THE BIG 3-0

Yep, it happened, the inevitable. I passed the eternal age of 29 and am now 30 (said in a whisper). According to everyone else I have to start lying about my age. I am not really sure if I am up for that. What is so wrong with 30? I am actually looking forward to 30. I don't feel different than 29, I do feel old sometimes, but I am blaming that on the baby. I am tired and I ache, but that will end when he comes out...right?

Things I am looking forward too in my "30's" :

Being done having kids. I love my kiddos, but I am thinking that 3's good enough and I really don't know if I could be pregnant again.

My kids will all be in school, and I might be able to start teaching again.

A house might be a possibility in my 30's.

I might be more reverent, maybe mature a little (I really am not holding my breath.)

I am going to try really hard to get back to my "wedding day" weight.

I am going to love life and try to capture every moment I can, because I know that in just a few years time, "It's all down hill".

I had a great birthday. I worked Aaron to the bone, it kinda felt good, then I kinda felt sorry for him. I keep telling myself, it was nothing I hadn't asked him to do before, I could just demand it more today. I feel really good right now, prepared, ready for our next new adventure, and that is a great gift.

Friday night I went to my mom's house and she made me dinner and helped me tie a quilt for Christmas.

Saturday we took two loads to the storage one load to DI and got all the baby gear out. I am really close to being done on my Christmas shopping and am getting prepared to put up the tree next week. I have an induction date set with the hospital, Dec. 19 and I found a great group of midwives to help with the delivery. I am feeling very content and happy right now.

I am grateful for this weekend and for all of the birthday wishes that were sent my way. I have a great group of friends and family. I am a very lucky girl, a very lucky 30 (whispered again) year old.

Getting Ready

I was in the office on the computer and Ethan came in and asked me how to spell Grayson. I told him and asked him what he was doing. He said that he was making a Mii for Grayson on the Wii.

"This way he will have one when he comes out." So Mr. Grayson, Ethan is ready to play the wii with you anytime you are ready.

PS I really hope that Grayson is a bit cuter and smaller than this when he comes out.

A Dawdy Halloween

Halloween this year was pretty low key at our house this year. I got the box of decorations out but only managed to get a spider web light hung up in the kids' room and that was just to get Ethan off of my back.

Halloween Day went like this...

Pumpkin Carving in the morning: Trick or treating at night: Ethan, Megatron. Emilee, Cinderella (see below)

Of course we had our yummy Homemade donuts and Hot Cider for all of those that came to our house. We really do love having our friends come over and partake in this tradition with us. We have great friends and neighbors, we love living here.

Funny Emilee story:

This year Emilee decided that she wanted to be Snow White for Halloween. We went looking for costumes. I soon found out that people who make princess costumes most definitely do not live in Utah. We found a 4T snow white costume but it had a short skirt. Honestly, for a 4 year old? What Disney princess have you seen with a short skirt? I can maybe understand an adult short-skirted Snow White, if they were going as Skanky White, but really a 4 year old?

Anyway, we eventually found a long Snow White dress that was more appropriate for Emilee. It was $20 and I paid it because I felt like she could use it as a dress up after Halloween. She wore it for a few Halloween parties and seemed to love it, fantastic!

Then came Halloween night, we went to get costumes on and Emilee decided that she did not want to be Snow White for Halloween, but Cinderella. She was Cinderella last year. I was getting mad thinking, why did I spend money on Snow White if you are not even going to wear the stinkin' costume. Well I was all flustered at her and trying to get things together and I said, "you are going as Sleeping Beauty. That is the costume I bought and you are wearing it!" She looked at me and said, "Okay I will be Sleeping Beauty." Good. I thought I had won the battle. I get out the Snow White dress and She says: "No I want Sleeping Beauty." Now a light clicks on in my head, I did say Sleeping Beauty didn't I? CRAP! I said, "Em I am sorry I don't have Sleeping Beauty, you can be Snow White." "No I want to be Cinderella!" I was so confused and so fed up that I gave in.

Note to self: Don't buy costumes too far ahead of time. Better yet, put together a make shift costume the night before.

Until next year...