3 Little GIRLS

Our family will be welcoming our 3rd little girl into our family on Jan. 12th 2010! We found out today that we are expecting another girl. I have waited to post our BIG announcement until we knew what we were having. Karlee was hoping for a brother but she said..."mom, maybe next time." We are so excited about adding another child to our family. Both girls got to come with us to the Doc. appointment to find out the sex of the baby. Macy didn't pay to much attention to the screen, she enjoyed looking at the nemo fish on the wall. Blake is greatly out numbered now :) poor guy maybe next time.

Kindergarten here she comes...

That day has arrived when my little girl left to conquer the world of Kindergarten. It was very hard for me to let her go knowing I wouldn't see her for 7 hours and 15mins (they do all day kindergarten here)...but who's counting right?? I had my game face on all morning while she was preparing to get ready for her BIG day. When I woke her up at 6:30 the first thing she said was "Mom, its still dark outside". I wanted to tell her to lay back down and sleep until the sun came up. But she rolled out of bed with a huge smile on her face asking if I'd help her get ready. ( It makes me so happy that she still wants me to help her with SOME things) I wanted to make her a special breakfast for her but she insisted on only having cereal, that was just fine with me. After she was all dressed and ready her Dad gave her a wonderful Father's Blessing to start off her new school year. It was such a special moment. During it I had to hold the tears back and keep that game face on. She gave her Daddy a Big Squeeze and a Kiss on the cheek and said her good-byes to him, then we were off to the BIG school. I could tell she started to get a little nervous as we were getting closer to the school. I told her to remember that we live only 7 blocks from the school so I wont be far away, and I would be back to get her after school....Her Big smile returned after that.

The Big Drop Off....

We pulled up and a teacher opened the door for her and the first thing the teacher said was "WOW!, look at your big smile :)" I knew right then that she felt safe with the people at her school. Karlee came over to me and gave me one last hug and kiss and said Good-bye to me and off she went. I waved and started to drive off. Oh Man, who opened the flood gates? I thought I was strong but I felt as if she wasn't my little girl anymore. ( I'm such a Baby) I had to pull myself together before I got home because I knew Blake would be there and would see me crying. It just never helps when u are upset and someone asks you "are u ok?" Do u know what I mean? Anyways...I really wanted to keep myself busy that day so I had a woman that wanted high-lites done that morning and another haircut that afternoon. But 2:35 didn't come fast enough.

I waited in the Car pool line for a half hour until I was able to get her. She was still smiling when she got in the car. She did have a little accident on the playground but she got through it. So we went and got a special treat that she wanted and she told me all about her 1st day in Kindergarten. Both grandparents wanted to be called and told all the events of her day.

I am glad Karlee is excited for school and I know that letting the first one go is the hardest but her teacher prepared a Parent Survival Kit it included :

Tissue: to dry those tears, the children's and yours.

Cotton Ball: To remind you of the gentle spirit of your child.

Puzzle Piece: to remind you that you are the most important piece in you child's journey through life.

Hershey's Hugs and Kisses: for when you've given all of yours away and you need some back.

Rubber Band: to remind you to stretch and grow with your children.

Eraser: to remind us that everyone starts each day with a clean slate.

Isn't that the cutest thing you have ever heard of? Macy enjoyed the eating the chocolate pieces. I have made it through 1 day of school so far and I am hoping that it gets easier as the days go.

We are ALIVE :)

We are alive for those of you that have asked...just very busy. Our summer is coming to an end soon so we are tiring to enjoy every last day of it. Blake has been busy remodeling a house here for a family in our Ward. Also he was so excited to get his Truck running that has been sitting for a year due to the heads getting blown in the engine ( I think that's what happened??).

I feel like I have been so busy but when it comes time to tell what I have been up to I feel like I have accomplished nothing...Do any of you ever feel that way?? Anyways, I know I have busy with Karlee and getting her ready to go to Kindergarten. Also the families in the ward always keep me busy with haircuts and colors so they can look good when they go back to school, which I love!

Karlee is sad to see the summer go but she knows she gets to go to Kindergarten in a few days. I am nervous about sending her off to school since this is my first one leaving. Schools here have all day Kindergarten so she will go at 7:40ish and finish at 2:40ish. She is very excited to learn and make new friends at her new school.

Macy's had her ups and downs these past few weeks, she is such a strong and brave little girl. She got an infection on her bum last weekend and got it got really bad really fast, so we took her in to the doc. to have it looked at. Her doc. said that it needed to be surgically drained!! :( That afternoon we took her to a surgeon so he could decide when to do it... 1 hour later we were at the hospital awaiting surgery. The Surgery only took about 20-25mins and they made 2 incisions on her bum so it could drain....they packed the inside of the incision with medication to help it heal from the inside. I stayed with her at the Hospital that night and we got to return home the next morning. It is always hard to see your children suffering but thanks to a worthy husband that holds the priesthood he is always able to comfort us.

Macy is doing great now, we have to pull out 3 inches of the medicated gaze twice a day and I don't have the stomach to do it so Blake is the one with the iron stomach one so he is able to do it. Other than all of our ups and down with everything we are still very much alive here and hope that all is Fabulous with you and your Families :)