Saturday, December 11, 2010

Where have we been??

The beginning of October Steven had shoulder surgery. Now I know you are thinking to yourself this doesn't sound bad. Well you are right it wasn't bad, it was a complete nightmare. I never knew shoulder surgery was a big deal until my poor husband came home in a robo man arm sling. I lovingly called him the terminator for four weeks, yes he had to wear a sling for four weeks and nine weeks later he is still in Physical therapy twice a week now as it is.

He left in the morning on the 6th of October for his surgery and I came later to pick him up. The nurse kept telling she couldn't believe we had done this when I had a three week old baby while Steven was in the operating room. That wasn't encouraging, nor was the fact that the doctor came out and then began to tell me ALL of the things that were wrong with his shoulder and that HOPEFULLY he would be throwing hard again by summer. And it was a big read flag when they kept telling me not to let his pain get out of control once we got home because he might have to come back to the hospital to get it under control again. Ummm, these should have been signs but I ignored them, like the idiot I am or maybe the eternal optimist. When we actually got home, I had to refill this large "Criopack" every four hours with ice water and get him his pain medicine with it and feed Elsie every three hours in the middle of the night. On the second night he threw-up all night because of the pain medicine and again we got no sleep. Do I really need to go into detail about the first week were were home? No, I will spare you as it wasn't pretty around the Simons home with Steven and I getting no sleep.

Things slowly began to be normal and we celebrated Benjamin's birthday with a big bash . . .





We blessed Elsie Lou and had most of our family come out for the occasion!! My Grandma and Grandpa Suker came out. Elsie was named after my mother's father's mother who I knew as a little girl and it meant so much to me that they came!



Spent Thanksgiving in Utah for a week full of fun and a ton of shopping!

And Samantha's birthday this month with a small party for her and her friends. (I couldn't bring myself to do another huge party so she had a late night pajama party with little girls from our ward.)




And on top of the Christmas Season I have been making candy like a mad woman for our clients! (This has sucked up most of my time the past two weeks.)



I did manage to get my children's Christmas pictures taken and a card is on its way!!


I hate to say it, but you know it's true, I will be happy when the new year starts and things claim down again!!
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Benjamin Simons Turns 4!

Where oh where did my baby boy go?!

Oh where, oh where could he be?!

He has gone out with daddy!

And came back my a man of 23!




Honestly, where does time go? I remember the day Ben was born, I remember taking his pictures when he was just a week old and I remember his blessing day like it was yesterday! But to think he is four and likes to leave me and go off to school is something sad and exciting all at the same time. For so many years I had all of these little toddlers around my house and now there are only three big kids and a baby. How does this happen? And why do children love to get older and us adults dread it? I now realize it's because we realize how short life is and how time really does goes by so quickly. I was holding Elsie last night and for a moment I pictured it was each one of my older children just for a moment.


What I would give to hold Ben in my arms again as a baby just for a day! But instead Ben loves to be a little boy and make trouble around my house. He idolizes his dad as if you couldn't tell! If Steven is around Ben is sure to be with him. The only think Ben asked for for his birthday were hunting cloths! He told me that, "If I don't get hunting cloths I gonna cry." Steven told him after he opened his present that they were going bear hunting the next day. Ben was so excited at about three in the morning I hear Ben yell from his room, "Don't leave me dad we are going hunting!"





Ben is such a great little boy, he is generally obedient and has a heart of gold. I was at his preschool on Monday for his birthday snack and he kept running and giving me hugs, this made my day. His teachers also told me how easy going he is and a patience he is. He is a great brother and loves Lucy, Mar-Mar, and Do (this are the names he calls his sisters). I love having him in our family!

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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Elsie Lou Simons



Elsie was born on Sep. 7th at 6:50 pm weighing 7.13 oz. and 20 3/4 inches long.


Everyone, EVERYONE, in the family loves her!!










And Come on, you know she is like the prettiest baby EVER!!
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Baby Prepared!

So here I sit at 37 weeks pregnant and honestly I think where did the last 37 weeks go? I wont say that they have flown by, but I like to play a trick on my mind called don't think about it, don't think about, don't think about it! You should try it, it works well. BUT, I realized last weekend that I did need a place for this little baby and tried to get all the stuff that you need for a baby ready! So I enlisted the help of Steven to get in the crawl space and grab the bassinet the bouncer, and the girl box of baby cloths so I could wash them all. After a full Saturday of cleaning out my closet, yes now you know why I waited until I was 37 weeks to get ready because it meant I had to clean out my closet!!!, I am proud to show this picture! !






Here we go, I am all ready; my bag is packed, the bassinet is clean and I have a few other things I have thrown in that I think I will need that will be easy to get to once she comes. I think Steven felt like "All I had to do was get three things out for my wife to feel better? Why didn't we do this earlier?" I am not sure, but it's done now!


I also bought a new car seat which I LOVE! My sister borrowed my old one and after five babies I decided that I would just be on the lookout for a new one. I got on Craig's list one night and found this stellar deal! The girl used it for her one child, it looked completely new and she bought all the matching blankets and accessories to go with it! Score for me!









Baby Shower

As if I couldn't be more ready, my best friend Stephanie threw me the best baby shower! Everyone brought me a frozen meal I can make, before or after I have this little thing! Which lets face it they are just as prized right before as after! It was so nice of her and I am so glad I have such great friends around here! I now honestly feel like I am so prepared and all my 36 weeks of slacking I am now glad I didn't freak out about this one! It's been pretty much prefect. I am just now uncomfortable which I guess I should just be thankful is now and not 28 weeks ago!


