One Week Down

Who knows how many more to go!? Well, we are one week down in the countdown to see Jeremiah again. Hooray! What a week it has been too!! We've been so sick the house was in shambles, that not much sounded scrumptious enough to eat, no homemade cookin, then was feeling great for the wonderful weather we had just yesterday and the day before, and back to the cold dreariness! I think the girls have been through every emotion imaginable. I have another OB appointment this week and I think I will get some wonderful pictures of my little baby this time around! HOORAY!! I'm excited. Seeing the little life inside of you on the screen always makes the pain and suffering a bit more bearable. My mom and little sister are going to come out too to give me a little peace of mind. That way I can hopefully tackle some "bigger" organization projects that I wouldn't be able to do without the girls tearing up the other part of the house. So, I will have their help later on this week. Hopefully we'll be able to get a lot done during their visit so that I can really be prepared for what may lie ahead. I am really looking forward to feeling better and have some big time energy and opportunities to help others and be productive! I have so many goals for myself during this pregnancy!

A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL WHO WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE PARTY LAST NIGHT.... I had a great time visiting with all of you and I hope you all enjoyed the chance to get out too! I'll have to have little get togethers over at my place more frequently so that I can visit with you all more often and give you all an excuse to have your husbands watch the children for a few hours! =0)

Final count for Pampered Chef!

Hey there ladies! I wanted to give a shout out for a final count as to who can make it. I've got Tara, Jaesi, and Kristy so far. Leann and Heidi, I will get you the catalogs. Anyone else? We'd love to have anyone who wants to come!

A baptism and life..

We were blessed to attend Jonah's baptism today. It was wonderful! He and his family were so happy and it was wonderful to share this day with them. Congratulations to Jonah!

Poor Julia didn't hold up so well after the baptism and I fear we won't make it to church tomorrow. She's already gotten a blessing and so we just need to exercise faith. Any prayers on her behalf would be GREATLY appreciated.

As a side note, Jeremiah's cruise ship departed for the world today. So... overall - it has been a little discouraging lately. We love him and wish him a safe trip!

Monday

Mel and "Koala" (how fitting)


Julia and "Fluffy" (suggested by Daddy)



Boy was I glad Monday was a holiday!! The Navy almost took it away from us, but we only lost a few morning hours before he came home to us! My family headed home after a nice weekend visit. We headed out to take care of a few things and have some much needed family time before the big "D" (departure). We ended up at the mall and stopped in to buy some overpriced but still cute Build-a-Bear hugables.

Our January... my little girl is growing up!!

Most of our January was spent with just us girls. Jeremiah was gone most of the month... so nothing too great to note. EXCEPT.... Melanie's FIRST EVER Primary Activity! That happened the very last day of the month. Here are some pictures...


Stop at the right picture Mel! We're routing for you!!


Looks like Bingo is your thing!!


She didn't enjoy being a Nephite any more than they did during their time of bondage it seems.


Pull, Pull!! Ahh, Shelby is such a great sport!

VERY much delayed Christmas Pictures

We got to spend a few days (VERY few) in PA visiting with my family. My sister and her adorable little family were blessed to be able to fly in for a visit. I got to meet her little girl for the first time, and see the TINY bump with what we have since found out is another niece for me! YAY for girls! I guess my Dad must really really love girls.... or he needs to love them some more. Hmm... no one will know for sure I guess. I promised my best friend, Erin, that I would post pictures of the girls and of her while she was able to come visit (also very briefly). I hope to visit PA soon and stay a bit longer than 2 days!! I look forward to seeing you guys! I miss you all!



My best friend, Erin and my super cute niece!!


Erin with my first baby! Golly I miss that hair sometimes.


Look at that little ham! This was how she smiled when prompted. TOO CUTE!


The grand babies! Just think... by October of this year, there will be 5!!


My beautiful little sister, her hubby Cameron, and little girl Cambri!! (plus one!)

Slacker

Ever looked up the word slacker in your dictionary? If you have, you'd find my picture RIGHT next to it!! A lot of things have been slipping through my fingers lately (card exchange, playgroup, cross stitch, etc) and oh boy... I'm getting behind. So many great intentions, so little energy. For starters, gearing up to send my other half (and at this point better half) off exploring the world without me. It's been kind of tiring. Getting the car fixed (well maintained is a better definition), sort of rearranging my house (meaning it's half done), getting rid of things, washing everything, trying to organize everything that needs to take the trip with him, plus having enough time together (which we never have), and coming to grips. Crazy crazy crazy. It's times like these I really am amazed by those other seemingly stronger women. Then again, each time he has left for a lengthy period of time - I've had the great pleasure of pregnancy hormones. haha. I guess it is Heavenly Father's way of keeping me weepy. Then, after all the praying I have been doing about the girls being ready for potty training and fighting my own "symptoms" of great fatigue with the occasional gag reflex, I had a break through! Why not potty train them WHILE I'm feeling yucky and have no desire to go anywhere (including the gym)? So... that is what I am doing - we are on day 2. So far today, one successful potty trip and no accidents. Yes, I am knocking on wood right now. I won't be at book club tonight, but my thoughts will be with you ladies!! I loved the book and look forward to reading March's.

The other way I am slacking is in updating (of course!). I have so much to post. Including from way back in December. I have family pictures to post, some funny clips of my children and my nephew running around my house, and a few things we've done in preparation for Jeremiah's big trip. Oh, and quite a few recipes for that recipe blog I've got going with my sister. I have a lot to do - my goal is to do it within the next few days so I can be caught up and get to do some of the other things I've been wanting to!

Spread the Word....

I will be having a Pampered Chef Party at my house on the 27th of February (Friday). It will begin at 6pm. I have a few invitations going out today - but I ran out of invites before I ran out of friends!! I didn't get to address anything for the 1st ward - so please spread the word to the other women in the ward as well. (Michelle, Jaesi, Nicole, etc) If you want to drop me a line and let me know if you can make it.... you can leave a post on here if that is easiest. Come have a fun time visiting with friends and check out some of the Pampered Chef items you may have always wanted to see in action. The more the Merrier! Thank you!

Fun filled Day!??

Saturday was pretty hoppin' for our family. We started the day off with Melanie's first Primary Activity. She was pretty excited to go to church. Her teachers must be something!! After that, we had lunch out on the town so that we could see a movie that was playing on the base close to the church. Jeremiah first wanted to stop and check out the new uniforms at the exchange. It was pretty stinkin crazy over there and there weren't very many sizes Jeremiah could try on. Hopefully we will have better luck when we go to the exchange by us later this week. Then we attended the movie and actually saw some friends that had been up at the church as well! After that, we tried to visit the commissary. Tried is the key word there because, it was PACKED!!!! Payday weekend of course! So.... we decided to take a little more convenient route and stop by Walmart on our way home. We were finally home for the day around 4 pm. Oh... and did I mention I am feeling nauseous pretty much all the time these days!? GOLLY! When all added up, not the most exciting of days for me, or my girls.