We are expecting baby #4

For those that have not heard, we are expecting baby #4.  I am due July 13th.  I am just over 8 weeks.  I thought at first I was not going to have morning sickness, but I have had it for the last 2 1/2 weeks.  We are very excited for this one.  Logan will be just over 3 when this one is born which is a nice amount of space.  I am finding that being in my thirties is so much harder than in my twenties.  I am really exhausted.  I find myself falling asleep when I sit down for a movie.  The kids are very helpful and understanding when I do not feel good and need some help.   I just hope that the sickness will stop no later than 13 weeks, but we will see.  I can not drink much pop and sweets are not appealing to me.  I am sad because it is Christmas time and I love fudge and cookies but this year I will not be eating much.  I drink lots of water and love vegetables.   We are super excited and so are the kids. 

A Fun Saturday Afternoon

Ariel was able to come play for a little bit. The kids had fun playing outside in the nice weather. Logan was outside playing and found him under the blanket. It was so much fun watching him play. He is so cute!!!

Puallup Fair

We met Chris and Laura at the fair. We had so much fun. The animals were not out to see so we were sad but we had fun walking around and getting some good food. We got to see some baby pigs and they were so cute. The kids also got to be a firefighter. It was such beautiful weather. We were very lucky to spend the evening with Chris and Laura.

Dierks Bentley Concert

We were able to celebrate our birthdays going to the Dierks Bentley concert with Trish and Eddy. It rained all day and we were very thankful to be under cover. We did not get wet. We had so much fun and it was a great concert. We are looking forward to our next one.

Pointe Defience Zoo

The day before school started we took the kids up to tacoma and went to the zoo. We had such a great time. The zoo had to tiger cubs born this summer. They were lots of fun to watch as they played togther. Carson loves jelly fish. So glad we could go.

Sept 8, 2010 First day of school

Oh man the kids were so ready to go back to school. This is the outfits they chose to wear the first day. Carson is in 3rd grade and Abigail is in 1st grade. Logan had so much fun jumping in the huge puddle in our driveway.

Our Bike Rides

We love to go on our nightly bike rides. The kids love the trail that is right by our house. They mostly love when we pick blackberries. The first time we went there Abby tells us she saw a porcipine. Jason and I tell her she did not and we started picking blackberries. A lady was walking by and tells us about the porcipine that lives there and love the berries. We could not believe she actually saw one. We all got to see him that night but have not seen him since. We all love our bikes. It is a great way to spend time together without spending money

Our Move to Washington

We moved from Kalispell Montana to Olympia Washington on July 30th 2010. We rented a budget truck and Jason drove it the 560 miles. The kids loved riding in the truck with Jason.

Logan would not ride in the van after he rode in the truck. He loved looking outside at all the stuff. He was sad when we had to take the truck back.

Our Wonderful Logan

July 2010
Logan found this log and put it is his truck just like Papa does. I could not believe he did it all by himself.

Logan is now 2 years old and we love having him in our family. He makes us laugh. He is talking so much and keeps us on our toes. He is such a good kid. He loves his Uncle Jacob. They are so alike. We love our Logan!!!

Hands-on-Children's Museum

We went to the children's museum on August 8th, 2010. The kid loved it. Their cousins joined in the fun. We loved it so much we got the membership.

The Rock Wall

The past couple of months

Well things have been super buzy for us. We have moved from Kalispell Montana to Lacey Washington. Lacey is a part of Olympia. I can not believe we are here. It still seems unreal. Things have been crazy here. We moved out of our house in Kalispell on the 29th of July. We stayed out at my parents house. We were going to leave the 30th early and try to get there in one piece. We decided to go half way one day and go the rest on the 31st. We stopped in Ritzville Washington and stayed the night. I am so glad we broke the trip into 2 days. The truck was not fun to take on the hills and mountain passes. It did not like to climb. Logan rode with Jason the 2nd day. I told him to start with Logan and when he got tired of it I would take him in the van. Logan loved the truck. He rode the whole time. The kids even fought over who got to ride in the truck. We did make it and was very glad we did not have any trouble. We moved into our new house on August 1st. Since then it seems we keep having trouble with the new house. We love the house but it was not taken care of at all. We got to the house and waited 15 minutes for the landlord to show up. They got here and we started to move in. The house was not clean. The landlady spent the next 2 days cleaning the bathrooms and kitchen. On Wednesday night Jason started a load of cloths and next thing we heard was running water. In the half bath the toilet was overflowing. Jason stopped the washer and I got my carpet cleaner and started sucking up the water. We called the landlord and he said he would be there the next morning. Anyway so we got it all cleaned up then headed to bed. The next morning Jason and I took a shower and after we were done Carson runs up the stairs yelling something was wrong. Come to find out our showers caused the toilet to overflow once again this time with gross water. It went into our laundry room and started to get water in our family room. I again got my carpet cleaner and worked till the landlord showed up an hour and a half later. He then called a rotto rooter guy. Long story short the place had to be cleaned up and walls and subflooring had to be dried out. The floors took a week to dry with huge fans. I am so glad to have that part of the process done. We are now waiting to have the new carpet and lynolium installed. The last tenant, can I say, was a complete slob and never told the landlord about any repairs. I am excited about the house. We love it as soon as everything gets done. We like the neighborhood. It is interesting living by Jason's family. We never thought we would so it seems like a dream. I am thankful for Jason's job and to be by his family. This was the last place we thought we would end up but grateful for the opportunity for a new adventure. I will post pictures soon.

Slip-n-slide

I got the kids a slip-n-slide and the kids had a blast. Logan does not get the idea. He just runs down and slips. I am glad we finally had warm weather. It has been rainy and cold for all of June and July had a slow warm up. The kids love being outside.

Our Next Adventure

So the last couple of months have been super crazy. 3 weeks ago we took a trip to Olympia Washington. Jason's parents live there and Jason had an interview at one of the hospitals. We had lots of fun playing with the cousins. We came home and the next day we got a phone call. It was the hospital and they offered Jason a job. We are so happy that Jason is going to be in ICU. So we are moving to Oympia Washington on July 30th. Jason starts work on August 2nd. I am super sad to be leaving Kalispell Montana and my parents. We have enjoyed being so close to my parents Jacob and Annie. I will miss that most. We are excited to start the next step in our lives. We are getting so close to being done with school. I am just glad we get to be by family. It makes it less scary.

Logan at the park

We had lots of fun at the park. Logan loves the slide.

Logan Sleeping

Logan layed down for a nap and I went to check on him and this is what I found. He put on his church shoes. He is so cute.

Abby's kindergarten graduation

Our Graduate!!!

Jacob, Papa, Grammy, and Abigail

This is way past due, but things have been super crazy here. On June 9th Abby graduated from kindergarten. We are so happy with how well she did. She learned so much and enjoyed her first year of school. She was not ready for it to be done. She did not want to leave. Some of the pictures she was crying because she was sad. I am glad she enjoyed school. She is a great reader and loves to do Math. Next year will be great!!! Congrats Abigail. We love you!!!!