Monkeys

(Not impressed)

 

Pictures in our tree next to our house. I even climbed the tree! :)

Boys pics

While in the hospital in November, Sarah took wonderful pictures of my boys! (Bee was in school)

Notebook

I LOVE my day planners. This is my second one. I will probably buy one every year for the rest of my life. I just love that I can make lists and organize and draw notes.

I was hestiant to put a picture on it because the boys grow so much in a year BUT I love looking at it no matter that I know they aren't this size. This picture was taking the day I had to have IVIG in November. This was just before we went to lunch with Raesha. I asked her if we could do a picnic outside instead of the deli because of this! She was totally fine with it.

Ward campout

The ward campout was September 28-29th, up in Bailey Canyon.

It was the first time it rained in Alamogordo since before we left to Seattle. The ward was going to cancel the campout but Betsy, the boys and I said we were going up so people decided to come up too!

The Garners were already up there, stuck in a mud puddle with their big van and trailer. Betsy and I jumped out and started throwing rocks and sticks under the tires to help get traction around this corner. He wasn't getting traction on his back tires and the trailer was just too much for the whole thing.
After about 30 minutes, some of the husbands came to see what was going on and why we were in the camp spot. Jake said we should just tow him out with my truck. I grabbed Jacob out, with his carseat and put him on the ground, in the rain, to get the tow strap under our seats. Megen comes and grabs Jacob to her van. I hand the strap to jake to tie under the garners van. He hesitates to get down in the mud. I take it and jump under the van to get to the frame. Jake says whoa! He was surprised I would get that dirty. But I was already soaked and muddy from the sticks and rocks.
Anyway get it tyed, jump in my truck and slowly pull him out of his hole and corner. We get him up and untied and I just go to the camp site and start setting up. Megen stays in her camper, which is perfect so Jacob can stay warm!
We had hot dogs, finally brought up the mountain by the bishop. And I made an apple cobbler, recipe from my father in law. It was wonderful!!

The joke of the campout was that I could go from jumping into the mud, to driving a huge truck, to being mom and making a cobbler. Jake told everyone and anyone that would listen the story about me taking the rope from him.
It was really fun. It was our first ward activity and I had a blast. The boys played with other boys and a few of the other dads took them under their wings and played with them. It was an amazing fun weekend. Betsy, the boys and I, went up Friday evening and stayed until 9pm. Then got up at 7am and headed back up there.
The picture of me is in megens trailer, of my muddy arms and clothes.
Connor was ready to go play in the dirt!

Pictures of the week

This is a baby quilt I made for my friend, Camille. Her niece kidneys gave out and has been in the hospital for quite a few. Camille is putting together an auction and I said I'd make her a quilt to auction off. I hope it makes her a bunch of money.

This is Lizzy. She has grown up a bunch. She is getting fixed on Thursday.

This is ShyAnn's quilt. Taron sent me the tractor fabric. I had the green which looked like fields to me. It feels good to finally be finishing these quilts. This one is going in the mail.

My boys one morning. Bee and Glo bug are sharing the controller, playing an XBOX game.

Morning

This is what was on my cutting board this morning.

Mack, the truck, and his friends in the back.

I love being a mom to boys.

(Please note that the sun isn't even all the way up yet. Bee has taken to waking up at 7:early AM. YUCK!!)

Bee's brother!

Here are some pictures of my uterus. I still think it's weird that we share pictures of our female parts, only when we are pregnant! :)

We had an ultrasound on Thursday. I measured exactly right...15 weeks. That makes my due date March 22, 2010 for sure.

We thought with the ultrasound from Alaska, that there could have been twins. But that's not the case...there is one healthy boy in my tummy.

We are so very excited about our little boy. I get to pick the first name this time. I have a few favorites but I'm not yet for sure. I might pull a Melissa and keep it a secret until the baby is born.

Chris is already planning hunts and fishing trips for when the boys are old enough.

I'm going to have to be induced with this baby too. They want to have platelets and blood ready for us. The chances that this baby will have low platelets like Bee did, is quite a bit higher. We will probably spend some time in the NICU. (Newborn Intensive Care Unit) I'm kinda bummed about this BUT I would rather have a healthy baby! Besides I have 25 weeks to be okay with it.