Samantha is 3!

My little girl turned 3 today.  I can't believe how big she is getting.  She has been so excited for her birthday especially since Nadya had hers.  Samantha has had her birthday picked out for over a month since she saw it at walmart.  She wanted an Ariel cake and it turned out so cute.  She was very happy when we picked it up today.  She got a Dora birthday balloon that she picked out and I got to take her to McDonald's for lunch and have a little mom and daughter date with her.  Earl came home a little early so that we could open her gifts and she could play with them for a little while.  We then had tacos for dinner at her request.  She really enjoyed her presents and it was a fun day to spend with her.

 

Samantha opening her first present this morning.

 

Opening more presents.

 

She got a new scooter and she had a lot of fun riding it around the house.

 

Her Ariel cake that she was very excited about.

Baby Girl #3

Today, we got to take the girls in and see what our new addition to our family will be.  We are having another girl.  It was fun to have the girls there with us and Nadya is absolutely thrilled to be having another baby come into our family.  She can barely contain herself and tells anyone she sees that her mommy is having a baby.  She is going to be a big help.  Samantha is kind of getting it but not like Nadya.  They kept telling me that we were having a baby brother but were surprised when the tech told us she thought it was a girl.  She's not a 100% but she seemed pretty confident.  The baby was being kind of a stinker and didn't want to spread her legs or when she did, she put her hand there to cover it. 
Anyway, the due date is July 25th so I am 18 weeks right now.  We are excited and I am so glad that I am not moving this summer like a lot of my friends. 

Oh My Snow!

So we were warned about a blizzard coming yesterday and man were they right.  It started snowing yesterday morning and did not stop until midnight or later earl this morning.  It was just snow either.  It blew like crazy.  We ended up with 12-18 inches by the time we woke up this morning.  No one could get out of their driveways without shoveling them.  Luckily, our friend and landlord, had a bobcat that he used to clear out our driveway.  The people that had to do it with shovels took 2-3 hours at least to get them cleared.  It was so crazy to watch.  We let the girls go out and play until they got cold, which didn't take very long.  It was fun to chat with everyone outside, talking about it.  I can honestly say that I haven't seen a storm this bad, even in Utah, because Utah does not get the wind and snow drifts that they do here.

This is what our window looked like last night.

 This is our back  porch.  We can't even open our door in the basement.  And you can't see it but their is a slide buried there.

Nadya playing in the snow.

Our friend, Matt, made a tunnel for the girls to play in while he was shoveling his driveway.

Nadya and Samantha playing in the snow.

This is our front lawn after Chris plowed our driveway.  I think that it is as tall as me.  That car across the street was completely snowed in this morning.  It took at least three people shoveling to get it out.

Our neighbors lawn,  notice that the mailbox is almost buried.

Nadya turns 6!

I can't believe that today my baby turns 6.  The time has gone by so fast but they have been a great 6 years.   She is such a smart, energetic, and fun girl.  She is reading better everyday, still loves to do anything that is in the form of art.  She loves to sing and make up her own songs.  She loves going to kindergarten and being with her friends.  I am so grateful for her and love her very much.  Happy Birthday, Nadya.

  She has been telling me for over a month exactly what she wanted for her birthday.  She wanted a princess cake in a white dress.  (Thank you Sarah for the beautiful job you did on her cake)  She wanted homemade chicken noodle soup.  Cupcakes that she could bring to her class for school.  Unfortunately, school was canceled on today, her birthday, because of snow.  However, I think she has had fun because she got to open her presents up early and Earl was able to come home and brought us McDonald's for lunch.  She has been able to paint with her watercolors, do one of her new puzzles, and play games with her dad.  It has been a very good day so far.

 

The cake that Sarah made for Nadya.  She did such a good job.  Thanks you, Sarah.

                                 Nadya opening up all of her presents.  She loved all of them.  

Our friend, Jenny, made Nadya a big cookie for her birthday.  Thanks, Jenny for thinking of Nadya, she loved it.