It's starting to look "girly" in here!

I'm so excited for our sweet little girl to get here. I can't wait to see how Colt is going to react. He is so super excited to have a sister, hopefully his excitement will still be here after she is! This is the start of her room, its really cute so far. I can't believe I only have 12 weeks left. It is going to fly. I just hope I'm not having this baby by myself. She is due May 15 and Darin's last final is May 9, so lets just say if she decides to show up early she picks a weekend!

I thought Utah's snow was bad!!!

Snow, snow, and more snow!

It has been a very crazy and cold winter here in Pa. The start of the storm started about two weeks ago and I think that I can say it is official that today is the first day in these two weeks that we haven't had any snow and that we actually have had sun all day. Wow. Darin and I shoveled about 20 inches the first day, it took us about 4 hours. Our snow blower wouldn't even work cause there was so much snow, so we had to shovel the first 12 inches and then we could snow blow it. After we were all done and way worn out...the plow came and trapped us in and we had to once again dig ourselves out! I guess I can't complain; here were over 29,000 people without power for over a week. They said this is the most snow they have gotten in like 30 years.

We got home today and Colter looks at me and says, "mom why is there water up there?" And so the winter saga continues with a leaky roof.

It's Official...

Its official...IT'S A GIRL!!!

I think I've been a little hesitant to announce we were having a baby, since all that happened last time, but at 25 weeks, so far we are going strong! We are excited to say that we found out today that it was a girl. We did find out the hardest way possible, but it all turned out okay. I woke up at 6:00 and I didn't feel the greatest and by 7:00 Darin was driving me to the emergency room. I ended up having a few kidney stones and if you have never experienced them you are LUCKY!!! They are AWFUL!!! I would much rather have 10 kids than have anymore of those, well not maybe 10, but 2. Ha ha. They did an ultrasound on my kidneys and we told the lady that if she could peek and see the sex we wouldn't mind, (since we've had 2 ultrasounds and she hasn't wanted to spill the beans) so the nice lady took an extra minute and said "I'm 90% sure it a girl!" We are so excited! Anyone who knows me knows how organized and how prepared I try to be, so being this far along and not exactly knowing has killed me. Anyways I am happy that I am home and that this day is over and hopefully I never have another morning like this in my life.

Our Vacation

Then the last few days we went back up to my Mom and Dad's. We went sledding with all the kids and toasted in the new year! All in all, the trip to Utah was Wonderful! We miss it there so much. We miss our families so much!!! We were so excited to get to see everyone and get to spend so much time with them. We enjoyed every minute of it. I just want to say how blessed we are to have such awesome families on both sides. Our families are truly our best friends. Thank you to the mom's and dad's that spoiled us so much and let us come trash their houses for those few weeks! We love ya tons!

The 3rd week we were in Utah we spent with the Bloomfields. It was so great to see everyone and get to spend time with them. We had our Christmas party there where we frosted sugar cookies, opened presents, the kids acted out the Nativity, and we did white elephant gifts, which by the way were hilarious this year! and the "ugly" sweater contest, i must admit no one's sweaters were very attractive! Ha ha. The kids got to play together all week and they loved it. We took the kids shooting and they loved it. Colt likes the more quiet guns, where Kenli could care less as long as she gets to shoot, she doesn't care! They are so funny!

The girls got together at the Olive Garden for dinner and it was so fun to see everyone! It is so awesome that we are all so close still and always have things to talk about. We can talk to each other only a few times a year and always leave where we left off and when we all get together its crazy fun! I love these gals.

We had so much fun in Utah. The first week Colter and I stayed at my Mom and Dad's. We played in the snow, Colt got to see Santa, shopped, got to spend time with g-ma Joker and the Wadsworth's. We had our Christmas party and Colt and Jack got to have a sleepover, lucky for me they slept in the same room as me!!! No they were so cute. I think they told each other good night and they loved each other about a thousand times. They are the best of buds. We also got to spread the news of Colter getting to have a sister??? (at least we think)?? I get another ultrasound in March. We had a blast.