We may as well say it...

We are expecting number 4 the first of January. I am about 12 weeks along right now and boys has this one gone by slow, at least the first trimester has. The days and weeks seem to fly by for me and then I check to see how far along I am and it always seems to be going so slowly. With each baby I have been more sick and this one topped the charts so far. It usually goes away by 14 weeks and that seems like so far away. It took us a little longer than expected to get pregnant this time which was surprising but the Lord must know what we need and when we need it. I am just hoping Hunter gets a lot less attached to me before the baby comes. We might need all these months to accomplish that.

Tball

We finally started Tball this year and we were lucky because they let Jake play. Jeff, Jim and Logan are their coaches and it really takes all of them since there are 12 boys on the team. The boys have done really well. Jax is totally into it the whole game. Jake is there till they have to go into the outfield and then he sits down. I love watching them slide into home every time! Jake's is the best because he is usually four feet away from home plate.

 Jax goes all out when he slides. Dirt in the shirt!

Don't you love that! Four feet away and he is usually the last batter so he gets to go all the way around no matter what.

 The boys have done pretty good. All of them can hit really well. Its hard in the outfield because there are so many of them. McCoy was pitcher and got a ball and threw it to Jax at first and Jax actually caught it and got the kid out, twice that happened. Pretty good.

 Lining up the kids to hit takes the most patience. This is usually goof off time and push your neighbor.

 Couldn't ask for cuter kids. I think I am going to like being a baseball mom.

Gardening and Hunting how we combine them

If you would have asked me 10 years ago that I would ever enjoy gardening or that I would ever have a garden of this size I would have died laughing. This was not something I grew up with in Ogden. But through a mother-in-law who loves it and lots and questions and practice I am really loving it. My favorite part of gardening is when my seeds start to poke through the hard ground. They are so strong, even with a rock on top they fight for that sunshine. I usually get down and pull the big pieces of dirt off. Well after a long winter, no spring and finally summer at the end of May we got the garden all planted. My dad was my helper this year, much better than just the kids and I. He did an awesome job of creating my furrows while I planted. 

Straight rows I just love! Freshly water and hoping to grow. This year my goal is to weed consistently once a week. So far, so good. Its the end of summer and vacations that kill my goal every year!

 To mix our hunting/gardening we finally finished the wall in our backyard. So now Jeff can practice his bow hunting with our cute little deer while I water the garden and weed. All the while the kids switch between shooting arrows, jumping on the tramp or digging in the dirt. It just seems to relax me every night I get to watch this.

 Jake has a plastic bow and arrow but for pictures sake he wanted to use Jaxon's new bow.

Both kids have their dad wrapped, they walked into Sportsmans just to get one thing and walked out with a new one for Jax and a plastic one for Jake. He is always a sucker for the things he wants them to be good at. And though I do mind it, as long as it is bringing us together as a family I can handle it. Jeff bought Jaxon's bow thinking he wouldn't be able to pull it back for quite a while. That kid practiced pulling it back all day for 2-3 days and by the third day he could do it! He is even a pretty good shot. As the summer goes on I hope we keep up our nightly tradition to grow a garden and grow together as a family.

Memorial Day Lake Trip

After two weeks of being homebound with a sick baby holding me day and night we finally got to have a break. We went to Lake Powell with friends for some fun. The day we got there was so windy you couldn't see 5 feet hardly and you were eating sand the whole time. Jeff called the friends of his parents because it was their turn for the houseboat and they said they weren't using it. So instead of camping as we had planned we stayed on the houseboat and who can complain. It was fun especially when the wind wasn't blowing and we could play and relax on the beach. The water was freezing but somehow we all still made it in the water so it could take our breath away. The highlight for my boys was fishing for stripers up by the dam and they pulled out some whoppers! All in all it was a much needed break from the house.

 This is all of us loading up to get out of the wind and find some refuge.

This could be my new favorite picture! This was when the sand wasn't blowing and everyone was smiling!

Preschool Graduation

Jaxon is now an official graduate of preschool. His teacher did such an amazing job, it turned out so cute. They sang songs from each month they had learned and gave a little performance and then got to give their teachers a hug and got their bag with their portfolio in it. He was such a great singer and got a little goofy when their was down time but what can you expect. What a fun year. He has learned so much and is more than ready for Kindergarten in the fall. 

 This is Mat Man, I never could figure out what he was for until that day. He helps them learn how to draw people and there is a song that goes with it. You should see his self portrait the first day compared to last day of preschool. WoW!

These are the butterflies they did the last week or so of class, Jax was so excited to let it go.