spring starts when again?

Holy rain-a-thon 2011! Don't get me wrong, I love the rain, but I am not a fan of not being able to take Kenna outside and play in warm weather. So, we'll just soak up the sunny days when they come. We've tried to use our time wisely when it is nice and sunny. Here are some of the things we've been able to do thus far;  My dad and a family friend are rebuilding part of our fence and because of the rain it has taken a little longer then expected, so we have a really nice "hillbilly" style fence up until it's finished so the dog won't get out. Kenna got her swing fixed and she got to pick out the new rope and everything. We put in Kenna's stepping stone that she gave me for Mother's day. =) Kenna's been a flying kite champion...she loves to fly her kite. She also LOVES jumping on the tramp with sprinklers.
I just had a doctor's appointment on Wednesday and Sulli is doing GREAT! =) He's still definitely a boy. Which is good since my mom and I have bought a lot of little boy fabric for blankets. He's measuring great and is super active. It's amazing how much I already love my little guy. =)
McKenna graduates from preschool this Saturday! I cannot believe it! Her last day of school is tomorrow and then she starts Kindergarten on August 22nd. I can't believe how fast my sweet baby girl is growing up. Where have the last 5 years gone?! (of course pics of her graduation will be posted later.)

 old fence coming down

new fence starting to come up... classy right? lol

This is a super cute picture Mckenna drew of the whole family; our cats, dog, My mom and Dad, Kenna and me, Mike and Sheena and Grandpa Pete and Grandma Pete (She's the bigger one on the bottom with angel wings)

 He was kind of being a stinker and wouldn't show a good profile

Yup...all boy.

mother's day for my mother =)

For my mom's mother's day gift this year I enlisted the funding of my dear daddy and took a class from Poppy Seed Projects and made my mom a beautiful picture of the Salt Lake temple. I went to the class today and since the picture was so big, we just gave it to her today. SHE LOVED IT! YAY! Happy Mother's day MOM!!!

First you paint the frame (which is just white baseboard they had put together for the class)

 Then you glue the picture to a thick card stock back, and texturize it.

The last step is to screw the brackets in the back (so the picture stays in) and go home and give it to your mommy =)



early mother's day for me

When I picked up McKenna from school today her teacher had to help her bring out a big heavy bag that was just for me. She was so excited to give it to me! So when we got home she eagerly helped me open my beautifully hand drawn paper bag and I was so excited to get the most wonderful stepping stone I had ever seen! It had a cute little quote and poem to go with it. I LOVED IT! Don't worry, I cried. I am so grateful for the wonderful opportunity I have to be the mother to the sweetest most beautiful little girl in the world and to also have the best mommy in the world! I am so grateful for my many blessings!

Since today was yet another fantastic day, Kenna got to jump on the trampoline with the sprinklers again and I got to sit out and tan. AWESOME!

Kenna picked me some "early Mother's Day" flowers =)

my momma's birthday

Cinco de Mayo really is a cause for celebration at our house. It's my mommy's birthday! I was (and still am) a little low on the mula. So luckily the day before her birthday, I saw an add for a FREE  genuine fresh water pearl necklace (valued at $99) at a jewelry store up in Provo. So Kenna and I got in the car and went and got one for her! SCORE!!! We also cleaned up the backyard a bit and cleaned the inside of the house, made her an awesome card, some fake balloons (again with the minimal fundage) and a German chocolate birthday cake (her favorite). I am so grateful for my beautiful mom! I could not have hand picked a better mommy. She is definitely my best friend. She is so loving and supportive and is the BEST GRANDMA EVER!  I love you mommy! =)

 Might I add that my baby girl is all about picking out her clothes all by herself? She very rarely has an "off" day =)

Check the pearls!

kenna's very good/not very good day

Oh my goodness we were LOVIN the weather today! After school I showed Kenna her new swim suit and she wanted to put it to use pretty much right away...so we did. We put the sprinklers under the trampoline and she had a blast! Kenna got to play with her friend Cadence (she lives across the street), got to see her best friends Hina and Seah and her aunt Sheena and her are currently "hanging out" and watching a movie. Those were the good things that happened today.

Even though overall McKenna had a great day...she had a major "owie" day. =(  At school she fell off a scooter and had a light scrap on her leg. At home the last kitten that we had (which we got rid of today!) scratched her neck up and she got burnt by her "toodles". After she had finished jumping on the trampoline we played with chalk and Kenna rode her bike on the basketball court and fell off of it and scraped her elbow up pretty badly. Then after she left her friend 's house and we started to go for a walk she fell down and scraped her knee. Poor thing. After she got cleaned and bandaged we continued on our walk and she said, "Mom, you know I'm gonna have to tell Hina about all of my owies, she'll probably be heartbroken."

bun in the oven

I suppose I've waited long enough to talk about my current condition. SO, here it goes...I am currently 18 weeks pregnant. I am due on October 1st. I had an ultrasound on the 20th of April and I found out that I will be having a baby boy! His name will be Sullivan Oxford Simons. McKenna is so excited to be a big sister and she is so sweet with my tummy. She loves to rub, tickle and kiss her brother and she is always making sure that he is OK. I know that she will be a wonderful helper with him. I am insanely excited and scared at the same time. My children will be a "matching set"; McKenna and Sulli have the same daddy.  We were trying to be a family and spend a lot of time together as a family and well...yeah the whole pregnancy thing was a result of that. He and I are not together in the slightest. Anyways, there you have it. Here are some of the ultrasound pics.

Sulli at 13 weeks

It's a BOY!!!

Proud big sister <3

warmth is nice

I had to take McKenna with my to my new YSA stake's stake conference today and she was such a good girl. Since she came with me I told her she didn't have to go to the family ward if she didn't want to and guess what...she didn't want to. So we hung out at home. I wasn't feeling very well so I took a light weight cat nap and she continued to be a super good girl and play by herself and and watch cartoons. When I got up I felt bad that she had been sitting inside on such a beautiful day. So we went outside and I watched Kenna do her best tricks on the trampoline and then we chalked it up on the basketball court. I need to get Kenna a bigger bike! Hers is far too little for her. I am so grateful for what a sweet little girl McKenna is. =)

 hitting the pine tree (so cool)