Book of Mormon update

I posted a while back that we started reading the Book of Mormon as a family and we've carried on this tradition still.  There were times when Brian was sick or we were out of town that we didn't get to read together as a family every night.  But, we've read some extra here and there and caught up mostly.  Although it doesn't seem like much, we're on 1 Nephi 11:10.  Logan started to read with us the other night as well.  His speech is incredible for his age, and I'm very proud that he has chosen to read along (repeat) with us as well.  Noah asks a lot of questions when he doesn't understand the wording, and I remember being that way when I first joined the church and couldn't make sense of the way things are written, but I think this is going to be a great way for him to understand more from the scriptures as he continues his personal scripture studies throughout the years.  We also just received a list from Primary that he will get to check off each time we finish a story from The Book of Mormon Stories, I am ordering it tomorrow and hopefully it will get here soon so we can start that as a family as well.

Sorry no fun pictures tonight, but there will be more to come.  I finally found my camera and plan to take plenty of pictures to share.

Chocolate

Today was a busy day for the boys and I.  With Brian on a more normal schedule for work we continued on our normal routine as well.  Noah had his Sensory Therapy appointment at 12:30 and since he did so well we went for a treat at Eegee’s.  Okay, so maybe I would have stopped by there anyways :)  But the point is, he earned one too.  So the 3 of us had one of our last treats together before baby #3 makes his debut, and it was very nice.  After we headed over to Target to return some items, and of course I got sucked into the toy section.  How?  I never can figure that out since it’s on the complete opposite side of the store in the back corner.  But, I had fun hanging out with my boys and they obviously had fun because on the drive home they fell asleep.  This would normally be great right?  But not so much when it happens around 4:00, I still let them get their rest since they obviously needed it.  After Logan woke up we went for a little walk around our neighborhood and then after Noah woke up we returned (dad was home, so no I didn’t leave Noah alone while asleep).  

Logan HAD to have chocolate and I’ve been craving chocolate really bad too.  So when he suggested making brownies, who was I to deny that request? I normally am very much against them eating the raw batter on any baking goods that use egg, but he needed the chocolate ASAP and I scrapped the bowel pretty good and figured this once wouldn’t kill him.  I start going about my business, leaving him to the bowl (he was very happy) and this is what I find:

This boy has no shame :)  He told me he was being a puppy dog (one of his new favorite things).  He happens to be Noah’s puppy dog and my kitty cat.  

After dinner we enjoyed watching Despicable Me as a family, and I would like to thank whoever named it because I think it’s absolutely adorable how Logan says the title.  Then we had our much needed brownies and it was off to bed.  It was a special night because Brian invited Noah into our bed, and Logan had me sleep in the boys room (there’s a queen bed).  The only problem with my body is that it’s not use to getting so much rest, so after going to bed at 9 (not our kids normal bed time, but when you wake up from a nap at 6 there will be no 7 bed time) here I am blogging at 5 am.

We’ve had such a great time together lately and I excited to see what baby #3 will be bringing to our family, and I know the boys will be the best big brothers ever.  We haven’t decided on a name quiet yet, but we have it narrowed down to 8.  Noah has come up with some pretty good ones, but as of lately it’s Logan and he won’t get over the fact that we’re not going to name the new baby Logan as well.  

Week 38

Well today was my 38 week appointment (not the best picture, but that's okay).

I was a dilated at a 4-5 (was a 4 last week) and am scheduled to be induced next Thursday, January 20th, if he doesn't come on his own before then.

I've finished what I NEED to have done before the baby gets here.  I would like to make more meals and do some more detail cleaning, but I'll be fine if he came now with how things are.  I need to clean up the play room, but that's ongoing plus I have a ton of boxes that I need to recycle but will have to wait until after our recycle can is empty.

Today I took the boys to the Children's Museum, they loved it like always.  It's so great to see their imaginations run wild there.  I am trying to take them to a bunch of fun places before the baby comes because I know it will be a while before I am brave enough to venture out with all 3 by myself.  

