Eli in the ER :(

Last week little Eli was in the Emergency Room, becuase his arm got pulled out of the socket! :( Poor baby. I wasn't sure if it was or not, but after an hour of him crying every time we touched it or he moved it, we decided to take him in to the ER. Sure enough, it was :( Poor baby! We were in there 2 & half hours, waiting for Xrays, & finally got sent home at 10:30 pm. It was especially hard for both Eli AND myself, becuase walking in there with him, at this same time of year as we did last year when he was only 4months old 3x with Intussesuseption, was VERY traumatizing. The min we even got to the front desk, he started crying! I was pretty sure he somehow knew where we were! I felt so terrible! I myslef being pregnant & emotional really had to not freak out a little as well! I am just sooo thankful that we made it safely through that last year, & that we have our little Eli. Also thankful he went home happy smiling with a popcicle in his mouth & feeling so much better! (oh, and that nothing was broken or sprained!) :)

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!

After 3 little boys in a row, we found out Tuesday that we are finally having a little GIRL!!!! We are soo excited! It still doesn't totally feel real, I guess just because all I know is boys?! But we are all soo thrilled! (especially Austen!) I think he wanted a girl more than I did! I finally get to experience the whole "pink" thing! I have always LOVED shopping for any baby girl, (esp my darling little niece Ella) and now I actually get to do it for my own! We are very thankful for a perfectly healthy little girl who is on her way to our family! The ultrasound was very interesting! It was my 20 week US so they did all the usual scans & measurements etc, but even when the technichian was trying to get her heart & lip, she was SO stubborn! She was curled up in a tiny ball, both legs crossed, arm covering her face & her back to us! The entire ultrasound took about 40 min becuase we couldn't get her to cooperate! We almost had to go home not knowing the gender for sure becuase she would NOT uncross her legs! lol! (she was just being modest, that's a good little girl! ;))
I started to gently push on my sides, and FINALLY she gave us a good shot, & he said, "nope, there's no way that's a boy, 100% girl"! At first I didn't really believe it, even though I was looking right at the little "girl part" myself! I looked over at Austen as he was trying not to get emotional, and he was just beaming! He reached over & grabbed my hand & gave it a tight squeeze. What a day to celebrate! As we walked out I immediately called my mom & she yelled 2 times in my ear on the phone! (she was watching the little boys for us) she then gathered all 3 boys around the phone & put me on speaker so they could hear me tell them! It was so cute! Brendan yelled yeah! And she said the other bys INCLUDING little Eli just grinned from ear to ear! What a day to celebrate! After we picked up the boys, we went to Kohls & used some coupons, & we bought our first little carters one piece for her that says "Little Sister". We cannot wait to welcome her in April! :)

It's Decemeber!

Wow, I cannot believe how quickly time is flying by! In a way that's a good thing for me right now, becauase I am pregnant, but then it also  means that my babies are growing up! :(
Brendan turned 5 on the 23rd and he somehow really does seem like a 5 year old now! I love to see my children grow & progress, but it's hard to see them grow so fast at the same time, & become more independant & not need their mommy as much as they do!
I love the month of Decemeber! Obvoiusly becuase of Christmas, but there just really is something special in the air! I love decorating my house & listening to the music, & thinking of the true meaning. I get emotional more when I am pregnant this time of year if I am pregnant (part hormones, I'm sure!) but because I think of Mary, and how hard it must've been to be in her shoes during the winter & being pregnant, and all that she must've been going through. I especially think of her when I listen to the song by Amy Grant "Breathe of Heaven". I am so grateful to her. I am so thankful our Savior came to earth that night. The precious tiny baby, in such meager & humble circumstances & yet, the King of this World, our Savior.
I hope you all have fun this month & remember the true meaning, no matter how busy we get with the hustle & bustle of things! I am so thankful for this season :) Merry Christmas Everyone!

My 2nd Blog is Up!

I finally started my 2nd blog that I have been talking about doing for a while now! It is dedicated to all the "deals" I find, etc! I try to publish several posts a day, so get check it out & follow it! :)
Here is the Link:

comepinchsomepennies.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Creating another Blog!

