Tayler is 6

I can't believe Tayler is 6, where did the time go...she looks so grown up. Tayler could hardly wait for this day to get here, she begged me back in October to hand out invitations for her birthday party so if you could imagine then until the end of January was a very long wait. I was so close a few times just having her party so we didn't have to hear about it everyday but she is to smart...I couldn't pull that off. We got her a scooter for her Birthday and she LOVES it, our entire neighborhood has one of these so she just didn't fit in riding her bike (she would tell me) Now I can't keep her inside which is good because the weather here right now is awesome!

Tayler of course woke up at around 7 a.m which is not like her at all. Anyone that knows this little girl knows that she usually sleeps until around 10 because she hates the mornings...she was so excited she could hardly stand herself

PRESENTS...she made a haul on gifts, I think she got enough for 3 birthdays!

There were so many little girls in my house, Tayler just wanted a princess party with girls only...she didn't even want her dad there. Later she told him that he could come as the prince as long as I dressed up in my wedding dress and was the Queen. Ya...I'm 6 months pregnant...not going to happen. Even if I wasn't it was definately more fun watching all these little girls dress up and have fun. Naomi isn't in any of these pictures because she woke up this day and started throwing up and had diarea, it was so sad. I sent her to Grandma's house and had to Clorox my whole house before kids showed up. Naomi really wanted to be there and she would have had so much fun. Now that Tayler is 6 I am officially feeling old...especially when I think of being married for 8 years, Naomi is almost 4 and our 3rd one is one the way. Crazy Feeling! I love being a mom and my girls are amazing. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Happy Birthday Tayler!

IT'S A BOY!!!!

We found out on the 21st of December that we are expecting a little boy to join our family on the 18th of May. Rodger and the girls kept telling me that it was a boy but after having 2 girls in a row I wasn't going to get too excited. I am still in shock and I find myself getting anxiety once in a while because I don't know the first thing about having a boy but I am excited for the challenge!
As for the pregnancy it has been really challenging compared to both my girls. The day I found out it was a boy they also told my I have placenta previa. The doctor seemed to think I will grow out of it so we are praying for the best. I also have really bad circulation in both my legs so I asked my doctor about it and they ran tests and they came back saying the bad circulation was coming from my heart and could be life threatening which scared me to death...I was in a state of panic and frustration and scared for our baby in hopes that he was ok. So I was sent to a Cardiologist who did more tests and they came back good, thank goodness. Then I was taken to the ER because there was a lump on the back of my right knee that was swollen and red and very painful so I was worried of a blood clot. I have phlembitous which is a clot in the superficial veins which has lead me to a lot of time on the couch elevating my legs...so if any of you know some good movies, send them my way. I feel like my list goes on, but I am staying really positive about it so I can get myself through these next 4 months without going crazy.
Despite everything we are sooo excited to be having another one and can't wait to meet him!!!

CHRISTMAS TIME!!!

I skipped Thanksgiving and went right to Christmas because our experience with Thanksgiving was pretty miserable. We tried to go to Washington and hit a huge blizzard getting us trapped in a town that had nothing and had to stay overnight and then the next morning our truck was so frozen we couldn't even start it for 4 hours...then the weather continued to be bad and was going to stay that was so we drove the 6 hours back home to have Thanksgiving with my mom bless her heart. We were all pretty disappointed.

Anyways, Christmas was so much fun, we had my sister and her husband and daughter come here and we had a blast, seeing all three girls wake up that morning was so fun. I remember being that way when I was little but as a parent I just sat back and watched there excitment grow as they continued to open more presents. There is something really special about watching your kids smile that makes the day all worth it. The girls really wanted baby turtles for Christmas so Rodger and I set them up...they are really smelly and dirty but it's better then a dog or a cat for our place and they love them. I forgot to even get a picture of them...that's wierd. Anyways then we got them these digital camera's that are water and brake proof which they love so between those two and all the fun toys in between the girls came out pretty good!

