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WOW School has started and man I'm behind. This working full-time thing and being pregnant is wearing me out. :0) Don't even know who reads this, but I haven't been writing in my journal either. But I'm hoping that changing my thinking to what Desi does and just makes her blog her journal will help.

We've been to school, I got transferred due to numbers and am now at Lakeview Elem. Went from part-time to full-time away from my babies. :0( But everything happens for a reason and am so Extremely thankful that I know my Heavenly Father loves me and has a plan for me. This has been a growing year for me and will continue to be as I'll be working with ESE students. I taught 2nd grade at Harmony for 2 weeks then got moved to Lakeview 2nd for two weeks, then 3rd grade co-teaching. So 29 kids and 2 teachers. Going better. Certainly a struggle for me emotionally missing my babies. Then found out I won't get the 12 weeks I was hoping for from maternity. Waiting to found out exactly when I come back and glad I saved my days last year and I can have Chris's days too so I can stay home about 6 weeks. 1.5 weeks to go!

So we went camping this weekend since it's been BEAUTIFUL outside and the last chance we have before the baby, no name yet, because of the SUPER busy month we have. So we went, and yeah it rained, A LOT! Girls said a prayer that we would be safe and we were. A little wet but not nearly as bad as I was thinking. Wind was totally not what I was expecting, crazy. Enjoyed line dancing, pony rides, petting zoo, and birthday cake with 70 year old G-pa. Had pizza instead of hotdogs cause it started to rain again RIGHT after I got the fire started. So, no smores but did get that yummy chocolate birthday cake! And how is it that our car looked like we were moving when we only were camping for 1 night!?!

We've been to the Reptile show, yes the girls were really into it. Reagan has been catching lizards and frogs like crazy. Kylie got her started on it, but Reagan is better. One family gave Reagan a really cute wooden bracelet cause she put a bunch on, danced around singing like she was a pop-star, Nothing Strange about that. But they just thought she was so incredibly cute, cause she is! So they let her have it and I didn't bring my purse in:0) They wanted to take home a turtle, or rabbit. At least it wasn't a snake or spider they wanted!

Ripley's Believe It or Not with Jared, Chrissy and Mom and Wonder Works and Trick or Treating at Sea World so far this month on top of camping. And mostly for free cause we're teachers! LOVE IT. The pictures aren't in order but I'm sure you'll figure it out. Went to the thrift and Kylie is going to be a witch finally, she's been asking for 3 years. And Reagan is going to be little Red Riding hood. Kinsey will be a princess. I usually like to go themed but since I'm not going this year cause I would have JUST had a baby, I didn't force it on them. Next year, Something good!

Kylie is on the local swim team so we do that MWF and Reagan has been doing Cheer, last week I believe. TTH for that. Chris is gone from 7:30 to 6:15 Tue and Thurs and I'm working full-time at a school about 20 min away. He does youth on Wed. nights and I'm in the Primary pres. So yeah, we're BUSY! Kinsey is a trooper and just enjoys life. Loves the i-pod and speaks AMAZINGLY well! Plus, she can really rip it on her scooter!

Kylie is LOVING 2nd grade and doing AMAZINGLY well. Loves to read! Reagan is thrilled to be a Monkey, like Kylie was when she was in K. Great teachers! She's working on her writing and identifying her numbers.

Me, I have 1.5 weeks like I said, and am feeling big, but not too uncomfortable and grateful that my pregnancies are so easy. Excited to start weight watchers next month though. :0)

Chris is glad to be back at school with the youth. He really does have a special place in his heart for them.

All in all we're so super blessed and are thankful for all of our many wonderful blessings and pray for all of our family and friends!

