So I don't have much to say, things are going good. Randy is very excited about his new job, he's had training for the past couple of days and he'll actually start his job next Wednesday, he can't wait! He was actually hoping he would start this week, but he's done after tomorrows training. Then the real adjustment will start, I think we're all ready for it to come though so we can start adjusting. I took Katie to the doctor this morning, I was pretty sure she had a kidney infection, however they didn't get enough urine for a culture but they had enough to do a stick test which showed that it was an infection they just don't know what kind. So they gave her an antibiotic shot and then we also started oral antibiotics that she'll take every 12 hours for ten days (or until it's gone). Poor thing has not been feeling well at all today, I really hope that she'll be better tomorrow. We went to bed at midnight last night and she came in our room 3 times between then and 3 or 3:30 when she came in our room and threw up. She had it in her hair, on her hands, her feet, our carpet, our sheet. It was awful, and it smelled SO bad, I thought she had an accident as well, but nope just throw up (sorry if that's too much information). So we had to get her in the bathtub, poor thing, it was an awful experience. After I washed her hair there were too many floaties in it so we had to drain the tub and refill it, but along with her fever she had the chills. She was shaking SO bad!! So we got her bathed and then I blow dried her hair and sent her back to bed with a bucket in case she needed to throw up again. Then when she woke up this morning she came in to my room and announced that she had to throw up, so I told her to go to the bathroom. While she threw up she also peed, so we had to clean up that mess, however, I would rather clean up a pee accident then throw up. So then the rest of the morning was filled with taking her to the doctor which was crazy! I got home at noon, and at about 1:30 I crashed on the couch while they watched The Cat in the Hat. I know that we're not supposed to use the TV as a babysitter, but I sure am glad for the option on days like today. Other than that we're all doing well here! I am so grateful that she doesn't have anything contagious that I have to worry about the other kids getting. It's been awhile since I've posted pictures here, I'll try to remedy that soon, but not tonight. I really need to go to bed as well!! So, until next time, which I'm hoping will be soon because I want Sam to also write a new post. We have a deal going on now where she'll write a new post after I do. So....get writing Sam!

I never know what to put

I really don't like labeling my posts, cause I really never know what to put. I now have a reason (at least I feel like it's more of a reason) to blog, my sister in law and her husband moved to Cedar City so now when they want to see how we're doing they can check out the ol' blog. I'm very excited, perhaps this will help me blog more. So, we're getting ready to go back to school, or at least Randy is. I'm really excited for him to do this, he wants to be a PT, how awesome would that be? I think he would enjoy that a lot, apparently it's a pretty competitive field, but where there's a will there's a way, especially if you include the Lord. So we've been praying and I'm pretty sure Randy has fasted and we'll see if that's what we should be doing. In other news, JD is cutting his bottom two teeth, I'm excited and a bit relieved (I hate feeling like he's slow) but I'm going to miss that gummy smile! He LOVES to play the piano with Daddy, I took a video last night, I'll post it soon. He also is starting to talk more, or should I say scream. It's pretty cute, I love my little guy. The girls REALLY like him too, especially Katie right now. She was told that she was ok to hold him, well, she's taken it to a whole new level. She'll pick him up and walk around with him, you know those pictures with kids holding cats and the cat looks like he's screaming for help? Her holding JD reminds me of those pictures, she does all right with him, except that she'll get him out of his bouncer, his crib, his swing, she's tried walking down the stairs with him a couple of times. It's frustrating when he's playing just fine in his bouncer or swing and she'll get him out which after a minute or so of her holding him he gets mad. Then he doesn't want to go back in his bouncer which is a downer for me because then I can't continue doing whatever I was doing in the first place. Oh well, at least she wants to interact with him right? I don't really have much else to say right now, and I really should be getting Katie ready to go to school, so for now I'll say adieu, but I'm sure I'll be back soon, just don't hold your breath on that ;0)

Hello, yes, I'm still here

So I must admit, I have a hard time writing on my blog because I'm not really sure why I do it, all my family lives close so they have no need to check it out, I'm not sure if I have any friends that still check it out. So it's very hard to update it, I enjoy writing my feelings here and putting up pictures, but like I said, it feels like it's all in vain. Oh well, I guess I should write it just so it's written. We're all doing well here, Hailey is LOVING school, I told her we have a dentist appointment on the 21st which is the last day of school before the Christmas break. She was very upset because she doesn't want to miss school, I told her I would try to figure something out. Usually kids want to miss school, but not her. She loves her teacher and loves helping her out. SHe is such a loving girl, she loves to give hugs to everyone, and I mean EVERYONE! She can also be an amazing helper around the house when she wants to be, she is such an amazing big sister (most the time) and is pretty good to help out with the younger kids. She loves to bear her testimony, she'll ask us in Sacrament if it's the free time (testimony meeting). I love her to pieces!! Katie has been fun too, she likes her preschool, but I think she really wants to go to Kindergarten. I'm excited for next year, I know she'll absolutely LOVE going to the same school as Hailey. We just had her birthday, she's five now, she had a lot of fun being the center of attention! Zoe is still the boss around here, everything has to be just right for her. She is constantly correcting everybody! If you call her anything but Zoe she makes sure you know her name is Zoe, not whatever you called her. They all have quite the personalities! Then there's JD, he's doing really well, we started him on solid foods a month ago, so far his favorite is sweet potatoes. It looks like he's going to be like his sisters in not liking any fruit, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but whatever! He's finally started to roll over, he doesn't get very much time to practice, his sisters don't think he can be left alone so he doesn't get much of an opportunity to try. He sure is loved by all of us!

