To Anonymous

In response to your call to repentance, I removed my article on Immigration as I figured I would be misunderstood. I do NOT feel like I "deserve" to be here. If you knew me, you'd actually understand that I enjoy sharing with others. I do however believe in obeying the law and my article was addressing members of the church who feel they are above the law.

Updates

Updates of each girlet are in the posts below.

Richard has been busy working as usual and being an awesome Daddy - also as usual. He enjoys playing lego Harry Potter with me and the girls. He gets off early to take Abi to karate. He's been playing Mr. Mom a lot still as nursing ties up a lot of my time.

I've been busy learning a ton about being a better mom and getting more organized from Pinterest--i think it is amazing. I'm also trying to better market my digital stuff--I wish I was designing more but there is a time and place for everything right?

Abi Girl

Abi, AKA Abigail, Abrigail, and Geunter is one super amazing big girl. She's learning to be more independent and take care of herself more. She's taking a karate class and is learning a little bit of self control. She likes to learn definitions of new words. She loves to take baths and be pampered. She is obsessed with Avatar, the last airbender. She loves to be told pretend stories and she's pretty good at making them up herself. She loves playdough. She loves going to Grandma and Papa's house. She loves talking, and talking, and talking. There is never a dull OR quiet moment when Abi is around. She loves peanut butter and chocolate chip sandwiches and requests them for every meal--even though she only gets it at lunch. She loves holding Sophie and helping me take care of her. She loves science experiments and crafts. She just started drawing tangible items like houses (with doggy doors) and mommy and daddy. She has an amazing imagination. She is SUPER tall. She's our Abi girl.

Esther Bester

Kate, AKA Kate Kate, Esther Bester, Grundles, da Cake is one lively, spirited toddler. She is our sunshine and can always make us laugh. She is so stinkin polite--always saying thank you, please, and you're welcome. She still loves horses, books, and puzzles. She amazes us at how fast she can put puzzles together. She's very good at pointing out letters and numbers wherever we go. She loves to wear dresses. She LOVES her SoSophs--if Sophie has been moved since she last saw her, she immediately asks, "where's SoSophs?" She no longer calls me mama--its now Mommy. She no longer calls Abi "bobby." She loves painting, coloring, and drawing. She finally will let me put her hair up and she rarely takes it out. If you're not feeling well, Kate will try and make you better. She gives very sweet loves. Her hair is starting to get a little curly and a little darker. She's got 2 of her 4 molars in. She loves playing hide n' seek and chasing after Abi. There is truly never a dull moment with our Kate around.

Chubbers Bubbers

Sophie, AKA Sophers, Sophs, SoSophs, or Fat Face is such a cute little thingy! She was blessed a few weeks ago, she can sit in a bumbo, she loves the elephant on her bouncer, she stares at the picture of Jesus when she's in her swing, she LOVES, LOVES, LOVES her sisters, she laughs when you put her feet in her mouth, she loves to stand, she's doubled her birthweight, she smiles almost all the time, she likes to talk quietly, she loves the itsy bitsy spider, she loves baths, and she loves any and all attention she can get.

It was a little bit of a difficult start but we seem to have come to an understanding and we're getting used to being outnumbered. :)

We can't wait to get to know her more. Sophie is a pure joy to all of us and we are so happy to have her in our family.

Sophie's Blessing

February 5th

Circle:

Daddy

Papa

Jason

David

Ron

Bishop Bingham

Marshall Lundberg

Bob Hall

Blessed with health sufficient to accomplish all that is needful. Blessed to be able to develop physical abilities as well as talents and gifts to serve others and grow. Blessed to grow and learn so that she can have a strong and abiding testimony of Jesus. Through her testimony, she can become converted to the gospel. Blessed with a love of the scriptures and the gospel and the teachings of the prophets. Blessed to be able share her testimony with others. She will be guided in her choice of friends and her actions. She will be provided aid and assistance to make right choices. Ability to receive blessings of the temple and exaltation. Blessed to have a good and solid relationship with her sisters.

Sophie was blessed in a dress made for her by her mommy. The dress is very simple with pleats at the shoulders, choral pink flowers at the top and a crocheted lace trim at the bottom. Her slippers were crocheted by her Grandma Tregaskis and she had a simple ribbon on her cute bald head.

Need Miracles

We've had so many miracles lately I feel like we're not worthy of any more. We're praying Sophie doesn't get what we have in our household right now. Richard is so ridiculously sick with a sore throat. He is in so much pain he can't even eat. He doesn't have a family doctor so we need a miracle getting him in today and hopefully get him recovering.

Kate has some sort of eye infection in both eyes. I've never dealt with one of those. I feel I'm out of my league. She'll need to see a doctor today too.

Abi has some sort of cold. It doesn't seem to be too bad--just another thing to try and keep from Sophie

So far Sophie and I seem ok. I think we're both worn out and fighting it--I just pray she doesn't catch these things.

On top of this things are moving forward on the house we've been trying to get since July. Miracles have taken place to get us this far but we reached another stopping point. Yesterday's paycheck was another half. Unless we have another miracle we can't move forward. The last two years have been so tiring, trying, and often times strenuous. Despite most people thinking it's been a walk in the park, we've almost lost it all. We've stuck with it not for loyalty or stupidity's sake. We've sought the will of the Lord and have tried to do everything He has asked no matter how difficult. I can't imagine it would all be for naught as miracles HAVE happened (always at the last possible second). We've just about reached that last possible second again and it will take yet again a mighty miracle. If it is meant to be it will be right? If not I hope we'll finally be able to move on and move out of state...or country and have a fresh start.

Kids are up. Time to face the day...

Happenings

So much going on lately but not enough time to write about it. We're having fun with our 3 little girlets and they LOVE, LOVE, LOVE each other.

Sisterly Lovin:

Auto Expo in Salt Lake.

The little "fat face" as we lovingly call her:

Hats their cousin Keana made for them:

Goofers:

Getting ready to play in the first snowfall:

Our Christmas Eve (we actually cheated and celebrated Christmas a day early):