Playing catch up

Once again I am going to post a lot of posts all at once. I need to get better at posting them as I take the pictures rather than playing catch up and lately I've been really bad at posting. Life has been pretty crazy. However, I think I am caught up for now. Enjoy the pictures!!

End of Soccer

Once again we finished another soccer season. The kids have gotten a lot better. It is always fun to go and watch them play. Although I'm not a fan of the concession stands at the end of each game (which you'd know from a previous post), it is so funny to me that anytime Ethan or Lucy come out for a water break they update me on what they think they will get from the concession stand. Really, I think sometimes that they play soccer just to get their concession stand tickets at the end of each game!!! oh my!

Best Friends

I love this picture and if you knew Ethan and Emma you would love it too. Emma is Ethan's best friend. He loves being with her and they play so well together. She is s tom boy and I'm not sure what hewill do without her once we move. I got this picture of her in her baseball uniform and Ethan in his soccer uniform. Too cute!!

Well, it's hard to believe another school year has come and gone. Ethan finished up pre school this past week. It was a week filled with activities. It's hard to believe he will be in Kindergarten next year. On their last day of school they got to go to a horse farm and then we went to a picnic. On Tuesday I got to go and listen to him sing in a concert with his class mates. It was really cute. His favorite song is the one about stinky feet. No surprise there!!

This is a picture of Ethan and his WONDERFUL teacher who helped make this year a positive year for him and cared for his diabetes. I am grateful for her!

Mother's Day

I know mother's day has come and gone but I couldn't resist posting these pictures. Andy let me sleep in and he got the kids ready for church and they all made breakfast.... a very good breakfast. Anyway, this year was better than most just because the kids really got into it and had so much fun. I mean look at Ethan and how excited he is to be making me breakfast (not to mention his shirt is still tucked in and his hair is combed with a part in it. Amazing!). I love it!!

American Girl Doll Store

Lucy has been wanting to go to the American Girl Doll store for a while now so several weeks ago we made a stop after going to the temple and went to the store in downtown Chicago. She had fun walking through. I think she thinks she owns American Girl Dolls but really they are the target brand - Our generation. I just have a really hard time justifying spending over $100 on a doll. The target brand cost between $20 and $35! However it was fun to walk through the store.

Love my kids!!!

Ethan and Lucas love playing together. Ethan figured out how to give Lucas rides on the big wheel. It was really fun to watch them!!

Some of the kids in our ward toilet papered us. However, given we are selling our house they were very kind to keep the toilet paper to our cars!! Thanks!! They made the kids' day. All three of our kids were so excited and couldn't believe it!!

Aren't they cute? I love them!

Playing around with the camera

This is the beautiful lake we live 5 minutes from. I really love living here. Anyway, not that these are fabulous pictures but I went out one night and played around with my camera which is still pretty new to me. For those of you who are interested, the first picture was taken before the second. However in the first picture I metered off the sun and in the second I metered off the blue sky and then reset it on the sunset. This is the difference between the two. Isn't that interesting?

Finally!!

It is very exciting.....Lucy and Ethan can both ride bikes without training wheels and they are so proud of themselves. We have a giant parking lot close to our house which has been a great place for them to practice. It's really cute to see them out riding. They can rid and stop but they have to work on starting without help.

Broadway

This is a late post but a couple of months ago my friend Lisa and I took some of our kids to Chicago to go see Mary Poppins. We had a wonderful wonderful day. We took the train in and then walked about 10 minutes down the road to our show. We loved the show. It was very magical to watch. I cried at the end because it was so fantastic to be there. I felt silly to be crying and was sure it was because I was pregnant. But Lisa informed me that she too was crying by the end. Lucy loved being there and Ethan loved the treats we brought. Need I say more. At the end of the day Lisa and I were asking the kids if they had a fun day and what they liked most about Mary Poppins. Emma blurted out "I hate mary poppins. I don't even like the movie" It was so funny.

Here's the entire group - Lisa, Erin, Emma, Lucy, and Ethan

We took the train into Chicago. The kids had plenty of toys to entertain themselves.

So sad!!!

I know I really have NO reason to be feeling sad that I have not had our baby yet. My due date is not until June 11th. However, I have been on medicine for the last 2 months to stop pre term labor. Even on the medicine I have been having contractions and dilating (which is not normal for me at all!) As of Thursday I was 37 weeks and the doctor said I could go off the medicine. So, I knew I'd have my baby within 24 - 48 hours going off the medicine and in my mind my due date was Thursday. I just couldn't imagine going any longer given the way this pregnancy has gone. But no....... I am still here and trying to think how it is possible I am not in the hospital with a new baby!
I woke up today determined to have the baby. We went and did a service project at a local cemetarty. I was raking leaves and doing yard work. We then went to the beach which requires effort with 3 little kids and all the gear we need for the beach. Then I cleaned our house (once again)..... but none of that worked. Too bad I was on this nasty medicine for the past 2 months that made me feel strange and gave me headaches and made me dizzy.....all for nothing?!?!? I guess our little girl isn't quite ready to come to the craziness of our lives right now! I guess I can't blame her. Life is really crazy right now.

coupon

Hey just in case you didn't know -if you go to oprah.com you can print out 4 coupons. Each are good for 2 pieces of their new grilled chicken, 2 sides, and a biscuit for FREE!!! (My wonderful neighbor just informed me of this great deal.) Hurry and print yours because after tonight you can't print them. You don't have to use them today but they must be printed by tonight. I love a good deal especially when it has "FREE" involved!