Halloween and trip to AZ!

This year for Halloween the girls wanted to be fairies....go figure! They love being fairies, but that's okay because they are two of the cutest fairies ever! Naomi wanted to be Tinkerbell for about 3 months and my friend already had this cutest dress so that made things easy but Tayler was on the hunt for the perfect fairy dress, she had about 3 she was trying to decide and picked this one and it turned out so cute. We were in charge of the wards trunk or treat so we had a hot dog dinner and the girls love trick or treating whether it's a house or a car. Then, the next night we carved our pumpkins which turned into a 4 hour process because we used the patterns which took forever and Tayler insisted she carved her own and that took forever....I'm just glad she didn't take off a finger. The next night we went to Hurricane to see my mom and dad and go to a neighborhood that is always completely decorated with lights and all sorts of fun stuff. Naomi was not enjoying it much this year because she was so scared of everything and this guy jumped out at her and scared her with a mask....who scares a 3 year old like that! We still had fun but I'm glad it's over because I love the fall and am ready for the fun holidays!

My mom was going to Arizona to help my brother and his wife because they were expecting a baby, and Rodger has been so busy that I hardly even see him anymore so I decided to hop in the car with my girls and go on a road trip. Both of my brothers live there so it was really good to see them and my nieces and nephews and welcome new baby Jayda into the world. The girls had so much fun being around tons of friends and entertainment and of course a new baby....I knew it couldn't go wrong. We painted pumpkins and went swimming, had a halloween party and decorated cookies, met a new baby girl and Tayler lost her first tooth. My sister-in-law is very artsy and creative so she helped me type up a letter from the toothfairy, leave rhinestones, and of course a dollar bill...she was so excited. Since then she has 3 more loose teeth so I need to act fast on my fall family pictures before my little girl is toothless. Anyway, the trip was a blast and the girls had tons of fun.

Crazy, Intense Hike through Zion!

I was invited to Hike the Narrows with my friend Sara and a group of friends she knew. Rodger had to work so he couldn't come. I am extremely afraid of heights and heard there was a repelling section that was small so I agreed to go because they said it was tiny and not a big deal. They tricked me into going because as soon as we arrived, the repelling section was off a 100 foot cliff off this lip of a mountain, I was hyperventalating(spelling??) and almost ready to cry and the only thing I could think about was how crazy I must be to do it pregnant with my hubby and kids at home because if I kill myself out here...they are not going to be the last ones I see. I did it though and as soon as I hit the bottom I was so relieved but it changed quick when I said, " that was the only one right?" They laughed and said there were 8 more sections and at this point I couldn't turn around. We left at 6 a.m that morning and they told me it was an 8 mile hike which really was a 16 mile hike, I didn't call Rodger that night until 8 and by then he was wondering what had taken so long because I told him it was only 8 miles. As scared as I was to be repelling off cliffs, I was so glad that I didn't know what it was going to be like because I would have missed out on what I thought was the most amazing, gorgeous hike I have ever been on., I just was wishing Rodger could have been there to enjoy it with me

I'M.........

Baby #3 is on it's way at the Adams household and we are really excited....now if I could just skip the icky sick feeling then things would be great! The girls are really excited and are already calling it a brother and has his name all picked out. #3 is a big jump, there are some days I can't believe we are there and are actually taking the leap but my girls are going to be a huge help and be such good big sisters to this new little one.

TAYLER'S IN KINDERGARTEN!!

She's looks so cute and grown up I can't believe it. This day was full of excitment, anticipation, and anxiety....1-because she hasn't been able to sleep for the past 3 days waiting for this day to come so it has been a long week, 2-because everyone told me I would cry like a baby, but having her be so excited and asking me CONSTANTLY how much longer, I was ready at that point just to get her out of the house, and 3- I have been a nervous wreck trying to decide if she should take the bus or if I would just go pick her up. In my mind I felt like she is way to young to be riding the bus, but as she informed me..."I'm old enough mom and I can do it if I want to," (REALLY, am I there already...my 5 year old is basically telling me she is old enough to make her own decisions. So....I decided to be a brave, un-paranoid, nervous parent and let her do it. Getting through this first day of school has been great, everything worked out and I feel so much better and of course she LOVES it, I knew she would and Tayler is so smart, she is going to do great!

