Water fun!

My Dad bought an underwater camera and it's been fun getting some soaking wet pictures! We took them to the river to see the kids skim board and took a bunch of pictures by the waterfall. I call Sophie my lil Hippo because she can touch but she scrunches down to her nose and wades in the water, silly little girl

Sophie's way of going potty....

I have been waiting to capture this picture...

Yep, Sophie is potty trained! Well, if you're a dog anyway!

For the last month if I am home all day I will keep her naked and take her to the bathroom every 45 minutes, sometimes she goes and sometimes she doesn't and sometimes.......

she goes out the doggie door to play outside, a little while later rips off her diaper (if she has one on) and just goes outside! Yep, you read right, just like the doggies! Awhile ago TJ was picking up dog pop before mowing the lawn and came in and said look, doesn't this look human? At the time we didn't know she was going outside and going to the bathroom, a few days later I caught her doing it. Another time TJ went out front to mow the lawn and didn't know she followed him out the door. He looks over and she is peeing on the rock out front! He came in laughing and I was like "Did any neighbors see her?" I mean the backyard is one thing but we don't want to seem too white trash lol! Don't worry she gets cleaned off when she comes inside! I have found when kids are ready they pretty much potty train themselves after a few months of showing them and repeating going. I think she has a few more months until we get really serious about it, but I have no idea what to do if your kid thinks they're a dog! So for now if there is a rock, tree, grass, cement sidewalk nearby we know she will go potty just not in a bathroom anytime soon.

Mom and Sophie

My parents took Brielle and Hunter for a sleepover so it's just me and Sophie. We went and got some pasta from Dad at work, the pippa facpory as Sophie says. Then we came home and cuddled on the couch watching cartoons and surfing the web! I love my little cuddlebug!

Skim boarding

TJ got some old skim boards from some kids at work so we decided to take some friends and try them out! The kids love playing in the river and though the water isn't cold anymore it's still nice to get out and have some fun. Plus it wears them out :)

3 little monkeys

Warning long boring pessimistic post you can skip to the cute pictures. :)

These 3 little monkeys all snug in my bed ready to watch a movie so their Mom and Dad can snuggle on the couch and watch a movie with the surround sound in the living room. Why you ask? Because TJ won't watch a good movie without surround sound lol. In a few weeks we will add another monkey to the bed and I am sure like most times one will fall off and bonk it's head and cry out to Momma. Luckily we haven't had to call the Dr. yet! :)

I know I have been extra pessimistic lately in my posts but seriously the 4th kid does something to your body that I cannot explain, other than its awful. I ache inside and out, have a stupid sciatic nerve that keeps acting up, I can't get comfy, have no clothes that fit comfortable other than black pants and a dozen of the same tank top in different colors, have no energy whatsoever, and even though I am completely exhausted I cannot sleep even after taking a unisom! I know growing a baby is a miracle and I try and cherish this moment but really I hate being pregnant! Love the outcome but hate being pregnant! But like I tell my kids nothing good comes easy, right?

There are ton of people that said a summer baby is awful because of the heat, the heat I can handle and quite frankly I am glad I am having a summer baby, we don't have a thousand sports practices and games or school things to do, it's been so nice! Don't get me wrong we are still busy but I don't think I could have handled how busy we get in the spring and fall while feeling like this and survive! I have no patients and get exhausted so easily, it takes everything I have to chase them around. I have been feeling so guilty not being able to have more fun with them knowing that our home is about to change, luckily they have a great Dad to pick up my slack! Going from 2-3 kids was chaotic and such a challenge, now going from 3-4 I am sure will be pure insanity. I sometimes feel like I cannot give them all the attention they deserve on an individual level and wonder how I am going to add another one to the mix. I know it will all work out and all I can do is the best I can but man I wish I could clone myself sometimes! :)

I am done! Mostly because I feel like a horrible Mom, between Hunter's surgery, the baby, and the huge amount of Dr bills that come along with these things, we haven't been able to go anywhere fun this summer. We keep the kids busy around town and I am sure they could care less if we go on vacation, I just feel bad. The older they get the less time we have during the year to go on vacations unless it's during a school break, doesn't conflict with the activities we do, and of course TJs work schedule. Before you know it they are all grown up :(

So to my 3 little Monsters soon to be 4, I love you more than words can say and promise your fun Mom will be back soon I hope! If not I may need some serious medication lol :)

Baby Poll

I have had some requests to have a poll of what you think our new addition will be! Here is the website address you can vote on and it calculates everything and tells you the winner! I will think of some awesome prize! :)

Here are some details to help you out:
Hunter- 39 weeks 7lbs 3oz 19 1/2 inches
Brielle- 40 weeks 7lbs 3oz 19 inches
Sophie- 39 weeks 6lbs 15oz 19 inches

Chinese chart says girl but it has only been right with Brielle, gender quizes all say boy. Mom says Girl Dad says boy and the kids keep changing their minds lol. I didn't get morning sickness really bad, skin has never looked better, have not gained as much, hated meat at first, crave sour and salty but now it's everything! I have always been induced too!

Good luck!

36 weeks 3days

Weekly Dr. Appointments now, getting closer!! I have a scheduled induction for August 1st and hopefully it doesn't come before then because my Dr. comes back from vacation July 31st!!! I never have gone on my own and have always been induced a week early but I have a feeling since everything is a surprise with this baby it will come when my Dr. is gone just because! We will see, 3 more weeks, CRAZY!!!

Bentley fireworks

Our annual Bentley firework show was great fun, the kids get so excited and TJ is included in that group! It was nice to eat yummy rootbeer floats with our friends and family and watch TJs perfectly planned show.

BBQ and fireworks

TJ and the kids did some swimming at his parents yummy BBQ



I bought a few tubes of glow sticks at All-a-dollar and the kids were more entertained with those than the actual fireworks! Halle and Brielle would put them together and Sophie would break them apart. Hunter made himself a glow stick monster.







St. George went all out this year and the show lasted a whole 25 minutes!! I think our taxes will go up next year to pay for it lol!

4th of July-bike parade

Our annual neighborhood bike parade and breakfast potluck!
Hunter was too cool to dec out his bike so he carefully put pieces of red white and blue streamers on his kickplate and pegs :) Wicked cool huh :)

Brielle put a few streamers on and then told me what to do to hers :)

Sophie just looked cute watching the parade and snuggling with her favorite person


The kids all looked great in their patriotic colors riding by


We ate a yummy breakfast


Happy 4th of July!

Lil Sister's bridal shower

My little Sister is graduating P.A school and getting married the end of August. Since she is busy with school and lives 15 hours away we couldn't throw her a shower so I put together a fun bridal shower for her friends and family! If you want to keep up with the fun visit www.Ashleywach.blogspot.com
We had some pretty strange looks from people and most of you know St. George is kinda an uptight place so we had some people scuz us off but we had a blast taking "Ashley" around town! I am sending the doll to the first friend on the list so I am excited to see where they take her :) so Ashley if you start getting some gifts in the mail and funny pictures you know why :) Love you and wish we had the real you but the doll was pretty fun to hang out with :)

check out the blog for more pictures of our fun adventure!

Summer fun!

When it's 111 degrees outside and you have a Mom that is about to POP, you either stay inside or play in the water! We tried out a new spot on the Virgin River that has a man made waterfall with TJs cousins family and we definitely will be back the kids loved it! Sophie is also a natural skim boarder!





Sophie was playing dress up in TJs drawers, she put his beenie and shorts on and then looked at me and said "Yo you what's up Mommy!" She is such a funny lil thing!