funny randomness...

So I watch two twin boys part time and one of the boys was filling his cup with water at the fridge. Once he was done I noticed he was wiping up the mess he had made, and then I saw him push down on the lever. So I asked him to stop since he was making a mess, and he said " I know, I can't help myself! ". Thought that was pretty cute!

almost forgot!

I didn't get any pictures of Andee's birthday..I left my camara at home. Since it was James weekend with the kids, I drove over early in the morning to his apartment to celebrate her birthday. On the way over, her cake did a tumble across the floor in my car, which luckily didn't make that big of a mess, I think it was a mixture between the candles and that the cake was still a little frozen. So her thing is still coloring, so I got her that bin of markers and things at Costco, which she absolutely loved! That's all she does is color...then color some more. I really can't believe she is 6, I don't feel old enough to have a 6 year old. She reminds me a lot of me at her age, so lets hope she grows out of a few things..haha.

Happy Thanksgiving!

What a great day! I took the kids to freestone park this morning and let them run around for a couple of hours. And of course I left the bread for the ducks at home..boo. Then I took them over to visit my mom's grave, which I've been trying to do once a week. It's days like today that I really miss her. And then we came over and had lunch over at my parents. I'm very grateful for my family and friends today. I feel very blessed to have them in my life. I don't know what I would do without them.

Nick turns 5!

Well I can't believe Nick is 5! I feel bad now that I had the kids all in a row because they totally get a jipped birthday. We didn't do anything just went over to my parents and had a little party.

Brock turns 2!

Halloween..

Halloween was fun this year, a little overwhelming but fun. We went to our wards trunk or treat, then James took the kids around a neighborhood and so the kids got a ton of candy. Brock had a blast too. James said everyone loved his costume and especially when he said "tank you".

Tyler is 3 months!

Well Tyler has been a fun addition to our family. He's been quite the little pill at times but he has finally grown out of that fussy stage and now he is in the non-stop smiley and cooing stage.. I love it! Brock loves his little brother, he loves helping with his bottle and his paci. We all love our little Tyler Floyd.

1st Day of Kindergarten!!

So yes my baby is in school..so scary how time flys. And it's all day kindergarten...YAY!! She was so excited that she woke up by 6a.m. was ready by 6:30 and then asked me "Is it time yet?" for the next hour until it was time to go. Great way to start the day. Then when we got there, they had all the kids line up and then walked them into school. She was in a daze so I was a little worried she was going to have a freak out moment. But when she got home she said she had fun and met a lot of new friends. And my day was so nice and quiet most the time with just the 3 boys, so I'm definitely looking forward to this school year. Then at the end of the month, Nick starts preschool 2x a week!

Our little escape artist

So the other night, things were a little crazy trying to get the 3 kids ready for bed, and after I got Andee and Nick ready, I couldn't find Brock anywhere, looked everywhere and finally I looked outside since this is his new favorite thing, and this is what I found:

On a different day before I started locking the door with the deadbolt, I couldn't find Brock anywhere and I found him in our next door neighbor's carport playing with all of his tools that he uses on his car...yikes!
So conclusion to all this I've just now realized...still haven't adjusted to 4 kids yet.. ha ha!!

Tyler 1 month!

Well this has been quite the month. Tyler has been our fussiest baby. So for about a week and a half he would start getting fussy around 8p.m until about 4a.m. Kim told me about Gripe Water so now I can actually get some sleep since he's a completely different baby. At his 2 week appointment he weighed 7lbs 15ozs. Other than the fussy moments he's a really good baby. The kids love having a tiny baby around, especially Brock. He is so cute with him. He is always coming over and saying "Baby" and patting Tyler's head and then he brings me blankets to cover Tyler up with. I feel very blessed to have little Tyler in our lives.

Glitter Toes!!

Kim started doing Glitter Toes, I had no clue what they were, but now that I do, I LOVE THEM! It only took about 40 minutes and it lasts up to 6 weeks!! So excited.

Crafts...

Kim and I have been working on these blocks FOREVER and finally are done!! I'm so excited how they turned out. Now onto the next holiday..ha ha.

Mr. Tyler Floyd

So he's finally here! He's the sweetest baby, you forget how good newborns are until you have one..so peaceful. So the story. My doctor called us at 5p.m to tell me that the test had come back mature and to head back over to get induced..yay finally! 6:45p.m I was started on potosin, by 8:00 I had my epidural, and I had moved from a 5 to a 6. My doctor was busy at home doing something so he wasn't going to be coming in to break my water, so the nurses would just keep upping the potosin. And then at 12:30 the nurse checked me and I had gone from a 6 to a 10 in just a matter of minutes so the doctor was called and so at 1a.m the bag of water of delivered and then I started to push, and Tyler was born at 1:15a.m. The best labor by far, my past two were miserable, so this one was heaven, no pain at all.

yet another update! hopefully the last before the baby comes!

So I went to the hospital AGAIN last night because I was having consistent contractions. Did the whole routine, check me...no change, so they had me walk for an hour....check me again..no change= sent me home. I was having contractions every 3 minutes but they weren't getting painful. So I had them all last night, woke up with really bad ones, took the dogs on a walk and then we headed over to the hospital. I thought there was absolutely no way I hadn't changed because of the contractions I was feeling, but sure enough, no change. So since my doctor is on call all weekend, and he's sick of hearing my name, he said for us to just do a amniocentesis test and if it came back mature, he would break my water right then and there. So I said, what the heck, he won't be that bad. Even the nurse calmed me down and said "it's really quick, he pokes, gets the fluid, then he's out".... yeah right! He ended up having to poke me twice and both times fish around trying to find the pocket because the lady who was doing the ultra sound, wasn't good at communicating where the heck he was inside me! So he was blind.. and of course it happened to me. So once he was out I almost passed out and threw up because of the anxiety of the whole thing and then for 30 minutes had the worst cramps I've ever had. So, now I know, I will never do that again!

.......

So I had my 37 week appointment on Wednesday and I was scheduled to see my doctor, well my luck he was out doing a delivery! So I had to see the nurse practitioner who is anti any sort of inducing, even stripping the membranes...and that's what I was hoping my doctor was going to do. So she just checked me, I'm at a 5 and 90% effaced (whatever that means). So last night I read that eating spicy food would make you go into labor, so we went and got a burrito with hot sauce on it.... yeah didn't work. Every 2 hours last night I had to drink milk because of my heartburn...yuck! So I guess my only option is more walking....

false alarm..

I went to the hospital again yesterday hoping I had done enough walking so that I would be dilated to a 5 and so they would have to admit me...well like always, my plan never works. When I first got there, I was still at a 4, so they had me walk for an hour, they checked me again and I was at a 5. A done deal so I thought....NOPE! Since I wasn't in any pain, they sent me home. I guess my agenda has more walking in it...a lot more!

Floyd and Barbara arrived late last night to pick up the kids, and they left this morning with my three babies! They are going to have them for at least 2 weeks and let me get on a routine with baby Tyler. I was so excited for the break, didn't think it could come fast enough until they drove off... I'm so sad! But I truly appreciate my in-laws, they are so great with the kids and I know they will be having the time of their lives with G-pa and G-ma.

update

So I had my 36 week appointment yesterday and I'm dilated to a 4..... so hopefully little Tyler will be showing his face very soon!

Brock and trucks

Just recently Brock is obessed with trucks. Over the past couple of days we've had construction guy's out front working on the sidewalks so Brock has been loving it. All the trucks he can think of just right out in front. When they were pouring our sidewalk Brock was running around the house saying "cool" over and over again. So cute!

Gilbert Water Tower

They turned the water tower into a kid area and we've heard about it but never made our way over. Well we finally did and the kids had so much fun. They might have had a little more fun if there were other kids there, we were the only ones. Andee with complete ease runs through the water, and Nick runs through making sure he runs right where the water doesn't come up, and then Brock stays at a safe distance to not even get wet at all. So it's been fun, since it's only down the street from where we're at, and it's free, and it's like 100 degrees outside!

random cuteness..

James thought he could lay down and read for a few minutes and this is what happened a few seconds later... what was he thinkin...

FINALLY!

Well yesterday we finally went and found out that we are having another little boy! We are so excited! We took Andee and Nick with us, and as soon as the nurse told us it was a boy, Andee started crying. She wanted a little sister so bad. So the official due date is July 8th, but we're shooting for June 17-20th, so we'll see!

Freestone Park

We met my best friend Kim and her kids over at Freestone Park and let the kids play and then went over and fed the ducks. I love this park, there's so much to do and so much space for the kids to run free. It ended up being a perfect day for the park because it was overcast, yay for Arizona weather!
Brock and Kamri
















Andee, Nick and Kinsley

Easter

We had Easter over at my parents house and the kids decorated eggs and had a egg hunt. Andee and Nick were racing each other around the yard trying to pick them all up before the other one did. Brock didn't really take much interest in it yet, but he had fun walking around with his basket.