Halloween 2008

A couple nights before Halloween we went to the annual Trunk-or-treat in the church parking lot. The Superheros had a great time. Here's Kim and here tiny little butterfly.

The next night (Thursday) was supposed to be the big school Carnival i had been working on for so many months. it turned out to be a horribly dusty and windy day. When I got the the school around noon to start meeting the vendors and setting up, the Principle decided to cancel it. Not very fun. I had to make a million phone calls and refigure many things. It turned out to be for the best, but I did not leave the school until around 6 that night. The things you do for your little kids.

Jomama came that morning so we ended up having a fun night carving pumpkins and just hanging out at home.



Alexander loved digging in for the guts and seeds. He wanted his just like the cute face he kept making.

The next night we had a scary dinner of guts, bones and blood and hit the neighborhood.

They ended up getting about 25 pounds of candy to rot their teeth. You've got to love Halloween!

Some highlights from October

The month of October was filled with all kinds of fun and excitement. Rob sent me another bouquet of "I'm so excited we are having a girl" flowers. Actually all the card read was "It's about time". They were beautiful and I love that he loves to send me flowers, I just wish they wouldn't die so quickly. They smelt up the entire house!

I hope my baby girl is as beautiful as this rose!

Big Al had a bike parade at preschool. We have quite a collection of tricycles and bikes and he picked the oldest one in he yard! I love that smile.

The other 4 had their jog-a-thon at school. It is always funny to see how serious they take it. Ben and Zach ran non-stop, they are so competitive. Nate ran hard too , but with a big smile on his face. Jake did great and it was fun to watch.

This is Nathan's kindergarten class enjoying a Popsicle after their workout.

Secret Life of Bees Anyone?

I read this a couple of years ago and remember enjoying it. Did anyone else? Does anyone want to go see it with me? I need a date, Rob just wouldn't be as much this time. Let me know!!!

Does any of this belong to any of you???

I put this on the mommy blog, but I haven't had any takers. Do any of these things look familiar?

A barbie towel, a pretty yellow & pink flowered towel, Hurley shirt, billabong shirt, Nike shirt, and a rainbow checkered towel.

I love attending church in bed

There is nothing like watching Conference from the comfort of bed! I love laying in my pj's and listening to the prophet and singing along to the hymns. No shirts to (have Rob) iron, shoes to find or lessons to prepare. Is twice a year enough???

A Baby Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was a wonderful day. I have never cried so many tears of joy in my life. I got to see this blown up on the big screen....

I know it is a little gross to some. But for me to see there was absolutely nothing hanging or floating or poking out the middle was incredible. (Don't worry after she's born I promise to never share a shot anything like this, I just know I better share for all the disbelievers out there!) I had the tech show me from every possible angle for quite awhile and she wanted to make sure as much as I did!



I realize this is not my usual way of sharing info. I know I haven't even told some of my closest family or friends before today that I am expecting. I have been trying to hold it in after all our losses, and I feel at this point I would benefit more from your support, thoughts, love and prayers by sharing this news. I am being monitored very closely and feel good about having a positive outcome. We are extremely grateful and excited for this gift and opportunity!!!!!!!!!

Alexander's 3 days of fun

We had a great time celebrating big baby's birthday. When we got down to LA we went to dinner at Bubba Gumps.

They sang to him and made him wiggle his butt, while standing in his chair to get a sundae. It was very funny!
By the time dinner was over, I think we heard every famous Forrest Gump line repeated 50 times.


The next morning we went to Disneyland for the first time in many years. We saw all their favorite characters....



The next day we went to California Adventure for our first time. It is really fun. Alexander enjoyed torturing Zach while we waited in line.



Jake hates this picture. We were waiting to see Mickey in the dark--I think it is hilarious!

Even the cool big brother had a great time.


They all the loved the parades. We had a blast and can't wait to do it again since Big Daddy got us season passes. I haven't decided if that was a good idea or not? Isn't every few years half the fun???

My baby is 3!

Today (Thursday 18th) Alexander is 3. He has been asking for weeks if it's his birthday yet, and every morning he wakes up and asks if I made his Elmo cake yet! We love this little boy. He has added so much fun and sweetness to our family. Everyone loves him and wants him around. He has never been very pesty (yet) or got into things too bad. He is a joy to hang out with everyday.

He had a rough start in life. We thought he was a girl until the week before he was born. I had many ultrasounds and nobody ever saw any extra parts. So, I painted his lavender room a nice shade of green, and took a beautiful girl wardrobe back, and bought him a years worth of new things (beacuse I had happily got rid of all baby boy "Little Slugger" and "you're #1" outfits) Once he was born, and I saw how dang cute he was, I could nver imagine him not being here! When Alexander was a couple weeks old he started getting sick. We found out he had RSV and after a few days here in Memorial Hospital his little heart started racing in the 220's. It was very scary. He was helicoptered to Madera's Valley Children's Hospital. Rob and I had to follow in the car (at about 100 mph). It was a very long couple weeks. I had never been away from the other kids more than a day, and I never had a sick child in the hospital. It was a very scary time and now very blurry. I am so glad he improved and was off heart meds by 6 months without any other signs of problems.

Lately he has been saying the funniest things and asking the craziest questions. He always says, "I luz you mom", "You luz me right mom?" and when the boys leave every morning he always says, "Well it's jus jew and me mom!" He cracks me up and I would take a few more of this kid!

To celebrate his big day, we are very excited to be leaving Wednesday after school to Disneyland and California Adventures. We haven't been for nearly 5 years and have never been to California Adventures. Big Al is very into Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Pooh, Nemo and especially Little Einteins so we thought that it would be a perfect time to ditch school and have some fun. Hopefully it won't be too busy, everyone else should be in school (that's what good parents do).


Happy 3rd Birthday Alexander!!!!!!!!!!!

2nd Birthday

1st birthday, 1st haircut

2 months, during this time Benny called him Baby Alice

7 months--don't all moms let two kids bath in the sink at once?

Nate's big birthday and first day of school

Nate's big 5th birthday with Chuck E Cheese.
The first day of school. The summer flew by!
They hate when I make them take a picture while we wait for the gates to open. Too bad.
Poor Al. He was sad he wasn't going too. He kept throwing his hands around saying, "Why? Why?"
He'll start in a couple weeks.

After a fun summer with Heather, she left for ASU. We were glad she could spend the summer with us, and hope she comes back sometime soon.

Nate's baby Bella.