Our Lines Legacy

We finally went to a playdate in our new ward and this was todays activity: Picking blackberries! What a fun idea! They give you gloves and a bucket and you walk between orchard rows and pick all the blackberries you want! They had 3 huge rows full and I was surprised how many other people were there! The boys loved it-except when they would fight over who got to pick the blackberries I would find for them. Clara did not enjoy it at all-she was tired and the sun was in her eyes the whole time. I think everyone in the orchard could hear her! But it was a lot of fun and the next thing to pick is apricots when they're ready!

I actually bought Clara's dress before Connor was even born! I found it on clearance at Dillards for only $6! I love that its just a simple cotton fabric with eyelet details on it. Her flower was the first one I ever made by burning the silk layers to give it the curling effect. So many fun things to do with girls!

David had Jake and Connor laughing like crazy by throwing them in the air!

We are a happy Family!

This was our FHE activity a couple weeks ago. That's the nice thing about having no landscaping in our backyard yet and living on the edge of the desert-we can build a fire in our own backyard! We cooked hot dogs and roasted marshmallows on sticks. The boys were in heaven and I loved having that campfire smoky tasting food without having to pack everything and head out to the desert!

Sorry so late on this post! Here's our little Clara who was born on January 1st! She weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. She's now 5 weeks old and a chunk! I'm amazed at how quickly they grow! She's the sweetest little girl and smiles all the time! It's been pure joy watching Mike fall in love with his little girl and Connor and Jake can't get enough of her!

My aunt Stacy gave me this dress as a baby gift: it's my grandma Peters' baby dress! What a special gift that will be treasured!

She always has this expression on her face!

Our first picture as a family. I can't believe we're now a family of 5! Where does time go?!?

This Saturday my sister-in-law Shannon and my dear friend Briauna threw me a baby shower for our little Clara and Shammy hosted it in her beautiful home. Because of Clara's name, Shannon did a gorgeous Sugar Plum Fairies theme from the Nutcracker. There was glitter, sparkles, fairies, pink, gold, silver, and purple shades everywhere. It looked like a spread from a magazine-I swear this lady is so talented she could make a business of throwing parties! There was a ton of desserts-each gorgeous and delicious! Bri had a few hilarious games that we played. The first was a sugar and spice smelling game. The other was the first couple pics where 3 girls were blindfolded and had to get ready in the dark and cold to go to the hospital and put on everything in their bags-ranging from bright pink lipstick, pantyhose, jewelry, hair clips, body spray, scarves, nursing pads, slippers, etc. all with a huge pillow under their shirts. My favorite part was watching them try and put their pantyhoses on and nursing pads in!

Shammy shoving her pad in as fast as she can!
attempting to put on the nylons

My mom only got to stay a little while before she had to get on the road to go to Phoenix for my brother Robby's sealing to their adopted daughter, Grace

the diaper cake Bri made-GORGEOUS

Shammy, Lisa, and Shannon-I'm so lucky I got a picture of Shannon, she has a talent of disappearing when the camera comes out!

Me and Briauna-she's 3 weeks ahead of me and due any day!

The table was absolutely breathtaking. Everything sparkled and glittered-even all the food!

I had a blast visiting with friends and family and appreciate their support! Thanks Shannon and Bri for sharing your time and talents with us all-love you TONS!

If you know these boys very well, you know their costumes fit them to a T! Connor lives and breathes trains and Jake is just our little monkey! Mike made Connor's train costume by spraying foam on a cardboard box, cutting out the train shape and then painted it. Add a conductor's hat and train whistle and the boy was in heaven! Mike told me he didn't want to spend any money on costumes this year, so I made him do the work! :-) I did spend $6 on Jake's costume only because I found it 90% off and its so stinking cuter in person! I love his little blonde curls that kept poking out!