Kung Fu Dancing...

I know....3 posts in one day!!!...but this was so cute! We were playing at our friends house today, and Paka wanted to dance to his favorite song!...the theme song to "Kung Fu Panda". They actually danced around for a while, but my phone was running out a battery, so I only did one little clip, but it was super cute!

Karly Kim Photography

My sister-in-law took these cute pictures of Charley! Of course Charley looks adorable! Karly did such a good job! ....She does kids/family/engagement/weddings....if you mention my name she'll give you a discount! Check out her website www.karlykim.com for more pictures (I don't know how to link websites so you may have to type it in....I'll work on it and try and fix it!)!

The Big Move

This past weekend we made the move from Wymount to Lehi....we are officially not students anymore! I thought I was pretty much packed and decluttered when we got the truck on Saturday, but I was very wrong! Things just started coming out of the walls! The place we are in now is a lot bigger than Wymount.....and I am having a hard time finding places for things....we even have 2 storage rooms.... how do we have so much stuff?! I still want to get rid of more.

Ben and I have been married for almost 5 years, and in those 5 years, we haven't had a washer/dryer or a dishwasher....and now we do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh glorious day!!!!!!! We still haven't gotten a washer/dryer yet, we are still cleaning Wymount and unpacking here, and I haven't even started looking....so now it is just an empty room, but it will be filled soon! Here is a picture of our dishwasher!....isn't it beautiful! Have I ever mentioned how I HATE washing dishes...it has been so nice to just stick things in here!
Since I am 8 months prego, I really couldn't be of much help loading and unloading the truck. Ben and his brother, Calvin, loaded the huge truck and Carlos and Karly came up to Lehi after work to help unload!... And my sister Jordan watched Charley for the day, she took her to swimming class then out to lunch and watched her so I could finish packing and cleaning things around the apartment. We have the best family! We couldn't have done it with out them!....and they did it so fast! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

Swimming Lessons

So a few weeks ago, Amy and I decided to sign the kids up for swimming lessons. However, since they are still 2, they weren't old enough for the pre-school class...we tried signing them up, but they wouldn't let us. So we singed them up for the parent/child class instead. Which I think was a good choice, I looked over at the pre-school class the first day and they were all screaming and hanging onto the side....Charley would have been trying to climb out! But it has been fun swimming with her. We wanted to sign the kids up to help them get used to the water....I want Charley to know how to swim because our new apartment has a pool, my parents have a pool, and Ben's parents have the beach....she'll need to learn.

We are moving this weekend...Friday to be exact! It is a little overwhelming now, because our house still looks like we are living in it, and doesn't look like I have packed at all! Ben is taking Friday off, so hopefully I can get a lot done today, and tomorrow morning, then load and unload the truck in afternoon!

Friday I will also be 35 weeks along and Saturday I will have exactly 1 month before the baby comes!.....still are unsure on a name, and I still have not started a thing to get ready for her to come! (I've been wanting to wait until after we moved)

Hoop competition!

I have the best job ever! ...I have been working part-time for the Provo City School District for the past 9 years with the Title VII, Indian Education Program. I love my job, and I love working with the kids....and I love working with my boss, Cathy. I always have crazy things that I want to do, and she is always so supportive and just lets me do what I want! 8 years ago I wanted to start teaching a hoop class. So when I came back from Arizona this past February from the World Hoop Competition, I got all excited and wanted to put on a little hoop competition for the kids that I teach here. With the help of so many, it happened this weekend! Everything went great! The kids had fun, and we had a great turn out! We were even raised some money to help us start funds for next years!

My little brother Ruben made the cool poster for me!

We also went to Averie's birthday party this weekend....She turned 1! Our friends Amy and Brennen planned an amazing party! I think we had just as much fun as the kids....the tattoo station was a hit!...I think it was supposed to be mainly for the kids, but the adults hogged all the fun! And there was a big blowup jumping thing, that I think more adults played in then kids...Ben being one of them! However, we couldn't pry Charley away for anything...she loved it! I also made one of Averie's cakes....and I think it turned out cute!

They had a little photo place...I love the ironing board as a surf board!

They were pretty much inseparable....notice that "tats"....Charley had one on each arm, and by the end of the night, I think Paka had 4!

My bird cake...I thought it was cute....and Averie seemed to like it!....or at least the frosting

July 20th....

Last week, Ben and I were talking and decided that scheduling another c-section was the best route for us. Since Charley was breach and the cord was around her neck, she was a scheduled c-section. Which means we have a variety of options for the next kids. Originally we wanted to try VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). Once we figured out our due date, July 24th....4 days before the Bar....we started rethinking everything. We knew with our luck that the baby would come 4 days late, and it would be while Ben was up in SLC taking the Bar, and wouldn't be able to come down. Even if I wasn't going into labor, he would still be worrying about it while he was there. And he really needs to do well and pass. We were thinking maybe they could just induce us early. But the meds that they give you to induce you make your contractions really hard, and have a higher risk of tearing your old cut, so they wont do that. If we wanted a natural birth, we'd have to just let the baby come when she wanted.

So, for us, this is the way we decided the best way was. We didn't really plan for the baby to come right at the bar, it's just the way it happened. When I went to the doctors yesterday, the earliest they could get me in for the c-section is July 20th! It's only 4 days early, but I will be home and my mom will be here to help so Ben can focus on studying and taking the test.