Family Pics from 10/12

28 bday

-temple

breakfast

zumba

hang out

kids gone

dinner

lightning/rain

Love Songs

So... I never listen to country music anymore, I used to a lot like 5th-9th grades. But tonight I was driving home after running a quick errand and just scanning the stations and happened to stop on a country one. Now, I don't know if I'm still just getting baby hormones out of my body but I just start crying when I take a second and listen to these beautiful lyrics. The first song was a Trace Adkins song called "you're gonna miss this" about a girl who just cant wait until the next phase of her life is starting and she's always looking forward, but people who are older and wiser keep reminding her to enjoy where she is right then, because someday she'll look back and miss that time. I feel like this is such a great time of my life right now. It's hard and I never have a minute for myself to do somethings I want to do, but I love it. I love the crazy, chaotic, mundane, busy, early days that I am sharing with my little family and when I get discouraged I try to just really remember the same message of this song, that I will miss this so I need to live in the moment and love it as much as I can. Here are the words and song because I want to remember them :

She was staring out that window, of that SUV
Complaining, saying I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said I was just like you

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her It's a nice place
She says It'll do for now
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says Baby just slow down

'Cause You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
She keeps apologizin'
He says they don't bother me
I've got 2 babies of my own
One's 36, one's 23
Huh, it's hard to believe

But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna miss this
Yeah, you're gonna miss this

The other song that came on right after was this Rascal Flatts song, that was amazing. Seriously I love Rascal Flatts, but had never heard this song before and it pretty much sums up how I feel about Chad and Lily and Ella and Lincoln, and so many other people in my life who I love so much. If you get a sec, listen to it because it's just soooo good.

It's like a storm

That cuts a path
It breaks your will
It feels like that
You think you're lost
But you're not lost on your own,
You're not alone

I will stand by you,
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
and you can't cope
I will dry your eyes,
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
and I won't let go

It hurts my heart to see you cry
I know its dark this part of life
Oh it find us all and we're to small
to stop the rain
Oh but when it rains

I will stand by you,
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
and you can't cope
I will dry your eyes,
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
and I won't let you fall

Don't be afraid to fall
I'm right here to catch you
I won't let you down
It won't get you down
You're gonna make it
I know you can make it

Cause I will stand by you,
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
and you can't cope
I will dry your eyes,
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
and I won't let go

Oh I'm gonna hold you
and I won't let go
Won't let you go
No I won't

Merry Christmas

Snapshot of the day

Instead of lamenting my bad blogging skills I'm just gonna journal a bit to remember all the goings on of this crazy time

6:00- woken up by Ella climbing into bed by me, I've gotten sooo bad at kicking her out when I am soooo tired (because I get up like 4 times a night, not comfy + cold + have to go to the bathroom + kids waking up = not good sleep)
7:00- Lily joins the party and after 10 super squished minutes I finally get up with them make eggo waffles and go back to bed
8:00-Wake Chad up to get ready to got to the Chiropractor again (he threw his back out yesterday)
8:30-get Chad his breakfast and nag him till he gets out the door at 10 to 9 (I'm so not a nice pregnant wife)
9-get the girls dressed for dance and get their fundraiser info all put together
10- Chad gets back and we all load up to take Lil to dance, then I take Chad to work and get back to the dance studio in time for Ella's Class at 10:45
11:30- Leave dance to head home to change clothes for school, get lunch ready and head to the bus at 12:20
12:30- Try to get Ella to take a much needed nap, after 15 min, I give up and we watch the Grinch movie for a second, I put my swollen feet up and think who's body is this?
1-Run to go pick up food storage at the Cannery I had ordered and struggle to load 4 cases of meat into the car, while Ella dressed as a mermaid charms every senior missionary there
1:30- Get a drink at the gas station (this is so bad but really, one of the only pleasures right now)
1:45- Garage Door guy calls he's almost to my house to figure out why my garage door went kaput
2:00- Garage Door is fixed, YAY!! I so didn't want to load kids and baby in the cold weather outside this winter
Spend the next 25 min. organizing stuff to make space for the car, and unload the food storage while Ella finds lots of stuff that she needs to unpack and take inside
3:45- Lil gets home, and talks about her day, how she learned a song about Indians that sounds like a bunch of chanting with a chorus of "Pow Wow" and a fist pump!
4-Turn on the rest of the Grinch so I can vacuum, mop, and fabreeze the house quickly (I'm turning into a clean nazi which is frustrating because I can't really clean well or bend over really
4:30- a friend comes over to play with Lil, and they sing and dress up and play vampires, while I sort through more baby clothes hand me downs
5:30- Friend goes home, and we get to hear where my little brother is going to serve his mission! So exciting.
5:45- let the girls play "scavenger hunt" for dinner, they pick out yogurt, string cheese, fruit leather, and mac n cheese
6:30- try to sneak in a bath by myself for some relaxing, after 10 min the girls join me for a squished tubby, where they very curiously asked me all about how the baby is gonna come out.
7-Finally convince them to have a race to get their pjs on and surprise me with their choices, and feel the babe try to stretch his little limbs in the cramped quarters
7:30- about to go pick up Chad, then read with the girls, family scriptures and prayers, brush teeth, beg the kids not to get out of bed, and then prob collapse on the couch with ice cream for dinner and hang with Chad and watch something

Tomorrow's highlights: A drama workshop for Lil, ward playgroup visiting an ice cream shop for the letter "I", a Dr. appt for me, helping in Lil's class, then hopefully a date with my sweetie to the temple!



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Model Girls

The girls were models for my friend Angi who was shooting pics of these adorable belts. They were loving it despite cold windy weather!

ella original song 2

So...I'm a horrible pregnant blogger, but these cute videos are worth it! And good news I only have single digit weeks left!

Just a taste of what I get EVERYDAY, I LOVE girls!

lily original song 1

August 2011