Final Weeks as a Family of Four

The first two weeks of April were some of the longest of my life, and, somehow, at the same time, they flew by. We started April off by going on a date to go see Saturday's Warrior (the movie). It was opening night, and when we got to the theater, someone was out front playing the songs on his guitar. I grew up watching the 1989 Film, and despite the cheesiness, I love it. I was worried that I might be disappointed with this movie version, so I tried to keep my expectations low.  But I was really excited and may or may not have watched the various trailers every day with Rachel. It did not disappoint (aside from the opening scene where they wrote a new song, I think, specifically for Alex Boye that had a decidedly Alex Boye feel and not a Saturday's Warrior vibe, but one that was over, the rest of the movie was awesome).  When we left the theater, three cast members were there, as well as the guy with the guitar and a few other people who helped out with the movie. Everyone was singing along with the songs from the guitar guy, and it was pretty fun. And even though we felt silly, we got a picture with the actors that played Elder Kesler, Todd, and Julie. (Todd was awesome! I had high expectations for him, and he didn't let me down.) Can't wait for the DVD to come out. 

The drywall guys finished up the last of the drywall in our basement. YAY!! Whenever the guys would come, Rachel would say, "Oh that's Drywall? I LOVE him so much!"

 Our balloons from the party slowly made their way to the ceiling, somehow perfectly spaced. (Side note, it's been over a month and one of them is still up there!)

 Since my lap was unavailable due to a large belly, Brian had to be the designated lap.

 One day, Rachel just curled up on the floor and went to sleep while I was working in the office. Poor girl! Since the room move, she doens't sleep as much as she used to because Michael wakes her up.

 And Rachel's pinky finger got an infection, and I felt so bad that I didn't notice that it was even heading that direction. It's hard having a pregnant mommy!

 Lea has been so awesome through this whole pregnancy. Next to Brian, she's put up with my orneriness, tears, tiredness, and everything in between. During spring break, she offered to take my kids to the Children's Museum to let me rest. I was going a little stir crazy, so I said that I would come too, and she said she would chase the kids so I could just sit and watch. It was such a beautiful day, and it was so nice to get out of the house to enjoy it! And, Lea chased the kids. She's so awesome!

 Later that night, I did a senior photo session for my neighbor and friend's daughter. We went down to BYU campus, and everything was in bloom and it was amazing! We went all over campus because there were so many great spots for photos. We went until the sun was gone (because we were all having so much fun). The pictures turned out so fabulously, and when I got home, Brian said it was the happiest that he had seen me since I got pregnant. I think he was right. It was a really good day.

And now for some random moments:

Rachel after a bath:

 Rachel conking out on the couch:

 Michael reading the Illustrated Stories from the Old Testament. He would spend HOURS reading these books. We love it!

 Brian primed our new walls:

  

 And for the Savilles out there, I found this in the bathroom one day. Apparently they didn't get Julie's memo about not shredding the toilet paper into little bits.

 One day, Michael made a grass Mohawk for his bike helmet. It made us laugh.

 My big belly and subsequent lap reduction was hard on Rachel. So, we had to find creative ways for her to snuggle with me, and remind her not to dig her elbows into my belly when she was done. Which, meant we needed to take a selfie or two:

 These two continued to crack us up with their antics. They mostly play well together and get along.

 I extended this little jumper for Rachel by adding pink ruffle to the bottom:

 The princesses had a party on Brian's pillow:

 The day before I was supposed to be induced, Lea and I went to go get pedicures. This was the one thing I REALLY wanted to do before the baby came, so I was happy that Lea could go with me, especially since I only asked her to go the day before. I didn't get a picture of us together. When I got home, Rachel immediately noticed my toes, "You got pink toes? They're so Bootiful!" So, I asked her if we should paint her toes too. She was really excited, so I told her that I would paint them after dinner and after her bath. She reminded me about my promise several times, and as soon as she was dressed after her bath, she came running to me, "Now can I paint toes?" I painted her toes pink and even painted a little flower on her big toenails. She was over the moon. I foresee mother/daughter pedicures in our future.

 And here's our last official picture as a family of four: