More tape...

I thought Mason had been awfully quiet in the other room...

Fun with a flat iron and mousse

They call him "The Streak"

Tonight we had 2 couples and a neighbor over for dinner - we love to have people over! After dinner and dessert we were sitting around talking in the family room. It was getting late, so I had the kids get on their pjs. Mason's room is off of the family room, so he went in there and closed the door to change. A few minutes later his door opens, and out runs my naked - except for socks - boy. Through the group and up the stairs he runs!

Oh my.

Tape...and glue

My children have a love affair with tape. Especially Mason. He uses tape for EVERYTHING. My grandma supplies them with it, which I am so grateful for, because it is expensive!!! About a month ago she sent the Costco 6-pack of tape with my mom when she came to visit. My question is: where has it all gone? I know I've picked lots of it off of walls, windows and the carpet, but have they really gone through that much?

I think there is some MIA, but they think they don't have any left. That is where this picture comes in:

That googly eye is GLUED to the wall.

Baby news

Twinkie has dropped, and is anterior! Hooray!

Waddle, waddle, waddle

'Nuff said

Church today

Me: Sammy, what did you do in nursery today?
Sammy, cocking his head to one side: Cried.
Me: Oh.
Sammy: Well, I just cried for the first part.

We're hoping Sunbeams goes a little better.

Oh my

I just looked at my little baby ticker on the side bar. 35 weeks, 6 days??? 29 days to go??? But I still have so much to do! Am I ready for #4? Is one ever ready?

This little guy is still posterior - has been as long as my midwife has been able to feel him. C'mon Twinkie - turn around!! (Since our boy doesn't yet have a name, the kids and I have taken to calling him "Twinkie"...we decided it's better than "Baby X")

I am really excited to use my Hypnobabies techniques I've been practicing. And also to deliver naturally at BellaNatal. I'm down to once-a-week appointments now, too, which makes this birth seem really close.

I sleep a lot. I've finally decided that it is okay for me to sleep in until 7:30am. And to take a nap almost every afternoon. I'm glad I have such fantastic kids! Now I must go herd those wonderful children back to their beds...good night!

Twin Falls Temple

On our way home from Stephen's Grandma's funeral a few weeks ago, we stopped by the Twin Falls, Idaho, temple.

My side project

My big project (aside from homeschooling - but really it fits in with what we are doing) is a children's clothing charity called the Gifts of the Heart Exchange. I organize donation pick ups from a local children's clothing resale store (Kid to Kid in Lehi) three times a week. The volunteers then sort all the clothing, and twice a semester we put it all out and invite people to come and take what they need. It is pretty darn cool, if I do say so myself.

We just held an exchange on the 5-7 of November. The actual exchange just takes place on Saturday morning, but we have volunteers on the Thursday night/Friday before to set out all the donations.

Here are a few of us - we had over 50 people volunteer!



We have two different sessions - one for MBA Spouse Association members and Law Partners (wives of Law students), and one for the general BYU public. Here's a before-anyone-was-in-the-room picture, and a 150-people-were-lined-up-outside-the-building-at-11am picture: