Abby's First Day of School

As many of you know Abby is not a big fan of being left somewhere without me (not sure why because i am definitely not mother of the year!)?? So last years task of dropping her off at preschool was daunting to say the least...every day I would have to pry her little fingers off of my leg and run before she could catch me. Not sure why I kept taking her...but I did. Just to let you know she was fine after just a few minutes and loved telling me how much fun she had when I picked her up. So this year I was really nervous, not even sure if I was going to sign her up...but I did.

After a lot of prayers and hope...

She loves it! She carpools with another little boy in the morning and then

I pick them up. She has a great teacher and a lot of good friends.

So glad this wasn't the disaster it could have been!

PIG OUT!!

This year PIG OUT IN THE PARK was almost rained out. We would have been very sad if that would have happen...it would have meant no BRICK OF FRIES, no FRIED SNICKERS, no GIGANTIC CORN DOGS etc!!

We went, we stuffed ourselves, and we loved it!!

(sorry no pics of the lovely food...we scarfed it!)

The Last Days of Summer

Well summer is officially over here in Spokane:( The days are now in the 30's and night are in the teen's. So here is what we did during our last warm days, and here is what we will be dreaming of throughout the crazy Spokane winter!

Coeur d' Alene beach

Our good friends Nate and Polly

(if you can't tell our kids love them!!)

Testing out the water with dad


The Splash Pad

visiting the ducks at Manito Park

Baby Shower

My cute friends Paige and Heather threw me a baby shower! Who gets a baby shower on baby number 3?... what a lucky girl I am! I was in much need of some boy stuff. Everything we own is pink and definitely gender specific! I am so grateful to all my wonderful friends for coming and for their generosity. You girls are the BEST!!

Paige made these yummy cake pops...they were so cute!!

Cute decorations...that I got to take home:)

The Girls

Misty, me, Mauressa, Erin, Paige and Heather

Heather made yummy chocolate delight (my favorite)

Photo Shoot

While we were in Utah I couldn't pass up the opportunity to have my amazing sister (check out her blog http://overthemoonbliss.blogspot.com/) take a few pics of the girls. My mom made their cute (red, blue and green) dresses. I think they turned out great...I can't wait to get them printed! My sis also snapped a few of me and my belly. Thanks for making me and my girlies look so cute:) love you Jen!!

...and WERE BACK!

OK I know I am the queen of neglecting the blog! So now that we have been back home for over a month, I think I have almost recuperated and I'm ready to start my blogging life again. Thanks to all those who still check...and keep me in check by telling me to get going again (Legs ...your the best)!

We had a great summer in Utah with lots of pictures and fun with family!

Camping

swimming

swimming lessons

St. George

Boating

Zoo

Park City

Parades

Forth of July

Strawberry Days

Class Reunion (Levi's 10 year)

Grandma and Grandpa Days

Marchbanks Family Reunion

(sorry about the collage overload...this was the easiest way to get this summer post done)

Be sure to click on the collages to make the pics bigger

BABY NEWS

We just had our ultrasound and our baby is a .......

BOY!

If you can't tell we are so excited!! We are due on Nov. 15th, but considering our last two babies, he might make his debut a few weeks early.

The girls are so excited to have a baby brother!!

Hopefully I can get some pics up soon of the ultrasound.

Happy Mother's Day

A Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers I know!!

Especially to my mom, sisters and mother in law!

I love you all and hope your day was wonderful.

Thanks to my cute girls and Levi for making my day so special.

I love being a mom...even though it is the hardest thing I have ever done.

I wouldn't trade it for the world:)

Softball Champs 2009 (they did it again!)

Another great season for our boys! They played hard and won T-shirst again!!!

Great Job Boys!!

Great Grandma Smith

Mom this video is for you...hope you enjoy seeing how good your mom is doing! We sure love her! (be sure to pause my music and turn the volume up so you can here the video)

The Many FACES of Easter

Here are the girls on Easter Morning...aren't they cute in their jammie's with their bed head hair. I must say that kids totally make holidays more fun! I love the excitement and joy that comes out on their faces!!

