I'm at my wits end

 Okay it's no big surprise I don't like snow, I'm tired of the winter nasty I know it's only been around for a couple of weeks and mostly our winter has been full of nice weather but still I don't like snow, I don't want it around I can't handle the gray clouds right now. Well it was particularly nasty today but to my surprise the school only made it a late start so, at 12:00pm I put Eric down for a nap and dressed Josh in the warmest clothes and coat and boots we have and did the same for myself and hiked the short distance to school. Only to be told by Josh's teacher that they had decided to cancel. Well thats great but they should have called me before I left the safe dry haven of my home to walk in the blinding snow fall with a tearful five year old who was devastated that he couldn't go to school.

Snow

To be honest I love snow except when I'm expecting then it turns into my worst enemy, but the boys love snow and what makes them happy makes me mostly happy. The pictures of the boys were taken Thursday before everyone got sick, and when I say sick I mean Fevers, chills, earaches, headaches, horrible chest coughs and congestion galore. Jason is now past the worst of it and so is Eric. Josh lucked out he didn't get any virus while everyone else lay dying on the couch. I'm still recovering and and expecting so as a result I'm stuck going to my family Dr.'s on Tuesday and my OB office on Wednesday because I was told by the OB office that they don't deal with possible infections. I'm a tad bit annoyed but my Mom and Dad told me to just deal with it and move on. I hope everyone else is having a wonderful holiday weekend.

These two pictures were taken Thursday Night before Eric developed a nasty fever and cough. Darn Daddy for sharing the horrible virus with us again.

 

 Friday: Josh went out side and built a snow man all by himself.

 Mr. Snowman, he looks like a cute penguin to me.

Josh preparing to use Mr. snowman as his new snowball target instead of my kitchen window. The snowman did not last more than thirty minutes before he lost the snowball fight to a five year old boy determined to cause some damage that he would not get in trouble for.

Scheels with Papa

Before we left for Sacramento for Josh's B-day party my parents came down for a day to play with the boys. We all went over to Scheels so that my Dad could see Josh ride the Farris wheel. These are the memories that my children will cherish as they grow as will I and my parents.

Josh

I finally got my purse back from my in laws. The last time we visited I lost my brain and for got my purse. That was no big deal except my camera was in the purse. So now I can share all those wonderful pictures from Josh's happy day.

Pictures from the party

I still don't have my camera which is very frustrating but my Dad did send me some pictures from the party so at least I have something to show for it. Hope everyone is having a great Monday morning.

 Before we left for Sacramento I took my parents over to Scheels. The boys loved the fish.

Joshua

Today is Josh's fifth birthday, over the weekend we took him to Sacramento so that the whole family could join in on the fun, but much to my frustration I left my purse at my in laws house with the camera that had all the pictures from the ultra fun birthday party. So I wont be able to post any of the pictures till my father in law brings me my purse this week. You know when ever I'm pregnant my brain is full of mush. The party was soooooooo much fun. We went with a party package at Chuckee Cheeses. Josh was a birthday star who got to dance with Chuckee and was crowned on stage. The attention that he got is not for every child but Josh loved it! They also put him in the ticket machine which for ten seconds gives the birthday kid a chance to grab as many tickets as they can. Josh managed to grab a certificate for 100 tickets and anther for 50. He also grabbed several tickets worth 1 ticket each. Josh received a whole new wardrobe between his Nana, Papa, Grandma and Grandpa. His aunt and uncle also gave him new Sunday clothes and mommy and daddy gave him more clothes so between everyone he has a new outfit to wear for the next two weeks. He asked for clothes for his birthday because he received so many toys for Christmas that most are still in their packages. We are so blessed to have such a loving family that come out to share in Josh's special day.

