What Have We Been Up To Since May?

Here is the last 6 months in photos, enjoy:

Sunday best, such a sweet girl. I also love the image in the header of the blog right now that is from this same day.

Took a trip to my grandparent's cabin in the Uintahs. Lotte loved to be outside as much as possible.

Bear Lake family reunion. She couldn't get enough of the sand...

or playing at the park.

One of our stops along the way at First Dam up Logan Canyon.
Brought back some good college memories.

Big sister loving to "brush" Lucie's teeth with the banana brush,
Lucie was laughing so hard.

Purchased a $5 scooter for Lotte, you would have thought I bought her the world.

  How could you not love that smile. So blessed to have this happy baby in our lives.

Spent a day at Gardiner Village searching for witches, we also found this little llama.

Another picture of that cute happy baby.

Went to Boo at the Zoo where Lotte met  "Anna" and "Elsa."

This blue eyed sweetheart was all bundled up

against the cold that day but still was happy.

We visited a pumpkin patch this year. The girls had a great time.

Wants some pumpkin guts?

New sensory experience for Lotte.

Lotte drew the face on her pumpkin and Dad carved it exactly, so cute. 

Baking with Mom is a new favorite past time

so we made candy corn cookies for Halloween.

Our little butterfly princess, I don't think she napped that day so she was really camera shy.

Our future ballerina, lots of personality in this one.

We took these photos before Lotte's first movie theater experience.

Needless to say she was excited to go.

Now here are some random photos from everyday life.

Hoping to update the blog right after we have a lovely Christmas this week.

Officially a Family of Four

So much has changed in our little world in the past 3 months. The last month of pregnancy was super rough on everyone. I am so grateful for all the family and friends who helped me get through those days. Luckily we made it through and our little Lucie was worth it.

I don't want to post a long involved version of her birth story on here but here's what happened in a nut shell:

Due to our insurance changing midnight Feb 28 we had been trying desperately to hold off having the baby until March 1. After 2 weeks of slow back labor, on Saturday, Feb 28 my water broke and that was the point of no return. Sam rushed around like a crazy person collecting all the stuff, getting Lotte in the car and calling my mom to meet us at the hospital. We drove between 70-100 mph the whole way to Lone Peak Hospital, flashing our lights and making illegal turns (luckily the hospital was covered by both insurances). When we arrived no one was at the front desk so Sam got a wheelchair then pushed me up to labor and delivery while carrying Lotte. We had actually never been to that hospital before and just made really lucky guesses on where to go. As we got to the doors and buzzed in they asked what we were there for, I may have yelled "We're having a baby!" in a crazy contraction pain voice. From the time I arrived until baby came was only 20 mins, we were just lucky we didn't have her in the parking lot. Lotte was able to hold her within mins of her being born. We call it the drive-thru labor.

Yes I did it natural, yes that was the craziest most painful experience of my life. Thank heavens for amazing nurses and a midwife that I had never met before that day. I was truly blessed.

Lucie is so perfect and so beautiful. We just love her sweet little personality. She is so easy going and happy all the time. Not to mention her amazing ability to sleep for hours at a time. We really lucked out. Lotte is obsessed with her and would smother her with kisses all day if I let her.

These were our attempts at newborn photos, sadly we decided to take them the one time she wasn't tired at all. She wasn't a big fan of the whole process.

Sister love is so fun.

We have been trying to do lots of fun things. This is a selfie at the zoo on the carousel and Lotte trying on new clothes while jumping on the bed.

On May 24th we blessed Lucie at Grandma and Grandpa's home. It was a beautiful day spent with people we love and care about. Grandma Marylou made the gorgeous dress and I made the matching headband.

We sure do love these two pretty girls and all they do to make our life full of joy, frustration, love, patience and just a little bit of crazy.

It's Snow Fun

We recently learned that Lotte does not like snow.... not on her boots, not on her hands, not on her coat. You can see her expression progress in the following photos. She quickly goes from happy to very upset. 

Even after this little photo session I still decided to take her sledding with her cousins. I didn't have all the right gear but we made it work and thankfully Aunt Michelle bought a little blow up sled that kept her completely out of the snow. We pulled her around like a little snow princess all bundled up in a blanket. Michelle and Grandma took turns pulling her part way up the hill and she did love that. But heaven forbid any of the snow get on her.

If you can't tell Lotte loves scarves. She won't wear a hat but she will wear a scarf and one of those ear headbands. She just looks so stinking grown up, it kills me.

We had a fabulous Christmas and wish that all the out of town family could have stayed longer, it sure was fun to have so many play mates for Lotte and to catch up with people. Can't wait to see them all again, hopefully sooner rather than later.