I am so TIRED of SICK!

What is it with kids being constantly sick, so it seems? I kid you not, my girls get sick every 3 weeks. Of course, who else gets sick? Yep, me! I do have to be grateful this time around because I am not as bad as Bryce. He got it worse this time. But seriously, before kids I would get sick 2 times a year...now, that has gone down the drain! What is worse, being in my condition, I am very limited on medicine. Will it ever stop, slow down, or go away? A positive note, at least all this crap is building up Saige and Savannah's immune system....right?

HaPPy MoTHeR's DaY!

I hope all you MOMS out there, are having the most incredible day by spending time with your families and your children! What a blessing it is to be a MOTHER! I cannot explain how grateful I am to be able to raise MY little girls! It is such an honor that Heavenly Father would trust ME enough to care for these little spirits and bundles of joy! Yes, it does get frustrating at times, but I guess it wouldn't be called MOTHERHOOD!

I think of some of the sacrifices I have had in order to get to be a MOM. Waiting five years or 60 disappointing months, was a complete challenge in and of itself filled with unknowns, ups and downs, and even rock bottom! For the most part, I had to be optimistic and tell MYSELF, "Other people aren't able to have children at all and I would much rather go through this than someone else!" I remember the many people who tried to comfort ME during this trial and it just seemed like nothing helped. I am grateful for their efforts, but nothing anyone said or did could make it better! I decided the only one that can make things better was ME! I had to stop wallowing in MY misery, buck up, and change MY way of thinking.

Now, I dedicate this story to all you wonderful MOTHERS!

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

"Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it's life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."

"You will simply call her, 'Mom.'"

--UNKNOWN

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

Baby Sports Illustrated--Swimsuit II

Don't these little girls just look so cute?  I had fun with them a couple of weeks ago and had them show off their new swimsuits!  I also got to play around with Photoshop, since I learned how to work it.  Anyway, I am really hoping the girls get to use their swimsuits this year even if I have to stuff my pregnant body into a swimsuit of my own (uggh)!  We will have to talk Daddy into going to the Aquatic Center to get some pool action!

24 Weeks!

Yay, only 16 more to go.  Ok, more like 15 weeks to go because I will be having her a week early.  Provided she doesn't decide to come earlier.  I went to the doctor today and everything looks really good.  However, I gained 7 pounds....yikes!  Doc says to cut back on dairy products and drink lots of water before I eat.  Hmmmm, the only dairy product I really have is MILK.  Its my favorite and he says to cut back....oh nooo!!  I really have been trying to be good this pregnancy to not gain 60 pounds like I did the last, I know I wont gain that much, but I feel like it!  Plus I have to remember there was double the stuff inside!  Anyway, enough of the griping!  The important thing is that the baby is healthy, heart is beating and looks great, I am doing great....but a little tired come 1 PM and I need a nap!  Next appointment is in 4 weeks and I will have to do the glucose test...MMMMM, yummy orange stuff (ugh)!  

Sleepy Savannah

Today was Stake Conference and the girls got off schedule a little bit.  We came home and both girls went down for a nap, but Savannah woke up after an hour, but Saige took a full 2 hour nap.  Later, Savannah needed to go back down and Saige wouldn't.  I went back in to check on Savannah and I had to snap a few pictures because she looked so stink'n cute.  She always falls asleep on top of her favorite blanket, it cracks me up!  

Spaghetti Faces

One night, we had spaghetti.  The girls loved it, but it was everywhere!  Luckily, it all came out of their clothes.  Saige usually makes more of a mess of herself and dinner, than Savannah.  Savannah tends to sort her food, but this is a different story!

Easter Sunday at the Venable's

Our Easter Sunday was great!  I actually woke up at 4:30 AM to come home from Moab.  The girls and I got home about 10:30 AM and Bryce was ever so anxious to see his little girls again.  He came home the Tuesday before because he had to go to school and work.  After church, we went to Bryce's parents house and they cooked a great turkey dinner.  The girls had a blast during the Easter Egg hunt, their first.  Last year they were only 1 1/2 months old.  I got them all dressed up for the day, but of course, their head band never last long!  While Bryce and his sisters were hiding the eggs for the hunt, Grandma prepared a little easter treat for the grandkids.  She gave all the grandkids something from their Panama cruise a few weeks ago.  She got Saige and Savannah the two little dresses or the Kuna Indians who live in Panama make them and they are called Mola's in the Kuna language.  They are a little big right now, but they will be nice for summer!

More of Moab

Here are more pictures our trip to Moab.  The first picture, I was able to meet up with a friend that I work with.  She is a Kindergarten teacher trying to get into jeeping.  Her Grandpa gave her this Jeep, it is a 76' CJ5 and me and my dad spent some of the week helping her decide what to do to it to make it MOAB worthy.

These three pictures are from when we went on our Jeep Safari to Top of the World.  I wasn't able to do any difficult safari rides, but I was able to do this VERY mild one.  It was a boring ride up, but worth the ride because the views were amazing.  Too bad it was overcast, because it would have been all that more spectacular!  The first picture is me and my dad, right behind us is about 500-600 ft. sheer cliff.  It really looked like about 1000 foot drop though.  The second picture is of Dave and Liz just to the right of where my dad and I are.  Right below them, is the same drop.  It is really cool, but freaky...especially when your equalibrium is off!  Pregnancy has a way of doing that!  The last picture is of our whole gang, except for Saige and Savannah were sleeping, plus it was too cold!  There was Dave, Liz, Alma (their daughter), Nolan, Janet, Dad, and me.  We had a lot of fun and it is always good times to go to Moab to see our friends.

This picture is on our way back to Moab from Castle Valley.  It is up the river from Moab and there are some beautiful views.  

1 Years Old!

I went and had my dearest friend take the girls' one year old pictures and they turned out sooooo cute! I was very apprehensive because all they did was cry and it was a bad mood day! So I was worried that we wouldn't get any good ones, but I was wrong! Check them out, aren't they just so flipp'n cute? Thank you Becki for getting your 9th month pregnant body down on the ground just to take these pictures! You can see her blog on the link to the right, under Memory Layne Photography to view the awesome work she does.

Spring Break 2009...Moab

It was great having last week off and where would be a better place than spending my spring break in Moab?  Bryce, Saige, Savannah, and I headed to Moab late Saturday night.  Sunday...we played, Monday...played some more, so on and so forth.  It has been quite different this time since we sold our Jeep and do not have a vehicle to participate in the Jeep Safari this year.  :( Sad, I know, tell me about it!  Here are some pictures of what we did over the last week.

 

Dad and Bryce decided to take a bike ride and the girls and I followed in a vehicle.  Not much exercise for me but the views were spectacular on the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands.

Me, getting my picture taken without realizing it!

Bryce and Dad biking some more!

Savannah experimenting with rock climbing.

Saige testing out her newly discovered transportation!

Savannah figuring out her dump bucket at the condo.

Saige (left) and Savannah (right) crawling up the rocks while Mommy watches with hesitation and a little breath holding!

Savannah playing in the dirt.  It was fun to just let them loose and experiment a little bit!

"Hmmm, I wonder what is over there?  Do you think anyone will notice if I go for it?"

Dad watching the girls and enjoying the moment.

This is Corona Arch that Dad, Saige, Savannah, and I hiked up to fetch a geo-cache our friends hid for us.  It was fun, a little windy, and the girls didn't appreciate it very much.