What's it going to be you ask?...

Ta Da - a little GIRL!!!! We are excited. I get to make the girl fabric I have into quilts and paint her room. She will have a family name like the boys do but we're having a hard time deciding which one to use. We have time though.

It's going to be...

I'm wondering what you think we'll have. We find out next Wednesday. Leave a comment letting us know so I can put it in the baby book.

A little naptime

Robert doesn't take naps very often but I went into the family room to check on things one Sunday afternoon and found this. He claims to have not slept for very long but he didn't know I took his picture. David was playing by himself so wonderfully and was quiet. He deserved this nap because he doesn't get very much down time with work, church, and family.

I'm no Bakerella or Martha Stewart

Evan's birthday is a few weeks away and I decided that to be a good mom (like my mom who always decorated our bday cakes) I had better learn how to decorate cakes. David's was just a pumpkin which was easy but there aren't pumpkins in June. Evan isn't really into anything but he LOVES bath time so I'm making a bathtub cake. A girl in my ward does cakes and came over to show me some beginner tips. This is the bottom part of my first bathtub. (the yellow and orange globs are supposed to be ducks.) We had the missionaries over for dinner that night and they were impressed with how it looked but they're missionaries and they only care about how it tastes. It was easier in some ways than I thought it would be but I'm certainly not very good yet. So anyway on Evan's 9" round personal cake he'll get a mini version of the 9x13 cake. In the end is he going to care I put a bathtub on his First Bday cake - no, but maybe when they're older it may be fun to choose what's on their cake. By the way, I used butter cream frosting (from scratch) and it was DELICIOUS!!! I'm sooo glad I made a double batch. I cannot get enough of it!!! I saved Robert 1/2 of the last piece of cake. Oops.

New Windows

Several weeks ago we got new windows in the Dining Room and David's room and they match the other new windows on the first floor.

This is the Dining Room. Our old window wouldn't stay closed, very inefficient, and was always dirty. I still am amazed at how clean it is - I can see out!!! The things you take for granted.

This is David's bedroom window. We made it a few inches shorter so that when we put a covered porch on (maybe someday) there will be enough room for snow to buildup. I love being able to open and close his window. A nice breeze can come through.

Evan's Walking

Evan started walking (taking 3 steps at a time) Sunday afternoon. Robert was the one who saw it and then came and told me. He is able to do a few steps but then loses his balance and sits or falls down. A whole new chapter is starting. We'll see how he is doing when we go to Idaho in a few weeks. All I'm thinking is watch out Dave and Deb - Evan may be on the loose.