Charity and Kelly so willingly volunteered to teach YW this Sunday. Even with little notice, since they were supposed to teach the following week and that was being rescheduled to our combined meeting with the Bishop. When they got to church, they noticed that they were the only Beehives there. Kind of bummed, they still wanted to teach though, so we planned on having them just teach Michelle and I. After a little talk and joking about it during opening exercises, Jami and I decided the Laurels would join us and Charity and Kelly would teach them :). I wasn't sure how this was going to go over, but everyone was in agreement. It ended up going really well! They taught about the Church's standards regarding dating. The Laurels seemed to have a lot to giggle about and teased each other and seemed to feel a little awkward having a 12 and 13 year old teach them about dating, but I couldn't help but think this was the perfect opportunity for my girls to learn about the blessings of following the standards from these good Laurels. I was actually really excited to hear their experiences and be able to talk with Charity and Kelly about it later. So anyway. It happened, and all was well. They did a great job! Pretty cool stuff if you ask me. 8-16-15
SERVICE
Kelly wanted to pass off another personal progress goal, so she traded with Nate and taught our lesson this week. She taught us about Service. It was a great reminder of what we can be doing even in our own home. She had everyone walk around the neighborhood and pick up garbage at the end. I have been having trouble walking so I stayed home, but I'm so proud of how well she pulled this off. She does a great job. The other kids too- everyone seemed perfectly fine with it :). Even made it a contest. We should do service more often. Nate got dessert pizzas for the treat- pretty yummy! 8-17-15
OPERATION BEDROOM SWAP
So, things are actually coming along really well with the whole bedroom swapping! I'm pretty happy about it. I kept telling myself not to get discouraged if things can't be completely finished by the time the baby gets here, but I think they might actually be done! We cleaned up the big boys' room downstairs, unpacked the few boxes they still hadn't onto the new shelf we got off KSL. We just need to make their curtains and get some baskets for the shelf. I'm looking for the right colors. We did get the fabric for the curtain, so I might be able to finish that even. We cleaned up the game room again, even though it wasn't really part of this whole operation. I am so frustrated with the games. I need a better location and storage plan for those. That will have to happen later. We cleaned up the little boys' new room, washed and painted the walls, looks SO GOOD!! I LOVE IT!! We did a light gray, to keep it kind of neutral, but Noah would like to do some red and black accents :). That will come with time I'm sure. For now, it's all nice and organized and looks so peaceful :). Hopefully they can keep it that way for a while. Then we cleaned up their old room, painted the closet, and moved the big girls in there. Well, as of right now, we are in the process of moving them in. They have a lot of stuff to go through. We have the beginnings of a couple of hoarders I'm afraid. I know where they get it unfortunately. So once that's done, we just need to paint the little girls' room, and some of their furniture... which we have plenty of time to do!! I think it will actually all be done in time! Makes me so happy. Erika will be all by herself for a couple of months which worries me a little, but at the same time- at least she will be able to go to sleep at night! I think this could be a very good thing for her. I'm so thankful for Nate and his willingness to help me pull this off. I will admit he's done a lot of it, but for he record, I have done my fair share! I'm proud of all the work I've put into it. But really, it wouldn't have happened without him. Maybe I'll post some after pictures when we're done. Didn't take any befores I guess... oh well. That's not really my thing. 8-17-15
WEDNESDAY
Wednesdays are always a little crazy at our house. This week, we had playgroup at 10:30, my Doctor appointment at 12:45, the girls and I had YW at 3:00, then we squoze (not a word, I know) dinner in at 5:00, thankfully Nate was on that, and THEN it was time for Pack Meeting AND Back to School Night at KJH at 6:00. Such a full day. I was exhausted when it was over. I'm happy we survived :). Only 1 more Wednesday before baby girl comes. 8-18-15
37 WEEKS
Our Doctor appointment went really well this week. We talked about Dr. Thackeray's son coming home from his mission that night :). That was fun. Nate put in a request to tease him about "Roxie" being excited to see him, over the PA on the plane. Then we heard our baby girl's heartbeat- 140 again- sounded great. She was kicking again as usual :). I am not sure she's turned down yet. Maybe that's why I feel so huge. She seems to be sticking way out this time- different from ALL the other times. And Dr. Thackeray hasn't said anything about her turning down either. Kind of different. We're getting SO excited to meet her though. I posted my milk expiration thing on FB, so more people know now. We found a cute little sun dress at Target, on clearance, couldn't pass it up- it's so cute! Newborn size- hopefully she is small enough for it :). We talked a little about the delivery and it's all starting to feel very real!! Getting excited!
