Thanks Laura!

Everything seems to break at once around our house. Both our computer and camera are having issues, and have been for a while. Now the holiday season is over, I am going to focus more time on getting new ones. Then I can get back to posting again. However I just checked out my sisters blog and realized that she has done blogging for me! Thanks Laura! If you want a few tibits on our life check out her blog. You'll even learn a little about her life mixed in between my kids. Aunts are the best!!! (Just click on Laura in my blog list.)

Halloween Parade

Today we had the Halloween parade at Draper Elementary. Sam and Ellie were supposed to be in the parade however I didn't see either of them. To be Frank, It's Halloween, I didn't recognize anyone from my neighborhood. I did however see some celebrities. I decided to try and get a picture of Hannah Montana.

As you can tell I am not a very good popperazzi. My camera was way to slow and all I got was a nice blur and the top of a cowboy KK's hat. It wasn't much longer before I saw Indiana Jones and thought that Sam would love a picture of him since he wasn't able to see him.

This one turned out blurry as well but at least you can make out three of him. So much for cell phone cameras. Sorry, Sam and Ellie you would have loved to see them. It was a lot of fun. I couldn't snap a picture of another celebrity that you don't see out very often, that was Sarah. I got her to muster some strength and come with us. It about killer her but she did it. She loves holidays and it is killing her not being able to go do all the fun things. Last night was Trunk-or-Treating and she had to miss out on that. One day she will be back to normal.

Good News

Sarah got an ultrasound yesterday, and we found out what we are having. I was going to post it but decided not to. I want those of you who care to wait. It is funner that way. We have had quite the debate in the family about whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Ellie wants a sister so badly, and the boys want another brother. Part of me thinks they want a brother because they like teasing Ellie. That are all just excited to have a new baby coming. We bought and outfit for the baby and told the kids that the outfit is for the baby so they would know if it was a girl baby or a boy baby. We gathered them all together and showed them the outfit. It was so exciting for them to see a blank outfit. I already told you that I am not going to tell you! Isn't this fun. You don't know how hard I am laughing right now. I think the youngsters type, LOL in this situation. Anyways, I thought I would just post this to let you all know. Oh, and only half of what Sarah posted about me is true. OK, it is a boy, jk. LOL it is a girl. Sarah was so excited when she found out and couldn't contain herself. She wanted to shout it to the whole world but that was too much excitement for her and it wiped her out for the rest of the evening. Ellie is way happy to finally have a sister. Carter grabbed the outfit and wouldn't let anyone else see it. He took it to bed with him. I would also like to thank all those that have helped while Sarah has been down. I hope all is well with you.

Update/Thanks!

Many people have asked me to do a post with an update on my status.  Don't really enjoy talking about myself...but decided to do it,  because I owe many of you a HUGE thanks!

Over the past month family and friends have made my life possible. It is an uneasy feeling to have to rely on everyone to do everything you should be able to do.  Thanks to all who brought in meals, drove carpool for a month ( thanks Katie), cleaned my house, took my kids, called and visited!

A special thanks to my man, Paul, for running our household.  I must say he is doing a great job.  I have not put the kids to bed in over a month!  He has kept up on all the laundry AND dishes, made many meals, taken the kids on adventures so I could rest, taught our primary class alone, got all the kids halloween costumes and  NEVER once complained.  I think he may be more anxious for me to be better then I am.  I'm pretty sure I have the best husband in the world!!!!

Everyday I seem to be a little bit better.  I am having about 2 hours a day that I feel like I can move from the couch.  I've been spending that time outside visiting with my neighbor on our porch as the kids play. It has been so refreshing. 

For those who have not heard the recent update, they think I have a virus.  I go to the doc on Tuesday again and hope to learn more.  All he told me over the phone what that I have a virus and that it can cause growth issues with the baby so I'll be monitored more carefully over the next few months.

I've decided that this coming week, better or not, life is going to go back to normal.  My kids might be very sad because that means grandma won't be picking them up from school as often, but I'm sure they'll adjust!

Once again THANKS to everyone for all you have done for me and my family.  It is truly appreciated.  And if anyone is wondering, I have discovered that you can watch family feud almost all day, and Legally Blonde is on almost everyday.

BYU Creamery, dead zoo! What more can you ask for on a hot summer day??

I decided we needed to go do something fun that was indoors.  We found ourselves in good ol' Provo for a little lunch at the creamery and a trip to the dead zoo, in the words of KK.  In reality it was the Bean museum.  Which for years I thought was a museum of things made out of beans.  So I have to side with KK name for it.  It makes much more sense!

Sam enjoying a little ice cream!  Yummy!

KK just explained to Carter that the Bean museum is actually a dead zoo not a museum of beans!

KK  made a loud announcement to everyone at the creamery that we were going to the dead zoo.  He got a nice chuckle out of everyone there.  Got to love that kid!

Ellie told me she was a little nervous with all the animals looking at her.  I didn't realize how nervous she actually was, and told her that they wouldn't jump out and grab her.  As I said that I grabbed her and it scared the pants off her.  She screamed so loud than burst in to tears.  I could not stop laughing.  Sorry Ellie... you get your jumpiness from me, but it was way funny!

Ellie did however enjoy the  butterfly attraction.  So all that started well ended well.  We had a really fun day as a family.  I'm going to be sad when they head off to school in a couple of weeks.