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Do you think Xayla liked the Dentist?



Opportunity Village




The Polar Express





Ward Christmas party

The Polar Express

So, I want to first thank Michelle for warning us about the weather (cold and snow). We were well prepared. I also want to note that the Polar Express was very fun, but I am not sure if it is worth the price. I would be willing to do it every year if it was cheaper for what you get. Just my opinion. Kobi is older and was actually questioning many things. He did say that he saw the Real Santa because Santa had a Real beard. He also said "No one is going to believe me that I saw Santa!" Now some of the not so good highlights:
1. A child directly behind us threw up shortly after the train left the station. It smelt really bad for almost the whole ride. Not very pleasant. It was crowded too, so we really couldn't move.
2. Opportunity Village had way more lights than the North Pole. The movie and the book The Polar Express makes you think of LOTS of lights, for the price your pay, I think there should be more lights.
3. We had a baby in the room next to us the screamed almost all night long. It was sooooo loud. Also since almost everyone that goes to the North Pole stays at the same hotel, it was loud. There were always doors slamming and kids running down the hallway. Maybe we shouldn't have taken the bottom floor by one of the door entrances.
4. Someone that had the room before us thought it would be funny to set the alarm on the clock to go off at midnight. So we were woken up by the loud beeping alarm at midnight in between all of the baby crying.

Overall, it was great hanging out with the family. Xayla liked the ride to the North Pole, but she was ready to get off soon after. I'm just not sure if it is worth what it costs. Maybe it's better in larger groups? I think we are just going to take a family ski trip next year. Just my opinion.

I'll post pictures when I get around to downloading them.

The Polar Express

We are going to the Polar Express tomorrow. We are so excited. I'll post more later. We are doing well. I'm starting to get uncomfortable especially if I eat too much. I feel like I can't breath. The fun is just starting. :)

Confirmed

My poor boy was a princess, but now he is a man :). Today my Dr. confirmed that we are having a boy. I'm feeling great and we are doing well.

The Holidays

Wnet to Ethel M Factory to visit Santa and to look at the lights for free over Thanksgiving weekend. My sister, Sonyo, came into town. I'm about 20 weeks along in the pictures. I go for my Dr. apt. on Dec 17th to check again if it's a boy or girl. I'll keep you posted. I am so glad the semester is over for teaching. I need a break. My house is a mess.

Oh Oh

So, maybe I spoke too soon. Now I see why people like Jodie :) choose to wait to see what they are having! You tell me what you think:



What you are seeing is:
bottom right hand side: Xayla's ultrasound
top right hand side: An ultrasound of my little one 10-17-07 (told it was a girl)
left side: my ultrasound today (My official ultrasound appointment with a tech. Last week it was with my Dr. for a quick look.)

What do you think? :)

My due date has changed to April 7th.

We are having another.....

Princess! It's confirmed. It's a girl. Xayla is happy and Kobi is sad. I think it is great that I will have 2 girls close together. K.C.'s sister Sara is having a girl in Jan. as well. Kobi will just be the only spoiled Grandson on K.C.'s side of the family :).

October stuff and update

Went to the Rebel Basketball game this weekend. It was fun. Met up with Spencer and Michelle. I haven't seen Michelle in a long time. It was fun hanging out. I about 20 weeks and Michelle is about 24 or 25 weeks. How exciting. I hope we get together again before we deliver!





Pumkin Patch. The kids loved it.

I love this picture of Xay!


19 weeks along!


Me and my girl! Orange for Halloween.


Dental Christmas party!


Kobi also lost his front two teeth. So all he wants for Christmas is his 2 front teeth! :)


Kobi got new glasses! He just needs to wear them to see the board far away, but he loves them.


Part of Kobi's baseball team picture at his end of the season party.



Some Halloween pictures.




Baby update: Official ultrasound is going to be this Wed. How exciting. Things are going well. I am 20 weeks now! Half way there! It has gone so fast this time. I think because it's #3.

Preschool

I have been really interested in creating some kind of schedule for Xayla with some learning activities, but had no idea where to start. I browsed the internet and found this cool article at this website: (I do not know why the link is not working. I must not know what I am doing.)http://www.heav.org/basicinfo/preschoolathome.html



The website that was really neat was
http://letteroftheweek.com/index.html

Check it out. Just thought I would share.

