our new addition

on may 20th we welcomed a new addition into our family. my sister kelly gave birth to a beautiful baby girl kate larson. kelly had called me earlier in the day and told me that she probably wasnt going to have that baby this week so i didnt have to worry about coming up this weekend to help. about an hour later she called me back. i answered the phone with sarcasm "what are you in labor or something?" and then heard kellys panicky voice saying to hurry and pack my bags and get up to ogden as fast as i could. I packed and was on the road in about 10 mins and got to ogden very quickly. I was able to watch over the kids the next couple of days as kelly and kate were at the hospital and when they got home and rested. It was kinda tiring being a pseudo mom for a few days, but it was great to spend time with them all and be as helpful as i could be.

Meeting Kate for the first time

such a good big sister!!

as part of watching over the kiddies i took ella and drewbie to the dinosaur park on friday. it was a fun little adventure that got the kids of the house as we waited for the babe and mom to get home from the hospital. it was kinda funny taking the kids around cause i bet everyone thought i was there mom! ha. i felt like a good pseudo mom as i packed them snacks and drove to the park. we walked around read all of the signs, played in the park and of course took a lot of photos. as soon as i pulled out my camera ella wanted to take photos, which she isnt bad at. but then drew wanted to take photos, which is just not his forte yet.

drewbies turn... surprisingly not that bad

i had a great time in ogden and already love kate so much. it is so crazy to me that kelly has four kids now! im so excited for my new niece to be in our family and that now i can tell people i have nieceS and nephews. now i cant wait for baby mia to come and join us!!