The Reed Five

A new chapter

2011-08-19T06:53:00.000-07:00

We had a great time in Utah this summer. We didn't stay quite as long as we normally do because right before I left WA in July Tim and I went to look at a house in Yakima that was for sale. We had our eye on the house for a while and the price had dropped several times over several months. We found that it was a foreclosure and with interest rates so low we decided to put in an offer just to see what would happen.
There were 2 other offers that came in the next day so we thought there was no chance that we would get the house. A week or so later those offers dropped off and it was just us. WHOOPS,, we just bought a house. In the mean time I was in Utah and no one back in WA knew that this was happening. I did tell my Young Women's presidency after a couple of weeks when I knew that we were actually buying the house. Most of the rest of the ward didn't know until 2 weeks ago. My mom came home with me from Utah and in 2 days we had almost everything packed up and in the trailer. Our closing date kept getting delayed but we finally closed yesterday and are hoping to get the keys today, maybe Monday. The kids are all enrolled in their new school and quite excited. Only a little nervous. Tim and I are excited to have some space and some projects. Tim and Landon went to Spokane today to pick a couple of John Deere's. A tractor and a mower. I will post some Utah pics after the move!!

Yellowstone National Park

2011-07-05T14:12:00.000-07:00

We went to Yellowstone National Park last week. We drove to Burley ID. To meet up with Tim's sister and Father who had flown in from Tennessee. WE had a nice dinner with Tim's aunt who lives in Paul ID and several of her kids. It was fun to see everyone. We slept there and then drove to West Yellowstone the next morning. We made it to the cabin/lodge/apartment we were staying in that afternoon. A family had built a big guest house over there garage and they rent it out. It can easily sleep 15 people. It was new and clean and very nice. On Tuesday we went into Yellowstone and saw lots of bison, one of which cause a major traffic jam that took FOREVER to get through. We stopped at a waterfall and then went to Old Faithful. I have never been there before so that was pretty exciting. We headed home had dinner and hit the hay. Wednesday, we spent more time at the cabin because we were all pretty tired, We took the kids in to the Bear and Wolf discovery center. That was pretty cool. We stayed for quite a while. They have a kids keeper program where kids can come in a help feed the bears so we decided that we would do that on Thursday. Thursday morning I think we went swimming at Hebgen Lake which surrounded the place we were staying like a horseshoe. We were in the middle. Thursday, I can't totally remember that day but we did go to the feed the bears that evening and Then we went to the Playmill Theater and saw High School Musical. That was good but we didn't get done until almost 11 pm and the kids were spent. Morgan fell asleep just after intermission. On Friday we headed back in Yellowstone Park but went North toward Norris Geyser Basin. We stopped along the way and some hot pots and the Artist Painter Pots. There were some minor to major meltdowns from kids this day stemming for total exhaustion. Saturday we packed up and Headed back to Burley. Tim's sister Tracy found this Family fun center in Rigby called the Riot Zone. We stopped there and got everyone wristbands to the whole place. $25 dollars for adults and $20 for kids. I think Morgan was free. I thought that was pretty good because it was all access all day. We got there at noon and played and played and played until after 9 pm. It was SO fun. There were not very many people there so we did whatever whenever. Also we has our own shady grassy picnic area for napping. My niece Emily and I ran over to Wendy's and got dinner for everyone. After we finally dragged our sad tired bodies into the car we decided to get pizza in Idaho Falls. We took it to the banks of the river where thw falls are and ate on the grass. It was really nice. We thought maybe we would see fireworks but they were not until the 4th so we headed out. We didn't get to Burley until 12:30 am on Sunday. SOOO TIRED!! We slept as much as we could and then packed up the kids and headed back to WA. Another nice 8-9 hour drive. It's nice to be home but it has been 2 days and we have yet to recover.

Playing by the river.

Norris Geyser Basin

One of the Bears and the Discovery Center

Feeding the Bears

Old Faithful erupting

Hebgen Lake

Tim's Dad, Sister Tracy and Cousins

Feeding a wild squirrel

Cousins

View off of the front porch of the cabin
The rest of the pictures are of us playing at the Riot Zone in Rigby ID.

2011-05-28T16:16:00.000-07:00

I really am a terrible blogger. Most of the time I think there is not to many super exciting things to report. However, the last few months have been super busy so I am only offering a tidbit of our activities. Zillah High School had their spring play. One of my Laurel girls had the lead role of Cinderella so we all went to see her. It was wonderful.

Tim showed up from work yesterday with this.

Today we went fishing. The kids LOVE it. It is pretty hard to take them all unless Tim and I are both there. I think we caught about 15 fish. The last one was a trout. I am sure they will want to go again very soon.
This weekend we are just relaxing. Won't that be nice!!!

2011-04-04T09:46:00.000-07:00

We had a fun trip to Seattle this last weekend. Fun and exhausting! Tim took Friday off of work and we left that morning. We stopped at the outlet mall in North Bend. That was actually the first time I have shopped there in the 4 and some years that we have lived here. We stayed in Bellevue right by the Seattle Temple. I love the hotel we stay in. Huge breakfasts and a fun pool with a waterfall and really nice rooms. We hung out and went swimming then got ready and went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner. That was also a first. I have never been to a CPK before. I like it. Then we went back to the hotel and went to sleep.
The next day we had a huge breakfast and then loaded up and went to the Museum of Flight. That was pretty awesome. There is SO much to see there. We stayed for about 3 1/2 hours. We got to go into a real Concorde Jet and a jet used as Air Force One for JFK and Nixon among a few others. After the museum we went to lunch on the pier near The Public Market Place. And we walked around for quite a while. We wanted to take a family picture so I noticed a guy who was wearing a U of U jacket standing 15 or so feet away from us with a stroller. We asked him to take our picture. We said thanks and mentioned that we were from Utah and Tim graduated from the U. After a few seconds I realized that I went to high school with him and then he light bulb went on and we said each others name at the same time in shock. Then his wife walked up and same thing, we said each others names. Weird! It was pretty crazy running into them. I went to high school with the wife as well. I didn't know they had married each other. It was fun to visit for a few minutes. We headed back to the hotel for a swim. Then we loaded up again and headed to Bellevue Square (Mall) for shopping and dinner. We decided to go to the The Cheesecake Factory. Yum! Then back to the hotel. We were all TOTALLY exhausted. Sunday Morning we ate another huge yummy Breakfast and packed up to head home. All in all it was fun. There were a few meltdowns due to being tired but what can you do? Now it is time for laundry and catching up on Conference. The kids are back in school this morning after Spring Break and we all survived,,, BARELY!

Big Buddy

2011-03-24T13:11:00.000-07:00

Landon had a tooth pulled out at the dentist on Monday the 21st. This is the first tooth he has lost so it's a big deal. The tooth fairy remembered to come at about 6:15 a.m. after being "so sure" not to forget. I keep reminding Landon that he is supposed to stay small and he won't listen. Now he looks even older. Anyway here is a photo of that.

Before, The tooth was not pulled due to this large desert.

