It was nice to have a normal week at home. Girls Camp was this week so Bob was gone two nights. We mostly just stayed home. I did venture to Sams Club and DI with all five kids though. Errands take so much longer with all the kids. We swam every day. We made some fun treats like rollo pretzels and tye-dye cake.
We had our baby shower yesterday. It turned out to be a bad day for it because only two kids came. But we still had a great time. The kids reached their service goal. And a small party is so much easier to manage.
Seth has a cold so I'm staying at home with him and Ruby. I went to the 9:00 sacrament meeting before Bob had to be at meetings. Seth's cold isn't too bad, he just gets so snotty when he's sick that I can't take him to nursery. I'm praying that we'll be healthy by Thursday because then we'll leave for Ryan's house and Grandma Monte's 80th birthday party and we have lots of fun things planned--waterslides, the beach and Legoland.
Ruby is crawling! She still doesn't go really far so we haven't had to put up the baby gates yet, but she can get to whatever she wants. She's such a fun, sweet baby.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
July 17, 2011
We just got back from Lake Tahoe last night. We had a wonderful time! We left last Friday and stayed until this Saturday. Wendy and her family came too. Amanda has a great new house that fit all 6 adults and 12 children perfectly. It was so fun to spend so much time with my girls again. We went to the beach several times and we went on a few little hikes. Lake Tahoe is just gorgeous. The Smiths just got a jet ski and kayak, which our kids adored. The girls and I went to dinner by ourselves one night. Bob and Danny went to a golf tournament and met Jimmer Fredette one day. Just our family went to Carson City one day. We did that last year too. The capital grounds are beautiful. We had a picnic and took tons of pictures and went to a museum. On Sunday my parents came and went on a hike with us after church. They were driving home from a family reunion in Idaho and just thought they'd call as they were driving in the area. But it turned out they were one mile away so they stopped and spent a couple of hours with us. The adults played Settlers of Cataan every night. We played Minute to Win It games and had a kid carnival. And we ate so much food. I feel so blessed to have those two girls in my life. I love them so much.
The week before we left we had a super fun party with great friends on Fourth of July. We had five families over for bbq, swimming, water balloons and fireworks. It was a great time. We love that we have such great friends and now we have such a great house to entertain with.
My breathing thing was completely gone in Tahoe and it came back within an hour of being home. I remember it did the same thing last year when we went. So maybe the heat triggers it. It sure is annoying whatever it is. How unlucky is that to be "allergic" to the heat and I live in Las Vegas?
Do we have another baby? I'm pretty sure we're done having kids. I gave away all my maternity clothes and all of Seth and Ruby's baby clothes. I really don't want to be pregnant again and I know Bob doesn't want to do a baby again. But we've always said the only way we'd have more is if the Spirit told us to. A couple weeks ago a friend told me how another friend is having her 7th baby because they went to the temple and found out they weren't done. That kind of scared me. Then I was remembering how I saw Aaron in the temple when I was pregnant with him. He was smiling. And that has helped me so many times when his tantrums are at their worst. But there was also a girl spirit that I saw that day in the temple. I thought it must be the girl I was doing the endowment for. Her name was Anna. But maybe it was a daughter I should have. If I had another girl I would name her Anna. I'll have to think about this more. We have had such a hard time since Ruby was born. We love her to death and wouldn't change a second. But moving and five kids and the bishopric and three kids at home and Seth and Ruby so close have all made life difficult a lot of the time. We barely feel like we're keeping our heads above water. But if I had to pick the trials I have in life, being pushed to the limit with lots of babies would be way better than a lot of other options.
The week before we left we had a super fun party with great friends on Fourth of July. We had five families over for bbq, swimming, water balloons and fireworks. It was a great time. We love that we have such great friends and now we have such a great house to entertain with.
My breathing thing was completely gone in Tahoe and it came back within an hour of being home. I remember it did the same thing last year when we went. So maybe the heat triggers it. It sure is annoying whatever it is. How unlucky is that to be "allergic" to the heat and I live in Las Vegas?
