baby time

I love that my baby ticker says "It's go time" today!;)
11:00 am is our hospital appointment today! Hopefully
everything will go smoothly and quickly! I just
can't wait to meet her!;)

The other Sunday we picked up Luke from nursery and his
teacher had them all wearing crowns! She had written King Luke on it!
It was the cutest thing! Later that day Caleb
was swinging his sword around saying, "I'm fighting
the Lamanites!" I love primary.

We've got a rock band at our house! They had me playing
the piano and tried to talk Mike into singing lead! Caleb
was a good sport to play the elmo guitar - he's sure he needs
a real electric one! With it being 112 outside, we are trying
to find fun things to do indoors!
**I only have 4 more days to go! I'm so excited and am so grateful
to everyone who has expressed concern and good wishes toward me!

Our front windows needed a little dressing up! I got a great deal on
some planters at Target and yesterday the kiddos and their daddy
planted some flowers! We'll see how long we can keep them alive in 110
degree weather!;)

I love this kids' side smile!

The finished product!

Have you ever been past the point of tiredness?
Your body aches from the 40 lb belly you're hauling around.
Your mind is shot because the 3 kiddos have you running around
like a madwoman. I just have laugh, otherwise I'd start crying, about
the big belly, how tired I am, how I don't have ankles anymore, how
I have to wear flip flops all of the time - even to church! How when I
bend over I have to hold my breath, after carrying
Luke upstairs for his nap it takes me 10
minutes to recuperate, how my fingers are so fat now I can't
french braid Aubrey's hair anymore, how I've resorted to wearing
Mike's tee shirts.....
But, man my kids are seriously a huge joy in my
life that keep me entertained, teach me endlessly and touch my heart. I
can't wait to meet my baby Tess!

Umm...someone else that can't wait for Tess. Aubrey is a bit "obessed"
about babies right now! Seriously, she played
for like an hour yesterday w/a pair of Tess' socks.

mmm..diet coke

Found out today why you don't put your diet coke in the freezer.

Fun times - Caleb thought the diet coke "ice cubes" were yummy.
Gross - maybe I should let up and give him soda from time to time so
he wouldn't want it so much! Nothing has helped calm my
tummy better than a bit of diet coke during this pregnancy. ;)

Our 4th of July weekend!

We went to an aquarium this weekend! The kids loved the fish, sting rays,
sharks & turtles! Luke wasn't so sure - he wouldn't go to0 close the glass!

This is Caleb's shot of one of the sting rays!

I just thought this shot was too cute! Mike's showing the kiddos some huge fish!

Such cuties!

I love this pic - plus I caught Aubrey too! We painted, painted, painted
this weekend! The kids' rooms are done and the accent wall in the
family room too! Yeah! It was our first experience with a
huge sprayer - um...paint went under the door into
the hallway! Blue paint + white carpet = me on my hands
& knees scrubbing for 2 hours! But, I got it all out!! We were
negotiating whether to just get new carpet! White carpet? It's
so hard to keep clean w/kiddos running around on it!
I can wait until next year for the new carpet! Aubrey & Tess' room went so
much smoother! No pink paint anywhere but on the walls!
We finished up and watched some fireworks. The kids got sparklers
to do in the backyard - It was such a fun weekend! I am
so grateful to those who protect this country!;)

My best friends in the world! Love these ladies! They all
came down to Vegas in April. They took me out
for my birthday to The Olive Garden. It was so dang fun!
I forget what laughing is really like until I get together with them!;)

Sunday Times

Here are the cuties all ready for church!;) It was mine and kids' first day
in our new ward. Luke did just great going into nursery - Caleb &
Aubrey - not so much. After some talks, hugs, kisses, & resorting
to bribery, I finally convinced them to walk
into the primary room. Caleb collapsed at
my feet crying. Aubrey burst into tears saying,
"I want you Mom!". Good times. All I have to say is that the
women who work in Primary are the most patient & kind
women out there! When we went to pick them up, they
of course had the best time and can't wait until next week.

We decided to take a quick trip to St. George yesterday. I talked Mike into
going to Tai Pan! Good shopping! What a great husband!

It was so super bright outside and the batteries in my camera
ran out - of course! So these are the cutest pics I got!

nice. (please note the sarcasm)

Mike cracked his ribs last night in his soccer game! Nice.
Didn't get home from the ER until midnight.
Another dude dislocated his shoulder in another
"collision" during the same game & was in the ER.
Good refs they have down there!
Here are some pics, courtesy of Caleb, of our super fun night!

So, went to the dr.'s this morning. She flipped!
Her head is down now - good girl!! I'm measuring 4 cm

small still - so no inducing until the 20th. I measured small
with Caleb and Aubrey too! Come on!;) Being
induced freaks me out! I just want to make sure
my mom and dad are here, so I thought this would be
the best way to ensure that they are here! I know no one -
never been to my new ward, thus - no one to tend the

kiddos when Tess decides to come! Nice.

pregnant & going a little crazy

So, yeah - I'm 36 weeks pregnant. Can't get to sleep, chasing 3 kiddos all day,
super swollen, only up about 800 pounds - love it! Mike summed
it all up last night when he said, "that's a big belly"! It's like
you forget just how big you're tummy can stretch! Can't wait to go
to the dr.'s tomorrow and see where we're at - I think she's flipped though!
No breach baby for me! Talk about uncomfortable! I still have
some rooms to paint! I wonder if Mike will let me hire some guys
to come paint for me! Hehe! Luke came at
37 weeks, Aubrey at 38 and Caleb was 3 days late. Let's hope for 37 weeks!
Hehe, that would be next week!;) If Tess comes as a red head, I might
just faint! Two little red heads would be too cute!

This is my linen closet upstairs! It was pretty quiet so I went upstairs
to see what was going on. They'd emptied out the last couple of
shelves and made themselves some bunkbeds!;)