Meet Number Four

This is why I haven't been doing much of anything lately. :)

The girls want to name the baby "Daddy Warbucks". I wish I was kidding.

Earthquake

This morning Ethan and I were still lounging in bed at a few minutes after seven. Then . . .we both sat up at the exact same time. Ethan looked at me and asked, "Did you feel the bed shaking?" I have to admit I didn't, so I just gave him a weird look.

A few minutes passed, and when his alarm clock went off it went right into a little report about the small earthquake we had just had. Ethan was like, "I TOLD you so!"

He's the only one I know who felt it. :)

I am behind on posting, but hopefully soon I'll have some pics from Valentine's Day and my birthday!

Holy Headache, Batman!

Last night we had to go pick up our kiddos from a long visit at Grandpa and Grandma's house. (my parents, not E's) Anyway, we had never tested to see if the three carseats would fit in his Jeep so we had to take the minivan. We had just driven to McCall and back in the Jeep and it was a piece of cake. No sliding, nothing.

The van was a different story. After we got away from the towns and were out on the open road it was a nightmare. The visibility was horrible and the road was slick. A couple of times when we had to go uphill I could feel the tires not getting traction and slipping.

On the way home the kids were like, "This is fun! Look at the snow!" and Ethan and I were like "Please don't talk. We love you; we're happy to see you . . . but please don't talk right now."

The whole ordeal made me think of the people who first settled out here in the west. I can't imagine trying to brave this kind of weather in covered wagons. It blows my mind. I think next time . . . we'll just leave our little ones with Grandpa and Grandma for one more day. :)

Emmie's Funnies

Some recent thoughts from our three-year-old:

"I'm important." (This is randomly said throughout the day. And no, she doesn't know what important means.)

"Where are my pooh dammies?" (Referring to her Winnie the Pooh pajamas. She likes to wear them all day. No matter how much we emphasize the "j" sound she still calls them dammies.)

"Mom, the sun is broken!" (Said in a panicky voice as she looked out the window after sunset tonight. Still really confused as to where the sun has gone.)

Happy Birthday Allie!

Yesterday my little (big) girl turned five! This day has always been hovering on the horizon in my mind as one of the big landmarks to us as parents.

The girls and I enjoyed a special treat because the library happened to hold a "Fairytale Ball" last night. We had to pre-register but it was free. They had skits, games, ballerinas from Ballet Idaho, snacks, and a photo booth. I think the girls felt like they were in a magical land for a while. :) Daddy and Ryan stayed home and had "man time". Daddy climbed under the house to pull wires but thankfully he didn't share that with Ryan!

Happy birthday, Allison! You are a precious and beautiful little girl, inside and out. We love you!

Thank You! (and a shameless plug)

I just wanted to thank everyone who prayed for me and our family recently. It was such a huge blessing and we appreciate all of you!

We are still going to be paying a large bill for the testing that was done at the hospital, so I will be selling paintings to try to raise money. The following links will take you to the right websites:

http://www.stunningedgedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://www.stunningedgedesigns.etsy.com/

The first link has more paintings listed right now, but that will hopefully change soon. Oh, and I so will not be offended if you don't see anything you like or can use. It's okay! :) I'm sure my tastes are not the same as everyone else's . . .

Sweet Relief

The tumor is benign! What else can I say? :)

Now that I'm actually capable of writing about something other than my health (which I know has been extremely fascinating -- haha), I have to share a couple moments from this week.

We went to the library and Allie picked out a book from the older children's section. I tried to talk her out of it; told her there weren't any pictures, etc. But she was adamant. She had to check it out. The book is titled "Redwall" and is by Brian Jacques. Apparently he is a really popular author (with older kids). Anyway, Allie insisted that she was going to read it. I told her we could read it together and she said, "That's okay too, mom, but I want to read it in bed after you tuck me in." It has 333 pages! Silly goose. I've seen her up in her bunk trying to read it the last couple of nights.

Yesterday the kids and I went on a field trip to KTSY with our homeschool group. As you can see from this picture, they were just overjoyed to learn all about a radio station.

I asked them when we were done what they thought, and they were like, "It was great mom! We really liked it!" Hmm . . .

Next week they will be on the air sometime doing the pledge of allegiance with the other kids. (I'm so proud! just kidding)