Life with 3 girls

Gabby crashed on the floor in her princess dress after playing the xbox dance game. ....I feel like doing this all the time.

They say going from 2 to 3 kids is a lot harder then going from 1 to 2 kids. I'd have to agree...only b/c I am tired more and have kids now that don't nap. When Gabby was born, I could always count on my afternoon nap with Charley....now, not so much. However, I do sometimes turn the TV on, and just let them watch so I can take a quick nap. Gabby is now iffy on her naps. She just kinda falls asleep anywhere. But if she naps during the day, she is up all night....she is at a funny stage.

Dani is actually laying on Ben....but it was funny b/c she is going to be a crazy sleeper, just like her sisters! PS....I love her little shoes! Aunt Emily gave them to Charley when she was a baby, and they've lasted through 3 girls now!

This afternoon I, along with the girls played our xBox Dance game. The girls were HILARIOUS!!... And of course Gabby could NOT dance with out a princess dress.

1st month

Today, Jan. 19th, Dani is one month old!

Charley is such a good big sister. She comes home everyday from school and the first thing she wants to do is hold Dani.



Gabby decided that Dani was going to be a princess...and put the crown on her head and made her hold a little wand. She does make a pretty princess though!....our own little Sleeping Beauty!

About Dani...

*I think she is going to have BLUE eyes....how did we manage to do that?!.....2 blue and 1 green eyed babies!

*She is more alert these days, but still sleeps a ton.

*I can normally feed her at 11pm/12am....and she'll sleep until 5:30am!....which is a nice stretch for me!

*at her 2 week dr. apt. she gained her weight back from birth plus 2 oz. (she left the hospital at 6lbs 10oz...and is now at 7lbs 7oz) She is now 20 inches long...she grew an inch and a half.

*She will take a pacifier, but doesn't really need it.

*She poos after every feeding! It is so loud when she does! It is quite funny. But since it doesn't build up, she hasn't exploded....I probably just jinxed myself.

*And we love her tons!

First Date

Somehow at dinner we were talking about daddy dates, and how Gabby has never been on one. Ben has normally taken Charley to get ice cream or dinner every once in a while. Gabby heard that she got to go on one, so she quickly ate dinner and got her shoes on and told Ben she was ready to go. She was so excited!

Ben just took her to get some ice cream, but she LOVED it!

The girls are so lucky to have such a great dad....

Princess Party

Charley's 5th birthday party was a few days after her actual birthday. She was turning 5, so I wanted to make it special, however, I just had my 3rd baby...and had a ton of family over for Christmas. So we decided that she could invite a few friends to do a princess party. Last year a cosmetology school opened up next to Thanksgiving Point. I had gone there with Charley a few months ago to get our nails done. While I was there I asked if they had princess parties. For $5 a girl they did their hair, nails, and make-up! SWEET!!....party done! We called the hair school to make an appointment, invited a few friends. They met at our house, we drove over....each girl was assigned a student....so none of them were waiting around board. They got pampered....we drove back to our house and had cup cakes and opened presents and took the girls home. It was great. I really didn't have to do anything, and Charley was beyond happy!

Later that night we invited a few more friends over for cake and ice cream. .....after that was over, I felt like super mom!! ....baby born, holidays over, birthday party complete....time for this mama to relax!

Holiday Recap!

I kinda posted about the holidays, but not really. Dani was born the week before, and I was in the hospital from Monday to Thursday. In that time Schramma & Schrammpa entertained the girls. Schramma made tons of yummy treats with the girls, had a princess party, and organized my kitchen!....it's amazing! A few days later my family arrived and the girls were pretty much in heaven with all eyes on them....with a bunch of their aunts and uncles and both sets of grandparents!
Charley got an Easy Bake Oven from Santa......this was her first batch of teeny, tiny cookies!....everyone got half a bite of a cookie!
When I asked Gabby what she wanted from Santa, she just said "presents"....easy enough...so she got a tent and tunnel combo!


We managed to get a family photo of the Zendejas side.

It was a really fun holiday. The girls were excited and happy with everything they got!....they were a little spoiled, but they are only young once.

Highlights of the week:

*Playing the dance game on the kinect....Go Schramma for getting the high score!!!

*Finishing a 1500 piece puzzle!

*Temple Square

*Uncle Carlos playing hide and seek with the girls for 2 hours!

*of course Dani was born!!!....

.....and I know I am missing a ton of things we did. It has already been too long for me to remember everything. All I know is that it was a great time!

I have a TON more pictures of the weeks activities, but they are not formatted in jpeg, and if I waited to post until I did change the format, it may not be until July. So here are my few pictures I took with my small camera that is already formatted right.

A look back...

Looking back at 2011, I can't help but feel really blessed. Of course every thing wasn't all perfect, but it is hard to dwell on those things when those trials only turned to great blessings down the road.

This past year Ben got a new position at work. He is still with the same firm, but he is also an in-house attorney for one of his clients. This has meant a lot less stress and a happy dad! Last year we also found out that we were expecting another baby girl. Charley started pre-school, and Gabby started nursery and we finally got her potty trained!!! 2011 was also the year we bought our first home and welcomed Danielle into our family.

We were also lucky enough to finish out the year and spend the Christmas season with both families!

*Pictured above is our sweet Dani at 5 days old. Our good friend Michele Reyes took them for us. She is a great photographer in Utah county. She is the one that has taken all of the beautiful pictures of my girls.

Fancy FIVE!!!!

Today my baby girl turned 5!! CRAZY!!!...how do I have a 5 year old?!

I was very proud of myself for getting us all ready and Charley to school on time today!! After I dropped her off I ran to the store to grab a treat for her class for snack time. Then when I picked her up from school, we also picked up Ben and went to lunch. We are planning on having her party with her friends on Thursday. We decided she could pick 3 friends and we would take them to the hair school next to Thanksgiving Point to get their hair, nails and make-up done.

Charley doesn't have a doctor apt. until this summer when we take her in for her kindergarten check-up. But I can tell you she is pretty much perfect! She is a great big sister, and a great helper, she is always wanting to help and always thinking of others. She has a photographic memory...literally, she remembers EVERYTHING you tell her. She is a great friend and everyone loves her. And we love her too!

Happy Birthday Miss. Charley!

she's got skillz

Get this girl to a pow wow....quick!