The New Beast!

Out of respect for the Honda I did give it a couple of days to have the spot light but I am not going to lie...this car is AMAZING!  We ended up getting a 2012 Ford Expedition EL.  A gas guzzler: yes but that is the ONLY downfall of this car so far.  I almost feel unworthy to drive it and then Chris says he will drive it and then I feel worthy:)  There is so much space in there I feel like I could fit a football team!  We got captain's chairs in the middle row so there is no putting the seat up and down. Everything in motorized from the back row up and down to the back hatch up and down.  There are so many navigation gadgets it is going to take me a while but I am getting the hang of them.  I love that it will read me my texts in the computer voice!  So far carpooling has been amazing.  Matthew and Liv get in and out of the back row with ease and I barely have to move.  Even with the baby coming, I still will have plenty of space.  I am still learning how to park it but all in all, I am super excited to be driving this car!

The End of an Era...

*Sniff*  I can't believe that we are going to let the ol' girl go but it is time!  Unfortunately the car that I drive (Toyota Hylander) just isn't quite big enough for 3 kids and extras from time to time so we knew that we were headed for another bigger car.  Our original plan was to keep the Honda because it was paid off and why not right?!  But when Chris took it in to have the oil changed they found too many problems with it.  We couldn't justify fixing her so bye bye.  I am not usually sentimental in my attachment to things but when we were going through her we found some papers that took us back...WAY back! So I am going to pay homage to the 1999 Honda Civic by whisking through memory lane:
*She was bought by Christopher in 1999 just a couple of months after we started dating!
*She was our only car for A LONG time!  We only had her when we lived in Kirkland and Ohio and for a few months in Spokane!
*She make the trek to and from Ohio with us being towed on the back of a moving truck.  (When I say us I mean my dad and Chris drove and I flew...)
*We brought Matthew home from the hospital in her:)
*She has survived a few accidents, one right after Chris bought her, and a couple of fender benders that I may or may not have caused:/
*She was a trustworthy girl and I am sad but excited for the new car that I will be getting so Chris can drive the Hylander. 

Even though he doesn't drive far for work, it always worries me in the snow so I am really happy he can have a bigger car to drive.  Besides, he works hard so he deserves and slightly fancier car that has been broken in by the kids and myself while I get the brand new car right!?  HAHA this sounds crazy to me but I guess that is what happens when you have 3 kids and carpool!  Excited for the new adventures we will have in this chapter.  One step closer to having this baby!

Sparky 28 weeks

Had another ultrasound today along with my glucose test and regular appointment.  The ultrasound tech thought I had some fibroid tumors along with a low placenta last time so Dr. H scheduled another ultrasound just to be safe.  I am such a boring pregnant person (which is AWESOME) because today I received another clean bill!!  I had a different tech today and she thinks that I may have had a small contraction during my last ultrasound which made it look low but it wasn't after all.  Either way I am ecstatic about the whole thing.  I got to see Sparky again and man does he look like Matthew!  He is a mover and shaker and is head down.  (Not that it really matters though:)) I did gain a few lbs...oops but I am carrying JUST like I did with Matthew so I am not that surprised.  The glucose test went as well as can be expected so I will just wait for those results.  So far, so good!  Only 12 weeks to go yay! 

 Hi!  I am Matthew's twin:)

Easter

Easter was nice and pretty uneventful as well.  We went to church (which is always interesting...a crap shoot on how the kids will act.) Then we stopped by Chris' uncle's house to see some of his extended family.  That was really fun and it is always good to catch up with the family that we only see a handful of times a year.  After that we came home and I cooked up a storm for Chris' parents and Agatha, Alex and Bennett.  We had a nice dinner but everyone was so tired that they all left by 6:30 and we were in pj's and in bed by 8pm.  I am still feeling tired today (well it could be because I am 27+ weeks pregnant) and all my lovely children did all day was bicker with each other.  Needless to say, I am so ready for life to get back into the swing of things with school starting tomorrow.  Wednesday I have another doctor's appt so I will be updating the blog after that.

Didn't get a family picture...oh well!  Next year:)

Spring Break

I feel like whoosh it has come and gone in an instant!  Since we went to Hawaii a month ago, we didn't really have any big plans to go anywhere for spring break.  We just were anxiously waiting for my family to make an appearance!  Since I am pregnant and feeling grouchy and huge and tired, my family has been really amazing about trying to come over here.  First, my parents came for the weekend on their way to MT to visit my little sister.  Then after they left, my older sister and her family came.  We went to Wonderland and they headed off to Silver Mt and we joined them for the day.  It was really fun (both places) and the kids had a blast hanging out with each other.  Then my parents came back through Spokane on their way home from MT and stayed for a couple of nights.  It was a good chance for Matthew and Maggie to see their cousin that they don't get to see very often.  As of today, everyone has gone home and now I am just getting ready for Easter.  Today we colored Easter eggs and have been playing outside to enjoy the semi-decent weather.  Hopefully, it will be nice tomorrow!  Hopefully, everyone has(had) a joyous Easter and got to spend time relaxing with the family/friends of your choosing:)

 Agatha came over with Bennett earlier in the week for lunch! 

 She is sacked out!  Jealous:)

Maggie's Glasses

I am refusing to change my background on my blog because I am going to will it to be spring around here!  Seriously, yesterday it was 66* and gorgeous.  The kids played outside for a lot of the day and I opened the windows.  Today, 37* and rain/snow.  BLECH!  Anyway, this really isn't about the weather it is about my Maggie and her new specs.  We went to the eye doctor a couple of weeks ago and after dilating her eyes and doing their thing, they decided the time had come for glasses.  I always knew it would happen but I figured it would be about 5ish.  Well, we went to the eye glass store and picked out some frames and the next day, they were ready!  She has been pretty good about wearing them considering they are new and I am sure somewhat annoying.  She still has to patch 3 hours a day under the lense so that is by far the worst part of the day but still she is a trooper!  I think she is realizing how much better she can see with them though.  She complains about them less and less every day.  Hopefully this will help her vision even more and maybe even avoid surgery on one of her eyes.  It is amazing how much the patching has helped already. 

Happy 4th Birthday Beau

I had the privilege of making Beau's birthday cake again!  He loves Darth Vader so that is what I rolled with:)  I wanted to do a really cool 3D looking one but since it was the week that we got back from our trip I kept it more low key.  He seemed very happy though so that is all that matters!