Do we have another baby? I'm pretty sure we're done having kids. I gave away all my maternity clothes and all of Seth and Ruby's baby clothes. I really don't want to be pregnant again and I know Bob doesn't want to do a baby again. But we've always said the only way we'd have more is if the Spirit told us to. A couple weeks ago a friend told me how another friend is having her 7th baby because they went to the temple and found out they weren't done. That kind of scared me. Then I was remembering how I saw Aaron in the temple when I was pregnant with him. He was smiling. And that has helped me so many times when his tantrums are at their worst. But there was also a girl spirit that I saw that day in the temple. I thought it must be the girl I was doing the endowment for. Her name was Anna. But maybe it was a daughter I should have. If I had another girl I would name her Anna. I'll have to think about this more. We have had such a hard time since Ruby was born. We love her to death and wouldn't change a second. But moving and five kids and the bishopric and three kids at home and Seth and Ruby so close have all made life difficult a lot of the time. We barely feel like we're keeping our heads above water. But if I had to pick the trials I have in life, being pushed to the limit with lots of babies would be way better than a lot of other options.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
July 3, 2011
Bob and I had a great anniversary. We took the kids over to the Deans and Ruby and Seth stayed with Lexi Thursday afternoon. We went to a city council meeting for an hour first to support a man in our ward who is running. Then we drove down to Mandalay Bay. We got milkshakes on the way. The show was so good and the costumes were amazing. Friday morning we got up and took Seth over to the Deans after breakfast. We decided we wanted to get a few things done around the house that morning because two whole days is a long time to be lazy. So we painted the flagstone on the pool with sealant. And Bob aerated the lawn while I finished sewing the curtains and Ruby took a long nap.
Then we drove down to Lake Las Vegas in the afternoon. We stayed at a hotel called Ravella. It was really nice. We got a suite so there was plenty of room and Ruby had her own room to sleep in. It was nice to have Ruby with us because she never gets that much attention from both of us. She ate it up. She was performing and growling and smiling the whole time. It was really fun to play with her. And she was really good to play with her toys some and nap and sleep well so we could have some time just the two of us. We walked around the resort and went to a Mexican restaurant. Then Bob took Ruby and went and got us some candy and a redbox movie while I read.
Saturday we had a nice breakfast at the hotel and I read some more and Bob went to the gym while Ruby napped. We checked out and stopped at Costco and Walmart on the way home to get food for our BBQ party we're having at our house tomorrow for July 4th.
The kids had a great time at the Deans. They were so worn out when they got home from their sleepover.
Seth is getting really hard. He won't stay in his bed at night and he has lots of tantrums and he wants lots of independence. And with four other kids it's really hard for us to be as consistent as we need to be with him, so that just makes things worse. Hopefully when the kids go back to school things will settle down for him and we'll be able to get him more under control. I miss my cute, easy Seth.
The kids and I went and saw Cars 2 at the theater this week. We left Ruby at BJs. They all paid for the movie themselves with their allowance. We had a great time. And we got a bucket of drumsticks from KFC on the way home. They thought that was the greatest thing ever.
I went to my Dr. appt on Monday about my breathing. He did a bunch of tests and my heart and lungs are fine. He said it must be some kind of anxiety thing, which is frustrating because I don't know how I'm controlling that. But it has been a little better this week knowing that it's more in my head and not a big deal. So I guess I just live with it and hopefully it'll go away in the fall like it did last year.
Then we drove down to Lake Las Vegas in the afternoon. We stayed at a hotel called Ravella. It was really nice. We got a suite so there was plenty of room and Ruby had her own room to sleep in. It was nice to have Ruby with us because she never gets that much attention from both of us. She ate it up. She was performing and growling and smiling the whole time. It was really fun to play with her. And she was really good to play with her toys some and nap and sleep well so we could have some time just the two of us. We walked around the resort and went to a Mexican restaurant. Then Bob took Ruby and went and got us some candy and a redbox movie while I read.
Saturday we had a nice breakfast at the hotel and I read some more and Bob went to the gym while Ruby napped. We checked out and stopped at Costco and Walmart on the way home to get food for our BBQ party we're having at our house tomorrow for July 4th.
The kids had a great time at the Deans. They were so worn out when they got home from their sleepover.
Seth is getting really hard. He won't stay in his bed at night and he has lots of tantrums and he wants lots of independence. And with four other kids it's really hard for us to be as consistent as we need to be with him, so that just makes things worse. Hopefully when the kids go back to school things will settle down for him and we'll be able to get him more under control. I miss my cute, easy Seth.
The kids and I went and saw Cars 2 at the theater this week. We left Ruby at BJs. They all paid for the movie themselves with their allowance. We had a great time. And we got a bucket of drumsticks from KFC on the way home. They thought that was the greatest thing ever.
