half + half

this weekend was definitely a half & half-er. half productive, and half relaxing. i thoroughly enjoyed both parts. brooklyn got a lot of park time. some of that even being with her favorite friend shane. friday, she got to go to the park twice. she was in heaven over that. the evening park session involved daddy, some chinese take-out, hoodies, and a nice sunset. can't complain about that.

friday morning we took a quick trip to the library. i felt guilty because we honestly hadn't been in a few months. my motivation was to pick up a book i'd been on the waiting list for since january. in fact, i've had four books on hold for months and it's looking like they're all going to be ready to come home with me within a week of each other. that means i'll be reading a lot. i can't wait.

not pictured is brooklyn and i waiting for an hour at a car dealership to get my oil changed. it was quite  a challenge keeping brooklyn entertained in a place like that for so long. lucky for us, they had free popcorn. so we munched on popcorn and watched videos of baby animals on my phone, per brooklyn's request.

 ^^^fun park time with her buddies^^^

after a nice little sand fight at the park, i threw brooklyn in a bubble bath to get all the sand off her hair. she was in heaven getting to bathe at night AND have a bubble bath. it's the simple things in life right?

saturday morning had james up bright and early to go play basketball and then bring home breakfast in bed for brooklyn and i. we're so spoiled. then we put on our work clothes and started a long day of yard work. longer for james. but we definitely got a lot done. getting yard work done is one of the most satisfying things. at the end of the day, even if my house is a bit messy, i still feel great because i can look out my window and breathe a sigh of relief.

brooklyn helped do a few things and then started a snail collection. this included both dead and living snails. after that though, she requested a nap.

saturday night came and we were all exhausted. we had help from our neighbors and j&c, spreading bark in our flower beds. it was so nice. but we were pooped. james had crock potted a delicious meal of bbq pork/chicken and rice. it filled us up and had us ready to hit the hay. 

brooklyn thrives on routine. seriously thrives. if we try and switch it up, she goes a little crazy. her bedtime routine since moving into her big girl room has been, stories read to her by daddy, and then i go in and sing to her and tickle her back. it just works. she loves to spend short amounts of time in her room. especially looking at her books. a few of her favorites right now are: silly sally, don't let the pigeon drive the bus, and little mermaid. i love that she loves to read.

and as for our other little girl, she is growing like a weed. she's most active in the middle of the night which makes me a tad nervous because her big sister did the same and her sleeping habits were not good. oh boy. hopefully we can deal with it better the second time. 

29 weeks.

i'm more happy than i can put into words. i'm so grateful for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy growing baby so far. i know that these little spirits are miracles and i feel so blessed to be entrusted with two daughters of my heavenly father. definitely a big task, but i wouldn't want it any other way. 

h a p p y  t u e s d e e 

p.s. we are so excited for easter festivities these weekend. but first, brooklyn needs to practice her egg hunting. 

a happy weekend.

the weekend started for james and i on thursday night. brooklyn and i had been in coalville all that day working on some stuff for a production at good ol' north summit high. brooklyn lucked out and got to spend most of the day with her grandma. so when i got done doing what i was doing, she was convinced she was staying. auntie hay insisted. so i let her. she wasn't one bit sad to see me leave. in fact, as i was walking out the door, she grabbed my hand and said, "have a good day mama!" 

so, i called james on my way home and we declared it a date night.

we hit up red robin for some delicious burgers (and pounds of those dang fries) with plans to see a movie afterward, but dang, these ol' parents just couldn't do it. so we grabbed coldstone on the way home, got in our sweats, and watched the office until a whopping ten o'clock and then called it a night. but seriously, just going out to eat just the two of us and having a two hour conversation was awesome. we needed it. it was so nice. though we definitely missed that spirited little toddler of ours.

the next morning, being childless, i had big plans to get a lot of things done. i went and got my car washed and vacuumed, and then home to dust, vacuum, clear out brooklyn's clothes in the dresser in the nursery (i hate putting clothes away knowing she won't ever wear them again. hate it.), kitchen cleaned, and then i got ready for the day and relaxed people. it. was. so nice.

james arrived home around one and got right to work on changing the brakes in his car. he saves us money doing this and i'm grateful he's willing to take the time to do it. i went outside for a little bit to keep him company while we waited for brooklyn to get home.

brooklyn got to go shopping with grandma and auntie hay the night before. i kept getting pictures of her all done up so cute.

it made me so anxious to see her cute little face. haley brought her home and stayed for a sleepover. i was so glad that brooklyn was happy to see us. she kept squeezing her arms around my neck and saying, "i missed you mama. i missed you so much." and i melted right into a puddle on the driveway.

we dined on costa vida for dinner and then vegged the rest of the evening. j&c came over later to visit for a little while and it was just nice. nice and relaxing.

thank goodness for that, because saturday morning we hit the ground running. haley got brooklyn tubbed and ready for the day (and then kept her entertained) while i cut james' hair, and then while we got our bedroom switched around for spring/summer which is quite the process. thank goodness for her help! she left shortly after that and once brooklyn was down for a nap, we headed outside to do some major yard work. several hours later, we were gross and tired. but felt so good knowing we'd accomplished everything on our to do list.

to finish off the day, we met up with friends in kaysville for some awesome corn dogs. if you live in davis county (and even if you don't), you need to hit this place up. totally worth the $5 for a ginormous corn dog and soda. get the honey. you won't regret it.

we can't visit kaysville in warmer weather without a quick walk down to see and feed the llamas. we brought red peppers but the llamas weren't having it. we lucked out that a sweet little boy came by with a bag of carrots and was willing to share. brooklyn shocked us and fed a llama three carrots. like, she put them right into its' mouth. i couldn't believe it. girl is not brave with animals. she can't wait to go back and do it again.

we had a nice sunday and ended it with a walk and some pasta. the week ahead looks nice and busy and we hope to keep up and get a few more things done, pre-new baby. she seems to be growing steadily because i wake up bigger every day. i love feeling all the jabs, kicks, and rolls. i will definitely miss it. we're getting close to the 100 day countdown and can hardly believe it's getting so close. 

(post sunday nap)

h a p p y  st. patrick's  d a y !

p.s. i found out that swig is coming to bountiful at the end of this month or early april. i'm dying. swig cookies + pregnant me = lots of time together in the next few months!