8 is great!

two weeks ago "A" was baptized. it was such a special event! i cannot say enough about how special this little boy is. he is such a kind, gentle, intelligent, and loving little spirit. he brings such joy to all of our lives. it was so neat to see the outpouring of support for him! there was standing room only. there were ward members, school friends, his teacher from last year and his vice-principal and her family. grandpa steve and grandma connie came all the way from oregon and the rest of the family was there to show their love and support. it was so neat to see "A" as he soaked it all in. he has prepared for this and was ready. we love him and feel so blessed to have him as part of our family.

my little princess

on saturday we had a fabulous girls day! baby "H", the aunties, nana, and i went on the trax to see the disney princesses on ice. "H" was all decked out in her princess attire--black velvet dress, tights, black shoes, and a lovely tiara. she was the belle of the ball (and i might add received several compliments). she is such a sweet little girl--and ALL girl i might add! she absolutely loved the princesses--especially ariel--she went crazy during the little mermaid portion of the program.

i am so thrilled to finally have my baby girl--and her gorgeous brothers of course! how blessed "K" and i are to have these 3 wonderful children in our home.

side note--my sister made the mo tab!!!!!!

our little miracle!

this past week we had "M's" post surgery check-up to check if the prostetic hearing bones allowed him to have any hearing. after the first surgery he was left with no hearing at all in the ear because the bones had all been shattered. well----he can hear!!!!!!! he actually has better than normal hearing now!!! miracles happen! my favorite thing is when he tells me "mom! my ear is working today!" how blessed we are!

i'm still here

i really need to keep up on my blog. it is a great way to journal. things have been absolutely crazy over the past little while. i will give a little recap.

*both boys are in school and loving it!

*i am the pta president so baby "H" and i spend a lot of time at the school.

*baby "H" won 2nd place in the city baby contest.

*"M" is learning to read and loves it!

*the males (including daddy) are doing great and continue to progress in tae kwan do.

*after a few years of serving as elders quorum president my hubby is being released and moving on to another organization--should be fun!

*i am the den mother for the bears and wolves--so fun! "A" will be 8 in Dec. so i get to be with him. i am also helping with the music in primary--loving that!

*"M" had his prostetic (sp?) hearing bones put in--we will find out soon if there is any hearing. he was a champ with the surgery! (he has for all of his surgeries!)

*i had surgery on both of my legs--lovely veins after pregnancies!

*my sister-in-law is having a baby in a couple months--i'm excited to hold him!

all in all, things are going great! i feel so incredibly blessed to have the family, friends, and neighbors that we do!

2 in school!

i cannot believe that i have two children in elementary school! "A" started 2nd grade last week and loves it!!!!!!!! "M" started kindergarten today--he was all smiles! he has the same teacher that his brother had--she is wonderful! i was so strange today to just be with my sweet little girl! we sure missed the boys!!! i feel so blessed to have the wonderful children that we do!

happy birthday "M"!!!

my sweet boy turned 5 today. i cannot believe how fast the time has gone! he is such a sweet boy. he is my funny, crazy, always smiling, lovey boy. he is so excited to start kindergarten and to be at school with his brother. we had a fabulous party for him yesterday. it was a pancake and pjs party. papa told a "pop-up" story, decorated pancakes, gave awards, and played a game. everyone had a great time! happy birthday "M"--thanks for letting me be your mama. love you lots!!! xoxoxox!

summer 2009 highlights

here are a few of the things that have made this summer so great!
*daddy had 3 weeks off! that has not happened in years (or ever, now that i think about it!)
* 10th anniversary trip to lava hot springs!
* summer school (for"M")--he loved it!!!
* bright ideas camp for "A"
* thanksgiving point camps for both boys
* swimming, swimming, swimming at nana and papas!
* having our neighbors home from hawaii!
* weekly library trips
* playlands
* sleep over at the aunties
* being with family!
* stadium of fire!
* ice cream
* popsicles
* tae kwan do

we have had a marvelous summer! we will continue to play, play, play until school starts!