Playing catch up, yet again!

At the beginning of the year I promised myself, and others, that I was going to be better about updating the blog and I have failed. I can't believe how fast time goes by. After Christmas we all got really sick. It started with the girls getting colds and coughs. Mekensy ended up with an ear infection and of course Arcadia was fine in a couple of days. Then the world seemed to stop when BOTH Richard and I ended up with the flu. For me getting sick is pretty common, but for Richard it isn't. He has only taken 2 sick days in the entire almost 8 years we have been married and this flu kept him home for a week. After a few days of being sick I felt worse than I ever have in my life and found out I had pneumonia. It is never a good combination when both parents are sick. We wouldn't have made it through it all with out our family and amazing neighbors. Thanks to everyone who took our kids and brought us meals. Most importantly I have to thank Richard. Even though he felt horrible he took really good care of me. I'm lucky to have him.

Unfortunately for me the sickness has continued. While trying to recover from the pnuemonia we got some exciting news! I am PREGNANT!! Baby #3 is due September 17. So far this has been a rough pregnancy. I was never sick with my girls, but this time I have had a really hard time. Maybe this means boy?? Rich would LOVE that. We are all so excited to have a baby in the house. Arcadia is so happy. Mekensy is a little more reserved. Occassionally she will ask if she can say hi to the baby. It is really cute! Here's to 6 more months!!

I have been really bad about taking pictures so unfortunately this is the only for the past month! :(
The girls had a great time building their snowman with Dad. The next day Arcadia told me they had put raisins on the nose so the snowman could have boogers. It is obvious Rich needs a boy around here!

The Girls Rooms

The girls rooms have been a work in progress for a few months now. We have been waiting for Christmas to have the finishing touches. Arcadia's still needs a few things, but she loves it. Last night when I finshed Mekensys she walked in to the room and said "WOW"! That makes all the hard work and waiting worth it. Thanks to my parents for the cute chairs and Richard's parents for the lamps and other accessories. Arcadia's "Pepto-pink" room

Mekensy's fun animal room!

Christmas 2010

We had a great Christmas this year. It was nice to be in our own home celebrating our first Christmas here. It was also a fun year because both of the girls were excited and knew what was going to happen this year. They were both so excited for Santa to come. (Well, Kensy wasn't too excited for Santa only the toys!) We had a great time eating and giving gifts with family. Here are a few pictures from the big day.
The picture would be much better if we didn't have red eyes!Coloring on Christmas EveArcadia wearing Uncle Zach's white elephant gift The girls with all their Christmas gifts, most of them anyway!
It looks like Santa is going to have to do even less next year. He tried this year and they still ended up with WAY too much. Thanks to all of our friends and family for the wonderful gifts and great company. We love you all!