Spring Break

We headed down to the beach Wednesday morning with Grandmother. Then Tyler and Granddaddy came down late Thursday night.

Playing on the beach:

kicked back and taking it easy with a snack

the pool was freezing but the girls got in anyway

birthday photos on the beach

updated foot pic

Pier Park hosted an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday. They had it split up into age groups. Luckily the group was 2-4 so they got to hunt together.

There were TONS of eggs

We had a wonderful trip with the exception of my allergic reaction. When I was pregnant with Emmalee I was allergic to seafood. I had hoped it was a one time thing and so I tried seafood on this trip. Come on, you can't go to the beach and not eat seafood. But, within 15 mins my throat was getting tight and my chest was hurting.   My reaction hadn't been that bad last time but I've heard that each time it gets worse. We rushed to CVS for some Benadryl and I spent the rest of the night laying in bed dizzy and groggy but breathing!

Easter

Easter Morning: All of the baskets

I made these cute carrot sandwiches for the family lunch at Aunt Brendas. I found them on Pintrest and fell in love. They took WAY longer than I had planned on but they were cute. Too bad they didn't get eaten.

My beautiful Easter girls.

My preggo belly at 20 weeks.

We took A LOT of eggs, Tyler took BIG glasses.

The hunt!

The very last egg found, sitting right on a can.

My 5" heels. I had hoped that wearing these would make my long dress the right length without hemming. But, it was STILL too long. I had to play with it and pin it up. I guess I'll actually have to hem it up now.

My Man

Words can not express how much I love Tyler. This week we will be celebrating our 11th Anniversary. I really don't know where the time went. In some ways I still feel like newlyweds and others, I can't imagine or remember my life before him. 

When I married Tyler, I knew he was fun, loving, and generous. But, 11 years later he still amazes me with his energy, his generosity, and his eternal love for me and our girls. Pregnancies are not easy or fun for me. They are full of sickness, depression, laziness, lifelessness, extreme mood swings, back aches, leg cramps, etc. And every time I get pregnant I forget how bad it was last time. But, Tyler, he remembers and doesn't care. He is there for every miserable moment cheering me on, reassuring, and now more than EVER filling in for my short comings. He does more in one day than I can get done in a week. He is Super-Dad, Super-husband, Super-Man. My Superman!! Our house, our girls, our life would be in shambles without him right now. He gets up every morning and gets Annagrace ready for school, goes to work, comes home to cook dinner, play with the girls, put them to bed, and then clean the house until he crashes for the night. I know he must feel overwhelmed, tired, and aggravated. But, he never complains.

This week is also my half way mark. I'm hoping this means I'm half way back to myself as well. I feel incredibly guilty for the responsibility that Tyler has had to take on. I'm tired of being the invalid. I want to feel normal again - happy, energetic, crafty, CLEAN, motherly in any way shape or form. 

I honestly don't know what I would do without this man. I'm so grateful for Heavenly Father's plan and hand in our meeting, dating, and marrying. I'm grateful for every moment of every day that I have had with Tyler and look forward to our future. Three girls aren't going to be easy for a Manly Man, but I couldn't think of a better Manly Man to take on the task. He is an even better Husband and Father than I could have ever prayed for. He is our Superman.  

Three

We found out today that baby #3 is a girl. Poor Tyler is terribly outnumbered. But, girls are normal, or shall I say, safe for me. I know what to do, the hair, the clothes, the games, the TOYS! I love all things girly.

I won't lie though, I was hoping for a boy, we all were. Annagrace had changed her mind three days ago, saying she now wants another sister. But, up until then, we were all gung-ho boy. This pregnancy felt different in many way: I was eating different, my skin was different, my belly was even different. I was so convinced, I even purchased boy clothes that I found clearanced here and there. (I'm stocked on baby gifts now hehe!) I wanted the experience of having a Mama's boy. I wanted Tyler to have a little buddy and coach pee-wee football. And I wanted to sit out on the high school bleachers, sweatshirt and huge smile plastered on for "my boy."

But honestly, when the ultrasound tech said its a girl, I felt a little sense of relief. I was going into common territory and I couldn't be happier! Katelynn Jean Welch will be here the middle of August and turn our duo into a trio.

trying to catch up

I'm trying to catch up this blog. And for my own sake, I post them on the date they happened not when I actually get around to posting it. But, this past weekend was amazing and I can't wait to catch up to post about it.

Animal Kingdom

 Ready for the adventure!

The tree animals were beautiful and every time you looked you could see a different hidden animal.

Finding Nemo The Musical was great and both of the girls loved it. It was a condensed version of the Broadway musical.

The puppets and props were amazing.

Climbing and sliding zone.

  

The spinning dinosaurs. The front seat could control the tilt from front to back and the back seat controlled the height. I feel bad that Emmalee slept through the whole thing. 

The Safari!! We were so looking forward to this part of the park. We chose Animal Kingdom because of Annagrace and Emmalee's love of animals. Of course, Emmalee slept though the whole thing.

While the other giraffes were eating from the trees, this guy decided it wasn't worth it and went for the barrel.

The dinosaur ride was THE BEST!! We took Annagrace the first time and she closed her eyes for half of it. Later that night, Tyler and I went back and rode it twice without her.

waiting for the parade

We had dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. It was a little pricey but TOTALLY YUMMY!

They couldn't resist the light up cups.

We had desert later, the best ice cream sandwiches EVER!