girls day = fun day

i can't believe me and my girlfriends have been doing this for a month now

and i'm just posting about it.

and i've only taken pictures of two of the dates.

i'm slacking big time.

so, every Wednesday me and a bunch of the girls in my ward and purvis ward get together with our kiddos.

we eat yummy food, talk, eat some more, referee our kids, talk, talk and talk!!

(all of you girls that haven't been able to make it yet, please try, it's so much fun!)

it's a day we put aside just for US.

we start at 11:00AM and keep doing what we're doing till either our kids are worn out,

or it's time to get home, because we've gotta get dinner ready for the dads.

yesterday, stacy and i stayed at wendi's until 4:30!

it was wonderful.

so rewind to last wednesday.

3/30/2011

we had it at our house.

i made

creamy chicken and bacon pastry pockets

(click to read tutorial on our best bites)

wendi brought a salad

stephanie brought a veggie tray

jennifer brought yummy cookies

stacy brought fruit

and

emily brought drinks.

it was a fun day.

we ended it at 4:00.

 yesterday we had it at wendi's

of course, we did the same as always, but let the kids swim this time because it was such a nice day.

we all have little tan lines now.

 {layla}

 {brooklyn}

 {alayna}

 {taelynn}

 {elly}

 {preston}

poor guy...no worries, we have two more boys on the way.

 i asked layla if i could take a picture of her cute booty.
she stopped and said, "sure mama!"
she then turned around and posed for me, perfectly!
she's so funny.

by 4:30 it was just layla, brooklyn, and taelynn.
brooklyn and layla were just enjoying each other's company.
wendi and i just love to watch them interact and grow up together.

thanks girls for making it easier to make this my home away from home.
i don't know what i'd do without you!

to use or not to use?

my sister, Christy, is so talented!

she made me this adorable car seat canopy, not even knowing what colors i was

planning on doing little M's room.

i'd say she knows me quite well.

so anyway, i had yet to find the perfect material for his room,

until i opened this at my baby shower.

i LOVE it.

what do yall think?

is it to feminine for a little boys room?
(keep in mind that he'll be a baby boy, not a man)

lance thinks it is, but i just love it.

i'd also do another solid brown material and probably another burnt orange material.

women... help me out!

so blessed that he's mine

after working an unexpected looong and busy 14 hour day,

he still thinks about me.

i love him.

loving the sping

although, i wouldn't call 90 degrees "spring weather."

but since there isn't any humidity yet, i'll take it.

we do this a lot lately...

baby shower bliss

my amazing friends

wendi, amanda, and jennifer

threw me a shower last weeked at my sister in law's house.

it was so much fun, and decorated so cute!

best thing about it?!

my wonderful mother was able to come and spend a long weekend with us

for the special occassion.

 {please don't judge me... the chubby cheeks are due to the fact that i'm 35 weeks prego!}

layla and i had a ball!!

can't wait to see her again in a few more weeks!

baby marx :: 35 weeks

ok, so this pregnancy has flown by for me..

up until now.

it's creeping by!

i realize how blessed i am to be able to carry such a sweet little spirit,

but i'm oh so so ready to meet him.

although...

i'm a bit nervous.

my cousin, LaToya, commented in my post when we found out that we were having a boy.

she said,

"get your running shoes ready!"

well, they better be darn good running shoes because

1- layla keeps me running all day long

(don't try to put a mental image of that in your head, it's quite embarressing)

2- he is so active, like seriously, i feel like he NEVER sleeps.

i think i'm in for it.

be afterall, isn't that what motherhood is all about?

st. patrick's day gift idea

i got this cute little idea from a crafty blog i follow

Brown Paper Packages

i made a few for the sisters i visit teach

for friends,

for hubby,

and for our special visitor that will be here on Thursday!!

best thing about it?

it cost me $2.99

get your free st. patricks day printable

HERE