Getting Ready for Disney

The night before Disneyland we got all settled into our hotel rooms, the girls got all scrubbed up and squeaky clean, and were surprised with some little Disney presents to get them ready for our first big day. Emily got "Tay-nie" jammies and Ky got Tinkerbell, and they both got big Minnies to cuddle with that night. They were so excited. It was the perfect way to start to our week at Disney.

Emily gave her Minnie lots and lots of Kisses.

We tucked the girls into bed (and Mimi cried remembering tucking Jenn and I into our hotel beds when we were this same ago going to Disneyland). The girls were pretty wound up after getting their new presents and with all of the excitement about what was coming the next day. Bedtime took a looooooong time that night :)

I could not sleep at all that night. I seriously woke up every hour on the hour to check the clock and see if it was time to get up yet. I waited to get up until 6, everyone else got up when I started sending my "wake up! it's time for Disneyland!" texts. (It's funny how you feel like a kid again just thinking about going to Disneyland.)

The girlies woke up last. They danced to Disney music while we got them ready, had a visit from their personal stylist, screamed and jumped up and down alot, and then finally we were all ready to go. 

 

We  got to the park with ten minutes to spare until they opened the gates. Mimi and I ran over to get our tickets while the others waited in line. I don't know who was more excited, the kids or the big kids... 

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Surprise! It's a Boy!

I bet you never thought that would be the "guess what," right? We've been keeping this whole pregnancy a huge secret from everyone. It's been really fun having a secret that was just between Mike and I. We hadn't even told the girls until the night before we went in for the ultrasound appointment. Kylie was getting increasingly curious about my growing belly even before we told her though. She kept telling me I looked really full, like I had eaten all of my dinner, and poking my belly button.

18 weeks

The morning of the ultrasound, we were all really excited; Mike and I the most. We decided to take the girls to this appointment so they could see the baby and see that it was a real deal. For months I've been asking Kylie "If mommy has another baby, do you think it will be a girl or a boy?" And she would always reply something like, "A baby girl. But Daddy really wants a baby boy, so maybe the next one after that can be a boy..." She had me completely convinced that it was going to be another baby sister and we even had Mike convinced too. He, of course, was hoping for a boy. He is the last of the Kirby's so there was a little added pressure for us to have a boy at some point.

When the ultrasound tech started to do his thing, Mike and I stared intently at the screen while the girls played with puzzles and books in the corner. We kept trying to figure out what all the different shapes and limbs on our baby were. Then finally, the tech stopped on a little baby part that was completely unmistakable. I looked over at Mike and he had the biggest, proud grin on his face and I just threw my hands over my eyes and let out a tiny scream. A BOY????? How do you do a boy?? Mike told Kylie that the baby was going to be a baby brother and without even looking up from her puzzle she exclaimed, "no, it's a girl!" Daddy reassured her that it was a boy. "But I said I wanted a girl..." After the initial 'it's not a sister' shock, she was actually really excited and has been so excited to tell everyone that she's having a baby brother. She even talks to baby brother in my tummy. I'm not sure Emily even knew what was going on at our appointment but when I ask her now where her baby brother is, she points and exclaims "Mommy, tummy!"

(Funny thing about the Kirby boys, Mike's grandpa had 2 girls and then 1 boy... Mike's dad had 2 girls and then 1 boy... and now we have 2 girls and are having a boy.)

The day after our big appointment I went out and bought our first little boy clothes. They are sitting upstairs on my dresser so I can look at them every day. I'm really excited about having a little boy, but I'm nervous too. I know I do girls really well. Let's face it, I'm completely girly with not even an ounce of he-man in me, and my girls are the exact same way. I don't like to play in the dirt or search for bugs, and I don't know how to play with cars and trains. I told Mike that now that's he's got his little boy, he is completely responsible for making him manly, because frankly, I just don't know how to do manly. I really am so excited, even with all this nervousness mixed in. It's going to be a whole new adventure for us. I just can't wait to meet him and snuggle him in his new dinosaur and puppy dog jammies.

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You may be wondering why we kept it a secret for so long. Well not only was it fun, but since we were planning our big trip to Disneyland we decided to throw in a little "surprise, we're pregnant!" too. In case you didn't know, my mom tends to freak out about my being pregnant. However, since we have always lived so far away, I have never been able to deliver the news in person and see her reaction (only through video or phone calls). I am so glad we waited because her screams were everything I had hoped for, oh and we got it all on video when we picked them up from the airport last week. (Scroll to the bottom for the video) 

We called the rest of our family as soon as we got to the hotel. They were all so excited, especially the men in the family. Score 1 for the boy team. 

Speaking of boys, Baby Boy is kicking the laptop right now as it rests against my belly. I'm sure he's reminding me that it's late and time to get in bed. Mike felt him kick for the first time yesterday. He is such a proud Daddy. It's funny, now that I'm finally able to talk about our baby boy, I don't want to stop. I really can't wait to meet him. I can't wait to experience every new milestone with this new pregnancy. I can't wait to see him again at our next ultrasound. And I especially can't wait to see him with his big sisters. 

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(By the way, my mom cries every time she sees us, whether there's a baby or not, so that's what the crying predictions are all about) 

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Guess What...

Remember that one time when I was 19 weeks pregnant and didn't tell anyone? Oh yeah, that just happened...

...And it's a boy <3

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Our Bags Are (almost) Packed

We're just about ready to go! Off to Disneyland! See you all with lots of photos when we return!

