Girls Night Out!

I started the weekend out with a long awaited facial. I recieved a gift certificate for my b-day back in June. I've had to wait because of my pregnancy to use it. It was bliss. Cecil and my dad took off for the last fishing trip of the season. I thought what a great time to try to get some of my gal pals together and go out for the night. We went to a friends new restaurant in Sugarhouse the Yellow Fin, and believe it or not I actually ate sushi. We had a great time, thanks for the fun Bree, Piper, Marin, and Hailey!! We need to do this more often!

David is 2!

Awwww, my baby is now my middle child and is a toddling 2 year old. He is still pretty quiet, I know he can talk, but I believe he's figured out he can get away with more if he acts like he can't. He's a lucky boy. Daddy got him a mini 4wheeler. We celebrated a day early with a cake that I actually made and opened up two presents from my parents and his uncle Larry and aunt Pia. Then on his actual birthday his aunites Wendy and Melody threw him a little party where he got lots of cool stuff.

SNOW ANGEL

Far be it for me to deny Lydia time to play in the snow. It's hard to explain to little people that just because it's in the mountains doesn't mean it's in the backyard. Lucky for me we went on a road trip to Coalville to visit Great Grandma Williams, she had just enough to make Lydia happy!

Another week

Wow, what a great week. Other than Michael is a little confused about actually going back to sleep after his 4:00 a.m. feeding, we're doing pretty good. So much going on. Cecil and I are looking forward to February, we will be attending a pharmacy seminar in Orlando, FL. I am excited and hoping my Amy and her Robert might be able to meet us there since Georgia is so close. Cecil has an overnight fishing trip planned in October, (one night two days) he will have cell phone and I'm optimistic that I can handle my three kids and dog. If not, well Strawberry is only an hour and half away. My oldest niece is turning 1 and has her b-day party this Saturday and my other niece is on a plane to Switzerland to visit her maternal grandparents. My only nephew Brandon is going to be 15 and I can't even believe it. It seems like just yesterday he was 5 and in kindergarten. Pia and Alison are on a plane as I type this. I think taking a 3 month old will be much easier than an 18 month old, that's how old Lydia was when we took her to Switzerland. It's offically fall, because the 5th wheel has been brought home from Jordanelle, it was a great summer, and I think the boat will make it's final 2009 excursion when Cecil goes to Strawberry. So here's a recent pic of the kids and some of Lydia, Brandon, and us when we were in Switzerland visiting my brother and Pia.

Survived 3 weeks with 3 kids

The hardest part of three kids has been dealing with the oldest one. She thinks she can carry the real baby around like one of her dolls. We're working on that. Cecil decided it was time to go 4-wheeling again. We loaded the family including dog into the truck and took off. Michael, Kaiser and I stayed in the truck, while the other three went exploring. I think our lab is confused about what he is, he doesn't like water and he didn't want to run wild in the desert. Strange animal.

At Last!

Michael Joseph Shern arrived on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Thanks to Judy for taking me to the Doctors office early. Thank you to my Dr. for deciding to have me go to the hospital that day for an even earlier delivery date. I think August 26 was a great day, better than the 31st which is what we were planning for and definately better than 9-9-09, which was the actual due date. That would have been a fun birthday, but unrealistic. Here are a few pics of our newest addition. Also, thanks to Bree for having the announcements already made, you are so on top of things.

Another week, come and gone!

Nothing too exciting this week. We had a lazy Sunday and took the kids to the park and had a little picnic. It's probably the last outing before #3 makes his appearance. All I can say is broken ribs, sore lungs, I'm so ready for him to be here. I also now understand the pain of contactions. I was fortunate enough with the first two that they were scheduled before that ever happened. Little Michael on the other hand is giving me a run for my money. I'm scheduled for the 31 and it can't get here soon enough. We have the hospital bag packed with camera and battery, so I'm posting a picture of Zion's Park, when Cecil took the Young Men down there.