My First Ultrasound!

With both of my first two adoptions I never had the chance to be involved during the pregnancy. I am so excited that with this adoption we have the chance to be. H. was so awesome and brought me the ultrasound pictures of our baby. There were three, but this was the only one that you could really see her. Isn't her profile so dang cute? I love the shape of her little head and her cute little nose. I've always loved looking at everyone else's ultrasounds, but now I finally have one of my own. Aren't I so freaking lucky :)!

We Are Expecting!

So for all of you who haven't heard, we are expecting a baby girl due October 27th. This adoption, just like our other two, has been nothing short of a miracle before our eyes. A couple of weeks ago, I had a patient come into my office. She was telling me about her daughter who just had adopted a little boy and, of course, I couldn't help but brag about my two kids. I told her that Nolan and I were wanting to adopt again, but that we were just waiting a bit. Well the next day she passed along to me information about a possible adoption situation. Nolan and I were extatic. It felt like a blessing that fell into our laps. I spoke on the phone to the birthmother's mom and sent her pictures. She told her daughter about us and she and the birthfather wanted to meet us. H. and R. flew out this last weekend and we got to spend all Saturday with them. It was a long day for them, I'm sure. Their flight was delayed and then we drove back to Green River and then back to Utah. All of that on Saturday. They were such good sports and the long drive to and from Utah was great to get to know eachother. They are both such wonderful people and I feel so blessed to have been able to get to know them. I know this decision of theirs is such a hard one to make. I know that it is out of love for their baby and wanting her to have a wonderful life that they are chosing to make an adoption plan for her. I hope they know how grateful we are to them for blessing our family with the joys of another child, something Nolan and I could not have if it weren't for them. Words will never express how much they mean to us.

Caden and Kadrie's Pledge of Allegiance

My mom was telling me that when my sister Shaye was 4 she learned the Pledge of Allegiance. I thought I would try to see if Kadrie would let me teach her. She doesn't ever let me teach her anything, but she actually did this time. It's not perfect, but I love the way she says it. When I was teaching her I realized that maybe I should work on it with Caden who is 6. Well I went to teach him and he said, "Oh I already know it Mom", then he rattled it off for me. I didn't realize that they still taught them in school. I was so proud of him. So no time better than around the Fourth of July to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

July 4th Weekend

This year we met my family at my parent's condo in Provo, UT to celebrate the Fourth of July. What a fun weekend they have there. There was so much to do and see. It was way hot but we had so much fun just spending time with everyone. Nolan was such a sport. He drove up after working all night to see us. I love that man. We went up to where they have the Stadium of Fire and sat on the lawn and listened to SheDaisy and The Jonas Brothers (no offense to all those crazed teenage girls, but really, what is the big deal). Before it got really dark they let off a few fireworks. Caden and Kadrie were climbing on the cougar statue and as soon as the fireworks went off Kadrie was booking it toward us. She was just sobbing. The poor girl probably thought we were all being shot at. After she realized it wasn't all that scary, she was obsessed with the fireworks. It was so funny. Caden didn't care a bit. Anyone who knows Caden knows how gun-obsessed he is. If he hears something that sounds like a gun, he is in heaven. We had a blast down there and I think we plan on going there from now on.

This past weekend my brother, Jameson, and his wife, Keiliane, came to our house for a visit. I met Keili two years ago at a visit to Temple Square. She was a sister missionary there and I thought she was so cute. I told her that I thought my brother would just love her and I was right. They married a little over a year from that first meeting. She is from Brazil and was teaching me this weekend how to do some Brazilian dances. They are so tiring. She should start her own work out DVD teaching people how to dance the Brazilian dances. Kadrie loved every minute of it. Any time Kadrie hears music she can't help but start moving her body. She has always been like that. This is a video of them dancing. Thanks for coming and visiting you guys. We love having you!

Lyndsay and Amanda's Crazy Memorial Day Weekend 2009

So I lost my camera about a month ago and have been unable to take any pictures, but I still wanted to blog our memorial day weekend. For Memorial Day weekend, Nolan and I could not agree on anything to do. So instead, we both did separate things. He went bear hunting with a friend, and I asked my good friend Amanda to come with me to Utah. We took all four kids with us and headed to Provo on Friday night. Our kids are way too close and obviously spend wayyyy too much time together. The fight like brother and sisters. They hold nothing back. Despite the feuding going on, Amanda and I managed to block the noise and spend two hours shopping at Old Navy. I am sure everyone around us was thinking we must be deaf. We took the kids swimming and went to Temple Square. It was still a fun weekend. Relaxing, No, but Fun, Yes!

Mother's Day 2009!

This Mother's Day was great. Nolan bought me a patio set I had been wanting for a long time. I love the memories I have of growing up and eating on our balcony in the summer. We try to eat outside every night. Caden made me a card that was in the shape of a watering can and gave me seeds to plant as well. I bought a cute pot and the kids helped me plant them on Mother's Day. They are growing really well, but are only green leaves so far. That weekend, Nolan, was on graves so I had to make my own meal but it was FABULOUS! Good thing his sister, Spring, was there. She helped make my load a lot lighter. We had chicken and steak shish kabobs, with dill red potatoes, green beans and my mom's famous cheese bread. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Anyway, it was a great day. I can't believe how lucky I am to be able to be a mom. I don't take that responsibility for granted. I have two great kids and I feel so blessed that I was chosen to be their mother.