Austin's Blessing Day

Austin's blessing day was truly a blessed day.  It brought tears to my eyes to see this tiny, precious life being surrounded by stalwart priesthood holders...a father, uncles and grandpas.  Austin did great and didn't make a peep.  It was a beautiful blessing for this precious little one...what a wonderful life he has ahead of him.    

 

 

 

I had a little "Marianne moment" on Austin's blessing day after church when we all came back to the house for lunch.  I was nursing Austin in his room and was listening to everyone talking and laughing downstairs.  As I was sitting there, this quilt caught my eye and I suddenly became aware of a missing voice.  Marianne had made this quilt before she passed away and Mom found it among her things.  I thought about her making this quilt for a baby she knew she would never meet and how much she would have loved Austin. What a special treasure Austin will have to remind him of his angel Auntie who loved him long before he was born.

Presenting Austin James Stout.....

Back to School

I just got Megan on the bus for her first day of Kindergarten. No tears from this girl....she's been anticipating this day since she saw Jordan do the same thing 2 years ago, when she left the bus stop in tears seeing that she was missing out on all the fun and excitement. I'm going to enjoy this quiet house while it lasts....next adventure begins 1 week from today!!!! 

Summer Recap

For some reason my blog hasn't been letting me make new posts for the past few months. I don't know why it did this, but miraculously it let me on today so I'm going to do a recap of the summer.  

Megan turned 5

 

Megan Graduated from Preschool

 

 

Grandma Sally's Teddy Bear Picnic

 

 

Auntie Noel came for a visit

 

Megan and Lily got their ears pierced

 

Jordan lost his first tooth....and then proceeded to loose all 4 front teeth before school started

 

 

We spent fun days at the cabin and the kids went on an overnight campout with Daddy and cousins

 

Megan got stung by a bee as she was headed out on her last horseback ride of the summer right before we left to go home.  The Benadryl knocked her right out.

 

What have I been up to this summer?  This picture sums it up........

 

 

 

Austin is coming in 1 week.  I made it through a hot summer and managed to keep these kiddos busy with swim lessons, trips to the park and summer movies.  I realized putting these pictures up that I am not in any of them, but I was definitely there, doing my best to keep up with it all.  We are all excited for this new little one to enter our family and for this next adventure to begin!!!!



The baby is......

The video speaks for itself.  The next morning, Jordan watched this video about 20 times in a row.  He then came out of the office with tears streaming down his face.  When I asked him why he was crying so hard he said, "Mommy, I'm just so happy!!!!"  One thing's for sure, this little guy is going to be one loved little baby!

Mother's Day

The kids "surprised" me with breakfast in bed.  Andrew's gourmet omelet took quite a while for him to make, and this pregnant mama was ravenous by the time it arrived, but it was definitely worth the wait.  I loved reading the special love notes from the kids.  My favorite thing about Megan's picture was the little baby she drew inside my belly and Jordan's card said, "My mom is special because she is having a baby."  It's easy to tell what these kiddos are excited about!!!