Trying to stay cool...

In sunny Palm Springs

Cut to: I don't have any pictures of the bride to be and our day together for the bachelorette party... ???

Bachelorette weekend...

Number 1.  This is for Carly.  We are off to Palm Springs.  It will be 110.  YIKES~
My whole family is coming and we are staying at our time share there.   But I will spend Friday night and Sat with the girls.  It will be fun!!

Preggers together...

My friend Tiffany and I are having babies at the same time again!  She had her first when I had Halle.  They are 3 weeks apart.  And now we are due two days from each other.  Very fun!

My face says it all!!!!

Neither one of us could walk without limping!!!  

I did way too much today!!

I had Juan our painter here painting our master bedroom and then Restoration brought our furniture... We finally have something in our room!  Here is a small sample of the room, as it is not complete yet...

I couldn't move by the time it was 9 p.m. UGH~

Sleepovers

Aubrey is at a sleep over with all the girls in her class at church.  And I have miss H and D in my bed!

Chauffeur

I spent 90 percent of the day in my car!  Taking kids here and there!  It is exhausting!  I hate sitting upright as it is!  Let alone in the car.  Good news is the days are flying!!!  :)

Kids are at Mitchell Eagles camp for the week.  They are super excited being with cousins!  I am enjoying the alone with Halle time!

Callings...

Darrin spoke today in church.  He was perfect!  He is so good at speaking....  I am envious of that!!!  

Before church the Bishop wanted to see us and low and behold he extended callings to us both... :?

We are both teaching Sunday School.  Darrin is teaching the 14-15 year olds.  I am teaching the 11 year olds.  Good times!   

Dreaming of my chickens...

I have officially asked (and made it clear to my kids that they have to help remind dad...) that I get my chickens for either Christmas or birthday?  I hope it happens!!  I really don't ask for much.

Check out this coop!!

http://heatherbullard.typepad.com/heather_bullard_collectio/2010/03/our-chicken-coop.html

LOVE!!!!!

LOVE the summer tan!

I miss my old ward...

Our new ward is good.  But our old ward was outstanding.  I went to an activity with the gang from the old ward today and it made me sad again to be gone from there!  UGH~

On a better note.  Saw Rock of Ages tonight!  AWESOME!!!!

Love you Malibu~

It was our first beach day of the summer!  It was a perfect day!

Who's the true owner of the raft?

Statue for the entry!

"Look at me"... 

Happy fathers day!

We sure missed you today daddy!!!

Twinkle Twinkle...

Full day!

Took the big kids to Hurricane Harbor today.  It was a "good job on a great school year" kinda event.  It was a perfect day!

Nicholas and Charlie were there too!

Then I took D to Ruth's Chris for fathers day since we wouldn't see him this weekend at all.  Carly took this cute picture of H at the park...

And this is what I came home to :)

Stud!

We already know Dalin can dance... but I was dying to see how he would do picking up choreography.  He did great!  I think this fall dance class will be added to the agenda!!

School's out for SUMMER~

So let's celebrate!

This is where you will be able to find me for the next two months!!!

End of the year PARTIES~

It was a fun day full of parties at school.  Tomorrow is half day and then yay we are out for summer.  :) My kids have had the best teachers and the greatest friends thus far.  Tomorrow is bitter sweet.  Changing schools is not what any of us want~ but we are going to have to and try to do our best!  I love being involved at school.  It is the highlight of my week to be in class with my kids.  

Kim you kill me~

I made this strange silent resolve the other night that I was not going to have anymore cupcakes during this pregnancy!  HA~ I didn't have a cupcake but she had to go and make a cookie dough cake ball!  WHAT?  WHY?  They are SICK!  So I went ahead and had two today!  I gave up my resolve.  I don't care that I am gaining way too much weight!  I can't give it up!  Love you BYH!!

Baby's favorite!

Night night!

What to do....

About my OCD?

I am the first to admit that I have a mild to moderate form of OCD.  For example right now it is killing me, like can't stop thinking about it, that I have a gap in days here on the blog, that I skip from Tuesday to Friday.  I am fighting the urge with everything in me to not go back and fill in Wed and Thursday with something... little frightening huh?  OH I just realized I do have something I can write about from Wed.  So I will do that...

How about me trying to talk myself into allowing someone to come and help me out?  Darrin and I have all but decided to hire a lady to come to the house everyday to help me not so much with the kids but more like house stuff.  I am trying so hard to let go of my particular ways so that I can enjoy that luxury.  I did decide to do a trial run first before having her quit her current job and come work for us.  So starting July 1, I will have her come everyday for a few hours, see how I do, how the kids do and of course see if she wants to be here... then if all goes well we will hire her full time starting August 1, just in time for baby.  I KNOW I can really enjoy this if I just let go.  I want to, but my mind won't stop!  It is kind of maddening!

I am happy for the most part about my OCD tendencies.  Or as I like to call it type A personality.  I get a lot done in little time!  I am very organized.  No hoarding here!  I don't have any weird traits.  That I am aware of anyway.  I am very functional :)

ON a different note, I got my teeth whitened today.  Thanks Denise.  my teeth look lovely and clean.  

Party crashers...

We have the greatest neighbors.  We knew them before we moved here.  That was a large reason why I felt good about the move knowing who my neighbors were... Anyway, they had a party today for their softball team and D and I totally decided to crash it.  We brought the kids over to play and we ate from the taco truck.  Turns out I knew half of the moms there from Aubrey's soccer days.  It was so fun!  Their backyard is like a kids dream!  Or Darrin's dream for that matter.  Tennis court, full court basketball court, batting cages, huge pool with cabana that has a huge T.V.  and of course swings in every tree... We are gonna have some fun years ahead with these guys!  :) 

Cheese! 

Love Dr. Marter!

I LOVE MY OB!  Honest to goodness, he played a role in deciding to have another.  I missed him :)
He made my delivery with Halle so amazing.  I actually can't wait for this one.
I had a doc apt today and I had a few questions for him.  One being that I told him I want to see the cutting this time?!  He said we could play with the mirrors so I could watch.  I am so excited!  I would have wanted that for all, but wasn't brave enough to ask.  I am so glad I asked!!

10 more weeks!!  

Field trip and fondue...

I got to go with Aubrey's class on their end of year field trip to Underwood Farms.  It was so fun!!  We picked strawberries to bring home.  

Aubrey's group that I was in charge of... Lauren and Katelyn.  

Perfect strawberry!

 Then we had a lovely dinner and for dessert decided that we needed to bust out the chocolate fountain for our fresh strawberries and bananas that I got at the farm!  YUM~

A way to use our fresh strawberries.  

Happy kids!

Bachelorette...

Who is it gonna be?  Arie.  I called it from the first introduction.  We will see if I am right!!!

Letter in the mail...

I got the okay from my insurance to have this kid.  So silly.  They deemed the surgery necessary.  August 15th...  He/she will come out!!!

So glad the insurance is gonna let us have the baby...

Friday fun...

The kids had a family picnic at school and I brought Boston Market, their fav.  It was fun!  Halle was the center for attention by all Aubrey's friends.  Lunch was over at 12:30 and I decided rather than drive all the way home and have to turn right back around, I was gonna take the kids out early and take them home with me!  I am so happy I did.  We came home and swam while Halle took her nap :)

Dalin and some of his buddies...

Aubrey and some of her girlfriends... oh and Halle bear of course!

Her entourage!

And a growing belly :)