The Reveal!

After the appointment, and after the secret delivery to the bakery, I busied myself with getting things ready for the party. I made a variety of appitizers including little smokies, spinach dip and bread, tortillas pinwheels with salsa, ham and pickle roll ups, ham and pepperoncini pepper roll ups, ham and dilly bean rollups, pink lemonade, blue raspberry lemonade and an assortment of pink and blue candies. It turned out pretty cute. As guest arrived they signed their name on a page designating if they thought the baby was going to be a boy or a girl. The list was quite a bit longer for a girl! After everyone had had something to eat and we were sure all that were going to be there were there we handed out the cupcakes to everyone with specific instructions not to bite into it yet. We made sure everyone had one and then on the count of three we all took a bit to reveal the gender! It was so exciting and the anticipation about killed me. I took a huge bite to make sure that I got into the middle to see the filling. IT WAS PINK!!! I let out the biggest scream of excitement!! I was absolutely thrilled!! I had been having feelings that it was a little girl, but I wasn't sure if that was wishful thinking because I did want another little girl or of I was having motherly instincts. I tried to tell myself too, not to be disappointed if it was blue, but I was so happy that it was pink!!! It was one of the funnest parties we have had and without a doubt probably the most memorable. I wish I had done something like that with the other kids. Paige was very excited to learn that she would be getting a sister and Parker said, "I don't care the next one will be a boy" ummm NO! there will not be a next one Parker! Paige was sure the we were going to continue our pattern Boy(Matt), Girl(Erika), Boy(Parker), Girl(Paige), Boy(Paxten), Girl(.....). And we are so happy that she was right. We can't wait to meet our new little girl and to welcome into our family. Yes, she will have a "P" name. We actually already have it picked out, we have for a few years, we just need to agree on a middle name!!

Fun Filled Weekend

So today I am playing blog catch up. I had one of my best friends, Anne, come and visit the last few days and she went home this afternoon (boo hoo!) so I have a few minutes to play catch up on the happenings in our family. We are sure keeping busy this summer, although it doesn't feel like summer yet because of the nasty weather we have been having. I can't wait for it to get warmer. I can't believe I am saying that. In a few months when it is warmer I will be wishing it was cooler! hahaha.

Like I said Anne and her girls came for a visit the last few days and we had a great time. We always do! It was so much fun spending time with her and seeing our kids play together. They all got along really well this time for the most part. We even managed to make a baby blanket for Anne who is expecting her 3rd girl? in August. We hope it turns out to be a girl since the blanket we made is pink and brown. We can't wait for her to arrive and for the next time we will be able to get together and visit. There is nothing better than good friends. Friends you can laugh with, cry with, confide in, and be yourself around. I am lucky enough to have several good friends like that and Anne is sure one of them!! Love ya Anne, thanks for the visit!

Weekend of Fun

Last week I went to visit one of by best friends. We have been friends for almost 15 years and have stayed really close even after High School. Some friends are just so great that you want to keep close with them and Anne is one of those truly great friends. Her and Her husband recently moved away from me (sniff, sniff) and I was really sad, but glad that Josh had found a great job. Unfortunatley for me they now live 3 hours away! I guess it is better then 10 hours ofr across the United States. But still it is further than the 30 minutes they used to be. So I made plans with Anne to come for a weekend and visit. She was gracious enough to let me and the kids stay with them while we were there and we had such a wonderful time. The kids really play pretty good together, they do have the occasional disagreement, but overall the get along good and really loved having someone new to play with. I had hoped that Anne would like to work on a little craft project that I put together from the site HOW DOES SHE. I saw it on there and knew that it would be something we could do and finish on a day. I didn't want to start a project and then take it home to finish. Well we were able to complete 3 projects!! It was a very successful day. The kids played well, watched too much TV, and ate too many snacks, but we finished!! It was so much fun to sit with her and visit about life now and to reminisce about the "old" days. We are hoping to make this a common occurance to get together as often as possible. I know it was well worth the long moutainous drive!!!

Girls Day

On Thursday night I had a few friends and their kids over for a play date. The ladies made some cute hair bows while the kids played and kept themselves entertained. We even let the kids have a sleepover and the ladies watched chick flicks. We had a great time together. The next day one of my best friends (who had stayed over) and I went shopping and had a great time. I think we each spent too much money, but Paige's birthday is coming up along with Easter so I justified the shopping that way. I got a bunch of really cute clothes for the kids for the summer and even a few things for me for our vacation. It was really a fun time to be together with friends and to reminisce about our high school days and to catch up on what has been going on in each other's lives. We need to get together more often. I am so glad you came Anne and Melissa!!! Oh what was Matt doing when all of this was going on, well he worked a 16 hour shift on Thursday so he wasn't around. When he got home from work he crashed because he had worked a 16 the day before as well. Then on Friday him and a few of his friends went golfing in Buhl. I guess the weather there was really nice and he had a great time. He really had the golfing bug, and I am hoping that will satisfy him until the course here opens. The kids were surprisingly pretty well behaved during all of this, but were excited to see their dad after not seeing him for almost 4 days. Boy does he work alot! I just wanted to post a few pictures of the bows that I made with the help and instructions of my friend Anne. I think this will become a new hobby, that is just what I need, another thing to take up more time and money. Well it is fun and makes the long lonely days pass more quickly. And Paige will look so darling in them as soon as she gets more hair!!

I Finally Finished

Well I got the book Breaking Dawn last Tuesday in the mail. I had preordered it from Amazon.com and couldn't wait to get it. I knew I would not be one to stand in line all night to get it at the bookstore so ordering it worked best for me. As soon as I got it I started reading it and was reading it pretty quickly but for some reason my kids and husband thought that they needed fed and clean clothes and they wanted to be entertained. I don't know why that is. So I finally finished it last night after all the distractions it took me a little less than a week. I probably could have read it in a day, but that it the life of a mom. I wish I could sit and read a good book all day while eating bon bons, but any of you that are wives and mothers know that is not how it works. Anyways, back to the book. I LOVED IT!!! I thought it was the best in the series. Probably because it was action packed and tied everything together and it had a great ending. Can I just say Great Job Stephanie Meyer these are the best books I have read in a long time. Any of you out there who have not read or heard of the Twilight series, you need to check them out! You will not be disappointed.
Yesterday the kids and I went to Ross Park swimming with my sister and her fiance and his son. We had a blast. Parker did not want to leave. I lathered on the sunscreen but I got a little too much sun on my shoulders and Parker seemed to get a little on his face beneath his eyes so it looks like he got hit in the face. The weather was really nice, but the wind was blowing so it made it really chilly when you were out of the water. We are going again next week with my friend Anne and her girls so we are already looking forward to that.
I was able to see one of my high school friends Michelle over the weekend and it was fun to visit with her for a little while. Her younger brother just got married and they were having an open house here so all of her family was there. It was pretty busy at her parents house. We will have to get together another time with just us and no kids then we can really enjoy our visit. Thanks Michelle for calling me I had fun seeing you and your family!!
We finally got a primary chorister on Sunday so I am off the hook as a temporary substitute. So now I just have to prepare my monthly sharing time and conduct once a month. So that will lighten the load. My mom got put in as the new chorister and I know she will do a great job. She was just released as the 2nd counselor in Relief Society so it will be a change going from adult women to the primary kids. We are exctied to have someone in there that will be dependable and that knows music. Thanks mom for accepting the call. Well I think that is all for now. I guess I shouldn't put off writing then my posts wouldn't be so long. Happy reading!!!