Easter Weekend

Most holidays I live to cook indulgent food and be able to enjoy leftovers for days. But this year with a husband who had his wisdom teeth pulled just days before Easter and me, whose late-pregnancy stomach seems to get heartburn at even the thought of most foods, I decided to just keep it low key and dine on what we had in the fridge.

Easter here was pretty cold but the day before we had perfect weather and tried our best to make the most of it. We got Brad out of bed (he was actually raring and ready to go after two days of pain pills and icing his face) and walked over to the Easter Egg hunt near our house.

We wanted to keep the day going so we grabbed some lunch and headed out to the land to enjoy some lunch and tree climbing. Thankfully the rock roads put Harry to sleep almost instantly (if it's around his nap time) so we got a little one on one time with Harvey and enjoyed our Chick-fil-a and then her and Brad set out to find a tree to climb and pick some flowers. 

So many colors! They named this tree Pinkalicious 3.
Why can't the trees stay this way.

And of course little man woke up and had to get a chance to climb. 

Afterwards we headed home to make our resurrection rolls and dye some Easter Eggs. While Harry was trying his best to help with the eggs we had to find something else for him to do so that Harvey could focus on the task at hand. Without a certain little boy chucking eggs into the color bowls and taste testing all the different dyes she was able to make some colorful, glitter covered eggs.

We rounded out our weekend with a wonderful service at church on 

Sunday morning celebrating our Risen Savior! 

We took them outside for all of 20 seconds to shoot some pics (without the warm coats) and I got a belly shot and later noticed that Harv's had mud on her leg. A couple of goofballs!

Catch-Up

The last couple months or so have been filled with cold weather, warm weather and a week long trip for Brad to Aspen. Thankfully the warm weather stuck around for us here in Arkansas so mama didn't lose her mind while Brad was gone. We've gone from playing in the snow (only about an inch and half of snow but they loved it) to sporting tank tops and shorts while we walked to the park. We've been taking it easy before the baby comes to just enjoy these last few moments as a family of four. 

These two loved the snow and actually played with what little they had for quite a while. 

This one is getting pretty good on her scooter. While we don't get to head out front too often (due to a certain someone not listening when I tell him to stay at our house and me not being able to chase him due to my big old belly) I do see her being able to enjoy it more once baby brother comes along.

This little stinker keeps us on our toes for sure. We dedicated the time between the holidays and now to really get him on a good sleep schedule and out of our bed (he was still sleeping with us, which I didn't hate, but come mid-April he wasn't going to have a choice) and that has been going really well. 

Harvey loves to craft and create and I feel bad at times because frankly, that is the last thing I want to do (it just doesn't come naturally to me) but I do love seeing what she comes up with. 

Our BIG 2 year old!  We had mexican food and cupcakes with the coveted rainbow chip frosting that we so love but I try not to buy unless we have a birthday because mama will eat the whole thing with a spoon. He got trucks, cars and his own, "Cars," themed dishes. He was in heaven!

A little family pic before church where we were actually all ready to head out the door at the same time. And one of the few bump pics that I've gotten this time around. Oh well!  How many men are saddened by the fact that they don't have pictures of their moms pregnant with them? Or maybe that's what I tell myself so that I feel better about getting lazier with each baby.

Retractable clothes lines are all the rage. That's usually the first toy they run to when they head to the back yard and Harvey just couldn't take the scorching February sun so she insisted she needed sunglasses. 

Milk bubble master. Her brother loves popping the bubbles and trying to blow his own which in turn makes more messes for me but at least it keeps him at the table eating. 

Between the weed bouquets she puts together and all the critters Harvey ends up finding I think she is going to have a blast once we move out to our land. She's a girl that is not afraid to get dirty and I love it. 

We finally got to get the kiddos together with their newest cousin, baby Blythe. With the excitement that I saw from both the kids I look forward to Walt being here and seeing their reactions. Harvey wanted to hold her non-stop (even if that meant stealing her from me) and Harry loved screaming, "I HAVE IT," and "He's cute!" over and over again. Poor Walt has no idea what he's walking into. 

And our BIG 5 year old got to celebrate her birthday twice this year. Her actual birthday we spent at Chuck E. Cheese and then a couple days later with some family that was in town. Can't believe she's ready to head to Kindergarten in the fall (which we registered her for on her real birthday) but I know she's prepared and couldn't be more excited to go. She tells me constantly how I'm staying at home and she's going to school. Love her little independent spirit. 

Enjoying his rainbow cupcake and his first real trip to Chuck E. Cheese where he could play and enjoy all the craziness. 

