Noah update...

I had a very good check up with my doctor last week.
My blood pressure was good and she told me to just take it easy so the contractions
do not stress me, or her out.
Contractions are a no-no, and I really do my best to get down anytime they start.
She asked if I was ready to have him on the 5th.
I told her NO! Too soon!!!
She asked if not then, when.
I told her it was too bad that the 9th is on a Saturday because it is Thayne's birthday
and there would be nothing greater than to have him born that day.
She smiled,
and said that in all honesty, the hospital she wants me to deliver at is a zoo
on the weekdays and a Saturday would be perfect,
and she actually wrote the day down in my file!
We will know for sure next week at my next appointment but we are hoping that it
all works out for that day.
Thayne doesn't think birthdays are a big deal when you are a grown up,
but having a baby on his birthday sounds good to him!
My doctor also wrote the prescription for the steroid shots.
I picked it up at our local pharmacy and it's now sitting on my nightstand
waiting for the 23rd and 24th.
I am dreading the actual shot. I HATE needles!
But I feel so strongly that this will help his lungs be ready when we need to deliver.
It makes me a little stressed knowing that I have no choice but to deliver him early
and I am grateful that my doctor understands my fears and desires to do all we can
to tip the odds in our favor so he is more prepared for being born.
This isn't exactly normal circumstances...

once you get to 11 c-sections you just don't have the option to let the baby decide
when to be born.
I am thankful to live in a time when we are able to do more for the sake of both
the mom and the baby.
I have felt very peaceful about this whole pregnancy,
but I have had some pretty special reassurances that my Heavenly Father
is watching over us and that He will continue to be there as we get through the
family 3 1/2 weeks.

I am so excited to hold this little man I can barely stand it.
I feel a little (okay, a LOT) restless knowing that I need to take it easy
but feeling that oh so familiar need to just dig in and nest....
Learning to let things go is sometimes the hardest,
But I am trying.

3 1/2 weeks...
and we will get to see the face of another miracle.

Not enough children...

I will admit it...
I am not a mom made for small numbers!
It's bad enough that we are down to only 10 children at home right now...
But with 3 more missing....
I am just not okay with it!
Kimi asked if she could take Kami, Kalli and Wyatt to her house for a week.
I had a hard time saying yes.
For one, when I am pregnant I often have panic attacks
and stress about things that normally wouldn't stress me out.
For another thing...
I just like them and knew that I would miss them.
But I let them go despite my craziness...
And I find myself, many times a day looking around in a panic wondering
why I can't fing Kami,
or where is everyone, or I haven't seen Kalli for a while...
Or... Why isn't Wyatt here... he always spoils me and rubs lotion into my swollen feet!
One night Willie, Hayden and Hyrum spent the night at Garrett and Tiffany's...

and Kailee, Kassi and Kinzee had gone out with friends.
So we only had Nate at home and he fell asleep early.
And Thayne and I looked at each other and shook our heads,
and decided that we were not meant to just have one child!
Don't get me wrong...
we love to hang out and have a blast together so it's not like we will have an
empty nest one day and look at each other and not know what to do.
We manage to have a blast no matter what...
but we just really love having a house full of kids!
Last night Wyatt sent me a text asking if they could stay until Wednesday
because they have lots of things planned for the weekend.
And I sat on my hands...
I did not freak out and demand that they get home RIGHT THIS INSTANT!
I know they are having fun...
I am okay with that...
Oh, who am I kidding??? I am so not okay with them being gone so long.
But I will likely bite my tongue and let them have their fun.
Or maybe not.
We'll just have to wait and see!!!

The mining expo...

The mining expo... the big event that happens early in June every year! The kids look forward to it like it is some kind of carnival or something. It doesn't help things that that the vendors load up bags of 'stuff' that I then get to go through and make disappear over the next several days. I now have 2 hugs cups, full of pens and pencils... which is nice. That usually gets me through the next year just in time for the expo to come again. And let's be honest... there is nothing more exciting to boys (and girls, but oh the boys) than great big trucks... some of the haul trucks they use at the mines make grown men look like ants! So to get to climb on, pretend to drive and walk around them is a little bit of heaven for boys, young and old!