Happy Birthday Peanut I love you

 Newborn Josh 

 One years old

 Two years old

 Three years old

 Four years old

Five years old

When I get my camera I can upload the pictures from the party I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Farris Wheel

Today Jason and I took the boys to Scheels, for those who do not know what Scheels is it is a sports store/ Museum. Josh wanted to try the Farris wheel and being that he is tall enough Jason was happy to take him. They had a great time. I'm to much of a chicken to go but I stood on the ground and happily waved. I of course forgot my camera. Then we went shopping for Josh's birthday. Josh as usual spent most of his time in the clothing store looking at all the little baby girl clothes and told us over and over again that this or that would be great for a baby girl. I told him that this baby could be a baby boy and his response was it's not a baby boy mom it's a girl! It sure would be a lot of fun to have a baby girl that I know my fashion friendly son could help me dress. After the fun shopping day we came home I went to sleep because these days thats one of the things I do a lot of and the boys went out to play.

Hope you had a fantastic Saturday

boo

I have had a real problem getting around to blogging. I use my blog as a family journal but I also try really hard to say nothing but positive on it. Well thats why I have not been writing lately I'm struggling to say anything positive. In the last ten weeks my two best friends have been a toilet and a kitchen sink and sometimes the tub if I can't get to the toilet in time. Not a pleasant way to spend two and a half months. The fun part is that I get sick then I'm fine then it hits me again so excuse me if I'm cranky, I'm also dealing with extreme hormonal roller coasters. So I found a couple of pictures to describe how I feel.

 At the moment the toilet and the sink are my best friends they rarely let me down.

This cartoon says it all I hope you can read it. 

Trying to find humor in this section of my pregnancy is helping me to get through this. Instead of gaining weight like I'm suppose to I lost about five more pounds but don't worry at the rate my stomach is growing I'll gain it right back very quickly. 

I hope everyone is having a great Thursday.

The Best Friend I could ever ask for

The last five weeks were getting continually harder as I was trying desperately to hang in there. It was starting to get so bad that I made a call for help being that I am not scheduled to see my Dr. for another month my Mom was the first to respond to my need to stop being sick. I should always remember to ask my Mom first. She knows more about morning sickness than any women I have ever met. She has a Thyroid problem  and due to that all of her pregnancies put her in the hospital for dehydration. She couldn't keep anything down and it was like that for the entire time she was pregnant. So when I asked for help her response was take one Vitamin B6 with real ginger ale. My mother is also a nursing educator so she has health care provider connections that she can ask if she doesn't know the answer to the questions. Well I'm all better. Still super tired and I'm on a emotional roller coaster that my poor husband has to deal with but he is a great man. So last week while I spent almost all my time on the couch my house was falling apart at the seems. dishes were piling up the toys were finding themselves out of the toy room and into the living room and the boys were bringing their snacks out into the living room normally a big no no in my house. So Friday night Jason came home early from work and cleaned everything and took care of me and the boys. He never complains that I'm not carrying my end of the load and when I'm craving something he gets it for me almost always except when it is bad for me which is almost everything I crave but when it will be good for me he gets it and happily does anything I need him to. He is the best friend and support I have.

I was able to pull myself off the couch to take this picture. I do still get sick but it is a lot more manageable when I know how to make myself a little better.

Help!

I know that this is my third baby but I need some advise. With my pregnancy's with Josh and Eric there was no morning sickness with Josh and only a little bit with Eric, yes I know I was very blessed but this third pregnancy is like a total opposite. I feel like I have the stomach flu 24/7 and it is only getting worse. So to save the sanity of my household I would love it if you Mom's out there who have had experience with morning sickness please tell me how to make it better. Oh and why the heck do they call it morning sickness? I'm sick all the time and the night time is the worst.

Christmas vacation

We had a fantastic Christmas this year. We went to my parents in Fresno and spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday with them. Friday the boys went their way and the girls went their way. I was able to spend a wonderful girls day with my mom being that we are the only girls in the family at the moment. So my Mom and I did some crazy last minute shopping and got a pedicure which was very much needed. Then the family came back together and did our traditional eating home made pizza and listening to the Nativity story. Then the boys were given one present to open which was the Christmas PJ's. Then it was off to bed. Christmas morning was special for the boys. They came out and were surprised by Woody and Buzz from Toy story and stockings that were bursting with toys. My favorite part of the morning was the second to last gift. It was to my Mom from Jason and myself. In the gift was a beautiful bracelet and a pregnancy test that said positive. We feel so blessed that the Lord would know what we needed before we knew we needed another baby. So with great anticipation and sudden runs to the bathroom because for whatever reason I'm experiencing what being sick in pregnancy really is, we really look forward to the second trimester when I'm not sick and the beginning of August when this baby is due.

