BLAH!!!

I know I've been terrible at keeping up posts on our blog. But this is the latest. I basically feel like crap all the time. My house is a mess, my kids are bored and watching a lot of TV, we are eating crappy dinners most of the time and I rarely leave my house. Sounds fun!!! I'm really hoping that I will turn the corner soon with the whole morning sickness (that lasts all day) thing. I'm fourteen weeks now and am being optimistic about feeling better soon. I really NEED to. My family needs me to be back to normal. Also we have some trips coming up that I really would like to enjoy. We are going to Wendover this weekend with Rich and Misty overnight. Next weekend we are going to Idaho for a friend's baby blessing. The following weekend Allie has her first dance competition. On March 7 Allie and I are taking off to Phoenix to see Heather and Haley for a week. We will be coming back on a Wed and then Jason and I will be leaving Saturday for Vegas. Jason's work is paying for us both to go so that he can attend a conference on Sunday and Monday. I'm hoping to chill, sleep, and eat good food (if I can stomach it.) Anyway, I'm really not totally miserable, but on the verge. Hopefully things will be better soon.

Baby # 3 is on its way!!!

So I figured since it has been over a month since I have updated and this time don't have to blog about some crazy thing that Brock has done to hurt himself, I thought I would share that we are expecting baby # 3 in early Aug. We are so excited and just barely told Allie and she is on cloud 9 telling anyone and everyone that will listen that she is going to be a big sister again. Hopefully to a sister (according to her). She says she can't handle another "Brock". Anyway, we are feeling especially lucky this time considering we only tried for 3 months (that is miracle) considering it took us 2 1/2 years with Allie and a year with Brock. This baby must be meant to be at this time!!! I have been feeling pretty sick but continuing on doing all the mommy things that still have to be done. Allie is a huge help (most of the time)and Brock is the same little busy buns as ever.

Crazy Freak Accident...his name is Brock!!

This week could probably go down as one of the craziest weeks EVER!!! The worst of the worst this week happened on Wednesday at about noon. I was emptying the dishwasher, Brock and Paisley were eating lunch, Allie was at school. All was well until I hear this loud crash and a horrible scream from Brock. I turn to look and he is laying on his stomach with his head lifted up. I pick him up and turn him over to find...(are you sitting down)...A METAL FORK STUCK ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIS CHEEK!!!! I could see the tip of the fork poking out of his face right below his eye. It was the most horrible thing you could ever see. It looked like something a Hollywood makeup artist would do for Halloween. I hurried and pulled the fork out before he tried to and the blood started flowing. I was in full panic mode at this point. Here I have two 2yr olds and Allie is on her way home from school any minute. What was I supposed to do. I couldn't tell how bad it was because of all the blood. I called all my closest neighbors first and finally found (thank goodness) Scott Davies home on a sick day...sorry Scott!! I was hysterical, didn't know what to do or why I needed someone, but he came running over in his pajamas with a bottle of oil. He had no idea what had just happened, just that I needed him. Anyway, Scott came over and helped calm me and we tried to figure out where the fork entered and where it exited. We decided that the only thing that could really help him was a blessing. I, at this point realized why none of my friends that I had called were home. It was Scott that I needed so that Brock could have a blessing. Brock calmed down as I held him (I was a wreck) and the bleeding pretty much stopped. Allie and Jason came home shortly thereafter and I was still crying. I think most of the tears at this point were due to the fact that I was so grateful that his eye wasn't taken out and that this accident could have been so much worse. I just kept thinking "my two year old could have just lost his eye." Anyway, the doctor told me because it was two puncture wounds and a big scratch that they really couldn't do anything and to just clean it and keep it covered with neosporin for about a week and pray that he doesn't get an infection. He was such a trooper. He has been kind of grumpy the last few days which I guess is to be expected, but this was definately the worst of his injuries thus far. This kid freaks me out everyday and I think I take for granted the days that he doesn't get hurt (those are few and far between). I took a picture of him... no, not with the fork still stuck in his face, but with the bandaids on later that day. I will post it soon. Anyway, I have been counting my blessings and so grateful at that moment to have someone available to give him a blessing. How grateful I am for this gospel in my life!!! P.S. Take away the metal forks...seriously!!!

So cute...but oh sooo naughty!!

Brock LOVES stickers and will peel every single one off and stick them all together...or on his face!! It's a good thing that he is so cute!!!

Allie's trip to the specialist!!

Allie had to have a frenulectomy done to hopefully avoid some serious orthodontic issues in the future. She was basically tongue-tied and had to have under her tongue lazered and cut away...YIKES!! She was so good and tried really hard to be brave. They got her a warm blanket and pillow and put a movie on for her in the ceiling (which she thought was pretty cool). We were in and out so fast and she is healing great! Good job Allie!! You're braver than mommy...

Sooo Funny!!!

Just a funny email that I thought I would share. The sad thing it just might be true!!!

**The Difference Between BYU and UTAH Fans!!**

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Happy Halloween! A little wet and soggy, but it was so nice to not be freezing. The kids had a blast and got more than enough candy. We carved pumpkins on Thursday night with my parents and brother...(which as you can see is always a major undertaking). Between my parents and ourselves we carved all the pumpkins that our gardens produced. My parents had two huge ones and some smaller ones. We actually broke out the power tools to carve the big ones. Anyway, we had a good time. Allie's is the one with the crown carved into it and Brock's is the Mr. Potato Head one. We had a crazy Halloween day. After Allie's costume parade at school I r an home packed for Logan, grabbed everything we would need for the afternoon and headed back to pick Allie up from school. We left at 12:00 and headed to Logan for the first playoff football game between Mt. Crest and Cypress (49-7)...go Stangs!! After that we hurried back home so that the kids could have enough trick-or-treating time...barely making it before all the candy was gone or porch lights turned off:)