Aquatic Center and Forts!!!

Lately our new summer thing has been the AQUATIC CENTER, I may as well get a pass there. Tayler asks me if we can come here about 5 times a week, she loves the slides and she is getting pretty good at swimming too. We met up with our friends Jeremy and Lindsey with there cute little boy Zander, we had a lot of fun. Naomi is getting better and better everytime in the water but still gets really scared...soon we will brake her and she will LOVE the water.

The girls really wanted a fort the other day so I brought 6 chairs upstairs to Naomi's room with a ton of blankets and made them a fort, they LOVED it...we let them watch a movie in there and once it was over we gave them flashlights and turned off all the lights and they played for quite a while. They both wanted to sleep in it so I got them all set up, read them a book and HOPED they would go to sleep. Tayler surprisingly was the first one asleep and Naomi decided that she wanted to sleep in her bed but didn't want the fort or Tayler in her room. I moved her to my room thinking she would fall asleep in my bed and then I could move her but she wouldn't do that, so I set her up in Tayler's bedroom and she wouldn't do that, so then I brought her downstairs to watch a movie with Rodger and I thinking she would fall asleep in my arms....NOPE! It was going on 1 am and I was tired of her. Finally Rodger put her up in her room and told her she had to stay and she finally fell asleep. What is it with the kids listening to Dad the second he says anything but when Mom does it they don't want to listen. I'm sure it's the deep, you know your in trouble voice that I don't have. Needless to say I will not be doing anymore forts for bedtime eventhough Tayler loved it, not such a good idea!

NATIONAL DANCE DAY!

ZUMBA!!! I have been taking this class at the Warehouse for about 3 months now and it is such a good workout and I love it! July 31st was National Dance Day and the show So You Think You Can Dance invited everyone across the country to celebrate it. There is about 4 or 5 people that teach this in the St. George area so we got all of them together and everyone parked there cars in a circle at the Wal-Mart parking lot and turned on the lights and danced for almost two hours. The above pictures aren't even half of the class, each teacher got on stage and did two or three songs so half the time I felt like I sat there because I didn't know what I was doing, but it was still fun and the girls are awesome. It's definately my thing that gets me away from my house and takes my mind off of the mom scene for a bit and I just get to do something for myself. The camera's were rolling so we may be on TV tonight....but even if we are it would be for a brief second and I will just be a speck, but I still had a good time!!!

Summer Fun!!!!

This summer we have taken two seperate lake trips, one to Powell and the other to Lake Nacimiento in California. We had so much fun and the combination of sun and water is always good with me. At Lake Powell we got invited to stay on our friends house boat which was a blast, they brought there ski boat as well so we got to tour around the lake, go cliff jumping (which I did, I was so proud I actually did it) and we did a lot of wake boarding and skiing and every night we played poker which I am horrible at but it was fun. Then we got invited to our friends cabin in California at Lake Nacimiento and we had so much fun! We boated through this spot called the narrows where the water was like glass, so pretty. Then we did a lot of boating and I finally got up on the wake board, Rodger of course caught on so fast and was doing awesome, and Tayler got up on the kids board and boated around the lake for about 2 minutes, she did so good and loved every minute of it. Naomi on the other hand hated every minute of it and thought we were terrible for making her try it, she is so scared of the water that isn't her bath and we are trying to brake her of it. The other pictures of the girls smeared against the glass are of them having a water fight in the backyard in there clothes and they were having so much fun. These trips came at perfect times for us, because we just needed to get away and get our mind off of things so thanks to Brad and Sara and Adam and Lisa for making our summer one to remember.

We had a BLAST!!!!!