Summer Summary

I've been so bad about taking Pictures this summer. But a lot has happened. Chris and I got to go on a cruise in June, Kylie turned 7, Reagan turned 5, Kinsey potty trained, and Chris is teaching next year, oh and we're having a boy we found out! Just some fun summer stuff, like movies, beach, Go Karts, water park, mall, friends, pool, girls camp, and youth conference a bit, temple, Library, Face Painting, Mascot Games, shooting, camp fires, ice skating, bowling, VISIT FROM HOLLYWOOD, etc.
Kinsey was wanting to learn to swim until I found her jacket I had stored away and now she realizes she can be so much more independent (which is probably her most fav. thing!) She did get stitches. Mom calls me when we're helping at Youth Conference and tells me not to panic but they are going to the hospital, Kinsey needs stitches. So calmly we go but it took 45 min to get there, luckily we got there before she went back. She did GREAT! enjoyed time with just mom and dad, but not getting
the stitches when she saw them. She even was singing her favorite song, Jingle Bells, while fighting the tears as they were on the 3rd stitch and Adams the nurse joined in. Not a fun experience and she got 5 of them! But she didn't bother them at all and was so wonderful.
Kylie has ants in her pants and is always wanting to play with a friend or go buy something with her money she earned or found or got for her birthday. But she's really good about getting her chores and homework done before she goes because she really wants to go! Also really good at Hoola Hooping. She's won the last 4 contests she's been in, and catching Lizards is alos a new passion. We're getting her signed up for the swim team when school starts! M W F for that. She's excited to find out who else is in her class for 2nd grade.
Reagan is so spacey sometimes it's just too cute. Not spacey like dumb, just off in her own happy world. She's so happy and sings all the time and is just so sweet and precious. She does get emotional and can get pretty upset, but we're working on being 'Calm and Kind.' She shared her birthday presents with her sister so well and most everything else for that matter. She has gotten her confidence in the pool back -Yeah!- She's excited to have the same K teacher as Kylie did and go to school with mom. She has a harder time concentrating than Kylie does and hasn't learned as many sight words as I would have liked but is getting her numbers down.
Kinsey, is potty trained, which I already posted about, but talks so well and has a blast with her sisters. She loves Barney and Dora and getting treats for going on the potty. Her friends Ella and Jack Jack from church she talks about all the time! She loves wearing princess dresses and her minnie shoes she got for going potty so much. Sweet mama's girl, and will miss me so when I go back to work this school year, but at least it's still part-time!
Chris, finishes his old job this wed! And since he's staying in town for work, back at the Middle school teaching Spanish, and the Jetta is on it's last leg being 10 years old and having 185k miles on it, we opted for a smaller motorcycle payment instead of a car payment. We'll have my mom's car for a back up, but he's super excited about it and so are the girls, especially Kylie and Kinsey, they LOVE it!
Me- feeling big, but that's expected having only 11 weeks left in my pregnancy, and eating treats everyday, so most of it's my fault. Can't wait to do Weight Watchers again and setting goals. Yeah, I know I could have done that during my pregnancy, but I'm too far gone now LOL! Love that summer dresses are now coming on sale cause that's my school wardrobe :0) I don't mind Kinsey's pool jacket at all because she is independent and easier at the pool and park, and I get to swim some laps to counter those cookies. But would like her to swim on her own too for safety reasons. Looking forward to going to the last horrah for the summer and heading to Weekie Watchi Springs for the mermaid show and small water park.
Ok, that's us in a Summer Summary! Hope you had a blast and enjoyed your family :0)

Happy 5th Birthday Reagan!

It was all about the Donuts for this girl! She LOVES Donuts. That's what she asks for when we go shopping and only eats the icing off the cakes, so got an idea from another friend who did it for her son, and we had a donut hole tower! She asked if Santa could come to her party and bring presents but the real Santa not someone in a suit. I suggested that he give the gift bags as the presents, but that was shot down. So we had an Egg hunt instead. :0) We were supposed to have a pool party but with the storms we had it at our house instead. We were able to tidy up in time cause it wasn't too bad and most everyone made it. YEAH!
+ Thanks for coming out. It meant a lot to her :0) She is into dancing, singing, singing, MAKEUP, dancing, being loud, dressing up, and so on. Just ask our neighbors, they hear her and even new Just what to get her for her birthday! Cause she has had a make over shop on the front porch most of this week. But when she started painting her nails in the car we put our feet down about that! We also went to the Polynesian and rode the little boats there. She had won tickets with Chris when we visited some friends there and they played a Disney trivia game. Good times! HAPPY BIRTHDAY REAGAN! ps Kinsey is potty trained! (sorry pictures aren't in order)

Happy Birthday Kylie!

Kylie turned 7 this month. Next month is Reagan's 5th Birthday. My how time flies! Kylie is a FABULOUS reader. She is a tom boy and Loves to wear the same 3 pairs of shorts over and over again. She got a new bike for her birthday that is just slightly too big but she has learned to manage just fine! She is a great big sister, especially to Kinsey, still haven't figured out why is comes and goes with Reagan though. She enjoys hanging with her friends and playing on the computer. Her favorite color is light blue and her favorite singer is Taylor Swift. We all love Taylor Swift so we made a little trip to Ft. Lauderdale to check out her concert for Kylie and Reagan's birthday presents! We happened to be gone, again, for Kylie's birthday this year so we took her out to dinner with a couple of friends and ....Got her EARS Pierced the Wednesday before. I'd say she had a very exciting birthday. Love you Kylie!

What a Week-end!

Monday we went to Dwight Howard's Picnic for Memorial Day after we went to the pool party here in Harmony. Tues. Chris and I both had productive meeting at the church for the youth programs we're blessed to be part of. Then Reagan had a Water Day with her class on Wed. that we got to go to. That night we all went swimming and then Chris and I went on a date. Thursday was Kylie's fun water day that I got to go to too with my class! Friday I got a Job part-time again at Harmony after a great Father's Day Celebration with my class! Teaching 2nd grade this time :0) Then Friday night Chris got a really good deal for tickets in Ft. Lauderdale for the girls birthday. To TAYLOR SWIFT! Their first concert! What a blast! Gram was so kind to watch Kinsey, who I took to the Dr. on Sat for her ear infections, poor thing. She's acting like everything is fine though, only difference is a fever. What an AWESOME Kid! Then Sat. night we got free tickets to the Silver Spurs Rodeo! Wow. We actually found time to pick up the house a bunch. Today I got to teach Sharing Time for the kids at church and then a yummy potluck. I haven't made dinner all week! Crazy! Reagan has her graduation celebration in the am so I'm excited to see that and go to my first Dr. appt. in my 20th week of this pregnancy. I'll get scheduled for my ultrasound then. So exciting. Gotta go get ready for the last week of school! Then potty training, birthday celebration, and CRUISE coming up.