Last Belly Shot before Mason

Today I go in for my C-section, I can't wait to meet this baby boy.

Lunch at School

This week I got to eat lunch with Parker at school. It was great, just him and me with nothing to talk about but what he has to say. While we were eating he told me "Mom you are the bestest mom in the whole wide world."

The grin on his face was priceless. He couldn't stop smiling. I love that he was so excited, I hope the day never comes that he will be embarrassed if I show up to his school.

Road Trip

Last weekend we took a road trip, to Birmingham with our friends the Davis'

Since our husbands had Veterans Day off we drove up on Friday then Anthony and I entertained 6 kids in a small hotel room while our friends went to the temple. Saturday morning they returned the favor while Anthony and I went to the temple. I can't believe our closest temple is 5 hours away.

Saturday we took advantage of the free zoo admission for active duty military.
Vacations are so much better when my kids have friends their own age to play with.

These 3 girls all requested a photo shoot with their head in the lion

Friends

McKenzie and Piper are so stinkn' cute together. They play so well, life is always easier if Piper gets to come over and play.

I love this picture it makes me wonder what kind of trouble they were trying to think up together. They occasionally get into mischief together. At Piper's birthday these 2 were found in the play room unwrapping Piper's presents.

Bad choice

Kenzie and Parker were playing outside together. I heard a bang, followed by Kenzie screaming. As I ran outside to see what happened, Kenzie was crying hysterically, and had a big red mark down the center of her forehead. Between sobs she explained "I thought it was a good choice to jump down the stairs (she jumped down the 6 stairs on our deck, slamming her face into the railing) but it was a bad choice".

My Kids are growing

I feel like my kids are still young, but they keep surprising me with their comments. My 3 year old Kenzie recently asked for an iPad & her favorite show is iCarly. Parker who is 5 thinks he needs a cell phone.

Halloween

Ooh, how we love Halloween.

Here we are at a party at Anthony's work

Anthony & I dressed as skeletons. Under the baby hand prints on my shirt it says "LET ME OUT" Sometimes I wonder who wants the baby out most me, who is completely uncomfortable or this baby who is stuck in a bunch of water with nothing to do but kick and get the hick-ups all day.

Parker chose to be a pirate this year. I love the facial hair. When we were eating dinner he got food in it.

Kenzie went as a ladybug to our church party, then changed her outfit to an alligator for Halloween night.

Kaitlynn went as a cowgirl. She could "yee-haw" like only the best cowgirls can.They had a blast trick-or-treating with their best friends the Davis'. The 2 things that made me laugh were both done by Kaitlynn and her friend Piper:

At houses where people just left candy out so you could take a piece, all the kids would take one piece then run to the next house. Kaitlynn & Piper just stood at the candy bowl taking piece after piece with no intention of leaving.

At one house the porch light was on so the kids all went up yelled trick-or-treat and rang the doorbell. After about 2 minutes it was obvious no one was going to come to the door. We told the kids to go to the next house. Everyone listened except Kaitlynn & Piper who stood there taking turns ringing the door bell, determined to get candy. I think they rang the doorbell at least 30 times before we realized what they were doing.

Here is Kenzie with her 2 good friends from church.

Halloween wouldn't be complete without doughnut on a string