November Happenings!

So this month has been flying by for me. Spencer came home the other day and said: "Guess how many weeks until Christmas? 6!"  Now it is even shorter-can you believe we only have 4 more weeks until Christmas?! This month Cameron finished his swim lessons,and is excited to start them again in the spring. Spencer has started 1st grade basketball, and he loves it! He's actually pretty good. They started games the week before Thanksgiving break, and he made the first basket! The games are hilarious to watch as the kids fight each other for the ball, or forget which way they're basket is, or forget to dribble.. You just have to laugh. The last game there were some bigger kids on it and it got pretty physical. Spencer got a head in the face- and a new loose tooth. So hopefully he will be missing one before Christmas:)  It is exciting to see him learn and understand more. He is doing great, and I love his attitude after. He kept telling the kids on the other team how awesome their shots were and that they were really good. :) Scott has come home and left and is home again. And it is so nice to have him here. The kids really have fun with him. Spencer even gave up playing with a kid when he asked if he wanted to come over and play  with him and his dad, because his dad was awesome and fun to play with, and the kid didn't want to. Now I understand that no one wants to play with someones Dad, but I love that Spencer feels that way about his Dad.

This last week has been busy and fun. My family came up for Thanksgiving and we had fun shopping, making nativity people, apple turkeys, and tile gifts for friends and neighbors. Karianne brought her Wii, and Scott and my Dad spent long hours perfecting their golf game. Dinner was great and I am glad the leftovers are almost gone. Thanks for coming you guys!

So this month we made a grateful tree to remember and see the things for which we are grateful for. Here is the list our family came up with:
We are grateful for each other
We are grateful for medicine and doctors
We are grateful for our home
We are grateful for our families
We are grateful for our foxhole
We are grateful for snow
We are grateful for food
We are grateful for our prophet
We are grateful for our toys, and many more.......
We are so grateful for all the many things we have been given this year. And are so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who blesses us daily. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! And that everyone is getting ready for Christmas!?

I'm coming home

After a month a LaSalle Equine Clinic in Kalispell, Montana, I get to come home tomorrow.  It has been a lot of fun here at LaSalle.  I feel that I have learned a lot and seen a lot of things that will make me a better veterinarian this May when I graduate.  I have been able to get a lot of hands on experience which is more than I can say for my school where I am paying tuition.   The staff here has been great and have treated me like a friend and colleague...  but I am so excited to go home and see my family again.  They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I can say from experience that is true.  Katy posted some pictures of the boys a while ago and it almost made me cry.  They are so darn cute and I miss playing with them and hearing their voices.  Also I can't wait to see my beautiful "Flower" again, and be there for her when she needs me.  She is such a trooper and such a wonderful mom.  There aren't many women in the world that can handle three little boys all by herself 24/7.  She is amazing.  She is shuch a great support to me, I couldn't ask for a better help meet. 

I love you guys.  See you in less than 24 hours.
Dad   

Where did October go??????

Wow, I cant believe it is almost November! It has been such a blessing to have this month go a little faster as we are missing Scott. But lucky us, he'll be home next Saturday! Some of the things that have been going on are: Cameron doing awesome in swim lessons! He has one week left and it has been really good for him. I made it through my first Super Saturday(Where I was in charge of making crafts) unscathed, but exhausted.... Bless the women everywhere who plan those. I was blessed to have many people help me with my kids throughout the day. The only bad thing, was Travis' diaper did not get changed much- at all... leading to some severe diaper rash and a week later it had developed into a fungal rash and he had an ear infection! The poor boy! I am so glad I took him in to get checked. He's doing so much better with antibiotics. Oh and I just saw that he is cutting 2 teeth as well. That explains a lot of these middle of the night sittings.:)  I passed my first glucose test! So far so good! Now I just have to take another one in a week:( We all have gotten colds with the weather changing, and mine is bad. I feel so bad for my kids,  because I am exhausted all the time! And I find my patience is wearing so thin. It is so hard with sinus headaches and life and the excitement of Halloween!, Not to mention that I'm pregnant... Sorry, I shouldn't be such a whiner, I'm just ranting.:(
So I will end with a good note-Tonight was our ward's trunk or treat and carnival afterwards. I love having costumes that still fit. Spencer was Iron Man again, Cameron is still our little spider man, and Travis is big enough to wear the little dog costume that all the boys have worn! This year I decided to dress up as a skeleton. me and mini me- We hauled a lot of candy and made it into the carnival before the rain started! The boys were exhausted and I am too! They took a family picture there, so hopefully they will turn out cute! Here's some pics of our Halloween haul!

