lots of stuff...

So, the girls couldn't come with me to Seattle so I asked Jen if she wanted me to get her anything while I was gone. After thinking about it for a second she said "yeah, probably lots of stuff".

I was sure relieved when I arrived at the conference and found a room full of exhibits with "lots of stuff" for free. I'm not sure Jen was asking for a stuffed beaver with a hardhat but thats what you get for not specifying!

The Crab Pot

I am in Seattle for the 2010 Dam Safety conference (view from my hotel window to prove it), and I'm sick of everyone making fun of me for eating at McDonalds when I go out of town (like when I was in China)... so I decided to go with my co-worker Brandon to the Crab Pot. You may have seen this on Man vs. Food on the Travel Channel - I remember seeing it and thinking I would through up if some one dumped a bowl of seafood on my plate. Anyway.... I tried it and it turns out snow crab is delicious! The shrimp was equally delicious - but I could not bring myself to try the mussels.

You may notice that our cups in the upper right picture has the smallest diameter straws I have ever seen in a restaurant. I commented on that fact to the waitress, and she just laughed. I think they were left over capri-sun straws - Brandon suggested that it is their strategy to reduce the number of refills. When our waitress brought out our refills (bottom right picture) they were in pitchers with huge straws. She earned her tip.

Pics of My Favorite Girls

I consider myself a picture taker. Not a photographer by any means, but a picture taker. It's the best way to preserve memories and happenings of life. They have always brought my heart joy, as evidenced by the over 20, 000 pics I've got on my computer, (that's an actual number, not an exaggeration) not to mention the boxes and boxes of pictures I keep telling myself I'm going to scan and/or scrapbook one day.

Anyway, my friend Emily from high school is not only one of my favorite people out there, but she is a photographer. Not just a picture taker, a PHOTOGRAPHER! She did an AMAZING job photographing my kids, and I will be eternally grateful for her talents and abilities!!! All of the pictures here and all over the blog were taken by her, and here are the links to her sites so y'all can check out her work! You should hire her for sure!!

http://carpediemphotography.blogspot.com/

http://www.carpediemportfolio.com/index2.php

A few favorites... So hard to narrow it down!!

This last one is my all time favorite! Where did you come from, you beautiful thing!?! Love these girls!

One Month Old...

Our Little Livi Lou is already a month old! I can't believe it! Here's what we know about you so far, sweet Liv:

*You don't sleep for very long on your own. You like to be held or laying next to mommy. Although, you do sleep pretty well in your bouncer. Still not for all that long. Evidence that you really are a newborn. :)

* You have the darkest and the most hair out of all the Price girls. We're anxious to see if it'll stay that dark.

*You're a sleepy eater like Jentri was, but usually a good diaper change is all you need to wake up and finish eating.

*Daddy has started calling you "Livi Lou," and it seems to stick. A nickname already!

*You still have a pretty soft cry, but are getting more & more vocal...especially when you're hungry. I think you got that from your mama. :)

*You make a funny face when your sisters give you loves, but are otherwise undisturbed. I even caught you smiling at Jen the other day. She especially likes to lay by you face to face and hold your hand. You don't seem to mind one bit.

*Mommy could stare at your sweet face for hours. Not to mention your tiny fingers & toes. So sweet! (You make lots of cute faces when you sleep.)

*Everywhere we go the comments are the same: "She's so tiny!" and "Look at that hair!"

*You are such a calm, sweet, chill babe, and we are sure glad you're here. We sure love you! It's been a happy month!

My take on things...

Is it just me or does time go by faster with each kid you have!?! Sheesh! Olivia will be a month old next week! Crazy! Anyway, I thought I'd take a few minutes and post a little something. I wish I had time and energy to be my wordy self tonight, but I just don't think I can do it! (I know you're so disappointed :)) There's just something about getting some sleep that just seems really appealing at the moment! Go figure...

But I do want to say that things with Olivia are going well, and it seems like she's always been here with us. I'm not gonna lie, all of us are still adjusting, but I think for the most part we're adjusting well. :) It's been tough to find a balance of how much attention I can give to each of them, but I'm told that will come with time. If that even makes any sense at all!

My girls definitely love their little sister, and are so cute to give her plenty of hugs and kisses. Emma really wasn't going to have anything to do with this new intruder at first, but now is right there with Jen to give her loves. Jentri especially likes to hold Livi's hand, and if I have a onesie on her with the hand covers, she has to dig for her little fingers until she can hold her hand. Pretty cute. Emma likes to give Livi "hugs" which usually consist of a mild head butt and Emma saying, "awww." So nice of her! She also loves to give her very wet kisses, which again is nice...and wet. :) I have confidence that she's learning the meaning of the words "be soft" (I have my fingers crossed!). No major mishaps yet, so that's good. They both love to help finding diapers and wipes, and Jen especially will remind me to grab a burp cloth before feeding Livi. So sweet!

