 just a comparison with pregnancy #1 and #2



Full term

 Folk I am full term! 37 weeks. I love being pregnant but i have hit the point now where everything is just that much tougher to do. Sleeping doesn't happen anymore due to my sore hips. My weight gain is still right on track and much happier with it then when i was pregnant with Owen. No swelling, unless I'm on my feet a lot. my clothes are all becoming too small. We still don't have a name for her. We are all ready for her to come, it's just the patiently waiting game now.

baseball season

Grant and Kole have started baseball and we have been able to go and watch a few of their games so far. We love baseball season and enjoy going to the games. Josh starts softball in a week or two, which is always fun too.

Kole

 Owen

 Will

at this particular t-ball game the sprinkler popped up and was spraying Owen and i smack in the face. We got really wet and ending up leaving early.

Girl shower

my sweet sister n laws gave me and baby girl a shower a couple of weeks ago. Nothing big, but all my good friends came and we were still so spoiled with gifts. I have more pictures they are just on another camera.

35wks 6days

according to my phone

i always have my phone with me and it's just easy to snap a picture with it then get my real camera out.

We have 1:00 church! worst time EVER! owen is usually really really grumping. this one sunday he had fallen asleep on the 5 minute drive to church. he slept on the car for most of sacrament.

 Owen and Carter at Carter's birthday party

 we took my mom to the airport when she left for AFRICA for 12 days!

 We love his big boy bed and sleeps really well in it. has only fallen out maybe twice.

 family night at DQ

 He LOVES to wear sunglasses

 my big project for Owen's room. it hangs on the wall above his bed.

 sneak peek at the cute lamp i got for Baby girl's room!



nature

the weather has been so nice here like in the low 70s and sunny. So we have been taking major advantage of it and always being outside!

 mk nature center is a perfect spot for Owen. gets to see ducks and fishies and then a huge park to play at afterwards.

8 months

Owen KILLS me in this picture!!

 t-minus 8 weeks until my due date! YIKES, this baby will be here before I am ready for her. I feel great but i have hit a slight wall and getting around is getting a little harder. I'm currently 33 weeks pregnant and feeling BIG! and she will only keep getting bigger. still measuring 2 weeks bigger, weight still great and on my track. i have made a big list of things i really need to start getting ready for this baby. don't even ask me about a name.... hardest thing to pick ever!  i have narrowed it done to 7 names though.

sleeping is fine, but my hips are starting to hurt. Her movements are really big and uncomfortable. not to mention i have been having braxton hicks contractions which are so annoying and uncomfortable to deal with.