I have no house work I need to get done, so I'm off to bed!!! :)  I will update more if anything changes with the baby.  As of right now we still don't have a name, but we've narrowed it down to 20 (haha, I know that's crazy).

Back to the blog

I know I've slacked pretty bad the past few months on this blog, but between all the sicknesses, pregnancy, and traveling I just let it slide. I will be updating more now about what has been going on these past few months, but I thought I would start with a few proud mommy moments that I had today.

We went to church today (late, but still went) and the boys were mostly well behaved during sacrament meeting.  During the last part of the meeting Logan points to a man sitting in front of him and asked what his name was.  I told him it was Brother Hill, and he turns to me and said "NO! (points to Noah) That's brother".  I thought it was pretty cute.  It took me a little while to try and explain what his name was and I ended up giving in and just telling him his name was Mike.
Then after sacrament I took Noah to his first week in Sunbeams and Logan to nursery all alone.  There weren't too many seats left in Gospel Doctrine so I just sat outside of the primary class and watched Noah.  I think he did really well, and I was proud at how he behaved.  When I picked him up from class later he showed me the picture he drew of himself

 and I think it was pretty darn good for a 3 year old.  He even drew some hair on it, but of course it took me about 3 hours to realize that he told me it was hair.

Anyways,  I'm so proud of our boys and am excited to meet this next little guy.  We still haven't settled on a name, but we're narrowing it down.  I have my 38 week appointment in the morning and we'll know how he's progressing in there.

Pumpkin time

 Today we planned to go visit a pumpkin patch in Tucson, but Brian still isn't feeling very well so we improvised.  Our town put on a community pumpkin patch and we went there instead.  I thought about going to the big one next weekend, but we were able to buy 2 nice pumpkins for the boys and we have our wards Fall Festival/Trunk-or-Treat on Friday then a birthday party in Tucson on Saturday so we already have enough planned for this upcoming weekend.

The boys seemed to enjoy themselves at the local pumpkin patch.

                                         We bought our pumpkins.

                                        
                        Went on a hay ride and played at the playground.

                                             (big smiles from Logan)

Then we finished off with kettle corn popcorn and a couple rides on the train before heading home.

The boys weren't ready to leave (after 2 1/2 hours), but I sure was.  It's hard to keep two busy boys together, especially while trying to take pictures to remember everything by.

Between preschool, play dates, appointments, and all the other activities that occupy our time we stay pretty busy.  But I'm happy to be so busy and see the smiles on my boys faces.  We will have another busy week ahead and I will take lots of pictures and post next week on all our fun activities.  I will also be 27 weeks on Tuesday and officially entering in the last trimester of my pregnancy.  I can't believe how fast this is going and before we know it our baby boy will be here.

Week 24

Our Newest Tradition

This past weekend was General Conference, and for the first time in a while I was really looking forward to the messages that we would hear. Since we've moved from CA we haven't been the best at watching the sessions. In Mississippi we didn't get the channel and I didn't want to go to the stake center to watch and since we've been here in Arizona I've allowed the boys and their craziness to distract me from it. This time was different. I wasn't looking forward to a weekend off, I was looking forward to being able to hear the messages that The Prophet and other church leaders had for me (and our family). I still have a few talks to catch up on but from what I've heard so far I'm inspired. I know changes need to be made a little bit at a time. We're finally at the point now that Noah reminds us that he needs to say prayer before dinner and bed. Another habit I hope to create for our children is scripture study. I'll be the first to admit, my own habits aren't the best. So I figure I can kill two birds with one stone. We're now reading scriptures each day as a family (starting last Saturday). We're only on 1 Nephi 1:14, but we will get through it together. We only read 3-4 verses a night. I read one out loud, Brian reads another, then Noah repeats the third, and if Logan's attention is there long enough he repeats the final verse of the night. I know that it's easy to forget about something like this, but we do it immediately after dinner and I clean up later. I would rather have a sink full of dishes if it means we get to share something as important as the gospel with our children. Each month I will post how far we've made it, and we'll see how long it takes to finish. :)