I really do feel blessed to have these beautiful girls in my life. I like to complain a lot that we didn't plan to have our kids so close together, but I really am grateful that I can be their Mommy. It brings me so much joy and I wouldn't trade it for anything! How can you not just

instantly LOVE those sweet faces?!! One thing's for sure, I'm one lucky Mama!

More to come...but for now, I'm going to bed! Happy Wednesday!

Olivia Jayne Price

It was another close call, but this time we got to the hospital in time for an epideral for Kate ... barely. We arrived at the hospital at around 8:00 AM on Monday, May 24th (the same day as her aunt Aly!) and Olivia Jayne was born at 8:49 AM. 6 lbs 8 oz, 19 inches long.

Kate will probably post more details and pictures later (like how Emma isn't too sure about having a baby sister and tries to push her away every time we try to get them together)... but for now you can enjoy these pictures


It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to!

Olivia Jayne Price

Notice how Kate got up, showered, did her hair and then told me she was going into labor...
so she looks amazing in her picture but I've got hat hair.

Kate looks amazing! (Olivia's pretty cute too!)

Today's the day...

Today's the day I'm going to update this thing if it kills me! Every time I sit down and attempt to update the blog, I just never seem to have enough time to put everything I want to on here. So here is the "short" version of what we've been up to lately. Of which I hope to add to later for my detail documenting. :)

*It's been a busy and sickly couple of months, if I had to sum it up in a couple of words. We just can't seem to stay healthy for long at our house these days. Most have heard the story, but Emma celebrated her birthday (end of January) in the hospital with pneumonia. Here she is in her "cage" as I liked to call it. When the nurse offered a crib for her, I saw her bringing this down and I thought, "poor kid who has to be in that thing." Then she wheeled it into our room. Ah well. I suppose the hospital isn't supposed to have the comforts of home, but this isn't what I pictured when she said "crib." Kinda funny...anyway, you can see all her cords and tethers that were no fun but made her better. She did look cute in her gown, but obviously not the most ideal situation.

**She's doing fine now except she can't seem to shake these darn ear infections. She's had 3 in the last month and a half...a double one this last week. I'm getting really good at detecting them, if I do say so myself, but I'd much rather spend my time outside the doctor's office. Call me picky. :) You know it's bad when the nurse says, "back again, are ya?" She's on her 3rd round of antibiotics since her hospital stay, and this last one we discovered her allergy to penicillin. Poor little thing has been through the ringer! She still is so happy and loves to play, and is still my feisty little girl! She's usually the one to have Jentri crying and holding wherever Emma just hit her or pulled her hair. Definitely need to work on that. She's getting more and more brave when it comes to walking, and her vocabulary consists of "Hi," "Mama," and "Arf" which she says over and over again whenever a puppy is in view.

**We finally were able to celebrate Emma's birthday when it was time to celebrate Jen's. She wanted a Cinderella birthday, and was really excited to share her party with Emma. My babies are getting so big! I can't believe Jentri is 3, and I really can't believe Emma is 1 already. They grow up too fast! These two are so much fun. They keep me so busy I can't even think straight most of the time, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. My favorite sound in the world is hearing them laugh and giggle and play from the next room. Can't beat that! Oh yeah, short version...moving on. :)

I think Jake is going to quit his job as an engineer and become a full-time cake decorator, what d'ya think? :) He did a good job. We were running short on time so he took over and voila! He even wrote their names on the side of the cake. My creative hubby...gotta love him. :) Here is Emma enjoying her cake...

BEFORE...

DURING....

AFTER...

So nice of her to share with her sister. Jen thought her "messy handshake" was pretty funny. Life's simple pleasures...

As for the rest of us, we're staying busy as usual. Jake's got two weeks left of his final semester, and will have his thesis finished hopefully by the end of the summer. Hallelujah! Light at the end of the tunnel for me! Oh yeah, and him too I guess. :)

Jentri tells me just about every day that she "just wants her other sister to come." I've tried to explain that she's not done growing yet, but she's in that "Why?" stage and I just don't have all the answers, sorry Jen. :) We are getting down to the wire with just 8 weeks left, which has left me both nervous and excited. This pregnancy has definitely gone by fast, and I don't think it's really completely hit home that we will have 3 kids before we know it. People have asked if I'm ready for 3. Hmm. No, I don't think I am nor will I really ever consider myself ready, but as a wise 3 year old once told me, "Ready or not, here I come!" How true that is. :) Seriously though, I am feeling now more than ever, (maybe it's just taken this long :)) that this babe is supposed to be here and I'm so excited to add to our family.

There are about a million more pics and stories I want to post, but I'd better quit while I'm ahead. Naptime is only so long for my girls. :) I hope all is well with all of you! For some it's been a while but I do check blogs and such on occasion and try to see what ya'll are up to. Anyway...more to come!