ADDRESSES PLEASE

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Tis' the season! I am sending out Christmas Cards & killing two birds with one stone and including Crew's birth announcements too. LOL!! Please send me your addresses, we would love to send you one. You can leave a comment here or e-mail me at jbills1@gmail.com (If you sent me your address last year. I still have it. So unless it has changed, you don't have a choice, you will be receiving one... =] )

Photo Shoot with Whitney

**Four days before Crew was born, my amazing friend Whitney Robertson did a photo shoot of Addy and Rylee for Grandma Bills. (She needed a few pictures of the girls together.) She also did some pictures of Rylee for her 1st Birthday. I think they turned out GREAT!!! She always does such an awesome job!! I keep asking her how she can make my little Addy look so sweet. If you were there you would understand why I didn't think she could get ONE shot of Addy actually looking and smiling at the camera. =]
I can't wait to see the newborn ones she did of Crew. Anyway, here are a few of the pictures she took... Thanks Whit!! LoVe, LoVe, LoVe them!!!!

Height Complex?

While trick-or treating with my parents on Main Street, Addy spotted another Dorothy and wanted my Dad to take a picture of them. When we got home, we were loading and looking at the pictures, when this one came up she said, "Look Mom, two Dorothy's!!!" I said, "Yeah, you two look so cute!" About an hour later, we were getting ready to leave and I was helping her get her shoes on. She said, "Hey Mom, that other Dorothy is NOT TALLER THEN ME!!"
Ummm....okay, she wasn't honey! You are definitely taller then her. =] Sometimes they need a little self-esteem boost. LOL

***HaLlOwEeN***

Our cute little frog...

and pretty little Dorothy.
(Grandma Lani made this dress for Addy, and just in the nick of time. She was so proud of it!! Thanks Mom! What would I do without you?!)

Trick-or-Treating on Springville Main with Grandpa & Grandma!

Lots of Treats!!

HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS!!!!

Addy and her little brother! She loves to hold him.

Grandma Lani & Crew

This Halloween was fun! We dropped Addy off to go trick-or-treating on Main Street with Grandpa & Grandma. Then Joe, Crew and I went back over when they got back and had Steak Fajita's. Addy loved answering the door and handing out treats. She was hooking everyone up with about 9 pieces per person!! Good thing they didn't have that many kids trick-or-treating this year. We then headed to Grandpa & Grandma Bills' for a visit. When we got home, Joe took Addy out to a few houses in our neighborhood. This is one of Addy's favorite holidays. She kept asking Joe and I all day what we were dressing up as. She was pretty disappointed when we didn't. Luckily Grandma Lani dressed up like the wicked witch. Addy thought that was the BEST!! We are still explaining to her why all the Halloween decorations are down now. =]

Crew J. Bills...His Story

Crew Joe Bills arrived on October 13th 2009 at 8:09 AM. He weight 6lbs/13ozs and was 19.5" long. So much for the doctor's prediction of a 8 - 8.5 pound baby. They swore up and down that he was going to be bigger then Addy. So Joe had to run out and buy a few PJ's and outfits in Newborn sizes... because all I had was 0-3 month and bigger... except for a few items that he inherited from Lincoln (Krista & Jason's little one.) Thanks guys!! 

We arrived at the hospital at 5:30 am to prepare for the 7:30 am c-section. The actual c-section went well. Although, I did get sick off of the spinal block, so I spent most of the first day throwing up. (Including a few times while actually on the operating table, not fun when you can't feel anything below your neck!!) But overall I am feeling much better this time around and recovery seems much faster! Crew and I spent three days in the hospital and were released on Friday October 16th. We are so glad to be home! Addy is loving being a big sister. When she came to see me in the hospital on Tuesday she could barley wait for the nurse to finish doing the vitals on Crew so that she could hold him. I don't think she even noticed me...or said hi. =]

After the nurse was done, Joe put her on the bed and we let her hold him for the first time. She kept looking at him and then she turned to me and said, "Oh mom, I love him! He is Adorable, Cute! But.......... what kind of animal is he?" I wish I would have got it on camera! Oh the things that girl says!! And she has this thing of pulling a "Mad Face" right before you snap the picture...so the only pictures I have of her right now are her with the grumpy little look on her face. 

We feel so blessed to have Crew in our family. He is such a GOOD baby!! And has the sweetest little spirt!! We love him and couldn't be happier!!!

EXCUSES & APOLOGIES...

