I PROMISE!!!

I promise that we do more around this house than take updated belly pictures of myself!! LOL! So here's a little 'family' update of what's been going on around here!!!

The above picture was just so precious with Claire and mommy!  She is my wild, destructive, INDEPENDANT, rambunctious two year old and it is very rare that you get any snuggles out of this one...well, this moment was captured and I will never forget it!  She snuggled and cuddled and did not let go for a few minutes!!  Wild things can be tamed after all!!!!!!!! 

Granny came over to watch the girls for us so that Gordon and I could go bowling with some friends! As soon as Granny got here, she sat down in that comfy brown chair and Claire climbed right into her lap and she brought a book with her and Granny went right into story mode and Claire LOVES to be read too!! 

Here's ME 8 months pregnant and bowling!!  Yeh, I hurt a little the next day!  But we had a great time getting to know a few couples from our new ward and we all had a great time!!

Dad Lindsay came over to help us build a box for a garden.  We're excited because Gordon grew up with a garden and I grew up with a pool in my backyard, soooo I never had the opportunity to grow a garden of my own.  We're planting peppers, tomatoes, squash, cucumber and I think beans!!!  I can't wait to learn this skill and to teach my girls how to garden and to watch it grow!!!

On Fridays we DANCE!!!  There is an amazing and talented mama in my ward that dances and she decided to start a class last year for all the little people to come and learn to stretch and dance.  She's so good and the girls (and little boys too) are so adorable to watch!!  Evelyn has really enjoyed dancing and leaping and bouncing and twirling!  Claire just runs around most of the time, but they both really LOVE going to dance on Fridays!! 

MOTHER'S DAY!!  Gordon and the girls made us all strawberry milkshakes on Mother's day and they spoiled me with homemade cards and handprints and kisses and hugs.  Gordon got me new Rubbermaid tupperware and a dish drain and peanut M&Ms...best Mother's day!!  Who knew that new tupperware and a dish drain could make me sooo happy! LOL!!! I love being a mom and my girls are so special to me!  I am endebted to my Heavenly Father for trusting me with these sweet spirits to watch over and be a mother to!!  I have grown and learned so much from being a mom and I wouldn't trade my job for any other!  I love my kids and I love being a mom!!!

So on one of the HOT days recently, I set up the kiddie pool and the sprinkler and let the girls have at it!  The phone rang and I had to run inside to answer it and when I came back like 2 seconds later, Evelyn apparently had tripped or something and she rolled down the drive way and along the way she scratched up her wrist, her palms, her elbow, her knee and her toe!  If you don't know my Evelyn- she is my drama queen-especially when it comes to bobos!  Well, if you lived within a mile of my house you may have heard the screaming that was going on that day when she fell.  There was blood, there was tears!  Oh the tears!  Play time in the pool ended and then you can imagine Claire's horror of being dragged inside away from the pool party so that mommy could care for her sister - more tears!  Both girls crying, one injured physically and one injured emotionally and both soaking wet from swimming and mommy is hot and ragged and almost 8 months pregnant!!  Worst 20 minutes of my life!! 

Once I finally got everyone settled down and calm and happy, I noticed Evelyn did not want to move a muscle!!  So the above picture is how she sat for about 2 hours until Gordon got home.  She rested her arm on cup and she nursed her bandaged arm, hand and leg for the whole time she sat there.  Heaven forbid she ever break an arm or something!!!! 

My two beautiful girls!  Gotta love them!!!!!!