Update

Nothing really new here. I love the holidays. I have been really trying to appreciate things more. I can't wait until next month to find out what we are having. School has kept me really busy. I decided to do something for myself, so I'm taking a short writing class starting the first week of Nov. I'm excited about that. I gave up lia sophia. I just have too much on my plate, and it's just not me. It is a good company. My laptop crashed, so I had to buy a new one last week. I am so glad I have a functioning computer now. Not so happy about having to pick up extra shifts at the hospital to cover for it, but I feel blessed that I can do that if I need to. I grade a LOT of papers. Baseball season is almost over for Kobi. I feel bad that I didn't take as many pictures this time around. Xayla is still afraid to poop in the toilet! It's so frustrating. She is usually dry with naps and bedtime, but she will poop in her underwear every time. This semester is finishing quickly. I can't WAIT until KC is done with school!! After this semester, 1.5 years left. YES!!!! That will make my load lighter.

Disneyworld 2007 and update

I am posting some of our pictures form our trip. It was so much fun, and I think we all needed it. We went to Gatorland, Animal Kingdom, Blue Lagoon, Disneyquest, and the Magical Kingdom.

I went to the Dr's yesterday (love my Dr. Dr Wells). I am due between March 30th and April 4th. So it may be an April Fools baby. I think it's a boy because this pregnancy is very similar to Kobi's, but we will see in November. I was really nauseous with Xayla.

Teaching has been a little stressful this semester. I am not sure how it's going to work out with 3 kids. Sometimes I wish we would have waited until K.C. was done with school, but I do feel blessed to be healthy, and I am having a great pregnancy so far.

Xayla has a fever right now, but no other symptoms. I hate when she is sick. It's so sad.

I am also going to post some pictures of Kobi the day of his baptism.

Life

So, it has been busy around here. I have been sooooo tired. Naps are never long enough, and I can never get enough. I have been feeling well and eating a lot.

Kobi started Fall baseball. His schedule is a little hectic. The semester has started for me again with teaching at CSN. I kind of have a lot on my plate right now.

Xayla is still working on potty training. She will pee in the toilet all the time, but she will not poop in the toilet. She will go in her underwear. If I put a pull-up on her, then she will be sometimes in the pull-up and sometimes in the toilet. Today, she went to the babysitters for the first time in a very long time, and she urinated on herself twice and pooped in her underwear. I guess I need her to get used to other places! Yikes. I felt so bad. Luckily Kobi is not in school yet, so he helped the sitter out. Kobi starts 3rd grade next week! I can't believe it.

I am excited. We are going to Florida (the whole Disney thing) the 1st week of Sept. We need a family trip! Michelle, we are meeting up with Ben and his wife, Ursula, as well (and their daughter Isabella).

Kobi

I took some pictures, but I will post those later.

So my big boy turned 8 yrs last weekend! I can't believe it. He is going into the 3rd grade this month. He is such a big boy now! He got baptized today, and we had his party today because we were out of town last weekend. He is such a good boy. He loves to be silly and to pick on his sister, but he usually always chooses the right.

Family Reunion

We had fun. Just wanted to post some pictures.

I drank the water!

If you could see that, I must have drank the water that is going around! Number 3! Crazy!

4 things.....

4 jobs I've held:
1. Leeds shoe store (Now called Bakers in the Boulevard Mall)
2. JC Penneys in the Boulevard selling shoes
3. Bank of America
4. Sunrise hospital/ St Rose Hospital (Peds Intensive Care Unit)

4 movies I can watch over and over:
1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
2. The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch, and the wardrobe
3. Pretty Woman / Runaway Bride
4. The Grinch

4 places I've lived:
1. Puerto Rico
2. England
3. Africa
4. somewhere green and near waterfalls

4 TV shows I enjoy:
1. The Bachelor
2. American Idol (Just the first couple of episodes when people are trying out)
3. Oprah (when I watch TV)
4. Supernanny (When I watch TV) or sometimes dancing with the stars depending on the dancers.

4 places I've been on vacation:
1. Florida (Orlando and Fort Lauderdale)
2. San Diego, One more ....Puerto Rico
3. Blanding, UT (is that a vacation?)
4. Forest Hills, New York (We did go to the Bahamas with the kids before K.C. started Dental School)

4 of my favorite dishes/restaurants:
1. Red Lobster- The Ultimate Feast
2. Joe's Crab Shack- Barbecue crab legs
3. The Olive Garden- Shrimp Alfredo
4. Hamadas- any of the rolls

4 websites I visit daily:
1. myspace (not really daily)
2. msn mail/ CCSN mail (now CSN)
3. blog sites (mine and friends) (not really daily)
4. Bank of America on-line banking

4 places I'd rather be right now:
1. Hawaii
2. In the Bahamas or under the waterfall with my man in El Yunge Tropical Rain Forest in Puerto Rico
3. somewhere more green
4. New York City-shopping & going to Broadway shows (I agree with Jodie on this one)

El Yunge (I visited there in 1999 when I visited my father. Breathtaking.)