Memory lane

I've been getting several requests to look at newborn pictures or wedding pictures.  I think that's great, but I don't have a photo blog.  I should, but I don't.  I was trying to find the pictures to send to different people and realized that my blog tags only go back about 3 years.  I started at the beginning of my blog and I'm adding tags so that I can be a little more organized.  It's been fun remembering new mom age and when the older three were toddlers.  I've been reading them out to the kids and we've been getting lots of good giggles out of it.  Ada even said, "Is this why you keep a blog Mom?"  Yes... it most definitely is.

Unfortunately, when I've tagged a couple of them the were republished and are now out of order.  I think that only happened to two posts, but grrr.

To answer a question

To answer what several people have asked... do you have a CABIN at Bear Lake...

No.  I do not.  My grandparents family does... It was built by my Great-Grandfather, and we take weeks throughout the year.  It is not a cabin in the traditional sense... it's a room with a pretty good kitchen, three bathrooms, and we sleep in tents outside.  I've been going since I was 3 months old, and I think it's one of the best places on earth.

Can't catch up

So life has been so busy that I haven't been able to catch up on anything... laundry, yard work, dishes, mightyauthors work, and blogging. Well... I've had a million things I wanted to blog about but I can only remember two right now!

Ada is so funny. When she wants me to tell her I love her she says, "Mommy, I'm so proud of you." I'm not sure if she spent any of her precious time with my parents at Bear Lake saying that... but it's really cute. She got to go with them and my sisters and Sophie and the twins to the lake. She had a blast and keeps talking about wanting to go to Bear Lake.

Sammy put himself to sleep twice yesterday... once he climbed into Ada's bed and slept and the second time he just fell asleep in the middle of the memory cards. Too cute.

I'm trying to post pictures of both of those but unfortunately I think gmail is having issues... I'll try again later.

Newest picture

Here's the last baby blanket that I crocheted. I made this one for my pen pal friend from high school who's having her first girl... I thought I'd make it extra girly just because it's a girl after she's had so many miscarriages.

Seth asking for help

"I can't do that Mom, I don't have super strength." At least he thinks Mom is strong.

Seth and school

So because Seth is younger than all the other kids when we go to the school all the teachers ask when he's going to go to school too. He told me today that when he goes to school we're going to have to buy him some homework.

Last Saturday

Last week my sister-in-law called to say that they had bought the game Dominion. They wanted to get together and play so we did. That was a lot fun. Sophie made a really great dinner and we played games. I'm glad that we get to hang out with cousins. I hope we get to do that again soon.

Ada

After FaceTime call with my parents that are serving a mission, Ada decided that I make the best pillow.

Friends

We've been coming to Thanksgiving Point every Monday for the last couple of months with my friend and her kids. We've noticed that are boys do not fight with each other and share very willingly, but at home both of them fight with their siblings and have a hard time sharing. At least I get a chance to learn what it's like not to fight.

Podiatrist

Picking up her orthotics

This was when we were picking up Evelyn Orthotics. She was fairly nervous about them but had no problem wearing them which is great. The doctor said that it could take up to 3 weeks for her muscles and tendons to be used to wearing them. She wore them for 3 days without a problem. I'm hoping that will help long-term.