Preparing for Our New Arrival

To Do:

wash all the baby clothes

paint the rest of the crib

tell Jake AGAIN that it's a girl

don't go into labor before Gary's surgery

eat as much as I can before the "eating for 2" excuse is over

get all the baby stuff out of "storage" aka: top self of garage

possibly shave my legs

get kids off to first day of school ...with all their supplies

sleep through the night without getting up to pee

get a full body massage

Some Rain is Better Than None

Arizona rainbows are the best!

So we finally got some much needed rain here in the West foothills of Tucson. Our garden looks refreshed and greener for sure! I love the smell of the desert after it rains. It's so nice! I wish all of you could experience it just once. I took this picture in my friend's neighborhood because that is where we were when it stopped raining. If you look closely you can see the other rainbow on the right side. There were two but just barely. The kids loved it!

As we wait patiently for Lizzie to be born, Gary decided to go have some fun down at the church playing volleyball. He came home last Thursday night with what we thought was a sprained ankle. He went to Urgent Care after I reminded him that it wasn't common to not be able to walk at his age. When he got home the new was worse. It seems that he has a ruptured Achilles tendon and will be going into the doctor tomorrow to schedule MRI and surgery. He says he's not in any pain but just uncomfortable. Now I get to take care of him crippled and our 5 kids while 8 months pregnant. This is not an easy task. But I am hanging in there and so is the rest of our family. I can truly say that we don't lead a boring life. It's always something here :)

So if you remember, please keep Gary in your prayers. I hope he will heal well and be able to have a fully functioning leg soon. We love you guys.

Thank heavens school starts next week!!!!

Catching Up

Now we're just waiting for the last 2 weeks of summer to end...

in all our nakedness :)

Gary started our hardwood floors in the living room.

It's still getting done.

5 kids and a pregnant wife don't help the situation :)

The girls had a blast at the water park.

They even went on the big slides with me:)

Nothing like watching a pregnant woman shoot down a water slide.

Preston was excited to go on the slides at Splashland in Mesa AZ.

We spent the weekend with friends playing at the park.

We found out our baby was a girl!!!!!

Started the summer by washing the van.

Pool was closed still for repairs :(

We chilled out for Spring Break in front of the TV.

Uncle James and Aunt Sahra came to visit us.

We went to Reid Park Zoo.

We attended the U of A book fair for the 3rd year in a row.

LUV it!

Kids got their faces painted and the lady remembered us from last year.

Don't know if that was a good thing :)

Zoey got her ears pierced with her friend Olivia in Las Vegas.

Emily got her tonsils removed in February.

I got pregnant with our 6th child in December.

(Photo taken @7mths pregnant.)