Rhett was named “Agent of the Month” in March, raking in the biggest sales numbers in the agency. He was awarded this plaque by his boss…now just needs to hang it in his office. What an accomplishment. Great job honey!!!
My routine glucose test for pregnancy came back abnormal this time, so I ended up doing the 3-hour test, which involves getting my blood drawn 4 times. That was NOT fun! I also found out that I’m borderline anemic, so I’m taking extra iron to build up my blood supply before surgery. My c-section is being scheduled for Tuesday, June 28th. Can’t wait to meet our little girl. As you can see below, I am getting really excited for her to come. This is only a portion of the clothes I have either been saving over the years, buying, or been given by friends. She is going to be one well-dressed little girl!
On April 8th we held our Annual Primary Talent Show & Cub Scout Fundraiser Dinner. It’s always a big production and helps our Cubs get to Summer Day Camp. We had a really good turnout this year, which was nice to see. Then, on Easter Weekend, the Primary was put in charge of a ward Easter Egg Hunt. So basically April for me consisted of planning and executing very large-scale events. Glad that’s over with!
On April 29-30th I was fortunate to be able to attend Deseret Book’s “Time Out for Women” here in San Antonio. I had such a wonderful time hanging out with my friends, listening to inspirational talks & stories, and making great memories!!!
On March 30th was Austin’s 3rd and final Pinewood Derby. He was excited this year to make a Dodge Ram for his car, so that’s what we ended up with…..and with much help from Bro. Christensen who helped him get it done at the last minute. Thanks Mike!!! Austin was sure he had the 1st place trophy in the bag, but ended up with the 2nd place trophy. He was pretty bummed, but out of 13 boys I told him 2nd was awesome! Here he is with his trophy and truck.
On May 2nd Austin had his (probably last) piano recital. He has done well for the 3 years of lessons, but hates to practice! He only likes to play once he gets to the point of knowing (and having memorized) a song. Only then do I not have to beg, plead or threaten him to do it. He always does an amazing job and I really think he should continue, but he’s determined that this is the end. We’ll see what the future brings. This recital was Disney-themed, so all the songs were from Disney movies… He played “Zero to Hero” from Hercules…and his piano teacher even dressed up as one of the Disney characters. Can you guess which one??? Here is Austin with his teacher, Sis. Kjar
Logan lost his first teeth on the same day, with a little help from Mom. On March 15th he lost his “two front (bottom) teeth”
Logan was again featured in the school district’s Young Masters Art Show this year. On March 31st we trooped over to the Blossom Athletic Center to view his artwork that was chosen. This is his favorite thing to do, and I hope he continues with this amazing talent. Here is Logan’s artwork, done with string and watercolors.
A couple of years ago Logan had a hernia that presented itself one night, then decided to disappear before the ER Doctor could even take a look at it. We thought that was the end of it, but in April it came back. Another ride to the ER, and another disappearing (“reducible”) hernia later we got a referral from our Pediatrician for a Pediatric surgeon. Logan had his hernia surgery yesterday (Friday, May 6th) and is recovering amazingly well. He came home from the hospital & slept like a rock for 5 hours, then got up and has been acting normal since. Thank goodness kids are so resilient!!! Here he is before & after surgery.
I got Austin, Logan & Carson registered for the Shockwaves Swim Team again this year. This will be Carson’s first year, and he is so excited!!! They start practices on May 16th and have swim meets/practices all through the month of June. Add in 2 birthdays, Grandma coming and a C-section, it sounds like June will be our busiest month yet!
Recently both Logan & Carson FINALLY learned how to ride their bikes without training wheels. They are both ecstatic and want to ride all the time now. Carson actually learned first, only because Logan was a little hesitant to try. Both of them however just got on and after a few seconds of holding onto the bike were off on their own.
Carson recently decided that he needed a new haircut, so he took it upon himself to do the task. It definitely could have been much worse, but it was bad enough (for my taste) to require Mom’s help. This is Carson after his haircut, and then Mom’s version.
Jackson is hanging in there with the rest of the boys. He’s as cute as ever, talking so much now and just being loveable. He is learning so quickly and half the things he says I don’t even know where he learned it from….Nick Jr??? He can now count to 10, knows about 8-10 colors by sight, knows the names of several shapes, and most importantly (to him) he knows the names of all the Monster Jam monster trucks. He is obsessed and constantly plays with the little toy monster trucks that we have. He’ll be 2 ½ just after Hailey is born. Here are a couple cute pictures of him (and Carson).
Our “puppy” Shelby is now officially much bigger than our other dog Addie. She’s also been very annoying with jumping up, constantly knocking over their water bucket, barking, and a little bit of biting still. I know she’s still a puppy, even though she’s so big, but I hope she’ll calm down a bit soon….especially after we get her spayed! We ended up buying her a barking collar to avoid those 3am barking bouts. There were just too many fun birds or squirrels in our trees in the night to sleep I guess! The collar beeps when she barks, then if she keeps barking it beeps & gives her a small shock. It gently increases up to 5 shocks. She hasn’t completely stopped barking, but it’s working good enough to get some good nights of sleep, so I’m completely happy with the $14.99 we spent on it. This picture was taken today. When we got her in January she couldn’t even get her head up & over the bucket to get a drink.
Well, that’s all I can think of for this time. We hope you all have a wonderful summer!!!
Love – Rhett, Maren, Austin, Logan, Carson, Jackson & Baby Hailey
