Just have to show

This is last week when my kids were both sick... you know they don't feel good when they do this before lunch time.

Notice that Sammy has cuddled up to my kindle... yeah... any technology will do... a cell phone... a remote... a laptop...Jer's kid.  That's all I have to say about that.

And then there were 5

So... I'm reallly excited... we've been trying for a year to get pregnant and now it's happened!  I'm only a couple of weeks... in fact I don't know how many yet.  I'll find out at my doctor's appointment at the end of the month.  And my insurance covers my obgyn from last time!  I was hoping the new insurance would because I loved their office... I love how Dr. Haskett explains everything and he was so patient during my 16 hour labor and didn't just do a c-section because he was tired of waiting.  (He predicted it down to the half hour too... he came to see me... and then said, "I'll bet it's about 2 am."  And what do you know... Sammy was born at 2 am.)  I'm a little nervous about not having enough hands for everyone, but I'm less nervous about how this baby will mesh with our family than I was with Sammy... Then I got to know Sam and I know that God sends you children that fit in with your family.  I'll post due dates and stuff when I know.

Just plain cute.

We were finishing dinner and what do you know... Sammy beat us to cleaning up for him...

And you can tell they're my kids if they know how to use a camera by the age of 1 right?

coolest balloon animal ever...

Well, not quite an animal... it's actually a balloon princess that the guy at the restaurant made for Ada.  We took her to Brick Oven for her birthday... and because we wanted to go out to eat...(Can't believe she's turning 3!)  And sorry about the dirty kitchen... I wasn't exactly planning on showing the world my disgusting kitchen.  It's usually not amazingly tidy, but I try to keep it semi clean.

Videos

Here are some videos of the marathon... one of Jer crossing the finish line.  And... I'll change that... I have a video of Emily crossing the finish line but blogger's server is rejecting it... (file size maybe?)  I'll see if Jer knows anything about it.  I didn't marry him to not use his tech expertise after all. 

Here's Jer's take on the experience.....

Funny

So I went to get Sammy out of his crib this morning... and this is what I found... Ada still isn't able to get out of her shirt on her own... but he got halfway out of his somehow...

Jer did it!

So Jer did it!  It's what he wanted to do since he started running marathons (almost 2 years?).  He ran the St. George Marathon.  And so did his sister Emily.  And our neighbor Scott.  And I didn't see any of them or their families the whole time I was cheering.  That was weird but I guess when you have 7000 runners and all their family and friends that come to cheer them on that's not too weird not to find anyone that you know.  There were runners from every state but one... I don't remember which one but it wasn't Alaska or Hawaii... it was something like West Virginia... and runners from 8 different countries.  I saw a blind guy running with his cane and a running partner.  A parapalegic being pushed in a special running wheelchair.  A midget.  And the Army was on hand to both help those that collapsed and to encourage those that were almost there but didn't think they could make it.  It was an amazing experience!  It was dang hot though... it was a record day for Oct in St George.  Jer and I also got to go to the temple the night before which is really cool because Jer's parents were married there and my Grandparents were temple workers for some odd 15 years there.  We also got to drive through Snow Canyon on our way home.  I loved it... missed the kids but loved the alone time with Jer.  We also got to visit LeVenard and Dottie in Cedar City on our way home.  I will say they are a lot of fun!  And Dottie has spunk.  Even though she needs back surgery and has a tumor on her adrenal gland... she made sure that she got us something special to drink at the store, and made us a dinner of Ham, potato salad and green salad from her garden.  She never complained about the pain until the end of our two hour visit.  And she does all her dishes by hand even though they have a dishwasher.  She says it's easier to wash them as she cooks then to let them pile up.  Spunk. 

We got to Jer's parents house who had been so marvellous to take our kids overnight!  THANK YOU!  And Sammy just cried... he was so relieved to have mommy back.  What a momma's boy.  Ada could have cared less though... as long as there was something to do!  We tried watching General Conference but with the travelling and the kids running around I really didn't get much out of it.  I am so grateful that in our day and age I can watch it on the internet, read it in the Ensign, and download it for my mp3 player.  I'm thankful for technology!

 Ada was going "fishing" with her cousin...

 My cheeser boy... every time there's a camera... "cheese!:"

Ada was "helping" grandma do Sudoku... she actually really likes to scribble in all the little crossword puzzle boxes... it's pretty funny.  Sorry grandma... hope you got it done eventually.

prize

Ada got a "special" ice cream for not having any accidents in her pants for three days... It doesn't sound like much but she's stayed clean and dry since! 

Some new pictures

So here are some pictures of some of the things that we did this week...

First one is of Ada "getting ready for work"... notice she's wearing Jer's shoes and all...

Second... it started as Sammy watering the grass for me... and turned into... well, you can see for yourself.  I love that it went from Sammy holding the water to Ada spraying Sammy with it... he'd even back up right in front of her so that she could spray him.



While kids are busy

While kids are busy I thought that I get this all in!  We went on a real date last night! It was fun!  Yes, I feel a little guilty for spending money, but honestly... we didn't get much of a 5 year anniversary so I feel like it evens out a little.  We got tickets to "The Lion King"!  It was amazing!  It wasn't as grandiose as the NY one but mostly because the stage was smaller so they had to use fewer birds, giraffes, and they didn't do the skydancers either.  But as it was, it was still amazing!  We even went out to eat before the show.  We went to a place called Stoneground.  It was good!  And we told them that we only had an hour before the show and they went out of their way to make sure that we had our food in time for us to get over to the theater.  I recommend them to anyone who like pizza/pasta places... or anyone who likes pool... they have a couple of pool tables hanging out in the middle of the room for anyone inclined to play.  Thanks Jer!  I had a blast!

Rain

I'm so glad that it's raining!  I love the rain and always have!  From puddle jumping as a child, to tracting in the absolute downpour of Ecuadorian monsoons, to watching amazing rainstorms complete with lighting and thunder from our apartment in Kenya.  But I think that it's a natural thing!  When it started raining today the first thing that Ada did was run outside and Sammy just followed... the harder it rained and the deeper the puddles... the happier they were. I loved it!