snow much fun!

Christmas came and went and Trevor never got his wish for snowso we decided we better make a trip to the mountains for snow. This week-end Damon asked the boys if they wanted to go to the snow and they both screamed YES! I on the other hand, remember all the other years we take the boys with all the prep work to last MAYBE 10 minutes in the cold stuff, but this year turned out to be different! Trevor liked the idea of snow and getting all "cozy" to go play. He couldn't wait to sled down the hill but soon found he hated it! Look at his poor little face. Later I pushed him down a small little slope and he loved that.

Shane loved every second of exploring and playing. He ran up the hill to sled down so many times I lost track. Me, I just had to watch. Being pregnant and all I missed out on all the sledding fun!

This is the first year Shane has loved the snow 100%. Begging to stay just a little longer and playing until he was tired.

My sweet boys.

Trevor liking the hill better with dad!

This is where I stood most most of the time. I was making sure the boys didn't sled right into the tree! Snow angels were made, snowballs thrown, and sleds ridden all afternoon long.

After awhile Mr. T was done. Smiles were few and he was cold! I was happy to take him back to the car and get warm again too.

But Shane, he just kept playing and playing until his little frozen legs couldn't take him up the hill anymore.

The Master and Lovey

Truth was told by Trevor a few days ago and it melted my heart!

Trevor: Dad is the Master.

Me: Oh really.

Trevor: Yeah, Dad told me he's the Master.

Me: If Dad is the Master what I am?

Trevor thought for second and then quickly grabbed my hand.

Trevor: You are my lovey. I would take being Trevor's Lovey any day over Master. Besides, I never told him to say it either unlike his Dad calling himself the Master! For the last few days he will take my hand and call me his Lovey and each time my heart melts.

Our Little Peanut

Patience is something I lack when it comes to surprises. So when it comes to finding out the gender of our babies I can hardly wait! This being our last little one I couldn't wait and we didn't! With the boys being off in sunny California on vacation from Mom and Dad Damon and I decided to make an appointment with an ultrasound studio to find out what this little peanut was and clear as day....

It's a boy!

Yep, there is no mistake we will have one more little guy running around our house! Some may remember my first ultrasound with Shane. Tears poured out when they said he was a boy and not a girl. I was devastated thinking of all the nasty boy things that would consume my life! Six years later I hear the same 3 words, "it's a boy" and I cry again, but this time tears of joy! I am thrilled! Another little boy to hold my hand and love me always. We'll have more forts, adventures, cars, and dirt. Best of all 3 brothers running around and having fun together!

He is perfect in every way. There was something so magical when we found out this time. It was very spur of the moment and just Damon and I. The ultrasound tech was so kind and lets us stare at our little guy as long as we wanted. Damon and I smiled and laughed for days just thinking about our newest little baby.

Like all my boys he is measuring big. At 12 weeks is was 3 days bigger then he should just like Shane always was at the beginning. The only problem, I may have cheated 3-4 days when I told the doctor the last day of my cycle so I could pick the perfect due day! If I hadn't he'd be measuring a week big, YIKES! We cannot wait for June 14th to come so we can hold this little guy.

Another boy and we couldn't be happier. Don't get me wrong, I would have liked a little girl to dress up and play barbies. Then I think of the tears and drama girls bring to a house and quickly realized I am enough drama for any house! I will always be the princess of the house. It makes me smile to think one day I will have three little boys in my life to love and cherish me as I am now blessed with three boys whom I will forever love and cherish!

2 months in a nutshell!

Life is still going on at the Young house even though I have not been feeling like a normal person or up to blogging. Instead I have spent most nights hugging my toilet and wondering why I thought being pregnant again would be different this time and fun. HA! We celebrated Halloween and loved our weeks of parties. This was the start of my sickness. My little cowboy and Indian wanted a boys only party so friends were invited and fun was had by all. Grandma and Grandpa Stewie came for Halloween and we all had a blast. Candy was not in shortage and me being soooooo sick the next week and Damon in Guatemala I think the boys took advantage and ate most of it!

For Damon's birthday we were able to sneak away to Zion. Zofran was helping and life was starting to feel more normal again. We had a great time being together exploring and having a few days to ourselves.

We celebrated Damon's 32 birthday with friends. Shane was happy for a "party" and I was happy I didn't have to cook!

Thanksgiving was quiet with just us yet I cooked enough food for an army. For some reason I cannot make smaller sized side dishes! Right as we sat down to eat Damon's pager went off and he almost had to leave for work. I was so frustrated but then he was able to stay because someone else took the call. Yeah!