This year was kind of neat because one of the speakers was very involved in the rescue of the Chilean miners... and they had one of the cages used to rescue the men... they had it painted up nice and pretty but it made me want to throw up just looking at the small space. It was interesting watching full grown men climb into it. Talk about a tight squeeze. But I suppose at that point the men had been stuck underground so long that anything would have been okay with them. I on the otherhand hate small spaces like that and maybe would have considered just staying where I was until they could get a bigger rescue cage! :)

I only have pictures of Bummy and Nater's because, well, they were the only kids that wanted to hang with us. The rest were off with their cousins and had better things to do with themselves!

Bummy, Thayne and Nate checking out the toys...

Happy 20th birthday!

20 years ago today it seemed that everyone in the hospital was standing in the doorway of my room as I gave birth to the sweetest boy... it was a teaching hospital but as crazy as it was, I looked into his eyes as he took his first breath in mortality and I felt like I was seeing an angel. It was like a light was shining around him and for a moment I saw heaven, right there in the middle of chaos. He was perfect. 9lbs 9oz and 22 inches of perfection and my heart felt like it was going to burst with joy that I got to be his mom. It had been a crazy, sometimes scary 9 months and I learned more about leaning on the Lord than I ever had before, yet in that moment I knew that the Lord always keeps His promises, and my sweet, perfect Tallin was proof of that!

Today he is literally half way around the world. Serving the Lord and loving the people of Fiji... and as bad as I miss him, I really wouldn't want him to be anywhere else. Learning to be obedient in all things, even the little things will make him the man that I knew he was going to be the first time I looked at him. 2o years. Where in the world did the time go??? I blinked, and he grew up. A year ago today he received that large white envelope in the mail... his mission call, on his 19th birthday, telling him he was going to the Suva, Fiji mission. It was so exciting, yet it took my breath away thinking that he was going to leave, and be so far away from home. That pain is so real, along with the joy. Funny as a mom that you can feel 2 such opposite emotions at the same time. My little boy was growing up. His example to his brothers and sisters is so real and so important and I am very grateful for his willingness to go and do what the Lord has asked him to do.

Happy Birthday sweet Tallin. There are days when I walk into the house and see the shoes that you always wore... your brother wears them now, and sometimes when I see them I hurry in the door thinking I will see you here, and then I remember that you aren't... and I miss you. I love you. I am so very grateful to be your mom and to watch you grow into a most amazing human being. Hope that this day is wonderful and that this year brings you so much happiness and success in all you do!

Happy Birthday Tallin Scott!!!

Laurel Temple Trip = Fun road trip with some great girls!

Every year before girls camp the 16 through 18 year old girls from church go on a temple trip to the Salt Lake Temple. Kailee and Kassi asked if I would drive them and since we had to make an ortho appointment and my dr appointment we decided to try to combine them all and only have to make one trip this week. Their friend Marisha found out we were driving and asked if she could come with us. We were more than happy to let her come! It was such a fun trip. The car trip is amazing... we listened to a wide range of music, all of it very loud, with lots of laughing, though they probably frightened random cars going down the road next to us. It was just fun! I am blessed to know some really amazing young women!!! The temple was amazing also. Something that I really needed and I wish that I could feel what I felt inside every single moment of my life. After the temple, we managed to get to the appointments and eat lunch and laughed even more on the way home! All in all, it was a very, very good day! And next year Kinzee will be old enough to go... yay!

These are the kind of trees we grow on the Salt Flats....

Crazy hair girls...Stopped to check out the cement tree in the middle of nowhere...

Awesome girls...

Now... I think this is totally inappropriate that some girls told me I was a super tanker!!! :)

To be fair... the cups may be called Super Tanker... but one was full of water, and the other was full of ice with a little soda flavoring!

The girls made me do it....

I told them that they remind me of puppies, loving to have their head out the window!

Ummmmm... crazy girls!

You should not let these girls have a camera!

Such a beautiful place to be....

2 of my favorite girls...

My favorite place on Temple Square...

We heart Noah....

Resting the belly!

I love to see the temple... definitely one of my favorite places on earth!

Love these faces...

Silly girls... you can't help but smile when they are around!

