Wedding Bells!

So, we've been really busy this weekend with Peter's wedding (Ben's younger brother). Peter and Lacy were married on Saturday, April 28th at the Mesa Temple. They are a very cute couple. We wonder what their children will look like with Peter being so tall and Lacy being on the shorter side. :) Anyway, it was a very full day... the ceremony was in the late morning, a luncheon at Tia Rosa's, and then pictures and reception in the evening. We got some family photos taken (professionally and then just with our camera). I have no idea when we will see the professional ones, but sadly the ones taken with our camera turned out really bad - grainy and blurry - but I'll post it below anyway. In fact, most of the pictures I took or had taken during the wedding day were really fuzzy and whatnot... it makes me think my camera may be on the fritz. We will see. I love my camera too much; I hope it's not dying on me. :/ Needless to say, I didn't get any great pictures of the happy couple. Goodness me!



Emma continues to be a very caring older sister. She always wants to be by the baby. In fact, last week, we were all eating dinner around the table with Rebecca in her little chair on the ground near us. Emma insisted on sitting on the floor to eat so she could sit next to Becca. It was really cute (but a little messy). Ben also got Emma a new bath towel from Costco. It was actually intended for the baby, but it was so big, that it is now Emma's towel. She calls it her ducky towel and it is her favorite! What a goof. ;)

Twins?

We have been really enjoying having a little baby around the house. Our cutie Rebecca is so fun, although she is rarely awake. I keep telling people that she is in a coma. However she did become quite alert for her first bath here at home. She really is such a cute little baby. I love her dearly and I am so happy that she is here with us. It's weird to think about how she could still be in my belly right now instead out in the world looking all cute. I'm so glad I got to have her a little early! So, now that we have a bity baby around the house, I thought I would look at some of Emma's pictures of when she was a newborn as well. I quickly discovered that my two little girls are practically twins, as can be seen in the pictures below. The top photo is of Becca, and the one below is of Emma at the same age. I found this to be quite interesting.

Our little Rebecca

Rebecca Marie Dangerfield arrived on Thursday, April 12th at 6:35 pm! We are so excited! She is perfect.
6 lbs 10 oz
19 inches

2 Days Left!

Baby update: So, I went to my LAST prenatal appointment! Woohoo! The doctor gave me the thumbs up for inducing the baby on Thursday... I'm pretty darn excited... but honestly, it hasn't really sunk in yet that I only have 2 days left with only an Emma. Our little 2 year old will soon be a BIG sister; it's hard to believe, but she's ready to have a sibling. I'm currently dilated to a 2! Last week I wasn't dilated at all, so that's a lot of progress for one week, I say! :) Good for me... or maybe I should say, Good for Rebecca. This will likely be the last post before the new arrival, but check back on Thursday and Friday for pictures of a cute baby girl. :)

After my doctor's appointment, Emma and I went to a playgroup activity at the Railroad park in Scottsdale. We had been there a while back with Ben's family... it's a great outing. They have a train and a carousel to ride and some great playgrounds, along with plenty of picnic tables for eating lunch. It was a pleasant morning, and the weather felt nice... not too hot and a little breezy. How lovely.

Easter times 3

Happy Easter! I hope you have all had a pleasant Easter weekend. Ours was really great. In the end, Emma ended up enjoying 3 Easter egg hunts. She's a real pro! On Saturday, we attended an Easter event hosted by Ben's school. Emma was in heaven... it took her a little while to get warmed up, but she soon realized that this activity incorporated a variety of Emma's favorite things. First of all, they had a bounce house - Emma LOVES jumping, so this was ideal for her. It took three tries getting in and out, but she finally learned to stop being scared and just enjoy it. In the end, we had a difficult time getting her out when it was time to go. What a silly. Emma and her friends (Addy, Logan (pronounced "Go-gee" by Emma), and Trevi.. to name a few) all collected a lot of candy and toys. There were a lot of kids out there collecting eggs, but Emma held up under the pressure and gathered a respectable number of goods. ;) At the event, Emma also decorated a cookie (with frosting, sprinkles, and a pile of jellybeans), won a raffle prize (a squirt gun and bubble maker), and saw the Easter bunny. She was too wary of "the Bunny" to get very close, but she admired from afar. Maybe next year.

Today was a great Easter Sunday. We attended Ezra's baby shower at Ryan and Taya's ward this morning. What a special event it was. It's so great to see our friends with their growing families... and baby blessings are so wonderful! Afterwards, we traveled to Gilbert to go to Ben's family's ward. Ben, Emily, and Adam were also there, so it was a nice gathering for the family. After church we spent a good portion of the afternoon cooking Easter dinner. It was really yummy: ham, scalloped potatoes, spinach salad, deviled eggs (also known as "egg desserts" in Ben's family), potato rolls, artichokes, and cherry turnovers for dessert. What a feast! Emma and Adam also gathered Easter goodies in the backyard, filling their baskets with a variety of yummy treats. Emma is just loving having so much candy around lately (and secretly, so is mommy!... I might be eating her candy when she is not looking... good thing she is still too small to notice... he, he).


Random: Click here to see a funny picture. It made me giggle for a while, but maybe I'm just weird. :)

Ukrainian Easter Eggs

So, Sunday was April Fools Day. Did anyone forget about this treasured holiday? Well, I would have myself, but Ben's mom was sure to remember. Her little trick involved giving out chocolate covered garlic croûtons to the group. Yuck! Ben was fooled into eating one and ended up spitting it out in the sink. I don't think chocolate and garlic go together well. ;) Google has always been great with April Fools Day jokes. Click here to see the joke that Gmail had going. Anyway, we watched Conference at Ben's family's house and also worked on decorating Ukrainian eggs. They take quite a while to complete, with several layers of waxing and dying, but in the end, I finished one. Last year, Ben and I completed a couple as well, so now we are the proud owners of 3 lovely Ukrainian Easter Eggs (also referred to as Pysanky). In the picture above, the middle egg is the one I did over the weekend. The one on the left is the one I did last year, and the one on the right is the one Ben did. I think we would do more as a fun hobby, but I don't have the materials needed at home (kistkas, dyes, beeswax, eggs, etc); we just use the stuff that Ben's parents have acquired. So, on a side note, while we over at the family's house watching Conference, we discovered that Adam and Emma had settled themselves down in a comfy chair to read a book together. It was cute, so I took a picture.


Breaking News: I went to my 37 week prenatal appointment this morning. The doctor has tentatively set April 12th for an induction date! That's next Thursday! Hooray! I won't know for sure until I get checked again at my next appointment on the 10th, but hopefully this early date will work out. I just can't wait, and I'm thrilled at the idea of only being pregnant for about another week and then I can meet baby Rebecca. She'll be so cute, I'm sure. :) Also, we bought our sit-and-stand stroller yesterday. I'm so thrilled with it! We are so grateful to all of our friends and family that helped chip in so we could buy it. Thank you, thank you!