Friday, August 12, 2011

January - March 2011

 Elora started doing these poses when I take a picture of her... I don't know where she got it, but she sure is cute!
 The kids love playing train with all their "friends"




Again with the cuteness...
 They had fun playing with this box...

 The kids said, "Mom! Look at us! Take a picture!"
 And for those of you who didn't know... I'm pregnant! I've announced it everywhere else except the blog, so if you didn't know, now you do, and oh yeah, by the way, I'm due at the end of September.

We actually found out on Travis' birthday, so I wrapped up a test for his birthday present, he was pretty excited about that gift. We're both so grateful and so excited, especially where we were trying for three years. My body was just too stressed and unhealthy and not ready to hold a baby again... But I got some good health, lost 30 lbs, and got some fantastic supplements and essential oils and four months later, voila!

Here's my side view at 9 weeks pregnant...
The best part was that a few days after Travis' birthday, we found out that he got a job to teach at a different High School in the Salt Lake Valley, since the military guy came back, and that other position he had was temporary.

The kids have discovered the joy of the iPod...

 What a cute boy! I love that smile!
 Happy 28th birthday to me!

Elora drew me a couple of pictures...

 Travis got me some earrings...
 ...and an awesome pregnant Willow Tree set...
 Elora made this hat all by herself...
 And got my help for how to spell princess Elora Gough. She even cut out a little window, and stuck a picture she drew of a horse behind.

Christmas 2010

 We had Christmas at my brother, Scott and Jen's house before they moved. We had a blast! And I made our traditional Chicken Kiev for Christmas Eve, YUM!

I just loved Max's smile in this picture...
 Kalissa, Elora, Lilia, and Max
 Christina playing the flute for our Christmas Eve program...
 Happy audience all in red...
 We did our usual singing a Christmas song together...
 I loved the nativity this year...
 Christina was the donkey...
 My parents and grandma participated by Skype... Kind of funny actually...
 The goods that Santa left...




 I think Travis was excited...
 Santa left a note...
 Elora was in heaven!
 New socks!
 Max is still waking up, but loved his Toy Story toys...
 Hot wheels tracks for the boys!
 Elora loved her new Tinker-Bell doll...
 Yay! She finally got the nail polish she always wanted!
 All their toys lined up at home...
 I got new clothes for Christmas for my new skinnier body...
 We went to St. George after Christmas for New Years...
The cousins playing train...
 The big boys playing with the dart guns, it was epic!
 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!!



Randomness and Thanksgiving 2010

 Christina got free Jazz tickets, so we went, just us sisters...
 I think the Jazz were lucky to win this particular game because it seemed like the other team played better...
 We went to St. George for Thanksgiving, here's some of the cousins...
 Uncle Jason being silly...
 Elora got a hair cut and donated it, it's mostly grown out now though...
 Elora had fun playing in the leaves...

 Back home, just playing around with their hats and gloves...
 Elora lost her first tooth!
 Elora was sooo excited about her ballet recital...
 This was the only picture I got of Elora and her missing TWO front teeth. Just in time to sing the Christmas song, "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth..."

 My Mom's early Christmas present to me, yay! I love em!
 The kids set up a puppet show all on their own. Here is the audience...
 And here's the show...