Aw, my sweet Kailee Anne....

Strike a pose....

SISTERS!!!!!

25 years going on forever...

Happy Anniversary to the man of my dreams!

I can't believe it has been 25 years already.

Time flies when you are having fun I guess!

I am so grateful to be married to my best friend,

to a man who gives his all for our family

and who always puts his family first.

The moment I saw him I knew that he was going to be my life.

I saw the future standing in front of me...

And the future has been even better than I dreamed it would be.

Thank you for 25 years of wonderful.

My heart still skips a beat when he comes into the room and

I look forward to forever with him!

Stupid Is As Stupid Does....

Forrest Gump said it best, "Mama says stupid is as stupid does."

And my girls found out first hand last night that this is one of the truest statements,

EVER!

A while ago, when the video store was open the kids had an opportunity to meet lots of people.

Funny that one lady told Kinzee that she doesn't ever go out because she doesn't

have a babysitter for her little boy.

The little boy really liked Kinzee and the mom asked if Kinz would be willing

to babysit for her sometime.

Of course we never heard anything...

until last night when she asked Kinzee to watch her son.

Thankfully Kinz did not feel good about watching him at their house since she didn't know them.

The lady asked if she could babysit at our house and she brought him over.

He got along well... but the mom didn't show up when she said she would.

When Kinzee finally got the text that the parents were on their way the little boy

was sound asleep and perfectly content.

Much later than expected the parents finally showed up.

Well... the mom came in.

The girls had been out with their friend Beth and and they were all waiting

in the car for Kinzee to come back...

Kinzee handed the mom her little man and as she was close enough she thought that she

smelled really bad.

As the mom turned around she actually hit the little boys hit on the door.

Kinzee was carrying the little boy's stuff to their truck and the dad was passed out.

The other girls were at the top of our driveway and thought that the mom looked drunk

but weren't sure what to do.

They told Kinzee to hurry so they could get back to the friends house while

Kailee called the police.

Dispatch told them that once they left our driveway they needed to stay with them

until the police were able to get to them.

That is where it got exciting...

The mom was driving 80 miles an hour on the parkway...

which has a speed limit of 35. She was swerving and in the other lane all while

Kailee was telling them to HURRY... it was scary and it didn't look like the mom

had even buckled the little boy up.

3 or 4 miles later the mom was going so fast that they didn't dare keep up.

Except dispatch told them that they are in a camero so DRIVE and not lose her.

She was almost to the round about and Kailee was screaming at dispatch to HURRY

because the mom was not in her lane and headed for the divider and there is a baby

in that truck!

Thankfully the highway patrol was right there.

Dispatch told them to find a place to park and wait for the officer to talk to them.

So they found a place off the road and then got to watch the DUI in process.

The mom was trying to wake the dad up and then they went through the entire

'walk the line' and 2 hours later they watched as the parents were arrested.

Still they were waiting...

Finally Kailee called back and said they were waiting for the officer to call and he hadn't.

It seems that there was a mix up and they didn't need to really have to wait because

the case against the parents was strong enough that they didn't need them.

Kailee told the officer that after all that, they had at least wanted to get a picture of them

hand cuffed and in the patrol car or something!!!

Yes, they are still teenagers!!!

The weird thing is the lady was texting Kinz today asking if she had paid her enough...

Said she was trying to figure out their bills and if they paid her enough last night...

I'll bet they are figuring out bills now...

With 2 DUI arrests and probably child endangerment!

Weird!

The scary thing is that she could have truly caused a serious accident, or worse...

and that poor little boy had no clue the danger he was in.

It makes me sad, but it also makes me angry.

WHY didn't she just ask to let him stay all night?

Not that it wasn't weird enough, but I guess she thought we were trust worthy,

but get a designated driver... pay a taxi... but do NOT get behind the wheel of a truck

and risk killing someone else!

Yep, as Forrest said,

"Stupid is as stupid does."

And that was very, very, very stupid!

School's out for the summer!!!!

Yay!

It's that time of year again...

School is out for the summer!

And we are SO ready.

The little kids were taking their orchids to their teachers today.

