Easter time

We had a wonderful easter weekend! Mark work gives good friday off so we decided to go on a little get away. We only went to prescott which is an hour away but it was still nice to go to the hotel and swim and order room service!! it was wonderful! The first picture is kens and I with the same hair do mark likes my hair braided even though I feel like a little girl! but it is nice to keep it out of my face!

Us waking up after sleeping in for a long time it was nice.

Okay shield your eyes there is story behind this I wanted to go swimming for the baby's sake I think it feels cool when you are way pregnant. so I put on a one piece and sure enough soo much belly to go over and my chest a little exposed, so then I moved on to a tankini and we were laughing because it wouldnt stay down every time I pulled it over my belly it would slowly work back up. so I do own one bikini that I hardly ever wear and that was my last resort! Thank heavens no one was in the pool because I didn't even bring an extra shirt to put over it! so I took a picture and figured heck how often am I pregnant might as well have a big ol picture of myself!! so enjoy! and I bet you will notice my farmer tan before you notice my belly!!

Kensi and mark went to Aunt joys house to have an easter egg hunt and had so much fun we are so grateful to have a little family close! I had to go to babtisms for the dead in snowflake! and that is an all day trip with the youth!

Hunting at Aunt Joys!

Dying easter eggs on sunday was fun except kensi didnt quite grasp that the eggs are fragile and was kinda throwing them around but she sure thought they were pretty when they were different colors. I think I manage to take the most pictures when kensi looks the worst but oh well!

This is just as she woke up she came out of her room and noticed that the easter bunny had left her an empty basket outside her door. she caught on quickly that there was a trail of candy and toys!

We had a neighborhood easter egg hunt that I think I will never go to again. It was a little windy so they felt they should put it inside and it was packed for two seconds of eggs! and kensi was too scared of all the people to even try and get any eggs but we did walk away with a face painting and a nice mini wagon that she got as a prize!!

We are grateful for the wonderful conference and love to hear our prophets. We count our blessings every day that we have a job and a house and a wonderful family! WE are truly blessed in every way!

Randomness

WE were making a chocolate cake for the missionaries and kensi decided to lick the spoon and I gave her the empty bowl thinking if she wanted to dunk the spoon back in she could. I continue cooking and sure enough notice that she gave up on the spoon and went to licking the bowl. so she caoted herself with chocolate. After I noticed this much I just let her finish licking the bowl, what is the use in stopping after this!

Sorry kinda a blurry picture!! We are just so excited that it is warming up and you can actually last out side without a coat. Kensi and I got dressed up to go shopping today with a friend and her daughter, gracie, Gracie is kensi's age and many people looked at me weird if Jane walked off because her I am quite pregnant and two little blondies!! I got asked like 10 times if they were twins and when I said no people even showed me more sympathy. (This is in Arizona where people dont have that many kids). Then I woudl continue to explain that only one was mine and Jane would usually show up and she is big and preggo too so everyone began to make sense of it all!! Kinda funny! but it was a great day!

33 Weeks I make myself post this as often as I can becasue I don't have that many pictures of me pregnant with kensi and I was kinda sad. I think that it is fun to compare week to week between kids so to all you on your first. Take lots of pictures even if you feel fat because you will want them later!!

Everything is Great here is Williams Arizona. Actually have days where a feel a little home sick but taht is to be expected!! espicailly that I really havent too bad thus far! We are working on potty training and I think I want to hurt everyone who ever said that potty training is easy. Because it's not and I keep thinking that maybe kensi is not ready but she sure acts ready and is plenty smart to figure it out but oh well we have good days and bad but just taking it slow because it will get the best of me if I let it! so anyway if any advice is wanted I will gladly accept it! Well I hope everything is well with everyone else and Even if you feel like your blogs are nto read they are by me!! always!! So take care to all

P.S. stay in tune mark is going to be starting a food blog and we will let you know what it is as soon as he starts it!

girls, forts, and belly's

The two cute bagel girls with one heel each!

Saturday morning activity! I worked friday night this week and mark and kensi were trying to keep busy so that I could sleep after a while kensi couldnt wait any longer and game to wake me up yelling tunnel tunnel! so I came out to find this work of art! this was definatly one of my favorite things to do when I was young and there was even like 3 different rooms under here!

Kensi finally got permission to destroy and that was her favorite part!

And here she is boys!! ha ha I really think that I was this big the week before kensi was delivered but I guess we will just deal with it I am currently only 26 weeks and feel like I'm already counting down. at my last doctors appt I asked her if she was sure that I was not way over weight and she laughed and assured me that I really hadn't gained that much but some how I turned into this! I guess that is the joy of pregnancy right!

Baby is doing good and more active than kensi ever was she moves like 20 out of 24 hours a day! WE are still deciding on names and havent settled on one yet. The closer it gets the more kensi and us are are getting excited. Kensi is starting to realize that there is a baby in my belly and now carries around her dolls and calles them all baby sister! So we are very excited and hopefully we have an uneventful couple months until she comes!

Mark attempting to get into our shed he was almost waist deep on the way out there!

Forgot to clean up the lawn furniture but goes to show how high it is!

up the fence! it is quite deep.

the snow drift makes some places much higher than others but glad to have mark to shovel it!

