happy halloween!

okay so last weekend was a blast. saturday was our ward fall festival. it was fun. i think it was a good turn out. it was a lot on my feet and by the end i my back was so sore but it was fun.

sunday was even more fun. ricky did his first half ironman. he had been training for this for about year. he did great even with the record temps. it was so HOT. He did great on his time. He felt good when he was done. He is now even more excited for the Ironman in April. He did so well. The half ironman was 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.2 mile run. A total of 70.3 miles. He really loved it. He was smiling the whole time. Here are a few pics:

Well, I had a doc appt yesterday and I am still a 3 and about 80%. Averi moved down even more though. this is how the conversation went with my doc.
K-"so should I make an appt for next week?"
D-"why dont you make an appt for Thursday afternoon and I will "stir things up"
K-"like break my water?
D-"sounds good to me."
so I called this morning to ask his nurse if he was serious because I would need a babysitter for tomorrow night. she said he was serious and yes get a babysitter.
so it is set. i have an appt. tomorrow at 2 with my doc and he is breaking my water and i am off to the hospital. crazy. i am very emotional today. i want all my kids around me all day. i am sad to have to say bye to them in the morning and not see them for a day or so. that makes me sad. they are excited to see their sister though. race and trent especially. kali said this morning she doesnt want to see blood. she is so funny.
i will post some halloween pics tomorrow. we have the annual rogers halloween party tonight. it is huge. the house is completely decked out and EVERYONE dresses up. It is a ton of fun.

catch up

Wednesday-started out with race saying his tummy hurt and didnt want to go to school. he got dressed and ate breakfast but then on the way he said his tummy was still hurting so he didnt want to go. i had talked to my sister in law and her daughter was home throwing up and our kids were together the night before so i thought i would keep him home. i had doctors appt that morning so race and tyson came along. i wasnt sure how that was going to work out since i was getting "checked" but i didnt know what else to do. i got to my appt and doctor nelson was not there yet. they put me in a room and had me wait to undress because there was going to be a fire drill. that was nice because i had the two boys. then the nurse came in and said nelson was going to a delivery so the nurse practioner was going to check me. so she came in and race heard the heart beat and then went behind the curtain. the nurse said i was a 3 and 75% still. i was shocked at the 3. the first week nelson checked me i was a 1 then last week he said i was a 1-2 but i thought he was just telling me that to make me feel better. a 3 is good for me on my own. i dont think i have been past a 3 on my own. because nelson wasnt there we couldnt discuss any induction plans so i had to make an appt for next tuesday. the women in the office make is seem so simple to just make another appt. well to make an appt means i need a babysitter AGAIN and take the time to go down there. i just wanted nelson to call me and talk on the phone but i didnt want to complain. i wanted to go in next weekend for an induction but you have to get on the list a week in advance for elective inductions so we will see what he says on tuesday. maybe he can still get me in or we will have to wait. i am sort of okay with waiting because the nurse practioner said i was measuring 3 centimeters small but i was growing 1 centimeter a week so that was okay. but i have always measured right on so now i am worried that she is not growing and something is wrong. i hope she is healthy. i do feel way smaller than the other pregnancies. i dont know what to do about it. i eat like crap already. we will say our prayers.
after my appt. i came home and my mom came over at 1 so i could go to race and kalis parent teacher conference. races was first with ms. irby. she just absolutely loves him. she and the student teacher say he is just so darn cute and so well behaved. she said he is very mature. he never tattles, whines, or complains. she said he sits straight up in his desk with his hands on folded on his desk waiting for some sort of acknowledgement. ms irby just loves it and totally feeds him. she said his math is perfect. he knows all his phonograms from flash cards but sometimes hesitates when they are put into words. to be honest i hardly ever have him read to me i always read to the kids. she said he is a great student and all the kids just love him.
kalis ptc was next. she has ms. marchese. she said kali totally knows her phonograms as well and is very lovable. she has lots of friends. she said she does have a few troubles with math. she said kali is funny. there are times when she is totally into her work and really tries and concentrates then there are times when she doesnt care and doesnt really try. she said she is very responsible. she can completely take care of herself. she loves to draw and color. she totally follows instructions and is a very good influence on others. the one trouble is writing numbers from 10-25. i need to work with her on those.
Okay so i have to brag. i do think have the BEST husband ever. yesterday he left the house with all four kids. he took race and kali to school and then took trent and tyson to work with him. trent is fine at work but tyson is just a handful. there are stairs with no railings, chemicals, and hot dryers. i had to get stuff done for the party tomorrow at the church and then it was my mom and sisters birthday lunch. it was so weird not to have any kids for that long. i met up with my mom to go to party city for some supplies and then target for a few things. i got quite a bit done. then it was so nice to go to lunch with no kids. i was a bit stressed the whole time because i know ricky could have been working a lot harder and faster if he didnt have the kids. he is such a good dad and husband. i am so lucky. i missed my kids though. they didnt get home until 7 last night. that was weird for me.
today is get my hair done day. YEAH!! it is so bad. then race and kali get out at 12 and trent out at 1. i need to go to the west side to pick up a large pumpkin wood cut out for the party tomorrow from a friend and make quite a bit of reminder phone calls for those that have signed up to bring food. i hope this party goes alright. i feel like everyone will be looking at me if there is not enough food or if they are bored. i will take some pics and post them on sunday.
tomorrow is the ward party and then sunday is rickys first half ironman. he is so excited. he has never done this distance. he has been training for a year for this. he is ready though. the swim is 1 mile, 56 mile bike and a 13 mile run. he will do great. after that the baby is more then welcome to come anytime.

