"Throughout our lives, we must deal with change. Some changes are welcome; some are not. There are changes in our lives which are sudden, such as the unexpected passing of a loved one, an unforeseen illness, the loss of a possession we treasure. But most of the changes take place subtly and slowly. Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes. This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. " Thomas S. Monson

October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween...

Wow, halloween is over already :)
This year was a little strange, nick and i are never REALLY "into" halloween and this year either were the boys, we just did low key everything, we did our baking day and make lots of yummy goodies, we went to kaylins school carnival, we also did the aquatic center carnival (a never again thing!), and the boys carved pumpkins while i made crapes for dinner. trick or treating was fun they boys did love that part and kiptin was so into that this year, he actually walked most of the time with the boys and went up to every house and knocked on the door! Kaylin really wanted to porch decorated this year so we put out some fun things for them!


































October 22, 2012

18 weeks...

How far along? 18 weeks
Total weight gain? 4 lbs
Baby Size? about the size of a bell pepper: 5 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 5 1/2 ounces.
Sleep? its been OK.
Best moment of the week? going to the chiropractor and getting everything back in line!
Miss anything? being able to sleep on my stomach.
Food cravings? paula's enchalada's.
Labor signs? No
Gender? ANOTHER BOY!
Symptoms? same old Heartburn, less burping, itching, nausea.
Happy or Moody? i just go day to day :)
Looking forward to...? finishing the painting in the nursery and starting on crafts.
Realization of the week? if i go early like my record shows and my doc says his a good chance since i was 38 weeks with kiptin, she thinks this one would most likely be the same and come around that time as well then IM HALF WAY DONE...YEAH. (and i was a slacker and missed posting about my 17th week :)
Some interesting tid-bits about my baby body...
*My belly is so round
*I feel like im huge this time around
*No stretch marks
*My hair seems to be growing finally
*My skin is getting better
*Bending over is starting to he a chore'ish
*I feel like some one is smashing my lungs, oh wait...there is someone doing that!
*I feel pretty good body wise, things seem to just know where they need to go to accommodate this little one!!!

October 09, 2012

16 Weeks...

How far along? 16 weeks, 1 day
Total weight gain? 4 lbs
Baby Size? about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces.
Sleep? I had ONE super great wonderful night this week and it was HEAVEN!!!
Best moment of the week? only feeling sick a few times this week!
Miss anything? buttoning my pants.
Food cravings? ice cream and butterfinger bars
Labor signs? No
Gender? Well at our ultrasound this week to check on things i asked her to look and she what she thought we were having if she could tell.. she said it was super crowed in there and the baby was standing straight up and and so she could 100% tell for sure but she guessed and we guessed its going to be ANOTHER BOY!
Symptoms? same old Heartburn, burping, itching, but LESS nausea.
Happy or Moody? happy this week mostly!
Looking forward to...? finishing the painting in the nursery and starting on crafts.
Realization of the week? My dream for a little girl is pretty much at a ZERO and that we will be having 3 BOYS! Good thing we make CUTE, ADORABLE, SWEET HEARTED BOYS.
Some interesting tid-bits about my baby body...

*My pants can not button now on most of my jeans
*my shirts all all turning into belly shirts
*nick says iam VOLUPTUOUS!!!
*My stomach is super tight
*i am always COLD with this pregnancy...the other two i was always HOT.
*my lower legs and feet get swollen a lot more with this one as well.







Some Family Pictures....

We never seem to get around to getting any of our own family pictures taken only about ever year and a half or more. I told nick before i get huge i want a simple picture taken of us to we can update our mantle picture finally after more then 2 1/2 years now. Last night we attempted a few shots! the boys HATE pictures and getting them to ever both look at the camera and smile at the same time is a BIG challenge so i always so if there is JUST ONE with everyone looking and looking decent I WILL TAKE IT! here are a few from our shoot!











They are not PERFECT but they are PERFECT ENOUGH for me! this is just how are family is and it shows and we LOVE IT!

October 03, 2012

15 Weeks...

How far along? 15 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain? still 3 lbs
Baby Size? baby is the size of a apple or navel orange from head to bum, about 5 inches long!
Sleep? not good. last few nights i havent slept much at all.
Best moment of the week? Letting nick feel the babies body press out against my belly! and all the little kicks..i just love it!
Miss anything? not really anything new this week.
Food cravings? mexican.
Labor signs? No 
Gender? WELL we were suppose to find out the sex this week but the lady i always go to JUST moved her business to TEXAS...so we are figuring out where to go...rrrrrr so mad!
Symptoms? same old Heartburn, burping, itching, but LESS nausea.
Happy or Moody? happy this week mostly!
Looking forward to...? finding out if we are having a BOY or GIRL...the days still cant pass fast enough. also finishing the painting in the nursery and starting on crafts.
Realization of the week? This is REALLY going to happen and we are going to have 3 kids!
Some interesting tid-bits about my baby body...
*no stretch marks!
*i have more energy this week.
*my stomach is like jello when i lay on my back.
*my skin is really sensitive.
*my hair seems to finally be growing a bit better.


Kaylin's last Soccer game of the season....


Kaylin played his last game last saturday. He played one of the best games he has ever played this season, im sure it was because it was his last one. He isnt as fast as a runner as most of his team mates with his short little legs so he wasnt really "into" soccer this year.
He did score a goal and was really proud about that and he assisted in a few goals by passing it over at the right time to a team mate and they scored it.
He loved that he got a big gift bag at the end of this game with lots of goodies in it. His coach was such a good one and was very involved with teaching the kids all the right things about soccer and they won almost every single game, i think they only lost two games this season!
Here are some pictures from the last big game!!
Great job kaylin, we love you so much and enjoy watching you learn and grow!









good advice!

Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib, not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal! Under the arm to be protected, & next to the heart to be loved.

brothers forever

brothers forever

the haslem family