Ryder's Preschool Pictures

Ryder had his preschool pictures taken this last week. It's just crazy that he's getting so big as it seems just like the other day he was the one we were expecting and waiting for; now we are waiting for number three to come. Crazy how fast life passes us by! Here is the one of his whole class. Don't know why Ryder had to smile like a dork, but it kind of makes me giggle. LOL ;) The pictures on here are not real great due to scanning them in, but you get the idea.

Below are the two pictures of just him. Considering I wasn't there to make him smile like I usual, I think they turned out super cute. I love the second one; without the jacket!! He is such a handsome little guy and I love him to death.


He has one more year of preschool to go now and then he'll be in Kindergarten. Wow! Time does fly. I am hoping to get the two kid's pictures done together and some done of Brooklyn here soon if the weather would work with me a little.

Our New Car!

Yahoo! We finally found a car to buy. We got ourselves a 2007 Dodge Durango.We have been looking ever since we found out we were expecting another one. It's hard to find something I like, but I finally decided on this and hope it's a good car for us. We had to get something because there was no way you were getting three car seats in that Ford Focus of ours! It was just too little and no room. Here is a picture of the front and back view of it.


We ended up getting a steal of a deal on it and they gave us more for our Focus then we owed so that was an extra bonus to the package. We got the limited edition. It has the leather seats which I am SO excited for. With kids, forget the cloth! They destroyed the seats in the focus and we were constantly trying to keep them wiped off and nice. Everything just seemed to soak into them though. Another plus? The kids now can be seperated and have some space and not fight so much. :) In the focus they were so close to each other they would slap and pinch and take toys. It was noisy for sure with them. Here is a picture of the front dash and one of the back seat view. It's got my silver that I love. Yes, I have room finally. LOL


The car also has adjustable foot pedals which are way nice for me where I am shorter. I can have the pedals come out to me a bit instead of making my seat go clear to the wheel. With my belly getting even bigger not hugging the steering wheel is going to be nice. LOL In the car the front two seats also have heated seats. Yipee!! I can push a button if I am cold and my seat gets warmed up and I love it. Nils laughs because everytime I've gotten in it I have pushed the button to warm my tushie. LOL ;) We are excited to have it and I just need time to adjust to something bigger. A midget use to a little car now driving this has been a change, but I am excited. I will miss the Focus because it was a dang good car for gas and all that, but we had no choice and needed something bigger. One day I am sure I will love this and feel great in it too. Can't wait to have a new baby in it now.

Misty's Jr. Miss Program

This past Saturday night we were able to go up to support and watch Misty compete in the Jr. Miss program. She has spent a lot of time since about February preparing for it and I think she did awesome. They had an opening number, below, where they all did a dance to the theme "Catch a Wave." It was a really cute opening number I thought.

They then each took a turn within their group to do their Self Expression walk. Her dress looked really pretty on her and she owned that stage. :) She looked great and hey, she didn't even trip in her high heels like I would have. Below is a picture of her in her dress with the front and back view.


They then also did a fitness routine with their group. It was a big one that lasted about 8 minutes or so! It had a lot of hard work in it and I am proud of Misty. She busted her butt on it and didn't mess up on it at all. She was very tried of course, but if you saw it you'd understand. I would have been tired out after the first 2 minutes of what they were doing. Below is a picture of her doing some of it.


Then, last but not least they had their talent number. Misty did Sign Language and of course, she did great again. :) I think the number she did looked very nice. Below is a picture of her doing her talent. It's not the best picture because of the weird lighting, but it works.

It was a good, long night. I think all of them did well. There were some on there that I thought should have placed and didn't, but such is life. Misty did not place in anything either, but should have. :) She did super and has nothing now to hold her head about. She said she learned a lot and had a lot of fun and I told her that's all that matters. Pricilla Hobbs ended up taking the Jr. Miss title and she'll do great. Great job Misty, we are proud of you. You put in a lot of hard work and did FANTASTIC!

In Memory of Uncle Twayne....

Below is a short slideshow of tribute I guess you could say for my Uncle. There are pictures of my last visit I was able to have with my uncle before he passed. I am very grateful I was able to see him one last time! I surely am going to miss him!!
LOVE YOU UNCLE TWAYNE; WE WILL ALL MISS YOU SO MUCH!

We love you and will miss you Uncle Twayne!!

Last week we got a call from my Aunt up in Twin saying that my uncle had a couple seizures and his lungs were filling up with fluid. She told us that they had made the decision not to put him back on any machines. She let us know that they were not giving him much longer to live. The next day he passed away! It was one of the hardest days I have had in a long time and I cried for quite sometime. We then traveled this last weekend up to his funeral in Twin Falls. It was a great funeral, if there is such a thing, but boy was it hard. I cried and cried. He has been so close to our family and been there for us kids for everything. I do know he is better off and happier where his is now, but it still hurts to know he is gone. He surely will be missed by all of us and all those who knew him; he was truly a great friend to all he met. I am grateful that the couple weeks before I was able to go up and visit him.
We all love you so much Uncle Twayne and will miss you TONS!!!

Hilarious Brother/Sister Moment!

We sadly had to go to Twin Falls this last weekend to my uncle's funeral. While there Nils and I with our kids along with Val and Bryan stayed in a hotel room. We were sitting around talking and having a good time when Bryan came with such a clever idea I guess you could say. He saw me sitting there with my belly popped all out and told me, "Hey, I look like you!" He then came and sat by me to see, sure enough!! He had a belly like mine. LOL!! We had to get a picture because we were all laughing so hard. Loved it, it was great to be able to have a good laugh. Sorry Bryan, I am posting it! :)

Below is a picture I took of Brooklyn hanging with her Aunt Val. It's Val's little shadow! We were getting ready for bed chatting and she wanted a picture with Aunt Val. I told Bryan to get in the picture and I guess he decided to close his eyes. :)

It's a BOY!!!

I told myself and told myself that I was not going to find out what we were having this time around. Well, the other day I went and gave in. I knew I couldn't hold out. :) I found out what it was while we were doing an ultrasound. We are having a BOY! I am really excited and thrilled with the outcome. I was truthfully really wanting a boy this time. I wanted to get out all the little boy stuff again. Plus, Brooklyn is so dang hard I didn't want another girl so soon. LOL ;) I would of course took either, but I am thrilled to be expecting a boy! My tummy is getting big and hard and I now I feel prego instead of just a fat belly. I have been able to feel him move, but just the other day the kids and Nils finally got to see my stomach move when he kicked. So exciting and fun. I can't wait for a week or so when the kids can put their hands on my tummy and feel him! Ryder is very excited as expected to be getting a brother! He says they are going to be best buddies. He even told me the other day, "Yahoo. That means the baby is going to pee like me and can pee outside with me too." LOL Good old Ryder. Brooklyn wanted a girl like her she says. When you ask her if she is excited for another brother she changes her mood everytime. Most of the time we get a dirty look and a "No. Like Me." answer from her, but I know she'll love him up just the same. Got any baby boy name ideas? Feel free to leave a comment with the name ideas if you'd like. :)