As most of you know, I really love getting a good deal, coupons, & being thrifty etc. I told Austen even of the day came that we were millionaires, I would still love it & pursue it! I mean, why not?! Anyway, I post alot of my "deals" & coupons, etc that I find on here & mostly on Facebook, but it's so back & forth, so I've decided to start another blog dedicated specifically to the "deals". Lots of you have asked about it & mentioned that you love that I post them, so I thought I'd go for it! But I have been SO NOT creative lately, so I need some help as to what to call it?! Any suggestions?? I will prob create the blog within the next week or so, & then every week I will post! Keep watchin! I will post the link to the new blog on this blog.

Today's Inspritation :)

Today in Relief Society we had a wonderful lesson, & the spirit really touched me. It’s also Fast & Testimony Meeting this week, and I tend to feel the spirit stronger more particular on those weeks.


Because I have been soo sick pregnant these past few months, this is actually the first time in a while that I have actually made it all the way through church! It really made me realize what I have been missing. Some days when I wake up (especially with early morning church!) I honestly really don’t feel like going to church! I love the Lord & his gospel & it’s nothing against church, but it’s just a big ordeal sometimes with 3 little ones under the age of 4 right now, plus being pregnant! But every time I get to the end of RS the spirit touches me & reminds that this is where I am supposed to be right now, and that I need this. The renewing of covenants & partaking of the sacrament is so important, and so is hearing those lessons & feeling the spirit each week. I know there are other ways we can feel the spirit throughout the week, but I truly believe that there is a purpose to all of God’s plans, including 3 hours of church each week! 

Anyway, in Relief Society, the lesson was on “Gratitude”. I was smiling inside because the lesson was based on the talk given this General Conference by Pres. Mosnon, and it was actually what I based my blog theme on this month, which I created last week! The very quote I have in my banner was read & I was so happy to feel on track! Lol! Anyway, we were talking about all the things we should be thankful for of course, but then we started talking about learning how to be grateful for our trials. It does sound weird, especially while in the middle of one, but it really is true. Empathy was one of the big things we talked about. We may not understand at the time when we are going through certain trials, & maybe sometimes we never do, but one of the things we can realize is that by us going through that particular trial, has taught us to have empathy, and who know, somewhere down the road, someone you know and or love will be facing that very same trial, & that person will be feeling the same way you did, like “why”? but….we will be able to say, “you know what, I really have been where you are, and I understand”. Sometimes, for me at least, that’s all it takes to help me feel better, & to make me realize, “wow, they really DO know what I’m feeling & going through, & they got through it, so maybe I can too”. It just really made a lot of sense. I am so thankful for the wisdom our Heavenly Father has. So many times we may think that we can do it on our own & we know what is best, but He, as our Father, really does know what’s best, He knows the plan, the outcome & what we truly need. He has our best interest at heart. I am so thankful for a loving Father in Heaven, & for an incredible older brother, Jesus Christ, who suffered ALL that we have, and who he too, has empathy for us.

So, I just found out that in order to get this beautiful lattice desgin on your pie, you have to actually have a tool that makes the prints!?! I guess it IS a little too pretty to be true without one! lol! So if I don't go buy one, I am still going to try something like it for Thanksgiving! It kind of inspired & motivated me to try it out on my own! I'm excited. SO, sorry that I can't really "post directions"! I guess the directions could be, "go to a specialty cooking store & look for one!" lol!

           
This is an awesome lattice pie that I'm going to try this Thanksgiving! I will post directions here! :)

Our front porch

This is a wreath I made for Fall. One of 4 I have made this season :) Fun stuff~

Our House! Not the clearest of pics, but the only one we have at the time.

Great Fall pics of the little boys coming soon! :)

Eli

Well, Brendan is really getting fed up with Eli these days! No, he is a great big brother to both of his little brothers, but lately....all the little boys will be sitting at the table eating their food, & if Brendan gets up from the table even for a minute, little Eli will climb out of his seat, onto the top of the table, & start eating whatever is on Brendan's plate! No matter what it is or how much there is! This has happened several times now, & Brendan doesn't like it at all! Eli can eat so much! He's not really a chunky baby, but he just doesn't seem to have a "stop" button! It's soo cute to see the look on Eli's face when Brendan comes walking in saying "hey"! He just looks at him like, "what...you were gonna eat that"??! lol! Boys boys boys!