I love this picture. All my girls and I! I come from a family of three sister and one brother
so there is something sentimental about having the same for my family. (Am I dropping you a hint that she is the last one? If I did I am glad you got my hint!) The girls are very excited to meet her and I have to say that my curiosity has peaked these last few weeks. Since it's been four years since I had Ben I am not sure who else will be coming down and what they are like. I think about having this fourth one and feel like I have a complete family.
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Monday, August 16, 2010

First Day of School



I cannot believe that summer is over and school has once again commenced. I woke up at 6:45 today and at 7:00 all three of my children were in my bathroom dressed and ready for their hair to be done (side note; this never happens). Yes, I know even Ben started preschool today. I think out of everyone he was the most excited of them all! Marin entered second grade with little to no worry because she looped with her class, which means, everyone including the teacher moved to second grade as the same class. How lucky was she? VERY! Because her teacher is probably the best in the school and she had great students as well! Samantha was so excited to go to school with Marin that I don't think she could think of much else. I went and ate lunch with the girls and then came back as Mondays I am going to volunteer at their school. So it was a full day of seeing their teacher and me! (It's so nice to live less than a half mile from the school!!) After preschool Ben chattered about the play ground, playdough, singing time, snack time and I am sure is now wondering why I haven't let him go to school before. Samantha got paired with a boy for math time and was less than thrilled about it. This was the only bad note of the day. All in all, it went well and I think they all will be happy to go each morning, exceptions will arise I am sure, but nonetheless, I am glad that this big day is checked off my list for the year!








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Sunday, August 15, 2010

River Rafting

So Wednesday my family came out and we went river rafting. We had so much fun! I love it when people come and visit me, hint, hint, (although please start your booking now for after Halloween.:)! You would think my children would get bored of going down the Colorado, but they look forward to it every year and I must say I enjoy it too! This year was no different. They kept asking when we were going to go and since this year we didn't go until the second week in August they had to wait until the very end! But I must say it was a great time to go, the water was low which meant no one got too wet aka cold and it was nice and hot out when we went. I might have been a litte crazy for going, but for sure I was even crazyer for getting in a swim suit as pregnant as I am, but honestly, I am not going to kid myself about going early so I am just enjoying myself before the big day. Here are a few pictures from the ride!








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Sunday, August 1, 2010

AHHHH . . .



Two weeks of swim over and done with! It begins to be a little trying some days to get everyone ready and out the door for more swimming. This year everyone was able to be in their own class without mom. So I just had to go and watch, which was an excellent task for me!:) But, by the second week I was ready to be done, but since we build swimming pools and therefore know how important it is for young children to be able to swim, I take on the challenge of making sure we get there and they actually learn "how" to swim! Ben didn't even really like the water before swim and after he was much more used to it. Sam made great strides and passed the first level! She did great! I put Marin in a challenging class. She worked very hard and her teacher told me by far she was the most imporved! It was a hard class and I was so glad she did her best! It even poored one day last week and I heard no complaints about an hour swim lesson in the pooring rain! Here are to two weeks I am glad are over!!!




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Monday, July 26, 2010

Yellowstone!


The other week Steven and I decided that it would be a good week to head up to Yellowstone. We had kept thinking when things finally slowed down in July that we could take off. So on Sunday night we decided that this was the week! It took Monday to pack up the trailer and let everyone know that we were going to be gone, but we left early Tuesday morning and got to Jackson early Tuesday evening and camped right outside of the park. I have to admit, I just went along because my family wanted to go and I don't like being a party pooper at eight months pregnant, but I have to say it was so much fun and well worth all the effort and time it took to get there!!

Our first day int he park we went to Old Faithful. We had just missed it, but there is so much to do around the geyser it wasn't hard to fill the time. We went to the visitor center, got ice cream, and went for a walk. Here we are waiting for the geyser to go off.




I really wasn't sure what we were going to do with the kids while we were there, but there were many, many one mile hikes around geysers, hot pots, and springs that were more than entertaining and a one mile hike was perfect for our kids, and myself I might add!!!(I will tell you now this might be the only picture of me you see pregnant!)









One of our favorite spots was called Mud Volcano! It had a hot pot called the Dragon's Mouth. It really did sound like a Dragon was in the cave and our children watched for a good 20 min. for him to come out!





Lots of picnics! With lots of bugs, which Samantha Winnie did not appreciate!



One day we hiked to all of the waterfalls. That was a full day! Ben got very good at spotting the wildlife and you would have thought these things were glued to his hands!!









Lots of bike riding at the camp ground! Which at one point there were twelve kids around the camp making noise and riding bikes, they got the ranger called on them and all of us parents were like really? No one was screaming, no one was yelling, it was just twelve kids making noise! And Samantha became quite the botanists with this flower chart we found at the visitor's center. It kept her entertained for three days!





The animals are amazing! We saw a number of bears, elk, deer, buffalo, antelope, and one night we went to watch the wolves, but they didn't show. Nonetheless we still had a really great time. Our children couldn't decide if Yellowstone or Disneyland was better!






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Monday, July 12, 2010

What haven't we been doing?

So in an effort to stay really busy this summer, we are well on our way to completing the task!!! Here is a quick view of what we have been doing!!


Vacation Bible School!


Yes, I know, I really do send my children here! With all their friends and they have so much fun! Crafts, water ballon fights, lunch, singing and games, games, games, it's a favorite at our house! Ben was able to go this year so I got a three hour block for five days of no kids in my house!





Soccor Camp









T-Ball Camp








Swimming in lakes and pools!



Camping, lots of camping!





Parties at friends houses where entertainment is included!







The Fourth of July is always a busy weekend!!



We are off to Yellowstone tomorrow for the week!! Followed by two weeks of swim lessons and a weekend of back to school shopping! Like I said we are well on our way to having the rest of the summer planned out!!

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