A little update....

Well I haven't updated on anything in a while so why not now right?

Marion:

Marion is growing and growing. A few weeks ago at my 28 week appointment I was measuring 32!! That is 4 more than I should have been measuring, so the doctor recommended that I get another ultrasound to see if she was just big or if I had an excess of fluid or what. I went a few days later for the ultrasound and everything looked fine! My fluid was on the high end of normal and Marion was measuring 3lbs 5oz (give or take 8oz). Also, when I took my glucose test it was 3 points higher than it should be so I had to take the 3 hour glucose test. The three hour glucose test means I had to fast for 12 hours before the appointment, then go into the lab at the hospital, get my blood drawn when I got there, drink the glucose drink again (which is double the concentrate of the original) and then get my blood drawn once again for the next three hours! So, two of my very best friends Lacey and Lyndsey took Sam both days so I could go and get tortured at the hospital. Thanks so much you two!!

Sam:

Sam is doing well! He just had his 4th birthday and loved it! His birthday was on a Sunday this year so we all got together beforehand at Red Robin to celebrate. He is starting to write his letters and can write his name (if I draw the dots for him to trace) He recognizes lots of his letters and knows the sound that they make. I am thinking about enrolling him in preschool this fall so I can have a little alone time for when the baby comes. I think he would love it, but Dave and I are still thinking about it... He is a hilarious kid and I love it when he comes up to me and hugs my belly and says "I'm not hugging you, I'm hugging the baby".


Camryn:

Camryn continues to excell in school. She is doing a unit in science on the solar system. She just finished a project on Neptune. She got a styrofoam ball and we helped her paint it blue with white swirlies. It turned out really cool! In her TAG class she chose for her independent study, World War II. I love this subject and am looking forward to helping her with it. She also has a great grandfather whom she can interview about the subject. Camryn just turned 9 years old a few weeks ago and we had a fun day of shopping together, just the two of us. Camryn is such a sweet girl and I am so lucky to have her as MY daughter!

Dave:

Dave has discovered a new hobby...as seen above. He is doing well in school, except for the fact that he HATES the class that he is taking right now. The teacher just lectures and lectures and it's about things that he already knows because he does it every day at work. We are trying to figure out when he will be doing his student teaching. He will have to take about a month off of work to do this. I am so proud of all of his hard work. He is the chess club coach and designed t-shirts for the team that turned out really cool. They have a tiurnament coming up in a few weeks. He is also doing the scoreboard for the girls basketball again this year. Camryn enjoys going to the games with him when she can.

Me:

I am just continuing to bake this baby inside and hope that she comes out ok. I was released as 2nd counselor in the Young Women's today, and had mixed feelings about it. I felt relieved because it will be nice to go to Relief Society and to just have no calling for a while, but I will miss the girls and the awesome ladies that I worked with. I have started couponing and have to say I get a little bit of a rush when I get a great deal on my shopping trips. I have even gotten things absolutely free! Dave and I spent the day yesterday getting Camryn's room ready for Marion to come. I went to the doctor a few days ago and was measuring right where I should be so that was a relief. I will probably be induced on March 31st. I am having mixed feelings about this too. On one hand I can't wait to be done being pregnant, but on the other hand, am I ready for another baby??? My mom will be arriving on the 24th of March and staying for a few weeks to help out with the baby. It is always so nice to have her here to help.

Well that's our update...See you in a few months!

if you ever need a good laugh...

Just look at this....

Word of the year

Patience

This should be my word for life. It seems that I have less and less of this each day. Now that there is going to be a new baby coming into the house, I am really going to need this....Heaven help me.

Christmas 2009

Every Christmas Eve we spend with Dave's dad and this year was no exception, BUT we did decide since out group is getting so big that we should move it down to the church. It was great, the kids played in the nursery, and we shot some hoops in the gym... And Santa even came to see the kids! Needless to say, a good time was had by all...

Kathryn and her sister Barbara with Santa



Bryn and Jenny



The Hirschi Family


Us..




This is a new addition to out family, Melia and Devin's baby Eli...so sweet!!






Melia and Devin with Eli


Bryn..isn't she gorgeous!?!


