Huh.

How does a week go by and I not realize it? No. Seriously?

This last week I have more or less been sticking around the house.

Cleaning, taking care of the little monsters, and trying to finish some of the 900 projects that I have started and never finished.

Among the group were some hair clips. When my mom was here forever ago she taught me how to crochet these flowers. The flowers have been done, I was just waiting to put clips on them and to make some centers for them.

Done and done.

I can't for the life of me remember how I made the flowers though. I also saw a picture of these cute flowers made out of zippers.

Like so many things I think to myself "I can totally make that."

So then I buy all of the stuff that is needed and never get around to doing it.
No more.

Done.

A while ago I found this huge button. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but I just thought it was too cute to pass up.

So I made it a clip too.

I have also been making these bibs for the baby.

And just so Laney wouldn't be sad...I made her more clips to match.

I have also been collecting green buttons for a pillow I am going to make.

I am so excited. It is going to be awesome. I hope.

I will note two things: buttons are expensive and green buttons are hard to come by.

I also added on to a dress that was too short that I bought on clearance.

So I guess my week hasn't all been lost.

Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down

When we moved to Utah I had no preconceived notions about what winter was going to be like.

I already knew.

I did, however, think that I also had some grasp of what spring and summer where like.

Boy, was I wrong.

I knew that spring time in Utah would be nothing like spring time in Vegas.

I am being honest when I say I was excited about that.

Moving to Utah meant that we could plant a garden.

Not that you can't plant a garden in Vegas (many people I know have fabulous gardens). It is just that in Vegas it is harder. You have to be "garden savvy" in order to make it work and "garden savvy" I am not.

So in anticipation of said garden I planted starts, so that when the weather was nice they could go out into the garden and we would have a head start.

One afternoon we planted our garden.

And then...

it snowed.

Since planting our garden it has snowed 6 times.

Mind you, that is all in the month of April.

My sister told us that here in Utah they don't plant their garden until after Mother's day.

Well, that would have been useful information prior to planting our garden. Surprisingly our garden has survived fairly well. There are a couple of plants that had died, so we replanted those on Mother's day.

For the last two days it has been raining.

Heavily. All. The. Time.I am crossing my fingers that it doesn't drown our poor little garden. One thing that evidently thrives in this kind of weather is dandy lions.

The kids love them.

They like to hold them under your chin to see if you like butter.

I also have my jalapenos, tomatoes, and herbs growing inside until it is nice enough to move them out.

Luckily they have a big window that gives them a lot of sun and Canon has only played in the dirt twice. I do feel a little bit like a crazy old plant lady with all of my potted plants lined up on the floor.

My Grandma Tame would be so proud.

Or just think that we have a lot in common.

Inventive

Normally our kids play pretty well together.

But occasionally there will be some screaming. I like to let them figure it out for themselves.

They are going to have to do that in life anyways...why not start now?

Today Laney was screaming...

then she came upstairs to inform me

"Gavin took my pink pony and I was playing with it first and he took it away from me."

Me: "Well, go tell Gavin to give it back."

(This is normally all I say and then they figure it out themselves...mostly)

Laney tromps down the stairs and I hear her yell at Gavin:

"Gavin. Mom says that you can't play with your Leapster for the rest of the day!"

We then had a discussion about not saying things that Mom didn't say.

Twenty Three Weeks

Oh, here she is in all her glory.

My hair is not so glorious being that we were lounging around the house.

I didn't post the 5 month pictures so the almost 6 month ones will have to do.The other day my sister gave me all of her old baby clothes.

I am fairly certain this baby won't need a single article of clothing until she is a year and a half.

I sorted the clothes into piles by age and then put them neatly back into buckets.

On another baby note:
I was thinking the other day about baby names. Then I got to wondering if people think that we name our babies strange names? I think that Gavin is a pretty normal name and Laney isn't too strange...Canon may be a little out there...
I was wondering because I have had several people comment that they are interested in what this baby's name will be.
I think we are somewhat decided on a name unless we find a better one that trumps it.
We liked the name Penny, but that was axed due to the fact that her initials would have been P.U. and lets face it, you just can't do that to a child. It is cruel.
So rested assured we will try not to make life harder for her by giving her a weird name.

(I would also like to throw this out there...In our ward in Vegas there is a family that is having a boy and naming him Canon. So it must not be all that out there?)

That's what she said.

Doing Our Part

Recycling it's easy to do.

Our Little Secret

I just had the following conversation on the phone with a gentleman with a very heavy Mexican accent.

Me: Hello?
Is this Hannah?

Me: Yes.

Hi.

Me: Hi.

----------silence-------

Me: Who is this?

This is Alfredo.

