November 6th

Well I saw the dr on Tuesday and everything is going well. I would like just like to say how much I love my Dr and Im so glad that he has delievered all of my kids. Well while I was there he scheduled my c-section for the 6th of November! Can you believe its that soon? It has seriously gone by so fast. Now that I have a date it is begining to feel more real. We are so excited. Im also very happy that Mark will have almost a month off to help me. Now I just have to think how in the heck IM gonna get to the midnight showing of New Moon when I have a new born and ummm I can barely walk!!! ;)

My Best Friends wedding

This last Saturday my good friend Heather got married in the Fresno Temple. It was extra fun because Kaelyn and Enzo were also part of the wedding. Heather and I have been friends since my Junior year of High school and since she has become one of my bestest friends. Kaelyn loves her like an Aunt and still tells me to this day that Heather is one of my sisters. IM so happy for her that she has found her eternal companion.
Here are some pictures Mark and I took of the day

Whats been going on

Well I had a few extra mins so I thought I would update everyone on whats been going on. I am currently 31 weeks now and I wish it would go faster. Baby has been breech so its been killing my body. I have all of a sudden been really tired and have no energy to do anything. Good thing Mark has been such a great help. Other then that the pregnancy has been going ok and everyday the kids get more excited.

A few weeks ago around 10:30 someone was knocking on our door. I was asleep but woke up when I heard Mark getting up to go see who was at our door. I panicked thinking the worse that someone was here that Mark arrested etc.... And while he was headed to the front door someone started pounding on our bedroom window. Scary huh? So he rushes to see whats up and as we both walk to the living room we see bright red out our side house windows. There was a huge fire next door to our house. Mark ran outside and hurried and moved our car that was only a few feet away from it and ran to see what he could do to put out the fire while the fireman were getting there. It was a really scaring feeling for me, what should I do? Wake up the kids? Pack some clothes??? If you would of saw the size of the fire anyone would think that for sure their house was going to be next. Luckily Vince, Marks brother was outside spraying with our house as much as he could, and 2 big fire engines came and they were able to extinguish the fire. So now when I walk out to the car this is what I see. The only thing is I wish that the fire would of burnt down the house that was on the property but because its brick it didnt change much :( Oh well. Im happy our house was saved and that Mark was home when it happened. It would of been a scary feeling to go through it alone.









Kaelyn has been doing so well in school. IM so proud of her and everything she has been learning. Since she has started she has been writing sentences, reading some more words, learning a ton of new songs, making some new friends, and growing up so much. This week Kaelyn is the VIP and she has had so much fun being in charge. Her teacher tells me everyday things that impress her about Kaelyn and it makes me so happy to hear what a good girl she is being. She loves her teacher so much.

Can I really have a child in school?

Kaelyn started her first day today and it was so exciting. She has been looking forward to this for awhile and couldnt wait to put a face to the name of her teacher. She was really shy at first and wouldnt talk to anyone, but it seemed like before I left she was starting to break out of her shell a little.







Enzo sure misses teasing his big sister while shes gone. He kept telling me he wanted to go to school too. Poor guy... Im hoping we can do some fun things before his baby brother will be here.






Here is Kaelyn with some of her new friends. They seemed to welcome her as soon as she sat down to play. I have to say it is really hard for me to have my first child gone. Its hard to not know where she is exactly, if someone is being nice to her, or if she needs me and is scared. Im sure it will get easier with each day.

Saying goodbye

Devan headed out Tuesday for the MTC and it was nice to be there to say goodbye. Since I have been out of the house for so long it hasnt really affected me that hes gone, but Im sure around holidays when we are all together we will miss his presence.

A fun weekend

This weekend my family all got together for Devans missionary farewell. It's been awhile since we have all been together. The kids had a blast being together and kept each other entertained. Currently their are 7 grandkids and 3 more on the way.

Mark had to work and Melanie wasnt feeling well so the two of them plus baby Austin were not able to be in the pictures.

I think it has been 7 years since we have taken family pictures. The family has doubled since.

With my brother who reports in a couple weeks. Kaelyn is so excited that she will know a missionary personally. Im sure she will be sending him a ton of letters of pictures she will be drawing!!

a little update

Sorry no pictures to post but I thought I would post a little what has been going on.
Mark started the Madera office on July 1st and is loving it. We feel so blessed that everything has worked out. He is currently working the day shift which is 10-10:30. It has acutally really been a good schedule to work which I never thought I would say. He comes home for lunch and dinner which is really nice to be able to see him.
It feels different now that he is working where we are from. I dont know. We both liked living in Southern Cali, but now that we are settled we feel like we are home. Its a good thing we love California and Madera so much because we will probably be here a while!!!!!

Kaelyn has been getting ready for school. We started buying her school stuff and Im starting to freak out...can I really have a child in Kindergartin??? Oh my... She has been growing up to fast. She has started to do more things around the house like doing the dishes, cleaning up after meals, and my favorite helping her brother get dressed etc. She is such a good sister. Today they spotlighted her in Primary and I just sat there thinking how blessed I am to have her.

Enzo has been the typical 2 year old lately. Testing my patience and then being the sweetest little guy. He has been learning his alphabet and knows almost every letter when we point them out to him. I need to get it on video and post it.

As for me I havent been up to much. Getting bigger everyday it seems. Sorry I wont post pictures of me... I have never been one for pictures while prego... I didnt do it with the others either. We have been thinking about baby names and here a few I like:
Valentino
Lucas -is starting to be my favorite!!!
Anthony or Antonio
Knowing how we are we probably wont have a clue till we are in the hospital and the baby is born.