Small World

Well, I just have to say, it's sure a small world. A couple friends of mine found a very entertaining blog and turns out, she's my good friend...who knew. I am so happy to find you Shellie! Your blog makes me so happy, and I must say, it makes my friends so happy too!
On a different note. I had a party last night and my sweet friend/cousin Emilie came and brought her hair flowers and hats and we had a great time. Here is a picture of Allee sporting her new hat. Love it!!!

The Many Faces of Austin...

So, in honor of Austin's birthday this week, I decided to let you all have a glimpse of his many faces. Most of these shots are from one photo shoot. Let me tell you, that kid can pose. You may notice in some of the photos he is actually moving his eyebrows up and down in hopes to appear more "handsome, cute, lovable" it worked for me. He seriously cracks me up!!!

Anyway, I can't believe how fast time flies, Austin is seven years old and such a great kid.

Happy Birthday Austin!!!

October what???

So life goes on I guess, even after you experience something so sudden and sad. I have been amazed at how many people have poured out their love and support to us...we are surrounded by the best people (Bloggers included!!!). THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING!

Meanwhile, I woke up this morning and realized October is almost halfway over...how did that happen? I can't complain though because Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the smells, the crisp cool mornings, pumpkin everything, and Halloween just happens to be one of my favorite celebrations.

Here's to a great October!

Sweet Baby Boy

We just wanted to let you know that we lost our baby. We went to the doctor for a checkup yesterday, and there was no heartbeat. They induced labor and our sweet baby boy was born about 9:40 Tuesday night. Everything looked pretty normal, so we really don't know what happened, but we feel blessed to know that it happened now and not later on in the pregnancy. Shane and I both feel at peace, and had a very peaceful experience at the hospital.
We just wanted to give a little update, that's all the info we have for now.

You know you're Pregnant when...

Allee 2 1/2

Austin 6 1/2

Morgan 4

So this morning I was listening to a song (In My Arms by Plumb) and I cried my silly little eyes out. I started to think, "I really must be pregnant, because I cry at the drop of a hat. That led me to think about the following:
You know you're pregnant when...

• You cry at the drop of a hat
• You spent more time bent over the toilet than you really want to admit to
• You can't think of the right word at the right time
• Your brain is FRIED!!!
• Your husband starts to dread the grocery store as much as you do (because he's doing all the shopping)
  
• You use your sore tummy to bargain with your kids to get chores done or for good behavior. Ex: If you clean that up it will help me feel so much better...pathetic I know!
• You cry at the drop of a hat
• The thought of food is horrible
• Everything is overwhelming

Did you catch on to the crying theme...just lately that's all I seem to do. This morning my preschool kids did something really cute and instead of grabbing the camera and documenting it, I ended up crying. CRAZY! I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining, it just seems to come out that way. Really, my husband and kids have been troopers and we all can't wait to find out what this little baby has in store for us.
I decided to FINALLY post some cute pics of my kids that were taken during the summer. Sorry it took me so long Shanna. Hope you enjoy!

Adventures!!!

Well, it's officially been a month since I posted...oops, time just seems to be getting away from me. We got back yesterday from our yearly cabin trip. Our family has a cabin up Fairview canyon. We had so much fun, it was hard to come home. The kids were SO SO dirty and they have never been happier. The only crazy part was the extreme weather. When I say extreme, I really mean extreme. Laying in the tent on Sunday night, the thunder and lightning started and got louder and closer by the minute. One bolt of lightning flashed and less than 1 second later the thunder sounded...a little too close for comfort if you ask me. Thankfully the lightning storm passed quickly and just left torrencial rain instead. Needless to say we were a little wet and muddy when we came home, but again everyone still had smiles on their faces.
We are headed camping again soon, but we are hoping for sunny days this time.

We do have some exciting news to share...baby #4 is on the way!!! I can't believe it, I am going to have 4 children...WOW, hope we survive. We are very excited to welcome a new little one to our family in March. I am just hoping to feel better soon. I'm sure my kids are ready for that too. While we were at the cabin, Morgan said to my sister in law Amber, "sometimes when you have a baby in your tummy it makes you really sick." They are trying to be patient and bless my husband...he is amazing in every sense of the word. He takes care of me and the kids when he gets home and takes the boys to soccer. You name it, he does it. And he still seems like he likes me...go figure! Anyway, my hat is off to you Shane...you're the BEST!!!

So life is a little crazy right now, but we are counting the crazy as some of the best adventures yet!

Surgery Success???

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for my brother...the surgery was successful to this point. Morgan got along really well and is recovering great so far. I went to see him this morning and he is just soo tough, he had already been up walking around and visiting Daniel (the cousin he gave the kidney to). Daniel is doing really well too. It is such a long process for him, up to a year to know if the kidney will be rejected...so we'll just keep praying for him.
It was an amazing experience to be there at the hospital yesterday during the surgery. The best part was being with Morgan right after he got out of the recovery room...you know how you sound kind of silly when you're still out of it. Actually Morgan was very cute and sweet under the anesthetic. He was so worried about Daniel, he wanted a report on his progress. These are his words, "I need a report on Dan, but it doesn't need to be a typed report...just verbal." Too funny, he was trying so hard to say the right things so he wouldn't be embarrased later...I thought he did GREAT!
Life has a way of teaching us the things we need to learn at just the right moments. This week I have learned a lot about love and courage. My brother is my hero!