Moab!

We had a fun long weekend in Moab with my mom, her boyfriend John, and my grandpa!  We stayed in a really nice 3 bedroom condo.  The kids did really well on the drives to and from, which I was very nervous for, and therefore glad that it wasn't a problem!  You'd think going to Moab at the end of April / beginning of May, it would be nice and warm... but we had highs in the low 50's the whole time, and lots of chilling wind, so it wasn't as nice as we'd hoped.  We got there on Friday afternoon, and Jason and I went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant, which was really nice!  The girls stayed at the condo and ate there with my mom, John, and grandpa.  Saturday, Jason and John did a wild mountain bike ride on the porcupine trail.  The kids and I swam at the condo's pool and played outside.  My mom and I also went shopping for food for the weekend.  Sunday morning, we all rode the Schaffer trail, which was really fun - amazing views!  Natalie seemed to enjoy the bounciness of the rough 4WD trail - I sat in the back seat next to her to make sure it didn't shake her too badly, but she was fine.  In the afternoon, we went swimming again, and then just had a relaxing time sitting around in the condo.  Monday morning, we drove back home.

The girls sitting on rocks in the yard of the condo:

Our family on an overlook on the Schaffer trail:

Grandpa, me, and Natalie on the Schaffer trail:

My mom, John, Lizzy, and Rachel on the Schaffer trail.  It was very cold and windy!

A Budding Fashionista

Well, I don't know WHERE she got it from... certainly not from me... but Lizzy is showing some impressive talent in fashion!  Here is her first ever original design... made from kleenex and rubber bands:

Boppy Pillow

I've loved my boppy pillow with all three girls, and this time it's even better, because Lizzy and Rachel can use the boppy pillow to hold Natalie all by themselves, which they think is the coolest thing ever!

Who Does She Look Like??

Here are pictures of all 3 of my girls at the same age... we think Natalie looks most like Lizzy.

Here's Lizzy

Here's Rachel

Here's Natalie

Natalie Charlotte Gale

Our new baby decided to be nice to me and come into the world 1 week ahead of her due date! So, here is our beautiful Natalie Charlotte Gale, born March 31st at 10:30 pm!  She weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and is 20 inches long!

She's doing really well, and we're at home now!  Lizzy was my favorite visitor, because she walked in and said, "Oh mommy, your tummy is SO SMALL!"