Here We Go Again!

There is another baby girl on the way and she will be here soon! Of course this time we still have no name for her... we are super excited but giving a child a name can be so difficult. It makes it even harder when you try to make it a family decision. The girls are just as excited as Dan and I are but some of their ideas...well lets just say I wouldnt blame their new sister if she decided to change her name lol. I have to say this pregnancy has been incredible...no hospital visits full of contractions, no bed rest or pills to take every day. I have loved every minute of being pregnant! I am actually surprised at how fast it has gone by...

Sky loved being home this past week, it was the last time she would see us without her new sister. Of course she was sad when she left since it had been six months since her last visit to Colorado. Poor girl, she loves her mom and I know she does but she tells us she really doesnt like Texas.  She brought up so many things this past visit and kept saying "you should have told the judge that." Her mom does limit her with the family...she is not allowed to call or text anyone from my side of the family becausd they are not blood relatives. Now this wouldnt bother me so much if she were not so hypocritical.  Her husbands family is family and they should be...but then whats the difference in my family being family. In all fairness that little girl has been apart of my life since she was 18 months old (she is now almost 8). I have always been mom to her, I have helped raise her in fact she has been more apart of my life then her step-dads. For the first 5 years so from ages 18 months to 7 he traveld around the world for his job and anywhere between 3 to 6 weeks at a time and never home for longer than a month. Her dad and I have always been there, I have been a stay at home mom and he comes home every single night. Now in regards to my family they may not be blood buy my mother is the type of person that has told sky, "its ok if your mom doesnt want you to call me grandma...you just dont fight with your mom." My family loves that girl so much they would rather sit on the back burner than have her suffer. Whats that Garth Brooks song? Something like..."blood is thicker than water but love is thicker than blood..." in this case it is oh so true! We may not be blood but our love for her is so much stronger and she will always know this!

I kind of went somewhere I was not planning on going but I guess sometimes you just want to say your piece.

Our journey continues

We made it to Pampa, Texas last night. Taking it easy has been great for the girls and for us. They have loved getting out at every stop and being able to stretch their legs. We have about 300 miles left to go so we should for sure get into Atoka late this afternoon. We have all had our breakfast, got cleaned up and our headed out onto our last stretch of highway! Oklahoma here we come!

Oklahoma Bound

Our new adventure began today. It was the hardest thing we have had to do saying good-bye to our family...we miss them so much already!
I did not get to take any photos on our first stretch of our trip as we left just before the snow hit and were traveling over the mountain. To keep you all updated: the roads were mostly clear and the babies did great! The girls slept most of the way and we made it to Monte Vista in Colorado. We had planned on staying in the camper tonight but it was freezing so...we are now in the most country styled motel and enjoying the warmth of the room and the laughter of our babies. I thank The Lord for the strength throughout this day and the safe travels we have already had. Praying for a good day tomorrow! Good-night all!

Whoohoo

What a night we had! The girls helped their dad set up the tent as soon as we arrived.

They were so excited to camp that we didn't stay in one spot for long. In no time we were all down by the lake getting wet and muddy lol. I will post more photos later... :)

Iversen Camping Trip 2012

Well we have only four days left with our little munchkin so we are making the most of it! Last night we had a great time mini night golfing until 10pm and had ice cream afterwards. Now we are on our way to Crawford State Park for some much needed family time. Skylar chose camping as her last big family outing and we were all way excited for it! So here we go...

Family Sunday

We have had such an incredible last few days! It started off having to drive hours to pick up our kiddos but we made it into a great time. After our Zoo fun we made it back home safely and went for a family barbecue at Darla and Greg's home. The kids love to play by the river! It was such a great weekend and it has continues into the week. Dan and I both want every day to count with Skylar and we are going to make them count. Our family time has always been special but it seems to really matter now... We all had so much fun Sunday and the food was great too!

Home Sweet Home

We made it home at 12:30am on Saturday...we of course had to make some stops...