Eila's birthday

This was a great day! We had so many friends show up to celebrate with Eila. She is growing so fast and is so beautiful. Isi and I purchased a used bike at the DI and rebuilt it so it would ride well. She loved it but is scared to ride.

Cute Couples

We had a visit with my parents and my brother about 5 weeks ago and these are the pictures we took when we got bored... Some turned out pretty good.

I cherish you

I had to post a picture of my man on here. I love him so much and wouldn't trade him for anything... Not even for chocolate :)

Darling Girls :)

What a great visit

So we did so many fun things with Tuula in the 3 weeks she was here. We went swimming at a local pool hall, we visited a theater and watched a musical called "thoroughly modern millie", we visited the Bountiful and Salt Lake temples. Antti and Tuula went to a place called "crater bath", it is a natural hot spring where you can swim and snorkel. We visited Antelope Island (Island that is on the Great Salt Lake) where we drove around and hiked, you co8ld see antelope and buffalo and other creatures, it was very fun! We visited family and had a couple of party's at our home. It was great. I hope she had a fun time.

Eila wasn't that nice to her at first but after a week or so she got a little better. But that didn't last to long because she started up again pretty quickly. She was out of control and very mad. She cried almost every day. We couldn't figure it out. Tuula left on Friday and the kids spent the night at my Mom's in Salt Lake, that night Eila got really angry and said her ear hurt, so my Mom took her to instacare and there they said she had ear infections in both ears and that the left one was about to burst. Now we knew why she was so angry all the time. Now she is on antibiotics and is feeling better already. She even says she misses Tuula-Mummi.

Now we are getting settled back into the old schedule and will soon move Liana out of Eila's room and put her back in the nursery where Tuula was sleeping. Soon we will go to finland and it will be great!

Mummi is gone!

Just some pictures of Tuula's visit. We miss her :(

Playing outside

Fun to play outside! We fertilized our grass today and soaked up some sun!

Sisters are fun!

I loved this picture! They are both pouting thier lips. So cute!

Beautiful Eila

Liana's and Eila's rooms

Antti's weight set

Tuula Muumi tulossa!

I think I said that right!??? She will arrive on April 15th and will stay for 3 weeks. We hope to do many fun things together. She is bringing items from finland we haven't had in a while. Like pea soup and finnish candy. We are excited for her to see Liana and Eila. Antti will be taking off a week of vacation. That will be so nice! Here are a few more pictures of the Patomo's!

Cute Eila in the bath

- Always loves to be in the bath

Eila and Liana

The girls are getting big! These are some pictures of our princesses:

Our house!

We've lived her now for a few months but I decided to post a picture so everyone can see:

New year! Time for changes

Okay so we have been busy busy busy but I don't want to neglect things that are important in our lives. I have started thinking about what I as a wife and mother need to work on and I have listed a few:

Listen to husband better (I do listen but I am cleaning or cooking or etc. I want to give him full attention so that he FEELS that I am interested in what he is saying)

Hold regular FHE! (We need badly)

Give my children the one on one time they need (Need to become more like a child at times)

Clean less and be a part of the moments I am missing (I need to put down the sponge during dinner)

Do my makeup and hair everyday (This is a toughy.. ha ha)

Let my husband be a big influencer on decisions for our home (I tend to take control to much)

Go outside more often (It's surprising how much happier you can be in nature.. Come on summer!)


And that's all for now. I hope to add more soon. I hope everyone else's new year will go well!

Lots and Lots of changes!

We have recently purchased a home. Our very first house! It's very exciting and we are loving every minute of it. It is a humble home in a city called Tooele, far away from everything:)

We also have had our little girl Liana. She is now 4 months old and is such a joy! She is very calm and sleeps well. We are so lucky.

Our little Eila is in preschool now and is learning so much. She is 2 1/2 and already can count to 20, do her ABC's and knows her shapes.

We are getting ready for christmas and the new year. I have plans for next year already!

40 Weeks and no baby!

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I have waited so long to write on this blog! Sorry about that. I will do better : )

Well I am 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant! Still no baby. I don't know what it is but I just can't seem to get these kids out on time. Eila was 4 days late so maybe it will happen today. I have an induction scheduled for August 3rd if the baby still hasn't arrived. I am so ansy to see what she looks like and to hold her. We are very blessed to have so many friends and family members concerned about how I am doing. I recieved a call from my RS president and was told that I would get a few meals brought to me for our family. I am excited. It will be so nice to relax a bit.

Sad news

My Brother and his fiance told us about 2 weeks ago that they are having a baby. We were a bit shocked at first because she already has 2 kids from a previous marriage. Both are under 3 years old. I was worried about her stress level because I know how hard it is with one child alone.

She was having pains and some bleeding so she went to the hospital today. They found out she miscarried. Luckily she was only 1 month along so it wasn't painful. She and my Brother are sad but they will be okay.

Decorating is so fun!

Antti and I have been getting more and more excited about moving. We have now purchased a washer and dryer, couch and loveseat, kitchen table & chairs, entertainment center, Eila's new bed and my favorite thing! A decorative bookshelf! I am also planning on buying some cute frames for our pictures and some plants to give the house some color. We would love to buy a new bed but we need to wait a little while. That gets pretty expensive. The picture shows the decorative bookshelf. I wanted to buy 2 but maybe later.