Saturday, January 14, 2012

Hello out there!!!!! (echo)






Holy cow. I really am a bad blogger. Life got very crazy.....and I stopped reading blogs and writing my own. Here I am 36 weeks pregnant....with a baby girl on the way. We are moving in 2 weeks.....back to Power Ranch...where we belong..as Ella says. Queen Creek has been ad adventure and a learning experience and a lot of horse crap too. We have struggled to learn what we are supposed to through out this experience....but that is just part of life I guess. Please let me new neighbors be normal. I was blessed to have a set of neighbors here that are amazing and will be missed dearly. Becky, Chris and Nick..and Mammie and Pops. They are part of our family! I think they will miss the daily hugs from my little ones...thankfully we aren't going too far....Far enough that we won't have to deal with the horrible neighbors. :)
We are thinking to name our baby Quinn Michele...but aren't 100% solid on it yet. We like Kate and Molly too....so we shall see. I got gestational diabetes this time around...and it has been crazy. I am grateful however, for the healthy eating habits that I have adopted and learned about...and I hope to keep. It was helped me only gain 5 pds so far. crazy! The diet has been sad and emotional for me and times....but we are pushing though. Seth had joined me for the most part...but he cheats WAY more than me. We both feel pretty good eating more healthy.
Oh man....so much to say about the little ones.....they are all so good. They are showing responsibility and helpfulness and are such good kids! They are really rising up at time when our family is having to pull together to make everything work. My heart is so full of love and gratitude for them...they are amazing to me. The girls are handling the move a bit better than Luke. He likes his school and has alot going on. HE won the history bee at school and qualified to go to Regionals....he is going to compete on the Math team....he enjoys Mr. D ..the gifted specialist SOOO MUCH!!!!! He has never been a fan of change....we are hoping after all of the work it took to get here....it will be best for everyone. We had 7 houses fall through since May....so we know that we are where we are supposed to be...either that, or the man upstairs is a funny guy. :)
Luke starts basketball on Tuesday.....Hope just finished volleyball and starts soccer in the Spring. Ella is going to be starting soccer soon...with Lucy and uncle Adam as her coach. She is so excited. Sadie is the official cheerleader for everyone..along with me. She goes with me to all of Seth's Higley JV games and cheers. ( and lets me know when I am yelling too much) She still is clingy and really wanting to be with us...in between Seth and I if possible....but I hope and pray she will be ready for kindergarten this year. She is so fun and caring and protective of me and baby...she is pumped to be a big sister!
Seth is loving being a head coach....it is more work, stress and drama than he or I expected.....but he loves it...and his team is coming together. Go Knights!
It is true....SEth is working 2 jobs, coaching highschool bball, it is tax season, we are moving in 2 weeks and we are having a baby in 3. NUTS!
I got on here to post pics and got blabbing....so I better wrap it up. My friend Becky took these pic of us a week or so ago. Who takes family pics at 8 months pregnant...mE!!!! crazy......

1 comment:

Julie Jardine said...

I LOVE those pics!!! We so need to get an updated family photo. You guys look fantastic. They look super professional! Glad you are hanging in there. Good luck with this next month. Just prioritize! The kids ask when we are going to Arizona almost Daily! Can't wait to see you all. Love ya!