Yea for Disneyland

Kevin took a day off work so that we could take the girls to Disneyland one last time before our passes get blocked out for the summer. We had a great time when we weren't having to get out of lines for Emma and Maddie's bad behavior (okay, that only happened once). We took Emma and Maddie to the playhouse Disney show which may have been the highlight of their whole entire life. They met Mickey Mouse (again) and didn't cry (we're making progress) and even gave Minnie Mouse a hug (huge progress).

Disneyland

A day at The Wild Animal Park

Kevin's been off for the last week and a half on spring break. I'm not gonna lie, if there was a way for him to stay home with us all the time, we'd be super happy...but for now we're just enjoying this little break. Sadly, our Disneyland passes have been blocked out for Kevin's entire break, but zoo passes never get blocked out! Anyways, it had been awhile since we'd been to The Wild Animal Park, and I really wanted to see the butterfly exhibit that is only there once a year for a few weeks. As it turns out, I'm not as big of a fan of butterflies as I thought. Oh sure, they're pretty and all...but if they try to land on me; well, that's pretty much the same thing as any bug landing on me, or any spider for that matter. It's not good. We had a great day at the park (aside from those deadly butterflies). The Blackley's joined us, and we spent far more time than I thought possible playing. Here are some photos of the day. I threw in a few pics of the butterflies just as proof that we saw them.

It's a....

boy????? That's right, a boy. My wonderful friend, Dawn, sent me in for an early ultrasound to see if we could detect the babies gender. Low and behold, the ultrasound tech informed us that we're having a boy. I have to admit, I was confused. In my mind I believed that we'd be having a little Isabella (I had even dreamed that I was having a girl). This just threw me for a loop! With that said, and in the spirit of being flexible, I've switched gears from pink to blue.

I'm now close to 15 weeks preggo, and feelin' pretty good. Pregnancy has been kind to me and spared me any major sickness. Here are some blurry ultrasound pictures for your enjoyment :).

 

 

We'll miss you Grandma

My grandma passed away this morning and I just wanted to offer a tribute because she has always been a huge part of my life. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma, and great grandma. I'm so grateful that God allowed her to be in our lives as long as she was. She'll be so missed.

This is a tough week for my family...so keep us in your prayers...and to those who've been praying, thank you! Your prayers have been felt! I love you all!

 

 

 

 

Another Helton is on the way

Yup, that's right...Kevin and I are expecting baby number 3 (and we're assuming there will not be twins this time around). It's time for me to get serious about potty training Emma and Maddie!

 

The Triplets

Emma, Maddie, and Hailey don't know it, but they're going to be best friends someday!

 

 

 

 

Zoo day

Kevin had yesterday off work for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We took advantage of the lovely weather and headed down to meet the Blackley's at the San Diego zoo. We had a great day. Emma and Maddie conquered some serious animal fears, and had a great time!

A day at the San Diego zoo