My very talented little brother also took pictures of our family in one of the most beautiful parks so when he finally decides to go back to St George and dr. the photos, hopefully we can get those pictures soon. I hope everyone else had a great Christmas this year.

 Josh and Eric Christmas Eve

 Josh modeling his new PJ's

 Uncle Eph and Eric Christmas Eve. I love Eric's expression it says are we done yet?

Christmas morning playing with the toys Santa brought.

 Josh and Woody best friends

 Eric finally catching on to ripping open presents.

Jason the Woody

Santa came to town

Santa visited our ward last night and Josh loved it.

Santa asked him what he wanted and Josh replied Toy Story Three please.

 I wish kids stayed this way. Believing in Santa and knowing that he is.

 Eric was smiling but I was not fast enough to catch the smile.

I love that my kids have always loved Santa they are not afraid of him.

 I liked this picture This was after Eric had sat on Santa's lap, just happy to be with his Daddy.

yesterday morning Josh decided to get a little fashionable. I wonder if my boys are the only boys who love to dress up in their Mommy's clothes.

Meet Woody the snowman

Well after yesterdays nice frigid cold snow storm it was a little warmer today. In the morning we went Christmas shopping and have officially spoiled our boys, but hay we are so crazy about them. After lunch and before all the snow melted away Jason and Josh built a snowman that they called Woody. Last year the boys also created a snow man named Roy. Well Woody the snow man looks a lot happier than Roy last year. Eric also played with Daddy and Josh but came in after falling into a icy puddle of water. I spent the rest of the day wrapping presents which my boys were more than happy to place under the tree. I'm actually shocked that the boys took my threat seriously about if they even touched the presents under the tree that they would have no Santa visiting them this year. So all of our presents are under the tree wrapped and waiting for Christmas.

Josh actually found the arms for Woody from my now very dead tropical bush. Note to self don't plant tropical plants in Sparks NV.

My most thoughtful and funny husband decided it was a good idea to build said snowman with no coat, gloves, or hat. What a guy

Merry Christmas Everyone :)

Christmas snow

We woke up to snow this morning and thought two things. One that we hoped Jason's parents got out of town in time and two that this means it is finally winter. The boys quickly got dressed and went out side to check it out. Eric stayed outside for about five minutes and Josh was out there for ten minutes before he decided it was to cold. I believe that snow is fun to watch from the comforts of a nice warm house. I hope you are enjoying the fun that winter brings. :)

You know that song that says " anything you can do I can do better" Well we like to change it to " Anything you can do I can do also, I can do anything just as you do" because Eric wants to do anything his brother does as well as wearing his brothers way to big snow boots and trying to walk in snow but he stayed up, mostly.

and all the fun ending with a nice snow angel.

Merry Christmas

Gingerbread train

Our family has a tradition of making gingerbread houses every year for Christmas and my parents tradition is to provide the materials for us, ( Thanks Mom and Dad :) This year instead of a gingerbread house we had a gingerbread train. The boys loved putting it togeather and of course eating the candy.

What are your family traditions?

Eric and Josh after finishing our train.

 Eric loved making the train and mostly eating the left overs

 Kjar gingerbread train 2010

A sister a church last Sunday commented on how big my boys are getting which for anyone who has seen Josh can look at that as a funny thing but it is true my boys are getting bigger and are able to do more on their own. Eric can get up on the rocking horse that we have all by himself. It seems that we can't keep Josh dressed in clothes that fit because he has started growing faster. For the first time in Josh's life he is wearing clothes for his age group instead of things that are a year to two years smaller than his age.