Easter

Friday night, we dyed Easter eggs.  I had wanted to do it on a night that Cameron would be home, but he ended up doing yard work all day, and was exhausted by the end of the day.  So, it was just the girls and I.  I was afraid Abby would only want to dye her eggs pink.  As of late, her favorite color is dark pink, not pink, dark pink, and everything she comes in contact with just has to be pink.  But, suprisingly, she chose a variety of colors for her eggs.

Lexi spent the "egg dying time" in her high chair.  It was close enough that she could be included in the fun, but far enough away that there was little chance of the dye being spilled, or drank, or some other disaster.

Sunday morning the girls woke up and got to find out what the Easter bunny had left them.  For the last several years, if Cam ends up working on a holiday, we just do the "festivities" on another day when he can be home to participate.  Unfortunalty, I think Abby is getting too old now, and she might be confused/upset that her "Easter" or whatever holiday is on a different day than her friends.  So we went ahead and celebrated Easter without Cameron this year.  That also meant that I was up past midnight putting the girls Easter gifts together.

Abby got a princess scooter (Dark pink, of course)

Lexi got a "Cozy Coup"

Lexi, taking a turn on the scooter while enjoying a piece of candy from her basket.  She has quite the sweet tooth, and every little bite of candy produces a lot of drool.

Not suprisingly, Abby has pretty much taken over Lexi's little car.

Lexi, being cute.

The hope is that these awesome toys will keep the girls distracted enough that they won't be jeolous of the baby when he comes.  Fat chance, I know :)

Here are the girls in their Easter dresses.

I was worried that Abby wouldn't like the purple dress that I had bought her, but thankfully, she loved the dress.  The jacket that she was supposed to wear over it, wasn't as easily recieved.

Lexi will happily wear anything.  Actually she will happily wear nothing, too.

3 weeks and counting

I had a check-up last week, and everything looks good.  I've been measuring a little small the last couple of appointments, and I honestly cannot believe it.  I'm almost embarrassed when people ask how much longer I have, and I have to say about a month, because, I know I look like I could go any day now.  Almost every piece of clothing I own is too small and uncomfortable.  Most shirts don't cover my belly, and even my pj's/sweats aren't that comfortable anymore.  I hope this belly doesn't get too much bigger.

I made a little quilt for the baby.  It's just like the quilts that I made for each of the girls.  It was so easy to make.  I worked on it for probably 3 days, just during Lexi's nap and after the girls had gone to bed, and finished it up pretty quickly.

Colton is the name we've chosen for him.  Cole for short.

My mom has also made a quilt for all of her grandchildren, and she finished it up and sent it to me about a week ago.  I just love this one.  It would make a great wall hanging.

Saying Good-bye

Well, it's been a long time coming, something we've discussed numerous times, and today was the day. Our home is now minus one wild and crazy dog. Rory has a new home. She has driven us crazy almost since the day we got her. We gave it a good four years of trying lots of different things to see if we could make this relationship work. But we finally just came to the conclusion that she would be happier in another home. I've felt sorry for her, knowing we weren't able to give her the attention that she needed/wanted, and so hopefully another family will have plenty of time to give her.

It was sad to see her go. At least for me. Abby didn't even seem to care. I made Cam do the dirty work of actually driving her to her new home, I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it. It's funny, even though that dog drove me nuts, I was a pathetic mess when it came time to say goodbye. I'd like to blame it all the pregnancy hormones, but realistically, I'm horrible at good-byes. We're gonna miss that little beagle, but I think in the long run everyone, most of all Rory, will be happier.

Vegas, Baby!

This last weekend, Cam and I went to Las Vegas.  Cam had entered into a power lifting competition, and so we decided to make a long weekend out of it.

I had to take a picture of the pirate ship at Treasure Island for Abby to see.

About a week before we left, Cam's mom offered to watch the girls for us, so we could get a little getaway, just the two of us.  It was so nice of her to offer, sometimes, I don't know what I've done to deserve such awesome favors from his family.  When we arrived at out hotel on Friday, it took all of about 5 minutes to realize how horribly miserable the whole trip would have been if we had to of brought the girls.  We stayed at the Imperial Palace (not a good hotel.  I would never recommend this hotel to ANYONE!) and the line to check in was over an hour wait.  Then, once we checked in, there was a line for the elevators.  Thank goodness we were only on fifth floor, because we ended up taking the stairs to get to our room most of the time. 

Friday evening, we ate dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (yum!), then headed over the Belagio to see the fountains.

Saturday morning, after breakfast, we went in search of the location of the competition.  It was a two day event, but Cam's weight class didn't compete until Sunday, so we had a free day to explore the Strip.  We then headed to a place that sells discount tickets for same day shows.  There were a ton of shows that I wanted to see (not sure Cam shared my enthusiasm), but Cam really wanted to see Jay Leno.  He was in town for the weekend doing a couple of shows, so we jumped at the chance to see him.  We decided to go in search of a mall next, Cam had forgotten a few items he needed for the competition.  After some shopping and lunch, it was time to head back to the hotel.  I was pooped.  I'm sure we had walked 3-4 miles that morning, so I needed to rest up, if I was going to make it to a 10pm show.

Yeah, I pretty much stuck out like sore thumb.  I think 90% of the people there, just stared at my huge tummy. 



  That evening, we headed to the Mirage, were Jay Leno was performing and ate dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen.  Then it was time for the show!  We were both really excited!  Jay Leno did an awesome stand-up act.  He was funny, but it was also very clean.  It was such a nice break from all the filth that is all over the Strip.  We got back to our hotel about 12:30, and totally crashed.

Sunday, we had to get up early so that Cam could weigh in and get drug tested for the competition.  It ended up being a pretty small competition, and had a very casual atmosphere.  Cam had a lot of fun, and set some personal PR's in all three lifts. 

Squat.  I was not able to get a single decent picture the whole trip.

Bench press

Dead lift

Receiving his medal.  I think that the guy with the red ribbon, is being trained to go to the Olympics.

I enjoyed watching, for the most part.  It went from about 8:30am to 3pm, but the chairs weren't all that comfortable.  Cam got a medal (3rd place, I think) in his weight class.  I'm not sure how much he was able to lift in each event, but I know it was a lot.  So much, that when they pick up that big heavy bar loaded with all that weight, it bows.  We ended up just relaxing in the hotel room until dinner, where we ate at Serendipity 3.  It was good food, and of course we had to try the famous frozen hot chocolate, but it was the slowest service ever.  We called it an early night and were lights out by about 8:30pm.  We really know how to party hard, haha!

Monday, we drove back home, and we were so anxious to see the girls.  They did great, but I think everybody was  ready to get home, and get back to our normal daily routine.

It was a fun trip, but I have to say, I have little to no desire to ever go back to Vegas.  It's such a filthy place.  As soon as you get there, you can really feel the absence of the Holy Ghost.  I've been told that the Holy Ghost will not go into unclean places, and that pretty much describes Vegas.  Plus, EVERYTHING, is super expensive.