And don't get me started on this kids hair. We've tried multiple hair stylists and I tried to cut it once but Brad made me to swear to never do it again. He's got weird hair to begin with and then throw in the fact that it's like wrestling a crazy pig to get him to sit still long enough to get it to look ok. Everyone goes through a weird hair phase, right?

And lastly, music is our saving grace most of the time around here. While a movie will work for Harvey there is very little that will keep Harry's attention long enough that I can get something done from start to finish like music does. Just pop on a few of his favorite songs and he will dance with his sister or pull out his trucks and play away.

And while I was snapping pics of these two dancing little man thought he could sneak into the crib, that he knows is off limits, while I was distracted. I was hoping that the crib and pack-n-play would be safe places for baby Walt but I can see that I will probably be wearing him around the house more often than not. 

52 Weeks - Week 1

New Years Day nap, Sweet baby Blythe and Harvey searching for the neighbors cat Mr. Pettybones

I'm going to start with this for now and see if I can get a Christmas post going. Baby Walt (the one still in my belly) seems to enjoy getting me up around the 5:00 a.m. mark every morning so while that would be a prime time to get caught up on blogging I just enjoy having the living room and warm fire to myself for a quiet hour or so.  I'm already itching for spring time to be here so we can be outside more often, so we're able to enjoy the yummy fresh food that comes along with it and the fact that I won't be pregnant anymore. It will be here before we know it!

Lately...

  

We had one of the windiest days I can remember a while back. The kids couldn't believe the sounds coming from the trees whipping back and forth and I couldn't get enough of Harry's crazy hair! 

Brad and I got a much needed date a few weeks back for my birthday. I was fighting off a never-ending cold and the baby boy in my belly wasn't helping the situation much either but we took advantage of Aunt Heather and Uncle Trent's generosity and hit the town. We had street tacos as an appetizer while I toured Brad's new office, we did a little Christmas shopping and then had an early dinner and were home by 7:00. It was a perfect night!

These two looking too old!  (Not sure they could look anymore alike)

A little teamwork grabbing leaves to feed their "army." He loves doing everything she does and she loves bossing him around. 

Christmas Ornaments 2015 - They actually picked these out in record time this year. We hit Hobby Lobby a few days before Thanksgiving (I don't recommend it) and it was crazy but Harvey saw the ballerina and knew she had to have it and the second we turned into the aisle Harry screamed "TRUCK" and our job was finished. His has already been broken multiple times. 

And this video is actually from last Christmas. I love looking back and seeing how tiny (and FAT) he was and how much Harvey has changed as well.  I've already started getting snippets of this year and hopefully I'll do a better job of getting it done on time and handing the camera over to Brad more so that my kids can see that I was actually around for those moments.

Photo Dump

Alright, I'm going to try and get caught up from over the last few months of not blogging. Between not feeling good with baby #3 on the way (YAY!!) and Mr. Harry being a child that I can't leave unsupervised for more than 5 seconds (he's currently on my lap as I type) the blog has taken a back seat.  Here we go:

We took a little family vacation (just the four of us) in August to an amusement/water park and had a blast. We took a disposable water camera and I still haven't gotten it developed so no pictures from that. Harvey was a HUGE fan of the rollercoasters and rides so I'm excited to get back there again soon.

We spent the rest of the summer in the pool or in the hammock. We had a lot of creatures end up on the deck and Harvey did her best in trying to save them from her brothers wrath.  Unfortunately there are lots of one legged grasshoppers hopping around our backyard.

Harvey was also super excited to get back into ballet after taking a break this summer.

This guy thinks he's such a big boy. This day he insisted on having his snack just like his sister, sitting in a big kid chair.  

We hit up the pumpkin patch early this year because it seems like every year we say we are going to do it and then it never happens. The kiddos loved the endless horse rides, checking out the farm animals and scaling the hay bales. We luckily went on a night where it wasn't too busy so we were able to enjoy it without any lines. 

We've very much been enjoying this perfect weather!   Harry likes rearranging my pumpkins daily and the poor things are starting to rot because of it.  Harv's likes practicing her scary faces and is slowly going bald from her brother ripping out handfuls of her hair, as you can see in the picture below. 

We made an attempt at Christmas card photos but as you can tell from the cheesy smiles, Harry's look of disgust and him running in the opposite direction every time I got set, we didn't come away with much. I knew better than to try it by myself but did it anyway. Candid photos are way more fun than posed but I don't think these will work. I need ONE picture of both of your faces kids. JUST ONE! 

And we'll call it good from there. Hopefully from here on out I'll be able to keep up.  Can't wait to see what fun baby #3 will bring in April. He/she will be here before we know it!