Never too many girls!!!

I finally hit 20 weeks and was able to get the ultra sound that I wait forever to get. It seems that time has gone by so slowly! Even with the holidays....seriously, isn't that suppose to be my guarentee of time just flying by?! Well it isn't. I must say that the plentiful eating without the guilt sure has been nice, but once the new year hits, I still will have almost 4 months left. It is the longest and most uncomfortable part of the pregnancy too. There are really no huge points in time between the new year and delivery...other than Todd's birthday, our 8th Anniversary and Valentines Day somewhere in between the two. Okay, so there are some, but will they ever happen?? Will I ever not be pregnant again??? I wonder sometimes. You start to forget what it feels like to not be pregnant.

Back to the purpose of this post.........we are having a girl! Not that I could imagine the tech uttering any other words than,"it's a girl!" It is clearly not possible! We are not disappointed though. We are happy with what we get and I know girls by now(as much as you can know kids at all, really,not really). So on with the pink and pretty hairdos. We are very excited and happy to be able to call her a,"her" and not,"it". Don't be surprised if we are on the news once we reach the teenage years because two parents went crazy and gave all four of their girls away.

Visit from the big guy.

At our annual ward party someone decide to let Santa visit. Which I'm glad for because I can't stand that people have done away with that. Anyway, the girls could not wait. Here is how it went....Morgan and Rieley so excited(Leyton changed her mind about Santa), Morgan giving in to fear at the last minute and then everyone(with a little help from Mommy)excitedly meeting Santa.

The lights at Temple Square.

Always so pretty! Last year we didn't get to make it to see the lights so this year it was a priority. Especially since Dolores hadn't seen them(I don't think). It was COLD!!!! We were very bundled, but still chilly. Cold weather really knows how to take away some of the fun. We managed pretty well though and got to see plenty. The lights are so pretty and the horse drawn carriages were the favorite of the girls.

Ginger Bread Men

Rieley has been talking about a day at school where they made a ginger bread man and he took off and made a huge mess. Well, Morgan couldn't quit thinking about it and so when Grandma Dolores came to visit we decided to put it to the test. They had a great time making them and then even decorating.......but once you leave the room those little guys throw candy and disappear. Three times it happened before I finally decided that they needed to be locked up in the Alkatraz tupperware ginger bread man prison. That took care of the problem. Let this be a lesson to all the trouble making ginger bread men.

Rieley, the organized helper

Rieley loves to be the big sister and big helper for any task. Todd is on to this so he has been very good about giving her "assignments". Her assignment this time was to get snacks ready for a drive down to Provo. Rieley was up to the challenge. Instead of filling a bag with goodies...Rieley made separate sacks with the individuals name written on it. They each had an assortment of whatever was in the pantry. It was all her own idea. What a big girl!

Rieley's 6th

My three Tinkerbells!!! It seems that we will be having a fourth Tinkerbell too. Aren't they so cute?? Rieley wanted to have a Tinkerbell party this year and so we only invited girls. It was a lot of fun and even more fun for me when it was over. We had a treasure hunt and then "tinkered" with the treasures that we found. We did presents and had cake and ice cream. That was enough for me.

Our first snow of the season. It is a little old because now all we are seeing is snow....and quite a bit of it. It makes Christmas time a lot of fun!!! Then there is a picture of my four month pregnant belly. I have been in pictures but they really don't show my stomach so more for my own memories and not for everyone else's benefit, I had Todd take the picture. The final picture is of the tree on the day we put it up. We did that even before Thanksgiving. I like having it because it puts me in a good mood...and aren't we all happy when I am in a good mood?!