nesting!

okay, so why is it that EVERYTHING has to be done before the baby comes? with every baby i feel like my life is over and i wont be able to accomplish anything after she comes. i feel like everything has to be in its spot and all my to-do's done. it is quite funny actually. i think i am driving ricky nuts.

yesterday i did all the laundry in the house and put it all away. that was fun. for FHE we watched Evan Almighty. the kids thought it was funny. we tied in the story in the bible about noah and the ark.

today i went to go to races classroom and another mom had messed up and thought it was her day so i went into kali class to help the teacher. i love being in the classroom. i love being able to see the environment they are in and watch them interact with the teacher and other kids. kali is just so darn cute and such a good girl.

tomorrow is a busy day for me. i have a doc appt at 9:20 so that means drop off for race and kali at 8:30 then trent at 9 then zoom to my doctors with tyson. then we have parent teacher conference for race and kali starting at 1:20. i cant wait to hear what they say. i will post about that tomorrow.

more pics

Here are some pics of the homemade items Averi received.
It is all way cute stuff and means so much to me.

The first one is the a blanket, burp rag and a sling Rickys sister Summer made.

The next one is two jackets Rickys mom embroidered for Kali and Averi.








Then, these are two blankets my mom crocheted.


Finally, are 6 burp rags my friend erin made.

pics

Here are pics from Races bday in September

another week gone by. wow, it is starting to scare me. i only have two real weekends left, maybe. next weekend is the ward fall festival that i am in charge of and rickys half ironman. then the next weekend is the 3-4 and my due date is the 6th so it is quite possible i will be induced. this might be my last "free" saturday. what to do?? I definitley need to do stuff for the party next week.

lets see this week....


monday was my brother bobbys bday so we went over there for a bbq. that was fun. i had everyone play a little game of who knows bobby best. of course our mom won. his wife mary did not play.
tuesday was my sprinkle. we moved it to nancis house because beckys claire was in the hospital with croup. it was fun. i got some cute outfits, some necessities and way cute burp cloths. i will take a pic of some of the homemade stuff i have received. nanci got me a way cute diaper bag. the toilet overflowed again so i had the plumbers here the rest of the day.
wednesday trent went to school but was coughing so i went to pick him up early. it was mass laundry day.
thursday was nothing too exciting. i had a doc appt and i am between 1-2 and 75% and averi is at a -1. nothing too exciting. that is all normal for me.
friday ricky didnt work. tyson was sick all night on thursday. he was threw up about 10 times in the middle of the night. we tried to take him out friday morning to target and he was quite fussy so ricky brought him home. i went to the mall with my mom with just trent. that was weird not to have a stroller. i really wanted to go because i found a blessing dress for averi at gap. they were holding it for me so i wanted to get in and get it. ricky is such a good hubby. i did realize that my mall days are closing up. i was sure sore from walking around that much.
we rented a movie last night too. that was very relaxing. tyson was asleep and so we could sit and enjoy.
we will see what today entails
i will post some pics later.

