Thomas the Tank Engine "Rowwing the Lawn"

Every time Brennen sings the Thomas theme song it sounds like...Thomas the Tank Engine Rowwing the Lawn.

For our family vacation this summer (Memorial Day Weekend), Paul planned a mini vacation to Utah to ride Thomas in Heber Valley. This is the second time we've ridden Thomas. Our first time was when Ash was nearly four, and Brenn was 8 months. So this trip was really for him. He loved it!! He got so excited when he saw the "Real Thomas."

We spent a couple of hours doing all the activities. The kids had a lot of fun, and were really good.
We spent the night at a hotel in Draper so that the kids could go swimming. Paul gets really good Travel Agent rates, and doing things like that are fun to him.
Sunday, we drove around Draper for about an hour, trying to make it up the mountain to see the new Temple. By the time we got there it was drizzling and really cold. What a beautiful temple. We then went to the Jordan River and Ocher Mountain Temples, which are both visable from the Draper Temple.
That afternoon and night we spent at Aunt Dee-Dee's and Uncle Jeff's. The kids love being around them, just as I did (and still do) as a child. It was always the best to work with Uncle Jeff. Ash was hoping for a horse ride, but with Jeff working out of town all the time he had lots of chores to catch up on. But she got to spend three hours Monday morning going all over with him. She had a blast, and even wrote her writing lesson about it on Tuesday at school...
"This Memorial Day I I went with my unckl Jiffe. we went to the stor. we got 20 bords we put them in the trailer we got a gringk we went home"

They didn't just go to the store... They went to the store, then the dump in SLC that was closed (Memorial Day guys!!), back to the store because they forgot something, and then to get a drink. Three hours later!!!!

We made it home by five, and went straight to the parents for a BBQ, where Ryan dried to burn all of his hair off (got to close to the grill and couldn't get it lit the first time).

2 Full Days, and 3 Half days and counting until "Schools out for Summer!!"

"It" MIGHT be a girl!!!

We've been constantly on the go. It's a good thing, because if I wasn't constantly going, I would lay down and go to sleep. Ash is back at ILC after two weeks off. I can't wait tell summer vacation, NO more arguments about homework. She loves homework, but doesn't want to do it until its "dark" (meaning night).
Mondays and Wednesdays are dedicated to Ash's baseball games. There are the ever present Dr's appointment (It seems all I've done since Ash was born is go to Dr's appointments. During my spring break, Ash had a double ear infection. And as of tommorow, I will have had 5 appointments in the last three weeks, myself.



Yesterday I had my 4th ultrasound, the third to make sure the baby had all its vital organs, and that the were working. I ended up having to have it done at the hospital for the third one, and yet again the baby was still being uncooperative. Thats why the MIGHT be a girl came into play. Brennen still says its a boy.
Well, it's time to get going to a baseball game. I'll get some pictures of that up soon.

I'm glad you made it to Germany safely Katie.
Love to all
Lara

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Go Rivercats

Ashlynn-Marie is a Rivercat this year. She is one of two girls on the team. Where she was one of the best on the t-ball team, on this team I think her skills are towards the bottom of the pack. The parents of this team are going to be very competitive, even some of the boys are. It was really cute the very first day of practice, they were out taking batting practice, and one of the boys just smashed it into the outfield (they play on regular sized Babe Ruth fields now), and one of the boys fielding said "We're going to have a very good season!" It was so funny. Ash has been so excited to play, so I hope she has fun and doesn't get discouraged. I also think that her vision is going to be a little bit of a problem this season, especially while she's batting. We'll see...

Paul has made a lateral move at the travel agency. He now is going to be working at the help desk. He has been training for it the last week during the hours that I've been at school, so Brennen has gone to Grandma Shirley's for the week.(Thanks Shirley, it been a big help you keeping Brennen this week.) Brennen has had lots of fun playing with Luke (the little boy Shirley nannies), going to the park, going to the nature park, and helping to bake a cake for Great-Grandma Pat's birthday.(Happy Birthday Grandma!!!)

It's Spring Break and I'm so excited to have a week off. The kids have just been crazy at school, or just plain sick and still coming to school. I told them if they got me sick, and I was sick during Spring Break, I was going to hunt them down and cough on them.:)

My friend Katie, is going to Germany to play Professional Softball. Good Luck Katie, I'll miss you.

Hope everyone has a great week.
Love to All!!!

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I've had problems uploading pictures the last few weeks. I'll try to figure out what is wrong, and get them up.
Love to all

Viva Las Vegas

Last week, Paul and Ashlynn took a long weekend to go see Steve, Em, and E in Vegas.
Here are a few pictures of their highlights. Thanks Em.

Ultrasounds

On Wednesday, I had my second Ultrasound. One of the cruelest things, I think that you can do to a pregnant women, is to tell her to drink at least 32 oz. of water an hour before her Ultrasound. The pain from having to go to the bathroom was excruciating. The Dr. was only able to get three of the measurements that he need to make sure the baby was OK. We couldn't get any good pictures, because the baby is sitting breach down in my pelvis (Let's just say that it has been very painful to walk the last couple of days. And the baby is constantly kicking me...Because I sure its very uncomfortable down there too). So my next Ultrasound is on April Fool's Day... The receptionist thought that was pretty funny.
Brennen is getting really excited about the baby. Now that he has "seen" it, he is sure that it is a boy. He points out babies when we are in public, and talks in an exaggerated whisper when he talks about them.

Ash got to go on her first plane ride yesterday. She's been begging her daddy to take he on a plane She has also been asking to go see Easton and Emily) so he planed this trip a month ago, for both of them to go to Vegas.

Brennen and I went on a Papa date yesterday. We went to a Bronco Basketball game. He liked watching the score boards and reader boards change. He was pretty good, he got a little antsy, but all in all he did a good job. He got a little basketball that was thrown into the stands.

That's it for another week.
Love to All!!!

Time Flies

It seems like yesterday, when I did my last blog. Since then everyday stuff has happended.
On the 10th, Ash had surgery to take out the rod that was in her arm. They told me we needed to be there at 6:15 am. Well the news the night before called for fog. So, mom and I decided we probably needed to leave by 5:30am, because it was clear down town Boise where we needed to be. We wake up, no fog...so we get there about 5 after 6. We get to the doors, and they are still locked. They don't even open until 6:15am. We sit, and sit, and sit about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes later, they call us back for preop. The surgery is suposed to be at "7:15". But, no its nearly 8 before it starts. The surgen was late again!!! It only took about 20 minutes total. They must of believed me that she has a hard time coming of the meds, becuase it didn't take her very long to come off of it, and she was pretty with it within 30 min. It was funny watching her come off the Meds. She opted to save the rod. When she was looking at in her med coded fog, she said "Mom it looks like one of your sewing neddles." It does too. It looks like a thin crochet hook the size of her arm. We were eating breakfast at Shari's by 9 am in Meridian. I have never seen her pack away so much food before. We then had a "relaxing" (ha,ha...does Ash ever relax, and stay still) day watching movies at granilani's. The Aunties (we missed you Em) came over to watch too. We then had a yummy family dinner at the parent's that night.

Brennen's been up to his same old tricks. Got to watch this kid like a hawk... If you don't your house gets redecorated. But all in all, he's had a few good weeks.

For Valentine's day, Paul and I did a session at the Temple, and then went out for lunch at the Olive Garden. The kids went over to the Tampas grandparents for a visit.

Last week I had a bought, and couldn't be very far from the bathroom.:( Yuck, Yuck!!

Paul went skiing, and did some over Time.

That's been pretty much it for the last 16 days. School, Church stuff, and everyday activities that are routine.

Love to All...