Family Pics

I was going to take the older kids in to get pictures the other day since I got Evie new ones. Well Jamie happened to get off work early that day so I made him come with us and get family pics also.

Happy Jack Hideaway

Jamie's parents let us borrow their cabin for a couple of days. So we took the kids up and got to spend a little time with Nana and Poppy before they came home and then stayed up there for another day. It was so beautiful and relaxing. We left with temperatures over 100 degrees and got to be where it felt like fall so that was a fun break.We drank hot chocolate,

tried to figure out where the chipmunk was hiding,

went on walks,

picked flowers and found pretty rocks,

looked for wildlife,

explored Strawberry,

and tried to stop in Pine for ice cream but the little shop we wanted to stop at was closed. So we had to settle for DQ in Payson.

We had a great time. Thanks Nana and Poppy for letting us borrow the cabin.

Just Life

Our life has seemed really hectic lately. Here are a few of the things we've been up to. TJ started preschool. We are just doing a little coop preschool. There are only 3 kids which makes it nice.

While he's been at preschool, I've been trying to spend a little more time with Addy. It seems sometimes like she gets the shaft on time with me and Jamie so it has been nice to get to just hang out with her. She helped me plant flowers the other day.

We had our Super Saturday for our ward. These are the nativities that I was in charge of. Me and Jamie cut, sanded and routered the wood. We ended up with about 450 pieces so that was a big project.

The same day that I had to help with the Super Saturday, Jamie had On Target with his teachers quorum and was gone all morning with them. I was worried what I was going to do with the kids but the relief society had a nursery for the older kids and I took Evie's port-a-crib and put it in the room next to the nursery. She fell asleep at the very beginning and didn't wake up until about 5 minutes before Jamie got back. Tender Mercy.

Evie turned 10 months old. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. It is getting nearly impossible to get a decent picture of her. She is always on the move.

Emmy had crazy hair day at school. So we tried the pippi. I thought she looked pretty cute.

Our News

Evie shared her exciting news with the world.

Jamie's parents brought us over a fun treat that night. Almost every time I go out, I have someone comment on the number of kids I have and the closeness of their ages. As I got Emmy off the bus the other day, the driver asked me if they were all mine. So it is hard sometimes to tell people we are expecting again. Me and Jamie are both excited but people just act like we've gone insane. And if you would have asked me 10 years ago if I would have 5 kids in 6 years, I would have thought I was insane too, so I guess I don't blame them. But it was nice change for Jamie's parents to act excited and bring us something fun to celebrate. Thanks Espersons!

41

Jamie turned 41 on the 14th. It was a pretty low key day. He of course had plenty of help opening his presents. He didn't get anything too exciting; a movie and a book he had been wanting and some new clothes.

He decided he wanted magic cookie bars instead of a cake this year so Addy and TJ helped me make those while he was at work.

We had dinner at Joe's at then we had day 2 of a concealed weapons class that he wanted us both to take. So it definitely wasn't too exciting, but it was what he wanted to do. The next day we did more partying with his family. We went to a park with a splash pad and had dinner. The kids had a lot of fun.

Evie

I finally went and had some pictures taken of Evie. Here are a few of the best.