Let Your Voice Be Heard

We are opening up a poll to see what you think we are having. So look at the side and let us know your thoughts! Some FYI or inside information. We have two boys right now and Anthony's mom had FOUR boys before she had a girl. I am feeling that this pregnany is different but I don't know if that's just me. I hate meat and but I was craving manderin chicken from Fongs. I love oranges and anything fruity. I seem to be carrying the same that I have always have. Good luck and we will know the answer on February 9th at 11:30!

Christmas 2008

We spent Christmas in Firth this year. We have done that for the past five years because I always had a brother on a mission. This will be the last year that we do the whole pack up Christmas thing! We have enjoyed it but we are ready to start having our own Christmas. Ne ways... we had a fun Christmas. Peter was so excited for Christmas this year. We arrived at my family's the Tuesday before Christmas. On Christmas eve we made cookies for Santa and planned games and watch Santa fly all over the world using Google Earth. We could see where Santa was at! The boys loved! Peter didn't fall asleep until almost 11:00! I'm so glad that Santa had assembled his toys early so that we didn't have to do it that. Peter and Andrew got bikes from Santa and some little snow shovels! They had such a great time! We talked to my brother, Shaun, who is serving in Virginia. It was great to hear his accent and to talk to him! He gets home next October and I can't wait to see him and show him how big the boys really are and his newest nephew or niece. Peter is already counting down the days until next Christmas. Its great to see the Christmas spirit staying alive.

Sorry about no pictures. My SD card won't open and my external hard drive doesn't seem to be working either. Sorry!

More Snow Pics

Before and After

Our Visit with Santa

Santa came to our ward party on Saturday! Peter was pumped! He couldn't wait to see Santa! Our party was a breakfast, so I woke him up and told we needed to get ready to see Santa and Boy did he get ready in time! Andrew didn't even fight us to get dressed!


Peter and Andrew waited patiently in line to see Santa and when it was there turn, Peter excitedly told him what he wanted! A bike! Andrew, who didn't want anything to do with this weird guy in a red suit, didn't ask for anything. Sounds good to me to! Just kidding! We told Santa to bring Andrew a bike too. It was a lot of fun to see Peter and Andrew's faces when they got to be with Santa. Their joy was intense, well at least Peter's!

P.S. I cut my hair! What do you think?

One of the scariest experiences of my life!

Wednesday I had my second doctor's appointment. I thought, "No biggie! I go in, they listen to the heart. I complain a little about being pregnant and the aches associated with it and then I go home." Well when I arrived at my appointment they were backed up and so it took a while to get me in but when they did, my midwife gave me some names of doctors that could possibly help the pain I am having through my back, hips, and legs. Then she attempted to listen to the heartbeat. After five minutes of trying and three minutes of me starting to panic, she gives up! I laying there praying that everything will be okay and that she will find it. She stands up and basically sees me panicking and reassures me that this is normal for some women that are only 12-13 weeks like myself and that we will do an ultrasound to just make sure. Some where in there she threw in the word routine and I tensed. When I was in labor with Peter the nurse kept saying that it was routine to do this and routine to do that, and it was, when there were complications that they didn't want the mom to worry about. So by this time I am attempting to stay calm. We do the ultrasound and much to my relief, the baby was fine! Just very very active! She couldn't even get a picture because the baby won't sit still long enough! So everything is fine, but yeah that had to be one of the scariest moments in my life. I also felt so blessed to know that I am being protected and watched over. I felt overwhelming peace and comfort while in the office. Deep down I knew that it would be okay. Life is such an adventure!

Christmas Tree Fun

We decorated our tree on Monday! Its on loan from my brother who received it from one of his wife's old neighbors. Their apartment was too little for it so we got to have an awesome tree this year. We are used to having little trees (6ft and under) so we didn't quite have enough lights or ornaments but it didn't really seem to matter though. We had a lot of fun decorating it!

Thursday we decided on to do a little Christmas tree decorating art project. I bought three bags of taffy and we spent about an hour stapling them all together to make a garland that we wrapped around the tree. The boys loved it...even though I had to remind them not to unwrap them several times. It worked pretty well! The boys did get to eat some of the candy! I'm not completely heartless!

I'm not so really craft person! I stole the idea from this month's issue of the Friend for anyone that is interested.