Pregnancy Update...

I had a doctor appointment on Monday. I am now offcially in the third trimester. This means that I am now going every two weeks for appointments. My due date still seems so far away but it really isn't all that long. This appointment was the diabetes test where you have to drink the sugar drink thing and then get blood drawn. Well, that test came back just fine. I still have not gained a lot of weight. I have gained probably 12 pounds so far. I feel good and eat a lot so I am just fine with that. I do have a little ways to go so you never know. Anyways, all is well at this point in time and enjoying my sleep while it last.

Kylie has been asking to get a pair of Rollerskates. We bought a pair for our niece for her birthday and Kylie really wanted to use them. So, today we went back to Shopko and bought both Kylie and Alyssia a pair of Rollerskates. They are very excited about them. Here they are trying them out. They were cheaper today then they were a few weeks ago. They were on sale so I saved five dollars a pair. Less then I expected to pay so that was nice. Kylie has pretty good balance and does well with them. Alyssia is not bad for her age and balance but she walks along the wall or something stable.
Alysssia was about to fall in this picture. Overall they do pretty well. Kylie wants to try them outside now. We may have to take them to camp and let them go on the sidewalks.

Sandbox!

Dan built a new sandbox for the girls that extends off of our new back deck. It is pretty big. It is 10 feet by about 8 1/2 feet and pretty deep. We had a truck deliver the sand since it took so much sand to fill it. They have played in it once so far. Dan leveled it out while we were at the farm. Hopefully it will bring about lots of fun for them. It is nice. We have to cover it as well so that it does not get used by outside animals. Fun, Fun!

Happy Birthday Emma!

Emma had a princess birthday party so the girls put on their princess stuff. They were so cute. They got to make the crowns for their head.
The pinata was great fun. Alyssia did a good job and knew when it was her turn. Kylie did not participate in this event. She is so funny about that stuff. She loves to watch though.
My dad found new kittens in the barn and so he brought them in the house for the kids to play with. They loved the kitten and we had to learn how to hold them.
We went out to spend time in the barn while on our visit to the farm. They loved seeing the cows and the barn and once again the kittens.
Alyssia had fun being able to hold the kittens. Our cats at home are not lap cats which I like but fun to have kittens to play with. They were scared out of their minds I think but they were fine.

Here all the kids and I watching the fireworks. Alyssia was not to sure that this was a good thing at first but then said they were pretty.
We had two other kids with us. Julia and Trent are our friends kids that we took with us while their parents went to a wedding. This is Trent and Alyssia eating Fourth of July cookies. Trent was trying to say cheese. We had a great hill next to us so they rolled down the hill and ran in circles. Fun.
The fireworks were nice. They did a good job with them this year and great to get this tradition going with our girls. We went last year but they will remember them more and more each year as they get older. Kylie remembered them and was excited to go see them.

Kylie had a great time collecting candy.
We all stood as the service members and flags went by.
Kylie was excited to see the bands. She likes to pretend that she is in a marching band sometimes.

Kylie really liked the flag and wanted a picture with the flag. We got to take it home with us when the parade was done as well. We had a great spot along the parade route where are girls were the only little kids in that area so they didn't have to compete with tons of other kids. Alyssia was scared at first and just sat on Dan's lap but waved a lot by the end of the parade. She didn't collect any candy, Kylie did it all herself and had a great time.

Here was my attempts at getting a picture of the girls in their 4th t-shirts. Alyssia sat on her sister so we took a few, they were funny.

We had a really pretty rainbow at our house about a week ago. We could see the whole rainbow but my camera couldn't. Thank you God for your promises.