We Are Having A...

Today was the ultrasound and the results are in. It's a... BOY! I was going to have the tech write down on a piece of paper what we are having and open it up with the kids, but I couldn't even be in suspense for an hour. So Clint and I found out there, and then I wrote on a piece of paper what we were having and Macy read the results to us all. The kids were thrilled! They were all hoping for a little brother.

I have posted some pics of the little guy, and the tech said that he is "definitely" a boy unless something falls off!

Now I need to think of a prize for those who guessed correctly.

Fun Weekend With Mom and Dad!

Mom and dad were in town the end of September for meetings with the CNP and we were lucky to have them here in Salt Lake with us. While they were here we went to a corn maze together and had a wonderful time. The kids were great at guiding us through the maze of corn. No one got lost!


Mom brought her supplies with her so she could make cookie bouquets with the kids. They loved decorating the cookies and eating the yummy frosting! After they finished their masterpiece, they "scattered sunshine" by sharing their treats with others.

We had a wonderful time with mom and dad while they were in town. Other things we did with them were making a fire in the backyard and creating smore's. One night we even cut down our cornstalks, cut our gourds, and our one pumpkin from the garden and decorated the front porch for fall. It looks great!

Mom and dad stayed at the Grand American Hotel for a couple of nights and one afternoon we met them at the hotel and took the Trax train to the Gateway. We had lunch at the food court and then made our way to the arcade next door. Blake immediately sat himself on the horse race game and raced his sisters. I tried the game, Dance, Dance, Revolution and put a show on for some weirdo watching from behind! It was my first time trying the game and I loved it. Butch, I hear you are really good at the game and I would like to have a dance-off with you sometime!

Introducing....

A special delivery during the month of March! That's right, baby number four is cooking right now, but the real fun is that Diana and I are due just two days apart. March 19th is the date and we are excited.

Tonight we told the kids the special news. I had made some chocolate pudding for dessert and stuck little plastic babies in the kids pudding. While they were eating they found the treasure, but couldn't figure out why anyone would put a plastic baby in someone else's food. It took some convincing, but they finally understood that was my way of saying, "Mommy is having a baby!"

$20.00 Richer

Macy has been collecting and saving aluminum cans for the last 2 1/2 months, and Saturday we took her stash to the recycling center to cash them in. She had 40 pounds of cans for which they paid her $20.00. She was so excited to have that much money that it was hard for her to quit smiling.

She has had several neighbors involved in helping collect the cans. One neighbor has even set up a box at his work for his co-workers to place their empty cans. We opened up a savings account for all 3 kids so they can start saving for college. Macy immediately knew where her money was going. She said, "This is going right to my savings!"

Deseret Village

Hello to all!

Yesterday I took the kids to the Deseret Village in Salt Lake City and we had a blast! Clint was in Idaho running another marathon so the kids and I spent the day traveling back in time and walking through all the old pioneer homes.

They had an original one room schoolhouse there where we were all given a lesson in the Deseret Alphabet. The teacher even explained to us how kids would have been disciplined back in the 1800's and had Macy, Abby, and Blake come up for a demonstration.

Macy, being the oldest, would have received the strictest punishment. She would have had to stand on a log and place her nose against the wall with her hands help up behind her back.

Abby would have had to sit on a chair and wear a dunce cap.

And Blake, being the youngest, would have had to touch his toes and receive a swat on the bottom.

We had so much fun there and Blake absolutely loved the chasing the goats around and giving them kisses.

Our Accident Prone Daughter

Poor Macy. She just can't seem to get a break. Well, actually I guess she can. (her ankle!) Yesterday she was playing in the house with a ball and kicking it around her bedroom. She kicked the ball high enough to hit the light fixture above her head which then broke the glass and came down on her head. A large piece of glass pierced her head and sliced her in between her eyes. Luckily it didn't hit her eye but just above her nose.

We quickly took her to Instacare and the slice on her head did not need stitches but above her nose she got 3 stiches. Hopefully it won't leave a bad scar.

I think I am going to have to keep Macy on a close leash!

Garage Sale

Clint and I had a yard sale today and the kids were great helpers. Everytime a car would pass by, Abby would raise her hand to the yard sale sign and pose. Just like a little model. It was too cute. We only made about $40, but that is better than nothing.

Surprisingly the big hit at the sale were my used, old, towels. I really almost didn't put those in to sale, but those are the things that went first. Go figure!