Christmas is upon us!

My sister in law makes these really cute ornaments out of clay. It is a very time consuming process and she is so good at it.

I had her make this angel for my mom.

This one is for my sister, Kay.

This is for Tanner Rumelli.

This is Taggetty Waggetty. Can't you see the resemblence?

So, I'll need to have her make one for Whitley, and while she's at it, she might as well make one for our new addition. I have been chastised for not making an announcement earlier, but I was trying to wait until after Christmas just because my uterus seems to have a hard time hanging on to the little suckers. This is my 8th pregnancy and you all know I only have three kids. So, it just gets hard to tell people you're pregnant and then a few weeks later you're not. And then you have people who heard you were pregnant and they see you a few months later and you're not showing and they didn't hear that you had the baby yet so they look at you funny and talk behind your back. It all gets really uncomfortable because nobody ever knows what to say, or they say somethng mindless like, "well at least you weren't that far along." It hurts and I've been through it more than my fair share of times so I apologize to anyone who found out in a round about kind of way-sorry Wendy, but be gentle with me(: I think I could have gotten away with not telling anyone, if my sister Kandie hadn't joked about me being prenant on the phone and I didn't laugh, or my two sisters-in-law who said I was showing at eight weeks, or my son who overheard me talking about it and then told his whole second grade class. It's hard to keep a secret when you have so many people who love you! So just pray that I make it the next 6 weeks without losing too much weight, and I think things will be good from there(: I'm due July 3 so I am betting on June 15 or 16. They just seem to come a week earlier every one I have, not that I would want a premie, but it's the whole uncooperating uterus again. So, from everyone here at our house, enjoy this holiday season!!!!

Twilight frenzie!

Okay, so, I was never really interested in the whole "Twilight" crap. People kept telling me I had to read the books, and I was like, "'whatever, I'm not going to waste my time on vampires." But I happened to see a trailer from the movie and my curiosity was piqued. I saw the movie opening weekend and was amazed at the feelings and emotions it brought out in me. So, I saw it again last weekend with my schmoopy, good as the first time, but he didn't get what all the hype was about. So, I've had some time on my hands, not feeling well and being in bed alot, that I thought, "what the heck, why not see what happens next" Last Friday, I finished the second book. Saturday and early Sunday morning I finished the third book, and Sunday and into Monday, I finished the series. The last two days I have been on Stephenie Meyer's website reading outtakes and tidbits, anything I could find. I heard she had started another book, "Midnight Sun" that was in Edward's point of view to go along with the first book, but she wasn't finished with it and it accidentally got leaked. She is quite upset about it and may not finish it. I read the chapters that were leaked and I will be severly disappointed if she can't find it in herself to finish. (It was good!) So, yeah, anyway, word to the wise, don't start if you don't have some time on your hands because they definitely leave an impression. I'm actually kind of glad I didn't read them before because I would have been way too impatient for the next book to come out. Anyway, I guess it has been a good escape from the misery of the first trimester, but I guess I can always dream!!!

Halloween

Halloween is usually a big deal at our house. I have so much fun dressing the kids up, but this year it just seemed to come too fast. I didn't even get my Halloween decorations up. We did manage to carve some pumpkins, but that was the extent of our celebrations this year. Tanner wanted to be a dead cowboy.( I think he got the idea from a Bundy cousin last year) I was not creative at all with Tag, he was just a cowboy because we had stuff from Trek left over. Whitley was a carebear. She looked so cute. She kept her hood on and her round face was just so cute poking out. The elementary school does a halloween carnival every year and then a trunk or treat afterwards. So that was how we spent our Halloween!

Whitley is one!

My little princess turns one today! I can hardly believe it. The year has gone by so fast and she is getting to be such a big girl. I know she has been a big girl since she was born, but she is just acting so old. It's fun, but it makes me a little sad because the time has gone by so quickly. She has been such a blessing in our family, and after we got her over the reflux she has been my best baby. She still takes two 2-3 hour naps a day, and she sleeps all night long. We can put her to bed awake and she will fuss for a minute, but then she is out. We still can't get Taggert to go to bed on his own and he is almost five. She has the sweetest little voice, but she is starting to get a bit of an attitude.(I have no idea where she gets that from(: She isn't walking yet which is okay by me, but she will be soon enough. As long as I was nursing she was my girl, but now that we have stopped doing that, she is becoming quite the daddy's girl. Her daddy loves it. Her face just lights up when he comes home from work and she squirms to get over to him. She's not dating until she is twenty, and even then, Trent will be cleaning his gun until the unlucky fella brings her home on time. We are just so grateful for our Whitley girl. Happy Birthday Chubba!

She got frosting in her hair and just about everywhere else!

Tanner's two front teeth

Tanner is upset because he won't be able to eat apples for awhile. It is so funny to hear him talk that I have actually caught myself talking with a lisp just because I like the sound of it. He really will be singing "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" although he doesn't think that is a very good present. He is concerned with what color his braces are going to be and I said "hold off buddy, you've only got two permanent teeth so far. Let's wait and see what the other ones do". For some reason he thinks braces will be cool just because his dad had them. I want him to be like his daddy, just not every aspect.

Raegan's Blessing

We went up to northern Utah this last weekend for my "little" brother's new baby girls blessing. He has got such a cute little family. (It is interesting to note, which I probably have before, that every one of my siblings and I have all had two boys first and anyone who has ventured out past that has gotten a girl next. I only have one brother who has more than three, but I think it is kind of cool.) As I watched my brothers with their kids and my kids, I just felt very proud of who they have become.

I've got good brothers and I am glad that we have stayed close. I feel like I miss out on a lot living so far away but it is always fun to go home and laugh and joke around. I call my brothers putz sometimes but it doesn't mean I don't love them, in fact in means just the opposite and I am glad they know it(:

Time out for Women!

This last weekend, I got to go to go to the Time out for Women with one of my very good friends, Amy, with no kids! If you've never been to a "Time out for Women" I suggest you go. It's put on by Deseret Book and it will make you feel like a better wife, mother, daughter, aunt, whatever. It is so uplifting! I've only been twice, but it was time well spent both times. So, Friday night we got to enjoy a concert by Jason Deare and his crew. If you've never heard me talk about the "Joseph" cd, well, this is the guy who wrote all the songs.

This guy is amazing! They have just come out with a new cd "Trek" and since Trent and I went on trek this summer, this cd really hit home for me. I was telling Jason how much it touched me after experiencing to a small degree what the pioneers might have gone through, and how it just made me cry, and he gave me a big hug. Anyway, they performed songs from their new cd, and it was just awesome, it's not yo mamma's church music. It's not like some churchy music that is so cheesy you just want to throw up, this is really good music full of emotion and power. If you've never heard either of these cd's: "Joseph: a Nashville tribute" and "Trek" I promise it will be worth the $12.00 for them.

This is the rest of the band. The guy, Bradley Hull, on the right is single. He's 32 and we heard he is looking for Barbie with a testimony so if you know anyone like that let me know. Amy's cousin is Dan Truman, the guy who plays the piano for Diamond Rio, and he helped produce these songs and plays the piano for them , so if you have anyone in mind, Amy can probably get him the message(: He wasn't there that night because he was playing with Diamond Rio in Jackpot, NV.

This is Mindy Gledhill. She sang a couple of the songs for us and she has an amazing voice.

This is Tim Gates. He also sang a couple songs and he also has an amazing voice. He is actually the lead singer in the group Due West. I think I've actually heard him on country radio but I can't remember what song he sang. The guy that is single is also in the band.

Anyway, it was a much needed escape from mommy duty, although, I am still nursing Whitley and for some reason it didn't cross my mind that 24 hours away from her and a pump would leave me quite uncomfortable. So when the conference was over, I made a mad dash home and hoped she was waiting for me when I got there. All in all I'd have to say it was a very "uplifting" weekend!!!!!(: