My kids are cute....

Stella

I was scheduled to be induced 1 week before my due date....Oct 23. My kids had just started their 2 week fall break. We had plans. I wanted to do all these things with them before the baby came. On the 23rd.
On the 16th I started having contractions. (I don't normally start on my own) We timed them and they were about 3 minutes apart and lasting 30 seconds each. I called my doctor and she wanted me to come in and be monitored (blah) to see what was going on. Well, after 3 hours of being there I was dilated to a 1. So I went home. Monday morning (Oct.17) came and I had a doctor's appointment already scheduled. I was still having contractions and he said I was dilated to a 4 and to go home and get my stuff and come back to have the baby. what? ummmm.....what? I'm not ready. Daegan had a busy week at work because he was taking the first 3 days off of the next week when I was supposed to have the baby. So, I checked into the hospital at 11:45 and she was born at 3:18. My fastest delivery! It all worked out and I am grateful for all the help from friends!




Me and Miss getting ready to go home

Born Oct. 17th at 3:18 at Parker hospital in Parker, Colorado. 7lbs. 15oz.

her first bath. She slept through the entire thing!

And then there were 4.


Eli was 9lbs. 8oz. I was for sure thinking I would have one at least that size. I was pleasantly surprised that she was smaller! She did come 2 weeks early.



My good friend Melanie. She kept my kids overnight so Daegan could stay with me the first night. Thanks to everyone who helped out while I was in the hospital!! (Trisha, Sarah, Jazmine)


Getting used to 4 kids is hard! We are just loving her though. Now it's sore nipples and tired days. I wouldn't change a thing.

Fall Festivities

We went to the pumpkin patch with the family and got in on the serious corn maze, tractor ride, and barrel ride.




We got a little hungry during the corn maze...



Daegan not only has a way with the ladies but animals too.

All in all it was a fun evening.

kids pics

My friend Sarah took some pics of my kids a couple weeks ago. They turned out so cute! It does help that my kids aren't too bad to look at. When their hair is done. Enjoy....

I try.

I have been getting some serious crap from people (mmmm.....Beth) about my lack of blogging. I know I have some serious catching up to do. But it has been a busy summer with buying a house and all (and being pregnant). So let's just cut me some slack here folks. I'm trying.

Here we have the kids first day of school. They started a new school too. They are doing awesome and loving it. These were actually taken after school because I forgot to take them before they left in the morning.


Eli turned 4 the end of September.


Picture day at school. Work it girl.

Garden of the Gods

I am so behind on this blogging thing. I'm going to try and catch up a bit in the next couple days. Here it goes.
We headed to "The Springs" a couple weeks ago to check out Garden of the Gods. A place with big rock and you can see people rock climbing. Mason was at a scout day camp so he wasn't with us.
What he doesn't know won't hurt him, right? We did miss him!



Balancing rock. picture taken through the rear view mirror.


Getting our grub on.

Future rockclimbers

Officially Official

We will having baby #4 in October. We are excited! I don't have a picture to put on here. The baby is about the size of a lime. I thought about finding a random picture on the internet of an ultrasound but thought it might be kinda creepy. The kids have known for awhile and they have kept it a secret! They needed to know why I was always on the couch and feeding them cereal for dinner. Or sometimes forgetting to feed them. I hope that I start being less lame and feeling better soon.
There ya have it.

All you need is LoVe

In honor of Valentines day.....

I love my people (you know who you are)
I love my man
I love my 3 monsters
I love my sisters
I love my parents
I love memories
I love a good meal
I love a good book
I love good news
I love snowmobiling
I love farms
I love donuts
My thighs DON'T love donuts
I love staying up late with my men. oops....I meant man, and talking
I love staying up late with my man and not talking...wink wink
I love the little things
I also love the big things
I love girl trips. Let's here if for NY , NY, NY!
I love pedicures
I love massages more
I love laughing
I love imperfections
I love road trips
I love "The Colony" (especially Vince)
I love taking funny pictures...mainly of other people.
I love the high of finding something on clearance....and being 50% off that
I love shopping. I know it sounds vain. But I do.
I love heels
I love a sky full of stars.
I love warm summer nights.
I love a good eyebrow wax.
I love, love,love being a mom.
I love a bit of scruff on my manly man
I love that he's doing the dishes right now.

So there you have it.
Love is all you need.

When your a kid.....

You do some crazy things.
I pooped in a Ziploc bag. That's right my peeps. I had to go really bad while me and my mom were getting the kids from school.
There was no bathroom.
There was no bush.
Only one gallon size Ziploc bag full of sugar snap peas. So I squatted right there between the bucket seats of my sweet ride. My mom held the bag. She's the best.
I got it all in there. What next? She found a pair of socks and used that to clean me up.
It. was. awesome.

• This is not THE Ziploc bag. My mom is cheap, but even she has her limits.

Love, Eli


p.s. This story is about Eli pooping in the bag. NOT ME. I think there may have been some confusion. Though if it were me....I probably still would of shared.

Christmas

The kids got up at 6:30.
Mason came in out room at 1 am and said he couldn't sleep and asked if he could go downstairs. Uhhh......no! get back to bed!
Eli......
train set
pillow pet
cars
Buzz Lightyear
Hooded towel
Blanket with his name on it

Camden...... with her hooded frog towel.
Barbie Scooter
Pillow Pet
Barbie
Pretend kitty
Leapster 2 (to share with Eli)
books


Mason....
Stealth RC car
Razor sole skate
Game for his DS
books
Pocket watch
Pillow pet
Mason's new white shirt and tie. Looking over at Eli thinking "I hope you got something better."


After Santa came
I got Daegan some cologne and a evil roy steel target.
He got me an IPOD touch. My first IPOD!

Our tree died 4 days before Christmas. It. looked. awful.
So we threw it out and picked up this little beauty to get us to Christmas.

check it.........Christmas Card.

We haven't had family pictures taken for 3 years. SO, this is what you get. The neighbor girl snapping a picture of us in front of the house. We were on our way to church.
Maybe next year.
BTW.....I have my braces off. YEAH!

Family camping trip

I don't mind camping.....for a short period of time. Like 1 MAYBE 2 nights. I enjoy the rugged outdoors, fresh air, peeing by the tree just as much as the next girl.
It took us what seemed like forever to get to our sight. You see, the mountains are only on 1 side of Denver. We live on the other side. The Kansas side.

I was probably sipping my Diet Coke while Daegan was setting up camp.





I don't want to brag but I have a pretty good aim when it comes to shooting.
I probably was taking down a grizzly in this pic. I shot so many things it's hard to remember.