Wishing

I want to go back here!

Lately

Life has been super busy.

- Rob has more and more going on with the route, because sales are increasing with our added store (Sam's Club) it is getting harder to get all the deliveries that are constantly needed.  We have 8 grocery stores now rather than 7.  He has someone work with him on Mondays and Wednesdays so he can do a crazy amount of deliveries, but we just hired someone else to work Tuesdays and Thursdays with him.  It's either this or split the route (which is what they want us to do, but we're trying to hold on to it with just adding employees).
-I am doing the route saturday and sundays so Rob watches the kiddos those mornings we "switch" roles for the weekend.
-I just finished an anatomy and physiology course, the first one, and got an "A"!! I went to class Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-8pm and Rob again took care of the kids.  It's at the Denver School of Nursing for my prerequisites.  I am going to take the 2nd class of A&P starting in the beginning of July and finishing in September.  Then I will take off a quarter to finish my Nutrition class (online) that I have failed to finish and I need to get it done by December.  Then I will have only one class left of prerequisites, Microbiology, maybe will take it in January, we'll see. I am not sure when I will go ahead with the full-time nursing program, but I'm trying to get all the prerequisites done so that I can be ready and apply to different programs.
-Am teaching the Miamaids at church (14 and 15 year old girls) so now have that on sundays along with presidency meetings and weekly activities.
-I wonder what kept me busy before having luke?
-Of course during all this we had just added a baby, so we've adjusted to life with 3 kiddos now.  It took me a good 3 months to even want to leave the house with all of them by myself.  Every weekend Rob would take us "out" somewhere and that really helped me survive the first 3 months.  I also feel like it's so much easier lately to just play in the backyard or go on a walk near home b/c now we're dealing with feedings and naps, which Ethan had gotten old enough that it didn't matter about naptime, we could just go and do without much struggle.

Breanna
-Such a great big sister, she is AMAZING.  She knows SO much about Luke.  She even tells me what to try if Luke is crying.  "check his diaper mom....maybe he just wants to be held....maybe he want to have his bottle....maybe he wants to jump in his jumperoo."
-Has become quite "brave" lately in the water.  Actually tries to swim.  Puts her head under and loves her goggles.
-Always a great playmate to Ethan.
-Loves to tease Ethan though and push his buttons
-Reading like a champ
-Such a great girl, but definitely has her moods
-Wants to be around me and misses me lately
-Can read the clock and tell time pretty well (digital)
-Learned how to make chicken nuggets in the microwave (daddy taught her) and toast a waffle
-Loves treats


Ethan
-A maniac
-So brave, scary brave
-Full of energy
-Finally starting to take interest more in Luke, will clap his hand really loudly in front of Luke's face to "help" him stop crying
-A great eater, will try almost anything
-Pretty much never naps- very rare
-Loves playing
-Walks around outside on the rocks and gets prickers in his feet and keeps doing it over and over and over.
-Loves playing with the toys in the garage, especially taking EVERY toy out and not putting them back, but lines them up nicely.
-Screams at the top of his lungs lately when kids tease him or don't listen to him
-Getting pretty good at listening to what I ask of him

Luke
-Quite spoiled, LOVES being held
-pretty darn good sleeper, sleeps most nights from 7:30 til 6:30 in the morning with one feeding.
-takes about 3 naps per day, usually an hour long per nap and only 15-20 min. cat naps if out and about.
-eating baby cereal like crazy, wants to be at the table eating whenever we're eating.
-loves the johnny jump up (in the doorway jumper thing)
-loves baths and pretty fond of the pool.
-doesn't like entertaining himself, doesn't know what to do with himself if i ever take him alone in the car :)
-smiles a lot
-loves breanna so much
-kinda loves ethan, kinda scared of him too


Okay that's the update for now :)

Don't worry I didn't do this to Ethan...

New calling

At church I have a new calling.....I think it's been a month now, but I am Mia Maid Advisor, which is the 14-15 year old girls at church. I have taught only one lesson so far b/c of different combined meetings and Mother's Day.

I am teaching again on Sunday.  The lesson is

The Purpose of Covenants and Ordinances..

I really like this handout that was  Shared by Megan Curtis on Sugardoodle.net. 

I started reading a talk called,"The Power of Covenants," By Todd D. Christofferson that I believe I will use in the lesson. I am trying to figure out how to make this lesson more 14 and 15 year old appropriate?  Also trying to figure out any real life stories/examples to share.  I really liked this story in the beginning of the talk....

On August 15, 2007, Peru suffered a massive earthquake that all but destroyed the coastal cities of Pisco and Chincha. Like many other Church leaders and members, Wenceslao Conde, the president of the Balconcito Branch of the Church in Chincha, immediately set about helping others whose homes were damaged.

Four days after the earthquake, Elder Marcus B. Nash of the Seventy was in Chincha helping to coordinate the Church’s relief efforts there and met President Conde. As they talked about the destruction that had occurred and what was being done to help the victims, President Conde’s wife, Pamela, approached carrying one of her small children. Elder Nash asked Sister Conde how her children were. With a smile, she replied that through the goodness of God they were all safe and well. He asked about the Condes’ home.

“It’s gone,” she said simply.

“What about your belongings?” he inquired.

“Everything was buried in the rubble of our home,” Sister Conde replied.

“And yet,” Elder Nash noted, “you are smiling as we talk.”

“Yes,” she said, “I have prayed and I am at peace. We have all we need. We have each other, we have our children, we are sealed in the temple, we have this marvelous Church, and we have the Lord. We can build again with the Lord’s help.”

This tender demonstration of faith and spiritual strength is repeated in the lives of Saints across the world in many different settings. It is a simple illustration of a profound power that is much needed in our day and that will become increasingly crucial in days ahead. We need strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their example and their compassion, and who can consistently overcome temptations.....

....What is the source of such moral and spiritual power, and how do we obtain it? The source is God. Our access to that power is through our covenants with Him. A covenant is an agreement between God and man, an accord whose terms are set by God (see Bible Dictionary, “Covenant,” 651). In these divine agreements, God binds Himself to sustain, sanctify, and exalt us in return for our commitment to serve Him and keep His commandments.

Library

Getting out of the house is done a lot less now that we have 3 children.  I have always been a go somewhere at least once a day kind of mom.  I don't like being "stuck" at the house.  We would go to the park, library, store, walks, etc.

Now it is just easier to stay home play inside or outside in the back yard or go on a little walk/bike ride near the house! That way, when the kids (usually the baby) get antsy, grumpy, screamy, etc....we are at home or close to home :)

We are still spending a lot of time outdoors to get their energy out, but the one thing that has fallen by the wayside is the library.  I would go weekly with the kids before, sometimes two times a week.  Now, every couple to every 3 weeks is how it's been going.  And I think we've made it to story time twice since the baby was born 4 1/2 months ago.

But, we still get books/cds/dvds from the library to keep up with the reading/entertainment at the house!

We went the other day and I try to let the kids choose most of the books, of course steering them towards age appropriate ones and now for Breanna, books that she can practice reading.

Ethan saw the row of new books when we walked in the children's section, raced over and grabbed a book.

"Mom, mom, let's get this shooter one!" he excitedly requested.

I looked at the cover, which had a military man (army) on the front holding a gun and dressed in fatigues.  I thought, hmmm, probably not "age appropriate."

Then.....I read the cover, "The Take Down of Osama Bin Laden."

After that, I convinced him to go find 2 new books in the football section :) Fun times :)

familia

I love these guys :)

For all you mommas out there :)