Back in the day!

Ok, this post is totally random.. but Fun (I think)

I found some pictures recently

Reminds me of the good ol' times

Thats me! haha and Autumn.. What the heck was I wearing??

I think we are barely like 12 here

 

Stacy and Heather we are making cakes for one of our YW activities

1st Year at camp... And once again... What the heck am I wearing?? I am totally decked out with my brown shoes and purple socks?? Where the heck do you even buy stuff like that? lol

Stacy dancing about how we have no walls  jk Dont know why she was dancing? Maybe cause she got a middle bed and the Bears would get her last?

Nala

Lisa

2nd Year of camp.. Rebecca's first year..

Ok I really dont know why her mouth is open in like every pic... but I guess at least she isnt wearing purple socks!  lol

Kinda blurry... Notice we have walls this year!

3rd or fourth year...

Bus ride home... 2nd year I think

Rebecca, Me, Stacy

Rebecca

All 3 of us... with this guy, nice guy, dont remember his name.... but you will notice the FAMOUS green car that took us everywhere!

And Me and Mulek when we first started "talking"  Man I cant believe I was skinnier back then..

So many memories... I know I have more pic.. I will have to dig through my old things..

Have a good laugh guys!

Baby update..........

OK belly shot time again  (Stacy and Brittany!)  

So here are mine... 19w4d

Didn't think much changed but guess it did...

Side view.....

Top view... You can see my belly button is starting to pop out....

ugh!

Close up !! ;)

Ok now I need everyones help.... We ( I )  have never had this problem before but this time... I am dying!!!

We ( I ) can not for the life of me think of a name... so.... I am looking for a name that goes with my other kids names... ( you know I dont need a jennifer in the mix just doesnt go) so no common names, I would like a "R" "T" "L" name... I like Leilani , Taya,  Rae (something with Rae) I had a list but none I was in love with... And Mulek booed all of them (he just waits to see what I come up with then will agree when he hears something he likes so.... He is NO help at all

 So if you hear a cute name please send it my way...   

Send lots of suggestions...!!!! PLEASE!

Holiday fun!

We had a really busy few days around Christmas time.. First we always celebrate Christmas Eve with the Patrick side at the Institute...  so while all the adults chatted the kids played in the "playroom"

Bostyn, trying to find out what she wants to do......

And Makai of course knows exactly what he want... hahaha

These two amazed me... I have never seen such young "toddlers" so buddy buddy.. they did everything together. The whole time they were together they would check to make sure the other was following them, I wish we would have got a pic, but they were hiding behind a couch getting into someones diaper bag, so cute!

Gavin playing some ping-pong

Isaiah playing chess...

Aniya posing for the camera...

These are all our kids... my kids my bro kid and my sis kid...

 they are waiting for Santa

and he just walked in... you can tell by some of their faces... I don't think Bostyn was too interested in him.

All the kids ran up to him to hug and "oooh and aaahh"

Except my poor Bostyn sitting in the background... hoping Santa doesn't come her way

The kids still surrounding Santa....

Until its present time!.....

I guess Santa isn't better than presents...

Isaiah with his "loot"

This is the cutest pic ever  Makai sharing his present with Bostyn....

And Bostyn looking like she just got proposed to...

I LOVE THESE TWO!

Time to open!

Checking out what they got.........

Makai and Bostyn were taking turns putting the bow on eachother

What nice little sharers!

Right after this party we all came to my house to open presents once again, (somehow when we were growing up we convinced my mom to let us open ONE present on Christmas Eve when we got back from the party and it stuck....) It was usually pajamas but it has evolved... plus this year Jason and Brittany had to leave that night so we did our exchange with them then too... (no pics once again..someone was slacking)

Then it was Christmas day and we had out own little family time....

The girls checking out what Santa brought

Makai checking out what Santa brought

And the boys checking out what Santa brought

Girls with some of the presents they opened

Gavin with some Bionicles

Isaiah still opening...slow poke!

Then when we were done we went to my moms to spend the rest of Christmas Day and open MORE presents but for some reason I don't have any pics of that...

Then on the 26th we once again celebrated Chirstmas... with Muleks side of the family... we traveled to Yukaipa to have some food presents (once again) and some snow fun...

Walking up the trail to the snow.. My kids have never seen or touched real snow b4 this is everyones first time and they are so excited... I kept saying they are gonna be freezing and crying and they aren't going to like it..

But what the heck do I know....

I was the one freezing and "crying".... I was so cold!!!

(thats makai sleeping in the pink blanket)

The kids sure proved me wrong!! They loved it!!

Aniya throwing snowballs... right at Mulek.

Kalaea trying to slide down on her butt...

Mulek and Makai watching the other kids sled.

Isaiah sledding..........

Gavin found a skateboard (just the board part) and used it as a "snowboard"  what a clever child.. and he actually made it pretty far down without falling... guess we have a snowboarder on our hands!

Makai enjoying the snow as long as he doesn't have to touch it.... poor baby I didn't have gloves for him

The girls trying to make snow angels... but the snow was a little icy so.... Nice try girls..

and the little mini snow man....

We had a blast! I think we are going to make this our new tradition...

I love spending the holiday with Family and Friends... we always have a good time...