I am so grateful for the opportunity Randy and I have been blessed with to have children. They are such fun little people to have around, they constantly teach me about Heavenly Father and His love for us. What a blessing it is to be here and to be the mom to these wonderful sweet spirits, even if I'd really like to smack them around sometimes!! So yeah, we're doing well, getting ready to do some new things soon, like school, hopefully a new job for Randy and other things. Hopefully I can keep blogging, even if it is just so I have a record of things. Well, until next time, enjoy life! Merry Christmas, in case I don't get around to it :0)

It happened again

It's happened again, it's been forever since I blogged, I have no idea if anyone even still looks at my blog. We're surviving here, things are tight financially due to slow business. We are getting in to the busy time of the year though, so hopefully things will get better. We're all doing well, we're getting ready to celebrate Zoe's third birthday, I can't believe she's 3! It's insane, she's the cutest little thing ever, but she can also be the biggest pain in the butt!! Her and Katie are getting along better though, which is so nice, I think having Hailey at school all day has been good for their relationship because it forces them to play together. Katie is in preschool now, and she loves it!! I really like her preschool, it's called Wiz Kidz and they do some really cute things and it's only about a mile and a half away so it only takes about 5 minutes to get there. Hailey I believe is enjoying school, she has a boyfriend named Nicky, I guess they hold hands when they walk/run the golden mile. That's where they walk around their school I believe 4 times to make it a mile, they do this every day. Then you have little JD, he's definitely growing, at his 2 month check up he was in the 3% for height and at his 4 month checkup he was in the 75% for his height. That's a serious amount of growth!!! He's the tallest of our kids, he is SO stinking cute! He's kind of starting to roll over, he gets stuck on his arm. He doesn't get very much time to practice due to his loving older sisters. They just can't seem to leave him alone!! He talks quite a bit too, we really like him! Other news on me, I dyed my hair brown, I lost weight, gained weight. I really need to diet again, but it makes me depressed so it's very hard to stick to one. Hopefully things will get a little easier and make dieting less depressing for me. Anyway, that's that, we're just plugging along. I hope all of you are doing well too!

I quit!

Sometimes, I really wish I could say those words and magically all my cares and worries would disappear. This morning I woke up to a mad house and I wanted so badly to just go back to sleep and have it all go away. Oh well, we don't always get those wishes do we. It's a day, things here have been a little rough lately, but I have hope for the future, it looks brighter than the past. I'm hoping JD will start to calm down even more, and as soon as Zoe can get past this terrible two stage things will get a little easier. I must throw in here, I do love my kids, they're a huge blessing in my life. I just have my moments, but then again, doesn't everyone? Well, I don't have much to say, life is just going, I'll try to post some pics soon. There is one funny story I can share, like all the other moms out there (hopefully this happens to you) I've been losing a lot of hair since I've had JD and I just roll them in to balls and stick them on the side of the tub until I'm done showering. I'm supposed to throw them away when I'm done, but like a lot of other things it doesn't get done. So we were in the bathroom the other day and Hailey said what's all this hair in the bathtub? And I told her it was mine. Then she asked, "Are you going to be a bald grandma?" I just started laughing. What a funny kid. In other news, Hailey will start 1st grade on August 24th, I can't believe she'll be in school all day long. It kind of scares me, Katie will also go to Preschool this year, that's just weird as well. I'll have two kids in school. It's kind of scary how fast they grow up, one minute they're little babies, and the next they're going off to college! I really like the song that talks about how life goes by fast, it says don't blink, in fact that might even be the title, I'm not sure. Then there's the song You're Gonna Miss This, I really like that one too. They're all so true! I just have to remember that one day I will miss this stage, sometimes it makes it a bit easier to deal with everything. Well, anyway, I think I'll finish this up now and go get something done. Until next time, be safe!!

Sweetness

So it's been a long time since I've put any pictures on here, there's a reason for that..... I'm a little busy these days. Everyone has always told me that after they had their third child they could have had a dozen more, because the third was the back breaker. Not for me, with Zoe things seemed to just slide back to regular life, we came home from the hospital on a Sunday, Randy went back to work on Monday and life went on. After JD was born, I had total separation anxiety from Randy, in fact he took another day off because I wasn't ready for him to go back to work. My emotions were extremely crazy and all over the place and I stressed about him a lot. It almost felt like he was my first baby, it was crazy!! Things are finally starting to settle down now, for the most part, I definitely have my days where I don't know why I wanted all these kids, but then they go and say or do something to remind me why I wanted them. I love my children, and even though I know I have a lot of things to work on to be a better mom, I am grateful for my children. Hopefully soon I'll get a better handle on things and become more of the mother I want to be. Anyway, here are some pictures of JD, I have others I'm going to post of the goings-on around here for the past couple of months, but we'll save them for another post. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do.

Gone too long

So it's now 12:46 AM on July 8th, and I wasn't really planning on writing a post, but here I am. I just want to let everyone who might possibly still read my blog that I am in fact still here. Things have just been a little off balance as you can imagine and blogging has taken a back seat. Hopefully though this is the beginning of a return! Things are going good for the most part, I still have days that aren't that great, but doesn't everybody? Well, I promise there will be more posts soon, and I have lots of pictures to share but right now JD is asleep in his crib (thanks to my wonderful husband) and I need to take advantage of this opportunity and get some sleep, so until later, bye!