Tuesday, November 26, 2013

It's a Girl!


Baby Girl is growing nicely. After a small start she has grown to be in the normal range for her age, and she is still due to arrive April 14th. We are all very excited to meet her! 

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Elijah's Family Tree


This was just too cute to not share. Elijah drew little pictures of all of us on his Family Tree in Primary on Sunday. He even included the baby, who was just "baby" because he doesn't know what the new baby looks like. Elijah, and the rest of us are very excited to be able to see the baby in an ultrasound on Monday. 

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

3 Little Turkeys


Elijah had an assignment at school to decorate/disguise a turkey, so that it would be saved from Thanksgiving. Emme and Gideon wanted in on the action too. Emme made a Tangled Turkey and Gideon made a colorful Turkey. Elijah disguised his Turkey as a Stegosaurus Turkey.  








Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Blessings

The last few weeks our family has been very blessed. We are expecting our fourth baby in April. I am so grateful for a healthy and successful pregnancy so far. I am always very anxious/nervous at the beginning of my pregnancies, so it is very comforting that I have gotten through the first 18 weeks quite easily. It is very fun to hear the kids talk about the baby and to see how excited they are to be having another brother or sister. Even though the baby isn't here yet, it is already a great blessing to our family.
The kids have been pretty sick for the last two months. When one gets better, another gets sick. It has been quite the expensive and tiring experience. I am grateful for a good doctor who knows my kids individually, and who has been able to get them all feeling better. Thankfully, we have had a whole week with no one sick! Hopefully, we can keep this up.
 Gideon gave us quite a scare when he had a seizure from a high fever spike. Seeing my happy little baby in such a state was awful. The amazing thing was that I have never in my life felt so comforted and loved. I could feel Heavenly Father's love for Gideon so strongly. I knew that Gideon was being taken care of and that he would be okay.
I am so grateful for the Holy Ghost in my life and for the promptings that He can give to me for myself and for my family. Last night we put all of the kids to bed around 6:30, usually Gideon is the first asleep and then we don't hear from him until 6 the next morning. Last night he was fussy in his bed, he just wouldn't settle down. Around 8:30 he starting calling for me and crying. When I went up to check on him I noticed that the kids rooms smelled really bad like onions. I calmed Gideon down and came back downstairs to finish the show Dustin and I were watching. I felt a strong urge to go and check the laundry. Thankfully, I listened to that still small voice. The laundry room smelled very strongly of onions and there was a loud hissing sound coming from behind the dryer. We had a gas leak, not more than a few feet from our furnace. Dustin was able to turn off the gas for the night, and once the windows were opened the gas dissipated quickly. It very much scares me to think what would have or could have happened if I hadn't checked the laundry room before bed.
I  am so glad that I have the gospel in my life, and that I know that Heavenly Father loves me and my family. I am so blessed to have the Holy Ghost in my life.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Thanks Dad!

The other day on Facebook I came across this link www.fromdatestodiapers.com/50-rules-for-dads-of-daughters, it made me think of my Dad and how our relationship has both changed and stayed the same over the years. I can honestly say, that my Dad has both accomplished and continues to accomplish all 50 of these rules! Thanks Dad, I love you!

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Happy Birthday Mom!


Happy birthday to my Mom! Thank you for being an awesome mom. You and Dad ensured that I had an amazing childhood. I will always remember your silly songs, made up words and the trips to Claire's. Now that I am a mom myself, I think that I have a greater understanding of all the hard work and sacrifice that you put into Erin and I. Thank you!  Now, I get to see you as a grandma. And you are amazing.To quote Wreck-it- Ralph..."because if that little girl likes me, how bad can I be." I truly believe that dogs and kids are the best judges of character...and my kids love you! So..you are more than okay in our minds! Lol Love you Mom! 

Friday, November 1, 2013

Elijah's Pumpkin

We were late carving Elijah's pumpkin this year. Between everyone being sick and Dustin working some later hours, we finally carved Elijah's pumpkin on Halloween. Elijah and I scraped out the guts, which is a big deal for me seeing as how I HATE pumpkins of any kind. But I love Elijah, so on an empty stomach I sucked it up and did what needed to be done! Elijah drew the face on his pumpkin and then thankfully Dustin came home in time to carve it out. And poof! a Jack-o-lantern! Elijah did a great job!




Lil' Stinker



It was rainy and cold this morning, so I decided to leave the two little ones home while I ran Elijah to the bus. I was gone a total of 3-4 minutes, and this is what I came home to. Gideon decided to dump out and then dance on an entire box of cereal! Not cool man, not cool!