It's a Boy!

Introducing...

Mason William Newton!!!

Born Friday April 24th at 9:49 AM
8 lbs. 6 oz. 21 in.

It is hard to believe that he is finally here and I am no longer pregnant! Geez, that was a long pregnancy! I was induced on Friday morning and little Mason arrived less then 3 hours later. It went extremely quick, which was great because my stupid epidural didn't work. Yes, it was painful. Yes, it was horrible. And no, we may not have any more kids, but it was all worth it! Mason is perfect and healthy! He is so sweet and precious and we are so thankful that he is finally here and part of our family.

Here I am in all my massiveness!
Ella couldn't have been more excited to hold her baby brother! She kept saying how cute he was.Christian on the other hand kept saying how heavy he was! "He's so heavy! Take him off!" We'll have to work on his holding technique.We both are very tired!Two of my boys

Easter

Last week was so much fun getting ready for Easter. Holidays are definitely more fun when you have kiddies. Perfect timing for Easter was Baby Animal Days. Thanks Heather for inviting us since we didn't even know it existed. Ella and Christian loved holding some of the babies.

Look how gentle Ella is being! I think we need a pet bunny.

Notice Christian's face as the sweetest, softest baby animal is being handed to him. You would think he was getting a baby porcupine!

I think the baby chick must have left a gift on Ella's hand. Disgusting!


Having an Easter egg hunt at Grandma's.

Ella and Christian loved decorating eggs. They loved doing it so much that when they ran out of eggs they just kept sticking them in the dye. With all of the colors mixed we had a lot of beautiful grey eggs in the end.

We're back- for now

I'm not sure if anyone even reads our blog anymore because it has been so long since I posted last. Not a lot has been happening and I can't ever seem to find the time or energy to feel like posting anyway. If you haven't noticed we no longer have our blog blocked. It seemed to just be a nuisance- especially for my brother Brandon.
We are patiently awaiting the arrival of baby #3. I continue to ask myself how in the world I am going to handle yet another one. I think that circus will be the new name of our home. Ella and Christian are so excited and constantly make up silly names for our baby. I pray that they will be my helpers. One month left at the very most! Thanks heavens because I hate being pregnant!

Ella got her first haircut and I gave my first haircut. It was quite an exciting event! It only took 3 1/2 years for her to finally need one.
We got a van! Yes, I am only 26 and already driving a van. Sigh... But it is really nice and has some great features! Ella and Christian absolutely love riding in it. They tell daddy all the time not to worry because we still have our van. Maybe they keep thinking it will disappear over night. Ella loves riding in it so much that she asked if we could go to Disneyland the other day in it. Sure, we'll just zip on over there and be back in time for dinner.
We took our kiddies ice skating a few months ago. If you haven't gone ice skating with 3 year olds you really need to. It was hilarious. I made it twice around the rink in the whole hour that we were there. They fell a million times which they found quite humorous until the end. Then they finally started having sore butts. They did really good though. We may go again when I am no longer preggo and I don't have to hug the wall.

Ella on her way down.

Busy December

December was a very busy month for us. We were able to do a lot of fun things, but we are excited for a much quieter January. Here are a few things that kept us busy.

Just a few days before Christmas we took a quick trip with Austin's family to Wisconsin. Austin's extended family lives there and it was nice to spend some time with them since we hardly ever see them. It was somewhat exhausting flying all the way there for just a few days, but Ella and Christian did excellent on the plane. We were very happy to leave the -30 windchill! It was bitter! We couldn't wait to get back to our warm Utah!Ella and Christian were so thrilled to see Santa that they could not get close enough to him. In their defense, he was kind of a creepy Santa.
We found a great sledding hill nearby that the kids can't get enough of. So cute and fun!
Ella preferred to go down the hill with me while doing a bear hug. She didn't like the snow in her face.
Austin decided he missed his Air Force days and suited back up just for old times sake. I guess it is time to buy him some real snow clothes, so that he doesn't look quite so military like.
Ella and Christian were so excited for Christmas this year! They loved every single thing that they got. It made it so much fun and so special. We love having them in our family so much and I can't even imagine how boring life would be without them.
We finally got to see wear Austin works. They did a test launch of the rocket he is working on and we got to go and watch. Normally visitors aren't really welcome out there and he really does work in the middle of nowhere. That is why it only took us a whole year to visit for the first time.
The best part of the whole month was when Austin finally finished his classes and had some extra time for me and the kids. We are so proud of him and how hard he works, but we will be so glad when he finishes his Masters of Engineering in August. But, of course the fun never ends because after that he has to finish his MBA. It is a challenge, but I appreciate how motivated he is. We love him so much!

