Wedding cake

Side/diagonal view

I did it! Well, I said the cake in December was my last wedding cake but I neglected to tell some people who I've made a cake for them before that I don't do them anymore...so I was asked by Elora, who I taught in Laurels, to make one for her. I couldn't say NO!! BUT THIS IS MY LAST ONE (unless it's for family I think...) until the kids are in school/grown up. HA HA HA. With a baby coming, it's already stressful with the kids. ANYWHO. Elora picked out everything for the cake. There were some things that I couldn't find/do but I LOVE how this cake turned out. The flowers were made by hand, (not the big poofy fake ones ;) and Gretchen made the swirly wires) and I need to give credit to Wade in helping me figure out the right dimensions for the red fondant and for stacking, moving the cake, etc. and helping me out with the kids. Oh and it only took 20 hrs...So now that this cake is finally done, my brain can focus all on the baby, Jack and Charlotte and Wade.

Less than one month

I've got less than a month to go. 30 days. 36 weeks on Saturday. Blech. FOREVER. ha ha. I know it always goes fasts for everyone else who's not pregnant but I feel like I'm going to explode. There's no way I'm taking pictures of myself. I feel like poo so why??? No, I'm grateful that we're able to have this baby but it really does take a toll on you. I went to the dr. this morning and I'm dialated to a 2. Just like Jack! The baby is head down too. So all is well with this one. I just hope the time doesn't crawl right now. It has the last 3 weeks and I'm dying. No. I just feel miserable. I've got a really hurt hip and I didn't have it with the other two. It doesn't feel like the nerve or muscle either. It's the bone. It's not good. But I'm excited to start getting Charlotte's old things out and all dusted off and the clothes to be put in the dresser, etc. I want Charlotte to help and have her be excited too! I'm going to start that on Saturday after I'm done with this wedding cake...I know I know. I said I'll never do one again but I neglected to inform some of the people I've done cakes for that I don't do them anymore so don't pass on my name kind of thing but then when someone asks, it's SO hard to say no. So I'm going to make it VERY CLEAR I'm done. Especially with a new baby. It's alright though. The cake is going to be a lot less stressful since it's with fondant! Yeah!

Jack and Charlotte are doing AWESOME. Jack cracks me up all the time. Lately, when he falls over and gets an owie (owee???) he comes over and wants me to kiss it. This morning he hit his elbow while eating breakfast and he kept his arm raised until I came over to make it better. Makes me feel loved and it's so cute.

And for Charlotte, I think you'll be amazed at all the progress she's made. I'm so proud of her. She's such a good girl and is so loving (unless she's being a stinker. ha ha) and she just makes me happy.

St. Patricks Day

Well, St. Patricks day was a fun day for all of us esp Charlotte at school. She dressed up in green and had a fun time with the naughty Leprechaun! Wade and Charlotte made a trap together to catch the naughty Leprechaun and she ended up with some gold coins because of it! It was cute. You should hear her say Shamrock and Leprechaun. Wade wore Jack's greenstone under his tie and if anyone asked if he was wearing green, he'd show it off! And for dinner we had Corned beef, steamed cabbage, biscuits and mashed potatoes. It was awesome and am excited to more each year!!

Slowing down...

It's been so long since I last posted. I am getting SO horrible at it. I haven't been taking very many pictures lately and every time I get on the computer the kids run to my side and I can't accomplish very much. So by the time they're in bed, I'd rather just veg on the couch with Wade and enjoy the precious few hours with him. And right now, I don't know where the camera is. I think I took one or two pictures of the kids but oh well.

Well, believe it or not, I've got 6 1/2 weeks left. It seriously has flown by but starting at about 8 weeks to go, I've been pretty tired and time is not going by fast enough!!! ha ha. This pregnancy seems to be similar to Charlotte's. Pretty easy going except I'm huge and I get a really sore hip for some reason. Didn't happen with the last two pregnancies so I don't know what's up with that. She is SO active. Just like Charlotte. And I have a lot of heartburn, gross I KNOW, but I read that it might not just be an old wive's tale that this is a sign that your baby will have a lot of hair. Who knows?! I guess time will tell!!! ha ha.

Just remembered I sent these to my email from my phone!! Yay pictures!!! ha ha

(Wade made Jack a hat at a restaurant a few weeks ago. Jack loved it!!)

Jack is doing so great. He's starting to become a bit independent. A little too much, I think. Within this last week, he's been wanting to walk to the car, doesn't want to sit in the grocery cart and has been pulling his pants off. He even runs away the instance he's naked so he can have a grand ole time without clothes. It's funny but annoying when you need to get him dressed so you can somewhere on time. He he. He is so funny. He does these funny faces/reactions that just makes you bust out laughing.

(Oops, this is a little blurry. Doesn't she look grown up here?!!)

Charlotte is making INCREDIBLE progress. She amazes me all the time. She loves to sing Happy Birthday but just a couple days in the car, she pronounced the words quite clearly. She even comes up to you and says, Hi! How are you? Clear as day. Seriously, a miracle. She loves to play with Jack and loves to hug and kiss him and even tickle him but he does NOT like it. And it's sad to tell her that Jack doesn't like your kisses. he he. But she does it anyway. He'll eventually like it. For FHE lately, we've been concentrating on how to say our prayers with Charlotte and Jack. Charlotte ALWAYS has to say the prayers. Sometimes we have to say, no, it's mommy's turn. ha ha. But she loves saying them and she is learning so quickly how to say them. We are so proud of her. Even Jack wants to say them, but the second you tell him it's his turn he just smiles at you and doesn't say anything. It's so cute.

The kids both love to point out where the temple is and we've got this awesome book full of Church pictures that they have to see every night before bed. But they go through that book countless times each day and never get tired of it.

So yeah. That's it. Now that Wade's Bishop, things are a little bit more busy but not too bad. Sundays are quite long without him and Tuesdays are interview nights but unless there's an emergency or other things here and there, he's home most of the time. So the adjustment isn't too bad. I think, when's it going to get more crazy? It's just the beginning but maybe it won't...who knows. But he's doing a great job and I love that I am still (and the kids of course) the priority...: )