Our kids are fish!

My Dad's house here in Kansas has a pool and the kids are loving it!

Charles's Special Day

The first sunday in August we blessed Charles at church. All of our childrens' blessing are special but this one was extra special for Jesse and I because it was the first one that he was able to not only be a part of but actually give it. It was very wonderful and emotional, and I felt so overwelhmed with the spirit. Not only did we get to share it with our very special ward family but Jesse's sister, Trisha and her family came to share the day with us.

I'm trying...

If you haven't noticed I am trying to play catch up with my blog. I have fallen way behind with being pregnant, having a new baby, moving out-of-state, working and raising a family of roudy kids! I am super sorry but I trying, so bear with me. I love you all!! XOXO

Family night bowling!

We wen bowling for family night. I was worried how well Holly could bowl a broken arm, but her brother, Jesse loved helping her. We all had a blast and of course, I won! :)

 Holly's face after ever bowl! HaHa! I loved how much she had!

 She asked me to take a picture of her shoes. Cute huh!

 Charles had fun watching too!

Miss Muffet's Birthday and her misfortune!

My little Miss Muffet had another birthday! Holly turned 4 on October 11th!! It was a big one for her. She knew once she turned four that her sippy cups were going "bye-bye". She was upset about it for a couple of days, but she got over it pretty quickly. She got to go on a special Mommy and Princess date with me. She dressed up in a fancy pink dress, new pink high heels and pearl "clip-on" earings. I took her to Flour Girls, Dough Boys located in American Fork in Utah. We sat and ate inside a castle with a table for two. We had her favorite soup, a panini and potato chips! Holly picked out an adorable pink gourmet cupcake. She was thrilled!! Then we went to place called Dear Lizzie. Its is perfect for my little princess. She loves it as much as I do. She pick out a princess diamond septer that wouldn't be complete without boa feathers and satin ribbon. She is definately my little princess!!!

If you are wondering what is on her arm in the lower picture, it is a cast. About two weeks before her birthday she was on a trampoline and she feel and broke it. She has been on a trampoline hundreds of times and the one time she does something other than jump she breaks her arm. Tip of the day- Tramps are for jumping and not running around the outside rim! :) She was a real trooper.

My "BIG" Boy

My son, Jesse, just turned six, lost his first tooth and started first grade. He sure is growing up fast. Where does all the time go? He wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese for his birthday and so we did. He was very excited and extremely happy!

Charles Maverick Leonidas Thacher

Monday morning, July 12th, 2010 we woke up at 6:00 am to call the Hospital and find out what time we could come in to be induced. They said they were pretty full and they would call us later. Well I was too anxious to go back to sleep. So I got up, showered and got ready for the day. Once I was all ready, we decided to go have breakfast, just the two of us. Our other two kids, Jesse and Holly, had been having a sleep over with their cousins. Well we decided on IHOP. Yeah, I know really special, but we had a coupon. It ended up being worth it because I ordered an incredible crepe that I am still dreaming about. After we order, we called the house phone to check to see if there were any messages from the Hospital. Sure enough, there was. We told the waitress, we needed our food ASAP! So we ate and hurried over to the hospital. We got checked in and they gave me pitocin. Sure enough the contracts started, but didn't phase me becasue my hubby spoiled me a few weeks ago with an ipod touch. I was jamming out and didn't notice them. Ok, so here is the before story. I went into this thinking, "I have a pretty good pain tolerance. Why NOT try to do it natural?" I guess I figure, if I didn't make it, atleast I could say I tried to do it natural. My previous two child births, I had epidurals, and  I didn't have any pain during labor. Let me say it again, and I didn't have any pain!! What was I thinking!! Whew, Bring on the pain!  Eventually, Dr. Hansen came and broke my water. All most instantly the intense back labor started. That was not fun and it only got worse. Sure enough, I gave up. My husband, Jesse was so encouraging, I wanted to kill him! Now I love it, but at that moment I wanted to hurt someone as much as I was hurting. So, on to the pushing part, it was bad like screaming bad, but I am gonna leave that part out. It is actually full of some pretty funny stuff, and my hubby loves to tell it. So, if you want to here about it, ask him. In the end, I figured out that my pain tolerance may not be as high as I originally thought it was. I don't know if I will be doing that again. I also don't think I would have done it if I knew he was going to be 9lbs 1oz. Well, he is here now. He is absoulutely beautiful. We all so excited to have him in our little family. The kids love him and want to help with everything. Jesse and I couldn't be happier. Welcome to the world, Charlie!

Where did my baby go?

This is my tiny baby boy, Jesse getting ready to come home from the hospital back in 2004. He is growing up. If you can believe my little baby is about to graduate from kindergarden. He will then go to first grade and leave me all day. I am very proud of him, but very sad to think he is no longer that little baby boy who liked to cuddle. I hate that they grow up so fast. It makes me feel old!!!

PAINT IT BLACK!

Ever thought of painting the walls of a room in your home black? Well I came across this from Better Homes and Garden, and love it. It is very unique but super chic as well. Just wanted to inspire everyone to think outside the box once in a while, cause you never know!

Wild Animal Park

Pictures from our recent trip to San Diego. We went to the Wild Animal Park in Escondido. It is a breeding facility so it is full of babies! The kids loved it!

It's a Boy!

We found out a few weeks ago that it was another boy that will be joining our family. Miss Holly was not very happy about it. Within a few days she started getting used to the idea. Thank goodness! I didn't know what to do about it. We are just trying to figure out a name or atleast some idea. We may wait until we meet him.

Logan Temple

Last week we had the oppertunity to go up north and go to the Logan Temple. We decided to do sealings. I forgot my temple dress so I had to rent one. Not a good idea. Being so pregnant it made me very hot! But I made it through. We were lucky enough to be a part of and witness, 227 names be sealed to one another. I was beautiful, and amazing to be a part of. The Logan temple is very beautiful and filled me with some much needed peace. I am truely grateful for this time in my life were I am so blessed to live so close to so many temples. I feel very blessed to be able to be apart of this marvelous work.