She's Here!!!

Just a quick post to announce our new little one. Taybri was born Wednesday after 1 1/2 hours of labor! ( I guess I shouldn't have been so anxious to get her here!) She was 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 20 in. long. We are both doing great! I'll work on the pictures later....

Curs-ed Chocolate!!

Don't mind this post... I'm just trying to rid myself of some frustration! First of all, that little pregnancy ticker is driving me crazy! I love that it says, "only ... days to go". Whoever wrote that has not been pregnant before! ONLY?!!! Do they realize how long I have been waiting? It should say, "You STILL have... days to go!" Especially during those last few weeks when your last few brain cells are slowly slipping away to who knows where, causing you to do random acts of forgetfulness. And how do I cope with the lack of brain function and anxiety of waiting for my still nameless little beauty to get here? I eat chocolate! Not just any chocolate! This happens to be the best time of year thanks to Easter candy and those beautiful cadbury mini eggs.



Opened a bag up only to endure the worst heartburn ever! Told the dr. yesterday of my concerns that I was getting it during the day now and not just at night... It's the chocolate!!! What?!!! Chocolate causing ill side effects? He must be crazy. But sure enough, no chocolate yesterday- no heartburn! But no worries... I "ONLY" have 20 days left!
(really I shouldn't be complaining... I feel great, and I have a very understanding husband who quietly smiles when he sees me putting small appliances in the refrigerator & has to jump my car because I left the key ever so slightly turned in the ignition)

So.........

So, I don't really have any good excuses for not updating this blog in awhile, but I do have a lot of lame ones!!! Mostly, our computer was slowly dying so there was limited use on it. Then we got a new one, but it intimidated me and I haven't figured out (or taken the time to figure out) how to download our pictures on it and really, my posts are just boring without pictures.... And life gets busy and little things like writing down your memories get pushed to the back for some reason.... I will try to do better! Our last week has been somewhat exciting and worth writing down, so here is a little update!
Brylie got to be sedated to fix a few cavities on Tuesday.... I knew the medication was working when she stood up, touched a painting on the wall of a pond and said, "it's not wet?!" with a confused look on her face. Then she started talking a million words a minute and they whisked her away while she had no idea what was going on in the world around her. Only to return with one less tooth and a shiny "princess" filling! Poor girl. She came home to sleep off the rest of her loopiness, and Ryman who had been sleeping for several days because of what we thought was the flu started complaining about a pain in his side. So, when Brylie came to, it was Ryman's turn for an adventure. A chest x-ray and cat scan later, we found out he had pneumonia! He was admitted that night and finally got to come home on Thursday. The pain is going away, but he is still sleeping like crazy! I had no idea what pneumonia could be like. Poor kid. So, we are recovering from our little adventures from last week and hoping that there are no more hospital visits until we are bringing home our new little one who still remains nameless! Now see- wouldn't that post have been much more exciting with pictures?! I'll work on it! Hope you are all happy and healthy!

It's a.......

GIRL! Thanks to a very kind doctor who was willing to go back and check after the ultrasound tech finished, we found out today that we're having another girl! Everyone is very excited, but also that everything looks good and healthy. We should have known, so far our boys let us know right when they look and the girls are staying shy. Typical....

Things that make Kayden (& the rest of us) smile...

Sometimes I feel like I am always telling my kids (especially this one) "No" throughout the day, so sometimes it's nice to actually say yes. I feel like I have to pick my battles throughout the day for both my sanity and my kids'. So, when Kayden asked if he could get in the bathtub with his pajamas already on tonight, I decided that was something to say yes to! I don't think any of my other kids have ever asked to do this, and honestly I was impressed that Kayden even asked first! Crazy child....

And a closer shot of Kayden's cute smile! He's learned to wink and if you look at those pearly whites, you'll notice one isn't so pearly anymore! (Front and Center) One of the consequences of this summer's playing hard. He bonked it on something and now it's dead! At least it's not a permanent one, right? Again, not something I've had happen to Ryman or Brylie, but then again are we really all that surprised with Kayden?

And yes, the chocolate ice cream on his face, makes us all smile!

OH! And also, all the comments on our new little one definitely made me smile! Thanks!

Lots of Changes....

Just an update on all the things changing and going on around here....

Not long ago we were enjoying this:

And this:

And this:

But now Kirk and Michael are off enjoying new experiences in warm weather, while the kids are back in school and we are learning to enjoy a little of this:

And eventually, a little one of these:

Found out yesterday that a year of patience does have its rewards! So far, so good. Due in April! In case you can't tell, this is a picture of his/her back side. Head, ears, shoulders, and back. We are out of the danger zone for another miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy and feeling very excited!

Birthday Bandits Strike Again.....

I love my friends! As tradition goes, we get together and decorate the house of whoevers birthday it is the night before. I kept getting told that things were changing this year, and that they were going to do something different. Dean and I had plans of sabotage if they mentioned anything to him about decorating the house, but no one said a word (smart on their part). So just as we were getting ready to go to bed that night, Dean opened the front door and said, I wonder what they're going to do if they're not decorating the house.... and there they were! They ran away and Dean got excited! He was kicking himself for not being better prepared, so the next 1/2 hour or so consisted of them trying to sneak back and Dean banging on windows they were next to, chasing them through the back yard and making strange noises, turning off lights..... I'm sure they had had enough of him by the time he finished. I think he enjoyed them coming as much as I did! We were just getting ready to sneak out the back and put honey on their car door handles when they started to leave. We'll be better prepared next time.... Here are a few shots of the damage!

Leaving their mark....

Alayna had invited me to lunch for the day, and planning on my indecisiveness and letting her choose, she took me to Carino's and said we were with the group of 20! Surprise! I was not expecting that one! Thanks you guys! I'd rather not be a source of attention, but you guys are the greatest! Thanks for a great day!