The understanding of a 4 year old

Rylie is now completely thrilled with the idea of Mommy having a baby. She asks every day how big the baby is now. Her newest realization is this... if Mommy's food goes into her tummy, and the baby is in her tummy, that must mean that Mommy doesn't feel good because the baby is trying to kick all of the food off of itself when he/she eats. It just cracks me up! She's got this all figured out.

A long 9 months...

So we announced to the family on Christmas day that we are having another baby. I am due August 18th (as if we need another August birthday :). Rylie and Saige are super excited. I explained to Rylie that the baby is still really tiny...about 1 centimeter. She is so dang cute! She wakes up every morning, runs into my bedroom and asks if the baby is bigger yet....this could make for a long 9 months.

The Festival of Trees

This year I had the opportunity to help with a tree for the festival of trees. Amy was the instigator and organizer of this great tree. It was dedicated to Evan's grandpa Scadlock, who passed away a few years ago. He was an amazing man! He was a firefighter in his younger years which is the reason for the theme. It was so much fun to decorate the tree and especially to surprise Grandma Scadlock with it. I'm glad that the tree sold and the proceeds went to Primary Children's Hospital. Thanks Amy for letting me be a part of it.

Gingerbread Houses

This years gingerbread house was so fun to make. The girls were so much fun and they loved putting each piece of candy in its place. This is a fun family tradition. I just love the holidays.

Our Bella

The other day while talking to Mckenna she asked for some photos of our little Bella. Its a good thing that Bella is as beautiful as she is. She may not have survived this long otherwise. She really is a great dog. One of Evan's cousins described owning a Weimaraner as "Living with an olympic athlete who wants to be under your feet all the time." Its true! She has more energy than I ever thought. She is beginning to calm down a bit and we've found the perfect harness that allows us to walk her, instead of her walking us.


Now, if I can get her to chase a ball (What kind of dog doesn't chase a ball?) we will be set!

65 hours or driving and recovering

Its been a while since my last post...Between our trip to Canada and a trip to Oregon I feel like I have not stopped driving at all in the last couple of weeks. Between the 7th and 17th of November I logged a quick 65 hours of driving. We drove 14 hours on the 7th, 2 1/2 hours on the 8th, 16 hours on the 10th, 12 hours on the 12th, 8 hours on the 13th, and 12 more hours on the 16th. YIKES! I still feel like I'm moving. I will post more when things slow down sometime next week.

oh, to be 4 years old...

Rylie: "Mom, what are those white things on my sandwich?"

Me: "Those are sesame seeds."

Rylie studies the sesame seeds...

Rylie: "Mom, if we plant these seeds will it grow a bun?"