2 more months..

It is hard to believe that in two months Jenna will be TWO!!! WHAT.. where did the last two years go and even more scary.. and exciting.. what will the next two years bring. I am still in awe on how we were blessed with two great children.. and even on the worst of days you could not imagine a minute without them here on earth. I have learned that every minute is really a blessing...

Blessing #1.. my passionate child.. he is passionate about every emotion he feels.. this little boy continues to teach me many things (some include patience) and I thank you Lord for him.

Still posing.. must be a phase!! I hope..
Blessing #2.. she is a very sweet child but don't underestimate her... she will keep you on your toes.. that is for sure. Her personallity emerges more and more every day.. she loves to bake, loves her dolls and LOVES her trucks and cars..

Baking with mom... we make a mess but we have fun.

Our finished product.. apple/pear gluten free muffins.. they were a success! Yumm... "thanks mom for the good muffins"....

Our snow day picnic... gotta make things fun in life... whats more fun than a picnic.. besides a picnic OUTSIDE!!

This was Jenna's way of telling me today that she was ready for nap... grabbing a passy (which she only gets at nap time now unless she finds a hidden one around here) and her blanket and laying on the kitchen floor.

This one is for Jacksons email buddy... Happy Birthday Grandma B!!!

My little model....and lots of fun at Hannah's 11th Birthday Party!

Here is my little model... he would stand everywhere and just model for us.. what a ham!! Modeling again!!

Stillllll modeling!!

Wow.. can you say HAM!!

19 weeks and going strong.. three days without contractions!!!!

Wow.. all day he has been giving me the model looks... this was getting ready to go swimming for my nieces birthday party!! Happy Birthday Hannah!!! I love you tons!

The two kids getting suits on and Jackson.. yep.. modeling.

Jenna.... surprise surprise... bellying up to the table to eat cake..

Playing in the water.. she was not so sure about it at first... but liked it after I got into the water with her and swam around with her... held her. We stayed in the pool for a good hour or more.. it was like BATH WATER!!! Loved it!

Jackson played with the big kids... he did very well and I was very pleased... he did get a bit excited when they were into a cold water throwing fight and threw water on two love birds in the jacuzzi tub... guess that cooled them off quick... JACKSON!!!!!!

We had a fun day today.. I braved the pool and actually LOVED it since it was warm!!!! Hard to believe my niece is 11!!!!! Hard to believe I have a 5 year old and almost 2 year old.. and oh ya... that in 21 short weeks we will have a newborn... YIKES!!

Happy Saint Patricks Day.. yep.. we celebrated!

Mom, what is Saint Patricks Day? That was the question of the morning after I wouldn't stop singing Happy St. Patti's Day.. and told him he had to wear a sign that says "kiss me i'm irish" and Jacksons response.. "Mom, I can't kiss my friends anymore, Mr. Kristi says so".. ok.. I laid off the kissing thing but we still celebrated.. Pictures are backwards so bear with me.

We have had BEAUTIFUL weather so we played outside again for an hour or more.. it was soo nice but wet... soo surreal, warm and things are melting but there is still SOOO much snow! Jackson stuck in the snow.

The crazy amounts of snow still left in our back yard. notice the sled under snow and the sleds are still stuck in the snow.

Yippie.. the house was ok and I was able to move it out of the puddle and onto dryer ground.

My little girl bellys up to the table the SECOND that I get into the kitchen to make a meal... and she proceeds to yell... mom... mom.... moooooommmmmm.... mom..... until she gets food!!

She is a burchill.... that is for sure. She LOVES ketchup... ate it with her fish sticks today as well as her corn tortilla chips and even just her fingers... yuck!! I had to put more on her plate TWICE!! (Notice the green outfit and even green plate!!!)

Now.. these are the shamrock cookies I was soo excited to make... yep, they were shaped like shamrocks. I found a recipe for gluten free spritz/sugar cookies and we were sooo excited to make them.. um... another one for the garbage. It was quite grainy which had to do with the choice of flours.. but oh well, threw some frosting on it and sent it with to Jacksons school... Jackson told me that the kids loved them, except two kids.. Oh well, gotta give a girl credit for trying..

Our craft for today... I loved these and so did the kids. We made St. Patti's day hats. Jenna, being the diva girl she is.. had to have pink antena's... but either way we had a great time making them and then.. of course, dancing with them on. Notice the green face on Jenna.. yah, during color time she likes to color on herself..

What the kids got with his breakfast this morning... green applesauce. Those who know Jackson know that he is not big on #1 new things... #2 change... I was soo proud of him for trying it and he said "not soo bad". It was a fun day... very busy... but fun!!

I have some more hillarous dancing video's to post but I am going to go and chill for the rest of the night..

Cars and Trucks are for boys right... NOPE!

Jenna loves to play with cars and trucks. She will usually put them in her purse or basket, carry them around and then line them up in places and drive them.. here is one of the times she was doing it. Lined them up on the window sil, then the garbage, then the counter.. She is not all about cars though.. she likes to help me cook and bake too. We made pudding and she was my mixer. (All of this goes on during Jackson school... that is why there are no pictures of him on this post. )

Jenna and the way she will treat our new baby... um.. hope not!

The first haircut.. outside, food, yoga, baby and more!

This was Jenna's first "official" haircut at a salon. Her Great Grandpa D gave her the first trim this summer as we like that as a tradition.. but this was a style cut!!! She did sooo great. Just sat there and let the lady cut her hair.. then after she showed off how "peeeeeeerdy" she was!!! Little ham!! notice Jackson in the background chilling!

17 weeks and counting!!

This was Ms. Jenna before her haircut... she was "helping" me bake...

Our swingset.. still under lots of snow but we were able to play a bit on it.

Love this look!!

I was up on top of the hill in our yard taking this picture of Jackson.. still have a HUGE hill in our front yard. Figuring it will melt by August!

Jenna multitasking.. eating food with a straw AND her fork. Then there is Jackson.. the STUD!!

Homemade Granola Bars.. Thanks Tanya for the recipe.. LOVE THEM!

My little helper!!! and his friends.

Jackson doing yoga one morning to Fit T.V. Minutes later I checked back on him and he was doing naked yoga.. I bet that could catch on somewhere other than the midwest!

This video cracks me up.. Just about every day we dance.. just to get the extra energy out and let the kids have some fun... not to mention it is cheap entertainment for me. It is long but worth watching. I SWEAR I do not teach them to dance like this... Jenna at one points does some "stripper moves" on the floor.. Enjoy and next time you are in the neighborhood come and shake your booty with us!

Updating from the past two weeks

Nothing special is going on... but thought I would update anyway.. I visited a thrift store and got a haul on clothes.. quite a few gender neutral things for the baby, couple things for Jenna and Jackson and a few for me for Maternity stuff. The next picture is of my gluten free (half of it) lasagna.. yummy!!!! Then there was Jacksons singing at the church for preschool. He did a great job and they all sounded wonderful.

Here is Mrs. Jenna... showing off her new pretty nightgown!!!

I was feeling ill one day and decided that subway was the only thing that sounded decent.. so we treated ourselfs.. The kids had a picnic and loved the stuff..

Jenna would not take off her pretty skirt all day... so she just left it on even when she spilled water all over herself.

Dressing up.. it is the new theme around here!!!

Stealing my food... another theme around here. Jenna loves to steal my food. I had leftovers from last night and was nibbling on it and she came over and stole it!! STINKER!