Let It Snow and a HO HO HO!

So the weather outside is not that frightful. I thought that it was going to snow a lot, oh well maybe it will still come. I am so glad that we are going to have a white Christmas! I really love the snow this time of the year, it is in another month or two that I am ready for it to be gone.
So a couple of weeks ago we took the kids to WX Elementary to see Santa. We waited for about an hour, but it was worth it! The kids were so excited to tell Santa what they wanted. Luke was very nervous and it took all of his courage to tell Santa that he wants Geo Tracks Airport for Christmas. I was very proud of him! Jenna was very prepared and had written a list, all by herself and gave it to Santa. It was very cute! Santa gave them a big bag of peanuts and treats too. Speaking of Santa, the other day Dave and Jenna were talking about what they wanted for Christmas. Dave said that he wanted some hair. Jenna said" like a wig?" Dave said " No, real hair on my head." Jenna looked at him and said, " He's not that magic!" We had a pretty good laugh at that!

Jenna was able to perform at the Festival of Trees this year. They did a dance as snowflakes to Walkin in a Winter Wonderland. She new the whole dance almost perfect and helped the other girls to remember their steps. She did an awesome job! It was quite miraculous that Dave even made it to see her dance. The parking was horrific! He waited for a long time and fortunately they started late and Jenna was towards the end and He walked in right as they were taking the stage. We were very grateful that he didn't miss it.

We have had such a fun time this month! I think that the kids are so cute dressed up in their snow stuff. They have really been enjoying the snow and having hot chocolate. On Saturday they were able to play outside while I went to see Twilight. Yes, I finally saw it and I loved it for the most part(but that is another discussion!)Anyway, it is such a fun time of the year! My kids are counting down until Christmas, every morning the first thing that they do is run downstairs to do the calendar. It has been so nice because I don't feel stressed. I only have a few presents to wrap , which I love to do( just ask my family about the tip jar!)AHHH life is good!:)

An Update

So it has been awhile, unfortunately my computer is very moody and only works about half of the time so I haven't been very good at updating, but then again, I never was. So here is a little recap of a few event that have happened over that last month or two.

This was Halloween. I have my beautiful ballerina, my handsome knight and my sweet butterfly. The kids had a wonderful time trick or treating and had way too much candy!

This is my birthday boy! Luke is now three years old! I can hardly believe it. He keeps saying what a big boy he his now. ( if only he would go potty). He really was excited when he opened his new GeoTracks Train, Bull and Bruno. We went to Chuck-e- Cheese. He was a little grumpy, a little too much birthday, I think. But after awhile he warmed up to the craziness of that place!

This is Kira cheering on the Utes! She is a cute little Ute! We of course are totally happy for our Utes! For those of you who live in a cave, they are undefeated with an awesome win over BYU! They are now headed to the Sugar Bowl, I wish we were too!

Kira is now about two and a half months now! Time just goes so fast. She is sleeping pretty well, like 10-5:00am most days. She is also adjusting to naps and life in general. She is such a smiley, sweet girl! She smiles at mommy everyday! ( which makes it all worth it!)It is so nice now, because she will take a bottle and so I feel like I can have a life again. She is just so sweet!

Now, it is almost Christmas! I cannot believe how fast time flies! I do love this time of the year!

I should be sleeping...

So it is 10:00 pm and all my kids are asleep and I really should be because as all new mothers know, you have to sleep when you can! But I just wanted to check in for a minute without three kids bugging me. So life with three kids is well...good/crazy/fun/busy...etc. It seems like the kids get the crankiest at meal times and I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off! But really we are adjusting very well. We have a few melt downs now and then, but overall Jenna and Luke love their little sister very much, sometimes a little too much! So I was able to finally drive again! I felt so wonderful to get out of the house and to be able to drive myself. We just went to the doctor but still, it was out of my house. Speaking of the Doctor, at two and a half weeks, Kira and me are doing very well! I actually can fit in two pairs of pants, so that is always very exciting! Anyway, I really should go to bed now. Thanks to everyone for the congrats and help and everything! We are lucky to have such wonderful friends and family! More to come soon.... Good Night!

Welcome Kira Nancy Plowman!!

So here is my story, on Monday, Oct. 6th (two days before my scheduled c-section) I woke up feeling more uncomfortable than ever, after a not-so-good night's sleep. I was feeling a lot of pressure (buckle up), but not really contractions. Well, I told Dave and had him be on alert all day, just in case. My Mom came down with my two nieces Hannah and Grace to play with my kids. So it was pretty lively at my house! This was my day to take the kids to the bus stop and I was not about to walk with how I was feeling, so I decided to drive them. We got there and waited and waited and waited and the bus never came. All this while I am thinking, I really think I am in labor, but I had an appointment with the dr. at 1:30 so I decided I could wait until then. So back to the bus, I ended up having to take the kids to school and then drive back home and then up to my appointment, all this time being very uncomfortable! So I get to the doctor and told the receptionist that I was not feeling very well so hopefully there wasn't a long wait. After a few minutes the nurse came out and ask how come I wasn't feeling well. I told her I think that I am in labor. She was very surprised and hurried me along. I told the doctor this and she said well, lets just check, so when she checked me, I was already at 7 centimeters! So she told me to rush home and get my things and then to have someone drive me to the hospital and as soon as she could get there we would do the c-section. After this news, I called Dave and couldn't find him! I called his cell phone like 12 times and then called his office and the receptionist to help me find him. So all of Dave's work was frantically trying to locate Dave and let him know I was in labor! Fortunately my mom was at my house and she was able to take me, while Papa Woody and Grandma and Grandpa Plowman watched all the kids at my house.
On the drive to the hospital it felt like it took forever! We finally got a hold of Dave and we all raced to the hospital. We finally arrive at the hospital and my mom gets me in a wheelchair and we get in the elevator and Dave just misses us, so he just had to catch the next one. We come into labor and delivery and turn the corner and a lady pushing the lunch trays runs right into me in the wheelchair! About 10 trays fall on the floor, and luckily I only got a little bit of juice on me. It was totally a scene out of a sitcom. From there on everything was quite a rush, I was doubled-teamed by the nurses to get me ready, one of which I went to high school with - that was a surprise. So we got to the hospital about 3:00 pm and they started the c-section about 3:45pm and Kira was born at 3:59pm. So everything went very fast! I certainly felt much better in this c-section than during Luke's. After that crazy day, we have our beautiful little Kira and everything is going so well. I am recovering nicely, thanks to lots of help form Dave and grandparents and lots of wonderful friends!

Jenna couldn't be happier with baby Kira. She loves to help pick out clothes and bows for her hair. She is so sweet to Kira and the best helper to Mom and Dad!
She is always hungry! She will eat anytime if I would let her! This is a very familiar face always searching for something to eat!
Kira Nancy Plowman (Nancy is after my wonderful mother!) was born at 3:59 PM , on Monday October 6, 2008. Weighing in at 7 lbs, 9 oz. She was 20 inches long. She is our smallest baby! She is so sweet and already sleeping very well.
A first family picture! We are now a family of five. We are very blessed with three beautiful kids!
Luke is the best big brother! He just delights in her and wants to hold her and kiss her and hug her constantly.

Correction...

Sorry I suffer greatly from pregnant brain, Jenna's team is the Purple Butterflies, not Butterlies. Spellcheck didn't catch that! Enjoy!

Purple Butterlies smash Blue Diamonds!

So, I tried something different in the format and I don't like it, so you will just have to get used to this on this post.
Jenna had her first soccer game last night. She did wonderful. This is the very first time that she has ever played. She scored one GOAL!! Everyone on her team scored a goal, some girls scored many, others only one. They are a good group of girls! Jenna was most comfortable in the fullback position, not that they play positions. She was very good at defending the goal and kicked the ball away from the other teams goal three times. Not bad for her first game ever! It is certainly very entertaining to watch the girls play. They have a hard time passing the ball to others on their team. But we were all surprised that no girl was just wandering around picking flowers or grass. Everyone seemed very into the game. So I know that we are not supposed to keep score or anything because it is just for fun, and it was, but we kept score. At halftime it was 9 to 0 for the Purple Butterflies and the final score was 17 to 3 for the Purple Butterflies! I know that scores seems like we are making that up, but you should see some of these girls, they have talent! So the game was a big success and Jenna had a lot of fun and just wanted to keep playing! She can't wait until next week.

So if you look carefully at the picture of Jenna and Luke they both have scrapes on their faces, and no I did not beat them. As we were walking to the bus stop, Jenna was running and fell flat on her face. She was bleeding and so we were close enough to home that I went home and cleaned her up and then I had to take the kids( yes, I not only had Jenna, but two other neighbor kids) in the car to the bus stop so they wouldn't miss the bus.Anyway, after a rough start to the day she had a great day! Although this morning her nose is very scarred and she looks like she took quite a hit! So if that wasn't enough for one day, on the way to pick Jenna up from the bus stop, Luke runs down the driveway and falls on his face! He has got a big scrape on his forehead! Fortunately we are all recovered and hope that today we have no falls.
Well, thanks for reading about my day! I enjoyed sharing! Until next time.....

I am so tired....only six weeks left and counting!

So this was my belly in July, you can imagine how it has grown! I am just so tired! I have to walk Jenna to and from the bus stop way too many times and while it is only two streets away, when you are this pregnant it feels like miles, especially in this heat! Anyway I feel like my life is getting so crazy and then I am going to add a baby into the mix~! What was I thinking! Well, okay I am very excited to have our little baby girl in this crazy life we have. I feel like I am entering the "soccer mom" part of my life and I think " Am I really ready to do this?" or " Am old enough for this yet?" Well ready or not, it is here! Jenna started Kindergarten and apparently everything else! Well, I guess that is just how life is, right moms? Well I hope that it is a nice Labor day weekend for everyone, although I wish it was a real "labor" day for me. oh well, my day will come! Until next time....