Essential oils for the laundry soap

The homemade soap has a good "soapy" smell to it already, but the clothes don't really have a scent to them after they come out of the dryer, so...if you like, you can add up to 4oz of any kind of Essential Oil to the soap! I would add it after it's all done & just mix it right in. Some good ones are Lavendar & Lemon. But you can be creative! I have found the best place to buy the essential oils (good brands for good prices) are on EBAY! The best brand I know of is Young Living, but...you can really use any brand since it's just for soap! Have fun! :)

HOMEMADE LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP!

About 2-3 years ago at a Walden Family Reunion, Austen's older sister Angie taught us all how to make homemade liquid laundry soap! I watched intently & was fascinated that we could do this ourselves with just items purchased from the grocery store, and I LOVED that it was so budget friendly! Well, I had great intentions of taking that recipe home & getting right to making it myself, but....well yeah, like I said, that was 2-3 years ago! BUT...I finally got ahold of the recipe again, and we made it ourselves last week! It was so fun & not hard at all! It was super satisfying to know that we did it ourselves (even the little boys helped!) and that it costs less than $2.00 per 5 gallon bucket to make!!! SO, I am going to post the recipe here, and I highly recommend you try it out! There is another recipe that is for the powdered version, which I havent tried yet but plan to this week. I do however prefer this liquid version becuase of the vinegar ingredient, which is not in the powdered version.(obviously) I really like that vinegar gets rid of residue (both on clothing AND your washing machine) it's good for your pipes & for running through your machine, and it also acts as a fabric softner & gets out tough smells!
Anyway, here is the recipe!
You can find the ingredients at most local grocery stores. I did have a hard time finding them all in one store, but I hear that WINCO sells them all, & at the cheapest price :) Enjoy!

HOMEMADE LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP

1 bar Felnaptha Soap                   ($1.03/bar -1 batch)


½ cup Borax                               ($3.67 for a 76 oz. box -18 batches)

1 cup Washing Soda                    ($2.70 for a 55 oz. box -6 batches)

2 cups white vinegar                     ($1.50 a gallon - 8 batches)

Grate (you can blend it in your blender if you prefer) soap into a sauce pan. Cover with water just to the level of the soap. Heat on low until melted. Put one gallon of hot water into a 5 gallon bucket and add borax, soda, vinegar, and melted soap. Stir well and finish filling the bucket with hot water. STIR! Mixture will thicken in a couple of hours. You can put it into old laundry soap containers or leave it in the bucket and dip from the bucket. It stays a little thick and will sometimes get a little bit of foam looking stuff on the top and I just take the cup I am dipping with and give it a quick stir before dipping or if you have put it in bottles just shake before pouring. I use ½- cup for a normal load, up to 1 cup for large soiled loads. At the prices above 5 gallons costs about $1.88.

6 months!

Holy cow, I can't believe it has actually been about 6 months since I have blogged! BUT...it HAS been a very busy & eventful last 6 months!!!
Where do I start? Well, in August of this year we found out that I am pregnant! We are expecting baby #4! We were actually quite surprised, but it's def a good surprise! I am due April 21st, 2011. (wow that seems weird to tyoe out 2011 already?!) So, that puts me at 16 weeks along this Friday! It feels like I have been pregnant forever, but prob just because I have been sooo sick! I guess I am just one of those lucky girls that gets the worst of the morning sickness. Although mine is more like 24/7 sickness! lol! There have been a couple complications, but the baby remains healthy & well! We get to find out the gender next month, Dec. 8th!!! We are super excited! Obviously we are hoping for a girl after 3 boys in a row, but if it is another boy, it'll be another geat addition to the cute 3 little Musketeers! Boys are wonderful!
Then, in the month of Auguest as well, we MOVED! Long story short, we were basically forced out of our wonderful house by campus (of which we had only lived in for 4 months!) because the Landlords didnt know that it was not "approved" for family housing, because of city zoning & whatnot. It was a very unexpected move, & hectic, but we finally found an INCREDIBLE home in Smithfield, which is only about 8min north of Logan. It was def a blessing from the Lord the way THIS house worked out. I will post pictures soon, but it's a 6 bedroom 3 bath home,3 car garage, built in 2002, 3,000 sq foot home, on the Golf Course! It is just way too huge& beautiful to be true, BUT we live here & we love it! This is also the friendliest neighborhood & ward we have EVER lived in! I honestly can't say enough about the wonderful people here! While i have been so sick, perfect strangers from the ward have brought over several meals, offered so much help, & have just been so kind! It is amazing! We are very blessed!
Austen is still a full time student at USU & is super dad by doing that & working for 2 companies full time! I don't know how he manages it all, especially while I have been so sick. With the mama down like this, his load has been doubled (if not more!) & I am soo grateful for such a loving & patient man! Being raised in the huge family of his sure pays off here at home! (thanks again to his parents Farren & Jolene!) I will always be grateful to them for the incredible son they raised :)
Brendan is getting so big! He will be 5 this month!!! AHH! How can I have a 5 year old already?! But he is so excited! He is mama's big boy helper & has been such a little hero while I have been down & sick when his daddy is gone! He is definatley the oldest :)
Liamm turned 3 in July. He is getting SO tall! I think he might be our tallest boy! I can't seem to keep in in the same jeans & shoes more than a few months! He almost looks funny in the Nursery at church because he towers over all his friends!! He has really come out of his "shy shell" these past few months! He talks like crazy & about every thing! He has also become quite a mama's boy, always making sure he gave mommy a hug & kiss b4 bed!
Eli....well, where do i start with that little character!!! He turned 1 in July as well! He is SUCH a cute little doll, but also a fiesty little guy at times as well! He REALLY knows what he wants & when! He has really become a bog boy these past few months. He loves to tag around his big brothers & act like them! It's so cute! He walks runs all over & is starting to talk now too! Waaay to cute, that kid is!
As for me, well, preganant & sick about says it all right now! lol! But I think I am nearing the "being done with morning sickness" part, so I will start getting more energy in this 2nd trimester & be "Mommy" again! Austen has said several times he cant wait til I'm well again, cuz he can't take much more of my job! :) Its really good for us to see what we each do & appreciate each other more! It's funny. I sure love my men, all 4 of them!

Our three sweet little boys. I love them so much! :)

Brendan reading to his little brothers! I LOOVED this one!

Family Pictures 2010

So, here goes my first "Thankful Post"! (I am not very clever early in the morning, so bear with the title! lol!)
Today I am thankful for good health!
Our whole little family has colds & sore throats, and this is the 3rd day it's been going on?! I could NOT hardly sleep last night! I tossed & turned and got up several times, and on top of that, Eli didn't want to nurse all but once becuase he was so congested?! Poor little guy! I don't mind wiping snotty noses, but I do hate it when my babies have to suffer at all. Austen doesn't usually get sick, but....he had to have those kisses from me....so....he has it now too! Anyway, it just really makes me appreciate a day when I can wake up with NO sore throat, kids & hubby healthy & happy, and to just feel good!!! Hopefully this yucky virus will be out of our home soon! Chicken noodle soup, Lysol & Kleenex's here we come.

My newest Inspiration, from someone I don't even know :)

Today I went and read another blog (of whom I did not know) but I clicked on the "next blog" tab, (which has sometimes not been very rewarding) but this one was really neat. I only read the first few posts she had done, but I caught onto an idea she was doing, that I have decided to do as well!
She called it "Appreciation for the day". I don't know what I'll call mine yet. But what she did was before she posted anything that day, first thing early in the morning, she posted about one (or more, but not long) things she was appreciative for. It was really neat. One day it was for her nephews (she didn't have children) that she could watch them play & give hugs & kisses. The next day she posted a neat picture of a mountain & the sky, and talked about just how nice it was to wake up to a clear blue beautiful sky, after they had been having so much snow! It was cool, and it inpsired me.
I used to do this a few years back only I had it in a "thankful journal". Each day I just did one quick page, and it was interesting how much you realize you have to be thankful for. I noticed that it also helped me not be or get depressed, and really just started the day out in a possitive way. There was even a talk this General Conference that talked about the power of being grateful, and how much a grateful heart pleases the Lord. I agree. So, that is what I am going to (try) to remember to do each time I blog! Now, I don't blog every day, but I am going to try to remember to do that first thing!