Me: Alfredo, I don't know who you are.

We met online.

Me: No we didn't.

Are you sure? Did I dial the wrong number?

Me: I don't know if you have the wrong number...My name is Hannah and this is my number.

We didn't meet online?

Me: Nope. I am married with 3 kids and one on the way. I am pretty sure we didn't meet online Alfredo.

Are you sure?

Me: Yep.

OK. Bye.

Me: bye.

My Girl

Laney is a funny little girl.

I am sure that all people think that their kids are entertaining...

I do too.

She does funny things that make me laugh but she also does things that are strange...but just normal for her.

The other day we bought her a new bathing suit.

She was thrilled.

When we got home she put it on (with her underwear still on).

She let us know that she wanted to wear it for quiet time. So we let her.

She wore that bathing suit the rest of the day.

After quiet time was over she still wanted to wear it but I told her to go put some clothes on.

She did. Over her bathing suit. Laney has always been a funny little talker. When she was little it almost sounded like she had a speech impediment.
She talks a lot and likes to tell stories or just inform you of what has happened during the day.
Most of the time when she is really into her story she does a funny little "click" noise with her tongue. This lets us know that she is gearing up to tell us something good.
Such as:

"The joker is funny because he tells jokes. He said lets go make a snowman...(click)...and there isn't any snow."

Perhaps

• I may have eaten at least one kiwi a day if not more for the last week and a half.
• I may have eaten this sandwich 3 days in a row and probably would have eaten it more times but we ran out of cheese. Which I believe is a blessing in disguise.
• Before we knew whether this baby was a boy or a girl we may have had a boy name.
• The boys name may have been Finn but was axed due to the fact that the boys initials would have been F.U.
• I may weigh the exact same amount I did when I was this pregnant with Canon.
• I may have just finished the last book in Fablehaven, and it was awesome.
• We may be going to Vegas this weekend in order to get to see our family before I get too pregnant and before it gets too hot there.
• Our house in Vegas may be closing today...fingers crossed.
• This salsa may be my new favorite thing. (On a side note: if you are making this...I use 2 jalapenos, more onion, garlic and I normally add 1/2 tsp. of cumin, sugar and salt. I like it better that way.)

Things That Make Me Smile

Canon talking about his Raccoon and Ratatouille.

Most of the time when he is talking to Ratatouille he is bossing him around. Pointing his finger and scolding "Two-ee!"

Our kids love to jump off of the couch.

Gavin is quite graceful at it...Laney not so much.

Baby

We are having another Girl.

Yeah.

We are happy that things will be even at our house.

Here is her profile.
Here is her attempt at modesty.
Those are legs crossed at the ankles for those of you that are not ultrasound pros.
Laney is very happy and wants the baby to come out now.

On a side note:
The other day when trying to explain how doctors can see what sex the baby is the following conversation took place.

Gavin: How can they tell if it is a boy or a girl?

Me: Babies are naked, so if it is a boy they will be able to see his wiener. If it is a girl they will be able to see her vagina.

Gavin: Her what?!

Me: Vagina. That is what girls have.

Gavin: Yeah. But what is it?

Me: It is her crotch.

Gavin: Oooh.

Laney: If it is a boy then I will not hold his wiener hand to play ring around the rosie.

If You All Can't Sleep Tonight, I Totally Understand

Tomorrow is the big day. We find out what this little creature is.

I have no idea.

Blake thinks it is a boy.

I do have to say I would be less shocked if it was a boy.

I am now 20 weeks along.

Halfway there.

This is what I looked like when I was pregnant with Canon at 20 weeks.

Maybe I will take a picture tomorrow if I am feeling like it.

My regular clothes are getting fairly snug.

That is always super fun.

Kicking It 2005 Style

When Blake and I first moved to Vegas we only had one car.

We had sold my Honda when we moved because it didn't have air conditioning.

It was a smart move on our part.

We only had Gavin and we were living in this new city in an apartment that was only a few minutes from Blake's new job. We had good intentions of getting a new car but didn't want to have to make payments and we wanted to buy a house. So I went without having a car for over 2 years. People thought I was crazy, and maybe I was. I had started out in Vegas without a car and so it wasn't that bad. Who would of thought that when we finally decided to buy a car it would be a 1973 Volkswagen Squareback?

I am fairly certain that people thought we were crazy then.

It didn't matter. I loved that car. Still do.

Flash forward to today.

That cute little yellow car of ours has been driven by Blake to and from work until recently. The other day while driving it died. It now sits in our driveway.

One day we plan on fixing it but right now that just isn't an option. We have 3 kids with one on the way. We are happy...but sad about the car.

