2nd Christmas

Grammy and Grandad has finally come to visit and they brought Christmas. When we were getting ready to go over to Mike and Amy's to open gifts I gave Gavin their gifts to give to them. He asks "mom where is my present" I told him "I am sure they have a present for you." He says "For My Birthday Mom?" He always thinks gifts are for his birthday. I said "no for Christmas." He says "Can I just say it's for my birthday?" I said "Sure." It was crazy and I felt I missed lots of picture opportunities but the kids had a blast and they spoiled us with gifts.

Grandad says he can jump a double rope just like Samantha.

They are just so sweet. Can't wait to spend more time with them.


Preschool
I got to teach preschool today. They are crazy kids. This week was probably one of the better weeks that I have taught. We learned the letter M with making Monster visors doing a worksheet with the letter M, 7, and Rectangles. We played with a huge parachute. I was sad though because I had planned to take it outside so we had more room, but last night it rained all night so we had to do it inside. The kids loved it and started to get a little crazy. Read a few books and made towers out of blocks. The kids like to go to preschool and I am very glad that I don't have to do it every week or else I would go crazy.

Baby Name
P.S. Chris has decided on a name, Finally!

The winner is Madison June Parker

June is from Chris' Mom Diana's Mom's middle name. Each of the kids have a name from one side of the family.

Gavin Hugh from Chris' Dad, Don's middle name. Brody Ray is from my Dad, Craig's Dad's, middle name. If that makes any sense, anyway the middle names come from family names.

The day that I will probably have the c-section is April 22, 2010 at Banner Gateway Hospital. I will probably be home Sunday April 25, 2010.

Try to ignore Gavin in the Video, I do.

Out with the old-In with the new

After lots of complaining on my part and Chris saying we are not going to get new couches until the kids are older. Chris finally gave in and bought me a new couch, love seat, recliner and end table. They are beautiful and I absolutely love how it changed the room. With having the love seat it creates a room separating the family from dinning. Beautiful!!

Random Things

One project down a bunch more to go. We painted and decorated the boys room, well I shouldn't say we. I should say my parents did. It turned out so cute and Gavin says he is camping. Not that he stayed is his room all night, but he was excited to start the night sleeping in his room. Most the decorations I got at a garage sale for cheap, my parents finding. I only have one "beary special" board that didn't have a hook that I still am putting on the wall. Other than that it is complete and will hopefully stay clean. The pictures don't do it justice, but I am just excited about how cute it turned out.

Gavin has swim lessons again this month. I feel like because we took a month off he went back a little on the front stroke, but he is still doing great. He is learning a new stroke that I don't know the name. If you do let me know. It is on their back and they do what the teacher calls "chicken, star, rocket" I don't remember that stroke. There is only him and a boy from church in the class so it is nice and small class. Brody loves swimming also, but I haven't wanted to do much of that either.

Chris got Brody dressed for Church and this time I thought he looked cute so I took a picture. Sometimes I wonder about Chris' choices, but I don't say anything because I didn't have to do it. Brody is getting so big and I think he is starting to get into the terrible two's, his second birthday coming in a week and a half. He knows what he wants and tells you and gets very upset when he doesn't get his way. He also loves to be carried around, which I have been refusing to do. When Grandpa comes he wants to be held even more.
I have officially changed my major. This class I am in will be my last Elementary Education class. I have changed my major to a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Human Resource Management or BSB/HRM for short. I hate that I will lose 15 credits in the change, but I think I will enjoy my career choice more. Even though I really wanted my summers off, one of the reason I went into Education. This change just means Chris will have to pay for and continue to work longer at the University of Phoenix. I loved the Elementary Education classes so I am hoping that I will also love the business classes, some sound really hard. Here goes to two more years.

Baby Pictures

Still a girl and still healthy. I love ultrasounds.


The ultrasound tech said this baby moves around so much, she has every time we get ultrasounds. She has beautiful legs. It makes me worried she is going to be just as active as Gavin.

At Chris' work lots of his co-workers wifes are having babies. Many are having major complications. It makes me realize how lucky we are to have a healthy baby so far.

Braydan and Jessica Visit

My brother Braydan, Jessica, Kaleb, and Eliza came to visit. They are still here but I thought I would post some pictures so far. We are always busy.

San Tan Flats Dinner

Roasting Marshmallows

Playing arcade games and pool.

Kaleb plays well with the boys.

Arizona Museum of Natural History

Brody giving loves to Eliza

Brody didn't like the dinosaur museum. He was scared of almost everything. His face in this picture is how he looked most the time. Wanting to be held and pointing to leave.

Kaleb and Gavin

Digging for gold. The water was cold and the boys got soaked.
We have also been to the swap meet, playing games, temple lights, parks. All sorts of fun stuff.

These next pictures are from before they came, but I wanted to journal.

Dad's Day off Christmas Eve
We went bowling something Dad and the boys enjoy doing.

Gavin was a good bowler with those bumpers he got a few spares.

Brody was cute pushing and watching the ball go. Then he would take off running to get another ball. They had lots of fun.

I wanted some praymantis for the garden to eat all my nasty bugs. We bought 5 eggs to put in the garden. The Internet said we should have between 100-200 per sack. So I am hoping for 500 little babies soon. They said you can hatch in your house in a sack so we are going to do one sack in the house to watch them hatch then put them outside. Gavin thinks they are cool, hopefully they will stick around and make our own egg sacks for next year.