BUNK BED
Just had to say that the girls and I moved their bunk bed all by ourselves! Taking it apart and putting it back together in their new room... we are woman, hear us roar :). Just kidding. But I was pretty proud of us! 8-19-15
REC CENTER
My mom wanted one more party before summer is over, so we all met up at the Rec Center for some swimming and pizza. It was a lot of fun for everyone. I felt like crap though. This pain in my pelvic/pubic bone is becoming more and more unbearable. I didn't bother faking like I feel good, so I think everyone was worried about me. I just wanted to relax and not try that night. I sat in the little pool outside with Jack the whole time. At first the water was making me feel nauseous, but then I got more used to it. I don't think the water was deep enough to really help with the pain from the baby... almost felt worse, but once I was in there, I didn't really want to move. I feel bad because I keep wanting to do these fun things with the kids to end the summer right, but I feel like I'm just a crappy mom because I can't go full out and be fun and happy in the process. Kind of a bummer. I hope I'm not cancelling it all out and they'd just be better off if we stayed home. These last couple of weeks have been difficult. It's just too bad it's the last couple weeks of summer too. I really appreciated what Nate said to me about how he appreciates that I've tried to step it up this pregnancy and that he knows it's been hard on me but he's proud of how I've kept going. Sure made me feel better. I hope he understands that I'm not just being a wuss. This has been the hardest pregnancy. I just didn't want my last pregnancy to be one that I regretted how I was. I've really done all the things that I wanted to be able to do as far as not having regrets, so that's been good. So anyway, about the swimming! The kids had a great time! It was fun to watch Jack get all into it, even walking under the fountains. He was very brave this time! Thanks to John and Heidi I think. The rest of the kids were in and out of the other pools, Charity went off the high dive! Good for her! Kelly found Annabelle as the night was ending- that was wonderful. Bradley, Luke, Noah and Erika spent most of their time on the yellow slide for the first part of the night, but then when new lifeguard got on duty, Noah and Erika were told they were too short... kind of lame. But I think they all had fun. I wish that place was more confined and that I could have been with everyone the whole time. I hate how it's all in separate rooms. I missed John's butterfly and my mom jumping off the diving board in her clothing... BUT I did get to visit with Steve outside too, so I don't know, it worked out. Good food, good fun, I think it was a success. 8-19-15
PURPLE
Friday we painted Erika's room! This was pretty fun and easy, we just did a wall and a half, just to cover up the hideous pink. The look on her face when she came up the stairs and saw it was priceless. Made this whole thing all worth it to me. I feel like it's way darker than I had originally planned, but I picked it out, so I'm not sure what I was thinking. We grabbed a small can of cute light teal for her dresser and shelf too, they look really cute together. We got the big girls all the way moved out and almost finished organizing Erika's things. She has like one box, so the room feels really empty. Looks great though, we just need to get her bed switched with Noah. We went to IKEA that night to get the shelf for the big girls' room and ended up staying for dinner. Kelly and Luke were not with us though because she was tending the Caldwells and Luke had not been in the mood to come. It was a nice time, but the pain I was feeling the whole time we were there was pretty unbearable. I've never been so paranoid about going into labor as I have with this pregnancy. Everywhere we go I think about what I would do, who I would get to watch the kids, how I would get to the Hospital fast enough so that my uterus doesn't rupture and I bleed to death... kind of stressy really, but of course, I laid on the couch for a few minutes when we got home and then I was fine. I thought maybe Nate had said a prayer for me or something, but nope, Heavenly Father just loves me and relieved me of that pain pretty quickly. That was a blessing. The kids wanted to watch a movie that night and settled on Swiss Family Robinson. Lots of fun. 8-20-15
BABY ROOM DONE!
We finished getting the big girls out and the loft bed and put Erika's bed in and cleaned up all the extra mess and finally have our baby girl's room ALL DONE!!! WAHOO!!! Of course the little details like painting the head boards on Erika's bed, her dresser, and the crib is not done, but we are SO CLOSE!! And it sure feels good to have a place to put her in a few months once she leaves my room. What a blessing that we were able to finish our bedroom swapping. I can't believe we actually did it! I thought it would take months but we managed to pull it all off in about 10 days!!! Pretty cool. Heavenly Father has blessed us so much. We are so lucky to have Nate's Dad's experience as well, to glean from. He was a BIG help as far as how much and what paint to get, some of the supplies he loaned us. The Maughan's ladder was priceless. What an awesome thing though. Nate and I walked through all the rooms that night just marveling at how nice they look (it really is amazing what a simple paint job can do to a room to elevate it). I feel so blessed. I am so relieved that the bedrooms are all clean and organized right now too (well, hopefully the big girls finish theirs before too long), and that I can bring this new baby home to a nice, clean, organized home. Even if I know that it won't stay this way- I can enjoy it while it lasts! 8-21-15
LAST DAY OF SUMMER
We had a fun little party with the Maughans and Clarks on Saturday night. Lisa did all the planning, which was nice, we all just took a piece of the evening and had everyone over. We started at the Maughan's roasting hot dogs for dinner. That was nice to sit and chat. We played Rolick (course when I say "we", I mean "everyone else", this pain is just too much for me right now. I can fake it to an extent, but anything extra... well... let's just say there's a reason I ask the girls to do everything for me when it comes to moving around... hopefully this pain is temporary), girls won. Then everyone went over to the Clark's for some water balloon volleyball. I was busy setting up the projector movie and making popcorn. Everyone came to our house last for "The Book of Life" on the back of our house. It was a fun movie. I was surprised at how cold it was! Colder than last year, that's for sure. Which has been such a blessing, I might add, this summer. Kind of a bummer for projector movies, but a definite plus in the pregnancy area. I think everyone had a good time though! Fun way to end the summer. Time for school to start :( 8-22-15
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