Camping on the Rim

We had an unexpected but pleasant family outing with some friends this past weekend! We went to a friend's house to swim on Friday and she told us that a group from our ward was going camping, so we went with! We so desperately needed to get away and even though a couple of us were not feeling well and it was FREEZING, we had a blast and were able to take our minds off of our upcoming lawsuit. So desperately needed. The stress has definitely taken its toll and all we can do now is have faith that Heavenly Father knows what He is doing and everything will work out in the end. A little excursion and distraction was what we needed!

We had another unexpected surprise this past month......we are expecting our 4th baby! I go to the doc on Wed to confirm the due date but we think it will be Jan 24. We are scared and excited to add, what is hopefully, our last addition! It will be nice to have the freedom to get my body back to normal and the Lupus and other stuff under control for good! I have been limited in what I can and can't do due to pregnancy and nursing. I will miss it all but look forward to the next phase of parenting and life!

The joys of Arizona!

Well, even though rain was in the forecast....it said "chance of thunderstorms"....we decided to go camping anyway, however, when we got to Payson it was really coming down and there were no campfires allowed! It was too wet for one anyway! So, we decided to head back home. We got to see some beautiful scenery and experience rain...REAL rain for the first time in months still so not a total loss.

We stopped off at the Salt River for a bit and tried a bit of fishing on the way back. Not really fishing, just pretend. Shaylee got a Dora fishing pole for her birthday last year and she has gotten quite good at casting, so we let her cast a bit into the river. SHE LOVED IT!!! We decided to head back to the river on Monday and do a little swimming and "fishing", and have a little BBQ picnic. This time WITHOUT the dog/horse!

Then we went home and had a little campout in our backyard....hung up the hammock, cooked some hot dogs and foil dinners for dinner on the BBQ, and then made s'mores on the BBQ! It was still fun and I got to sleep in my own bed! Ahhhhh! Not exactly the adventure we were looking for, but still a fun family day!

What is the trial??

OK.....they say that trials are to teach us something and make us spiritually stronger.....I am wondering what we are needing to learn from the multiple illnesses we are all experiencing. Savannah got the flu on Friday and Saturday, Nate is getting another cold I think. He and Savannah are grabbing their ears, Shaylee says her tummy hurts and won't eat much, and all of us are having digestive/intestinal issues right now. What is the lesson to be learned???? Hmmmmmmm......NO CLUE!!!!! Anyone????

We are supposed to be going camping with some friends on Friday, but with everyone not feeling well...we will see! Our 6th wedding anniversary is coming up on the 30th of May! I cannot believe it has been 6 years already, and yet.....it seems like we have always been married! Strange isn't it? This camping trip was to be kind of a celebration of our anniversary.....

Not again!

Poor Nate has Croup again! This is the 3rd time this year already. Insanity! Not too much is new here. Shaylee is almost done with preschool this year. Savannah is still working on potty training. She seems to be reverting back.....Nate is so close to walking.

Adam is as stressed as ever and I am just as sleep deprived as well. Things are picking up at the karate studio which is good.

The girls are really loving playing together. And they are really enjoying their little brother. Shaylee and Nate are close, but up until now, Savannah would just ignore him. Now she pays a little too much attention to him!

Life returns to normal......

We are all pretty much over this horrible cold finally! We finally got the house clean again and things are going back to normal.

We think that Shaylee is allergic to strawberries and eggs. She is having an allergy test done tomorrow so we will know for sure what is causing these horrible rashes within the week hopefully....

Savannah is pretty much potty trained now! She practically trained herself which was VERY NICE!!! Now if I could just get her to stop running around without any clothes on........

Nathan is getting into everything now. I can't believe he will be 1 in 2 months! It is too fast!!!!!

Adam is gearing up for the crazy summer months when everyone takes off from karate for vacations and our power bill at the studio triples. We just had a nice mold problem there too. I swear it was deja vu. They replaced the roof just before we moved into the new building and it has been leaking ever since. Adam has been on the landlord's case ever since and now there is a BIG mold problem in the ceiling....or I should say was.....it is now cleaned up and all is good. What are the odds that we would have the same thing happen at home and the studio within a few months of each other????

Adam is getting ready for our lawsuit....we are suing our old property managers for our security deposit. They are dirty rotten people I tell ya. CROOKS!!!! As if we don't already have enough on our plates, we had to go and add that, right??? All in all, we are all doing great! Stressed, but good! We hope you all are well and happy!

Crazy Week

I just have to tell all of you what happened this week! It was so crazy. Adam was pulled over in our ghetto Honda AGAIN and this time, they made him get out of the car, then continued to give him the 3rd degree. He asked if he had any drugs or weapons in the car, etc.. It was the last straw for Adam since he gets pulled over for stupid reasons once a week on average(no tickets, just harassment because of the kind of car he drives) so he finally gave into me and said we could get a minivan with our tax return.....This was on Monday. That day, I found 2 minivans to look at. We got our tax return in the mail that night. We looked at the minivans the next day and decided against both. The Sienna because the price was too high, the Sedona because it felt like it had mechanical problems. The next day the Sienna lady called me and lowered the price into a more comfortable price for us. We took it. Last night (same day), Adam was in the BK drive thru and we were talking about what to do with the Honda....this was before he got to the window.....and the guy who took his money asked him if he knew of anyone who was trying to sell a cheap car! How crazy is that???? He is supposedly buying our Honda tomorrow! Meant to be????? I think so! Anyway, we are now the proud owners of Toyota Sienna! It has been an exciting week!

Shaylee had her 1st belt rank advancement in karate on Tues., I went visiting teaching the same day, I am going to R.S. craft night tonight, I have some friends coming over for lunch tomorrow, and the karate school's Easter Egg Hunt (postponed from last week due to the rain-which we NEVER get!) this Saturday! Talk about insane! What was I thinking???

The kids have a great babysitter now from our ward.....her name is Shaylee Rae too (spelled the same)! They have a cat named Savannah and her brother's name is Kasen (which is what we almost named Nathan!) Is that funny, or what?

We are all still fighting this horrible cold that has been going around and Nathan is getting his 3rd & 4th teeth in! Savannah has decided she is done with diapers, so she is potty-training and doing well. One more to go! Well, I am going to stop now so I don't get overly exhausted thinking about all of this, seeing as the day is not over yet! Have a great one all!

Happy Easter Everyone!!!!

Well, today is Easter and a beautiful day it is! It rained all morning yesterday, causing us to cancel our karate school's annual Easter Egg Hunt. It hasn't rained in months!!!! Today was sunny and gorgeous...perfect day for Easter! The kids have been sick with croup but are much better now.....I am sick but surviving. Our house is back to normal after the pipe leak. Business is good. All in all, we are doing well! Hope all is well with all our loved ones! Happy Resurrection Day!