Pics of the cutest girl ever!!!!!

I took Sarah's three yr pics a little late this year...(I had a baby 6 days after she turned three for heavens sake!) Anyways...they turned out really cute. This one is my most favoritest.

Lifes Changes....

Sometimes things happen in life that you have to just laugh at. 2009 ended great for our family....It was a seemingly perfect year... We took vacations, Jimmy finished his first two years of school, the kids were healthy and wonderful, our marriage was great, Luke was born, etc..etc...

Then 2010 happened...ugh!

First we had planned to move into student housing at BYU in Feb, Jimmy put a deposit down and we reserved a three bedroom. Then I became sick with gallbladder problems and couldn't even get out of bed for a week (I am scheduled to have it out at the end of Feb). Then Jimmy was informed that he wouldn't be able to get the academic scholarship to BYU that he had worked so hard for, then our van was broken into, then Jimmy lost his job (we manage apts so with losing his job we also lost our home),then we found out that we couldn't move into our apt at BYU until April (timing is wonderful, huh?).

BUT....the Lord is amazing and everything is working out just fine. Our kids are still healthy and wonderful, our marriage is still great, and we are loving life with our little Luke. Jimmy got another job right away, some friends loaned us the use of their house, we have just enough in savings to cover the cost of tuition at BYU, and because of the gallbladder problems I have changed my diet and feel better than I have in years!

I won't lie, I spent some days crying and feeling sorry for myself, but thats life right? You can't know the sweet without tasting the bitter :)

Luke James Evans

Luke James Evans arrived Sunday, Nov 22nd, 2009. My labor started around 3:30 p.m. and wasn't all that bad so I thought that maybe it was false labor again....so I took a shower and cleaned our room. Then about 5:00 the contractions started to get more intense so I had Jimmy start to time them...they were still like 10 min apart so I called my sister to come sit with the kids (she lives 45 min away). I couldn't get a hold of her but at this point I wasnt all that worried. At 530 she called me back and I was still calm...I told her just to take her time and start on her way. Shortly after that the contractions jumped to 4 min apart but I figured we still had time. 10 min later they were one min apart and I was crying through each contraction. Jimmy started to panic at this point because my sister had just left her house. So, he started calling people we knew to come sit with the kids but no one was home...he finally got a hold of his friend who was here in like 5 min. We left for the hospital and when we got there I could barely walk to the Labor and Delivery floor....when we got up there they took one look at me and put us right in a room. I was only dialated to four when we arrived so everyone was thinking we had plenty of time...by the time they got my i.v. in I was already feeling pressure like I needed to push...they checked me again and said I was still at a four...but they broke my water anyway and he was out 5 min later. The doctor had nothing ready and was not prepared for him to come out that quick, so she literally held him inside me (ouch!). I was so shocked that he had come so quickly...that it took my mind a min to register that he was out. Anyway, he is wonderful. He is a sleepy head and loves to drink his mama's milk :) We are so happy to have him.

Well, I am getting induced on Mon at 8 a.m. Although I am anxious to meet my little man, and happy that the doctor isn't going to let him get too big, I am scared to death to be induced!! It goes against everything I believe about childbirth. I am an advocate for natural childbirth, I really think that it is better for the mom and the baby. Getting induced just seems so strange to me...forcing your body to do something it is not ready to do just doesn't seem healthy. BUT....I do realize that sometimes it is better for the baby to be born healthy than to let a pregnancy go on too long. On mon I will be 5 days past my due date, so I guess this is the best choice :( I still have 2 days before mon...so I am willing my body to naturally start on its own...

First time skatboarding

Uncle Michael bought Sarah a skateboard for her birthday and she was VERY excited about it! She wanted to ride it right away, so daddy put all her gear on and helped her get the hang of it. She picked up on it quickly....I guess there are some benefits to having a big brother :)

Can't believe my baby is 3!!!

We decided to celebrate Sarah's birthday a little early this year...we didn't want her special day to go by the wayside when little brother decided to make his appearance.... So we took her to walmart last night and let her choose a new bike. She was so excited to find one that had purple on it!! Her only complaint was that it didn't have a basket, so we will most likely be purchasing a basket for her bike soon :) I took her out to ride it today and she had so much fun with it...we only had one minor mishap when she took a corner a little too fast :)

I can't believe my baby is three! She is such a joy to us. We wouldn't be complete without our little girl! She is the apple of Daddy's eye, Seth's best friend in the world, Mommy's little sidekick, and I know she will be a great big sister to Luke. Happy Birthday to my Angel!