And of corse I had to post this! Kensi decided to empty out all of her drawers and she started crying so I went in there not knowing that she was doing this and she was crying because all the clothes were gone!!! Somehow I didn't feel too bad that all the clothes were gone! she played for a little while then sure enough we had to put all the clothes back! I hope that this doesn't become a habit!

As for us Mark gets to be home from work due to the snow so we are glad to have him and for the fact he made kens and I blueberry pancakes with maple butter syrup for the top they were amazing! My job is going good and only working a little bit is nice! Baby is getting big and moving a ton! I'm beginning to think that she never sleeps oh yeah it is a girl I have that posted somewhere I think but not for sure name yet! most of you know that I got called to be they young womens president this week and am excited and scared for that all at the same time. Well other that that everything is great with us getting through the snow storm! so we hope all is well with everyone else!

Merriest Christmases are the Best

Kensi always wants to Swing at Grandma and Grandpa's, even if there is snow to play in on the ground. Had to put this picture of the cute niece.

Opining presents of Christmas with Kensi this year was wonderful. She was the only one who opened any presents on Christmas morning. She loved her gifts and opening everyone elses.

Pajama picture with the kensi pout.

Christmas was wonderful this year, we were able to travel to Utah and back without any event. Kensi was wonderful on the drive. We had a wonderful time with all our family.

Kensi's birthday and the big snow!

The start of kensi's birthday her and her friend Gracie making her chocolate cake!

Getting ready to play in the first big snowfall of the year!

playing with daddy she had so much fun for the little minute that she played then of course she was cold!

Determined to swing even though there was a foot of snow on it but nothing that a brush off cant help.

Kensi's birthday cake attempted to look like a giant donut but I'm far from a good decorator!

Kensi's toys from grandma London we got mega blocks because they are the favorite toy to play with at grandma's

A musical sit and spin but it was kinda hard for her to understand how to spin herself! so basically it is a fancy music maker!

Our snow craziness we shoveled and then went to bed and woke up as though we had done nothing it is about 18 in to 2 ft of snow after one night it is awesome but a pain to shovel!

more of the shoveling

Poor Mark shoveling our driveway it is a long one and everyone told us the winters weren't bad here so we have not invested in any snow removal equipment accept last Saturday we bought a shovel and thank heavens for that!

Everything with mark and I is good like said kensi just celebrated her 2nd birthday. and Mark is liking his job more and more even today because he gets to work from home because they closed to the interstate! I start training at my job tonight for the next couple of weeks on the floor and I have to train full time so wish me luck with that! baby London is growing quickly and coming from one of my young women " you're huge" makes me know for sure that it is growing! we should find out on the 22nd what we are having but if we don't find out then then it wont be until the end because we only get 3 us total and the one in a couple of weeks is our second one! so we are excited and glad to be so blessed at this time. We are grateful that we were able to go home for thanksgiving and even more grateful to be going home for Christmas! we love the holidays mainly for the fact that family gets to be close! well that is us in a nutshell and we wish everyone a merry Christmas.

halloween and our girls night

our crazy girls weekend this is only part of the gifts that we bought.

our cute little girls walkin so cute!

off to trick or treat! kensi did so good at saying at saying trick or treat but then she wanted to go into there house!

this is my costume and how I ammounced to my ward they didn't get it until I told!

My beautiful tinkerbell

Kensi and I had a fun week up with grandma this last week! the girls weekend was also a blast!

Mark had no fun at all hanging out by himself but he did a good job at cleaning the house and having dinner on the table when I came home from a 9 hour drive he is wonderful!!

I'm sure everyone knows by now but our baby number 2 is due may 14 and I am 13 weeks and would be extremely sick but unisom and vit b6 have saved me actually when I forget to take it I can't stop throwing up so it gives me a glimps of how wonderful the medication is!!

so I hope everyone had a wonderful halloween!

Me shooting a pistol these are the sort of fun games we play here in arizona when we camp!

Mark shooting the pistol he hit every target right on and was one of the only ones who did!

Eating wonderful peach cobler that Brianne Ford made it was amazing!

Mark with al the babies, Tolby, Kensi, and Quintin!

Two of my closest friends here Brianne and Katie

Kensi loves Jason and he is wonderful with kids I was getting frustrated with Kensi and Jason took her on a nature walk!

Cheese!!!

sitting around the fire!

Trying to play cards with Katie but as obvious a couple too many kids to actually play!

Had to throw this one in kensi and mark with their aprons on cookin me dinner, Mark was on his way to do splits with the Missionaries and me and Kensi on our way to young women but the meal was wonderful!

As for everything else Mark is loving his job just about done with all of his training! which will be nice because 8 hours of class 5 days a week is getting old! Kensi is still a handful but a fun one at that She is better at nursery now and is starting to know all her friends better here! can officially count to ten on her own and sings twinkle twinkle and ABC's all the time! She thinks everything is cute or perfect and it is wonderful to watch her grow!

As for me I got a job at the Flagstaff Medical Center and have not started yet but train at the end of the month! I'm only prn so that means no benifits but I only work when I want and I just have to maintain at least 32 hours a month! it is perfect for being a mom! I'm float pool for the ICU/ CVICU and Tele so where ever needed that is where I will be anyway sorry it's been a while since a post and hopefully you enjoy this one because who knows when the next will be!