OFF!

Hooray! We leave tomorrow for Disneyland! Packing for myself and 3 little girls has been really hard! Plus packing all the things we need to keep them entertained for the drive down and back has stressed me out a bit! This is our first car trip, we've flown on all our other vacations.  Sooo, for this trip we bought new dvd players, coloring books, crayons, polly pockets, barbies, a couple new movies, snacks, sippy cups, little potty in case of emergencies (a lifesaver I swear!) snuggly pillows, sound machine, blankets, beach towels...whew! I'm sure I missed a bunch! And we would have had to take the Camry, but my in-laws felt sorry for us and let us borrow their super sweet toyota highlander.  My favorite thing about the car is the video camera that shows what's behind you when you back up! Any accident I've ever been in has been with me backing up into something...;)  So, one week in California and then off to Depoe Bay for another week! Whoohoo!!!

Under 100...

oh my heavens, 96 days to go.  i'm FINALLY under 100!!! the weather's improving, my drugs are kind of working, vacation's in 2 1/2 weeks (still don't have a van though, poo)...I'm finally getting a little excited to have this little one! yesterday Emma got to feel the baby move.  jokingly she said, "what if I put my ear to your belly button, then maybe I can hear her too!" when she did it I said,"mama!" emma laughed her head off...she has got the best giggle!

Just a Little Bit of Nothing...

sounds like I'm going to write something depressing, doesn't it? :) nah... I just did not get a single thing on my list done today.  my sister Jamie and scrumdiddlyumptious niece Charlotte come on Wednesday - so I had a list of things I wanted to accomplish today.  yeah, not so much.  and ya know what? that's ok! As a wise bear once said, "Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not Bothering." - Pooh's little Instruction Book.  so I went on a walk with the girls, pushed them on the swing and relaxed my huge tummy and all on the couch! it was a good day!

Ah Claire....

yesterday my mom came over to help us in the yard since I throw up just picking up a shovel (i need all the help i can get and luckily she's willing).  during our gardening Emma finds a worm.  she LOVES worms.  "Hey dad! I found a worm!!!" Claire yells back, "Emma that is NOT exciting! if you'd said you found a dinosaur bone, THAT would be exciting!" gotta love my little Claire Bear.