First day of school...... again!

Here we go again! 1st grade

5th grade

8th grade

couldn't wait to go! they were all up extra early so eager to go.

I'm happy my girls love school!

Good luck, girls! Have a great year!

see ya in a few minutes as I am going to work in a bit!

Livermore Reunion!

A few of us Livermore folk met up at a park in Orem last week!

It was such a fun afternoon!

L- Laura Madsen Belnap, R- Kim Hahn Nelson
L- Justin Petersen and R- Ed Clarkson.

All of us and our kiddos (-Lindsay who is playing behind us with the sand toys)

Laura has 3 boys, Kim has 4 girls (we're gonna start a club!), Ed has 3 girls (he can join) and Justin has 2 boys and 1 little girl.

Livermore Rocks!!!!!

Fun day, guys!

12 Weeks:

kinda blurry, ain't it?

I got a nice belly going on, don't I?!

This is what you get...

...when your 12 year old's favorite TV show is TLC's "Cake Boss":

A Marshmallow Fondant Chocolate Cake!
I mean, hello!? Could this cake be any cuter??
Haley loves all the food websites, but her favorite website is "Cooks.com" and she is always finding recipes and yummy new things to bake.
http://http://whatscookingamerica,net/PegW/Fondant.htm
Here is the recipe for the marshmallow fondant. It's pretty easy AND it tastes yummy.


These girls helped create the masterpiece.

If my kid doesn't grow up to be a baker, then I just don't know what!

Her dream is to own a bakery!

The Lawson girls and the Hullinger girls (minus one) ready to dig in!!

Week 8 Belly Shots:

I know, these are lovely.

Nat took them for me and I am lookin' pretty darn hot! I know!

Cousin Maureen MADE me post these! yikes. :)

Here I am at 8 weeks. It's what I looked like around 14 weeks with Lindsay.

I am really in for it!

I like how my belly sticks out from my top. Like a little toddler with a big ol' belly and little shirt!

nice

Baby #5

I almost posted 2 pictures that Chloe just took of me and my 8 week belly, but I just couldn't do it!
I will spare you the loveliness that is ME right after working out and looking gross. We'll try again later!

So here we go again! Another baby. Officially I am due Feb. 25, but I went ahead and moved it back 4 days so we can say that I am due on my birthday, Feb. 21. One major thing that is different this time is my morning sickness. I wake up feeling fine every morning. The sickness hits around 2pm and then I am feeling pretty lousy. I don't mind it so much. At least I can get up and exercise and clean and do stuff without feeling sick.

I am showing and have been since a week after I took the positive preg. test. People in CA were wondering if I had put on weight. My dad made this comment to my mom:
"Debbie looks good with a little meat on her bones!" and mom tells him: "Don't you dare tell her that!" So people were noticing that something was different about me, but just figured I was gaining a few pounds.

My first Dr. appointment is in 2 weeks, when I am 10 weeks along. I am looking forward to hearing the heartbeat and hope to hear that all is well!

I am just now starting to get really excited about a new baby. The past few weeks have been filled with major sickness and anxiety, but now I am really happy and looking forward to our little bonus baby.

The girls are so super excited. Lindsay is always telling people at the oddest times. It's cute. She is telling people I am expecting twins!

Anyhow, that's it for now. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and we will end up with a happy, healthy baby in Feb. !

I'll post belly shots later.... lucky you!

10 super fun days in Cali!

Here are a few photos from our trip to CA.

Lots happened while we were there.... both Haley and Lindsay lost a tooth!

We spent the day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and then at Capitola Beach.

We spent lots of time with friends and family.

We spent 3 days up at Donner State Park, camping!

It was wonderful, of course.

Oh, and one last thing we need to tell you.

I am expecting Baby #5!

Due in Feb. around my b-day.

Pretty fun, huh?!

If you haven't been to this aquarium lately, you need to go!

You can easily spend the entire day there! We love this place.

You get to touch fun and slimy creatures!

This may be our Christmas pic. for this year...

Everyone around the anchovies!

Lawson girls...

My favorite animal when I was a kid was the Seahorse. I still love them and so do my girls!

Chloe and I heart Otters!

Deb and Gene with Bubba.

Cousins...

Haley, Chloe, Anais (Aaron's daughter), Nat and Linds.





Capitola:

Oh how I love the beach and this beach house!





The 3 Musketeers!

On the way to Donner!! woo hoo!

Donner Lake:

What's the first thing my children find in the water??

A dead fish.

And what do my children do about the dead fish?

Run away from it?

NO!

They put it in a bucket and then buried it, giving it a headstone and everything.

What does my youngest girl do the next day when we return to the lake?

Digs up the fish and plays with it until I scream at her to drop it!

ew


Climbing cousins:

On "Bird Poop Rock".

Fun times!

Fun times until these two teenagers go off on the kayak and are gone for 3 hours and scare us all to death... thankfully all was well, they just got a little lost. phew!

Oh how these boys loved playing together!

BOY cousins!!! yea!!!

Adam and Brigham.

How did my kid get so dirty you ask?

Maybe from making "dirt angels"???

nice.

cousin time in the trailer.

Nat and Ems





Saying goodbye:

sadness

Cousins.

(actually, first cousins, once removed, but who's counting?)

We had a fabulous time! We miss everyone and want to thank them for the fun!