Vegas Baby!!

We decided to take a little family vacation before the baby comes. Luckily my dad was able to trade in his time share so we were able to stay in the AWESOME Tahiti Village in Vegas. It is a huge resort with an amazing pool. Let me just say that if you love to swim or just lay out and catch some sun, this is the place to go. It is far enough from the strip that we didn't even have to cover the girls eyes too many times. We did go there one day to explore the M&M Factory. The girls thought that was pretty cool. They wanted to get some cool colored M&M's but Chet refused to pay $14 per pound. What a joke!! After that we decided to stop and eat at the Rainforest Cafe. The girls LOVED it. They sat and admired all the animals. Other than that, we swam the entire time. There was an awesome lazy river that was huge. Kenadee could have spent all day in the pool, and Morgan wanted to play in the sand the entire time. Needless to say, we had a blast and our 5 days there went by way too fast!!

At the Rainforest Cafe

Outside the Resort



1/4 of the pool (it was HUGE)

The Lazy River

Playing in the sand
Part of the pool was made like a beach.

Going under the waterfall at the Lazy River

We had so much fun and hope to make it a yearly tradition to go down there. Next time I will enjoy it more because I won't be pregnant!! I still had fun, but lets be honest...how pretty can you feel in a swimming suit when you're 8 months pregnant!!

Shiner

So those of you that know Morgan, you would know how gracefully clumsy she is. Ok most of the time it isn't very graceful. She struggles running, jumping, skipping, and just plain old walking. The thing that kills me is that most of the time she runs into things while walking just because she is looking the other way. She forgets she is supposed to watch where she is going. And then there are the times she is just clumsy. Last night we were enjoying the nice weather on our back porch. I was cutting Chet's hair (which turned out great as usual) and the girls were playing. Morgan was WALKING and tripped on the crack in the cement. She fell face first, her head hitting the first step on the porch. This is the result of her carelessness....

Poor thing! The picture doesn't do it justice. Her eyelid is black and blue as well as underneath her eye. And then you have the huge bump that sticks out at least 1/4 inch from her face. Hopefully she learns to watch where she is going or else we are going to have some broken bones before the summer is over!

Easter...And Other Stuff

I had to start off by sharing a few pictures from Morgan's first and last day at dance...at least for a few more months! I decided to take her and try it out after many weeks of begging when dropping Kenadee off to her class. She loves to dance, so I thought Why Not! She looks cute and innocent in these pictures, but I was chasing her around the other times and couldn't catch her in action. Let's just say she is not shy at all. She enjoyed her time there mingling (or bugging...whatever you wanna call it) with the other kids in the class. She followed the teacher around trying to be her little "helper" instead of staying on her sticker like she is supposed to. All the other mom's there laughed and commented on how cute she is. I was irratated! Needless to say, I decided we will wait till she is 3 and give it a try again. Maybe she can follow the rules then.....YA RIGHT!! ha ha

As for Easter, it was so much fun! The kids loved all 4 easter egg hunts they got to participate in. The Easter Bunny did make it to our house, and the girls couldn't have been more happy. All I ask is that next year the Easter Bunny shop maybe a week or two early so we get don't get robbed on the variety of candy! There were no Peeps, no chocolate covered egss, no Reece's peanut butter cup eggs; all the good stuff was taken! The girls didn't care though. They loved it anyways.

At the Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma's, there was an egg on the trampoline. Kenadee and Skyler raced to get to it first. Skyler wasn't too happy when Ken beat him!

We colored eggs with the girls and they loved every second of it.

What a Guy!

Chet had to go to Florida for work for a few days this last week. I was so jealous he got to go to the warm weather! He golfed at a famous golf course (don't remember the name) and loved every second of it. He stayed near Disney World, so I think to make us jealous he sent us this picture. When I showed it to Kenadee she said, "Mom when do I get to go there?" We still haven't taken the kids there or Disney Land. Maybe one day we'll make it there! When Chet got home, the girls were so excited. Kenadee is a daddy's girl and missed him so much. He surprised them with a huge lollipop that was about as big as Morgan. He also got Kenadee her very own purse. She already rounded up a bunch of change to put in it. She told us that she has a lot of money now so if we need to borrow any, that would be fine with her. What a girl! Morgan got a princess backpack which she loves so much. She puts all of her favorite treasures in it and pretends she is going to school. They are so lucky to have such an awesome dad that spoils them so much!!

She just had some orange drink and had a pretty sweet mustache!

Showing off what they got!


Morgs has the BIGGEST smile!

Thanks dad, you're the BEST!!

Internet: good and bad

So yesterday I went to my regular pregnancy checkup and found out some not so great news. The umbilical cord only has 2 vessels. They normally have 3; 1 vein that carries all the nutrients and oxygen to the baby, and 2 arteries that carry the waste away from the baby. Mine only has 1 artery which is called a '2 vessel cord.' My doctor said it is nothing to lose sleep over, but c'mon really? I totally lost sleep last night and it is all I can think about. They checked the kidneys which can be a problem with only 2 vessels, and thankfully they look great. They did a targeted ultra sound and everything so far on the baby looks totally normal. He said he isn't too worried and this problem is pretty common. You can have a healthy pregnancy and baby with this problem. He said just as a precaution, he wants to see me every 2 weeks for the next month and then every week until I have the baby. They just check the weight of the baby at every ultra sound to make sure she is growing on schedule. Sometimes with only 2 vessels, the baby's growth slows down in the 3rd trimester. If this happens they would have to start me a few weeks or so early.

After finding all this out, I was a little freaked out. Being the retard that I am, I came straight home and looked on the internet. What I found made me freak out even more. I HATE the internet!! lol After my long talk with the doctor, him reasurring me everything should be ok, I felt good about it until I got home and read everything that 'could' happen. Why do I do that to myself. I hope and pray everything turns out ok! After going through my 2nd misscairage before this pregnancy, it has made this even harder for me. I fear the worst! Any comments and advice are welcome!! I will keep you all updated on how it goes!

Isn't she cute though!!

My New Nephew

Baby Daxton is here. Brandi had boy #2 Wednesday at 4:48 p.m. He was 9 lbs 21 in. I still haven't gotten to hold him and it is KILLING me!! The hospital didn't allow kids up there and I never could find a babysitter. She just got home tonight so I am going over there whether they like it or not! I took this at the hospital right after she had him and will put more on after I hold him tonight.

Live Like You Believe

Most of you know that I am in a fireside group with my friend Jenny Phillips. She is so talented! She writes amazing music and has even written a short book. It has been so much fun being able to go to different wards and stakes all over Utah and share my talent and the gospel. Jenny wrote this song and just finished a video to go along with it. I thought I would share it with everyone. It would be awesome to use in a Young Women or Relief Socitety lesson, or you can just watch it...it is totally worth it! Hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZwpRGP4HXE