Brooke's Birthday

On April 4, Brooke turned five years old (I know this was over a month ago, but I am trying to catch up on posts). I can't believe that she is already five and will be going to kindergarten in August. Since we have no family here, we just had a small little celebration for her (sort of unusual for us). On her birthday, Trent's work had an employee appreciation picnic so we went to that. It was great for the kids because there were snow cones, an astro-jump, cotton candy, etc. By the time we got home, it was too late to do Brooke's cake and presents so we just waited until the next day. Judging from the pictures, I think that Brooke was pretty happy with her cake and presents.

Family Visit

This is long overdue, but I still wanted to post it. My family came to visit us near the end of March when the children were on Spring Break. This includes three of my sisters (Lisa, Jennifer and Becky), my mom, and Lisa's three kids (Cali, Brock and Maci). They all stayed at my house which made it a little crazy at times, but it was still fun. It was good for Brooke and Jade to be able to hang out and play with their cousins, whom we hadn't seen since the beginning of November.

Plus we did some fun things with them. We went to the camel farm one day, and then another day we went to San Diego. In San Diego, we went to the temple so my family could see it, and then after that, we went to Birch Aquarium. The kids really enjoyed Birch Aquarium. They were able to see lots of sea animals of course and even touched a few in the aquarium's tide pools. I really like the aquarium for those reasons and for the fact that it was relatively inexpensive ($12 for adults and even less for kids) and not too big (perfect for little kids). After we were finished at the aquarium, we went to the beach. Now it was probably in the '80's in Yuma at this time, but in San Diego, near the beach, I think it was in the low '70's. Not exactly beach weather. The kids didn't mind, though. They put their swimsuits on and played in the sand and water until we got hungry for dinner. After we ate, we drove back to Yuma and arrived there really late. We did a lot that day, but it was fun!

Anyway, my family stayed for five or six days and then drove back to Idaho. That part wasn't so fun for them, though, since it is an eighteen hour drive. I was a little envious, also, because I wish that I could go back to Idaho.

The cousins and Becky at the camel farm.

At Birch Aquarium.

Brooke, Brock and Maci looking at the sea animals in the tide pool.

Becky on the beach.

Jade at the beach.

Brooke outside Birch Aquarium.

The kids with Grandma Joanna at the San Diego Temple.

Jade running around on the grass at the temple.

Brooke and Brock looking at the tortoise at the camel farm.

Maci at the camel farm.

Too hot

Right now, it is 1:11 pm and guess how hot it is...100 degrees. Yes, it is April 20 and it's already that hot. I don't know what we are going to do this summer when it is like 115+. Even now, turning on the stove or oven to make dinner is torture because it makes the kitchen so hot. Trent really needs to get a different job so we can move back to Idaho.

Another Ultrasound

So it's been over a month since I have posted anything, and this baby is part of the reason for that. I have been really tired over the last month or so and have used a lot of my free time to sleep or just veg. I am almost twelve weeks along now, and I am starting to feel better. I am little less tired and don't get nauseated too much. I was starting to feel sick around seven or eight weeks, but I figured out that if I eat when I start to get hungry then I don't get very nauseous. The annoying part of that, though, is that I have been hungry so much, even in the middle of the night. I don't want to eat then; I just want to sleep. So sometimes I have to get up and eat something so that I can go back to sleep. Also, I can't even make it through all three hours of church without getting hungry, and that's when I eat right before church. Anyway, I am almost to the second trimester, and I usually feel better in the fourth month. I really can't complain too much because it hasn't been that bad at all. So on Tuesday, I went to the doctor, and they did another quick ultrasound. I wasn't expecting that, but I guess it's because I was only six weeks at my last appointment. For this one, I was eleven weeks, and I can tell that the baby has definitely gotten bigger. I still don't look pregnant at all, and I can't feel the baby yet so it's good to see this and know that it's growing.