Cute Kids!

Fist I must explain that I tried to flip the pictures, but couldn't figure out how, and then simply gave up. With that being said, here are my cute kids. I have so much fun staying home with them each day. Yes, I do get overwhelmed and I can't believe how fast the days go by, but at the end of the day I am glad that I am able to be home for awhile to spend time with my kids. Tymberlee is growing so fast, and Kolton is loving being her big brother. Any time she cries he runs to see what is the matter, and when she is napping he always wants to go in and check on her. What a stud. I just love being their mom.

Tymberlee Rae Rich

On October 27 2009 at 3:49 pm we were blessed to have our little girl arrive. She was 7 lbs 11 oz (just like her brother) and 20 in long. Labor was a bit different than Kolton. Kolton was easy, and she wasn't quite as easy. She is a very good baby and just so stinkin cute!!!

Pregnancy Blues!

So I went to the doctor on Monday and was almost a 3. When I was pregnant with Kolton and at a 3 I went into labor that night. So here I am planning on going into labor by Tuesday at the latest. It is now Wednesday and I am still trucking along. At least I have been able to get lots done (my last day working was Monday), but still. I am so past being ready to deliver. I want her to be healthy and ready to come, but I want to not be pregnant anymore!!!

Good Bye Rusty!

We have sold Rusty to another good home. We decided that we weren't able to give him the attention he needs and wanted him to be able to play with someone who really would enjoy him. Plus we got tired of him peeing in the house when ever you went to pet him. But last night a family from Layton came and picked him up. His new owner is a 12 or 13 year old boy. Kolton was very sad at first, but is doing much better. It broke my heart to hear him talk about how he loves Rusty and didn't want him to go to a different home. He is a good dog, and we will miss him, but I am glad that he will get to play more and make new friends. But I do feel like a rotten mom and person for getting rid of him.

Family Vacation Details

Before I start in on the trip here is the latest baby update. Only 6 weeks left, baby is doing great. I am in quite a bit of pain from my surgery in June. The scare tissue isn't healed properly from me growing so it is very sore and tender. But only a little bit longer and then Tymberlee Rae will be joining us!!
I have placed a slide show of our trip at the top to show what a great time we had.
Our trip started off on Tuesday morning about 9:00. We arrived in Washington at about 8:30 Pacific Time which is an hour behind us. What a long drive, Kolton did surprisingly well though. It was funny to listen to some of the things he would say regarding the drive. For instance, we told him that we would be driving through Idaho,then to Oregon and finally Washington. So when we entered Oregon we cheered and made a big deal about it to try to help him cope with the drive. He then asked," Where is the door to get out?" Then after being in Oregon for like 7 hours he said," I am tired of being in Oregon." It was so exciting to see the family.
Wednesday we woke up and decided to hike to a waterfall called Punch Bowl Falls. It was absolutely beautiful! It was about 4 1/2 miles, which kind of sucked given my current situation. But hey I didn't go into labor which is good. Kolton was such a little trooper. He did the whole thing by himself.
Thursday we were looking on line for something to do and Kodee found these lunch river cruises. We decided that it wasn't too expensive so we went. It was so nice and relaxing. We were on the river for about 2 hours, and had lunch and went up to the top deck to take in the views. Oregon is absolutely beautiful.
Friday was the day to go to the Oregon Coast. I always have to get a trip to the beach in. We drove up to Astoria and then down the coast a bit to Cannon Beach. Famous for Haystack Rock. It is so beautiful there. Kolton loved walking in the sand and getting close to the water and then running back before the tide came in too close. Friday for dinner we went to a place called Salty's along the Columbia River. Kodee loves crab legs, I don't, but you have to take in the atmosphere. My uncle carried Kolton down some rocks to play on the Columbia River shore. It was a very nice night.
Saturday was the big day! Kodee and I drove 3 hours to get to the UTES game. Yipee! It was raining the whole time, and as you probably know, the Utes lost. Bummer. But it was something that we probably won't be able to do again, so I made the best of it. That night after we got home my cousins and aunt and I decided to go into downtown Portland to a place called Vodoo Doughnuts. Yes the name of it alone should have scared us off, but I have heard the doughnuts are amazing. They were okay, but the people outside of it and along the streets were super scary. I will never go into downtown Portland at night ever again.
Sunday we got up and headed out at about 8:00. We arrived home at about 9:00. Kolton did awesome on the way home. He slept most of the way. We were glad to make it home safely and without any problems on the trip. Thanks so much to our family in the Great North West for letting us stay with them, and for letting us drag them to all the places we wanted to go.

Off we Go!

Well, we are headed up to Washington State on Tuesday to visit some family and go to the Utes game. Wish us luck. There is nothing better than driving 12 hours with a 3 year old, and being 7 1/2 months pregnant.

So Sweet!

After a long day playing and having fun what a way to crash for the night. Sometimes we do so much and get so exhausted that I think we forget how sweet little kids are. But after peeking in at night to make sure all is well and seeing this you can't help but step back and realize how blessed you truly are to have so much joy in your life. Kolton is such a sweet little boy, and I am so excited to see him interact with his little sister. He is already so sweet to her, always wanting to give my belly a hug, and wanting to sing to her. I just can't even express how much I love this little boy!