I LOVE this one! I feel like this picture really captures the "motherly love" she has for my little Eli. Not to mention Melanie's beauty!

Melanie....

I have been meaning to post about my wonderful sister in law (whom I call a sister, but had to mention the "inlaw" part so that you all know who she is!) Melanie Tucker. (my older brother Steven's wife)
Melanie is one of the most wonderful, loving people you will meet! Not to mention amazing super mom! She is always a motivation to me. In many different ways. Not only by being super mom, looking like she has NEVER had a single baby, but also by being so possitive & kind. I always go away feeling better after being with her. She also gives the worlds best hugs!!! :) She & I have really become super close, especially since we have both lived in Utah. We see each other at least every week and sometimes more! She lives about 45 min from me. Our families really just love getting together! Between she & I we have SEVEN boys! It can sure get pretty wild sometimes, but they all get along so well & my little Brendan cries when they have to leave from a playdate! Its so cute!

My youngest son, only 8 months old & has the biggest crush on Melanie! He is such a picky boy too with who he will even let hold him, and yet he will NOT let Melanie let him go! He is IN LOVE  with her! It is the cutest thing! I really love these pics of the two of them that I took and then enhanced!
Melanie has really helped me through some tough times the past few months as well. I think that is something that has bonded us together even more this past little while. I could not have asked for a better sister and friend than her! I could go on & on, but I know that it will make her blush, becuase she is so modest as it is! But....Melanie you are amazing! I love you tons!
Here are some pics!

Eli says "HELLO!"

This is a picture of the Logan Temple I took a few weeks ago. It is SO beautiful! I cannot wait to go w/Austen this Friday! And, we only live 3 blocks from it!

Cute Stuff & all on Sale right now!!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/modishpodish

More pictures of the Savior

Pictures of The Savior

As I was online today searching for different pictures of Christ, I found so many that I not only love, but that I have never seen before. I love that some if not alot of these were painted by so many different denominations. These two pictures of Christ particularly stood out to me. I usually don't like the ones of him smiling real big, only becuase I haven't seen any artist portray him in the way I see him smiling that big, but I did like these two! As I flipped past both of these, I couldn't help but realize that these pics reminded me of my husband Austen! The features even resemble each other! I really did! I said it to Austen & I could see that he was flattered, but he said, "no don't compare me to Him, becuase is it CHRIST", (and he holds him so sacredly.) But I said, I see what you're saying honey, but you also have to realize that we are supposed to be like him! I think it's great that I saw you in this! He smiled. And these really do remind me of Austen. Not just the similar features, but the way he is having a good time, and is so loving to children, and & how children are drawn to him! :)  I am in no way saying that He is right up there by Jesus, I still want there to be that level of all due respect, but I still think it neat that this reminded me of him. :)

I LOVE all my pics of my little niece Ella, but I just realized I need to put one up of the mama that did all the work! Don't worry Coley, one's a comin! (my dumb camera card is acting up?!) Love u Coley! ;)

IT'S A GIRL!! FINALLY!!! (after SEVEN Tucker grandsons, there's finally a GIRL!)

Beautiful little "Ella Marie Tucker". The very first Tucker grand-daughter!

Boy is she going to be spoiled by her aunt Stephi! Look at all that hair! We were SO glad we got to go see her! Best trip in a long time! I love you already my sweet little niece! :)

PROUD Daddy!

"Precious"

My sweet little niece! And look at all that HAIR!!?!

I love this one!

"Proud Aunt!"

Brendan was so gentle with her. He loves babies!

Ella Marie Tucker

(Austen needs a girl!)

More of that sweet little Ella! The boys just fell in love with her, like the rest of us!

Proud Cousin! Brendan was SO excited to meet little Ella! He kept asking "are we there yet"? All the way there!

I updated my playlist! (Austen always finds the best music!)

Austen's Promotion!!!

Austen has been working sales for DISH Network the past 6 months or so, and it has been really slow because of winter time. Well, the 2nd day after we moved into Logan, Austen got a phone call, and they promoted him to become the new Area Tech Manager! We are so excited! He oversee's & installs everything from Logan, Brigham City, Treemonton & Preston Id! I am so proud of him & we are so thankful the Lord provided this excellent job! The pay is alot better too! We will miss him as he has to be gone more, but we have been praying that something would work out, and...even though the answers don't always come right away, I believe that if we are patient, the Lord will provide! :)

We are moved!

