Happy Anniversary Honey!

I don't know how Shane did it, but we had a perfect 13th anniversary. I told him not to plan anything because I'm ready to deliver at any minute, and nothing is fun to me right now. He took the day off work. We went to lunch with the kids (because they felt that they needed to celebrate with us). I took a nap and when I woke up the babysitter was there. We went to the temple, and then got takeout at Bombay House (he wanted to go somewhere nicer, but I wanted spicey food just in case it would put me in labor-it didn't). We watched the sunset while we ate. Then it was getting late, and almost time for the babysitter to go home, and we took our last hour just walking around Sugar House Park. It probably sounds a little boring, but it was perfect. Usually we try to do exciting things like swimming with the sharks, hot air balloon rides, going somewhere fun, but this year I needed something just like this. Thanks Shane. I feel so lucky to be married to my best friend, the day couldn't have been more perfect. I love you!

Foreshadowing

OK, so still no excuse for my bad blogging, other then I'm tired. As of yet, no baby! The kids are actually asleep, I have the dishwasher running, and the laundry going, so I have no excuse but to do a quick update. Of course things are busy, summer always is. Joshua has gotten so good at riding his bike this summer, that Elizabeth wanted to join in the fun. In Europe the kids start riding bikes at age 2 (my brother Johnny and his wife Nicky taught us this). They just give the kids bikes without pedals, that way they feel a lot more comfortable when it actually comes time to try riding. Shane found a place in Utah that sells them. Here is Lizzy riding her bike. She loves it, and rides it almost every day.

Well Elizabeth was potty trained before we left for Europe, and then refused to go after we got back. She kept telling me she was a baby and wanted her diapers. So a few weeks after we got back we started the potty training. We took her to Build a Bear and showed her all of the things she could get if she got potty trained. So over the next few week we worked really hard at potty training, without too much pressure. Well after she had clean underwear for a whole week we all went to Build a Bear. Sarah and Joshua had a blast. When Lizzy picked what she wanted it was two small dinosaurs that she didn't ever get to stuff, oh well, she was happy with them.

So since I am so pregnant, I am exhausted all of the time. One day I put Elizabeth down for a nap, told Sarah and Joshua to play quietly, and laid down to take a nap. I started hearing this banging sound, and got up to investigate. For their quiet activity, Sarah and Joshua found a box and decided to ride it down the stairs. At first I was a little angry, since we just got the walls downstairs painted, but then I had to laugh since they decided that they were going to be safe and wear their bike helmets, and had a pile of blankets and pillows at the bottom.


I was so proud of them that they would be so safe without me even having to tell them. Wellllllllllll....
This last week we went boating with Shane's family at Jordan L (since my doctor won't let me go more then a 50 mile radius from the hospital), and we stayed up in Park City. I woke up early on Tuesday and headed down to SLC to my doctor appointment. Just as I was leaving the doctors I got a phone call from Shane. Joshua and his cousin Dayton were climbing up the rock wall. Joshua jumped 8 feet onto the cement sidewalk (without any shoes on). He couldn't walk on either foot, so Shane was taking him down to TOSH to get x-rays. They thought there was a possible break, on his feet, but they couldn't tell. They wrapped the one that was the worst and sent him home on crutches. Well one week later, I got to take him back, get x-rays, just to find out that both feet were broken. The one that hurts the worst is in a blue cast, and the one that doesn't hurt as much has a boot. He has to stay off it for another 2 weeks, and then he can walk on it for another week before they take off the cast. Just what a mom needs to deal with before having a baby. At least he has crutches so we don't have to carry him around. It hasn't slowed him down a bit. Today I saw him on the swing set hanging on the top bar, trying to swing on the chains like Tarzan. I couldn't help but to laugh. I love my kids.

Life is Good:)

Whatever!

So my doctor is going to induce me on September 2, that is only a few days early. Any suggestions on ways to go into labor. Everyone knows that I get desperate in the end, how many times did I drink Caster Oil with Lizzy? I think I might have to try squats.