Is Everyone sick?

I really thought we were going to avoid this major sickness going around, and we were doing good for a while, but alas I think it has caught up with us. Benson started with a fever on Sunday and after a Dr. diagnosis he has two ear infections and 4 teeth coming in at the same time. So antibiotics for him and hope that he will be better soon. Then this morning Brielle woke up with a fever. No other symptoms have followed, but I decided that buying stock in Tylenol might be beneficial to me in the long run. We definitley go through that stuff and it works wonders. Hopefully I can avoid getting what is going around but chances are slim since I am taking care of sick kids. At least I don't feel guilty that we are still in our pajamas at 2:00 in the afternoon right?

We are still here!

So I know that I have been the most slacker blogger, but we are still around and just so busy. I am just spending every free second packing and getting ready for our BIG MOVE! We are supposed to close on the house this Friday, and if all goes well we will officially move in on March 8th. We can't wait to finally have a home. I have to tell you though, now that we are getting a house, Brielle is convinced we need a pet. For those of you that don't know this, I do love animals, but I hope to never own a pet for the rest of my life. I have had way too many crazy pets during my childhood years and I am afraid they have left some mental scars on me! Anyway, we were driving in the car the other day and she decided to tell me all the reasons why we needed a dog and a cat. This is so funny because when we go to our friends houses that have pets she is usually scared of them. My friend Alice posted a picture of her cat Kitty-bear on her blog and I think this is the only pet Brielle is not afraid of. Maybe it is because she doesn't have a tail, I am not sure. Well, needless to say we will not be buying her a dog or a cat any time soon, and when I informed her of this her only response was, "But mom, I know how to give them a bath because I have watched you bathe Benson." I am not sure that Benson and a dog would react the same to a bath but you never know!

Through a childs eyes

So last Sunday we were getting ready to leave church and we were walking down the hall. All of the sudden Brielle said, "Mom I think I just saw President Hinckley!" I quietly told her that President Hinckley was not there and we kept walking outside. As we were walking across the parking lot I looked back at the building and coming through the door was our couple missionaries. They are older in years and suddenly I realized what Brielle was talking about. This man does look like President Hinckley a little bit and especially to a child. I really could see where she was coming from. I love kids! They are so simple and honest, and I am grateful that I have children of my own to keep reminding me of that.

What's in a name?

Lately I have been asked the question, "So what are you naming the baby?" at least a hundred times and my response is always the same, ?????????????. So I have decided to reach out to my friends and get some feedback on the names I like. If you happen to like a name I have posted, or you come up with another one, please hit the comment button under this post and let me know. All names are welcome. Here are some that we like. 1.Parker 2. Anderson 3.Coleman 4.Taggart 5. Talmadge 6. Kenton. I have put so much thought into these names and some such as Parker, Taggart, and Talmadge have historical church relations. Did you know Parley P. Pratts middle name was Parker? I didn't. Anderson comes from the famous Anderson Cooper who I absolutley adore, and Coleman and Kenton I have just heard about. So take your pick I would love the feedback.

The New First Presidency

President Thomas S. monson (center) is the new Prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. President Henry B. Eyring (left) is the first counselor and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (right) is the second counselor. As saddened as I was about President Hinckley's death, I am so grateful that the church and the Lords work moves on. I am grateful for our new First Presidency and I have full faith that they will continue to lead this church in righteousness.

It's Cookie Time

These are some pictures my friend Allison took while the kids were decorating Valentine sugar cookies with their friend Annika! Brielle was way into it and she might just be a future chef. Benson was a tad bit bored, but maybe he felt like it was too girlie. He really enjoyed eating them after they were made though. Thanks Allison!

Where is the iron??

So my doctors office called yesterday to report on my blood test they ran to check my glucose levels. For any of you that are or have been pregnant you will appreciate the fact that I had to drink that nasty orange drink in about 5 minutes! Gross! Anyway, they reported that my glucose was fine, but that I am severly iron deficient. This means that the production of my red blood cells is way low. It is not anything major to worry about and to solve the problem I now have to take an iron supplement 3 times every day. I am blogging about his because I am finally glad to say that I have a medical reason for acting like a zombie for the past week or so. I was reading about low Iron on a medical website and found this, "Iron deficiency can cause fatigue that impairs the ability to do physical work in adults.9-10 Iron deficiency may also affect memory or other mental function." I really thought I was losing it. I just kept telling myself that this pregnancy was harder because I have two kids to keep up with, which is partially true, but it just feels better to me to know that I am not just being lazy. Hopefully the supplements will help and I wont have to drag around all day trying to find some energy to play with Brielle and Benson, or do laundry, or clean the house, or etc.

Could they really look any different?

Who would have guessed that they could look so different from each other. It makes me wonder what the third one will look like! They do have one thing in common though. They are super CUTE!

My Princess

So, I am sitting here at the computer and it is midnight and I am thinking to myself why am I blogging and not sleeping!? I know the kids will be up throughout the night, but I have not had a single second to be on the computer this week and so here I am. Everyone in the house is sleeping but me. It is quiet and so I decided to blog. I feel like life has been crazy around here. We have been house hunting and that takes up a lot of time. I am ready to move out and start life in a home and hopefully it is sooner than later. I only have 13 more weeeks until the baby arrives and we definately need a place before then. I also wanted to post pictures of my cute kids. Especially Brielle. I think that she has been jipped on my last blog entries because none of them include her. I took this picture of Brielle to go along with my funny story for the day. Here it is. This morning I was combing Brielle's hair and when I was done she looked at me and said, "MomI wish you were as beautiful as me." I agreed with her and just had to chuckle to myself. I really don't think I have to worry about her self esteem! The bad part about it is that I can't even say that she gets her beauty from me!

If I were a Pioneer

I found this picture of Doug when we were at the filming of the Work and the Glory. I love this picture of him and I like to think is is just what he would look like if we lived back in the Pioneer days. Life would have been much more simple back then, but I am definitely glad that I live today where modern conveniences make life much easier.