We are again a one car family.
I don't really see that changing anytime soon either.

Feel free to think we are crazy....again.

Friday

Yesterday was lovely.

The sun was shining so the kids and I went into the back yard to play and relax.

I mostly laid on the grass to get my dose of sunshine.

The kids played and picked dandy lions. Canon could not leave "Gakcoon" in the house.

I am feeling better.

Most of my sores are healing. They are still there but not as painful, and mostly just itchy now.

The baby is starting to move around a lot more.

The other night I woke up because the baby was moving and thought to myself...

"Oh crap. It is the middle of the night and I am awake. What have we done?"

I feel like I am constantly eating. I am so hungry.

All. The. Time.

We find out if it is a boy or a girl on Wed.

I have not a clue.

Laney and Gavin really want a girl.

Canon wants neither.

Easter

I have a confession.

In the 5 years that Gavin has been alive we have never once colored eggs.

Whew. Glad I got that off my chest.

Blake and I color so many eggs that we don't want to do it again. This year, however, we figured our kids could probably do a good job and not make too big of a mess.

We also figured that they probably didn't remember all those other years. But they are getting old now and would most likely remember.

The only problem....

We didn't do it before Easter.

We colored them on Easter.

We just told the Easter bunny to come back at quiet time. We stayed in our pj's the whole day. Canon even got to color one egg.

He colored it with a crayon and then put it in the dye.

Then just to show the egg who was boss, he smacked it on the table a couple of times. Laney really wanted a pink egg and was moderately devastated to find out we only had red dye. After quiet time the Easter bunny had come.

The rest of us were still in our pajamas.

Laney on the other hand, likes any opportunity to make a fashion statement. There were a few tears which always seem to be the case at our house. Mostly the kids were happy with what they got.

All of the kids got a new bowl for cereal. Gavin got some action figures. Laney got some Littlest Pet shop animals, and Canon got a car that changes color with hot and cold.

That was it.

I think that they were quite pleased with their gifts.

We were quite happy too.

I think we are going to let Santa know to keep it light this year too.

It seems to make our children more agreeable when they don't have too many toys.

Who would have thought?!

Easter Party

This year we had a really fun Easter party. Blake and I have been having these parties for 8 years. I hate to say it but I think we have it perfected. Every year I try and think of some way to incorporate Cadbury Eggs into the center piece. This year I cut out these bunnies and behind them they held the egg.

Thank you Easter bunny. Bok bok.

The only people that had done this before were our friends the Scows. I like to think that they traveled all the way from Vegas to Utah just for our party. (I am sure that they have family here too, but come on.)

The hunt begins.

Canon had no problem figuring out that these eggs were filled with tasty goodness.

I am fairly sure this is his "I'm rocking this" face. Houston we have a problem. The basket has broken.

Don't you fret though. That didn't stop him.

He just developed a new technique.

While some of the "new" people were shy...the Mildons were not.
I won't lie. I was quite impressed with his inventiveness.

Months prior to the party we plan and buy.

This year we blew out 148 real eggs that were filled with prizes.

Some were awesome. Some not so much.

We also had 118 plastic eggs that were filled with candy.

I am still a little uncertain as to how we don't have any pictures of the food, or decorations, or mid party in general.

We did eat pork satays, this, this, and this. After eating we had the annual egg toss.

I don't know a single person that doesn't love a good egg toss.

There is just something fun about chucking eggs.

Because Things Like This Always Happen To Me

Last week was odd.

Laney got a fever. It was consistently at about 103.

We went to the doctor.

She had strep throat.

Of course she did.

I have had a rash that won't go away.

I called the doctor. They said to stop using deodorant and to apply hydrocortisone cream.

Did it. Didn't help.

We drove up to Ogden on Thursday to see Blake's uncle who is a dermatologist.

I have shingles.

Of course I do.

They say that getting shingles is fairly uncommon when you are pregnant.

Of course it is.

Unless you are me.

Happy April

It snowed outside last night. A lot.

Not cool. April. Not cool.

So we will just have to make it feel like Easter inside.

I Made A Pillow

I saw a picture of a pillow like this and thought "I can totally make that."

So I did.

Then I thought "I am going to take a nice picture of it. How about on the green bench?"

"Canon. Mom is trying to take a picture."

"Cheese."

"Cheeeese."

Alright maybe I will move it to the couch. It might look nicer there.

(Getting all centered....)

"Canon....seriously?!" "Mom is trying to take a picture of the couch."

"Cheese."

"Come here...Mom is going to give you a candy." Mission accomplished.

Now You See Me. Now You Dont.

On that last post I just kinda left you hanging there didn't I?

I needed a break.

