Cute Kiddos...

Back in business, baby!!

After 5 weeks of going through BLOG WITHDRAWL, I finally broke down and bought another camera. I feel whole once again! Actually, that's not entirely true. I never feel whole when Ned is gone, but you get the idea. Anyway I was back on the camera bandwagon tonight snapping pics of my little ones enjoying life and new experiences. Anyway, I should be able to post quite often again now. My apologies to anyone who actually reads this blog and has been disappointed by my lack of effort the past month. I am pretty sure the only person that has been missing it has been me. Anyway, here are some pictures from a cute little carnival Amy and I took the kids to. They had a good time. Below are my little Niece and Nephew along with the kids. Pregnancy wise, everything is going well. I'm feeling really good most days, and it amazes me I'm just a few days away from greeting our third little baby. All the emotions are there. Nervous. Scared. Joyful. Excited. Did I mention nervous and scared? I wish more than ever that Mr. Ned was here with me. But life goes on and I'm sure that everything will be ok. I'll keep the posts and the updates coming, thanks for your love and support!

Hanging out in Utah

Here are a few pictures from our fun time in Utah. I didn't get as many pictures as I normally like to, but I did what I could.

Still hanging in there...

I have forgotten to mention that I left my camera at home in WA during this Utah adventure. TRANSLATION: Pictures will be few and far between during the next couple of weeks. I'm going to either have to get a new one or borrow a camera from someone. Especially with the new baby coming. (2-3 weeks...YIKES!) Anyway, I took the kids to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house yesterday and they had a great time. Tatum especially loved seeing the inside of the Temple and couldn't believe how beautiful it was. Things are going well here and the kids are having a great time playing with Amy's little ones. I'll keep you posted on everything!

Bridal Veil Falls

While in Utah, we took a day trip to Bridal Veil Falls. The kids LOVED the stream and loved to wade across it.

Trip to the Zoo

A long overdue update...

A couple of days after Ned returned home from his last deployment, we learned that he would be out to sea when this baby is due. It goes without saying, I was and still am disappointed. Having a baby without my husband (with a four year old and a two year old to take care over still) is not my idea of an ideal situation. For security reasons, I haven't been able to say much about it, especially on my blog. So it's been hard dealing with this huge change and not being about to talk about it it. I went back and forth on a lot of different options. At the last minute, I just decided to go to Utah and crash with my sister and stay here until the baby comes. I will be heading home 10 days after having the baby. So now I'm here and I'm feeling pretty good about the decision. The kids are having a great time playing outside with cousins and enjoying the sunshine. I've met my new Dr. and he's very nice. Fortunately my insurance will let me have the baby anywhere I want for 25 bucks. Other than that, we don't pay a dime for medical bills, which makes the military very beneficial. I'm glad that everything came together. Saying goodbye to Ned was really hard. It scares me that the next time we see each other, we will have a new little baby to love and care for. I pray that everything goes ok and that Ned will be alright during this ordeal. I so appreciate his love and support regardless of where he is in the world. I am so glad that when the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window. I'm feeling blessed and comforted that a window or two has opened up for our family.