I went to my Dr. appt on Monday about my breathing. He did a bunch of tests and my heart and lungs are fine. He said it must be some kind of anxiety thing, which is frustrating because I don't know how I'm controlling that. But it has been a little better this week knowing that it's more in my head and not a big deal. So I guess I just live with it and hopefully it'll go away in the fall like it did last year.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
June 26, 2011
The kids finished their first week of swimming lessons. They have one more week. Aaron is doing so well. It's so nice to have three good swimmers now. Ruby loves going in the pool. And Seth is getting better at it. He loves playing on the step and is pretty brave there. And he's let us take him off the step a few times in a floaty. We're loving our pool. It's so great to be able to go cool off every day.
The kids all finished tennis yesterday. So we have the rest of the summer off from sports. Bob and I are looking forward to easy Saturdays.
I have an appointment tomorrow with my regular doctor to find out about my breathing. I hope he has some answers for me. I went to my OB this week for my annual appt. and she prescribed a nasal steroid to try in case it is some kind of allergy; and a chest xray.
This Thursday and Friday the kids are going to the Deans' house while Bob and I and Ruby celebrate our 10th anniversary. We're going to go see Lion King at Mandalay Bay and we're going to stay one night at a hotel at Lake Las Vegas. We decided not to go anywhere far because we have Ruby and if we stay here she can sleep in her bed more and have her toys to entertain her and we can get babysitters really easy. So we're just going to go one night away and the other night at home. We've been married 10 years! I love Bobby so much. He's so perfect for me.
The kids' summer goals are going really well. Our Wii broke in Visalia, so we decided that the reward for all of us completing our summer goals will be that we get a new wii. I'm excited that I found a great project for us all to work on for our Serve goal. It's pretty hard to find things the kids can actually do, but I found an agency called Baby's Bounty. They give baby necessities to low-income new moms. And they always need donations. So the kids and I are going to organize a mock baby shower for them to have with their friends. We'll do all kinds of cheesy baby shower games that kids will love. And their friends can bring diapers or other items that we can donate to Baby's Bounty. We all think it will be lots of fun.
Their jobs are going well too. I'm not very good at remembering to enforce dinner jobs, but they're doing their laundry and rooms and Saturday jobs really well.
The kids all finished tennis yesterday. So we have the rest of the summer off from sports. Bob and I are looking forward to easy Saturdays.
I have an appointment tomorrow with my regular doctor to find out about my breathing. I hope he has some answers for me. I went to my OB this week for my annual appt. and she prescribed a nasal steroid to try in case it is some kind of allergy; and a chest xray.
This Thursday and Friday the kids are going to the Deans' house while Bob and I and Ruby celebrate our 10th anniversary. We're going to go see Lion King at Mandalay Bay and we're going to stay one night at a hotel at Lake Las Vegas. We decided not to go anywhere far because we have Ruby and if we stay here she can sleep in her bed more and have her toys to entertain her and we can get babysitters really easy. So we're just going to go one night away and the other night at home. We've been married 10 years! I love Bobby so much. He's so perfect for me.
The kids' summer goals are going really well. Our Wii broke in Visalia, so we decided that the reward for all of us completing our summer goals will be that we get a new wii. I'm excited that I found a great project for us all to work on for our Serve goal. It's pretty hard to find things the kids can actually do, but I found an agency called Baby's Bounty. They give baby necessities to low-income new moms. And they always need donations. So the kids and I are going to organize a mock baby shower for them to have with their friends. We'll do all kinds of cheesy baby shower games that kids will love. And their friends can bring diapers or other items that we can donate to Baby's Bounty. We all think it will be lots of fun.
Their jobs are going well too. I'm not very good at remembering to enforce dinner jobs, but they're doing their laundry and rooms and Saturday jobs really well.
Monday, June 20, 2011
June 20, 2011
We had a great visit with my parents. We went to the roller coasters and had a great time. My mom got a babysitter so she and I could go shopping one day. And we went out and picked blueberries with my dad. I think that and the roller coasters was the highlight of the trip for the kids. I loved being able to relax and be spoiled. My dad seemed more "present" on this trip, which was really nice. I have such wonderful parents.
We came back Friday and Bob got home from scout camp that day too. So we got to hang out together all day Saturday and go to tennis and get a few things done around the house. And we all swam in the pool. It was a nice, not-t00-busy saturday.
Yesterday was Father's day. We got Bob a bunch of BBQ things--so we can have fun parties with friends and our pool this summer. And he got four ties that my dad picked out. We made him blueberry pancakes and peanut butter cookies.
