Waiting for baby... 16 days to due date!

We are due May 8th. We are scheduled to be induced May 2nd. I am so excited to hold my new little one. Everything I can plan for is ready and waiting. Now I am just keeping up the house the kids, and taking care of myself. Waiting, waiting, waiting. Pictures of Colter, Porter, and Brody. They look so similar!

teapot ride at Disneyland Aug 2011

Brody Wrestling

porter wrestling bit his tongue!

Kallin's Ukulele Solo Orchestra Concert

Hawaii in March ( it was snowing in Utah)

We got to go backstage at the Polynesian Cultural Center and see how the show works behind the scenes. The boys were fascinated by the fire dancers skill. We had pinapple ice cream at the Dole plantation, plenty of pool and beach time and lots of yummy food. We discovered Eggs and Things in Honolulu this trip. Yummy 5 piled high pancakes with coconut or papaya syrup. We also ate at Nicco's from Diners Drive-ins and Dives... so good. fish right from the docks that morning. The boys loved playing with the crabs on the docks.

It's a scouting life for me!

Blake received his Bear!

Cousins

The cousins all lined up at the christmas party

the boys at La Push, Washington

pics from trips to washington and Maine, we are headed to Hawaii in 2 days....bye bye snow!

haven't blogged in a while.....
school back in
doTERRA'S GRAND CONVENTION
carnival fundraiser at school
birthday vacation to maine
soccer season
halloween
trip to Washington to see Spud and Robin
trip to AZ
Wrestling season in full swing
braces on 2 kids
preschool playgroup
scouts pinewood derby
putting our front yard in
still in BYU classes taking 2 right now.full swing getting ready for holidays.
lots of mom things, many first's for Colter, he is a great baby
life is fun

Calculate your kids height

Fun way to see what your kids approx. height will be......
www.kaboose.com and click on Height Predictor in the left "Most Popular" column.

I think it is pretty accurate... When my boys turned 2 yrs. old I measured their height and multiplied it by 2.
This Kaboose calculator came up with the same number.

Although you can try to defy predictions by:
when they hit about 13yrs
1. drink a gallon of milk every day
2. go to bed at the same time every night
sleep in a totally darkened room (get deep sleep)
wake up at the same time every morning
3. work out at the same time every day
4. eat well

I read a book long ago: the author and his friend did this routine during high school He wanted to be over 6ft. but no family was...and he grew 5 inches taller than all his brothers and was over 6ft.

Lisa- I didn't forget that I told you I was posting this... I just remembered a few times and then decided I'd better do it before I really forget:)

THE 6 BEST THINGS PARENTS CAN DO FOR THEIR CHILDREN
from The Legacy Foundation

Prepare more than you punish

Communicate more than you control

Encourage more than you criticize

Involve and individualize

Love more than you isolate

Love enough to limit


MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MONKEY, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY KIDS ARE SMARTER THAN ME :)

New baby, sick kids, kidney stone,2 yr. old broke his arm,and hubby in Japan for a week! All of that was in the first 2 weeks after Colter arrived. Don't want to do it again but I love where we are now. Glad for summer to come too.

Baby is Here!!!!

Colter Harrison
9lb 2oz
20 1/2 inches long

Happy Birthday Blake!
pinata, cake, friends, presents, soccer party... I can't believe Blake is 8. He is such a great son and brother. We love you Blake.