Well, it's finally over! (has been for a few weeks, but this is the first chance I have had to sit down & blog about it!) Anyway, we got all moved, made a GREAT trip to Rexburg to see my DARLING little niece "Ella Marie" and made it back safe again! Stuart & Nicole have the sweetest little baby girl (first one on the Tucker side too!) with tons of thick blond curly hair! I've never seen a baby with so much hair! My camera is acting up right now, but I will post pics soon, I promise!
We LOVE our new house! We love the location, just 2 blocks from campus & 2 blocks from the Logan Temple, and there's so much room! I think they said it's alomst 2000 sq feet altogether! The boys just don't know what to do with all this room to run, not to mention having a toy room in addition to their bedroom! And....I have a sewing room! YEAH! (well, techinically it's my sewing room/ Austen's study!) We still keep the computer out in the living room, so there's even more room in the study! It's very nice. It also has all brand new carpet & flooring throughout the entire house, so that is SO nice now that little Eli is trying to crawl! New paint, lots of updates, beautifully landscaped as well! There is a nice patio off the back that will be great for BBQ's this summer! There is just so much to look forward to! We can't wait to get setteled & have friends & family over! We are very thankful the Lord provided such a wonderful place for us to be a family & so convenient for Austen to finish school! Pics coming soon! :)

"From the Mouth of Babes"

These past few weeks Brendan & Liamm & I have been practicing the song "I am a child of God" now that we have the piano in the house! (yeah!) I play & they follow along with the piano. It is very cute. Brendan knows all the words by heart to the first verse, and cute little Liamm simply sings the words "I am a child of God" throught the whole entire song! (very cute!) Well, yesterday, as I was explaining to Brendan that there were two more verses to the song, he said he wanted to learn them. So, I took each sentance, one at a time & had him repeat them after me. The first sentance of the 2nd verse says "I am a child of God, & so my needs are great". Brendan followed along great, & we got it down. Then, b4 we could start on the 3rd verse, Eli started needing me, so I went to get up & Brendan stopped me & said "wait Mommy, what about the other one?" I said "the other what"? He said you know the other song (he meant the 3rd verse) so I said "oh you want to learn the 3rd verse to"? And then he said, "yeah, you know, I am a child of God, & so my 'arms' are great too"!!!! Ha ha! I asked him, "Your arms??" And he said "yeah, you know like the other one says my 'knees" are great"! I laughed & explained the difference, but I thought it was so cute! He was probably sitting there thinking we were singing how we are thankful for our bodies, since we were talking about that a while back too! Ha ha! I just had to write that one down! :) Oh the innocence of babes!

Austen made my day :)

Today I woke up in a particularly depressed & gloomy mood (partly becuase I slept awful, our taxes still havent come, and I'm PMSing!) anyway, I'm sure I wasnt the most lovely wife in the world, and I was really just having a hard time pulling out of it? Well, I didn't even have to tell Austen, but he got back in bed with me, &just layed there & whispered in my ear all the good things there are to be grateful for, & to be happy about & to look forward to! (Some of them really made me laugh too! That's so Austen!) But it was just so sweet & genuine, and I really felt his love. Then, when we got up & I went to the kitchen & got on the computer to check my emails, there was this AMAZINGLY sweet email in there from him! It made me cry! THEN...by the time I was done, he had made me a yummy breakfast. How did I get so lucky? I am so thankful for such a loving, wonderful, handsome, caring husband that Austen is to me. He is my soul mate. I don't know what I would do without him. He makes life worth living-

Brendan loves his Aunt Nina!

