Cookies!

I have a sweet tooth when I'm pregnant. I love cookies when I'm pregnant. Therefore, we made cookies last week and Evelyn was a great helper.

Here she is rolling the Snickerdoodles in the cinnamon and sugar, and concentrating very hard.
This is an action shot of her rubbing the cinnamon and sugar off her hands.

This is one of those great messy face pictures. She wasn't too mad when I interrupted her phone call to take this picture. She walks around saying, 'hello! hello!" into her phone.

Frost For a Change

It was such a beautiful morning! Thursday nights frost left everything covered in thick frost. It was so pretty. Derek and I were so disappointed that my father-in-law was out of town. I thought he would just love to take pictures this morning. So, in honor of him, Derek did his best to capture the beauty. Here are some of my favorites from our front yard.

The Twin French Braids

I fully understand that I am obsessed with something that others may find insignificant. A part of me thinks I am crazy. In spite of all that, I cannot get enough of my daughters hair. Along with these french braids was my first attempt at the curling iron and that part was a flop. I did however, love the braids. As you can see:

Snow Times In Island Park

I am not joking, I really think that sometimes I'm living a dream. I never thought I could be so happy, and I never thought I would have a cabin to visit whenever I wanted to. We were in Island Park this weekend with the Byingtons and I am starting to realize more and more that Evelyn is all Reed. She wanted to be outside the entire time. And she was content to just be outside and preferred to be sitting on a snowmobile. It was a freezing weekend, on Sunday morning is was -25 (where is the degrees button?).

In this pic most of us were out on a night ride and my mom was watching the kids in the cabin. She said that as soon as Evelyn heard the snowmobiles pulling up she got all excited. So my mom wrapped her in a blanket and put a hat on her and Evelyn was so happy to just sit outside while we all talked. Can't you tell how happy she is?
Evelyn and Faye sledding

Watching us from inside the cabin

I like this picture because my dad(in the red) had just pushed Derek and Evelyn on the tube towards me(notice the shadow) while I was standing downhill.

Family picture with the fourth member of our family. No, not my belly, the snowmobile.

Say Cheese!

At Last! My camera shy baby smiles on command! We were about to walk out the door and she just looked so grown up, I whipped out the camera and she smiled. Boy, I am admittedly easy to impress.

The Many Reasons Why We Love Bedtime

A few nights ago we were putting Evelyn to bed and I was thinking how this is one of my favorite parts of the day. Not only because we're putting Ev to bed and then we can relax, but because she gets so snuggly right before we lay her down.
I snuck out during our bedtime routine and grabbed the camera. I ended up with the best picture ever! Snuggly baby and daddy. I love it. Enjoy.

Soon To Be Family Of Four

Hurray! I'm finally 12 weeks pregnant, so I can post it on my blog. It is so true that you show so much sooner with your second:

I'm (hopefully you already knew this) just kidding. I don't like the looks of this picture that was taken on Evelyns due date, but I feel the need to embrace what's coming.

Evelyn and Derek shared the same due date of Sep 10th (Derek was born on the 2nd and Ev on the 13th). Interestingly enough I am now due on what was my due date. This was not planned. So I'm due on June 25th, and I was actually born on July 5th. My poor mother had me ten days overdue. I was 9 lbs. 5 oz. Did anyone else squirm when they read this? This is sounding a lot like revenge. Did anyone elses mom ever say, 'I hope you have a child just like you', at some point? I'm sure my mom said it every day of being overdue. The point of all of this is, I think I'm going to be plenty overdue myself and I'm prepping for it.

When I'm asked what my due date is I am tempted to say July 5th. If only to avoid the, "You're STILL pregnant?" comments that everyone who's been 9 (or 7 or 8) months pregnant loves.

We're very excited and I'm excited to be pregnant through the winter this time.