Thankful For Fruit

 I have been really sick!  I'm about 13 weeks pregnant and the last several weeks have been just awful.  I've never been so sick in my life!  Doug has been so helpful and the kids have been great about playing together and helping me out.  The only thing that sounds good is fruit and I have been so thankful for it.  We lucked out this year and have peach, plum, and apple trees in the backyard.  You would think that with that quantity of fruit I would have had plenty to can...but this pregnancy has taken over and we consumed it all. In addition I have eaten so many bananas, grapes, and watermelon.  Nobody around here is getting home cooked meals, but at least we have plenty of fruit!

 

Bad Dreams...

 Brooke has been showing up in random places these days.  I put her to bed at 8 and by the time I go upstairs to bed a couple hours later...she is out of her bed.  Night after night I have found her in the hall, on the stairs, or behind the couch.  It is surprising because she doesn't come and get me or make any noise.  She slips down and hides on the stairs or behind something.  When this had happened for almost a week I finally asked her one morning if she remembered coming down.  She said that she was having bad dreams about "Siders" (spiders) and she just needed to hear us.  I hope her bad dreams subside so that I don't have to keep carrying the poor girl back to bed!

Tree or Bush?

When we first moved into our rental home we noticed this huge tree/bush in the front yard.  We have been puzzled by it for weeks and can't tell what it is supposed to be.  So this past Saturday Doug took it on.  He decided to prune it and see what it turned into.  We still can't quite tell, but it does look lots better than the picture below now that he is finished.  The kids had so much fun picking up the branches and making their "Nest".  Now everything in my house has become a "nest" for them.  Blankets, pillows, piles of toys...  I can't wait for this to end....I'm sick of all the piles!!

New Mexico State Fair

Last week we took the kids to the state fair.  They loved the Miami fair in Florida so we figured we would give it a shot.  They had a ton of fun and just as we expected...Dallin wanted to spend all his time and money playing the Balloon Dart game.  He won a stuffed bear and Brooke won a pink pig.  It was fun to spend time as a family and as always...Doug loved the fair!

Grandma Nana

My mom came into town to help Julie with her 5th baby.  He was born on September 4th and since my mom didn't come until the 8th we were able to help a little bit.  Doug was out of town at his grandfather's funeral, so on the evening of the third, I took the kids over to Julie's for a sleepover while she went to the hospital.  The kids were so excited and had a great time.  They were so excited to see baby Eric.  When Brooke first heard his name she immediatly said, "Oh like prince Eric and Arial!"  She couldn't have been more pleased.  We had so much fun with my mom and are still enjoying all of our trips to see little Eric!

Baby Eric

Grandma Nana