So, today, Brendan didn't have his glasses on! Granted it was still morning, but he is always really good about wearing them. So, I said to him, "Brendan, where are your glasses?" He looked at me with the cutest face, (like hmmm...thinking) and then said "oh, Im just saving them for Nina's birthday!" (which he knows & has remembered is this Sunday!) It was SOO cute! He really loves his aunt Nina! Ever since he was a tiny baby, she & him have shared a really special bond! She is so good to him. I think it's so cute that he still thinks & talks of her every day, even though we live 12+ hrs away from her, and dont get to see her often like he used to! They do chat on the phone alot. It is such a sweet little bond. Something that I am especially thankful for as a mommy. We love u Nina ;)

Liamm's Head Wound

Oh the joys of BOYS! My relief society President warned me about this when I first moved into this ward & told her I had 3 boys!!! She has 3 boys as well (who are all teenagers now) but she said, "oh boys are wonderful! But get ready for lots of emergency room visits!!" Well, she was right! Yesterday Liamm was running around the big island in the kitchen, chasing Brendan, (which they do all the time!) when all of a sudden I hear a big bang & Liamm scream! I ran to see what happened, and poor little Liamm is laying on the ground! He is just the exact same height right now was the cutting board, which was pulled out a little ways, and he gouged his head on the corner of it! Well, I try not to panick, mostly becuase Austen is gone with the car giving Plasma, and he can't even pick up his phone during it! (I know...we need a 2nd vehicle!) I doctored it up as well as I could. I had to actually cut some of his hair away to actually get to it! Poor lil guy now has a bald spot there! Anyway, we took him in, and instead of one stitch, they glued it shut! GLUE?! Now why didn't they think of that when I was a kid! Stitches hurt! Anyway, Brendan did almost this exact same thing at this same age, only he got it on his eyebrow! We are just really glad that little Liamm is ok! I guess boys will be boys?!

"Eli likes smells"

Something really cute that I forgot to add about Eli. Right now he is starting eat solids (in addition to still nursing!) but he will not TOUCH baby food? Not ANY variety? I don't understand my PICKY boys. But...he will totally go for anything that I am eating! He is really smart too! If I am eating something while I am holding him, he will actually smell it, lean in really close to my mouth, give this curious (adorable!) look, and then gently press his mouth over mine!!! Its SO cute! I love it! :)

Oh the joys of a teething baby!

Poor little Eli...& poor mommy! Eli has been teething for months now, and he FINALLY cut some teeth! AS of now, he has 3 cut & one that is almost here! His CUTE 2 bottom teeth came in a while ago, and the last week he cut what I thought was his top right, but now that it's in more, it looks like it's his right canine?! How weird? And now his top left canine is coming in next? That didn't happen with either of my other boys? But oh well, they are super cute, (aside from being super bothersome to him AND me!) He hasn't really bit me yet, well, I guess he did once. But he didn't really mean to I don't think, becuase he was just as surprised as I was! I suddenly exclaimed "Ouch!" And he pulled away, looked up at me with this scared & mortified look & then started to cry!?! I felt so bad! (it was really cute though!) Anyway, as I type this he is crying for the ora-gel! Gotta go!!!!

WE ARE MOVING!

We will be in a new house by the first of March! We currently live in Hyrum, but now we are moving to Logan! (only about 10 miles away!) Moving will be so much easier this time than the last 2, becuase it's almost like just across town! Hyrum sits just south of Logan, but with the mileage & time it will be for Austen 2 times a day to go to school come May, we decided to move closer to campus! We found an awesome big house (4 bedrooms!) just TWO blocks from campus! Austen will be starting at USU come May, & so this will be better on the budget, car, family...just all the way around! We are excited! It's another brick house! (that's 3 now!) It has been remodeled on the inside, brand new almost everything! I am super excited about that! Especially since Eli will be crawling soon, and it won't be on top of everyone elses germs! It is only 1 block from a big park, the elementy school, and we also have a big garden plot across the driveway that is also a part of the property! Yeah! I will finally get to plant my "own" garden! The little boys are already excited about planting a garden! I already have seeds & everything! I will also have a sewing room!!! YEAH! I am SO looking forward to that! So, I will blog more about that later, and put some pics up once we get there! Packing...ready or not...here I come!!!

Wow, lots to blog about...

So, I have tons to blog about, but NOT tons of time to do so! So...I think I will just pick the few most important that I can find time to share. There have been several really cute things lately that my boys have been saying & doing, that I really have been wanting to post! So, here we go...!

(notice his pinky finger!) This is what I did all the time when I was little with my pinky fingers!