Labor Day weekend

This Labor Day weekend I wanted to be in labor. But that didn't happen. We had company instead. Daniel's mom and stepdad came into town and helped watch the girls while I went to an appt. and hung out with Daniel some. We also got to eat yummy food and ride the train at the zoo with the girls.
It was nice that Daniel was off work so we could spend time with him too. In the afternoons Daniel, Thomas & Gauge went dove hunting while the girls stayed home and played. I am excited because this weekend we get to eat those dove and watch football!!
Georgia also got to open her presents from Grandma and 'Pepaw' as she calls him. She got a soft, rainbow bear and a purse with some accessories in it! She is in love with it all and sleeps with the bear each night. Emmaline got a smaller bear and a make-up compact with all kinds of glossy stuff as a big sister gift! They have been busy filling their purses with their goodies ever since! We even go out to restaurants with our 3 purses full of must-haves like cell phones, lipstick, brushes & money, of course!

Guac-e-oli

Emmaline, Daddy & Georgia made some homemade ravioli with our pasta maker. I had been wanting Daniel to make pasta and his yummy sauce in abundance so we could freeze a bunch for meals once we are a family of 5 and don't have as much time to cook. So they busted out the maker, with lots of flour and went to town. It was fun to watch them. Georgia wasn't much help as she just ate the dough and flour, but she had lots of fun doing that! Emmaline on the other hand really loves to help Daddy in the kitchen. She helped feed the dough through the machine and turn the handle. She then helped brush on butter and scoop out the ravioli mixture and then pinch the ends together. It is fun to watch her get so serious when she is "working"! She must have got confused at some point because she was calling it guaceole instead of ravioli. I think she said that because at lunch we had guacamole and really discussed it, so she would correct herself and say "Oh yeah, guacamole is the green stuff!" It is also great to have them help with food because they are so much more likely to eat it and like it or at least try it when they do! We had Daniel's birthday this week and Georgia's actual bday is this Sunday! I am hoping that baby brother's birthday will be sometime really soon too! For Daniel's birthday we went on a fun and relaxing date to the Melting Pot. It is one of our favorite places and we love the laid back, long meals you have there! The melted cheese and chocolate doesn't hurt either!
I go back to the dr on Monday and we will discuss our options then! My appointment this week was uneventful but I did have an epiphany that I won't be pregnant for forever and that I need to give it time to happen on its own. We'll see! It's just hard when you aren't sleeping and you think that you might as well we spending those wee morning hours with a little baby then just mulling over if you wrote your thank-yous yet!
This weekend my mom is going to brave the girls by herself in CS while my dad is at the Bama game and give me and Daniel one last weekend to relax. I am excited to watch football all weekend long, starting tonight, and not have to worry about diapers, meals & keeping girls in line! Thank you Mom!!

The Clam

That is what my friend called me after I told her how my last dr. appt went. Needless to say for some, I am not dilated, have not changed at all, my doctor felt certain he will see me at his office next week with no problems. Great! Just what a girl who can't drink water without experiencing heartburn wants to hear. Let's not even bring up the fact that sleeping has become nonexistent.
So in light of nothing new, I decided to post some pics from our family photo shoot we had done 2 weeks ago. These are our "teasers" and we should see the rest soon..Something I want to note and just maybe it will be helpful for someone out there..36 pregnant is a month or so late to take maternity pics and still feel good about the way you look. I think 30-32 weeks would have been ideal, BUT I am overall happy we had them taken no matter what. At least the rest of my family looks cute!for this pic, G wouldn't put her hand on my belly, so I said she could have candy if she did..before I got the sentence out, her hand was up there..little stinker!
I love E's ankles crossed and how she is grabbing on Daddy's legthe girls destroyed those flowers in the background!
At least I can enjoy some football this weekend!

Schlitterbahn & Happy Birthday to Pop!

Today is my dad's birthday, Pop! We love you and hope you have a wonderful day..we already know you are going to have fun in Louin and at the Bama game!!My parents gave us tickets to Schlitterbahn so we decided to try it out with the girls. We must have picked the perfect weekend to go because it was a bit overcast, the wind was blowing and every worker told us it was the perfect day because it wasn't crowded at all. We parked right up front, didn't have to wait in line for anything. The best part was the girls were free, so we got to sell the other tickets and have money for awesome things like Slushies & Icecream of the Future!!
It was a really fun day and maybe one of our last outtings as just a family of 4! It was great to see them smile and be carefree and try new things, like big slides.
I was trying to ride as many slides as I could but it didn't do any good at bringing on labor..We went to the top of this huge water tower where different slides were coming off of it and they said we couldn't ride together but E could go if she went by herself..SO we asked and she said YES! Me and Georgia headed to the bottom and Daniel stayed with E and then followed her down. Georgia got such a huge kick out of seeing any of us splash down at the bottom..so we took turns staying with G and sliding with Emma because that was all she wanted to do then! I was proud she was willing to try it by herself!It really was a perfect day and everyone came home and took naps afterwards! I can't wait to go back to Schlitterbahn, either at Christmas time or the summer..and the free tickets sure didn't hurt!