Growing Up!!!!

Babies grow so fast!!! It seems like yesterday that I was at the hospital having Scotland. Now here we are 3 1/2 years later with two beautiful little girls. Sweden is growing out of that newborn phase and is so much fun. She is really getting to be a big girl. She is such a happy baby now and loves to smile. Scotland is such a sweetheart and loves her little sister. It is so fun to watch them grow and play together. I am so blessed!!!

Kiddie Kandid's Contest Winner

Okay....so I know that I have already posted this picture on my blog and it is also in my header, but I have to post it again with some exciting news. Today I got a phone call from Kiddie Kandids saying that this picture had won a photo contest that they had around the nation. I guess that there were 3 grand prize winners and our pretty little Scotland just happened to be one of them. So we get to go to Disney World for 3 nights, all expenses paid......AWESOME!!!! They also said that the marketing department loved her picture so much that they wanted to use it in their advertisements across the country. So pretty much this is my claim to fame....my darling little girl ;) You can check out the other 2 winners and runner ups on Kiddie Kandid's website. Scotland....You go girl!!!!

Weekend Fun

This weekend we took a quick trip up to Bear Lake. We go up there pretty much every weekend, but here are some cute pictures of the girls up there this last weekend. We also took Tigger, our little puppy. He rode up there in Sweden's carseat with her....it was so cute!!!! While we were up there, us girls just relaxed while Brandon and my dad Build a shed. I actually think they like working with the power tools more than relaxing....Men are strange!!!

Sweden's Blessing

Today was little Sweden's baby blessing. Brandon did a great job with the blessing and we had all of our family there to share in a great day. I only got to hear about half of the blessing because I was trying to keep Scotland from joining in the priesthood circle. I told her that only the boys could go up there....she then looked at me like I was stupid and said "Sweden is up there mom and she is not a boy". After the blessing we had a BBQ at our house and enjoyed some good food and great company. Here a few pics from a fun day.

First Day of School

Today was Scotland and Sweden's first day of school. Scotland cared more about packing her new backpack than about school itself. She looked so old with her little backpack on....it's so bittersweet. Scotland was so excited to take Sweden to school and let everyone know that it was "her new baby". On the way to school Sweden was fussing and Scotland told her "don't worry Sweden, I know a lot of stuff about school and I will take care of you". It was so sweet.....she loves her little sister.

GooD FoRtuNe!!!!

Tonight we decided to go out to eat at Golden Jade Chinese Restaurant....mmmmmm!!!! Unfortunatly for Scotland that meant that chicken nuggets were out of the question. So lo mein it was. Scotland does however love the fortune cookies at Chinese restaurants and insists on opening everyone's cookie for them. Tonight she opened mine and hers and asked me to read them to her. When she got to opening Brandon's cookie she said that she could read this fortune herself. After opening it and staring at the message for a few seconds she proceeded to say "Mommy, the fortune says don't clog the toilet". Where do kids come up with this stuff? Needless to say, we were laughing hysterically. What better advice than that of a three year old???

Scotland & Sweden

The girls finally had their first photo shoot together.....and the pictures turned out darling. I thought Scotland would be so excited to have pictures with her baby sister, but I was wrong. She just wanted to do her own thing. So it made it a very interesting day at the photographers. It was pretty much a nightmare....If Scotland wasn't crying, then Sweden was. At least the pictures turned out precious!!!!

Beautiful Girls!!!!

Sweden is now 5 weeks old.....wow!!! Scotland is such a sweetheart to "her baby" as she would say. The older Sweden gets the more she looks like Scotland, which is a good thing considering Scotland is a doll.

BeAr LaKe 2008

SwEdeN's ArRiVaL

Our precious little Sweden was born on Wednesday June 25th, at 1:55pm. She was born very healthy at 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Scotland loves her new little sister and is such a great helper. We are so blessed to have two sweet girls!!!!

Disneyland 2008

SaN DiEgO 2008 FuN iN tHe SuN!!!

ScOtlaNd On The BeAcH iN SaN DiEgO!!!!!

Life is pretty rough when your parents make you go to the beach and buy you a huge sucker!!!! Scotland actually did enjoy building sand castles and burying daddy's legs in the sand...but at this moment she wasn't a happy camper.

Sea World

Scotland loved Sea World!!! She only wanted to hold the baby starfish....and she wasn't very gentle....as you can imagine. Hopefully she is softer when her baby sister arrives ;)

San Diego Zoo

We had tons of fun MoNkeYinG around at the San Diego Zoo. Well maybe Brandon didn't have too much fun....he had to push me in a wheelchair....no way was I walking up and down the zoo at almost 37 weeks pregnant. If you haven't been to the San Diego Zoo, it has major hills. Needless to say, Bran got his workout. Scotland mainly wanted to see the lions and tigers, but she loved all the cute little animals.

BabY CoUnTdoWn

Well we have 4 more weeks exactly.....Not that we are counting!!! Sweden is due on July 2 and we are all so excited, especially Scotland. Scotland was telling me all the things she is going to do by herself once she is a big sister...she wants to be a good helper. She told me that she is going to make the cookies, buy the donuts at the store, push the shopping carts, and paint her own fingernails. WOW!!!! She is so funny. She tells me all the time that Sweden is getting really big and needs to come out. I agree with her, but she will have to wait until we get back from San Diego. Yes, I am going on an airplane to California at 36 weeks pregnant....CrAzY!!!! Hopefully we make it back to Utah before our special delivery.

OuR LiTtLe DaNcEr

ScOtLanD's FirSt HaiRcuT

Scotland is three years old and just having her first haircut. Pretty sad considering her grandma is a cosmetologist. She was so excited to get her hair done at the salon....she thought she was such a big girl. She kept saying "don't cut it like a boy mama". She is totally ALL girl!!!! Now she is constantly asking for haircuts when she is at grandma's house....we have created a monster ;)