After.

Oh My Little Morgan

2011-03-24T13:05:00.000-07:00

The terrible two's have stuck hard at our house. Sometimes it feels like we barely survive the day. One mess and fit after another. Oh boy, This 2 shall pass. Right?
I decided to post some goofy pics to remind me of how much I love this little girl.

P.S. She Hates Clothes! and WILL NOT wear shoes, well, she won't wear her own shoes.

New Beginnings

2011-03-24T12:39:00.000-07:00

About a month ago I became the new Young Women's President in our ward. I was not surprised. I had "THE FEELING." It has been awesome. We had a ton of planning to do right off the bat starting with New Beginnings. I have not been in YW since I 'was' a YW. Except, I did have a few months as a beehive advisor when I was first married but I just taught the lessons on Sunday. I was surprised how much has changed since then. It is really hard for me to recite the theme with the parts that were added. It really threw off my rhythm. Not to mention having the new handbook coming out recently. I have been having a great time with it. I LOVE my presidency! They are so easy to work with and willing and creative and go 100% with everything. So I am here posting some photos from our NB. The theme revolved around Life's Journey. Everything had to do with a trip on an airplane. It turned out perfectly.

The SWEETEST boy!!!

2011-02-08T17:29:00.000-08:00

My sweetest boy Landon turned 6 yesterday. I am so lucky to have him for a son. He has such a sweet disposition. He is really tough and really really sensitive. He is fun and funny and goofy and yep.....SWEET! Happy Birthday Buddy!!

Christmas and Happy New Year

2011-01-07T09:44:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas. We are loving the new XBOX Kinects things. I am always sore afterwards. Here are a few pictures of the kids playing Rock Band. Grandpa Rob came to visit the day after Christmas for a few days. We had a great time just relaxing and playing with all the new toys. He left on the Wednesday after Christmas and Aunt Natalie and Alivia came up on Thursday to stay for a week. We did lots of fun things and did some really really good eating. This pizza place in Yakima is one of our favorites. Now the kids are back in school and things are getting back to normal. (except Landon is home really sick with a high fever and barfing, bummer!) Now it's time to look forward to a very exciting New Year!!
My Very Own Rock Band

Yummy Yummy Pizza Night

Playing at the Arcade

Cute PJ's From Great Grandma

2010-11-17T10:30:00.000-08:00

OH MY,, Am I ever behind on updating. It's sad really, I look at blogs and I like them but when I look at my own I just don't feel like doing it. Last night my husband looked at it and said, When was the last time you updated this? Uhmmmmmmm...
So we have been pretty busy. We spent the summer in Utah. When we came home we got ready for the kids to start school again with Landon in kindergarten this year and Lauren in 3rd grade. Then soccer season started and I was helping coach. Practice was Mon, Wed, Fri with games on Saturday. Morgan turned two in October also, I can't believe my baby is 2. For Halloween we made a surprise trip to Utah. We haven't been in Utah for Halloween in 5 years. We made a plan for our family and Aunt Jana to all show up and surprise my parents. Natalie and Whitney both knew we were coming. Jana got in at about midnight and we arrived at 1:30 am, When we got there we went upstairs and woke up my parents and they nearly died. The WHOLE family together. All the grandchildren trick or treating together for the first time. Pretty awesome!!! We had a great time. Tim and Matt and Dan Schneider all packed up their dirt bikes and went to Moab for the weekend. They had a great time. We came home from Utah on November 1st and left for a week in Florida on the 4th. Florida was great. We went to Disney and Sea World and the beach and a fun hang out day by the pool. Now we are home from all that and are trying to get back to normal. So,, busy busy busy, but, mostly fun fun fun! So here are a few pictures. The pictures are all in reverse order but I didn't feel like fixing it so sorry..

2010-11-17T08:51:00.000-08:00

Some kind of Summer

2010-08-19T21:33:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated my blog in ages/ months but our summer consumed us. What a blast. We spent 6 weeks in Utah/Idaho. Then came back to get ready for school to start. Most of the pictures I would put on here are on Facebook. If you are looking at my blog, we are probably Facebook friends as well. So refer to that. I will start normal posting again once the kids head off to school and I am just home with my lone partner in crime-Morgie. Hope you had a great summer also!

We love Missionaries

2010-06-19T09:28:00.000-07:00

My kids absolutely adore missionaries. If they see them they think it is party time. Hopefully when my kids get older they will remember all the fun they would have with these wonderful boys. Good work Elders!!

Lauren's Baptism

2010-06-08T21:21:00.000-07:00

We just had an Amazing weekend. Lauren turned 8 on April 11th. She was supposed to be baptized on May 1st but we didn't know if our new church building was going to be ready to we waited a month so we could plan on having family be able to come into town. My parents and sister Natalie and her baby Alivia arrived Friday. The baptism was Saturday morning at 10a.m. It was really so amazing. The talks were wonderful. My Mom and Natalie sang "What Heaven sees in you" with the music being recorded by my sweet cousin Adam Eskelson(thank you so much Ad.) The testimonies were so sweet. The whole day was perfect. Everyone was crying. Then afterwards we had root beer floats and cake and fruit. Sounds random, but it was So Dang Yummy. She was also confirmed that day. On Sunday the Bishop spoke about how much he enjoyed the baptism and how strong the spirit was there. I was one proud Mom. I am still on a high from it. The family left today to head home. It was so fun to have visitors for such a special occasion.

2010-06-08T21:10:00.000-07:00

These are pictures that my dear friend Jon Henderson took of my kids. These are a few of the better ones.

2010-04-26T20:26:00.000-07:00

My WONDERFUL husband surprised me (sort of) with an amazing vacation. Our eleven year anniversary was this month. We have not been a a real vacation since our honeymoon so it was much overdue. I was originally told we were going to Las Vegas of a couple of days but as it got closer I knew something fishy was up.

A sweet neighbor slept over on the Friday before we left because we had to be up and on the road to Sea-Tac at 1:30 for a 6am flight. It wasn't until about 3am that day did I found out that we were flying to LA. My mom flew into Yakima that afternoon and stayed for the whole week to tend the kids.

(this picture of Tim is in Maztlan)

Our ship was called the Sapphire Princess. It was ridiculously beautiful. We left LA on Saturday, then were at sea until Tuesday. Our first stop was Puerto Vallarta. The weather was perfect. We walked at least 5 miles that day.

(this picture of me is on Lovers Beach in Cabo San Lucas)

Our second stop on Wednesday was in Mazatlan. We walked around for a while then went on a 4 wheeler tour. It was really fun and really dusty. We went way north on the beach and rode all over in the sand. Then we had lunch at the Shrimp Factory.

(this picture is the Cabo arch on the southern most tip of the Baja Peninsula)
p.s. I took all these pictures myself with my own camera

Our ship was truly amazing. I took this picture of the Atrium. I don't think I knew my way around until the last day.

This is Lovers Beach in Cabo (technically its divorce beach on the pacific side but that is depressing) We had to take a crazy water taxi to get to the beach. You can see the front of our ship in the background.

this was on our ATV tour in Mazatlan

This is our ship in port in Puerto Vallarta.
The whole trip was wonderfully surreal. When we got home I broke down in tears when I saw my kids. I missed them so much. I was so glad that they were wonderfully happy with grandma and that she was willing to do that for us. I think my sea legs are just starting to go away. The house has been wobbling since we got home. What a blast! Thank you my wonderful husband!!

Birthday and a BIG surprise

2010-04-13T12:19:00.001-07:00

Lauren turned the big 8 on April 11th. We had a whole birthday weekend that started with cupcakes at school on Friday. She still loves bugs so the decor is fitting. Then on Saturday we went to the mini put-put and the arcade. We stopped at Dairy Queen after for an early dinner and a Blizzard. Yum. Then on Sunday after church we made a cake. Tim decorated the whole thing. Lauren came in at the end and helped put the candy things on. She used the part that said "happy birthday" and wrote "by my dad" on the side of the cake. SO clever, She turned some of the p's upside down and broke a couple of letters to make the M. It was so sweet. Lauren Loved her birthday and we love her. She will be getting baptized in May. I can hardly believe that.

The big surprise is that Tim is surprising me with a vacation for our anniversary (which was last week.) All I know is my mom is flying up to tend the kids and I need to pack a swimsuit. I thought we we going to Vegas but now I think that I have no idea what we are doing or how long we are going for. That is pretty mind boggling for me because I like to be organized and have lists. It's my version of OCD. I am so excited though. Tim and I have not been on a real vacation since our honeymoon, 11 years ago. So, when I get back I can tell ya'll where we went!!

The things

2010-03-22T21:52:00.001-07:00

The things that are going on are...
Everything is going good. Tim started on his new project a while ago. He is working with a Neurosurgeon and a neurologist from Yakima. They are opening a private practice to get out of the clinic they are in now. The timing was perfect for them and for us. Tim had been home a ton. What a change that has been from a few months ago. Some days he doesn't even leave the house. He is able to work from home online or on the phone. The kids are LOVING that. I am taking advantage of it as well by going to the store by myself sometimes. Running, a little and helping out at the kids schools. The new neuro clinic should open the first or second week of May. Things will get a little more busy and that gets closer. We( Tim and I) feel like a weight has lifted from our shoulders and our prayers have been answered.
I am heading to Utah with the kids on Wed (24th) for spring break. I am a little nervous about the drive (on my own) but I always get that way.
Lauren is getting anxious for her birthday and then for her Baptism. Our new church building is getting held up because some street lights need to be installed before the city will let us use the building(really???street lights, It is very lame)The building is done except for the organ being taken into the chapel from the hallway. The building was supposed to be done on May 1st, Lauren's baptism day, but it may get postponed if the light issues don't get resolved. The baptism day is still up in the air. That is troublesome for family who wants to come into town.
I just love spring. I love blossoming trees and warm sun on my face. My favorite time of year for sure.

Food Storage Nerd

2010-02-28T20:50:00.001-08:00

On Friday I bought a shelf from Costco. The fancy strong kind. On Saturday we invited the Elders from our ward to come over and help us assemble it and reorganize our food storage. The table the food had been sitting on had all but totally collapsed. The only thing holding it up was a few cans of diced tomatoes on top of 5 gallon buckets. It went quickly and I was so happy with the outcome I wanted to do a major happy dance. I love,LOVE, the feeling of getting organized. When you step back and look at your work and breath out a sigh of relief. I peek out into the garage just to have a look and this thing of beauty! Now,,,, I need a bigger garage and another shelf...or two!!!

Update

2010-02-17T21:18:00.000-08:00

The Stringham's (my sister and her husband) had their first baby, sweet Alivia Abigail born on Feb 16 at 11:47 a.m. 7 lbs 2 oz. Amazing for being 8 days over due. I wish we could have spent more time with them. What a cutie!

Kids played

I was able to snuggle this nugget for about a half an hour before we had to head home. She is only about 1 hour old in this picture! Happy face then a very sad face for me.

Tim turned 34 on Feb 11th. We played and had cake decorated by Lauren.

Landon turned 5 on Feb 7th. We made a fun cake for him that he really loved.

So the story is... we were able to spend so much time in Utah because Tim was laid off from his job at the end of Jan. However we were thrilled because he was planning on quitting anyway to start a new project with some Doctors here in Yakima. This way were able to get severance. We had been praying for a change for several months and I guess we got just what we asked for. We are all healthy and happy and excited for this new project to start. (it has already started). It will be so nice to have a little more time to spend together as a family and a lot more flexibility for vacations and things like that. We are all excited and feel relieved. So in the meantime Tim has been home quite a bit. The kids LOVE that! We had a great time in Utah and we love spending time with our awesome family. Nothing beats the constant spilling of inside jokes and laughing until you cry. Can't wait until spring and playing outside more. Hooray for us!! And Hooray for Stringham's!!!

So much to report

2010-01-30T20:31:00.000-08:00

I have A LOT to report, but, I am just going to wait a bit longer. NO I am so NOT pregnant(I would shoot myself) I have not posted in a while because it has been a little crazy around here. We are heading to Utah on the 4th to visit and spend time with Nags and new baby!! Good luck Natalie!!!
Landon is giving a talk in church tomorrow. What a sweetie he is. Lauren is getting excited about being baptized on May 1st. Morgan thinks "ou-sigh" outside is the best thing ever, even if it is freezing.

We had a very merry Christmas

2009-12-28T21:52:00.000-08:00

We spent Christmas in Utah and it was great!!. It makes it hard to come home. We were spoiled by Dad/Grandpa and Mom/Grandma as usual. It was so fun to relax and spend time with family. We were all able to be there together, meaning the WHOLE family, which was nice after not being able to for so many years. Skiing=great, chilling=great, Eating=really great, pounce=really great, happy kids=extra great. We are excited for the New Year to see where that will take us. Best wishes to you all!.. Love the Reeds

Christmas Shoes (the song)

2009-12-16T21:29:00.000-08:00

Today we were driving in the car to drop off some presents to some friends of our before we head out of town on Friday. We have been listening to Christmas music nonstop in the car. The song Christmas Shoes came on, the one where the little boy is buying his dying mother some shoes so she can look beautiful incase she meets Jesus on Christmas eve. I have heard this song many many times and it still chokes me up a tad. I said to my kids "Listen to the words of this song. The little boy's mommy is dying on Christmas and he doesn't have enough money to buy her some pretty shoes incase she meets Jesus tonight." I got chocked up even explaining it to my kids. So the song went on and when it eneded we were all quiet. I thought the moment had passed as the next song came on the radio. Then Lauren says "Hey mom, You know that song we just listend to? It made me feel sad, I cried a little, no... I cried a lot." I turned around to see her eyes totally filled with tears and tears streaming down her cheeks. I said " Honey, it's ok don't feel to sad." Really,,,, don't feel sad I tell her when I can hardly hold it together. We talked about it a little more and she kept crying. Lauren then says "MOM I don't want you to die ever!" Then she started sobbing, she could not even look at me. Then Lauren says "Mom.. I love you" then Landon says Mom I love you, then I say with tears rolling down my cheeks "I love you both so much, you have no idea. It was such a sweet moment of joy and love for all of us. I was so happy that I was able to witness Lauren feel something so moving. We have been working on gratitude in our family. I am so greatful to have my beautful family who are healthy and blessed beyond our needs. Merry Christmas, It really feels great this year!!

2009-12-16T12:07:00.001-08:00

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There was a little birdie...

2009-12-09T13:27:00.000-08:00

We have a big wreath on our front door that a little bird has taken a liking to. We didn't know about this until the day that I whipped the door open and scared myself and the bird and it flew passed my head and into the kitchen. I went to the neighbors and borrowed a fishing net and the neighbor kids came to help out. After about 10 minutes we had the birdie back outside. He does come back to visit often. There is a thump on the door throughout the day

Morgan loved every second of this treat!

Lauren made Landon a bow tie and a name tag to be our server for the night. They took our "orders" and made a snack tray with beverages too. It was very cute and sweet ,however, it was a ploy to stay up a little longer. How could we resist such service though?

Goofballs

2009-11-30T16:13:00.000-08:00

So,, today I am a little less sick then the very sick I have been the last 2 days. I was sure I had the Flu even with the 2 Flu shots I already got. I knew something was happening Fri night, then Saturday afternoon it exploded. Tim and I were going to go Christmas shopping and to a movie. We got a sitter that the kids ADORE! We went to Costco then to the movie "New Moon". By the time the movie was over I could barely get up out of the chair. I was FREEZING and shaking like crazy. The walk to the car was so painful. I shook the whole way home and then climbed into bed, at 6:30. We had to bag the rest of the night. That night was terrible sweating and freezing all night. Sunday=terrible also. Today the body aches are down to soreness but My throat is ripping in pain. I think I actually have Strep. The worst case ever! Maybe I had the Flu and Strep. That is kinda what it felt like with a killer fever, but I was freezing and a WOW headache and so on.. That all lead up to today where the kids are still out of school but Tim had to work so in their boredom Lauren and Landon came up with this silly game that I loved but could not laugh at because it hurts to bad.

(this was supposed to post yesterday with a video but it would not download so today I feel a little better yet I still have a way sore throat. It looks like I have 2 ping pong balls in my neck)

The Dunes. Zillah style!!

2009-11-24T21:24:00.001-08:00

There is a bunch of dirt piles near our house that many different kids have worked on and it finally took shape. I took the kids for a little while. Lauren is a fearless natural. Landon did really well but didn't last long. But, it was to dang cold.

Recent pictures

2009-11-13T18:28:00.000-08:00

There has not been much going on here. So I just decided to post some pictures and that's all.:-)

We call this Morgan's "Ride." She does this several times a day.

This last one is a very small local paper but Tim was on the front page so THERE!!
Bragging wife!!

2009-11-02T09:02:00.000-08:00

We had a pretty fun Halloween this year. I am not huge fan of Halloween to begin with but this one was pleasant. The kids had fun for several days. There was no school on Thursday or Friday so we were able to do lots of activities each day. I think Lauren has been a ghost 3 different times (by her own choice) which is great because a white sheet is $4 at Walmart. All of my kids have been the Lion. Love that one. Now,, on to Thanksgiving!

2009-10-24T08:44:00.000-07:00

I took the kids and a couple of their friends to the Toppenish Fire Station. Our neighbor is a firefighter and said we could come over. It was so fun and Kelley was so nice. We went on a tour through the whole department. The office, kitchen, bunks, garage, everything. Kelley let the kids climb all over everything. He also made up little gift bags with all the little fire safety doo-da's. Right when we were leaving the alarm went off for a beef truck fire so we all ran into the garage and he put on his fire clothes started up the truck and siren and raced off. The kids could hardly believe their eyes. I liked it as much as the kids did. Thanks Kelly!!

This is Kelly leaving the fire station for the call.

We all know that Lauren is totally crazy and FEARLESS. I may have another Daredevil on my hands.

2009-10-17T17:29:00.000-07:00

My sweet baby Morgan turned one yesterday! Hard to believe how fast the time goes. We had pizza and cake and icecream and invited a few neighbor friends over for a visit. We had a fun time.

2009-10-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

On Monday there was no school here..I'm not sure why, but anyway...Some friends of ours and us went to a local farm/produce store for a fun day in the fall sun. We picked our pumpkins and got some delicious watermelon, corn, squash, and gourds. They have the farm set up for some pretty fun playing also. There is and old old old fashioned corn grinder thing that the kids used to get food for the ducks. They did that for at least an hour. Harvest time here is pretty crazy and some very good eating. Many husbands are our on the farms from 4 am to midnight and the wives stay in the kitchens all day canning their brains out. There really is more food then you can eat. What a blessing that is. Morgan will be turning one in 2 weeks. That is crazy. She is walking all over the place. Crawling is for sissies. Lauren was really sick this week. She had no fever but she was up all night barfing her guts out and was home from school. Morgan also threw up a few times but never really seemed sick. Landon was not sick thank goodness. We are going to the fair tonight. It's a love/hate family activity. Fun for the kids but crazy and dirty. Lauren has her first soccer game tomorrow and is super excited, as am I. Conference will be fun to watch although I wish I was watching/listening from the cabin. My biggest wish is to keep my family from getting sick nonstop like last year. UGH!

2009-09-22T21:03:00.000-07:00

The first picture was to funny not to post. Please don't be offended. I was in the kitchen and turned around and saw Lauren doing her best to entertain Morgan. She is an amazing big sister.

Today was supposed to be dreadful taking 3 kids to get flu shots. Lauren is deathly afraid of needles to begin with. We talked through it and Landon said he would go first to show Lauren that it was no big deal and he was real tough. Lauren said "Mom, I want to go first so I can just get it over with." So Lauren ended up going first. I helped her hide her face in a magazine and she hardly flinched. AMAZING! Then Landon, same thing. They were both so brave. Lauren was terrified of watching Morgan get her shot so she plugged her ears and covered her eyes. Morgan only cried for a second. Great... done. We went to Costco for big fat ice cream bars dipped in nuts and frozen yogurt. Delish. Then Tim called and said come up to my office at 5 and we will do something fun. We decided dinner is always fun so we went to a pizza place we had never been before that was SO SO good. So it was a very fun night and much better then expected!

When we went to Tim's office he took us up on the Helipad. The kids think that is pretty fancy. I get a hurty tummy when the kids go by the edge.

Our new church building is moving along quickly but still behind schedule. All the framing has gone up in the last 2 weeks. It is really fun to watch. I can see the roof and steeple peeking up over the school from our back door. It has created a bit of buzz around here because it is such a nice building for the area everyone wants to know about it. Should be interesting. The Mountain at the bottom is Mt. Adams. It is a volcano directly west of here. If you could see past that you would Mt. St. Helen's. Just a fun fact.

2009-09-16T14:01:00.000-07:00

Morgan Ally Reed

I can't believe my baby is 11 months old today. She is going to be one too soon. Wasn't I just thinkg about getting pregnant a few months ago...then....BAM!!!! Thats over and here she is turning one. With Lauren at school and now Landon in preschool 3 mornings a week, me and Morgie are real pals. She is a goofy rascal with a budding sence of humor. She knows what she wants and she will tell you about it. What a sweet doll she is and so dang fun to have around!!!

August 2009

2009-08-27T11:57:00.001-07:00

These are a few randoms from August. We went camping up near Mt Rainer. Lauren has a pet lizard. Lauren yanked a tooth by slamming the door. Landon got new church clothes and looked very handsome. Lauren's first day of 2nd grade. A little motorcycle riding in the park.

The return of the BLOG

2009-08-27T09:41:00.000-07:00

So I took the summer off,, if you couldn't tell. Why on earth would I sit in front of the computer when I am livin' it up in Utah all summer. (I still feel bad about putting Tim through that) but it was way fun. I don't feel like explaing all the pictures but here are a few random ones from the past 2 1/2 months.
Lauren started school toady, 2nd grade. I can hardly believe it.

Morgan at Natalie's Pool

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Citizenship Award-Reward

2009-06-05T21:37:00.000-07:00

At school Lauren won one of the monthy citizenship awards for being a nice girl. For the reward the school paid for a pizza party and a climbing wall and a bouncy race thingy. Since we live right next to the school I walked up the sidewalk and took a few pictures. Pretty fun huh?

Oh My Lauren,,,

2009-06-05T21:26:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know my daughter, she is..... fearless/ wild/ nuts/ energetic/funny/goofy/and very empathetic and compassionate. So she came home from school the other day with a plastic bandaid container. What could be in there??? Oh of course,, like 20 bees, all still alive. How might she have caught those bees? She said that they were buzzing all over the clovers on the playground so she would just step on them lightly until the got confused and then scooped them up with a piece of paper and stuck in into the box. I am pretty sure I am the only mother in the school lucky enough to have my sweet daughter bring home a bouquet of bees. Silly girl~

True Heartbreak

2009-05-25T10:56:00.000-07:00

On Sunday morning the neighbor called over to Lauren who was playing in the front yard to come and look at something. There it was..... the Kitten. A 3 or 4 week old little grey mew mew. Landon came running in the front door say "MOM MOM MOM look at what Sissy has!!!!!" The second she walked in to door my entire day flashed before my eyes. Oh no. What am I going to do. "It needs food mom. She is starving!! She has been out in the cold all night!" So I made a little saucer with milk and the neighbor donated a can of tuna. I don't really know if a cat that age should be eating cow's milk or tuna but there were no other options. So now what? Lauren was in love. She snuggled the kitty and sang to it and love it and rocked it to sleep and made a home for it in a box on the front porch. She would wrap it up in the bottom of her shirt to keep it from shivering. Church was going to start in 1 hour. What do I say to her? She was determined there must be a way we could take it with us. I convinced her that the neighbor who found it that morning could keep an eye out for her. Then off to church. Lauren was unable to concentrate on anything because the poor kitty was home alone with no mommy. It must have seemed like and eternity to a 7 year old. When we got home she had me stop the car at the neighbors so she could rush over and see if kitty was still there. It was. Oh Great! How is she going to part with this little nugget. I had put an ad for a free kitty on Craig's List earlier in the day hoping someone could pick up the cat that day. I am sorry to say I was not willing to sacrifice a nights sleep listening to a kitten mew and cry all night long in the garage or outside. I was not going to keep it inside because I didn't want to hear it and Landon is very allergic. I was also not willing to have my sweet daughter cry herself to sleep because we ditched a baby kitty into an alley way to fend for itself in the cold for the night. I heard every argument imaginable on how and why we were going to keep this kitty all day and all night. My ears were going into numb, tune out Lauren mode. Since we are not allowed to have pets here, Lauren said that she would give me all her money she had saved, roughly $100, so we could moving into a house tomorrow. She was desperate. When Tim got home from his overnight in Boise with Matt Brady(another story), we discussed the kitty problem. I was nervous to think that Tim may be sorely insensitive to Laurens dilemma and throw the cat over the fence and walk away but I was pleased to find that they went for a walk and found a neighbor (a crazy cat lady) who thinks it may have been one of her cats babies, but who can keep track at that point, right? So I was in the kitchen and as the sobbing of a small child got closer I wiped my hands and sat down for a good long hug/cry it out fest with my heartbroken daughter. She could not even talk between the crying breaths and sobs. Fortunately for me the whole thing worked out perfect. We have no kitten and the neighbor said please come to visit the kitty anytime you want. Lauren still refers to the kitten as hers and was up first thing this morning ready to go over for a visit. What a long long happy happy then sad sad day.

The Photos and the Truth

2009-05-13T12:13:00.000-07:00

We went to Orlando for a real family vacation.
1. After a 3 hour drive to See-Tac, got lost going to the Park N Jet.
2. Had no reservations for the Park N Jet and they only take them online.
3. After 3 online submissions. one by my dear mother over the phone and 2 more by Tim on his work phone, the employee (an Indian who speaks little English) could not understand our 4 digit confirmation number and said there were no reservations still, until his driver buddy came in to translate.
4. go to the Delta counter, wait in line only to be told we had to check in at the Alaska airlines desk,,,,,on the other end of the airport.
5. at check in, they were already boarding the plane. We were the last lame-o's to get on looking like the sweating, out of breath, crazy parents who can't get their act together.
6. a 5 hour flight with no on flight entertainment unless purchased for 12 dollars. I did have the kids DVD player and we did rent a overpriced video player and Tim had his laptop.
7. Upon arriving in Orlando. Tim's bag did not.
8. Exhausted, Thursday morning we headed to Universal Studios to find that Landon was very very sick with it coming out in both directions. It was so so so hot so we (meaning Whitney and I and all the kids) Tim and Matt stayed, went back to the hotel.
9. Before we even left the parking garage Landon, who was on my lap, puked into my hands which were formed into a bowl to reduce the damage. Whitney, who was driving, so she could avoid the stink left in Landon's shorts from an earlier episode(we did throw away the undies and rinse the shorts but there was residual stink anyway) stopped the car and opened the door so I could throw out the throw up. Then back to the hotel.
10. Tim and Matt went shopping to get clothes and other whatnot's, so I ordered pizza and the mean mean man tried to charge me 60 something dollars instead of the 33that it really cost. Jerk
11.Landon threw up the rest of the night and next day. Tim stayed at the hotel with Landon and the rest of us went back to Islands Of Adventure. It was darn hot but we stayed wet and went on several rides. Not such a bad few hours. Tim's bag arrived at the hotel front desk.
12. Friday Kaylin got sick. She was a very very sad girl. Landon was practically comatose.
13. Went to Universal Studios but it was to hot. Went back to hotel to go swimming. Tim and Matt went back to Universal Studios.
14. Had to switch Hotels on Sunday. We had 5 hours to kill between check out and check in so we went to Pirates Cove mini putt putt. Lauren almost passed out on the 16th hole. I had to run down and get water to put on her. The babies were melting so we decided to go to a big indoor mall but Tim called the hotel and they said we could come now(1:00) thank goodness. Landon and I and baby napped and Tim and Lauren went swimming. I think the Brady's napped to but I was so out I don't know what what was going on. I hadn't slept more then 3 hours at a time in 4 nights. We went to dinner Sunday night. Landon still could barely sit up.
15. We flew out Monday. We had a 3:10 hr flight to Minn/ST Paul for a layover, then back on the same plane/ same seats for another 3:30 flight to SeaTac. I joked with Tim "wouldn't that be funny if the took our bags off the plane".......duh duh duh.
16. Only 2 of our bags stayed on the plane. One (the one with all the kids things) stayed in Minn. until the next flight. We had to pick it up in Yakima Tue night.
17. Lauren got sick on the first flight. She had a barf bag to her face the whole
time and all during the layover, all during the second flight (crying most of the time).. then she finally puked into her bag in the parking lot at the "^&;$*%" Park N Jet waiting to get our keys. Then the 2 and a half hour drive home. The kids were asleep. We got home at 11:00 p.m. that is 2:00 am in Orlando.
18. The happy version.--- We went to Orlando for our first family vacation. It was so fun, we actually did have quite a bit of fun. Landon did not have fun. Our hotel was amazing. It was warm and we swam and played the whole time.

Sweet baby

2009-04-28T10:28:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pics of sweet sweet baby Morgan. She is so so fun these days. So happy and content. These were taken after Stake Conference on Sunday.

Landon making his very own sandwich.

Lauren (wild child) Reed. She loves to show off her dad to all the neighborhood kids.

Spring Time

2009-04-16T15:45:00.000-07:00

I love spring. Landon is just so cute and so sweet. I am so lucky to have him for my boy!

The Church is building us a new chapel here in Zillah WA. It just started this week so it will be fun to follow it. All the ward members are so so excited. It is just up the street from our apartment so we will be walking up often now that the weather is better.

Best buds

This tree is so beautiful. It is out in front of our apartment. It was cold enough yesterday to take a few pictures. It is usually buzzing with bees but all the bees were sleeping.

Lauren, my pretty little monkey!

Happy Birthday Morgan 1/2 year

2009-04-16T15:39:00.000-07:00

I can believe my baby is 6 months old already. It seems like just the other day we decided that it was time for another kid and now 'BAM' here she is, 1/2 a year already.

Lauren's new haircut

2009-03-30T16:53:00.000-07:00

Lauren got a new haircut, not just a trim but a real chopping. We cut off about 3 or 4 inches. She wanted it shorter but I said a pony tail is a must. Now she is looking not so mangy.

Vault

2009-03-26T15:14:00.000-07:00

The Floor

2009-03-26T14:00:00.000-07:00

Beam

2009-03-26T12:07:00.000-07:00

Lauren's "Mini Olympics"

2009-03-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

The Deal

2009-03-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

So here's the Deal. Tim and my 10th anniversary is coming up on April 6th. So, Tim surprised us with a 5 day trip to Orlando (Disney World/ Islands of Adventure/nice Marriott villa Hotel) The Works. We are going on May 6th -11th. Fun Fun Fun. The kids are so excited. Also, Matt and Whitney are coming along for the trip. It will be fun to go on a real family vacation. We are flying out of Seattle on a direct flight to Orlando. (can you say L-O-N-G). The kids actually travel pretty well so hopefully Morgan holds herself together. I will also inform you that Morgan is sleeping much better these days. Normaly, 9-5 or 6 then eating then back to sleep until 7 or 8. How nice for me. I am planning on going to Utah on or around June 12 and hopefully staying until early August sometime. Tim is hoping to take some time off to say in Utah for 2 weeks or so around the 4th of July. Things are going well here. It is so nice to have little bits of warmer weather (in the 50's is warm to me). The kids are jumping on the trampoline every day. The sun is out at 7 am and still out at 7 pm. Isn't that great. Anyway that is a lot of info in one sitting but I just thought you might like to know.

The Brady's came.... Then went (sad)

2009-03-23T10:56:00.000-07:00

Missy Moo watching the jumpers.

Matt and Whitney playing the jump and catch. Quite funny.

Tim showing his mad trampoline skills. NICE!!!

The cousins. Lauren loves Winnie to death. She wants to be her 2nd mother.

Just hanging out.

Just fun these days.

2009-03-04T11:27:00.001-08:00

Playing at the Greenway park in Yakima.

Morgan (4 1/2 months)

She is a pretty happy baby these days, now that mom is on a strict diet of no cow. Well maybe a little milk or cheese from time to time. However I am mad to report that it has not helped me lose any weight. Rude huh!

Things are going a lot better these days. Spring fever/cabin fever has hit hard the last few weeks. Finally the sun is shinning today. It should be in the 50's. Hooray for Nags to go through all that trouble to come play with me and clean out my scary closets. Hooray for Whit and Matt and Winnie to come on the 15th. Hooray for Barbie and Colby, wish I could come. Hooray for me to have my wits about me. Hooray for Morgan to be sleeping from 9-5:30 am. (even though I am up at 5:30 for the day I am welcoming Daylight savings time) Hooray for Lauren for being a real good helper and for whining less these days. Hooray Landon because he is just so sweet and great. Hooray for Tim, he has a raw deal, but he works hard for our family and I love him. But he did buy a GPS and a couple of new guns, a motorcycle (another motorcycle) is soon to follow I'm sure. I don't think he could survive at Bear Lake without one. So all in all things are better. I miss everyone so so much. And that is my short report.

My Valentine's Present

2009-02-17T08:55:00.000-08:00

My sweet hubby went all out this year an bought me a really fancy Valentine's day present. I guess I need to learn how to use it. I keep telling him that I am not sure if the gift was "really" for me. I guess the way the world is going it might be good if I at least learn how to load it and maybe to shoot it. Comments are welcome.

Happy Birthday Landon

2009-02-10T11:32:00.000-08:00

The presents from Grandma and Gramdpa.

He is so excited to throw up an extra finger now. Landon is such a sweet sweet boy. I am so lucky to have him for a son. He makes me laugh everyday. He is very kind and concerned for others feelings. He loves his family and thinks that the best time of day is for sure when Tim gets home from work. Every time we are driving on the freeway he asks "can't we just go that
way to Grandma's". I wish it was that easy. So ... Happy Birthday to Landon. Tim, your next (the 11th).

2009-01-30T08:27:00.000-08:00

Morgan figured out how to roll over last night. She did it twice then we got the camera and filmed the third one. She was pretty thrilled with herself. I can't believe how fast she is growing. The weeks are just flying by.

Advice is required

2009-01-16T11:57:00.001-08:00

So my Babers slept threw the night and then 2 nights ago was up at 5 and then last night was up at 3 then 6. I didn't feed her and she went back to sleep eventually but is this normal??? I figured that once she slept threw she was just going to do it from then on. I have a rule that I won't feed her until after 6 a.m. no matter what. I have stuck to that but want to know if ya'll have had this problem. It really isn't that bad because she just cries back to sleep. I guess I should just stay on this route unless anyone has any other suggestions. I am so much better off then a week ago though. I am still off all things cow and she has not been colic since then. But, she is still a gassy little mama.
P.S. I love you Whitney, things will get better.

A miracle has come to pass

2009-01-14T10:05:00.000-08:00

So the baby didn't throw up yesterday at all. Just a number of "blowout's" The fever seems to be mostly gone. 2 nights ago baby went to bed at 11 and woke up at 6. Last night she ate a little at about 9:45 then I put her in bed and she put herself to sleep and didn't wake up until 7:30. I am sooo thrilled. I hope it is not a fluke. Time will tell. My next goal is to put her to bed just a bit earlier each night. Last night was an answer to my prayers. I actually have the energy to do housework today which has been long neglected. I am still hoping I don't get sick. I have a very rumbly tummy but no nausea. I am thinking it is weird that I am actually excited for bed tonight to see how baby does. I need to post pics on here some. I'll do that later.

SERIOUSLY!!

2009-01-13T10:18:00.000-08:00

OK So now the sleeping thing is going great. Morgan slept better Sunday night. Then Monday she came down with what the other kids had over the weekend. Great!! The poor thing was puking everywhere yesterday. Like full on launching garden hose type puke. So what a way to ruin our new sleeping agenda. But, I was pleasantly surprised. She finally fell asleep at 11 because after a massive puke at 10:30 and then slept until 6 am. which was much better then I expected considering she had next to no food in her tummy. She has been fevered this morning but has not thrown up yet. Hooray for that. So hopefully tonight will go even better. I think that maybe (just maybe) some day will seem a little more normal. I am going off throw up clean up duty for ever more. Yuck!! Nobody sit on the floor in our family room ever again.

The Return of normality

2009-01-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

So last night baby went to sleep at 10. The other kids were in bed at 8 and pretty much went right to sleep. Then babers woke up at 2 and I kept putting that darn passy back in. I think she has gas. (as usual). She finally fell back to sleep. She didn't wake up until 6:30 to eat then back to sleep until 8. Lauren was up at 2 to get a drink but went right back to sleep. She is still asleep now. (9am) Horray. I might be able to function today. Any way, just thought you might like to know.

Go Figure

2009-01-08T15:03:00.000-08:00

OK so,, My sweet baby is getting less sweet because she is/ was sleeping worse and worse. I don't think it is her choice though because she is gassy ALL THE TIME. I have decided to stop eating as much of anything that has to do with cow's. (Dairy/Meat/Cheese) She seemed to do a little better with that. So after several days this week of next to no sleep and constant fussing she finally settled down and slept her normal (if you can call it that) routine which is go to bed at 10:30 up between 4 and 5 to eat then back to sleep until 7-8. But, Go Figure, Lauren came down with the flu last night at about 11 and barfed everywhere, all over, all night. So Tim stayed up with her until 1 then I stay up with her until 4:30 when that baby woke up then Tim was back on duty with Lauren and I with baby. Lauren was really barfing every 20 - 30 minutes all night. After about 12 or 1 am she was only dry heaving and burping. Every time she would yack she would scream her head off. I can not believe it didn't wake up the baby or Landon or the neighbors. Tim is probably asleep on his desk today. I have been doing puke infested laundry all day and am now hitting a wall with my energy level. What a night! So maybe Morgan is getting sweeter with her sleeping but I am reduced to bread and water and poultry for my diet. One of these day I might sleep more then 20 minutes at a time and feel like a new woman. EYEYEYEYE!

Other Fun at Bear Lake

2008-12-30T09:25:00.001-08:00

These are random pictures from playing at Bear Lake.

Snowmobiling at THE BEAR LAKE

2008-12-30T09:16:00.000-08:00

Tim and Matt and Grandpa rented snowmobiles at Bear Lake. Good thing there was enough snow. The kids had a great time riding and being pulled. It was very very cold.

2008-12-14T21:44:00.000-08:00

These pictures are not the greatest but oh well. The only days we all look decent around here is Sunday. Tim has bishopric on Sunday mornings at 6a.m. Then we had tithing settelment arefter church at 1:15. It was a long day. Babers is just falling asleep and I think we will all hit the hay here any minute. We are heading to Utah in 5 days. It is soooo cold here. The wind is blowing so hard. We can feel the little drafty chill coming in the nooks and cranies. If it was snowing it would be a total blizzard. Today the high was 18. Tomorrow the high is 15 and the low is -1. Yuck. I can't waith to sit in front of a warm fire at mom's house on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to everyone.

MORGAN'S BABY BLESSING

2008-12-07T21:41:00.000-08:00

We blessed sweet Morgan today. She cried the whole time. We had 2 of our friends from the ward here in the circle and the old and new bishops. It was pretty weird to have no family here or get together afterwards. It seemed pretty uneventful. The blessing dress has now been warn by all the grand-daughters. Lauren, Kaylin, and Morgan. Maybe it will be a tradition. Anyway, we are less then 2 weeks from coming to Utah. Fun Fun Fun.

2008-12-05T22:13:00.000-08:00

These are random pictures from the last little while. We went to Portland OR. To see Tim's step sister and stepfather. The Columbia River George is so beautiful. Tim has a new baby that lives in the garage. And Lauren loves her little sister.

Mish Mosh from the past few days.

2008-12-05T22:08:00.001-08:00

A few pictures taken over the past couple of days.

Kissed by an Angel

2008-11-27T08:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I wanted to post a couple of pictures I took yesterday. Morgan was kissed by and angel before she was born. She has a hemangioma across the bottom of her back. It almost looks like a red tattoo or like someone kissed her while wearing red lipstick. It is quite symetrical. The Dr's said it will probably "puff up a little" or swell and then start to go away, but it may take several years. It is totally harmless but so interesting. She is still a sweet sweet baby. One of these day I hope to put a new family picture on here but the chance of us all being decent looking together at the same time is slim to none. We will see. We are traveling to Portland OR/Vancouver WA this weekend to see some friends and attend Tim's step-sister's baby's blessing. I will take lots of pics to post next week. Miss you all and love you.

2008-11-20T12:54:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of Morgan. I have found that she is not very photogenic. The pictures do not do her justice. (mom's say that, I guess) She is such a sweet baby. She is on a pretty good schedule. She naps 3 good long naps a day and goes to bed around 10p.m then wakes up around 2:30-3:30, then back to bed until 6:30-7. I am functioning like a mostly normal person again. I am LOVING not being pregnant and the thought of doing it again makes me blahhhhhh. I usually really really want to nap by about 1 but it all depends on how the day is going. I have noticed that the time goes by so much quicker now with new baby. Laundry is never ending and this tiny tiny house is full of mish mosh. I have run out of space to put things away. Actually there is no "away" it's just piles and shiftings now. Tim and I have really enjoyed our time here in WA but with each passing day we are anxious for a change. Our primary program is this Sunday and it will be nice to get that out of the way. It is hard to get back into the swing of things after several weeks away. I am so excited to come to Utah for Christmas. My head is already churning about the logistics of the trip. (mom's do that, I guess). A long trip and new baby, with baby supplies, some Christmas presents, hidden, winter/snow clothes. It all makes a big car small really fast. Well that is all for now because baby just fell asleep, Landon is asleep and I too shall go to sleep before Lauren gets home from school.

Lauren's Sweet Stuff

2008-11-20T11:48:00.000-08:00

Lauren has been doing the sweetest things lately.

The picture on the botttom she drew during church on Sunday. Then the one on the top she did during school. Her pictures are becoming very detailed. She has been such a wonderful help with Morgan. She is so compassionate and concerned with the well being of others. She hates when others are hurt or sad. Anyway I just thought it would be fun to show this cute stuff.

Halloween!! (of course)

2008-11-02T17:08:00.000-08:00

We had a very fun Halloween. It was so fun to have Nags and Whit and Matt and Kaylin here to play with us. It was so sad to take them to the airport. We visited Tim at work so the kids could Trick-or-treat at the hospital. Then we went to the airport in Pacso to drop off our visitors. Later that night we went to the ward house for the Trunk-or treat. A much safer option around these neck of the woods. There was a carnival and light dinner. The kids had lots of fun. I am so glad that it is over!! Thanks for the awesome costumes grandma. If it weren't for you my kiddies would have been wrapped in toilet paper and gone as mummies.

Lauren and Landon starring in High School Musical 3!!!

2008-10-25T09:37:00.001-07:00

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Sweet new baby!

2008-10-18T20:06:00.000-07:00

Finally she is here! Morgan Ally Reed popped out at 10:30 p.m on Thursday Oct. 16th 2008. She weighed 8lbs. 6oz. and was 19 1/2 inches longer. The delivery was great (as great as they can be once the epidural kicked in) and she is healthy and is going to be a real eater. It is such a relief to no longer be pregnant. Horray!

Help is on the way!!!!!!!!

2008-10-14T11:37:00.000-07:00

I went to the Dr this morning. I am dialated to a 4 and have lots of contractions but she is just not ready to come yet, I guess. So, I have a Dr appt Thur morning. If I do not have this baby before then I will get induced. I love planned things!! The 16 is a nice day for a birthday. Although I am having a good contraction right now so maybe the 14th is a good day too. My parents are leaving SLC tomorrow to drive up here. Then next week Whit and Nags and maybe Matt are coming. It will all be so fun. It is wierd to know that by Thur night I will be holding my new baby. I will post again soon.

NOT YET!!! Someone help me!!!

2008-10-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I feel asleep yesterday (for a nap) and when I got up.... no contractions. They had been 10 min apart for 2 hours. COME ON!!! So I am not at the hospital yet. I have a DR appt tomorrow morning. So we shall see. Could this belly get any bigger. I think no. I will update again later.

Quick note

2008-10-12T11:55:00.000-07:00

This is just a quick note to say that I am debating on wether to go to the hospital or not. I have been having pretty regular contractions since about 7:30 this morning. I would rather wait at home then go in and have them say it's false or go home you woose. I am thinking it is real but we will see. If I don't post again for 2-3 days you will know that I am actually in the hospital. I have been tricked by these contractions 3 times before so I don't know what to think. Soon we will see. P.S. Maybe I won't be as chubby tomorrow.

SOON!

2008-10-09T13:53:00.000-07:00

I am just putting in a quick update. I can barely walk today. I think I have razor blades inserted in various places in my body. I don't know if I am in labor or not because I don't know what that feels like. The other 2 kids were induced so it's like going through this for the first time again. I have a Dr appt tomorrow morning. I don't know if I will make it that long. I did think I was in labor yesterday after the Dr treated me really really bad, but everything tapered off after 10 or 12 hours. Now today I am having more contractions but they are pretty mild. I guess it's the timing that matters and not the intensity. Who the heck knows. I will update again soon.

2008-10-05T15:26:00.000-07:00

Ok then!!! People are saying I need to update my blog. I am just not in the mood and I will show you why. (view picture) Today (Sunday the 5th) I am having oodles of contractions. They are not hard enough nor consistant but this can not last much longer. My belly is just to big and beautiful. I think that this is the week. If I am still pregnant next Sunday, so help me can I borrow a knitting hook. But anyway, things really are going great. Lauren and Landon are both in gymnastics. This week will be Landon's first week and I am so excited to see him do it. Lauren is also playing soccer and she is some kind of fireball. She is playing on a team of 6-8 year olds and she is by far tiny compared to the others but is not once bit scared. She will take anyone one. (Is anyone surprised by that??) It has been so fun watching them loving the things they get to do. I am such a soccer/gym mom now. I was surprised to hear this week at the DR that this baby, who is still nameless, is weighing almost 8 lbs. She will be my biggest yet. Hopefully I remain intact in the delivery. So that's about it then. Tim's work is going well but to busy for my liking. I am excited to have family visiting after this darn chubby baby comes out. We miss everyone and sometimes hope that you all have a really crappy time at Bear Lake so that we don't feel as sad about not being there.:-) Don't worry about the insane number of stretch marks, I will never, never wear a 2 piece again in my life.

2008-09-02T11:34:00.000-07:00

Abby and Tim on the Cliffs lookout in Anacortes WA. I hate looking at pictures of myself because I am looking so pudgy these days. But I only have 6 weeks left.

2008-09-02T11:31:00.000-07:00

Landon and Mom at Dead Man's bay.

2008-09-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Heading to Friday Harbor on San Juan.

2008-09-02T11:09:00.000-07:00

We went to the San Juan Islands for Labor Day and had an awesome time. We hiked and saw killer whales and saw some amazing homes and yachts and historical locations. The kids had such a great time exploring everything. We found all sorts of sea critters. We have always wanted to go on this trip and we planed it late friday night and it was great. I am so glad we went.

2008-08-15T15:19:00.000-07:00

I decided to put a pic of my fat self on here just for kicks. I am really excited that by next summer I will be tubing and wake boarding/ surfing with the rest of Ya'll. Hopefully I will be about 50 Lbs lighter.

2008-08-15T14:28:00.001-07:00

2008-08-15T14:20:00.000-07:00

We spent almost 6 weeks in Utah. We had more fun then we should have because now that we are home it seems pretty boring. School is starting in 2 weeks. Lauren will be in first grade. Landon will be really sad but by mid October will have another buddy to play with. Sort of.. She might not be to fun at the beginning. Lou and Buddy got a lot of practice with thier first cousin on mom's side. Baby Kaylin born July 1. We are all getting pretty excited for our own baby but it still seems surreal also. Does anyone have a good idea for a name for baby girl?