I caught the crafty bug and made a few shirts for our trip. You know how embarrassing it is when you show up to a party wearing the same thing as something else, right? We couldn't run that risk :) Here is a little peak of the girlies' Minnie Mouse appliqued shirts. I love how they turned out! I'm sure you'll see plenty more of these and the other cute shirts when we get back!

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We're Going to Disneyland!!!

We've been planning this trip to Disneyland for months now. It's always been in our heads that we wanted to take the girls when they were about four and two and the timing just happened to be right so we are finally doing it. We are so excited! Mimi, Titi, and Bapo are meeting us in LA and we are going to spend three days in the park and then a day lounging at the beach. The girls are going to freak out! That is what I am most excited about! They both love the disney princesses (well any princess for that matter) and the fairies. I can't wait to see their faces! 

We are leaving tomorrow to start our drive out to LA. We'll stop in Vegas for the night just to break up the long drive and then pick up the others at the airport on our way in on Sunday. (I guess I'm a little excited to see them too :) It's going to be quite the trip, but so worth it. I can't wait! Have I mentioned that?!

To celebrate our one week countdown to Disneyland (last week), we took the girls out to a local orchard where they ran around in their new princess dresses. They loved dancing in the grass, singing princess songs, picking dandelions, and smelling the blossoms. So here are some of my absolute favorite pictures of our little princesses, all ready for Disneyland. 

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My Birthday According to Instagram

Well, I turned the big 2-7 this year. If you know me at all you know that I make a huge deal out of my birthday. I am sure to tell everyone I see that it is my special day and I pretty much expect to have the world bow down to me on that day. No, seriously, just ask Mike :) I was spoiled (just like I wanted to be) this year. 

I woke up to the perfect breakfast. My absolute favorite belgium waffles with strawberries and whipped cream. Oh heavens, such a delicious way to start your day! Emily really enjoyed the whipped cream too. 

I spent the day with my two favorite girls while Mikey was at school. When he got home he surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and date night. We dropped the girls off at a friend's house and went out to a real sit-down restaurant :) La Jolla Groves in Orem, if you haven't been there, you need to go. The food was so great (get the salmon!), the atmosphere was unreal, and the prices weren't too high at all (surprisingly). By the way, those are lemon trees inside the restaurant (fake, but still, so pretty). Dinner was perfect and then we just walked around until it was time to pick up the girlies.

We had cheesecake waiting for us at home and it was oh so yummy. Everyone sang me the famous birthday song as I reveled in my last few hours as the birthday girl and enjoyed that yummy cake.

It was the perfect birthday spent with my favorite people. Now, only 364 days until my next one :)

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Easter 2012

The girls woke up to baskets of treats and toys on Easter morning. We took a little time to enjoy the fun tradition, watched the girls stuff their faces with rice crispy eggs and candy for breakfast, and then rushed to get to church on time. (We were late, as always :)

Kylie got to sing in church with the rest of the primary for the first time on Easter Sunday. We were all so excited and practiced her song in the car over and over for weeks leading up to the little performance. When it was the primary's turn the Bishop invited all of the children to come up to the front and Kylie bolted out of her seat until she got to the last pew before the front. She froze and wouldn't go up. Mike ended up standing up there with her so that she could sing. He said she barely whispered any of the words (but at least she was up there :) When she got back to her seat she was so upset that she didn't sing loud and kept asking if she could go back up and do it again. Poor girl and that poor stage fright. 

After we got home from church we had a little lunch and the girls had a nap. Which gave the bunny just enough time to stop by and hide some eggs. I had full intention of getting a Sunday picture of the girls all dolled up in their Easter best but it just didn't happen. Instead they did their last egg hunt in outfits they picked out themselves :) 

And now, that should finally be the end of the Easter posts. Whew, I told you Easter goes on and on when you have kids!

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Coloring Eggs

The night before Easter we were lucky enough to have some family visitors! Mike's sister and her adorable kids came down from Idaho and stopped in for some yummy dinner and Easter egg coloring. We roasted hotdogs and smores in the backyard and then stayed up late coloring eggs. It was alot of fun and so great to be around family during (or at least the night before) Easter. The girls love their cousins.

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Another Easter Egg Hunt

We headed over to Pioneer Park next for the Provo City Egg Hunt. It wasn't really a hunt though as the eggs  were literally just thrown all over a roped off piece of grass and when they said go kids just ran out and scooped them up. It was pretty insane. There was a 5 egg limit for every child so the good news was that each of our girls found 5 times more eggs than they did at our last hunt :) Kylie actually went a little crazy during the "hunt," filling her basket with as many as she could see, we ended up putting alot back (even though she claimed she was just getting more for Emily - uh huh, sure you were...) I couldn't even grab her attention (and it was way to crowded) for me to get a picture of her at least picking up an egg.  Daddy was smart and carried little Emily to the very middle where it wasn't crowded yet and straddled a little clump of eggs for her to "find." 

It was stinking cold when they first started (hence all the layers under their Easter outfits) but as soon as they yelled "GO!" I think Kylie forgot about her numb fingers :)


The girls were pretty excited about checking out the little prizes inside their eggs. We even got some coupons for free lunch in a couple of them and you know we took advantage of that one :) Also, they were the cutest kids at this egg hunt too :)

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Let the Easter Festivities Begin!

I've noticed that since having kids, Easter festivities have grown from just an egg hunt on Easter morning to an entire weekend of hunts and activities. This year was especially fun because Kylie knew exactly what to look forward to and Emily was old enough to participate this year too.

We started this year with a cute little egg hunt at the Riverwoods. We got there about two minutes before it all started and each of the girls only ended up finding one egg but they were both so excited about that one egg. And they were the cutest kids there by the way :)

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