Photos just taken of the kids....

Thank you Sabrina (Our neighbor and Noelle's just-released primary teacher) for a wonderful photo session with the kids. We were so pleased with the pictures!!!! I just wanted to share a sample of the pictures on our blog. There were so many good ones, it was hard to choose! 

These were taken at Wheeler Farm last week!!!

Inspired...

Once a week I make a long drive to take the kids to gymnastics. It is our day to get away from the day-to-day and take part in a program that reminds me so much of the one that has been such a part of my life for so long. You should see Corom in the parent-toddler class. What a crazy, coordinated little boy! Noelle loves it too! As it was time to go home, I remembered seeing on Stasia's blog that she had taken her kids on a picnic to the temple. What a great idea! So, we visited a drive-through and went up the mountain to the Bountiful Temple to picnic and walk around the amazing grounds. We had such a lovely time. My kids were calm, Noelle kept singing and when it was time to go she asked me if she could go inside the temple to "feel the Holy Spirit." (so funny because these are lyrics to a primary song she sings, "I love to see the temple, I'm going there someday, to feel the Holy Spirit, to listen and to pray." I guess she thought that today was that someday. I informed her that she has to wait until she is 12! Thanks for the idea Stasia. I think sometimes in life you have to stop and share moments like this with your kids! We are so lucky here in Utah to be surrounded by so many temples. We just took part in the dedication of a new temple on Sunday! (I posted new pictures a few days ago, but they are already a few entries back. Scroll down to see them!)

37 Weeks and Counting....

So, I just stole this picture off of my Aunt Serena's blog since I have not taken any pictures of myself recently. Yup, this is what a 5 foot 2 girl who has had 3 kids in 4 years looks like at 37 weeks! Thank you Serena! I know I will look back and appreciate that this period in life was documented. (Someday-hah! hah!) This was taken last week and I can't wear that shirt any more! 

It has been a long while since I have posted. I really enjoy looking at everyone else's, but have felt really unambitious lately. My family goes to bed every night and I end up curling up on the couch and reading. (A summer of many good books) Well, Dan heads back to school tomorrow, meaning that the best summer of my adult life is coming to an end. What a summer it has been! We have enjoyed relaxing, playing outside, family outings, eating all of our meals with a dad at home, California, and so much more. As a family, we have played really hard! We realize that at some point you have to get back to real life. The sooner he heads back to school, the sooner he can finish! 

We are, as I mentioned above, 37 weeks along in our pregnancy. I have gone early with my last two, so really we could have a baby any day. My contractions, though not labor pains, were consistent all day today. It's such a waiting game. We are eager to fly my mom out here, but don't want to until I know I'm in labor. I keep preparing her that it could be any day, or it could be a month away. In the meantime, I just keep cleaning. That is all I seem to want to do. Such a funny instinct! 

The kids are doing great! I have posted some pictures, though we have not taken any real recently. I'm sure the camera will become more active with the arrival of our new little boy. Enjoy the pictures!

Some Recent Photos

This little guy just melts my heart. He is learning to climb and loves to get up onto the couch-always giving us that look of satisfaction when he makes it up there!

We finally bought a zoo pass and have been going really frequently. It is just about a mile from our house! Among our favorites are the new baby giraffe and all of the primates. We have a new 2 week old elephant that is still off display. The kids are loving it!

Corom just got new church clothes and Dan took him outside to snap some shots!

This was taken at our ward campout up Big Cottonwood Canyon a few weeks ago. What a great turn out! I was too chicken to stay the night being so pregnant, but we had a wonderful evening by the campfire!

More of the Camping Trip!

Our little family- bundled by the campfire!

Update...

Lazy, lazy days. That's what we are all about. Since we've been home from Sacramento, we have had Dan home and it's been fabulous. As I near the end of my pregnancy, his help has become increasingly appreciated. (Not to mention how fun it is to have him around) We know that we are about to take the ride of a lifetime with Dan heading back to school and the baby arriving in the next month. Needless to say, we are catching up on our rest in hopes to create some sort of reserve to draw from when the time comes!!!! We try to do one big thing a day, whether it is going to the Gateway to play in the fountains, going to the park, or playing up in Park City like we did last night. It has been really warm, so all fun things seem to end up happening in the evenings. It has truly been one of the most eventful summers that I have had in a long time. The kids keep us on our toes-trying to come up with exciting things to do. Corom is now 17 months and busy as can be. We have started nursery with him at church (a little early to transition before the baby comes)- what a big boy he is becoming. He is really verbal and expressive. He is like his sister in that he knows what he wants and lets you know it! He  and Noelle play and play and play! I don't seem to mind the messes of creativity that seem to end up all over the house, because I am just so grateful that they play together! As for Noelle, she keeps us going. She is really aware of everything around her. She asks lots of questions and is always looking for new things to do and new challenges. We are over due to post pictures. Our card reader doesn't want to read our new memory card from our camera, so pictures will come. We have so many to share with the California family from our trip! Love you all and hope you are doing well!