I didn't get a picture of me:( but I wore a black shirt and a white hat and cut out skeleton bones for me and a baby skeleton to fit over my prego belly! it was a quick and fast costume and I got a lot of comments about it. but by the end of the night the little baby skeleton was suffering... next time if there ever is a next time(that I'm prego at Halloween)--I will paint the bones on!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

 

Finally pictures

I finally have a good picture of Travis. Here are the boys school pictures. In Spence's, he was smiling with his mouth closed he says, but it is such a good Spencerism shot. I love Camerons, he looks so grown up. And sweet Travis- I just love that smile! This is what we see all the time:) Enjoy! 

Seven years

I have loved this little boy more than 7 years now, and I will love him forever! Spencer turned 7 on Friday and we had a fun week celebrating with him! We did celebrate early so daddy could be with us, and on Friday he took his favorite Halloween book to school to read(Weird classroom policy-I know).He had a bunch of balloons delivered to him with candy- thanks A. Shannon. He said they sang to him in music class, and that night we opened packages from family and had a movie night! He loved his whole day! Thanks to everyone who called and sent messages and packages-you made his birthday perfect! Spencer is so sweet, that when people asked him what he wanted for his birthday, the first thing he said was, well i think that if you get something for me, that you should get something for cam and trav too, because they would be sad if they didn't get anything. Awesome Kid!  We love you and cant believe your getting so big!

It's gonna be a long month

So today Scott leaves and heads off to Montana for the whole month of October, and part of November. It has been a crazy weekend getting things ready for his little excursion. And I'm hoping I can stay busy this month and it will go faster...? Please?Scott will be living it up in a little trailer outside the clinic with the shower & washer and dryer inside the clinic:) Atleast there's heat and a small fridge. Hopefully he can get some studying done and his second draft on his senior paper while hes away.. We are sure going to miss him. Scott will miss Spencer's birthday this week, so we celebrated as a family last night. Spencer chose cheeseburgers and chips with a vanilla cake. Nice and simple, it was great. We opened presents early and he loved his bumblebee transformer from his Daddy, his clay art kit, and a lunch box so he can take cold lunch a couple of days a week. Cameron gave him a mater bubble bath car, and Travis gave him a Dr.Suess book. Wish my camera wasn't dead! We will celebrate on his birthday as well, by taking treats to school and maybe doing a special movie night or something. It is a little bit different, but you do what you can. Spencer sure felt special having an early birthday because his daddy wanted to spend it with him. I cant believe he will be 7! wow. Time flies and keeps going faster.

A little update on the rest of us:
Cameron is loving preschool and I am told that all the girls are fighting over who gets to marry him. He is still a picky eater and doesn't eat much. He starts swim lessons tomorrow morning and I hope he will do well. he is very nice and helpful and a very good rhymer. He loves to play the game and you give him a word and the word he chooses to rhyme has to begin with an H. for example, what rhymes with book? hook. wrw pool? hool. wrw bed? head. It is quite funny, and we do try to stay away from words like bell and door.:) Cameron's getting really good at writing his name and his counting is up to 30.

 Travis is 15months old now and walks everywhere. He tries running but either face plants, or balances with his arm up. He loves music and is very curious. He loves to roam the pantry to play in it or destroy it:) He says mom for mom, and mom for more. Dad, happy, hi. And he signs more and is starting to wave more. he is a pure joy.his smile lights up his whole face and those dimples are to adorable.


Spencer's in first grade, and I was able to switch him out of his class(due to another child in that classroom), and he seems to be enjoying it. His favorite subject is P.E. and he is learning addition and subtraction in math. He will be starting 1st grade basketball in November, and he is very excited. Spencer is very tenderhearted and sweet. He is always picking flowers for me and is really into drawing, so theres usually a picture a day. Love it.

 I am 24.5 weeks prego. I am doing pretty well. I feel like I got bigger faster with my 4th, and I am sick once a week which isnt so bad, unless it happens while your driving...:( I have had two choice experiences like that this last month. One I was able to pull over and get out. The other I tried pulling off up by campus and found myself in student zone. They were everywhere and I couldnt even get past to find a parking spot... So thankful for that empty cup...anyways, other than that no complaints. No names yet either. Ive used a lot of my boy names and need some inspiration I guess.

 Thats whats going on here.loving life and keeping busy.

Spencer's 1st TEST

So in first grade Spencer has had a lot of firsts, like homework and more math and Spelling tests! I used to love spelling and admittedly was pretty good at it. So I have been pumped about all this. He is doing great doing his homework when he comes home and it payed off! Check out his first spelling test! We couldn't be more proud! Way to go Spence!