She is Here!!!

Finally I have a few minutes to put some pictures on here of our little girl. She was born on Tuesday at 3:15p.m. and weighed 6 lbs 4 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. We named her LEXI ELLEN. She is such a good baby and a good little eater. And of course we think she is the cutest little girl ever.
I got started at 11:00am and got my water broke at 1:00pm. Contractions started hitting hard and fast. Got epidural at about 2:15pm and shortly after that I felt her coming out! Seriously. She was coming out and I felt like I had to push. The nurse checked me and was very surprized cause she was ready to come. She hurried and called the Dr. and I didnt think the dr. was going to make it. The nurse kept telling me to just take big breaths and not to push. The dr. walked in and a few minutes later.... she came out. It was so fast that it was a blur. The best part....... the epidural didnt have time to kick in all the way so it hurt like you know what. So, I am glad that it was fast and she was little cause that was VERY VERY painful. I kept yelling that I didnt think I could do it. But all is well now. She is healthy and we are home and life is great. (That is just a quick version of our little story.) So here are some pics of our little Lexi. Enjoy!! (And yes, Lukas absolutley adores her.)

The Plan

So not much going on around here lately. I am just feeling really ready to have this baby. But we are planning on inducing on Tuesday. YEAH!!! So hopefully by Tuesday we will have our little girl. That is CrAzY!!!!!! I am ready but at the same time it is weird to think that in a few days she will be here. I am only dialated to a 2 (as of Thursday) so I hope that doesnt mean it will take forever to induce her. But with Lukas I was only at a 1 when we induced so I am farther along then I was with him. But today I have been feeling some off and on contractions so hopefully my body is getting ready because I FEEL READY!!! Lukas asks me like 10 times a day if she has come out yet. So I think he is pretty anxious too. We will post pictures of the little one has soon as we can!!! Wish me Luck!!!

Mesa Falls

Last weekend we decided that we needed to get out and do something so we decided to take a drive to Mesa Falls. We took a picnic with us too and just enjoyed being outside. Lukas loved the waterfalls. It was hot but nice anyway. So here are some pics we took of our day.

These next pics were taken on the way there. There is a place by the river you can stop and feed the fish. We took some bread and fed lots of fish. The fish there are HUGE. And there is a ton of them. Every piece of bread we threw in got eaten in seconds. The fish are probably so big cause they get fed tons of food. There were quite a few people stopping to feed them.

And for a baby update : I had a Dr. appt yesterday and everything is looking good. She is head down but nothing is really happening yet. I am having tons of Braxton-Hicks contractions and so that is pretty miserable. But I guess we just keep hanging in there. The Dr. said that she would induce me up to a week early because we live an hour away. So we will see what happens I guess. But we are down to 4 weeks left possibly 3 weeks if we induce early. I am hoping she will come on her own a week or two early but I am not going to get my hopes up. Either way, we will have our baby soon and we are so excited! We will keep you posted!

Lukas and my lipstick

This is what happens when Lukas gets a hold of lipstick and I dont find him until it is too late. He was pretty proud of the artwork on his arms. Can you tell? Silly kid!!!!

Family Fun!!!

My family went to Heise one day to swim and since I dont have a swimsuit that fits right now, I just watched. (I know, boring. But lets face it.... I wouldnt look to great in a swimsuit right now anyway.) Sorry the top picture has a chain fence in front of it. I was sitting behind that so I couldnt get great pics. But Lukas sure loved jumping into the water. He is loving swimming these days.

These pics were taken at the elementay school playground where we all grew up. We thought it would be fun to take all the kids there and let them burn some energy. It was hot though so we didnt last too long.

Me and my sisters. We have to get pics together when we can cause we dont get together all at the same time very often. Arent my sisters gorgeous? Someday maybe I will be as skinny as they are. But right now I have an excuse to be big. Why not enjoy it huh?

Roastin some marshmellows and making smores in my parents backyard. They were sure yummy!

Here are my wonderful parents. The are the best. They are two of the best people I know. They hurried and finished their basement before the family got there so there would be enough room for everyone. The even bought a pool table down there which provided lots of entertainment for the grown ups.

Here is Lukas and Tacy bouncing around on some fun toys that Julie brought for everyone. They could bounce on these things for hours and not get bored of them. It was a great investment for them.

These last pics were taken when my dad was out weeding the garden one morning and got some help from the family. As you can see, Lukas and Ella did a great job playing in the dirt. They were nice and clean when they were done.

Well, these are just a few pics that I took with the family all here. Of course I couldnt post all the pics I took but I just wanted to out up a few of Lukas having fun with his family. He loved having them all here and he already misses them. I miss my family too and cant wait till the next get together. Whenever that will be....
Keep reading on for more pics of the 4th of July and my little bro coming home.

4th of July

This year we decided to do our own little fireworks show at my parents house. We invited Brian's family to come too so we had quite the crew of people out there. It was fun and the kids really enjoyed it. We thought this would be better then trying to get everyone to the Greenbelt to watch the big fireworks. It was nice to just hang out and laugh with everyone.

My grandma and I at the Rexburg parade. She is my last living grandparent and she is going strong!

My sisters and I stopping for a sister pic. Candace is holding her little girl Kambri. She is a cutie.

L to R: Shellie (sister in law), me, Candace, Julie, and Tina. ( I am looking a wider then the rest of them.)

This is how Lukas likes to go around these days. He knows he can always bum a ride off of his daddy. Arent my boys handsome?

Welcome Home!!!

My little bro made it home from his mission on July 3. It has been really fun having him home. He has changed alot but at the same time, he is still the same old Scott. We had quite the welcome crew at the airport. All my siblings and their kids were there and my parents and my grandma too. We all had on matching red shirts that my mom had made for our family reunion. You couldnt miss us. It was fun though. He gave an excellent talk in church last week and you can tell the difference that a mission has made in his life. Before his mission, he was really shy and hardly looked up when speaking and his talk last week was amazing. He hardly looked down at his notes and he was very confident. I love my little bro and I am so glad to have him home.