Girls are Silly!

Achievement Day Girl

Now that JJ is eight she gets to attend twice monthly activities at church with other girls ages 8-11.  Her first achievement activity was a trip to the local food bank.  JJ has always taken an interest in our efforts as a family to help others.  She loves to participate in scout food drives, penny drives at school and is always eager to help gather clothes and toys for our trips to the good will.  She was very excited to go to the food bank and eagerly helped me gather canned food items that she could personally donate.  It was a great experience for her.

She also had the opportunity to participate in her first fast Sunday in November. As members (and she is now an official member of the church) we fast two meals the first Sunday of the month and donate what we would have spent on the food to feed those in need.  She started small, just fasting breakfast,  and she did really well.  When she began to complain I reminded her that every time she felt hungry she could remember those that were hungry all the time and that she was fasting to help them.  That made her smile and kept her spirits up.  I am so proud of her and what an amazing eight year old she is.    

Happy Halloween

Having fun at the Ward Trunk-or-Treat

and yes I did make my hat

Zana’s Ghost Bride Costume was not quite ready so she went as a witch.

JJ is showing off her “real” vampire fangs

If you asked Biddy what she was for Halloween she replied “A Poodle”.   

 

On Halloween we went Trick-or-Treating with the Loyd family on Randolph AFB

Zana loved telling people that she was a a girl who died one her wedding day.  “Look I even had a dead bouquet!!!”  Pretty Spooky stuff.

JJ was working the Vampire Look

Biddy and Spiderman are best of friends at church and pre-school.   I had to take a picture of the sweet baby bug.  I get to be her Texas Auntie . . . love it! 

My friend Heather and I decided we have to send our kids BYU so they can meet on campus and re-kindle their childhood crush.

Of coarse after I took their pic Zana got all embarrassed and wouldn’t hold Wolverines hand again.  The girls got way too much candy, stayed up way too late and had way too much fun.  Good thing Halloween only comes around once a year!!  

Carving Pumpkins

The girls coordinated their pumpkins with their costumes this year.  JJ made a vampire pumpkin and Zana made a ghost.

As you can imagine Biddy just made a mess with her pumpkin and got a bath . . .

. . . and then refused to come inside.  She did an awesome job of running down the sidewalk flashing all the neighbors as they drove by before I caught her.   

On the Nest

After trying to have baby # 4 for a year and half our prayers have been answered and I found out in a rather unusual way that I am pregnant.   

I went to the insta-care because I had a cough headed towards pneumonia.  It was right after the business of JJ’s baptism so I was not taking care of myself the way I should have.  My cough was so bad they ordered a chest x-ray.  However when I went to sign the x-ray release form I realized that I was late.  They had to make sure I was not pregnant before the could do the x-ray.  The doctor came back in and surprise!! My test was positive.  It was a moment to remember- me sitting in the insta-care bawling my eyes out while the astonished doctor quips "wow you are pretty excited?" Excited couldn’t even begin to describe it.  The doctor gave me a half hug and left me to call Burke.  Choking back tears I told him the good news. He was thrilled then asked “but what are they going to do about your cough if you can’t have an x-ray.?”  I had to laugh.  “Who cares we are having a baby!!!” 

We shared the good news with the girls by gifting Biddy the “you’re a big sister book”.  Grandma Johnson and Aunt Angie were still in town and they got it right away.  It took the girls a bit longer. JJ was excited once she understood what was happening but Zana looked concerned. 

“We are having a baby.  What do you think about that?” I asked

“No” she shouted “No I am not.”  I tried not to laugh and responded in all seriousness. “You are right.  You are not having a baby Mommy is having a baby. Ok?” 

“That is good.  I can’t have a baby I am not old enough yet.” 

Glad we got that all cleared up. 

Burke was so excited he posted our news on face book unbeknownst to me.  Luckily we had already told our immediate family but I was not prepared for hundreds of our friends and acquaintances to know I was Prego at only six weeks!  I was mad for a while but had to forgive him when I read the post.  It was pretty darn funny. . .

The book of Burke Chapter 1, verses 1-3.
1. And it came to pass that the Man did look upon his tent and all that he possessed and was well pleased. He possessed much, including a woman and three female off spring. Yet he desired to increase his posterity, therefore he did descend upon the woman and she did conceive a child. The Lord did say unto him that 8 months hence a child shall be born unto him, yet he did not know if this child should be man-child or woman-child.
2. The Man did think unto himself that he did now possess sufficient woman seed and desired a man-child. He desired to teach unto the man-child the ways of the NFL and Craftsman tools.
3. If his woman does bear a 4th woman-child, the Man shall descend into his cave to seek refuge from the unrest that will ensue when his seed shall transition into their young woman years.

Everyone loved his post and I know that boy or girl he is going to love the new baby to pieces.  Once again I am humbled to have the opportunity to raise another one of Heavenly Father’s precious children.  I can’t wait for June 16th and the arrival of baby #4!!!