Weekend Events...

We had a very nice, relaxing weekend...which is a somewhat rare occurence in our household. Usually we have plans all weekend long and don't get time to just relax and "do nothing".

So, on Saturday, Jared announces that "we should bring up the little potty". I, of course, ask "why"...seems like a silly idea to me (since Kaesyn is ONLY 19 months and all) To which Jared replies "um, to start potty training Kaesyn!" I just shook my head and laughed, thinking "yeah right" Next thing I know...this I what I found:

And no...he didn't get any "results" from holding her there:) Doesn't she look waaaay too little to be sitting on the "big potty"?!?

We also had my sister and her hubby over on Sunday night so she could cut Taegan's hair. The girls always love when they come over and especially that they bring their dogs, Scout and Dakota. We had a make your own taco night which is ALWAYS a favorite...yum, yum! Here are some pics from our time with them:

Trying to get Taegan to sit completely still was a bit challenging...she wanted to read to Aunt Tish!Jaelyn enjoying reading with Uncle Jared...Kaesyn has started making these snooty faces. At first she would just close her eyes, but now she scrunches up her nose...it's too cute!Reading "Harry the Dirty Dog" with Jared...notice it's upside down:)

Thanks Tish and Jared for such a fun evening...as always!!!

Not Much Going On...

literally:). The past few weeks have been pretty uneventful. Which is not bad I might add...but pretty boring when you want to post something exciting with pictures! Here are a few things that have happened though:

Our dear little Kaesyn, who is a sweet angel most of the time, has started throwing fits...and by fits I mean throwing herself down on the floor and rolling around. Taegan and Jaelyn NEVER did this so when Kaesyn pulled this little stunt, I was quite amused. Now it was a little funny at home and I, of course, grabbed the camera:). BUT, we have learned that it is NOT funny in the middle of the grocery store where she did the same thing. Thank goodness Jared was with me otherwise I think I would have had to do something I've never done before-leave my grocery cart sit:) I've heard of parents having to do that before but never thought I'd have to, I mean really, who ever thinks it would happen to them...well, in this case, I think I would have joined that club:) Here are some pics of the fit at home...for all of you who go to church with us and only see the angel side of Kaesyn:)

Now in case you are wondering if Kaesyn gets away with this little stunt, she does not:) She knows that this is unacceptable behavior and is disciplined appropriately:) I just had to post the pics though:)

On happier notes, we had our first baby appointment on Monday and got to hear the heartbeat for the first time! That is always so amazing to me and makes it so much more real. They confirmed my due date of July 17th and told us that our next appointment is the ultrasound already! (while it isn't until the beginning of March, I am still thinking that time is going way too fast and we have sooo much to do!) But we are excited and yes, we are going to try to find out boy/girl. I really liked being surprised with Tae and Jaelyn but let's face it...if it's a boy...WE ARE NOT PREPARED!

We are also deciding whether or not to have a doula in the room with us. A girl I went to HS with is a certified doula and has offered to be in the room with us...which I think would be kinda nice b/c she would be there the whole time as opposed to various nurses coming and going. We are still debating this though b/c Jared and I have always been a very good team and he is very much a part of the whole laboring process and we don't want to take away from that. So...has anyone ever had any experience with a doula or know of anyone that has? We are trying to find someone at least who has used one before to get their opinions before we make our final decision.

So, that's it for now...more to come!

Farm Show...Here We Come!!!

We decided to brave the crowds and head to the Farm Show on Sunday...the food was just calling my name! Of course it was as crazy as ever, but we had fun nonetheless! After enoying sandwiches, french fries, baked potatoes, and milkshakes we headed to get the girls their animal masks that they really wanted. For some reason I didn't take a picture of that with our camera but there's one on Taegan's camera. Speaking of, we let the girls take their digital cameras and they had a blast taking all sorts of pictures! They had a long list of animals they wanted to see...and I think we saw them all! Here are some pictures of our experience:

There was a whole kids area where they could dig in corn, dress a scarecrow, etc. We could have spent alot of time there!



We headed to the arena to watch some of the events going on. The girls liked seeing all of the horses...and check out what grandpa bought for them:


Official "cowgirl" hats...they have become a new staple in their wardrobe:)

The girls were very impressed with the "Cinderella" carriage!

One of the highlights was getting to plant flowers! They even took their picture for us to put in the paper...be on the look out for that!

Petting Skip the horse was probably just about the best thing all day! Kaesyn gets so excited around animals and she was in her glory!

Finally, after a long day of fighting the crowds we headed home...we were there for 6 hours! I think we are farmed out until next year...

Christmas and New Year's

I guess since I am starting from scratch with this whole blogging thing, I will just recap our Christmas and New Years events. Christmas was fun and busy as usual! I love this time of year but always wish there were just a few more weeks in the month of December! We went to visit my Uncle on Christmas Eve, who is in a nursing home. We walked the halls singing Christmas carols. It was so neat to bring joy to other people and it was awesome to see how much fun the girls had. They were singing their little hearts out and the old people just loved them! I'm not gonna lie...it brought a few tears to my eyes, to see my girls so intent on doing something for others and not just focusing on themselves. After that, everyone (meaning my Mom/Dad and Sis/ Hubby) came back to our house for awhile. We opened our Christmas jammies (a tradition in the Akers' household).




Finally, everyone was in bed and sound asleep...until Jared woke everyone up at 5:30 (also an Akers' tradition, and not my favorite one I might add). But, needless to say the girls were way excited and we had fun spending the morning opening and playing with gifts.

One of the highlights was Kaesyn's zebra...she loves this thing! We spent the afternoon and evening with my parents and Jared and Tish at their house. 'Til we got home in the evening, we were exhausted! Fast forward to New Year's Eve...we spent the night here with my fam once again. We thought we would let the girls (minus Kaesyn) stay up this year to see how long they could make it. We had a fun evening of playing games and watching movies (albeit kids movies, but still) and finally watching the ball drop. Jaelyn made it until about 11:45 and Taegan made it the whole night (I have no idea how that girl does it but she can stay awake FOREVER!)
New Year's Day was a momentous one...it's when we told our family our big news! We have known since November but wanted to do something fun...here's how we told our news:


Trying to get all 3 girls to stand still AND look was quite the task! Kaesyn kept trying to play peek-a-boo! But we were pretty pleased with how the shirts turned out. The girls are very excited about having a new baby and Jaelyn especially is hoping for a brother...time will tell:)

I had my first appointment so far and it was only with the nurse, I only go to the doctor on the 21st and by then I will be 15 weeks already! Time flies! We are anxious to hear and see this little one!

Until next time...

It's official!

I have thought about starting my own blog for a while now...and now it's official, I have one! I can't wait to start blogging away! I think it's going to be a great way to keep in touch with people as well as journal memories for my own sake.

I have alot on my to-do list today...so a good post complete with pictures is going to have to wait for a little bit...but I'll get it going soon!