Wow! What a weekend. I'm happy to report that we had a fantastic holiday weekend, despite my apprehension to host a big Easter dinner in my current house. No...we still haven't closed. Fingers crossed it will happen Wednesday! I had myself in a panic how I was going to fit everyone in here, and just knew it was going to be the end of the world that all of my great china hasn't been unpacked. It's amazing the little things that I let keep me up at night. I should not have been surprised that despite eating on paper plates, having all of my family around me was all that mattered!

The kids were soooooo excited to find their baskets full of goodies, despite that nasty little look Trin was sporting for the camera. Her treats consisted of Hannah Montana and princess stuff, and Mac's were ALL Cars stuff. Par for the course!

My parents and grandparents were here from Oregon, my aunt and uncle were back in town from their travels, and my cousin and her family were in from Colorado. Dinner turned out great, and after an egg hunt, Easter turned into an early birthday party for Mac and his cousin Brad.

The weather has been fantastic! Believe it or not, today it was about 60 degrees, and for those of you hoity toity beach goers posting about you 80 degree days in the sand (you know who you are) that might not sound like tropical weather, but it was bliss for us! My mommy and I spent the morning "boutiquing" and then ended up picking up lunch and picnicing with the kids at the park. I'm just sooooooo thankful for the change in weather. It just makes me feel so good, not to mention helping me feel like a better mom. The kids love being outside, and they haven't seen much grass lately.

Crazy days

It's totally obvious what in the world I'm taking a picture of, right? Well, in case you didn't immediately put together that this is a cough drop stuck to my son's head, allow me to help you out. We had all gone to take my father-in-law to the airport, but didn't get out there until 5:30, so between the drive out and traffic back we more than depleted my supply of graham cracker snacks. The only thing left in my bag to tide us over until we picked up dinner was a stash of Halls Breezes. They did the trick, though, because my kids hardly ever get candy, and just assumed that that was what they were eating. Well...it wasn't until we got home that I realized that Mac apparently did not get his entire allotment because one ended up stuck to the top of his head. I can only guess that he somehow tossed it up there, because he kept asking for his "andy" but wasn't able to reach it once it was up there. I'm so proud.

Like I mentioned, though, we had Spencer's dad with us for the past week or so.

This was just a portion of the action that we've seen in the last little while, though. We had a family baptism, a family baby blessing, friends in from Vegas, and more friends from San Luis Obispo. I had soooooooooo much fun seeing my friend Melissa (love you too, Paul). She's got too adorable little girls, and although I wasn't able to hog them to myself the entire week, it was great fun while we got to hang out. We took the kiddos to Discovery (a great kid's museum in SLC) and played ourselves exhausted. There was also some shopping to be done, which makes for a great time any day. I miss them tons and I hope she knows how great a friend I've found in her!

More news from the frontlines...although I wasn't supposed to have my ultrasound until tomorrow, my OB called today and wanted me to come in "right now." Trin was able to go with me, and should just post a video of her telling the news because she loves to share it, but we're having another girl! I'm really excited...Spencer is dealing. I probably shouldn't have pointed out that that's double the prom dresses to buy, and two weddings to pay for. He'll survive. Essentially it's his fault, anyway!

I wish I could also post pics of our new house, but we still haven't closed, so I'm going to be forced to clean this house another week. Woe is me. We've got birthday parties, house guests, and Easter to look forward to, though, so I have plenty to keep my mind off my grotesquely unorganized closets. (Okay, okay...I just need to restack the tupperware, but that description sounded more pathetic!)

What to do...what to do.

Well, here I sit. On my couch. In the same place it's been for the past six months. In my rental. What I'm getting at is that I'm not doing something productive, like decorating my new beautiful house. The geniuses that foreclosed on the house on the previous owners are also the ones funding it for us, and I think they've just got their junk in a funk because they're losing obscene amounts of money (hurray for us!) so they're taking their sweet time.

What this means for me and my tightly ran ship is that it's sinking...quickly. For those of you that know me best, you know that I HAVE to clean. It's just as serious a condition as my body's need for flip flops. I find myself at a crossroads, however, actually NOT cleaning or doing certain things in the house that I'm currently in because they'll be done when we finally close. I'm losing sleep over the undusted baseboards and the kids' clothes that haven't been rotated into the correctly labeled tupperware. This abhorrent behavior CANNOT go on any longer!

There has been some good come out of the delayed closing, though. The kiddos and I took advantage of the holiday weekend and had a guiltless trip to Disneyland and to see some fam.

My son is TOTALLY ln love with Minnie Mouse. Funny thing is that we had just gotten through the line of princesses for Trin to be able to get her autograph book signed. Minnie, however, is the one that holds the key to his heart!

It's also been pretty nice weather out here. I say that with the disclaimer that the term "nice" is relative, and in no way meant to be a comparison to my former life as a Phoenician in perfect 75 degree winters. With that said, though, we've been bike riding, to the farm at Thanksgiving point, and to the Children's Museum. Things are looking up! I can see grass in my front yard!