I Made it!

Ever since I found out I was having a girl, (McKenna) I have wanted to make her a dress or a skirt. Well, after almost two years I have finally done it, and it even turned out really cute! The best part about it is Kenna absolutely loves the skirt! She came with me to pick out the fabrics and ever since she saw the picture on the outside of the pattern she was so excited that I was making her a skirt. Every time she saw the fabric she would say "Nenna's skirt." Now whenever she sees her skirt she takes off whatever she is wearing and puts it on. What can I say, I am a proud Mama. Now I am totally motivated to make more of them. I am thinking of making one for an Easter outfit! This is pretty much as crafty as I get!

Sledding Fun!

Dave and Gauge waiting for Kenna and I to hike back up the hill

Kenna waiting patiently for Dave to finish shoveling the driveway so we could go sledding!

This was Kenna's favorite kind of sledding (no scary hills to go down!)

Ella with her awesome sled

Dallin eating snow

I am feeling a little bit like a slacker lately seeing as how it has been a while since I have posted, but you know when you are so busy with day-to-day life, and nothing is interesting enough to post about? That is pretty much how things have been around here.
Yesterday was President's Day, and Dave had the day off so we decided to make it a fun one. It had snowed the night before, and even though we all seriously have spring fever, we decided to take advantage of the snow while it lasts. We went sledding!
Our neighborhood really is awesome, not only do we have hiking and mountain biking right out of our neighborhood, but we have a sledding hill too. It was so funny because McKenna enjoyed sledding but she was also scared of it. Each time we were at the top of the hill McKenna would shake her head and say no she didn't want to go down. But then she would go down and have fun! McKenna isn't exactly brave when it comes to things like this. This activity really was a whole family event because Gauge would chase us as we sled down the hill. After we had sledded for a while Dallin and Ella, my nephew and niece came out to sled too. McKenna was inspired by her cousins because after she watched them go down the hill a couple of times she wanted to do it more too! I think she figured they looked like they were having fun and weren't too scared so it must not be too bad after all.

My Little Home-body

McKenna is absolutely a home-body!
No fail, if we go on a trip she will get sick and not sleep! She has proved this time and time again. The latest example was a week ago we went to St. George with some friends for the long weekend. When we left our house McKenna was feeling just fine, she was acting normal, no complaints. She slept for a little while in the car, not nearly as long as I was hoping, but it was still okay. As soon as we got to the condo in St. George and set up the pack-n-play she grabbed my hand and said go while leading me to the door. All she wanted to do was go home!
That night she got really sick, came down with a very high fever and only slept for about two hours. Needless to say Dave and I didn't get anymore sleep than she did. The next day the only time she would act even remotely normal is if we had just given her ibprofen and all she wanted was Dave. That night she slept 4 hours, better, but still not great. Oh, and she wouldn't eat anything, she would drink water, but she absolutely refused to eat! The last night we were there she slept about 5 hours, but as soon as the medicine wore off her fever was back!
As soon as we got home she slept like a dream and her fever disappeared! I don't know what to do about this little trip problem, any suggestions?

Blessings

I don't know if it is just me being pregnant, but sometimes I need to just step back and be grateful for what I have. I have been so blessed in my life, and regardless of the trials I am going through at the time, if I try, I can come up with limitless things that I have been blessed with. So, I am bad and don't really have a journal of my own, so I am going to list some of my blessing here. That way when things just seem too much to handle, I can pull up my old blog and realize how blessed I really am.

Dave
- A wonderful husband who I love so much! He is such a driven, hard-working person, who is such a goof-ball, I am so blessed to be married to him!

McKenna
- Just writing her name makes me happy and cry at the same time. She is the sweetest, funniest, little tease that ever existed. She makes me so happy. I love her hugs and her kisses, and I love being her mom.

Ainsley
-Our new baby girl, I feel so humbled that Heavenly Father is blessing us with another sweet baby girl! I can't wait to meet her!

Gospel
-It is such a comfort to have the Gospel in my life. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have the knowledge of Gospel. I have the opportunity to teach Sunday School to the youth and I am so excited to teach them about the New Testament. I can't wait to learn more and study more in-depth about the life of our Savior.

Health
-We are all healthy! Which is really saying something because I have already had the flu twice this year.

Family
-Dave and I both have wonderful families. Despite the fact that sometimes I seriously think they are dysfunctional (mine not his), I love them all. We are so blessed to live so close to them. I love that they are part of our lives!

Home
-We have a beautiful home in an amazing place! We love our neighborhood and ward.

Friends
-We have such kind supportive friends that are there for us when we need them! They are also so much fun to be around!

Food
(I guess this makes my list because I am pregnant and always hungry) But we have healthy food to eat! We don't go to bed hungry!

Freedom
This one encompasses so much, but we have the freedom to do and think what we want! We have the freedom to pursue our dreams and make the a reality, that is huge!

Hobbies/Interests
If you know Dave and I you know that we love to do stuff, especially outdoors. We have the opportunity and means to do our hobbies and pursue our interests.

This is such a small list, but it covers some of the most important things in my life. It is nice to get some of the more important things down, and see despite the fact that we are going through a rough patch, we are still so incredibly blessed.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Hey Everyone, I know it is a little late, but I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Bott Family Pictures

You wouldn't know it but to get family pictures this year was a huge accomplishment for me. Trying to find a time that fit into everyone's schedule was next to impossible. We ended up having to reschedule two different times, and by the time we actually did get everyone there for the pictures it was literally about 20 degrees, so we were all pretty much freezing! I don't know, if we opt to do them next year I think we are going to do them VERY early in the fall or in the summer, that way we don't have to deal with the freezing temps and everyone's crazy schedules!

Dallin, Landon, and Ella

Dave, McKenna, and I

Kenna and I

Dave, McKenna, and I
(Apparently I can't stand up straight!)

Ashley and I
(Isn't Ash a babe!)

McKenna

My Whole Family

Shayla and Jocelyn

Ryan, Dallin, Ella, Callie, and Landon

Temple Christmas Lights

Last Saturday we were able to go and checkout the lights at the Salt Lake Temple with Stephanie and Derek and their kids and Tiffany and John and their kids. It was fun, but the crowds were absolutely crazy because of the Tabernacle Choir Concert. Also, the kids liked the lights, but they could only handle so much, so by the time we left all of the kids were really ready to go.

Regan, Miri, Kenna, and Brynn are all in the choo choo
(the coolest thing ever)

Kenna and I with the lights

Stephanie, Tiffany, and I in front of the temple

Dave, Kenna and I in front of the reflection pool