A New Baby Cousin

Friday Morning at 8:11am a beautiful baby girl was brought into this world. Riley Sage Gross was 7lbs 3oz and 19inches long. Both Kristen, my little sister, and the baby are doing great! I can't believe that the baby of our family has a baby! I am so proud of her, she is already such a great mother and that little girl is going to be the best dressed kid you have ever seen! Ayden is obsessed with her, which I am sure makes Kristen nervous because he wants to be all over Riley, but it makes me feel good that he is accepting of a baby, it gives me hope for when London comes! If only she was due a month earlier I might live to see her come, but since I have 10 weeks left and I am already uncomfortable, I am doomed! On Sunday I told Ayden I couldn't do something because I was too big and he looked at me with this really concerned face and Said "cause your a giant, Mom?" It was so cute and yes it is because I am a giant Ayden!

A DAY OF FUN

Tiffany and I took the kids to Silverwood today for a day of rides and the water park. I guess I should say Tiffany took us because she has the pass, but anyway it was really great! I don't know how she does it, she has a 4 year old, a 1year old, and a 1month old! AHHH she is crazy! But all of the kids were so good today it just happen to work out perfectly! We went to the toddler area of the water park, and I was so impressed! It was perfect for the kids to run around and play in the water,and you don't even have to worry about their toes because it had this soft pad on the ground! Then after a great little picnic in the shade we took the kids to the other side of the park where the rides are and let them go on a couple. They would have got to do more if I wasn't so needy, but I am so we had to leave because of a small incident. I was going to get Ayden out of the water so Tiffany could take Makenzie down the slide and while walking in the water against the current, I busted both of my flipflops! Oh no they were not repairable ! They were torn out at the toe connecty part and every time I tried to take a step the thing popped out! So I had to walk the whole park barefoot and the side walk was hot! Not to mention the looks I was getting on the rides side of the park! I know I live in North Idaho but I was putting new meaning to the saying Barefoot and pregnant!

It is Finally Hot!

Yeah it is finally hot here in North Idaho! I forgot what it was like to have a couple of consecutive warm days in a row and I don't know what to do with myself! The sun is coming up at like 4 am, so my son is waking up at like 7:00 or 7:30! NOOOO! Now that it is awesome outside, he never wants to be inside which sounds great except to try to get the kid to eat, sleep,or do anything but chase his dog stretch, play in his pool, or fly his airplane, although he will get out of the sun to go to see "Daddy work" or go to "Grandma Sally's boat"! While I was making him some eggs this morning Ayden went in the backyard and jumped in his pool with all of his clothes on! Then after putting him in his bathing suit and walking back in the house for sunscreen, the bathing suit was off and there was a naked little boy with a big cute bubble butt chasing around a miniature wiener dog! I should have recorded the whole debacle, it was hilarious!Now that summer is here we expect everyone to want to visit because you can't find a more beautiful place than Coeur D' Alene!

It's A Girl!

So I know I said I was going to post a ton of pictures, but I am a huge slacker and well haven't got around to it! When we got back from South Carolina we left that weekend for Utah to go to JP's baby Kayla's blessing so, there you go! The Awesome news is, WE ARE HAVING A GIRL! Mark and I really didn't care if we were having a boy or a girl, we were just excited to find out ,so when they couldn't find anything between the baby's legs we almost couldn't believe it! It seemed foreign to us at first and it took hanging up a pink outfit in our room to really let it sink in! At first when we told Ayden he was going to have a sister he said "No! A boy!" But now he is used to the idea and loves to hug the baby! We keep trying to make him pick her name so which ever he can say first will win! I want London and Mark likes Alyssa.Today Ayden said Dondon but Mark says that doesn't count! Anyway we are open to suggestions , so let us know what you think!

Ok I have nothing new!

I haven't updated this thing because nothing new has happened! I am so excited to leave for South Carolina on Friday that I can't stand it! I have already packed Ayden and for me you know that is crazy because I am the procrastinator of the century! Obviously this snow/rain/ piss me off weather is really getting to me!So I am ready to escape! The thought of laying out in the sand with my white chubby belly hanging out sounds nothing short of paradise! (At least for me, not the people passing by!But hey who cares what they think!)Ayden is so excited to fly on the plane and to see his GG and Papa he keeps on asking "Ready to go?" So when something exciting happens if I survive this plane ride across they country with an almost two year old, I will report back!Also lots of sunny pictures to make ya'll stuck here in North Idaho jealous! Just Kidding! I love ya!

Confessions

Well I have to say I can't believe that after a 12 person, beautiful TP job some of you hookers had to go and tell the people we were reverting back to our high school days! Although I am proud that you have a conscious we should have at least let them try to figure out who the amazing, sneaky, seriously skilled individuals were. Now after it was announced over the pulpit that the accomplices are now known, I fear I may all of the sudden get a new calling!
If you didn't already know, one of our girlfriends sadly has been forced to go to the Land of no Return! ( aka Utah) and for her going away girls night we decided to roll our first counselor (and friend's)house. Now, they live in the area with all of the gorgeous big trees in PF so you can imagine what 12 girls with very good throwing arms could do. And yes pictures were taken so Jaylyn honey give me one to put on here!
I also must confess that my son has serious skills with the ladies! I did not teach him these things I promise! After finding him and Kenzie playing sleeping beauty ( Where she would prick her finger, fall on the ground and tell Ayden he has to kiss her for her to wake up,she is 3)I found him laying on top of her Hugging!Last night during our annual "Lost" night Mark found Ayden in the Bathroom with Reese. She was changing into her PJ's and Mark found her unzipping her sweater while Ayden was standing n front of her pulling it open for her.(She had a tee shirt on) Really Ayden has NO idea what he is doing and it really is innocent but oh my gosh it is so funny the things that kids say and do! Reese is also 3 I guess Ayden likes older girls! The funniest part of the evening was when Mark was cooking hamburgers and was standing in the kitchen serving us, when Reese Said"Oh my gosh you have a big thing!" She was talking about his spatula!