Guess what

 So part of the reason that I have not done much of anything this summer, and have not had any motivation at all is because..... I am pregnant.   I have been sooooooooooo sick with this baby, and have blown up like a whale, and feel like crap all the way around.  But we went in and did a ultra sound and everything looked perfect and healthy.  I am so relieved because I went a whole month without knowing I was pregnant and was sitting in lots of hot tubs, and going in the sauna and doing flips at the jump zone.....

And even better, we are having a boy!!!!!  I am still in shock and can not believe it myself.  I don't know if I am going to know what to do with a boy, but I am sure we will figure it out. 

Birthday time

 We all went to the jump zone for Kate's birthday this year and it was a lot of fun.  The kids were in heaven

 Alexis learned to do a back flip on her own.  And now she is a little pro at it.

 Ryan showing his mad dunking skills!

 Alexis turned 11 this year.  She is very into soccer and so she wanted her cake to be a soccer ball on a grass field.

 I still can not believe that my baby is growing up so fast.  She is such a great girl, and helps me out so much.  She can babysit now when we need her to, and I know that when we come home she will have the house cleaned up and kids will all be well taken care off.  She is such a sweet heart and I love her so much!

something Alexis sad to me that day that was so funny.  I was getting ready for her party and making her cake and I as wearing sweats and a t-shirt, and comes up to me and rubs my back and say's, "mom, you really make those sweats look comfy!"

Alexis is going into the sixth grade this year, and that is in the JR HIGH..... I am a little sick about that, but I know she can do well!  Alexis did so well in school this last year, she has to work a little harder than some other kids, but she doesn't give up.  I hope that she can keep it up and always work hard like she has in the past.  She is so smart, and such a good girl, she has such a great heart and I am so proud of her!

Park City

 My parents have a condo that they get to use each year and this year they decided to stay in Park city so all the grand kids could come and be with them and have a little trip with them.   It was a very fun Condo that had great hot tubs and a great pool.  They also had a kids club that was fun for the kids also.

 Adison has always been a little afraid of the water, but as soon as she got used to this cool little life vest she was a little fish. 

 Adison loves her grandma and grandpa, sometimes I feel like she may need to give them a little space, but at the same time it is so cute to see how much she wants to be with them and loves them. 

 We did a little hair dressing......

 The kids all had so much fun together, they all get along great and love each other so much.  Cousins are so great!

 We wore these kids out!

 All of us together.  It is crazy how hard it is to have us ALL together anymore. 

We are missing Alexis.... she had to stay home for some soccer games and we all missed her very much. 
While we were in Park city I really wanted to go and grab a couple swim suits I had saw for the girls so one of the nights that the boys had all gone to a motocross thingy.... my mom, Annette and I took ALL the kids with us to the outlet malls.  We were not thinking at the time and while we were there the battery on the car died, and the kids were all starving and it was a little crazy.... but we have to keep telling ourselves that we made some great memories. 

Time to catch up....

 So I took the whole summer off from my blog, and now I need to do some catching up.  I went through all my pictures because that is the only way I can remember what has been going on in our lives.  I loved these pictures of the girls, Brytlee loves to make others laugh and be silly so she put on a sticker mask and it sure made me laugh.  Adison is really growing up.  She has started to say some cute things like, "I wanna hold you, and if she can't find me she asks everyone, Where's my mom.  (over and over and over)  She is a little attached to me. 

 She also loves to make us laugh and can put on a show for us when she is in the mood. 

 Elizabeth walked the halls forever ago, and I am just getting around to it.  She is such a smart little girl, and she loves to read.  She can go through chapter books in one day sometimes and she can remember them forever.   She has done so well in school this year and every time I ran into the Principle he would always tell me what a wonderful girls she is, or say something like, "Your girl is something else" or "that girl is dandy"  he did tell me a few times that she was his favorite student.....  I have to agree with him because she is such a sweetheart.  He also told me a few cute stories about her sticking up for other kids and also including kids when they were feeling sad.  She has always had such a tender heart and I just love that about her.

 I thought it was so cute when all the kids got in the halls to cheer them on, they had pom poms and they yelled so loud it hurt my ears!

 It is so sweet of everyone that comes and shows support when my girls have walked the halls.  Elizabeth was so sad because she really wanted her dad to be home to see her walk this year, but he was still in North Dakota.  He was really sad also and had her wait as long as she could hoping he would make it.....

 I love this girl so much and I feel so lucky to be her mom.  She is such a good girl and makes my job easy.  She works very hard in school, and is great at making sure she gets her homework done on the bus or at school so she can come home and play. 

 Elizabeth loved her teacher this year, and she was just great to her.  Every time I talked to her she would say how much she loved Elizabeth and what a great girl she is. 

Easter

 We had a great Easter this year.  We thought we were going to miss the Preston Easter egg hunt so the girls were so sad.  I was so glad when we found out it was Saturday and we were still going to make it. 

 One of my friends from a Bunco group is in charge of the Easter egg hunt and she goes all out.  They had money in the eggs and golden eggs that you could win a big prize and all sorts of good prizes.

Before Brytlee went we were so sure we saw a gold egg so as soon as they could go she ran and got that one first.  Turned out to just be a yellow egg dang it, but man this girl can run.  She is so fast and can out run most of us.

 Adison was so scared of the bunny and didn't want to go close to him.  So me being the great mom I am just handed her right over to him for a picture.....

 We went to the store and there was another Easter bunny.  Adison hit the floor and would not let me go close to him.

After we got home from the hunt Elizabeth noticed she had a free pass to the bouncy house that was at the park on one of the eggs.  She was sad that she didn't get to use it (she just sat quiet with these big tears filling up in her eyes)  it made me feel bad so we went back to the park so she could use it. 

SLC

 On our way home from St. George we made a pit stop in SLC to go and see the Temple grounds.  It was such a nice day and the flowers were already so pretty.  I love temple square and loved going with my girls and wonderful husband. 

 They wanted to take a picture by everything they saw. 

 We went on a few little tours and the girls were so good about going around to each display and reading about it.  Adison wanted to go inside each on and play with everything.

 We went through a little film about a eternal family and I was so happy we did.  It was such a great movie, and the girls really liked it. 

 We also went and did the tour to the conference center.  I look so crazy ugly.... we were traveling so I didn't do anything with my face or hair..... oh well.

 Elizabeth's teacher is a Navaho Indian (I think) and so Elizabeth has learned a lot this year about their culture and she loves it.   Everything she saw that had to do with Indians she wanted to take a picture with it. 

I am such a lucky mom, and I am so thankful to be apart of this Church.  It has helped me in so many ways and I know that it is true.  I have a hard time understanding how everyone doesn't accept the gospel.  It is so helpful in so many ways.  It helps our family be closer together and so much more.  I loved conference and I just feel such peace and happiness when I am trying to do what is right.