6 days and counting...

So, what do you get with a 9 month pregnant girl, two sick kids and a double failed attempt to make freezer meals including some incredibly charred chicken cordon bleu (don't leave your house and forget they're in the oven)? I don't know. I can't think straight right now. You'll have to tell me.

Luckily, I have a very wonderful husband who got home early tonight and helped calm the storm... and he didn't even laugh too hard when we got back from Walmart and realized that the food was still in the oven.

Besides all of that, I made the best honey lime enchiladas. Unfortunately, it didn't make enough for a freezer meal like I hoped it would, but they were delicious.

We're working out the bed situation with the kids... I moved all the clothes to the appropriate dressers (that takes some time)... I moved some of the toys... now Dave is out being my superman and getting another bed so that we'll be ready.

My house still smells like chicken cordon bleu... but luckily it doesn't smell as burnt as it looked. We are blessed. And my arms are asleep so I have to stop. Looking forward to holding my baby and getting feeling back in my arms... :)

Freezer meals = Sanity

I was inspired this morning to get myself in gear for next month when little Abby is born. So, I have a list of freezer meals that I'm going to be working on for the next few weeks.

I would love to hear if you have any suggestions. My friend, Amy, helped me come up with a good list, but I'm always looking for more ideas.

I made Chicken and Wild Rice Soup tonight with some breadsticks and it was sooooo good. I was able to fill three zip lock bags with the soup for my freezer. Sweet! Three meals done.

I think I'm going to try this one tomorrow. Looks good.... MMMmm.

Please stay in bed Ethan...

Have you ever found a sleeping child surrounded by a brand new... and empty... bag of wipes?

I am so wrapped around his little finger.

I've always wanted to make something out of the damask pattern. Is that right? Anyway, it was a fun v-day project. A little mod podge, some ribbon and voila!

The decision has been made...

Here's a picture that I took with my phone. Not fabulous, but you get the picture. Get it? (Oh boy. :) )

I had been looking online for vans so much that my head was spinning and I ready to get behind the wheel. Dave has been out of town and working crazy hours, but we found a weekend that we could car search. Hallelujah! :)

We went to a dealership in the morning looking for a white Sienna and ended up walking off the lot with a blue one! :) (Sorry Amy :) ) I totally love the blue color because it's a nice change from the plethera of silver cars that me and all of my family owns. We're breaking out of the mold! :)

It's been so weird getting used to a bigger car because Dave and I have only owned little Sedans, but it's so comfortable. How about that? We have way more room than we need, so give us a call if you need a ride. :)

So, we now own a '07 Toyota Sienna, it's blue, 8 passenger, has 2 sliding doors, one is automatic and a couple other perks. Nothing too fancy, but we're really enjoying it. It can haul almost anything that I want to now! And of course, the kids love it and have requested to sit in the very back. The middle row of seats are all folded down for now so it seems so spacious.

7 more weeks until Abigail arrives! At least we can drive her around now. :)

It's official

Chocolate does help you feel better when you're 7 months pregnant.

Bigger car...

MINIVAN Review

So, I think we're going to buy a minivan in the next 2 months. Can you believe it? So, I'm looking for ideas and suggestions about what to buy if you know of any.

Here's what we're thinking:

Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna or Nissan Quest

Year: 2007+

Price: low

Let me know if you have a favorite van (it doesn't have to be on my list) or one that you really don't like.

Our new home! (More pics to come... later)

Did I ever think I'd be able to write that? :) We moved into our new home on the Saturday before Christmas and it has been incredible to say the least. I wish I had a million pictures to post... but if you'll be patient with me and my slow pregnant brain... they will come. So far, we love the area, our ward and our new home. Dave has been out of the country for almost 3 weeks and I learned how to turn the power back on in our bonus room. :) Did you know that if you plug in two space heaters, it will blow a circuit (or a fuse... or whatever you call it). After 4 people helped me try to find the right switch (it's not on the normal power box) we finally found it. Hooray! We have power and now I only use one space heater.

Just to tide over the picture lovers... here is one picture of Ethan and his new big wheel. This isn't quite how we intended for him to ride it, but he and his red mustache are happy and giggling, so I don't complain. :) Katelyn is getting good practice riding all over our wood floor.

Um, here's a picture or our kitchen... in use. :) This is our New Year's party.

We danced to the Wii, Just Dance, all night long. We turned around to find Ethan boogie-ing on the stars. Woo hoo!