Valentine's Day 2010

Since I got my fondue pot for Christmas I promised the kids that we would have a chocolate fondue night...sometime. (As I know now, fondue is A LOT of work, especially with little ones running around.) But we figured that Valentine's Day would be the perfect opportunity to have chocolate fondue with the kiddos. (Especially since we were were leaving the next weekend on our cruise.) I forgot to take pictures as we got started, but did snap a quick shot in the beginning. We had yummy fruit like strawberries, apples, pineapple, and banana's. But also some treats like cinnamon bears, animal crackers, marshmallows, angel food cake, and pretzels. We also were able to have Uncle Kelly and Aunt Aimee over, since they were the one's that would mainly be watching the kids while we were gone. (I guess we needed to sweeten them up before we dumped 5 kids on them ;-)

Brady's 5th Grade Basketball

Brady has played Jr Jazz ever since he was 4 years old. (In Saratoga Springs, they start in preschool, Pleasant Grove doesn't start until 2nd/3rd grade.) So he has played A LOT of basketball. In fact, I think he enjoys it almost as much as Nate. His coaches have mentioned to me that he plays a lot like his dad...I wonder if that's a good thing?...wink...wink. (The coaches happen to be in our stake and their ward will play against ours from time to time.) He has been on this same team for the past 3 years with the same coaches, which I think really helps improve all of the players' skills, since they are used to playing with one another. Brady is definately aggressive out on the court, and loves to play point guard. Even though he makes quite a few baskets, there are a lot of missed shots too, but having a court in the back yard will definately help him continue to improve. (Plus trying to get the ball around Nate or defend him, helps in that aspect too.)


I'll title these first 2 photos as..."I believe I can fly!"


He really likes to be able to call out the plays while bringing the ball down.

Yikes... I hope he didn't knock that boy over.

Zack's 3rd Grade Basketball

I think our boys will always love to play basketball. It's in their blood, I guess. Zack was able to be on the same team as two of his best friends this year, and Nate was the assistant coach. He really loves to get in there and be aggressive, but loves it even more when he makes a basket! (He would always look over in the stands to make sure I saw that he had made one.) We weren't able to attend his last 2 games because of our vacation, but he said he finished strong! Here are some pics of Zack in action.

Disclaimer

I've decided that I better get back on the wagon again concerning our blog. So much has happened since my last post, that I don't want to forget anything, (and a lot happened even before, that I need to add.) But in my defense, I blame it on my iPhone...and being pregnant...I can't place all the blame on Nate ;-), (well I could but it wouldn't be fair.) I LOVE...LOVE...LOVE my iPhone, I rarely turn on my computer anymore, since I can quickly check my email, but the blog has suffered greatly because of it, I mean who wants to blog from a 2"x3" screen? And honestly, this pregnancy is really taking it's toll on me. (My favorite saying when people ask me how the pregnancy is going is..."I can tell that I'm 34 and not 23 this time around.") The Sunday that we got home from the cruise, I became nauseous and it has been 24/7 ever since. But it's getting better and hopefully I can start to feel like a 'normal' person again. October 16th, is the due date for this baby, and it couldn't seem farther away. Even though I know it will be here sooner than I am ready for. We are all very excited for this little one to join our family and it is fun to try and guess who is coming to live with us.

If you ask Hannah, what is in my tummy, she says it is a baby brother EVERY time.
Rachel of course wants another sister, and both Brady and Zack say they want a boy, but it would be 'cool' if we had the 'Brady Bunch'...3 boys and 3 girls.

A quick funny that Jace said when we first announced that we were pregnant. He was in primary the next week and our Primary President came up to him and said, "Jace is there something special in your mommy's tummy?" He just gave her a quizzical look and said, "No...just food." What a character. He also says that he wants a little brother, and I don't blame him. Even though Zack and Brady play so well with him, it would be cute to have a little buddy for him to pal around with.

Both Nate and I will be happy with whatever, just as long as he/she is healthy. I have had a few dreams that it is a little boy, but the only child I was correct at guessing was Brady. (So even my motherly premonitions don't account for much.) We'll have to think of a fun guessing game for everyone to place their guess on what we will be having and when.