Primary Parade

Our church held a parade for all the primary kids. They were supposed to decorate their bikes in patriotic colors, but alas, Jeremiah does not have a bike (yet. don't tell him) so he walked, but he didn't notice. He had so much fun. I only got two pictures, oh well, what else did I need pictures of?

The Birthday Boy

You have brought be more joy than I ever expected. Thank you for days full of wonder and curiousity and energy.

To The Love of My Life

You are an amazing father. I love you every minute more, and I am so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for being the father of my children.

This made my day

I'm tired, I don't feel well, I'm hungry (why, WHY can't my newborn tolerate dairy??!?!?!!?!) and I've had kids screaming, whining, or crying nearly all week long. But this made my day:

Why Having a Toddler Is Like Being At a Frat Party:

10. There are half-full, brightly-colored plastic cups on the floor in every room. Three are in the bathtub.

9. There's always that one girl, bawling her eyes out in a corner

8. It's best not to assume that the person closest to you has any control over their digestic function.

7. You sneak off to the bathroom knowing that as soon as you sit down, someone's going to start banging on the door.

6. Probably 80% of the stains on the furniture contain DNA.

5. You've got someone in your face at 3 a.m. looking for a drink.

4. There's definately going to be a fight.

3. You're not sure whether anything you're doing is right, you just hope it won't get you arrested.

2. There are crumpled-up underpants everywhere.

1. You wake up wondering exactly how and when the person in bed with you got there.

Go to Suburban Snapshots and read the comments with additions to the list. HILLARIOUS! Just what I needed to make me laugh and brighten up my day!

Do Kids Age You?

I'd never given this any thought, but my mom requested a comparison of Greg and I with each child, so here it is, First with Jeremiah, second Leah, then with Colette. What do you think? Have our children aged us? (ignore the fact that the last picture is the most unflatering of all of them)

Comparison

Jeremiah

Leah Colette

In case you were wondering

In case you were wondering, this is why I haven't posted recently:

Colette Della Hirschi

Born June 4, 2010 at 7:08pm (or thereabouts)

6 lbs, 3 oz.

19 in. long

Yeah, she's pretty much a doll. This is how it happened (well, you know how it happened, but here are some pictures of when she was born).

This is a photo taken about a week before she was born. We moved on Monday, Memorial Day, and she was born on Friday, a few hours after we did our final walk through and check out of our lovely Midvale apartment (Goodbye 3rd floor living FOREVER).

And yup, a "3rd time around" picture. Does the first one look like what I'd really like to do is flip him the bird? It's because I said, through a gritted-teeth-smile, JUST before this photo was taken "Push the button because another contraction is about to begin".
Ok, the contraction was over, now take another picture and then put the camera down. I'm done.

BAM- then I had a baby. I'll write more about it later, I don't want to bore (or gross out) the people who don't really care. But lets just say it was wonderful, she was beautiful, and healthy and so mellow, after she was placed on my chest she didn't cry, she just layed there, snuggling. It was bliss.

Happy Family (minus Leah and Jeremiah)

Bath Time

Fluffy and Clean

When Jeremiah and Leah came to visit saturday morning all Leah could say was "BABY!" and all Jeremiah cared about doing was watching saturday morning cartoons. He used holding the baby as a great excuse to get a prime tv-watching-spot on the bed next to me.

I know I looked better right after giving birth, but I didn't do my hair after I showered, so it dried all half-wavy and goofy looking. Our whole Happy Family, It has been SO much fun. Seriously.

BIG NEWS

We just bought a house!

We closed yesterday, we'll get the keys either today or tomorrow, and then the real work begins.

And yes, I'm still pregnant. Just wait, I'll go past my due date this time! HA!

Happy Mothers Day

This post is especially for our mothers, "Gramma" and "Great Gramma". We love you and we're thinking of you on this special day.

What? Lego's aren't involved in everything YOUR family does??

Help

OK, So I need some help with interior design. I have had a lot of great ideas, but to make all the decisions at once is a little daunting. We are repainting the entire house. There are so many nicks and dings in the walls, not to mention a really poor paint job all over the house. So I need suggestions on paint colors for the house. We love bright and colorful, but not too LOUD. I'm afraid that bright and colorful might clash with the neutral floors and cabinets and countertops throughout. PLEASE leave your thoughts and suggestions in the comments. Look at all the photos I posted here.

Here is the fabric that I want to do bedding for the girls room in. It's not a exact color-match of the actual fabric, but you get the idea:

And here are some photos of color schemes that I love. The basic idea is bright and cheerful, but still sophisticated, I don't need my living area to look like a playroom.