To the victor goes the spoils

And I'M the winner this year because I didn't kill my garden! Yay!

I don't know if I will even get enough produce out of these plants to make it worth what I spent on them, but I am oh so proud of the fact that they are still alive! Besides, with my basil plant that turned gargantuan on me, I probably made back all my costs with all the basil now sitting in my freezer (in the form of both leaves and homemade pesto)!

I now present my basil (sweet and Thai), jalapeños, okra, zucchini, and tomatoes:

 

And tonight for dinner, I used the fruits ( or veggies) of my labor and made this delicious pizza:

 

I am so proud of myself. In case you couldn't already tell.

Potty Training V 2.0

About a week and a half after Deaun was born, Dallin and I decided the girls were ready to be potty trained (for real this time).  They were so excited! For the most part, they have done really well.  There are a few accidents here and there, but overall, it's been much better than we anticipated.

Another plus (besides not having to buy diapers for them!) of potty training- Sabrina and Fiona had been having a hard time (understandably) since Deaun was born.  They were used to getting all of our attention and were a bit traumatized to be sharing it with Deaun.  But potty training gave them some extra positive attention and something to focus on, so they stopped having meltdowns over silly things (most of the time) like "She touched my cup!" or "That blankie is touching my blankie!" or "She looked at me!"

All in all, we'll call it a win!

Life with Deaun

*I just found this old draft full of pictures of Deaun as a newborn that had never been posted. So here you go, for your viewing pleasure. 

Deaun has just stolen our hearts.  (Probably especially mine.)
She sleeps well, eats well, poops well. See? A perfect babe.

Here are some pictures from June and July.

 (Free slurpie day- 7/11)

  (Potty training)

Lagoon

For Grandpa White Car's work party, Sabrina and Fiona got to go to Lagoon for the first time!
I stayed home with Deaun, and Dallin had to work, but the girls had a blast with Grandma, Grandpa, Ammon, Jes, Emma, and Adele.
From what I hear, they loved the rides (after a little trepidation for the first few rides) and they loved the swimming and the slides!
They were so tuckered out from the boats, helicopters, planes, animals, and bumper cars that they crashed the second they got back in the car!

Thanks for taking them Grandma and Grandpa!

Silver Lake

Dallin had the 24th of July off of work this year, so we all went up to Silver Lake at Brighton with Grandma Truck.  It was beautiful! We walked around the whole lake (even the twins) and had a picnic behind the church afterwards.  It was a great day.

7/11

I think we started a new tradition this year!

Free Slurpees at 7-Eleven on July 11th!

Thanks for going with us Christensen's!

Deaun Kate

Our beautiful Deaun Kate was born June 25, 2013 at 8:56 pm. I was induced 2 1/2 weeks early because I had choleostasis. My labor was 12 hours long and pretty uneventful.  I had an epidural and once I was fully dilated, I only pushed 3 times before she was born.   She weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. and she was 20 inches long. She was beautiful and healthy and absolutely perfect.

Our little red haired, blue eyed angel stole our hearts. It was love at first sight for all of us.

June 25th:

June 26th: