Heki Family Blog

New Family Tradition

2011-11-21T08:03:00.001-08:00

I have heard of other families having family dinner once a month. I wanted to do this too. So when my mom and Dad returned from their mission to Peru in September I discussed this with them. They thought it was great! I volunteered our house for the first one. We decided on the 3rd sunday of each month at 6 pm. We will have waffles each time and everyone will bring their waffle irons to make the dinner faster. We got together last night. A few families didn't make it and we missed them. Hopefully they will make it next time. We enjoyed our waffles and eggs, talking, and having a lesson on what we are thankful for since this week is Thanksgiving. It went great and it made good memories. It also made us clean our house better for the occasion. I'm pooped!

you can only crash on the phone

2011-11-10T11:53:00.001-08:00

My kids like to play on my phone to play games like Angry Birds, Asphalt 5 (racing game and can crash), art games, etc. Matthew is really good at the asphalt 5. Today while driving Erika to school, he told me to crash into the car in front of us. I had to explain that we only crash on the phone.

Catching up!

2011-08-29T09:14:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to blog forever. I don't know if I can catch up so I will just do what I can.

Candace at piano recital. She does amazing!

Heidi at piano recital. She does really well.

Heidi had her 12th Birthday. She loves Young Women's.

I had my 37th birthday.

I made this tie rack for Matthew. He is getting so big. He is so fun!

Family

2011-02-01T08:05:00.000-08:00

Matthew being silly.

Cute Candace.

Daddy carrying Natalie to bed.

Mommy

Heidi with her Cultural Fair Project.

Heidi with straightened hair.

Matthew licking yummy chocolate out of mixing bowl.

Silly Erika with a backpack on.

Curly Mommy.

Erika and Matthew.

Matthew asleep. :)

All 5 kids on our bed watching TV or movie.

Erika's 5th Birthday!

2010-10-04T12:54:00.000-07:00

Erika turned 5 on September 27. She is so tall that people have thought she was 5 a long time ago.

Erika enjoyed licking the bowl with cake batter
in it. Who wouldn't?

Natalie gave Erika a barbie doll.

She got a fairy play outfit.

Erika's birthday cake.

mmmm yummy cake!

I turned 5 and I am so happy about it!

Erika at the play place in the mall.

Kids by the conductor of the train.

Erika being silly!

We had spaghetti for dinner and then opened presents. We then went down to South Towne Mall and rode on the little train. She loved it! We came back and sang and had birthday cake. We love you Erika. You are such a sweetheart!

Discovery Gateway Museum 2010

2010-09-28T12:34:00.000-07:00

Last school year Heidi received a coupon good for 6 people to get in free to the Discovery Gateway Museum. I was way excited when she got it and really wanted to use it because without that it would cost our family probably around $70 to go. I magnetized it to the fridge and noticed the expiration date being August. 31. 2010. I thought, "no problem, we have plenty of time to use it." Well, every once in a while it would get knocked off of the fridge and I would look at it and put it back up noticing the date. Finally in July I decided that we were going to go on the first Saturday in August. Well, soon that Saturday was full so we decided the next saturday would work. Well, sure enough that Saturday started getting plans that took over the museum. Well, it turns out that we were finally able to go the last SAturday of the month which was Aug. 28. Erika had a primary class party that day so we weren't able to stay as long as we would have liked but we all had fun anyway. Thanks Heidi for receiving the coupon.

Me and my handsome hubby.

Candace pretending to be a fairy .

Matthew in the toddler area climbing.

Natalie pretending she was a mom
with an apron.

Matthew sitting on a swan.

Candace sitting on a horse.

Candace climbing the rock wall.

Heidi pretending to be a cashier.

Matthew playing with the balls.

Erika carrying the balls.

Labor Day 2010!

2010-09-15T13:03:00.000-07:00

Chris and I have moved our room downstairs to the bigger bedroom. For the time being, Heidi and Candace are going to be upstairs now in our old room. THey have been sleeping in the living room, on the couch downstairs (not allowed to sleep on new couches upstairs) , on the floor in the family room, and almost anywhere since May when we sold their bunk beds that were too big. ON Labor Day, CHris and I spent most of the day cleaning out our old room that had been needing to be done for a long time. We then drove down to IKEA in our new truck much to Chris' dislike. He disliked it because technically there aren't enough seat belts for all of us to each have our own. I didn't want to follow him down there in the van so I insisted that 4 of could squish in the front and 2 kids could share a seat belt. (We really weren't that squished).

Anyway, we drove down, bought a loft bed for Heidi (couldn't buy 2 because it is too tall for the room downstairs where Candace will be. ) It was dinner time so we actually stopped at a nearby park before going to IKEA and had a little picnic and let the kids play for a few minutes to get out their wiggles. THey had fun!

As we left IKEA, we just had to get some of their yummy cinnamon rolls. They are so delicious! THen we all piled back in the truck and headed home. We love our truck! I especially love it because it is automatic so I can drive it. :)

It was a good labor day. THe kids didn't do much laboring but Chris and I did. Maybe they will do more next year! :) One can hope!

Matthew playing at the park.

Natalie crossing the monkey bars.

Heidi getting ready to tackle the monkey bars.

Erika having help going across the zipline.

Candace going across the fast zipline

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Heidi's new loft bed. We are going to put a desk underneath.

First Day of School!

2010-08-26T08:10:00.000-07:00

The girls started school on August 18. Again they are at Syracuse Arts Academy which is a charter school. They really enjoy it there and we have no qualms. We do have to transport them to and fro but it is only about 12 minutes away and really no big deal.

Natalie- 1st grade

Heidi-6th grade

Candace-4th grade

Candace's 9th Birthday!

2010-08-15T20:11:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it! Candace had her 9th birthday on July 18.
She is such a fun girl. She has a sweet and fun
personality. She works hard in all she does and she
is a great helper. She loves to cook, read, play the piano,
scrapbook, swing, play games, and play on the
computer.

I got these pictures in wrong but oh well.
Since Candace was turning an odd number she
didn't get a friend party. She wanted to go
camping as a family. We weren't able to go until
about 2 weeks after her birthday but she was patient.
We went up to Monte Cristo.

Candace exploring and looking cute.

We brought glow sticks and that night we had
a lot of fun hooking them together in our tent.
Candace made quite the necklace as you can see.

Natalie having a good laugh in her chair.

Candace enjoying camping. It was beautiful there.

The beautiful outdoors. You can see the path
to the wonderful bathrooms.

Candace in her birthday outfit of a jumper and
shirt. She loves yellow right now.

The birthday cake for a 9 year old.
She also received her Article of Faith candy bar
at church on her birthday from the primary and
bishop for memorizing all of her articles
of faith. What a cool thing to get on your birthday!
Good job Candace!!

Sorry I forgot to turn this picture. She is showing
9 fingers to show her new age.

Cutie Candace and her mommy.

Candace has quite the collection of stuffed animals
that each have a name. She has them all
written down and she takes turns sleeping with
them each night. This was a new doggy she got
for her birthday. She loves dogs. As you can see,
she also got a dinosaur (from Toy Story) that
she had begged me for from Kohl's.
Happy 9th Birthday Candace! We love you so much!

24th of July Celebration!

2010-08-15T18:09:00.000-07:00

Sara and Brian invited us all over to their (Mom & Dad's) house for the 24th of July. We all brought something and Brian cooked hot dogs and hamburgers for us all.

Lindsey and Emily having fun together!

Ta and Lizzy

Matthew having fun on slide in backyard.

Kaitlyn painting her fingernails red, white and
blue for the holiday. She also had her mom paint Y's
on some of them for BYU.

I was a funny mom and painted one of
Matthew's fingernails blue. I thought Dad wouldn't be
too mad since it was blue but he didn't
like it at all. They were out of nail polish remover
so we had to wait until we got home to get it off.

A bunch of family hanging out.

Jennifer, Brian and SAra chatting. Sorry Sara but
I told you to smile. :)

Whitney and her friend Taylor covering their
beautiful hair do's so they could down the slip
and slide. What cute girls!

Alisha having fun in the pool. I think she was
stuck in that tube.

Matthew was cold so dad was snuggling him.
Isn't he cute? Yes, I mean both of them. :)

We did fireworks later and everyone enjoyed
that too. Chris had made homemade ice cream
so we ate that for dessert.

Thanks Sara and Brian. WE love ya!

Natalie turns 6!

2010-08-11T14:13:00.000-07:00

Natalie had her 6th birthday on July 9. She was literally counting down the days. She turned an even number so she got a friend birthday party.

We went as a family to the Kennecott Copper
Mine which the kids really enjoyed!

Standing by the huge tire at the mine.

Natalie with some friends at her water birthday
party.

Natalie's birthday cake. We got home so late from
the mine that I didn't have time to make her cake.
Thank goodness for the bakery at Walmart. I was
even able to have them write her name on it. She was
excited that it was red her favorite color.

We went to the South Towne mall and found
their carousel. The kids were so excited.
We used to ride one in Arizona.

One of Natalie's gifts was a little pony.

Her new birthday outfit.
Natalie is such an energetic girl. We love her so
much! We ask her where she got her energy from.
She used to reply "from England". Now she replies
"from Heaven." She is learning to read and loves to
play on the computer and is wiz at crossing the
monkey bars. Happy 6th Birthday!!

Matthew turns 2!!

2010-08-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

Matthew had his 2nd birthday on June 18. He is such a fun boy. It is so fun to have a boy now and get to buy cars, balls, and other fun little boy toys. He loves balls, cars, books, and stuffed animals. He makes anything kind of long into a bat.

Matthew with Da!

Matthew with Ma Ma.

I found a cute mold of a ball cake and just
had to do it for Matthew. It turned out pretty
good even though it turned our mouths purple
from the frosting.

Matthew being silly in his Birthday Boy shirt!
We just love him so much!

13 Year Anniversary!!

2010-08-01T19:12:00.000-07:00

Chris and I celebrated our 13 year anniversary on June 12. We went up to Park City and had a tour of the Olympic Park which was so cool.

This is the top of the bobsled track. So cool!

Here we are watching players practice the freestyle ski jump into the water.

kissing my honey

We also ate at my all time favorite restaurant Olive Garden and had a tour of the Conference Center. We stayed at the Anniversary Inn in the Country Garden room which was gorgeous and had a round bed. We had a tour of the Beehive House and ate lunch at the Lion House. My awesome sister Sue watched the kids. I love my hubby so much. He is so amazing and treats me like a queen. I know you probably won't see this honey but thank you for being the best hubby I could have. I love you!

My new do!

2010-05-18T15:58:00.000-07:00

I decided I needed a haircut. Two days before my birthday I went and got it cut. I wasn't sure if I liked it at first but after straightening it and working with it I decided that I love it!

Heidi's 11th Birthday!

2010-05-03T11:55:00.000-07:00

Heidi turned 11 on April 18. I can't believe it! She is growing up so fast. I made her this skirt . She got the aggravation game, an Anne of Green Gables porcelain doll, a sewing thing, a bike and a stuffed kitty. She is such a joy! We love her so much. She got to talk to Grandma and Grandpa Reich on skype. They even got to join in on the singing of Happy Birthday. Oh, I forgot she also got a Barbie who trains dolphins. (She loves dolphins.)

A little something fun!

2010-04-29T20:03:00.000-07:00

Teacher appreciation week is this week for the school so I volunteered to do Natalie our kindergartener's teacher's door. A lady helped me and Natalie and it turned it pretty cute.

Bribery is great! ssshhhh don't tell!

2010-04-08T16:02:00.000-07:00

Our family room downstairs has been a disaster for months. I figured Spring Break was as good a time as any to make the kids help clean it up. I bribed them with 2 secret surprises. The first is the joy in your heart you feel with a job well done (Thanks Shalane for the idea) and the second was Farrs ice cream. We went to Arby's before Farrs to get lunch.

2010-03-23T08:54:00.000-07:00

Chris recently baptized his nephew Jasen Trotter. He did an amazing job and we are so proud of Jasen for choosing to be baptized! His mom is Georgina. We drove down to Riverton early on a Saturday to be with them. It was a great day!

Kids say the funniest things!

2010-03-04T19:38:00.000-08:00

Natalie is our energizer bunny. To get her to be quiet for 5 minutes is a rarity. THe other day I was driving her to school. I turned on the cd and she said, "Mom, turn it off. I need peace and quiet."

Erika had just hurt herself. She said, "I need chocolate milk to cheer me up."

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More pictures:

Christmas 2009

2010-01-07T13:04:00.000-08:00

I am still trying to figure out how to put captions under pictures so for now I will just say what I have to say and then put the pictures. We had a great Christmas. The kids each got an animal from Build a Bear workshop, an outfit and of course a few other things.

Halloween Fun!

2009-11-23T22:47:00.001-08:00

Baby Shower for cousin Amy

2009-11-17T22:35:00.000-08:00

Need to post!

2009-11-02T07:50:00.000-08:00

My girls looked at our blog and said, "Mom, you need to update." I know, I will. I will post pictures later of birthdays, halloween, summer camping, etc. Look again soon to see what fun we have been having.

First Day of School!

2009-10-03T08:29:00.000-07:00

I know I am way late posting this but better late than never right?

The girls started a charter school this year called Syracuse Arts Academy. They love it! It is about 10 minutes away and they get to have a dress code. They can wear tan or navy pants, skorts, shorts or jumpers. They can wear white, red, navy or dark green collared shirts. It makes it much easier on deciding what to wear to school. I think it is a good idea to have a dress code so there isn't as much comparing, teasing, fads, and other things that go along with wearing whatever. I have been making them some fun bows to wear also.
Heidi is in 5th grade, Candace is in 3rd grade and Natalie is in Kindergarten. She loves telling people that she goes to Syracuse Arts Academy and that Ms. Beier is her teacher and that Sara is her first name...there is another Sara in her class and that she has an Aunt Sara. She always tells me that she isn't crazy at school like she is at home. Every day when I pick them up Natalie is quick to tell me that she had recess and any other special she had like computer or art. They are really enjoying it. We do have to drive them to and from but isn't too bad. I take advantage of waiting in the carpool line to pick them up with little things I can do in the car.

Who doesn't want a doughnut?

2009-07-30T22:27:00.000-07:00

Chris and I were in the mood for a snack tonight. Chris asked me what I wanted and I decided that I was in the mood for a Krispy Kreme doughnut. Chris went to get them while the girls were finishing watching a movie before bed. They must've not seen him carry them in when he got home because later when I was sitting at the table Heidi walked in and asked where they came from. I told her the Krispy Kreme restaurant. She asked if I went and got them. I told her no. She asked if Grandma Heki went and got them and we said no. She asked if we ordered them and I told her that you can't order doughnuts. She seemed really confused. Grandma Heki told her that Santa brought them. I told her that daddy had went and got them and still seemed confused (I don't know why). She asked if she could have one and I told her that kids couldn't have doughnuts at 10:00 at night. (I know, the kids have been going to bed late lately). SHe said she wasn't a kid, she was a decade old. I still told her no, that she could have one for breakfast. Erika walked in and saw the box. SHe asked if she could have one and I told her for breakfast she could in the morning. She pleaded and I still told her no. I took her back into her room to tuck her in and she asked if it was morning. I laughed and told her no. She said she had to go see. I didn't follow her but I assume she went to look out the window. Needless to say, I think we might have some early risers in the morning!!

Memorial Day 2009

2009-06-05T12:31:00.000-07:00

For Memorial Day we went to 3 cemetaries to put flowers on graves. We first went to Provo and stopped at Pioneer Park for our picnic lunch. THe girls also played on the playground. This is a special park because my Grandma Harding grew up right by it and my mom came here often as a child. After the cemetaries we went home and had a BBQ. It was a fun day together!
This is my sister Maelene's grave who only lived 13 hours. I believe she would have had brown hair like me. All of my other siblings have blonde hair.
This was my brother that was born after Sara. He was stillborn. I was surprised when I saw this because I had forgotten that my parents had gotten this last year.
Standing by my Grandma and Pappy Reich's graves in Holladay.
Natalie actually fell asleep. Amazing for her since she is our energizer bunny.
Standing by my Grandma and Grandpa Hardings grave in Provo Cemetary.

Pioneer Park- Heidi trying to feed bread to the seagulls.

Oh Natalie!

2009-05-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

Natalie was supposed to be getting her pajamas on one night and came in like this. I hurried to take the picture before I told her to get them on the right way. She is so funny. You have to admit that she was clever at how she got the "pants" to stay.

My flowers!

2009-05-18T14:35:00.000-07:00

Well, I love flowers. Last fall I quickly planted 72 bulbs before it snowed. Here are the results:

Heidi is 10! Wow!

2009-04-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

Well, Heidi's birthday was April 18. She's ten years old now. Wow! I can hardly believe it. She is so smart (reading on 8th grade level), she loves to cook, sew, read and have special time with mom and dad. She got to have a friend party since it was an even year so we had a pinata and they painted those things you hang in a window. They had a great time! They also had a balloon fight, played outside and we as a family went to IHOP for dinner. The waiters sang to her and she got kind of embarrassed but loved the free ice cream dessert.
Happy Birthday Heidi. We love you and you are wonderful!!

9 months old!

2009-03-19T21:50:00.000-07:00

Well, it is official. Matthew is 9 months old as of yesterday. He is such a good natured and good baby that it is very hard to believe he is that old already. He is crawling now, sitting up, and has one tooth on the bottom. His smile just melts your heart. He has his first ear infection this week due to a cough last week given to him by his sisters. How sharing huh!?! Anyway, he is doing well and is so sweet! Here are some current pictures of him:

What a cute couple!

2008-10-31T19:32:00.001-07:00

Some more pictures at Scarecrow Festiva!

2008-10-31T19:19:00.000-07:00

The girls also got their faces painted.

Fall Break!

2008-10-31T18:50:00.000-07:00

The girls had Fall Break (used to be UEA) on Oct. 14-15. We went down to Thanksgiving Point in Lehi for the Scarecrow Festival on the Friday. THe girls had a lot of fun jumping in the trampoline thingees, going in a junior haunted house, getting balloons made for them, making rockets and shooting them off, watching daddy climb a wall, riding on a train, having cotton candy, and going in the craft boutique. (That's where I had the most fun. he he :) ) We then went over to my friend Sonja's house and had a yummy dinner and pie with their family. Thanks again Sonja! We became friends in Arizona and then both moved to Utah. She has 4 boys. She is one of my role models. It was a fun day and I think the girls (and Matthew ) will remember it for a long time. Well, maybe Matthew will just have to look at the pictures later. We will probably go again next year!!

First snow of 2008 season!

2008-10-31T18:44:00.000-07:00

Well, we had our first snow of the 2008 winter season a few weeks ago which quickly melted. I wasn't ready snow yet. WE haven't had fall yet. The girls had a blast in it.

Handsome Matthew!

2008-10-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

Matthew is 4 months old and so handsome. He is a real good-natured baby and loves when people talk to him and smile at him. He is in the 85th percentile for height and 75th for weight. He weighs 15 lbs. 10 oz. (at last weigh in).

2008-10-21T10:36:00.001-07:00

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My 3's

2008-10-05T21:34:00.000-07:00

Well I was tagged so here goes:
My 3 JOYS:
1. My Husband
2. My Kids
3. Being in Utah

MY 3 FEARS:
1. Death of one of my Children or husband
2. No JOB
3. stray children(ours going stray)

My 3 GOALS:
1. Raise good, honest, loving children
2. Going to Hawaii with Chris
3. Lose weight

CURRENT OBSESSIONS:
1. kissing my handsome baby boy
2. reeses and diet Pepsi
3. Blogging

REGRETS
1. Letting myself get FAT...
2. Credit Card Debt...
3. not enjoying more of the little moments

FACTS
1. I am the biggest I have ever been.
2. I read a book yesterday instead of listening to conference.
3. My house is a mess right now.

WEll, there you have it! I now tag April, Jenny (do it in email), Sonja (do it in email), Austin, Tracy, Lisa, and Tiffaney.

Matthew's blessing!

2008-09-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

Matthew was blessed on August3rd. It was such a wonderful day. Chris did a great job and we had many of our family with us there to share our beautiful day. My mom and dad got him his white shoes and socks and Chris' mom got him his blessing outfit. Isn't he handsome? Here are some pictures:

Candace's 7th birthday!

2008-09-09T21:12:00.000-07:00

We went miniature golfing as a family for her birthday. THey loved it. She received a Mrs. Potato Head, a princess accessory for MRs. Potato Head, an electronic toothbrush, a pediatrician barbie with 2 babies (which Erika loves), and a new outfit. Her birthday was July 18. I am a little behind blogging. She is such a cutie. Her cake was an elephant. We have a fun cake book. We used an ice cream cone for the trunk. She also is starting piano lessons now that she is 7. She is so excited for piano. SHe has been asking me for months when she could start. Hopefully that means she will love to practice and do really well. She is in 2nd grade now and loves it. Her teacher's name is Miss Archibeque. What a name huh! Candace loves to read, do crafts, play on the computer, ride her bike and scooter, and play.

Natalie's 4th birthday party!

2008-07-21T21:32:00.000-07:00

Natalie turned 4 on July 9. She got a friend party since she was turning an even number. We did a pinata, played stick the nose on the smiley face and played on the outside toys. She had a great time. I can hardly believe she is 4. They grow up so fast. We gave her a scooter, a doll that pees, a two-sided floor puzzle, and a microphone to sing into. She is so funny. The other day she said, "Mom, can I hold baby Matthew?" "Say yes, because I like him".

My parents came over that night to eat spaghetti (Natalie's choice) with us and have cake. It was a fun birthday for her. That night I asked her, "Natalie, did you have a good birthday?" She said, "Yes mom, thank you." What more can you ask from a 4 year old than that?

Matthew's first bath!

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

Matthew enjoyed most of his first bath. He doesn't like getting undressed and he doesn't like the water on his head. He (like every baby) smells so good after his bath.

Matthew's birthday!

2008-06-21T12:07:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention in the last post that Matthew was born on June 18. He has dark hair and looks like Chris. He is a very good baby so far. Here are some more pictures:

Matthew Christopher Heki is here!!

2008-06-21T11:40:00.000-07:00

Well, Matthew had turned head down by last Monday which I was so glad about. I went Tuesday late afternoon to the doctor and they put a fully catheter(how do you spell that?) in me to wear over night to help me dilate. It was really weird. I was supposed to have contractions which I didn't. I didn't think it worked but apparently it did because when I went in the next day to be induced I was dilated to between a 3-4. I was very surprised. The hospital was full of inductions so they didn't call me to come in until 11:30 am. Anyway since I was that dilated that far, it didn't take the 12-13 hours of labor that I usually have. He was born at 5:08 pm. He was 8 lb. 7 oz. and 22 in. long. That makes him bigger that all of his sisters. He is doing well and so am I. It was so nice having such a short labor and I didn't have to have an episiotomy and I didn't tear. Yea!!

The girls love him exuberantly of course. Here are a few pictures of him:

Our baby is not cooperating!

2008-06-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

Well, our unborn baby is sideways again. Agh! I will go Monday morning to be checked again. At that point, I don't know what the doctor will do. He could send me to the hospital to be turned or started(if he had turned by then). I will let you know. Just pray he will turn. I really don't want a c-section.

Have a good father's day weekend!

What the doctor said!

2008-06-05T15:25:00.001-07:00

Well, today I had another checkup and they said everything looks good. I saw a midwife today because my doctor is in Peru until the 8th. Anyway, she said to try red raspberry leaf tea to help soften my cervix. Anyone ever tried that before? I don't think my body will go into labor by itself as it hasn't in the past. But who knows? Maybe it will be different this time since it is a boy!! :)
Oh, she also said that today the ultrasound was saying that he would weigh today 7 lb. 9 oz. Chris and the girls and I have all put in guesses for weight and day to see who is the closest and gets a prize. They say I can't guess on day since I will probably be scheduling an induction.
Any guesses?

New line I am going to use!

2008-06-01T21:49:00.001-07:00

When I was waking Natalie up this morning to get ready for church she said, "No, I'm not done." I just had to laugh. I think I am going to use that line next time Chris is trying to wake me up. :)

By the way, only 2 1/2 weeks to go. I am so ready physically. We are still finishing up getting his room ready and I need to hurry and sew up some burp clothes for him and finish the edge on his quilt but other than that I think we are ready. We are so excited! My mom and sisters are giving me a shower on June 7 and we are only eating chocolate. Yea!!

Anyway, I will try to keep you all informed. :)

Baby needs to turn!

2008-05-24T08:39:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,
Just to let you know that the baby is part breech right now. He is sideways. The doctor doesn't seem to be worried since there is still 4 weeks to go but I sure hope he will get his head down so it will be a normal delivery. Pray that he will get into position.

I am in that last month where you just uncomfortable and tired. Only a few weeks left. Wish me luck. We are so excited!

Chris loves the guitar!

2008-05-07T18:40:00.000-07:00

Chris played the guitar a little in high school (I think it was then). He really enjoyed it but hadn't played since. For Christmas I got him a guitar but apparently the wrong size. We gave that one to the girls (it only cost $10 on ebay plus $25 shipping) (it was new). So, we went after Christmas and got him the right size. He has been taking lessons and is doing really well. Next time you have a campfire, invite him and his guitar along. He plays a great "Let it Be". Anyway, he had his first recital in April and even sang along. In these pictures, the lady next to him is his teacher.

Fun with big bubbles!

2008-05-07T18:27:00.000-07:00

We found these big bubble blowers at Wal-mart that were really cool. The girls had a lot of fun waving their bubble wands around outside. This was about a week ago.

Heidi turns 9!

2008-05-06T22:39:00.000-07:00

Heidi had her birthday on April 18 and turned 9 years old. I can't believe it. Before we know it she is going to be a teenager. We just had a little family party this year since it was an odd year so she chose going bowling. She did awesome. I probably looked funny bowling with my belly. Chris won but hey, he didn't have a big belly to keep in balance. :) We had Papa John's Pizza afterwards at home and then strawberry birthday cake. She received a Lia Sophia necklace and earrings set (she has to wait until she's 12 to get her ears pierced), a littlest petshop thing, an electronic Holly Hobbie toothbrush, a dolphin watch and an outfit. She is so smart and fun.

Candace loses 1st tooth!

2008-04-23T19:06:00.000-07:00

Candace lost her first tooth on Sunday, April 13. As you can see in the picture it was a bottom tooth. I pulled it out for her and she was so excited! She got 50 cents for it. Ya, the tooth fairy is cheap at our house but hey, why should the tooth fairy pay a bunch just for a tooth.
Candace is 6 1/2.

Insects that kill!

2008-04-20T22:31:00.000-07:00

Today in sunbeams apparently they talked about insects. Natalie had a paper she had colored. On the way home from church, Candace was talking about good and bad insects. She said, "There are only a few insects that won't kill you." Chris and I just laughed and laughed. Chris informed her that actually there were only a couple that could really hurt you or possibly kill you.

Funny Natalie again!

2008-04-14T13:52:00.000-07:00

Natalie was looking through a box of unmatched socks. She pulled out some old baby ones and I told her they had been Erika's. She said," These were baby Erika's?" I said, "yes," She looked thoughtful for a second then said,"she turned into Erika?" I laughed and laughed. Yes, baby Erika turned into Erika.

Heidi with her favorite -peeps!

2008-03-29T21:11:00.000-07:00

Heidi poses with her peeps. Natalie only wanted to hold Princess, she wouldn't look at me. She was tired and not feeling good. She gave her first talk in primary that day and did good at the part she said, I had to finish. She then wanted to go back to Nursery but I told her she couldn't because she was a big girl now. She actually loves primary but not today.

New Easter dresses

2008-03-29T20:53:00.000-07:00

Well, I did my annual Easter thing and made the girls Easter dresses. I had to hurry this year since Easter was so early. I was going to make myself a maternity skirt but run out of time. I went to buy something with my sister Ellen but couldn't find any skirts. I ended up buying 2 shirts. Sorry, no picture of them. The girls look cute in their new outfits though. Natalie wasn't cooperating for the picture since she didn't feel good. Every time I would try to get her face in the picture (she was in Chris' arms) she would turn her head the other way. This is not like her at all. Anyway, we had a good Easter and we hope you all did too. I just had a thought. Since we are having a boy, next year I will still have only 4 (maybe 5-one for me too) Easter dresses to make. Yea!!

We also colored eggs on Saturday night and had an egg hunt at my parents house with cousins.

Easter

2008-03-29T20:42:00.000-07:00

We invited my parents over for Easter dinner this year so there were just our kids. The girls enjoyed playing with grandpa and Chris while my mom and I did the dishes and cleaned up. Chris has been taking guitar lessons and is getting really good. He played a few songs for my mom and dad. Since my grandma has passed away my mom didn't have to worry about getting back to care for her. She didn't have to rush which was nice.

I've been tagged!

2008-03-23T22:01:00.000-07:00

RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONS

1. How long have you been together? It will be 11 wonderful years of marriage on June 12.
2. How long did you date? We dated 10 weeks and we were engaged for 5 months.
3. How old is he? 36
4. Who eats more? Chris said he does.
5. Who said “I love you” first? Chris did.
6. Who is taller? He is by one inch.
7. Who sings better? I think we are both average singers.
8. Who is smarter? We each have our own strong areas.
9. Who does laundry? I do but if I ask him to bend down to change it he will.
10. Who does dishes? I do but every once in a while he will do it if I ask him to.
11. Who sleeps on the right side of bed? Well, it depends on which way you look at it. Looking at the bed I sleep on the right.
12. Who pays the bills? We kind of do it together.
13. Who mows the lawn? We share it. I love mowing the lawn but he mostly does the back because he is better at going around the obstacles.
14. Who cooks dinner? I do but he loves to cook also so he helps me a lot. That is one thing we like to do together.
15. Who drives when together? He does.
16. Who’s more stubborn? I guess that depends on what it's about. We both definitely have our extreme stubborn moments.
17. Who kissed who first? He kissed me but I knew it was coming.
18. Who asked who out? I asked him to a girls choice institute dance.
19. Who proposed? He did. He had been gone for 2 weeks to Arkansas over Christmas break. When he got back, we came to the solution that we should never do that again. A week later we were officially engaged.

20. Who is more sensitive? OH I am definitely. He is very good though at comforting me when needed.

21. Who has more friends? Me. I need friends.

22. Who has more siblings? I do with 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He has 2 sisters.

23. Who wears the pants? Both of us, but I greatly respect his role as the patriarch of our family.

I now tag Jenny Jorgensen, Anita Tolman, Suzette Anderton, Sara Boswell, and Ellen Tipton.

Mae Dears

2008-03-07T09:30:00.001-08:00

Mae's Grandma Harding is back with Heavenly Father.

2008-03-07T08:55:00.000-08:00

My Grandma Harding (mom's mom) passed away early this morning. She was 94 years old and was always the sickest grandparent. She is the last of my grandparents to die. She was always always optimistic and cheerful. She took in the underdog and was nice to everyone. She would give the shirt off her back to a perfect stranger. She was always worried about people overdoing and would tell people to sit down and rest. I remember she and my grandpa telling whoever was eating at their house to "make out a meal".

She had diabetes. She had a few falls over the last few years but would keep on going. Her spirit was so strong. She never gave up. She loved everyone.

I am sure that she was welcomed home by her sweetheart (my grandpa). He died 12 years ago. I am sure Heavenly Father welcomed her home with open arms and told her, "well done, thou good and faithful servant."

I was her name sake as her name was Ora Mae Harding. That's where I got Mae from. We would always call each other Mae Dear. I will miss her so much!! I love her for her love she gave everyone else around her.

She will be greatly missed but now she is out of pain and we know we will see her again!!

Funny Natalie!

2008-02-28T09:15:00.000-08:00

We told the girls a few days ago that Grandma Heki was going to come stay with us during the summer again. This morning Natalie asked, "Grandma going to come?" I said, "yes". She said,"She going to sleepover?" I said, "yes." She said, "Which grandma going to come?" I said, "Grandma Heki." She said, "Oh, I love that name." hhe he he he

It's winter today!

2008-02-13T19:04:00.000-08:00

Today as we walked out of Wal-Mart it was snowing and blowing like crazy. It was absolutely freezing. As we came out I said "brrr". Natalie said, "Ya, brrr, it's winter today." I just laughed at her. She is so funny. :)

Totally 3 to 13!

2008-02-12T15:49:00.000-08:00

Yesterday 3 different times Natalie was talking and said "totally" whatever. I can't remember her exact words now but she was saying "totally" like she was a teenager. She is only 3. We don't have any teenagers here...where did she hear that? Is she turning into a teenager before she is even potty trained? Good grief!! Help!!!

New Template

2008-02-05T21:28:00.000-08:00

I wanted a new background and asked for advice from a friend, but apparently I didn't do it quite right because I have had to readd some things back in. Anyway, I hope you like the change and maybe next time I get in the mood for a change I will be able to do it right. :)

It's a boy!!

2008-01-28T11:59:00.001-08:00

Well, I had my ultrasound this morning and "IT's a boy" for sure. I cried, the ultrasoundographer(it that what they are called) cried. We are so excited! I stopped at Walmart on the way home and bought 3 little boy outfits, a teeball and mit and a yellow sack to put them in. I covered them up with tissue paper and took them home to Chris. (Chris decided to work from home today because of weather and such.) He saw the mitt first and looked up at me and said,"IT's a boy?" I nodded and he got a big smile on his face. I hugged him. We are so excited! Yea!!! We are finally having a boy. :):)

Any ideas for telling Chris?

2008-01-25T17:04:00.000-08:00

Chris won't be able to come with me to the ultrasound on MOnday so I am trying to think of a creative way to tell him what it is once I know. I really don't want to tell him over the phone especially if it is a boy. I will not drive down clear to Bluffdale to tell him either because that's just too far and scary. Any ideas?

6 Days Left

2008-01-22T19:50:00.000-08:00

Well, only 6 days left until the ultrasound. The 28th is the day at 8:30 in the morning. Anyone want to add their vote to the poll? I really don't know. If it is a girl I will be , "okay, we know how to do girls". If it is a boy I will be yelling, "Seriously, it really is, are you sure?" as I am trying to look myself and probably crying.

I will for sure be posting the outcome on the this blog so be sure to look.

You're driving me crazy!

2008-01-18T13:58:00.000-08:00

Many times when the girls are just being loud, all over the place, or just on my nerves I tell them, "You're driving me crazy!" Well, this morning I took a little nap on the couch while Natalie and ERika were playing because I was just so sleepy. This made me take a shower late and get ready for the day late. I needed to go grocery shopping and I had to pick up the girls from school at 1:25 since Heidi has piano lessons on Friday. I was in the store and realized I was really running late so I started walking really fast to finish getting the things on my list before I left the store. Natalie had been walking by me and now was running to keep up with me. I kept telling her we had to hurry. She finally grabbed on to the cart while she was running and got her feet up on the base of the cart and held on. SHe said, "Mom, you're driving me crazy". I just had to laugh and keep hurrying. We were late picking up the girls but oh well, they forgave me. Yea!!

Baby moooooves!

2008-01-17T21:52:00.000-08:00

Well, last night I finally felt the baby move. I felt it move a little earlier today also. That is so cool and such a fun part of pregnancy. (except when it is near the end and it hurts when they move or they ball up on one side and you have to push them over.). :)

I have been waiting and waiting for movement. I am 18 weeks so it is about time!! I have the ultrasound in 11 days.
Don't forget to cast your vote as to what we are having at the end of the blog.

What we do for our kids!

2007-12-07T08:02:00.000-08:00

Well, this morning I hope no one was watching as a silly woman in her mismatched pajamas and mismatched shoes ran in the rain down the street shouting, "Heidi". Heidi had left her homework sitting on the kitchen counter. I ended up running probably 2 blocks until Heidi finally heard me yelling and stopped. I pulled her homework out of my pajama shirt to protect it from the rain. I hurried and put it in her backpack and sent her on her way. I ran back home huffing and puffing (and feeling nauteous from pregnancy). Natalie had locked the door on me so I knocked and yelled "Natalie, unlock the door." Luckily she did and I hurried and layed down on the couch to catch my breath before I passed out. After a few minutes I then had to change Natalie's stinky diaper. Yes, she is still in diapers. She is being difficult.
WHAT WE WILL DO AS MOTHERS FOR OUR KIDS.......

Heartbeat

2007-11-28T22:17:00.000-08:00

Well yesterday I got to hear the heartbeat of the baby. That's always a fun thing. It was medium speed, so don't know which it will be ...boy or girl?

2007-11-01T13:12:00.000-07:00

HI all,
This is my first time with a blog. We are doing good here in Clinton, Utah. We have a kitten named Princess and 4 girls. We are expecting #5 in June. That's all for now.

Mae