It was so cold out this morning that the cars were covered in frost

and their dad had to drive them so they didn't freeze the flowers!

Kalli's teacher is retiring this year.

So sad.

She has had several of our kids and

it's sad to see the really awesome teachers retire.

But I am so ready for no more school.

The month is going to be crazy.

The summer may be crazy, no... it WILL be crazy,

but it will be SUMMER and I am so ready.

I hope the kids are nice to me!!!

That program...

Well... that program went off without a hitch and it was cute as could be! That one that I have seen several times before, but never with my sweet Kami! She did a great job as a flower and as a horse in their little program. The first was about the Little Red Hen making the bread all by herself because nobody wanted to help. The second was Frog and Toad and planting a garden... Kami was a little seed that turned into a beautiful flower. She is my beautiful flower... and now she is going into second grade. I am still trying to figure out how she got old enough to even be IN school, let alone going into second grade! Love this baby girl!!!!

Put my feet up? That's funny!

My husband said the funniest thing to me the other day. He said that he thought I would be able to put my feet up and let this be a relaxing month. I tried not to laugh out loud, I really did try. I didn't know he was going to be taking the month off to take care of me!!! Oh, never mind, he didn't think that was funny either! I am not exactly sure how he decided June would be a month I could just put my feet up and relax before the baby comes... has he forgotten all of the June's in the past? June is likely the busiest month of all. This is the last week of school, which includes, but is not limited to several end of the year activities... today for instance I was informed that one child needed plain potato chips. Yes, he explained they must be plain several times... and he needed them TODAY for school. Another child informed me that he must have a lunch for today. Silly boy thought I would just go buy him a lunch, but instead made him make his own. But alas, I am a sucker and bought him a Sprite and a treat to go with it. Then my husband called to inform me that he left his wallet in the car from last night, and he would need it when he went out to work after interviews. Silly me planned a lunch date with my friend, only to get to town and find out that he wasn't going to the mine because he had more interviews and wouldn't have time to go... so HE was going to lunch with me. Well, there went my plans! But we did have to go to the bank and sign an affidavit of forgery because somebody somehow got our account number WITH our mortgage account number and wrote themselves a thousand dollar check... argh! I won't even start on the insane world we live in when people think they can write a thousand dollar check to 'Unknown Entity' AND that the bank would just give them the money... that's for a whole other vent! And then to the post office, and to pick up my laptop in hopes that this time they actually fixed it, and then grabbed lunch, dropped husband off and headed back out to the first grade program, which was adorable with my 6 year old in it, even if we have seen it a dozen other times.... and to her classroom for their awards ceremony and now home to figure out dinner. Thankfully Kailee was able to run Willie and Wyatt to a hike that they ABSOLUTELY had to be at, only I just heard about it! After dinner I will make 40 or so cupcakes for that cute 6 year old's summer birthday celebration in her class tomorrow. And make some goodies for the teachers to tell them that we love them and thanks for putting up with our kids this year!! Saturday is the Cub Scout Day Camp, and if it is still on, a surprise party for a friends birthday... though I guess I better call and see if we are still doing it! Tuesday I will be taking Kailee, Kassi and a friend to Utah for the Laurel Temple Trip, and we are going to hit the orthodontist and my OB, which thankfully we were able to schedule for the same day. Can't forget my 25th anniversary. How in the world we are going to manage slipping THAT big celebration in??? And then the 11 year old camp out that Thayne and Hayden are supposed to go to. Then it will be all about getting the girls ready for girls camp, they will be gone the following Tuesday through Saturday! BUT the good news is that I will be running away with some friends on the 17th to the Rick Springfield concert... if that doesn't give me some energy and enthusiasm I don't know what will!!! I have to plan my appointment where I will get the steroid shots 24 hours apart... Then the boys have scout camp to get ready for. In between all of this, I need to organize, clean, plan for the 4th of July... I found out my class reunion is the 1st which may be fun to go to... or maybe not, depending on how swollen my feet happen to be at the time! I need to make sure we are organized and ready for the 4th celebration but also be packed and ready for Noah's birth! So between all of the running I need to clean, organize, pack and plan... but I am sure I will be able to put my feet up a lot during all of this! Right???????!!!!