Sorry to those of you regular bloggers out there. I'm sure you're tired of seeing the same post for the last few weeks. Things have been so busy. Now that I'm able to do more I really have been doing just that. I had to catch up from all that time spent laying around. I had this huge list of things to get done before the babies come and Dan and I almost have it all done. We got the nursery painted, recessed lighting done, dimmer switches put in place of the regular ones, and TONS of little odds and ends and finishing touches that we've needed to do for a long time. Gracie's birthday was last week. She had fun opening her presents. We gave her a few in the morning, some in the afternoon and some of my nieces brought tons of fun things for her that night. I also bought her a tutu from my friend Jessica and she has hardly taken it off. At first she was a little shy about wearing it, then a little while later she came to me and asked if she could put her "dancing booty" on. :) Easter was fun. We were in Gilbert for Dan's clinical that weekend and decided to stay and hang out with the family. Gracie and her cousin Mikey had a blast with the Easter egg hunt. Grandma McArthur was great and took care of the Easter Bunny and his surprises and presents. Gracie was definitely spoiled-Thanks Grandma! Here's a few pictures of us on Easter weekend.



The babies are doing great. They're still growing big and so am I. I feel so huge by the end of the day. Not too much longer to go. I absolutely cannot wait until they arrive. I've been really good about not buying too much girl stuff. It's so hard sometimes because spring clothes are my favorite. I'll ask Gracie every once in a while if she is excited for her sisters. She always replies, "no I want brothers." :) Then after I explain that she can't put dresses and hair-bows on boys, she decides that she wants sisters after all. I can't decide completely on names yet. I'm not so into the trendy popular names but instead old fashioned and not so common. I know one of them is going to be Violet for sure. I also really like the name Iris but am not sure if that would be a weird combination because they are both flowers. Then again, I love flowers so it would work. I'm sure names will come to me the closer that we get to having them. My last U/S they were 1 lb 11 oz and 1 lb 12 oz. I have another appt. coming up and I'm anxious to see how much they've grown in a couple weeks. I'll take a picture of my belly this week and be sure to post it. For sure it will make everyone be so grateful for their own bodies. :)

Happy Birthday to my Sweetheart!

We’ve had fun celebrating this last week. Spring Break was coming up and I knew everyone would be out of town for Dan’s birthday so I planned a fun BBQ and had all the family over earlier to celebrate. While we were in Gilbert this last weekend for Dan’s clinicals, we got the chance to celebrate with his family. Good times, great fun. On the actual morning of his birthday he was treated to breakfast in bed, complete with crepes, homemade buttermilk syrup, fresh fruit, to-die-for-omlet, bacon, the works! Anything for my Honey. Then later I took him golfing. For the last 5 ½ years he has been asking me to come with him. He’s convinced me that I would love it but I always declined. Well, we went and had a total blast. I love that game! I’m totally hooked. It took me about 5 swings to finally hit the ball on my first try. :) Dan was great to coach me along and not laugh when I’d miss or hit it into the lake. Thanks babe!
To Dan- I could go on and on about all the wonderful things you do for me and for all the reasons I love you. I hope I can give it justice with the ones that I mention. You are the best husband and I’m so grateful that Gracie and our kids will have someone like you to look up to and learn from. I hope to someday accomplish the things that you do and hopefully be half as talented as you are. I’m amazed at the way you are so selfless and caring to Gracie and me. I love that you remind me often that you are happy only when you are doing things that make me happy. You’re so hard working and I love that you do it out of enjoyment and not because you feel like you have to. You’ve helped me grow into the person that I am and I’ve learned so much from you. I appreciate your kindness to all those around you and I admire that you would give the shirt off your back for just about anyone. I can’t remember any given time that you have told me no for anything. Even when I know that I don’t do the same thing for you. Thanks for always claiming that you cooked when it tastes terrible and giving me credit when it’s delicious. Thanks for never raising your voice to me and making sure that our fights don’t drag out for more than a couple minutes, with you usually being the humble one and admitting that you were wrong first. Even when sometimes it’s my entire fault. I love you for that. I hope I can make you half as happy as you make me. I love your spontaneity and your easygoing attitude towards life. Thanks for always finding ways to calm me down and take over when I get stressed out. You never cease to amaze me that you can always tell when you need to take over completely with Gracie and send me off to soak in the bath. Not to mention that every night you give me the best back massages without expecting one in return. I love the way that you can make me laugh in the toughest situations and are always concerned about my happiness. You are absolutely amazing and I’m the luckiest girl to have you as my husband and best friend. You’re the best!