Well, I totally understand if you aren't following me anymore!! For some nasty reason, when I got pregnant and sick, it was hard for me to blog. Even when I started feeling better, around week 25, every time I logged on to post something... instant nausea sometimes with or without vomiting! Stuff does that to me when I am pregnant...songs, TV, people, places... I just can't explain it, so I am going to say sorry and try to be better! Of course, I have had a few things that have been keeping me pretty busy over the last few months.

These for instants... not the cute little girl, but the costumes! I have been selling them on Ebay and they have done and are doing much better then I EVER expected. Thanks Mom for all of your help! I also want to thank my friend Ashley for letting me use her darling little lady as my model. I think it is due to her that they have been selling like hot cakes!)

And this...My little Drama Queen Addy and all her 3rd Birthday, Party Dress Glory! Addy turned 3 years old on September 20th. Heck, where does the time go!? She insisted on a "Party Dress" which after many shopping trips & failed attempts, she couldn't find one that she liked (yes, I said she turned 3... not 13!!!!) Grandma Lani saved the day and the party with this little number. Actually two numbers that she could choose between about 2 hours before the party! She was tickled! And the only present she wanted, "A puppy mom, just a little tiny black one!" What!?!? Call me mean, but there is no way I was going to do a puppy and a newborn. But  Grandma Jayne Ann and Grandpa Steve saved the day with that present too. They bought her one that is just as close to a real one as Addy is going to get right now. It barks, begs, sniffs and whimpers. But, requires no additional TLC!! She loves it, and so do I. She has slept with it every night since. Once again, my friend Ashley saved the day with these AdOrAbLe Birthday invitations!! She hooked me up, and in about 30 minutes! Thanks ASH!!! 

I also wanted to say thanks to Jason, Krista and Talan for making the effort to even come to the party. With all your little family has been though the last month, we feel very blessed to have such true friends!! Thanks again and we are so HAPPY that your little Lincoln is finally at home with you!!!!  

Thanks to everyone for coming! It was a huge success equipped with a Dora the Explorer Cake, Cupcakes from the Sweet Tooth Fairy & lots of presents!! Happy Birthday Little Girl!! We love you!!

And last, but not least... preparing for the arrival of this little guy! (ultrasound picture at 27 weeks) We are so excited! I am scheduled for a c-section on Tuesday October 13th. Which is just a few days away. We will keep you all posted on the details.

Now that was a POST!!! =]

We Are Having A...

We are so excited!! Everything looks great. I hope he doesn't hate me too much for posting these pictures. The one below is showing us that he is a BOY for sure!! Definitely not trying to hide it! 

He is right on schedule for October 19th. Can't wait to meet him. =]

Girl or Boy?

We go in for our ultrasound tomorrow to find out if we will be having a boy or girl. I am curious to know what you think... this preganancy has been different from my first one, does that make a difference? I guess we will find out. 

Take my poll... =]

Please...Don't Smoke!!!

The other day Joe and I were driving home and Addy was in the back drinking water with a straw. This is what happened next...

Addy: Look Mom, I'm Smoking!!
(Joe and I turn around and she has pulled the straw out of the drink and has it in her mouth like she is smoking.)
Joe: Where in the heck has she seen someone smoking enough to know how to do it?!?
Me: I have no idea!!! I have never even mentioned the word smoke or smoking around her!
Joe: Addy, where have you seen smoking?
Addy: Laughing!! I'm smoking!!
Me: Addy, who have you seen smoking? Who smokes?
Addy: On...Pinocchio, Pinocchio smokes! Just like this mom!


hahaha!! Trust my little two year old to pick up on the only bad thing in that movie. (Okay, besides the lying, drinking, running away from home and talking to strangers!!) I never even thought twice about it! I used to watch that show all the time when I was little. Now I know why all the new Disney movie's don't have those kind of things in them.

Our Family...

WILL BE GROWING BY ONE...SURPRISE!!!

I am about 13 weeks along. I had a doctors appointment this morning where we heard the heart beat (a speedy 170 beats a min.) and got a few cute little pictures. I love the one below, because you can see he/she crossing their legs, just laid back enjoying the ride. We are very excited for the new addition. I am due mid October.

(Now some of you will understand my blog hiatus the last couple months. =] )

Classic Two Year Old

What do you do when you are sent to time-out? (besides throw the biggest fit of your life and tear every single toy & book in your room off the shelves and out of the drawers?)


Just fall asleep on top of it all....
Ahhh, she is so cute & peaceful when she is sleeping. I think they fall asleep like this, so that you can remember from time to time how much you really do LoVe them! Hopefully she will be in a better mood when she wakes up.

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