Dinner with Dad...

Monday night Dad took us out to dinner at Vinces. Jake wasn't able to make it, but here I am with 3 of my brother's, and no, they are never serious!

More fun at the zoo...

It was a long 4 hours at the zoo, the kids were all asleep before we left the main street!

We were so happy that G-pa Arthur drove over from Pullman to see us while we were visiting G-ma April & G-pa Brent. We had a great time at the zoo (besides losing Grace, of course! Thanks for your help Dad!)

My Papa & me...

My youngest broter Caleb joined us for the day. I love you Buddy!

You can't really see the walrus, but it was pretty amazing to watch it perform...

Our trip to the zoo...

Here's Trav taking a break in the spider web!

Here's Tristin & Grace playing around...

The kids loved the owl (and yes, it had large talons!)

Thank goodness for hand sanitizer. Here are the kids touching the sea life!

Here we are acting silly in the shark mouth!

We're back from Seattle...

Here are the kids at 6:15 AM getting ready to pull out of the drive way. They couldn't wait to get to G-ma's house!

Trav has always felt terrible when the kids would fall asleep in the car because their heads never stayed up straight, they always ended up practically in their laps all hunched over. So this trip Trav decided to do something about it. Here's Daisy asleep with my bath robe tie tied around her forehead and the back of her chair! It actually worked although it looks a little inhumane!

What do lipstick, Kotex & prom dresses have in common???

GIRLS! And we are excited to add another one to the family!!
We went in for my ultrasound yesterday (it's about time, I'm over 21 weeks now)and found out our 11 inch wiggle worm is indeed another drama filled, princess dress wearing, soon-to-be boy loving little GIRL! Yeah!!! Trav really wanted another boy and I really wanted a brother for Tristin, but the thought of raising another son scared the life out of me! Here's to 3 girls in 4 1/2 years! (Hopefully they can just share the prom dresses!)

I'm excited to announce: Whoopsy Daisy crafts!

Although, the site is still under construction, I am thrilled to have my craft web site up and running- almost! I will be in a fundraiser tomorrow May 30th from 9AM-4PM to help baby Mia who recently had a heart transplant. I will be selling a ton of my crafts and part of the proceeds will go to help the family with their HUGE medical bills.
I will be at: 403 W. Cherry Ln. Meridian, ID 83642
Go to: www.whoopsydaisycrafts.blogspot.com for the crafts I have available right now!

After 9 years...

Yesterday was our 9th year Anniversary and as it flew by like all those years did, I started thinking about our marriage and all the days in between.

What I expected after 9 years...

* To still be married!
* To have a family
* To own a home
* To be completely comfortable with Trav
* That Trav would be able to read my mind
* God would let men have babies


What I never expected...

* For him to still kiss me like we were in college
* That I would be the one to pull away from his hugs first
* That I would NOT want to sleep tangled in his arms
* That he would make "whale sounds" in his sleep
* That he would still accept my wild creative side after all these years
* That he has never tried to change who I am
* That I could love him and be SO angry with him at the same time
* That reading bed time stories could be viewed as sexy
* That vacuuming & doing dishes could be such a turn on
* For him to still love me after all my obsessive behavior
* To be able to love Trav, admire, forgive, cherish, respect & adore him as much as I do today
* For us to be COMPLETELY opposite in EVERYTHING (except movies. We agree on most movies)
* To have finally found happiness, peace,confidence,contentment,strength,forgiveness and love within myself.
*To have the most beautiful babies in the world.
* That being in bed by 9:00 PM, eating ice cream, and watching James Bond for the 100th time would become what we look forward to after putting the kids to bed

Breaking the Sabbath & Immodest clothing...

It's 9:00 am, and the girls are already in their immodest bathing suits (with straps falling down and tiny bums showing), running around in the sprinklers. Yes, it's Sunday, and no, I am not making them stop. Sorry, Lord for breaking 2 of the rules by 9:00 in the morning, but we'll be at church soon!

Warning! Object may appear larger in real life! Me at 20 weeks!

Yeah, I'm half way done with this pregnancy and I've been busy getting things done so I can focus on canning this year! I just can't wait! I/we have been so busy for the past while, and my feet ache every day, but I'm happy that we are almost done with our huge list of things to do! Now it's mostly canning supplies!
(I've come to terms with my round "back side" but how funny that it is as round as my tummy! Oh joy! I'm so glad I pointed that out to everyone!)

THINGS COMPLETED:
We bought bunk beds 3 months ago
Bought our van a few weeks ago
Received an almost new car seat from Maren (THANK YOU!!)
Bought a baby seat/swing thing
Have my 3 month supply of diapers & wipes
Had Tristin's B-day party yesterday
Got most of my Christmas presents done/wrapped
Have been buying canning jars (103!)
Planted the garden
Cut down trees in the back yard
Planted raspberry plants
Worked on more food storage
Bought school clothes & back pack for Tristin for next year (2nd grade!)
Signed the kids up for swim lessons last month
Priced most of my stuff for the yard sale
Took care of shots and dentist appointments
Bought a deep freezer
Bought a food dehydrator

THINGS STILL TO DO/FIND...
Need clothes if it's a boy (will be different seasons, darn)
Need a 2 burner stove
Want to find 2 more canning pots
Want more jars
and a apple sauce making thingy

Tristin's 7th Birthday Party!

Yesterday Tristin turned 7 and he couldn't wait for his party to begin! It was really low key this year... we just had a BBQ, a few games, presents, cupcakes, and then the kids just played for 2 hours in the pool, on the trampoline, the swing set, hammock & with water balloons. Tristin had fun either way, he didn't know that I didn't "go all out" this year, it has been so busy and will get even busier right now with our Anniversary, school getting out, ballet, the fundraiser, the yard sale and then leaving for our trip- I've just been feeling overwhemled, so I thought, this is not the year to drive myself insain with a party! I still can't believe how fast he grew up... I love you Buddy.

(I had to laugh when I started adding up how much this party cost!
FREE hot dogs, FREE capri Suns, .25 cake mix & .17 frosting for the cupcakes, .39 hot dog buns, chips from Costco (not on sale), clearanced $ 1.00 party decorations & .25 candy with candy from Winco for the party favors, not too bad!)