Hiking

Todd and Katie both had Monday off so we went hiking at red rock park. It was a bit windy but other then that it was great. We hiked about two miles and even Johnny hiked almost all of it. It was his first big hike. It is a great start for him. I felt good too. Red Rock is fun because there are a lot of rocks so the kids and Todd got to climb them. They are also pretty! So here are some pictures of our fun hike.

Katie's Birthday

Katie turned 6 on the 8th. We had her birthday party on Saturday. She invited a few friends (plus some of my cub scouts as we worked on pinewood derby cars after). Sometimes it seems like yesterday that she was born. She seems so grown up. We had a Scooby Doo party. Mom and I made a Scooby Doo cake. It turned out ok. It tasted great though. Katie had a fun time. She loves people. She got some good stuff too. Daddy got her an MP3 player (just a 10$ one) and put a bunch of songs on it for her. Grandma got her a bunch of girly stuff and I got her Mario Party for the DS. It was a fun day.

Big Boy Beds

We are making the boys bunk beds. They aren't done yet but we bought the mattresses. So we set them up in their room on the floor until we finish the bunk beds. For Johnny that meant that he is no longer in a crib. He has been doing great too. Both Billy and Johnny were excited with the beds. And they seem to be playing more together which is fun to see. We have most of the bed done. Now we just have to do the sanding and the staining. Then put the pieces back together.

Staying Busy

We are trying to stay busy. Of course that isn't a hard thing to do. I am almost done with my class so have been working hard on it. Lots of essays. Mom moved in with us for a bit. She has been a great help and company. Todd has been busy with an exercise for the last week and a half at work. He will get a four day this weekend so it will be nice to see more of him. Katie had a party at school and the boys were excited to go. She is loving school. We have started reading stories together. We started the magic tree house books. I think they are cute books. Billy and Johnny are finally starting to play together. It does help that we get two of everything now because they like the same things. Cars and monster trucks. I am feeling better. The headaches have mostly stopped. I am starting to get braxton hicks contractions but at least they are more uncomfortable then painful. I have rescheduled a new ultrasound to recheck the baby's kidneys and make sure they are ok. The result from the last one is that they were ok. The doctor said it was better to be safe since I had another child with the problem. So it is scheduled for the end of March. Hope everyone is great!

Headaches

I was waiting for something exciting to happen before I wrote. But so far the last couple of weeks have been pretty much the same. Unfortunately the same means that I have also had a headache the whole time. I can't get rid of it. There are only two things that I can take being pregnant. Tylenol and Aleve. When I was pregnant with Johnny I got headaches really bad so I went to see a neurologist and the doctor said I could take Aleve up through the 2nd trimester. I am getting close to my third trimester so am trying to avoid taking it very much. Nothing I do or take is getting rid of it. It comes back everyday. Sometimes when I wake up and sometimes in the afternoon. It is very frustrating. Sound is magnified and I think I have yelled at the kids way too much because they are being loud. I am a grump when I have a headache and not the nicest mom. It is frustrating. I wish it would just go away. Todd has been great and patient with me. He even takes the kids downstairs to play so I can get some quiet. If anyone has any ideas of how to get rid of this headache please share!
Lately my days are busy trying to keep the house clean (doesn't happen so well with a headache) doing homework and trying to do things with the kids. Oh and making dinner of course. I have two more months to finish my class so have been working hard to get it done. For each lesson I have 4-7 essays to write. I don't like writing so this class hasn't been that much fun for me. I just finished a lesson today so have three more to do before the second midterm and the final. I am so excited at being done. Then I get to graduate at BYU this spring. It has definitely taken a long time but i am glad to be almost done.
We are getting ready to redo the kitchen floors. Todd has been trying to fix the ice maker and he thought it was working. Unfortunately the water was just seeping underneath the floors so they are a little warped now. They are just the cheap vinyl so no big deal. We looked at some tile yesterday and now just want to look at a few more places. My dad is going to help us figure everything out and tell us what we need to do as that is his job. And he is good at it too.
We were given the Lego Star Wars game from a friend and we have been playing it alot. Katie loves it and that is the first thing she wants to play when she gets home from school. Todd and I like to play too. Personally I love playing games with someone else. I think it is fun. Well, that is our lives right now.

Ultrasound

So the day of the ultrasound finally made it yesterday. I was so excited to see if a boy or girl would be the final addition to our family. We had joked that maybe the baby wouldn't cooperate but I didn't think that it would actually be the case. But it was. She or he didn't want to move his legs. The Lady spent over ten minutes trying. She was great. We only got about two glances and both appeared not to have anything hanging but they weren't very good glances. The other worrisome info was that the kidneys look like they have more fluid in them then they should. So that seems to lead us to think it might be a boy. (all our boys have some sort of surgery) And if this baby has kidney problems then it is the same thing Billy had. The good part about it if it does is we are in America and not Germany and we know what would be in store for us. Hopefully the kidneys will be ok. I don't know when we will find out.
So we still are having an it and now have to prepare a boy and a girls name. Katie was disappointed not to know. I told her when she got back from school and she was sad. She really wants a baby sister. Now I just have to be patient to see the results from the ultrasound.

Happy New Years

We hope everyone had a great New Years. I can't believe it is now 2009. We had a great vacation. At the very end, Todd and I went up to Salt Lake with Tabitha and Jeremy. Todd bought a jumping truck from Jeremy so he could race in the tough truck races. For anyone who doesn't know what that means, the run around an arena jumping over jumps. They are timed. We were at the E center. It was fun getting to hang out with Todd and watching him do something he enjoys. Family watched the kids for us. Todd fourth in his last race. He was excited and had fun. Even Tabitha raced. She is amazing. She sure got bounced around but had fun. So that was the end of our fun vacation. We headed home and now are doing the same old stuff. Katie is back in school and very happy about it.