Good friends, Good times

Chad and Liege had us over last night. Liege thank you for the kind words on your blog, Josh and I feel the same way about you and Chad. Thank you for being brave enough to have us over, our girls adore you! Dinner was wonderful and so was dessert. I'm reminded of God's faithfulness over and over as He has blessed us with real, true friendships.

Nice Afternoon

Addie's favorite place to do her homework, in the crate myrtle in our front yard.

Ellie jump roping with a dog leash.

Gabby sniffing around.....she's such a good dog!

Grace looking her best....this is how she looks most of the time (hair in her eyes, dirty face, etc).

Olivia pretending to be a dog, Audrey is walking her with a jump rope.

Well I suffered a "pregnant moment" this morning at Fresno State....as Addie performed her poem I quickly snapped picture after picture, only to discover a few minutes later I had left the memory card for my camera in my computer, so unfortunately I have no pictures of the performance.......Josh did video tape it though, that's the only thing that makes me feel a little better about my brain mush!

Anyway, we had a nice afternoon, the weather has been great! Here are some pictures of the girls' adventures outside.

Old Pops

Going to the dining room on the tram.....this is always a highlight of our visit.

Sitting on the bench in front of the dining room.

Olivia's little hand against Old Pop's hand.

Grace & Old Pops taking a stroll.

Grace pointing something out to Old Pops.

Josh and Old Pops

"Old Pops" is the endearing name my children came up with for Josh's grandpa. He is an amazing grandpa and great-grandpa, and lucky for us he moved to Fresno last year from Bakersfield. He lives about 3 miles from us, and we have enjoyed hanging out with him alot this last year. One of our favorite things is to go to dinner with him at the dining room at San Joaquin Gardens...the girls are treated like super stars and love all the attention. It also gives us a chance to practice our manners for eating out. I also have to say the chance to ditch my own kitchen and not have to think about preparing dinner is a serious positive for me. Thanks Old Pops for putting up with us and continuing to invite us.....you have created an awesome legacy for us to follow.

Peach Blossom Dress Rehearsal

All the sisters in the audience anxiously awaiting Audrey's performance.

Audrey and her friend, Amanda.

Audrey's dress rehearsal was this afternoon for Peach Blossom. Tomorrow morning she will perform at Fresno State for the annual oral interpretation festival. Her group (1st & 2nd graders) are reciting the poem "I'm Squealing, I'm Screeching, My Mom's Gone Antiquing." She did a great job today and I'm looking forward to tomorrow also. Last year I was working so I didn't get to see her perform at Fresno State. Yeah for being a stay-at-home mom this time around, makes me so happy not to miss this kind of stuff!

Random Pictures

Belly pic, 25 weeks and counting.

Close up belly pic.

Addie figuring out her math on the driveway.

Big smiles from Ad.

Liv finding new uses for sidewalk chalk (can you tell she's wearing her pajamas?). This kid is something else.

My recently planted Hibiscus tree is blooming.

I found this tree at Lowe's for $8, which I figured was a good price since I would probably kill it, but look.....it's thriving! Amazing!

Prego Party

Jacinda graciously invited Natalie, Andrea, and me to a "Prego Party" this afternoon. I had never heard of a party exclusivley for pregnant women, but it was a good time. Thanks Jacinda for thinking of me!

Grace is walking!!!

Grace and her walking legs.

Trying to "help" by putting dish soap in the dishwasher.

When I ask her to smile, this is what she does.

Last week Grace turned 16 months old, and I'm happy to report she is finally walking. She is walking more than she is crawling and I think she finally convinced herself this newfound freedom is nice. It's a little strange to see her little upright body taking steps across the kitchen floor. She is talking more and more too, usually the same words over and over: uh-oh, no no, bye bye, hi, mama, dada, night night. Her favorite things are unrolling all the toilet paper off the roll then saying uh-oh, playing in the play kitchen opening and closing the cabinets, stacking and putting stuff from one container into another, pulling her clips out of her hair, waving to anyone who looks at her, and of course her blankie and pacifier. I'm learning she may be a little stubborn and has a bit of a temper, but she is sweet and we all adore her.