Ty on his blessing day.
His aunties got him the hat! We love it!
Our first family picture
Starts of with a little cuddling in the morning
On this saturday Olivia had a super hero party
Carley is ready to do some "ranching" with her daddy
And the day ususally ends like this...asleep in the chair
PS - Thanks for the pictures Auntie Erin- we stole them off her blog!
Time to update! I am sooooooo bad about updating!
Well the official baby count down is now 6 days! I cannot wait to hold our little man in my arms! Too bad we still haven't agreed on a name. The rules now are 1. we have a name before we go to the hospital 2. No discussions of names while I am in labor 3. or we pick a name shortly after he is born...we will have to see how this all plays out!
We had a nice Thanksgiving with Erics family here in Colorado this year. It was nice not to have to travel for a change...it sure is easier to have the 3 of them travel to us than the 10, soon to be 11 in the Colorado bunch travel to Utah! I really did not have to do much of the cooking thanks to my mother in law, who came prepared to cook. Being 9 months pregnant and doing a dinner was just not an option this year. As always, the food was great and so was the company!
There is some progress on the house! The fireplace is finally finished and our bedroom and bathroom are so close to being done! All we are waiting on is the counter top in the bathroom and for us to move our bed into the room. I promise pictures soon!
The next update will hopefully include some good news about the baby!
I cannot believe how fast this pregnancy has gone! The doctor has agreed to induce labor on December 18th! I don't and ,I don't think she wants to ,be tied up in the hospital on Christmas. I still have SOOO much to do to be ready for a new baby in the house, but I am sure as the days creep by it will all get done eventually! The girls are more excited as my belly grows and I think Carley is a little afraid that the new baby will get her bed and blanket. We went and bought the new baby his own blanket so that Carley could have a little piece of mind. Every time she would see her blanket she would remind us all that it was hers and not for the baby! We still have yet to officially decide on a name, but if it is left totally up to me it will be Ty Ealey Bringhurst.....I don't have all of the say of course....just pray that Eric will forget about the name Otis!
Olivia was a beautiful flower fairy
Carley sportin' her knee socks (she loves theses socks) and Halloween shirt at Olivias school
The Parade
Carley the Chicken. (she hated this costume because it tickled and this was probably the only smile!)
So excited about carving pumpkins!
Olivia and a goat
"look at me girls"
Olivia, ready to slide
I love to cook! I enjoy planning out meals and making the grocery list, lately, however, I am in the Dinner Dumps. Nothing sounds appealing to eat or make...so if you have any great ideas for dinner...PLEASE HELP!
Carley, enjoying her ice cream in Estes Park.
Eric and Melissa
Eric, Olivia, Carley, and Melissa in Estes Park
Olivia
Carley
A big girl riding her BIG bike!
Carley found my lipstick! She loved it...I did not!
Olivia on her first day of Pre- K!Time out!
No, its not what you think. Its not the " time out!" that I am constantly yelling at my kids.....today I realized how important it is to take a time out for me.
Life has been nothing short of crazy around here lately. I have been home alone with a 2 year old and a 4 year old for over a week. The "new" house is a wreck with no end in sight and I am freaking out because our new little baby will be here in just a couple of months. These things have absolutely consumed my life, making me that "mean mommy" who is short on patience and always yelling at her kids. So, today I decided that I have had enough! While talking to a good friend today...in my freak out mode...she reminded me of what I have. I have a loving husband who would do anything for our family, 2 precious girls who are active and healthy, and roof over my head. Honestly, what more could I ask for? How selfish I have been for stressing out about these things. Yes it is hard to be alone with the girls...but they are little for only a short time and then they will grow up and want nothing to do with mom. Yes, the house is a wreck, but it is still livable and who cares if the floors are concrete and the fireplace is STILL half done...the beds are warm, the food is good, and roof keeps us dry. And yes ,the baby is coming soon....but all he needs to know is that his family loves him and can care for him, he will not care what the house looks like.
Today the girls and I took a walk to the mail box. We filled our pockets with "ear corns" (Acorns), looked at every pretty rock, watered all the wild flowers we saw, looked for snakes, and just enjoyed each other. I did not hurry the girls along or worry that we were taking too much time because I had things to do...I just enjoyed them. What a blessing!
June - We celebrated fathers day with a fun camping trip up at the "shed", near my home town of Rye. We brought the 4 wheelers and had a fun time riding and just relaxing with our girls.
July - Whew! What a busy month!
