Hiking & Kaleb....

Found an acorn, Found an acorn.........

We went for a small hike in the forest on Sunday afternoon. Wilfred and the Kids went further and faster than me, but it was still fun to get out. We saw LOTS of Bear sign.... Maybe Wilfred will get a bear this fall.I am a proud baby wearing Momma!
Me and the Kids

My mom and Lindsy in their matching shirts.

"Mom, what is this strange vibrating feeling?"

The shirt says it all; 'Totally Cuter Than Dad'

Too Cute To Resist.....

This is one of my favorite pictures of Kaleb. I can't resist the cuteness of his butt sticking up. He is curled up like he was in my belly. He is 12 days old here. He had a check up and PKU test yesterday. In 12 days of life he has grown 3/4 of an inch and gone up to 8 lbs 15 oz. Clayton is sooooo excited to be 5. Yesterday I took him to get his school supplies. Here he is starting to sing happy birthday to himself. Once those candles were lit he broke into song and led us all into wishing him a Happy Birthday!
Kaleb and I enjoying an evening on the front porch.

Snuggles after a bath.

Yep, he smiles already!

Happy Birthday Clayton!

Clayton is 5 Years Old TODAY!!!! We plan to celebrate with Coke Cake and Fireworks!

HE'S HERE!!!!!!!

My baby belly, from my view point! This was taken on July 11th. Kaleb Tyler Born July 25th at 1:28 am.
8 lbs 2 oz 21 inches long

Daddy holding him for the first time.

The kids seeing Kaleb for the first time.

Lindsy is PROUD of her baby brother.

Clayton is so good and gentle with Kaleb.

Soon to be Dad, Collin, learning how to change a diaper.

1 week old!

Delivery was fast....but not painless! At 1 am, I was dilated to 6cm and had no medical intervention. Shortly after 1 am, I finally ok'ed a pain shot. They put in an IV and gave me a shot of Fentinayl (sp?) at 1:10am. Kaleb was born at 1:28 am!!!!!

Do We Really Want To Be Like Canada?.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jijuj1ysw

Another Clayton-ism....

Tonight Wilfred finished the last of the drywall sanding on our remodel project. We have been living in several inches of drywall dust for the last 3 weeks. Clayton was on the potty tending to business when Wilfred came to tell me that he was finally done. Just being silly Wilfred and I started shouting things like: Yippee! Woo- Hoo! Clayton who could hear us from the bathroom yells, " WHAT HAPPENED MOM? DID YOUR WATER BREAK?"
My 4 year old made my night! The sound of disappointment when I told him no it had not yet broke. To know that my kids are just as ready and waiting for the baby to make his appearance, fills my heart with joy!

But, yes as you have more than likely guessed....I am OVERDUE! We are still waiting!!!! Also, my midwife has left for NH, where she will be for the next 3 years. On the upside, I met the one who is filling her place today. All of us love her just as much if not more than my last one.

I am guessing this is my latest lesson in patience......and not an easy one at that!

Just Waiting.......

My mom had surgery to repair some tendons in her foot on the 10th. I went and helped her out during the day, until she went back to work. Here she is snuggling with one very tired girl!Of course the kids were with me while I was taking care of my mom. I didn't realize how much they hear and pick up until I found them playing hospital. I was finally back at my own home and scrubbing the bathroom when I realized it was deathly silent in my house. I searched the house over and heard a bunch of giggling coming from Clayton's closet. I yanked the door open to find them like this:
Clayton says to me, "Hi mom. We are playing hospital." Lindsy says, "Yeah, I had foot surgery cuz Clayton poked me!" I nearly died from laughter. Lindsy even had her feet elevated on a little pink pillow. (It's hard to see since everything of hers is pink!)




Clayton is our little chicken farmer. (He shares my love for chickens!) Friday he was outside playing. I hear him singing sweet songs and went to look. He had my chicken scooped up and was walking her around. He would stop and kiss her head, sniff her a bit, sway side to side, and then go back to singing and pacing. (Think he is practicing for the new baby?) This hen took it all in great stride. Apparently she doesn't mind too much since she is always following him around the yard. Here we have a whole pile of Rio Grande baby Turkeys. ( 10 of them) They are also currently taking up residence in the dining room.

So while we have an abundance of babies around here, we are still waiting for THE BABY to grace us with his presence. They had though he was breech again. After a weekend of doing every trick in the book, I had an ultrasound which did indeed prove he was in the proper head down position. However, he weighed in at 6lbs 14 ounces in the ultrasound. (That was a week ago today.) The little stinker still didn't give us a picture of his face. We did get a glimpse long enough to see he was sticking his lips out in a fantastic pout! I am on pins and needles.....begging to be done! Any day now!!!!!!!!!!!

Chicks, Bears & Demo......

This is one of the Cornish roasters that we are raising for meat! The food scale was just a fun way to measure the growth of our chicks. It is pretty Ironic! Friday we took the kids on a picnic to the mountains near our home.

Getting ready for our hike!

You didn't know that the desert southwest had places this pretty!

The grass was taller than Clayton.

And YES, We ran into a bear! That is a REAL bear!

The demolition has begun.....Wilfred is taking out a wall to build a room for our baby.