We came back Friday and Bob got home from scout camp that day too. So we got to hang out together all day Saturday and go to tennis and get a few things done around the house. And we all swam in the pool. It was a nice, not-t00-busy saturday.
Yesterday was Father's day. We got Bob a bunch of BBQ things--so we can have fun parties with friends and our pool this summer. And he got four ties that my dad picked out. We made him blueberry pancakes and peanut butter cookies.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
June 12, 2001
We ended up getting a pool guy too. That pool is ending up to be complicated and expensive. But I'm still so glad we have it and think it will be so worth it to have such a fun thing to do when it's so hot outside. And Aaron learned to swim by himself this week. He's taken swimming lessons for three years, but doesn't ever want put his head under or do what the teacher tells him to. But he was watching Cannon Dean practicing swimming with Kata and he decided he could do it. He told me he wanted to swim to me and he did and he started putting his face under and everything. Now he swims across our whole pool. We start swimming lessons when we get back, so that'll be great to polish up his skills.
I'm at my parents' house now. The kids got home from school at 12:45 and we were on the road at 1:00. The drive wasn't horrible. We stopped and got out at Mcdonalds once so I could feed Ruby. There was some fighting, but Ruby and Seth did really well. So far the weather has been perfect here. The kids have been swimming everyday at the neighbor's house. We went to the mall to pick out fathers' day presents--ties for Bob and new in-style jeans for my dad. I went and swam laps at my mom's gym. And the kids have been feeding the turtles a lot. Tomorrow we're going to the roller coaster place next to the Fresno Zoo. The kids are all excited.
The kids had their last days of school and Antonello. Danny was a little sad because he had a great group of friends this year. Rachel did too, but she she's never been as sad about moving schools, she's more excited. They had their award assemblies and Danny got A/B honor roll all year--I think he got one B on his first trimester report card. And Rachel got A honor roll all year again.
Bob is back in Las Vegas now. He had a great time on his trip and got 6 out of the 8 high points he had planned because of bad weather.
I started having my weird breathing thing again like I did last year when I was pregnant. I forgot how miserable it is. And it also makes me nervous about what can be causing it. Last year they couldn't figure it out and said I just had to wait until I had the baby came. And it did get better within days of having Ruby. But this week it just started again. This is the same time of year so maybe it's an allergy thing. Or tuesday I went to my swimming class and we worked on stretching our breathing out so I really stretched my lungs. But that seems bad too if my lungs can't handle that. I have a Dr appointment in a few weeks to check it out.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
June 5, 2011
I painted my chairs this week. Monday was Memorial Day and Bob was home so he watched the kids inside and I primed and painted for about 6 hours. Then I put a touch-up coat on Wednesday and Friday I touched up a little more and put the gloss on. And now they're in our kitchen. We all love it. And I bought the fabric and sewed the curtains. Bob hung one of the rods yesterday. Our house is starting to look like we live here more permanently.
Monday for Memorial Day we had a bbq and invited Sandy and May and the Kartchners. We had a great time with them. The Kartchners got in the pool too, but it was barely 80 degrees that day and the heater wasn't working so they didn't swim long.
We had a pool guy come and get the pool filter working better this week. Now I need to get the heater people to come look at that and then we should be good to go for the summer. We've had a long spring, which is nice and rare in Las Vegas, but school gets out this week and summer and heat are coming. The kids are excited to swim every day.
The last day of school is this Thursday. I'm leaving with the kids right after school to go stay with my mom for a week. Bob is going to do a bunch of high points in New England from Wed to Saturday. Then Tuesday through Friday the next week he'll be at scout camp. So it'll be nice to be at my mom's instead of home by myself.
Monday for Memorial Day we had a bbq and invited Sandy and May and the Kartchners. We had a great time with them. The Kartchners got in the pool too, but it was barely 80 degrees that day and the heater wasn't working so they didn't swim long.
We had a pool guy come and get the pool filter working better this week. Now I need to get the heater people to come look at that and then we should be good to go for the summer. We've had a long spring, which is nice and rare in Las Vegas, but school gets out this week and summer and heat are coming. The kids are excited to swim every day.
The last day of school is this Thursday. I'm leaving with the kids right after school to go stay with my mom for a week. Bob is going to do a bunch of high points in New England from Wed to Saturday. Then Tuesday through Friday the next week he'll be at scout camp. So it'll be nice to be at my mom's instead of home by myself.
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