again!

here i go again waiting so long to post.

general conference was great. we had a blast at the cabin. it was very relaxing and it was COLD. it was fun to wear a sweatshirt.

last monday tyson had his 18 month check up. he was 91% for his height and 19% for his weight. he is tall and skinny. he eats all day long i would think he would have been heavier than that. he had to get one shot, but since it was only one he didnt cry. i was able to pick him up right away so he was okay. he did give the nurse a not so nice look though. it was funny.

thursday-my sister and mother in law took me to lunch for a "sprinkle" for our new baby. it was so fun just hanging with the girls with no kids. ricky took trent and tyson and did some work errands with them. that was so nice of him. while we were there the girls were talking a little about their hubbies and wow i think ricky is the best. he does so much for me. how did i get so lucky? the girls got me a lot of my "big" things that i was needing. i got a monitor, that new bumbo thing, and a swing. they were so nice. then my mother in law got kali and averi matching jackets with their names on them. kali LOVED it. my sister in law summer gave me her normal gift which is a homemade blanket, sling and burp rags. i will take some pics. they are all so cute. it is silky pink with zebra print on the back. i love it. she is so creative and so nice. my other sister in law gave me a cute cute dress for the holiday season. it is brown velvet. way cute! they were all way too nice. THANKS!

on thursday i also had a doc appt. it was my first "check". i was a 1 and 70%. that is typical for my first checks. he said he felt the babies head so she is pretty down low.

Wow also on Thursday our toilet was overflowing. we had to have a plumber out. it was the same line as the washer and dryer and the kitchen sink. i used every towel in the house to keep it from coming in the kitchen on the wood floor. the plumber was able to fix it though. evidently there were tree roots growing inside the pipes. yikes! what a mess.

so i just got caught up on all the towels. we just hung out at home for most of the day yesterday. it was nice. the weather was beautiful outside. we did go run a few errands. i am in charge of my wards parties so i realized that i only have 2 weeks until my wards annual fall festival so we ran a few errands for that and made a few returns.

ricky has meetings this morning at 8 and i have one at 9 so i better get going.

BTW-it is official. the babies name is Averi Louise Rogers.

slacker

why am i totally slacking in my posts??

Monday-
We had a normal day. It was my nieces birthday and she had a really cute Dora party. Trent was invited to go and he loved it. Swiper stole the presents. My sister in law does not do the normal parties. She goes all out and it is so cute. She embroidered each kid a dora backpack. Way fun!!

Wednesday-

I went to work with Ricky to help with some more organizing and cleaning up. Then we came home and had to go meet with an accountant. Yes our extention runs out on October 15th and we wait until October 2 to meet with someone. We are so good arent we??

Today-
I went to Kali class to help out. It was fun. I love watching her interact with the other kids. She is so cute. She is a good girl. Today she was the star student. She got to help the teacher with anything she needed.

Tyson is just being so darn cute lately. He is almost 18 months. He is starting to talk more and more each day. He says mama, dada, ball, car, rub rub (when we wash our hands), bye bye, papa, go go, the most popular is Uhhhh! He bumps his head about once a day whether it is falling off of something or running into something. It is so sad. I think he constantly has a bruise on his head.

I have been working a lot lately. I have a hard time keeping up with the business stuff, the house stuff and taxes. I am always on my computer. I am trying to get a lot done before the baby comes as well. I want to be ahead of the game.

Ricky is working hard everyday. We have two guys working for us and it really helps. Ricky is training for the half ironman coming up on October 28th. he is excited.

I think that is a quick catch up. We are off to the cabin this weekend for general conference. it is our tradition to go there. it is so nice to watch conference when it is cooler outside and the windows open. LOVE IT!