The girls each got a basket full of candy and cute little baby's in a purse (I know that sounds wired so I might have to explain it better...its a purse that turns into a bassinet with a baby in it). Well they are a hit and have been a great toy for church!! Oh yeah Dad also splurged and gave them a set of golf clubs. I think he is nervous that we are only going to have girls, so this is his way of getting them into something he loves:) Such a cute dad!!

Audrey Lynn

Abigail Mckall

Here they are in their cute Easter Dresses... meaning two dresses each girl. I have the BEST mom and mother in law ever!!! They each sent these cute dresses for the girlies for Easter! The girls loved wearing them...we have been switching between the two on Sundays for the past few weeks. Thanks Grannie Terry and Grannie Frannie, we love you both so much!!

Aren't they lovely!!

For Easter Dinner we had some Law school friends invite us over for dinner and an egg hunt for the kids. It was so fun to visit and eat good food!! The kids again had a blast playing and hunting for eggs. We are so lucky to have such great friends here in Spokane!!

Easter weekend

We had such a fun weekend getting ready for Easter. The girls had a ball coloring eggs and making yummy rice crispy treats. The Ward had a fun Easter lesson and egg hunt on Saturday morning. It was great and indoor so it was warm! Abby did great in the relay races and both girls made it out with a TON of eggs!!

Happy Birthday Audrey!!

Audrey turns "2"

I can't believe my baby is 2...time goes by way too fast!

Audrey absolutely loved her special day! She knew from the minute she woke up that it was her Birthday!! We sang to her over 20 times due to her request. She LOVED her cake...it was hard to keep her away from it until the party. She wanted to lick it so bad!! Thanks to our friends and family for making the day so special!!

Happy Birthday Podgie we love you so much!!!

For History

at 2 Audrey...

has all but 4 teeth (the fangs top and bottom)

talks like crazy

is saying 3 and 4 word sentences

is the sweetest little girl and gives the best snuggles

loves to sing

loves to play

loves to be outside

has the most tender heart ( you can't say no to her without her completely breaking down)

can almost ride her bike ( just needs to be a little taller)

has the cutest piggy tails ever!

is always happy

has the cutest little high pitched voice

has the cutest chubby belly ( I have to bite it everyday!)

eats like a champ

loves her bath time

is a great sleeper (hooray for me:))

has the best crooked smile!!

etc,etc,etc

On a side note...we are vetoing the private blog. I guess you can only invite 100 readers and we want to invite more than that. So thanks to all those who left their emails and want to keep up with us...sorry about the craziness.

Going Private

Going private a week from today:)
Please leave your email addresses if you are interested in keeping up with us.

Disneyland (picture overload!!)

Our trip to Disneyland couldn't have gone any better! The girls were angels and loved every minute of it! We had such a great time with grannie and pa, and Katie, Bj and nix. We are going to have to make this trip a tradition and take the girls every year!! Sorry about the picture overload...there were just to many I couldn't decide on what to leave out. Hope you enjoy:) I know we sure did!

Winnie the Pooh

sweet sisters

"A" is for Adams

Outside The Winni The Pooh ride

Pirate time!

Cute mouse ears

Toy Story Mania
our favorite ride!

Aud loved it!!

3D glasses...check!

me and missy moo on Toy Story

All tuckered out

Tea Cups

Rides with Grannie and Pa

The Carousel

Sleeping Beauties Castle

Just after Splash Mountain...Abby loved it!

we got soaked

The Disney Castle

Minnie's Breakfast

This was a great morning for the girls...they didn't know what was going on. The characters just kept coming and chatting with them all during breakfast. Needless to say not much food was eaten. So fun to see the girls faces...it's magic!

Meeting the princesses

The girls loved this part! They were so excited to get their autographs and give them hugs.

Bell was so sweet, she spun around with the girls and made them feel like real princesses:)