Wilfred made the kids happy by giving the kids a tub of water to make mud pies in. Of course mom had to clean up the mess!

Lindsy just had to help me make cinnamon rolls this morning. She was so excited she forgot to get dressed!

The Chicks Are Here!....

Sunday afternoon we got a phone call from the post office. "Your chicks flew in today would you like to come pick them up?" Wilfred took the kids and raced to the post office! Lindsy came home singing "the chick-ies love me this I know" (Tune of Jesus loves me) They are currently making themselves at home in the dining room in a horse tank. Our Turkeys should be here tomorrow.

My mom got Lindsy a new 'Princess' phone. (She wore out her Polly pocket one!) Last night she would not go to bed without it. When I went in to check on her I found her sound asleep with a death grip on the phone. I took a picture and then pried the phone out of her hand.

My nesting syndrome seems to be kicking into high gear. I am feeling the need to scrub anything, plant everything, and cook, cook, cook. Yesterday I had this panic feeling that we might run out of Jelly. Costco had a great deal on raspberries. I stayed up til midnight making jam. I went to bed but not for long...I laid there thinking that I should clean the bath tub. Today I went on a baking spree which was good since I need to make up some of my Amish friendship bread.

Last but not least-----

We were in the car the other day listening to the radio. The cops theme (bad boys, bad boys) came on for a commercial. When it was over I hear Lindsy pipe up from the back seat "Cowboys, Cowboys whatcha gonna do?" She can sing the correct tune and everything. I nearly drove off the road from laughing so hard. I am very afraid of her turning 16...............

Where Has May Gone?

Where has May gone? It seems like last time I looked at the Calendar it was just May 1st. I never believed my mom when she said that time goes faster the older you get. Maybe it's not that I am getting older...it's that I'm getting busier! So many things to do and only 24 hours a day to do them! I took Clayton down to the school to register for Kindergarten. He is so very excited to start school. I was in 5th grade the year that school first opened. The office lady is the same one that ran the office when I went to school there! She recognized my maiden name, and had me point myself out in the school picture hanging on the wall in the office. Talk about a weird feeling! Here it was ME pulling up to the school with MY kids in the car....Not me being the kid with my mom driving!
I also had another ultrasound...I haven't gained much weight and my midwife was concerned. Turns out everything is fine. This little boy is a stinker and wouldn't show his face (again!) I got 6 good pictures of proof that he is without a doubt a BOY! For the ultrasound he was in a Frank breech position. (Both Head and legs up) He has since moved in to the correct head down and ready to go position. I am at 32 weeks and counting! Also since I had a reaction (again) to the RhoGam my midwife typed Wilfred's blood. We found out he is an A-. So she said I will no longer have to have any RhoGam unless one of our children pops out with a + blood type. (But that would be very unlikely!) I am so happy, If I could do cartwheels I would!
We have been working outside in the yard every spare moment. Clayton always runs and jumps into the wagon anytime he sees his dad pulling it. Wilfred decided that it was his turn for a ride. So as Clayton was going to put the wagon away Wilfred ran and jumped in. Clayton managed to pull Wilfred for a ways.....mostly it was down hill!

I realized that my kids have never been to the zoo. (I am a bad mom, I know!) We took a Friday afternoon and took the kids to the zoo. It was HOT and busy. Lots of end-of-the-school-year field trips. I sure did gain an appreciation for my mom who always chaperoned at our zoo field trips. Nonetheless we had fun. Here was the pink, pink, pink birds that Lindsy liked.

This condor was using his wings to cool himself.

A bobcat sleeping in his swing in the shade. He must have lots of personality!

Last week we went to lunch with my mom. The kids begged her to ride in the back with them. And since what the kids want they get, when it comes to grandparents, my mom crammed herself between the car seats.

Daddy brought Lindsy her first flowers! She was so proud of her "lel-low lilies"

CAN ANYONE HELPS US??????? Does anyone know what kind of mouse this is? We have caught 3 in the chicken coop. They are grey like a regular field mouse, but 4 times the size. They are not as big as a rat, nor do they have the tail of a rat. It is like a mouse on steroids. Anyone have any guesses?

Since Wilfred has been working out of town during the week, he has been making sure to spend time with the kids on the weekends. Clayton has been needing a set of shelves in his closet. Wilfred had Clayton help him build them. Here is Clayton sanding down his shelf.

And the finished project. They just need painted!

The picture of a TOTAL girl! (She is wearing her sunglasses to watch Hanna Montana)

One last thing, I have to tell on Clayton again!

With Wilfred getting his blood typed and all this mess with RhoGam, there has been a lot of 'blood' talk in our house. I didn't really realize how much until I was playing with Clayton a week ago. He was pestering me, tickling me and just being ornery. I started to tickle him back and he grabbed my 2 hands and sat on them and held them with his own for extra measure. Very smugly he says to me, "There mom you can't tickle me now!" I replied with, "Are you sure about that?" Clayton, "Yes" Me, "Are you really sure about that?" Clayton, "YES!" At this point I had started to wiggle my fingers to see if he was still so confidant. I asked him, "Are you POSITIVE about that?" He looked at me strange and says, "NO mom I am an O-!" I laughed myself to tears. And yes he is right, he really is an O-.