Some of the yummy treats....mmmmmm



Eddie, playing in the nursery



Baby Eli


Jenny


Paul...he's single....hook him up!!


A LOT of games were played...

Halloween 2009

I know this is late but here it is anyway...




My 50's girl and Venom (minus the mask)

Holy Cow!! What a good deal!!

So i have been stalking coupon/deal blogs lately and I got the BEST deal today. There was a $10 off Target coupon for the LeapFrog Alphabet Pal (regularly $20). I read on one of the blogs that Target will price match other stores. Toys R Us had the toy on sale for $10.49, so if I used the coupon I would get it for .49 cents! I got the ad from Toys R Us and went off to Target to get the toy....well Target was all out! HOWEVER, I also read on the blog that WalMart will take competitors coupons, and it was on sale at WalMart for $15.00. I called them just to make sure, they said they did. So off to WalMart I went. They had the toy and I took it up to customer service with my coupon. I had to wait for a while they made sure with a manager that they could take the coupon. WELL the toy rang up for $9.00!! The girl did an override on the coupon so I got the toy for FREE!!!!! It made my whole day!

Summer 2009

What else do you do on a gloomy day such as today? You do a huge massive LARGE post on your summer vacation. So get ready for a picture overload...

Family BBQ

Every year we try to have a family BBQ. This year Dave's Aunt Julie had it at her house...REALLY good food and great times with the fam...

Dave's Cousin Andrew...

This is Dave's Aunt Julie....

Uncle Dave manning the BBQ

Adi May

Paige

Sam and Eddie Wrestling....

Trip to Utah

For the past few years we have tried to make it out to Utah to visit my parents in Cedar City. This year we went the Zion's National Park...it was so HOT but we had a great time..

Another thing we do when we are in Cedar is go to the Shakespearean Festival. While we were at the Green Show, Sam spotted two girl sand decided to go and talk to them....

Summer Fun

We borrowed a slip and slide from some friends of ours and the kids had a blast! More like a slip and drag though. Sam still asks to go on it even though it's only like fifty degrees!

Swimming Lessons

I took the kids to swimming lessons again this year...Camryn as usual did a great job...

Sam on the other hand wouldn't even go in the water...I got my money back for his lessons...

Fourth of July!!!

Every July Fourth we go out to Dave's dad's to have a BBQ and watch the awesome fireworks. It's also Dave's sister Paige's birthday. What better way to celebrate then with family and fireworks...

Thanks for bareing with me to the end....Hope you enjoyed living vicariously through us. Our Summer ROCKED!!!

Bralltercation / 30th Birthday

Way back in June (I can't believe I haven't posted this yet) Dave and I and our awesome friends the Mowrer's rented a place out on the Sandy River for what we like to call Bralltercation. It also fell on my 30th birthday so it was a two for one great time. We had some GREAT breakfasts:


The Mowrer's Heather and Eric (Eric is the one with the beard)

We spent a lot of time relaxing...

Reading over rules for new games

Playing said game

There was a great tree swing out back
Heather and I took the short 5 minute walk down to look at the river

I love this picture, even though it is a little blurry...so serene

Aaaaand then she fell in.... I wish I had gotten closer so you could see the water she was wringing out of her sweater.
This is what I woke up to on my birthday... 30 balloons each one had a piece of paper in it saying something nice about me....I loved it!

Then we went to Calamity Jane's for lunch...best burgers around I swear.....
Oh I almost forgot (not really) but, we went to Calamity Jane's the day we headed out for our trip and as I was up getting something from the salad bar, my loving sweet husband and "friends" decided to tell the waitress that it was my birthday, and for those of you who have never been to Calamity Jane's on your birthday they MAKE you ride around on a horse on a stick....And for those of you who don't know me very well, there is nothing that embarrasses me more than drawing attention to myself. You would think that Dave and my "friends" would know this. But alas, the waitress stood there and was pretty firmly planted I might add, waiting for me to gallop around the place. I did it. After I sat down I was laughing out of pure humiliation, and crying from being mortified! It was NOT a good time for me. It might be funny someday...maybe... I am still trying to think of a way to get Dave and my "friends" back for this...