Hello. Anybody there?

Okay, so just incase you get updates or decided to check my blog one more time before completely giving up on me, this is your lucky day!! Here is the first update on our family since April!

Just in case you didn't know...we are pregnant with our third child and have been told the baby is a girl(80%). Natalie is excited to have a little sister and has enjoyed feeling the baby kick her through the tummy. I have been having fun pulling out Natalies old clothes, to see what works and what I need to get, and also buying matching dresses for the girls! Jeremy is excited...especially since the baby should be born at the end of this year(taxes)! Brayden may have some notion of the baby, but all that he does is play with sisters dolls to show any enjoyment in a new baby.

We enjoyed a 5 week visit in Oregon visiting Grandma and Grandpa Bevans. Natalie and Brayden had fun playing with all of their Cousins and doing fun things with Grandma and Grandpa. We went to Wild Life Safari(where we rode a camel!), Crater Lake, Enchanted Forest, Bandon Animal Park and coast(held a Lion cub), and camping at Honeyman. Not to mention having swim lessons(Natalie passed!), playing at Emerald Park, building a bird house and flagpole with Grandpa at home depot, visiting great grandpa Bevans grave, picnic and fishing with the whole family, and many other fun times with the Bevans clan!

I also spent a weekend at my 10 year highschool reunion. It was fun seeing old friends and showing of my adorable children! Plus, Estella had her baby so we got to visit her in the hospital and that was good experience for the kids! Plus we were there for Travis' baby blessing and the twins Janelle and Brooks birthday party.

Not to forget that two of my Sister-in-laws had babies while we were in OR too! Congratulations Genel with your triplets, and to Melanie with your first baby Payton!

Enjoy the pictures and expect a follow up blog with what we have been up to since we got back home to KY! (once I figure out how to do slide shows more pictures will come!)

So much has happened!! Update 2

We had a fun day at the park a few days after the snow fall. There was still a little on the ground, but sunny and beautiful enough for us to get out and play!

Later that night we made milkshakes!! Brayden found out that by sitting on my lap he had easy access to a straw and the yummy stuff! It was the first of many fun nights of milkshakes because we had a bunch of fruit to use!

Brayden playing with Magic Bullet lid

Jeremy making the shakes

Natalie enjoying her milkshake

Brayden enjoying my shake

Jeremy and Natalie enjoying theirs

So much has happened!! Update 1

The night of March 7 it started snowing and before we went to bed it had reached 4 inches. Little did we know it would reach up to 15" in some areas! We played in around 11" of snow the next morning.

Brayden and I buried as we tried to sled
Jeremy and the Kids
Jeremy Shoveling the walk(okay I finished this job! I decided I would rather shovel then cook dinner! Crazy!)
Brayden warm inside watching

Jump Zone Fun

Last wednesday we went to the Jump Zone for midweek. Lets just say it was a ton of fun for the kids...and the adults(especially me!!). I think we are going to have to go there again!

All the kids climbing up the

Brayden coming through

Alexis Sliding

Natalie and Alexis climbing

Natalie playing

Brayden not sure he likes it!

Kauti helping Caleb climb

John sliding

Heather with Ashton

Natalie riding on a dinosaur

Spencer climbing

Liz climbing

Girls enjoying snacks while resting

Natalie and Ellie enjoying the toddler car instead of playing in the bouce area

Beautiful day at the Cincinnati Zoo

Monday was a random warm and beautiful day. My friend Heather had the foresight to set up a Zoo trip. Since this is the last month I have my pass(Heather drives and I have the pass that gets her and her kids in free) we wanted to make the most of it! So we talked Liz into coming and had a great time of it!

Here are a few pictures. We went to the manati house first. Then to the rest of the Zoo. It was so much fun, I think I'm going to have to talk Jeremy into renewing the pass...but that can wait till he gets settled into his new job!

Natalie and Ellie are visited by a turtle

Brayden Checking things out in the tank

Heather, John, and Ashton infront of the elephants.

Ashtons first trip to the Zoo

Liz with Madeline and Alexis. This could be Maddie's first trip to the Zoo too...I'll have to check!

Brayden and the elephants

A peacock blocked our way into the Reptile House.

So we took some photos!

Can a Turtle and a Gator be friends?

Brayden loving the asian alligators

The juvenile gorilla playing

Natalie and Ellie loving it!

I've been Tagged!

Basically I think this is a blogger game that my friend Christina incorporated me in by "tagging me." I hope this is an interesting read! Thanks Christina!! Also congratulations...the baby is close to coming!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning

B. Each player answers the questions about themselves

C. At the end of the post, the player tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know they are tagged.

10 years ago I was: In my Senior year of High School counting down the days till I graduated! And getting ready to leave the nest to attend Brigham Young University! Man has it really been that long ago!

5 things on my to do list today:

1) Make Apple Pies(Yummy)

2) Host Midweek(playgroup)

3) Make sure Natalie potties(Yes, she is "potty trained" her words, I think she pretty much is since she has only peed once this past week and that was over night in her pull up!)

4) Blog: Check that off, I'm doing it right now!

5) Clean up after Midweek! We had a good turn out and lots of kids means lots of mess=me cleaning up!

Things I would do if I became a billionaire: Seriously that is a ton of money..what to do?...hmmm. Well depending on how the money was obtained, I would give 10% to tithing or put 10% of it towards other funds such as fast offering, missionary, temples etc. Then I would Sell my home and buy a beautiful mansion with a skyline view of Cincinnati! Then I would buy a plane and hire a pilot(Mike, I would totally hire you!) so I could take the kids anytime and visit their grandparents and other family. Not to mention being able to take vacations or fly family here to see us. I of course would invest it so I could maintain my billionaire status. Maybe buy a Gymboree franchise or two! I would let my husband retire so he can work with his hands making things like he loves to do in his free time. Our siblings would be helped out in different ways according to circumstance: Such as Genel getting a live in Nanny or two to help her with her triplets coming; we would buy houses for those without, help those without jobs with employment, and give generous amounts for them to invest or use as they see fit. Our fathers could finally retire, we would set them up how they would want! My mother-in-law could finally quit work and be able to visit her grandchildren whenever she wanted. And I would have my 8 children I want! Jeremy could not complain since we would have the financial means to take care of them!

3 of my bad habits:

1) Watching movies or TV till the cows come home!

2) Surfing the internet...doing nothing productive

3) Procrastination: seriously I'll have to do something about that...maybe tomorrow...

5 places I've lived:

1) Oregon (till 18)

2) Utah (for college)

3) New York & Puerto Rico (1 summer for work)

4) California(1 summer for work)

5) Kentucky (we say cincinnati but I must face reality!)

5 jobs I've had:

1) Carl's Jr.

2) Stevensons Geneology Center

3) Pinkerton Security Grave Yard Shift at Symantec

4) Joe Vera's Hostess/Waitress

5) Office Manager for Alarmtek

Something most people don't know about me: Seriously there are too many things to choose from...let me think...hmmm...okay this I can share without being judged too much: I day dream/dream about saving the world or being some sort of heroin that always makes things right, saves the day, while finding some sort of love interest! LOL, sounds really cheesy now that I've written it down. Don't worry, I'm not crazy, the guy usually always resembles Jeremy...honest...alrighty judge me if you must!! I will not give up my dreams!! Some day I will write them down, sell books and become a billionaire. Please refer to the question above about what I would do then!!

I tag Lisa, April, Holly, and Shawna.