The girls had tons of fun playing in the leaves at grandmas house. It was Halloween so that is why their cousin Livee is wearing a mummy costume!

My dad and Madilynn were hiding from Ryder..

My daughter is such a cute poser!

Halloween Partay

My cute trick or treaters. (minus Lexie, who was taking a nap! :)
My mom threw a "spooktacular" Halloween Party for the family. It was so much fun. We had a pumpkin carving contest, doughnut eating contest, and the best costume award! Tony and I were scuba divers, Josh and Rach were the swine flu, Jared and Heather were mummies, mom and dad were pirates. And the best costume award went to Mark and Katy who were terrorists (totally inappropriate, but the funniest thing EVER!) We had a blast. Thanks mom for throwing another awesome party!

Lexie Mae

I know that I should have posted these pictures six months ago, but better late than never!. Lexie is an amazing baby. She brings so much joy to our family. She loves to cuddle and laugh! She is growing way too fast. Maddie is a perfect big sister. She protects Lexie from her other sister Sophie!

California

Tony, Lexie, and I went to California for my cousin Brianas wedding. We had a really good time. Then we went to the Golden Gate bridge and saw a random missionary who wanted to hug me and my mom! It was the best day EVER!! I miss you brother, and now I am trunkee! We went with Justin and his funny companion to lunch and then drove around a part of his area that is...crazy!

check out my brother Jareds blog http://jaredbenson.blogspot.com/

I love you Just!

What Was I Thinking?

This weekend Mark and Katie came down for a visit. We always have so much fun when they come down. They are amazing and fun and we love seeing them.
On Saturday Mark and I competed in the SHAC triathlon. I was so glad that my uncle did it with me. I love doing them and I couldn't resist doing it. My goal was to finish in less than an hour and I reached it barely. I finished in 58 minutes and 30 seconds. I felt really good after the race, however I am pretty sore today. All I have wanted to do is sleep. I had so much fun though. I love doing triathlons and I hope that Tony will do the next one with me.
After the race we took the kids hiking at Red Cliffs. I love all of the mountains in Utah. I have always loved the green mountains in Northern Utah and I love seeing the red rock of the mountains in southern Utah.
Thanks Mark and Katie for such an awesome weekend!
The swimming portion of the race is always my favorite part!
The transition from swim to the bike. The bike was harder than I thought. There was some pretty steep hills that I wasn't expecting!
Coming in to the finish line.
After the race with my family
Mark and I after the race

Any guesses?

I am back from my blogging hiatus! It has been a while, but I am going to try better to post. We have been staying very busy. I am 35 weeks pregnant and I am starting to get a little nervous about being a mother of three! Maddie said that she would help me a lot, but only if the baby is a boy! She really wants a brother. (No pressure!)

To the dismay of most of our family and friends we don't find out what the sex of the baby is. I am starting to wonder if that was such a good idea this time around. When I was pregnant with Sophie I figured that babies just sleep and eat the first 6 weeks of life, so that would give me plenty of time to get clothes if she were a boy. I still agree with that concept, but now I live in a no shopping zone!! (I should add one more thing to my "10 Things I learned while Living in Enoch"...see http://jenandtonygrimshaw.blogspot.com/2008/03/10-things-ive-learned-living-in-enoch.html It would read 11. The only place to shop here is a Walmart where I could conveniently buy some clothes, milk, and a bike tire all in one stop, and a department store that I have never heard of and the parking lot is always deserted, so apparently I am not the only one who has never heard of "Bealls")

Anyways, I am sure that my baby won't have to leave the hospital "nakey bum" because I do have plenty of pink and generous friends who have blue!

The other thought that I have is that the extra room in our home is pink with a really cute pink diamond chandelier!

We are just incredibly grateful to be having a baby, and we look forward to learn all the things that you learn with every child. For example, Tony has learned how to give excellent pedicures to all three of his girls!

Me and the blogging world

I really have been struggling with thinking of ideas to blog about. When I go to blog my brain closes and the creative juices run dry! So, while I work through my "bloggers block", enjoy my mom's "love" of blogging by checking out her blog http://www.bkathy.blogspot.com/

2nd attempt

I finally was able to make bread. My dad makes really amazing bread, (that's right, I said my dad!) He uses a mixer that I have always wanted, but never have gotten. It has been on my list of "things I want" for a while now! (I try to make birthdays and Christmas really easy for Tony by telling him my "Top 5 Things" I want. I know, I am so thoughtful!) I ended up, finally getting the mixer from my mom and dad this Christmas! So I practiced making the bread with my dad in Orem, but he was there to make sure that I didn't add too much salt, or burn it. This week I tried making it all by myself. The first time I made it I let it raise too much, so when I took it out of the oven it was all lumpy. When I cut a slice it just crumbled. The next night I tried again. I was nervous, so I called my dad a lot to ask him a lot of question! But I pulled it off! I am very proud of myself! I couldn't have done it without my dad for passing along his knowledge, and my mom for getting me the mixer!and also for helping me check off something on my "Top 5 List of things I want!" My bread!
My new mixer!

Christmas Morning

This year we spent Christmas at home. This is the first Christmas that we haven't spent with my parents (I know, I am spoiled!) Every Christmas Eve that I can remember we have always gone to my grandma's house for a while and then go to my parents house and open up one present. I decided that I would have been too sad if I wasn't able to spend time with family on Christmas eve, so I invited Tony's family over. We had such a good time. About 35 of Tonys' aunts and uncles and cousins came over for dinner and games. We had to move out all of the furniture in the family room so that everyone could fit. After dinner we played chimes (which ended up being more of a hit with the adults then the children) then we did a "family game gift exchange" Then Tonys dad read the Christmas story. It was a great night. I only wish that I took some pictures!
After everyone left the girls opened up their new pajamas and went to bed because Santa had a really busy night ahead of him!
Maddie asked for a "big bed" because she wants Sophie to sleep in her room. I have always told her that her twin bed was too small for the both of them. Tony set up her bed while I cleaned up from the party and stuffed the stockings.
Christmas morning the girls were so excited! Tony's parents came over to open gifts, and Vern recorded the whole morning with his video camera. We were supposed to go up to Orem in the afternoon, but the weather prevented that from happening. I was pretty sad because my brother Justin is on his mission and he was calling that afternoon. Tony's whole family gets together for a Christmas breakfast. We went over there and I was on the verge of crying because I missed MY family! Thankfully Tony's cousin is one of my closest friends, and I was grateful for her because she helped me get my mind off of not being in Orem. We all played games then went home to take naps! About an hour later my brother called me!! I was so excited! We were able to talk for about a half hour, and it was so good! (thanks Justin for tweaking the mission rules slightly, so that I could talk to you!) Afterwards the power went out because of the storm, so we went over to Tony's uncles for more games. Only this time it was under lanterns and candlelight! It ended up being such a fun day. When we got home later that night we moved the mattresses in the family room by the fireplace because the power was still out, and our house was freezing. Tony, the girls, and I fell asleep there. The power came back on at about 2 a.m. We were all too tired to go back to our own beds, so we just cuddled all night! The next morning we were able to leave for Orem. Where we basically had another Christmas because of all the gifts (I told you I am spoiled!)
I truly am so blessed. Tony is so good to me. He is so caring and understanding. My girls bring so much joy to my life, and I love them so much. I have an amazing family, we are all so close. I have the greatest friends ever, and I couldn't be happier!
This is the night before Christmas after Santa left


Madilynn slept in Sophie's room, so she was surprised to see her big bed in her room that morning.