FYI- My brother told me that it was obnoxious and not worth the effort to type in a password to view our blog. I thought that if my own brother doesn't even want to type in a password then no one else probably does either. I am going to unblock the blog for a while and see how it goes.

Bowling and Christmas trees

We had a wonderful and busy Thanksgiving weekend this year. We started off the big day with our traditional family bowling! This tradition started when my mom was little and still continues! The Jacobson family nearly fills up the entire bowling alley making it chaotic, but a lot of fun. I am sure the employees hate us! Congrats to my dad for taking home the ghetto bowling pin trophy this year! Ella and Christian absolutely love to bowl, so it was a good time. We celebrated Thursday with the Roper family and Saturday with the Newton family. We are so thankful to be close to both our families.

Christian getting ready to bowl. Sorry for the glare with the glasses.

Ella insisted on using a pink ball even though it was heavier then the avocado green one.Ella and Christian had a blast decorating our Christmas tree this year. The majority of the ornaments ended up on only the bottom branches on one side of the tree. It looked so cute, but we had to move a few for fear that the weight would tip the poor tree over. Ok, that is a slight exaggeration, but it is kind of a sad little tree standing not even 6 feet tall. It looks like a midget next to our high vaulted ceilings, but when it is decorated with the lights on it looks beautiful. Tiffany- it is our Christmas tree from freshmen year! Funny huh! Someday we'll get a bigger one...

We hope you all have a great Christmas season!

Here comes number 3!

I thought that now was as good of a time as any to share the good news! I am four 1/2 months along and I am due May 1st. I will answer a few of your questions in advance.

We can find out the sex next week, but we haven't decided if we will or not.

I have been sick, but am happy to say that it is mostly past now.

Ella and Christian do not know. We are planning on telling them when my belly is very obvious and they start to ask why I am so fat. It would be hard for a three year old to wait 9 months for a baby. Trust me- they would want it here today and boy are they persistent.

The doctor is positive that it is just one this time!

We are very excited, but freaked out how we will handle another one. Cross your fingers that the twins don't take over the house.

Trick or Treat!

Halloween was a lot of fun this year. Our little Cinderella and bat looked so cute. And for the first time in the five years that Austin and I have been together we got trick or treaters! What a great day!This year for Halloween Ella knew right from the start that she wanted to be a princess. Deciding which one was a different story, but in the end we persuaded her to be Cinderella since she already had the dress. She looked so sweet!
Christian was not quite as easy to get to decide what his costume would be. He changed what he wanted to be nearly every day. We finally told him he was going to be a tractor because his other ideas (skeleton, scary guy, and an x-ray) just didn't seem fitting for a 3 year old. Two days before the big day he saw Diego on TV dressed up as a bat and he was truly in love. This sounded a whole lot easier than making a tractor costume, so I threw it together (literally). Next year I am making the kids decide by October 1st so that I can buy their costumes while there is still some selection. Making his costume was a huge pain. I had to do it at midnight, so he could wear it to preschool the next morning, but Christian looked cute and he was so happy to be like Diego.We tried to talk Christian into painting his face, but he panicked. Who knew he would be so scared of paint. He finally agreed as long as Grandpa Kevin got to apply it. What was I thinking? Grandpa Kevin did a typical man job on the paint and the second he was done Christian rubbed his eyes, smearing it all over. After finally convincing Christian to stop crying and open his eyes he decided that he liked his paint even though it looked quite messy.