December was full of candy, decorating, food, and fun. Damon and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniverary. Grandma and Grandpa Stewie do the 12 Days of Christmas for the boys and they love opening presents. They love chocolate from the Advent Calendar each morning. We picked out a beautiful tree and the boys loved seeing their ornaments from when they were babies. I kept wondering what I'll be able to pick out next year for the new baby. Grandma and Grandpa Stewie came for Christmas and then we went to Ventura for a few days to celebrate with the Young.

Life has been busy, but good. I am starting to feel human again. I still take Mommy crack AKA Zofran to help me feel better and it has slown down the barfing from 10 times a day, to 5 times a day, to 2-3 times a day, to 1 time a day, to every few days and now once a week! I'm thrilled and we can even call it my Christmas miracle.

So now that the baby is being nicer to it's mommy expect more updates and happier days.

too EVERYTHING!

I use to not understand the lack of blogging from pregnant women. They seem to fall off blogland for the first trimester or maybe even longer! NOW, I understand. I understand completely how the computer is just too much to even sit down at. Too much energy to think of something to write about and pictures to post. Too tired to stay awake at night and get caught up and blog. Too sick to care about anything that is not essential. Now I get it. I promise to come back, some day but for today just know I'm too everything to want to blog.

Instead I leave you with a picture of a time (last month) when I had the energy to go do fun things with my kids!

Changes

We have had a lot of changes in our house lately. Blog posts have been slow and there are reasons for all these changes. My favorite drink of choice has now turned into a taste of toxic syrup. The thought of drinking it makes me sick! Instead, I enjoy my usual least favorite drink, milk. A gallon a week sweetened with this delicious chocolate flavor now hits the spot!

Bed time for everyone has changed around here too. Instead of late nights for me I have to try my hardest to stay up for a little "me time." Most nights I don't make it and am asleep by 8 p.m.

We have 2 big brothers waiting for the arrival of

a new baby!!

Yes, we are going to have a new baby in our home come June. We are beyond thrilled. Change is always good when it means there will be a baby! Can you see how much the baby looks like Damon in it's 7 week ultrasound! We hope the time goes quickly because we all can't wait.

I need to give full credit to this picture to Damon. He is already a proud Daddy and wanted this picture taken to announce the birth of his next little peanut! He's in love already and it's only been 8 weeks.

Now I know my 2 little guys will be excellent brothers. They adore babies. If a baby cries Trevor runs for the binkie or a toy. Shane always helps make babies smile so I cannot wait to see them with their own brother or sister. Shane hopes for a girl and Trevor hopes for a boy. For now, we will wait and I will continue to enjoy the hugs and kisses my belly gets each day from ALL of my boys!

Enjoying Fall

Living in Vegas there aren't traditional seasons. It's more like Summer and the rest of the year. We decided to take a little week-end trip to Duck Creek in Utah to see the Fall colors. When we got there Saturday the weather was perfect. A chilly Fall day but not too bad. Damon took the boys fishing, but we had no luck. Shane is Damon's sidekick and loves watching him and helping him fish. They walk around the river looking for the perfect spot and enjoy being together. I love watching them. I usually watch from afar because Trevor and I are off doing our own thing.

Damon in his element.

Trevor loves to hold the pole for a few seconds and swings it around and then he is off!

This time Trevor and I collected leaves. They were beautiful falling from all the Aspen trees. Then we spent the rest of the morning throwing rocks into the river. Doesn't sound too adventurous but we both love it!

Shane could last all day out at the river fishing with Daddy.

Shane loves to get behind the camera and take a few pictures too.

Once we fished for awhile we met up with Grandma and Grandpa Young. There were on a little vacation and we decided to all spend a few days together. It was great to spend some time with them! We had a yummy picnic and along with a fire and smores then decided to look for some Fall colors and made it to Bryce! By this time it was getting cold and our Vegas boys don't deal well with the cold!

I think the last time I was here I was about 15 years old. It was beautiful.

Damon and I left the kids with Grandma and Grandpa for a little bit so we could hike to the top to see the view. It was amazing but my camera battery died! It's fun being together even if it's just a short 20 minute hike! The next day we woke up to windy and cold weather! All the leaves were falling and soon so were the trees! The mountain men AKA Damon and Larry had to move a fallen over tree out of the road so we could drive. What an adventure.

After driving through an aspen grove and seeing and hearing this giant pine tree fall right in front of us we decided it was time to get out of there!

Another great week-end together with those I love. It couldn't be better and I always look forward to our next adventure!