4th - We celebrated the fourth by attending the town parade in Monument. It was 2 hours long! The girls loved it, but were exhausted by the time we were done! Then we headed over to our good friends house for a BBQ. It is always fun to sit and catch up with friends! After a good long nap we all headed back into town for the firework show. Olivia has always loved the fireworks and Carley seems to enjoy them too. Carley now ask to see "popits" in the sky.
WE MOVED! WE are now residence of Castle Rock Colorado! It has been a long time coming and the house still has a long way to go, but we are here and working hard to make it home. We loved Monument, especially our neighbors, but I think we will love Castle Rock too!
We had a fun visit from my cousin Stephanie and her family. I was able to take the girls down to Pueblo so that we could have a picnic with them. It is fun to see every one "grown up"!
We took a little trip to Utah to visit my sisters Stacy and Amanda and then to attend a family reunion at Erics parents house. We had a great time at Stacys house! The girls loved swimming with the dogs and playing with baby Amy. They also loved to see aunt Mandy and dig in her purse for gum. The reunion was a ton of fun, especially since the kids are getting old enough to run around and have fun with their cousins. Plus it helps to have older cousins there who enjoy entertaining the younger ones!
Carley celebrated her 2nd birthday on July 30th. She is at such a fun stage! She still insists she is a baby but her tag line would have to be " I do it!" We all went out to Red Robin to celebrate. They brought her a huge ice cream covered in whipped cream and sprinkles and then sang her a song. You should have seen the smile on her face when they put that ice cream in front of her! She and Olivia will share a "flip flop" birthday party sometime this month.
August - For those of you counting I am now 20 weeks pregnant! It sure has gone fast! Last Friday we were able to get our 20 week ultra sound. After lots of waiting for the baby to show us the "goods" we learned that a new little BABY BOY will be joining our family sometime around Christmas! It is going to be different shopping for boy things! WE are excited an truly blessed to adding this little guy to our family.
Baby Bringhurst #3 is on its way! We are excited to be welcoming a new little one to the family ( a little suprised, but still excited)! We are due December 23! So far I have not been sick like I was with the girls, so my vote is that it is a boy, but who knows!
My Mothers day presents!
Granma "doe doe" and Carley (look at that belly!)
Olivia and her teacher Mrs. Wendy. They were sad to see Olivia go!
Olivia and Carley enjoying the last day of school ice cream!
Olivia, Carley, and cousin Chloe enjoying the "house" we made for them over Memorial day weekend.3 Joys
1. Nice Weather
2. My kiddos
3. My husband
3 Fears
1. My kids and power tools ( ok, so I just had a horrible dream and with the remodel it was way too real!)
2. Losing my loved ones
3. Snakes
3 Goals
1. Move in to the new house!
2. Finish the new house!
3. Sell the "old house
3 Obsessions/Collections
1. My kids must take naps!
2. I love ACE of Cakes
3. I/we collect old tin cups
3 Random facts
1. Once an owl flew through my windshield on Halloween night.
2. I was a park ranger
3. I cant stand the sound of someone running their hands on the material on the roof of the car.
I tag: Shannon, Erin, Alysa, and Erica
I can't believe that it has been over a month since my last post! We have had a ton going on!
Eric is still working in Aspen during the week, so the new home remodel is going slower than we had hoped. We try to give it our best every weekend though! We would like to move in by Memorial weekend....No, things will not be completed, we just think that they may go a little faster if we are up there all the time and may be a little easier on the girls if they have all the comforts of home. Our "old" house has been on the market for almost a month now and we have only had one showing (ugh) Hopefully things will pick up! This past month was full of birthday celebrations. April breaks the bank as far as birthdays go! We celebrated my bro-in-law Ryan and nephew Preston on the 1st, my sis-in -law Alysa on the 3rd, My Dad Howie on the 8th, my nephew Parker on the 24th, my si-in-law Erin on the 27th and My wonderful husband Eric on the 29th (whew!) It was fun to eat cake and party with the family!
The weather is finally starting to look like spring! Yea! The girls love to be outside. We have spent many an afternoon digging in the sand, going on walks, or playing at the park. You would think I would have a picture (which I did take some) but when I turned on the camera I found that Olivia got a hold of it! There were lots of pictures of her feet, or the mess on the floor, a couple of the dogs, but none of the pictures I had previously taken. Lucky for me I dont keep a lot of pictures on the camera!
I am sure that May will bring us lots of adventures ( I promise pictures too)!
