so much has happened the last few months, i decided to write a few journal entries about each of the kids and our family. i have been so pregnant and functioning on such a lower level than i would like. i have tried to make sure basic needs are met and that somehow my kids will survive and have prayed that Heavenly Father will make up the difference. these updates are partly for my sake to realize Heavenly Father has blessed them through this year of survival.
We live in a house!
it has been a long, long process. frustrating and exciting. i hope it is a great place for us to land after 15 years of adventures, hard work and wondering where we would end up.
max in front of the moving truck we hoped they would lose. we haven't seen any of our stuff for over a year and it makes you realize how much you don't need.
here are a few parts of the house that i really like....
even though being in a hotel was a little cramped, we enjoyed a lot of our time there.
the kids loved doing laundry. here they are rockin' the laundry room.
this is such a typical site, all three of my boys hanging out. they have a great time together. in the hotel they would kneel around the computer together since the computer was on the coffee table. for some reason, i love this picture.
....and this one!
some of our favorite things we did in the hotel:
playing pool and chess in the lobby
getting apple cider in the lobby
going to dinner or getting hot chocolate in the restaurant
our photo scavenger hunt for family night!!
here is an awesome picture of my pregnant belly. i have had so many contractions with this pregnancy!! i feel like i am in labor everyday. it has gone by fast, but has been hard with all of our moving around. i can't imagine how this will change our family, but i am sure when i see this baby i will fall in love with her. the kids are excited, although they will miss my very needed, almost daily, ice cream run to dairy keen after school. dave has been excited since day one and he keeps telling me he knows exactly what she will be like. i like seeing him excited about it all.
we did celebrate an anniversary somewhere in there. dave gave me cookies. after a lot of interesting comments, we have decided the only good thing to say to a pregnant lady is, "do you want a cookie?" i am really grateful for dave. life is better because of him.
this has been an interesting, good, and challenging year. i also know, the best is yet to come!!!