Merry Christmas everyone.... and Happy New Year!

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Random...

Here is my belly shot... that I have never done with any of the other kids and now regret so I am doing it this time (the last time....lol)

I hope to do one every month.. I wanted to do one at 12 weeks but man time is flying by this time. first trimester is long gone and I am starting to feel better. I just realized last night I haven't thrown up in a week (or even gagged for that matter)

So anyways here is a belly shot of today... 15w2d

Well I was gonna post a video of Isaiah dancing but I am a retard so... if you really want to see it, it is on my facebook.

Makai is now talking.... Its about time.... When you call his name he says "what?" he says more, mama, sings itsy bitsy spider and everything else he mimics... which until the last few weeks he would REFUSE to do... so I am happy this child is talking Finally! He sleeps through the night (about time) so I guess the next step is potty training... so hopefully by the time #6 comes along he will have the hang of it  (hopefully)

Gavin got his report card today and (they dont do ABC they do # 0-4, 4 being the over the top should be in the next grade) so as for now he has all 3 one 3+ and one 3- so we are on the right track and he is doing really well in school.

I have a confrence with Zae's teacher tomorrow and with Aniya's teacher on Wed so I will update their progess later this week..

I have had enough... well maybe not. :)

Some days when I have just had a bad day and just had enough..... The kids always do or say something to make me think I can do this just one more day... And today was one of those days:

Makai is teething and possibly has a earache, he hasnt been sleeping well lately...(after a few weeks of sleeping through the night) So today he got up at like 5:30-6am... Okay really?  Its saturday... can I sleep in until like 7 or 8... but no... so I was up early... Then Mulek had to work, so he left and then I get a call that his car breaks down... REALLY... So I have to go get him and take him to work, then figure out how to get the car back to the house... so I get that all straightend out... it took me about 2-3 hours and the kids had to sit in the car the whole time... so they were getting bored... and what better to do when your bored than to irritate your siblings... I mean it SOOOO much fun!!  so I have a car full of crying kids... My Grandma gave them gum... and well of course it is now stuck in someones hair... So for the 2nd time this week Kalaea has gum in her hair... So I tell her "well you dont get to have gum anymore because you keep getting it in your hair."  and she said... ( lol)  "Well, I was just trying to save it back here" (as she points to the back of her neck) "I was gonna save it for Gavin, I was just gonna save it." 
 "SAVE IT???"  Then I remember they have been watching  'Willy Wanka'  and that one girl puts gum behind her EAR  to save it cause she is trying to set the world record .....  So that is why she had gum stuck there TWICE this week.... so now that my bad day has come to and end... I cant stop laughing, and thinking what my life would be like with out seeing the world through my kids eyes, and this just makes all my bad days worth it...  So as Thanksgiving is right around the corner I have alot to be thankful for   definately for my kids and the laughs they bring me everyday... I am even grateful for the bad days... I am gratefull my husband still has a job, that I can stay home (finally) and  gratefull that we have the opportunity to bring these babies into our family!   Happy Thanksgiving!

Say what?

As many of you know, Aniya goes to preschool this year.. well she came home one day telling me what happened at the end of the day... (At the end of the they have lunch then all sit on the floor with a book until the parents sign them out, oh there are 2 bean bags and the rest is a carpet that they have to sit on)  She said she was done and got called first to get a book so she got to sit on the bean bag, but she forgot to push her chair in so she had to get up to puch it in and while she was doing that another child got on the bean bag.. so she had to sit on the carpet... then she started saying "so and so is a little "midget"  and I was like HUH? First of all thats not very nice, second of all does she know what a midget is? So, I asked her if she knows what that means and she says... " Yeah, you know those little white worms, that go in the trash."  Then I was confused for a second..... Oh ... She meant  MAGGOT!! .... OH my gosh!! Thats even worse!.... But it was SO funny.. It cracks me up everytime i think about it...

Ok, I have been a little behind on my blog... I know, I know.... What's new... But I do have really good reasons this time.... Soon after school started I found out I was pregnant... YAY!.... but then a few weeks later I started feeling super sick... I have what they call Hyperemesis Gravaderum (severe nausea and vomitting during pregnancy)... So in two weeks I had lost a fair amount of weight so they put me on some meds to help with the nausea....the  first day it worked great then the next day not so much... I actually had to days with no meds and felt wonderfull.... yeah well those two days came and went... but I finally hit my 12 weeks so by 16 weeks my Midwife says ... I should be fully "better"... Go back to Midwife on monday to see if I gained or lost weight.. if I gained Yay! If I lost... well I may have to go to the hospital for IV's. I have had 2 ultrasounds so far.. and they moved my due date back about a week so May 29 is now the day..(even though I wont make it even close)  I have a little belly ( I think its mostly fat, but it is bigger than before) I do plan on doing belly pic this time... I didnt with any of the other kids and now I am a little bummed.. We get to find out the sex of baby #6 on DEC 22nd.... Mulek is hoping for a girl.... I have a feeling its a girl  and the kids are convinced they are having a sister.... Any guesses???....

Kids have been doing good in school. No major happening with them lately and not too many outings since I have been staying close to the toilet... .....