Life has been a little strange here lately. I have gotten sick (colds, stomach flu, weird rash...) a lot while pregnant with this baby and I just haven't felt like myself.

The weather here in Utah is bipolar. Sun shining one day and snowing the next. I am sure that hasn't helped the state of things.

I realized the other day that in the 8 years that Blake and I have been married we have moved 7 times.

I am sure that is not helping the state of things either.

The yellow car broke down on Friday. We won't know what is wrong with it until today. Fingers crossed, but Blake thinks it might be the engine. Sad.

My Dad came and visited. It was fun. Pictures to come.

We have been planning our annual Easter party. Pictures to come on that too.

Oh.

PS: Baby is due Sept. 4th. I am 18 weeks along. We find out if this little critter is a boy or a girl on the 14th of April.

We Are Having Baby Number 4.

There I said it.

I tried to think of fun or creative ways to say it but lets face it...number 4 is well....the forth.

Not any less important.

Just not as exciting as number 1.

So it is out there now.

That is how we roll.

PS. I just realized the other day, that by having another baby, when we go out to eat we are going to have a party of six all by ourselves. They are going to have to push tables together to accommodate us.

Quick Fix

This is a dress that I have had my eye on for quite sometime. It finally went on sale and I was trying to decide if it was going to be too short for me. I have come to find out that I must have a freakishly long torso because dresses are always too short on me even when they come to other peoples knees. After much debate I decided just to give it a go. If it was too short I could just return it. Well long story, still kinda long...it was too short on me. Not such a big surprise. But I just couldn't part with it. So I decided to add the black band at the bottom to make it long enough. I have to say that I heart it quite a bit. I wore it to church a couple of Sunday's ago and got lots of compliments on it. Sure, a skirt with a "tunnel of love" or a "fortunes stand" might not be up every ones alley but it is sure up mine.

(Thanks Clee for braving the mall and picking it up for me.)

That Feels Better

When we first moved into this house Gavin and Laney were both sad about leaving their rooms behind in Vegas. Gavin said that he missed his "Superman wall" and Laney said she missed her pink bedroom.We are renting this house but I just felt like I couldn't live here for a couple of years with out making it feel like "ours" and I wanted the kids to feel like they have a space that belongs to them. Thank goodness that paint is relatively cheap. This room started out a horrible beige color. Not that beige is bad...but in this room it made it feel old and like a dirty dungeon. Laney's room is the only room with ducts on the ceiling. Beige coupled with ducts made for a very unattractive space. This room also has a mystery door. Not that it is a mystery to us...(it goes to our storage room) but it did tend to add a little creep factor. But if you paint a strange door pink and blue it makes it not so "this is what scary movies are made of."

The trees painted on the walls are Laney's favorite feature. She waited somewhat impatiently for me to finish the pink tree. But now that it is done she tells me all the time that the pink tree is her favorite.

It Was Bound To Happen

Not much is happening at our house lately. Nothing worth blogging about anyways. The kids say funny things so that seems to be the theme of this blog lately. Truth be told most of the people reading this blog care more about them then what is going on in my life anyways. Which by the way is nothing. I am working on a couple of projects and as soon as I finish them I will post pictures.

On another note:

The other day when shopping at Walmart we were standing in line to check out when I had the following conversation with Laney:

Laney: Why is that persons skin black?

Me: Well that is just the color of their skin.

Laney: Are they a boy or a girl?

Me: They are a girl.

Laney: What is their name?

Me: Their name is Lanette

Laney: Can they not talk?

Me: No. They can talk.

I figured one day this would come up. I had hoped it would be in the privacy of our house or car. But what are you going to do? When I was telling Blake the story he asked if I was embarrassed. I told him No. If an adult can't understand why a child is curious then that is their own fault. I always figured that Gavin would be the one to say something like that. However, lately he has been telling me that people have different hair, and skin, and eyes and that that is OK. It is nice to see he is learning diversity in preschool. Especially living here in Utah where there is not much of it.

Honesty

On Monday night we had family home evening. We were talking to the kids about honesty and lying.

During our lesson Gavin said:

"This is my favorite thing about lying....but I'm not going to do it."

and

"I know a lot about lying."

Well at least he is honest.

Triple

I have had a little more motivation lately. Not much but a little.

I went for a walk the other day. It was nice.

Now I have another cold. This girl can't catch a break.

Unless you count this: These are some shoes I picked up from Anthropologie. I bought them for 69 dollars (that is relevant for the story.)

I just sold them on Ebay.

People have been looking for them so I figured...I don't wear mine, might as well sell them.

So I did.

I started the bidding at 79.

The bidding ended at 252.
No lie.

Triple what I paid.

Nice.