Updates and Announcing...

Whew! A lot has happened since I last posted, which is the reason I haven't posted for awhile. So just quick updates:

#1. This is the pattern that Felicity picked out for her dress (see & sew #B5443, it's a Butterick pattern, and we bought it at Joann's). It's the three tiered one, but we added sleeves, made it a little longer and then added some shimmery tulle for a ruffle on the bottom. Instead of a ribbon around the waist, we used the tulle and made a gathered sash. She picked out a pretty purple satin for the fabric. I liked it...but it's a lot of ironing! She'll only wear that dress for special occasions, I'm thinking.

#2. Sam and Kolleen's wedding and receptions were beautiful. Everything was simple, and the colors, deep purple and teal, looked great together. The sealing in the Idaho Falls temple was wonderful, what's better than the spirit you feel at a temple sealing? Nothing like it.

#3 After the receptions were all done, we spent a day and a half at my parents house, how much fun can my kids have at Grandma and Grandpa's house with cousins everywhere? If we're judging by noise level, an awful lot.

And on to the Announcement! (Yes, I'm changing the color of this post for a reason)

Yesterday we went to get an ultrasound of Little Baby Caboose. Again, I'm amazed at all the things they can check to make sure the baby is growing properly. Heavens, I can barely see a foot or a hand most of the time. We were looking at the stomach (the tech said) when Joseph declared that he could see the baby's eye. Everything is growing well and looking good (again, the tech said, I couldn't tell anything) and she's healthy, so glad. The night before I had a dream it was a boy, but I've posted about how I've been wrong with each baby, so I shouldn't have been surprised that the kicker is a girl! I would have been happy either way, I'm excited for my two Bookend Girls. And now I'm planning: baby quilt, clothes (I want to try some of those baby legs, they're adorable), shoes, hair things, and all that ruffly stuff I've been denied for eight years! Have to admit, I'm not usually all for pink--with Felicity I stuck with green and yellow as much as our slim college budget would allow, but there are some cute pink things I've seen lately--and ruffles--but there are some tasteful ruffly things out there. Not to worry, floral prints are still way, way low on my list. But I'm excited to experiment with all the girly baby things. Not toooooo girly, but girly enough.

Farris wasn't able to come to the ultrasound because of work. This is the only one he has missed, and I have to say I was a little bummed out about it, but I understood, he'd just taken four days off work right before graduation. So we stopped at a grocery store on the way to his office and picked out two pink balloons and two blue balloons (then Joseph stuck an orange balloon in his mouth and we ended up getting that one, too. Stinker) so we could make Farris choose which one he thought it was. Of course, he pulled Joseph to the side as soon as we asked him to guess:

Farris: "Hey Joseph, will you tell me if it's a boy or a girl?"

Joseph "NO!!"

Farris: "OK, can you tell me if it's a boy?"

Joseph: "No, it's not a boy."

Amazingly enough, Farris guessed correctly on the first try. I should have had the ultrasound tech. tell the kids it was twins, just to surprise them all.

So now we're finishing up Spring Break by the "Semi-Annual Changing of the Clothes to Match the New Season" going through clothes fun. And finishing laundry. And a girls night with just Felicity (ice cream, strawberries, Tangled, and a little sewing). And catching up on the cleaning that was neglected while working on Felicty's dress and the boy's bow ties (they turned out way cute, by the way. That tutorial I linked to a couple posts ago was very easy, I might have to do it again). Maybe a park trip and a library trip? And of course staying in pjs until late in the day. I love Spring Break!