Well there is a lot to write about but not a lot of time, so I thought I would post some pictures so you all could see what a handsome little guy Carson is.  Sorry its taken so long.

 Don't mind the glasses...

 Love Beckett's face in this one,

 Emree is such a little Mom, she is in LOVE!

 Brady is excited to have a twin!! Their baby pictures are almost identical.

 I can't believe how blessed I am and all of these kiddos belong to me, and of course my WONDERFUL husband, couldn't have asked for better!

1 week and 4 days old, hanging out on the couch.

Moved

Well most of your already know that we have moved. YAY!! We are loving the quiet life of living out of town, especially the kids who are outside all. day. long.  I have been trying to get things in here organized and get ready for the baby, and keep everything under control.  Needless to say there is little time to sit and put up my poor swollen feet, but oh well.  I would way rather have lots to do than not enough and spend my time sitting around.  Our house is coming along and I will have to post some before and after pictures of all the work we have already done.  I am always amazed at what a transformation some paint and carpet will do.   Chas laid the dining room laminate Saturday and it looks oh so good,  much better than the concrete that has been there since moving in, (after taking the carpet out.)  The kids have been so good to help doing whatever I need them to do.  They are now experienced wallpaper scrapers!
Every night we enjoy going out for a walk, last night we walked up to Beckett's stream (he always has to check if there is water in it, but probably not until springtime.)  On the way home we stopped by one of the neighbors, (Chas has worked with him before) and they invited us to come back and visit on their patio.  We had a great visit and enjoyed getting to know them. We kept hearing a thunderstorm approaching, but were a little late in our departure time.  The younger two kids were crying while we were walking/running/waddling home among the lightening, thunder and pouring rain.  The kids kept yelling at me to hurry up and kept yelling  "run, Mom, Run!"  Ya Right!!! Would have been hilarious to watch me trying to run to the house in the rain!  Anyway fun times!!!
Today is much cooler out, so far anyway, so I think the kids and I will head out to the orchard to start thinning the fruit.  I think they will enjoy  climbing in the trees and picking the extra fruit. Also on our agenda for the day is to take down the old pig pen so Chas can use the wood to make a chicken coop.
I would really like to add, have the baby to this list, oh wouldn't that be grand?!!! I am ready to be done!  We got the crib set up last night, carseat out and now we are ready.  Well, I do still need to pack my bag, but I will eventually....

Here we are at our new house, Ruby loves all the open space as much as the kiddos do.

 Every Sunday we go for a walk up the hill and to the trails, here is one of the boys.

And the girls!

So here are a couple pictures of our work crew that came and helped us when we first moved in.  We are so blessed to have such good friends.  There was a bunch of things we wanted to get done before moving in, so there was a lot of people over all the time helping.  We will be forever grateful to them, since I was VERY pregnant. 

 Scraping wallpaper has to be one of the worst jobs EVER!! amd we had a lot to scrape, Sis. Rogers was the wallpaper scraper champ!!

 Here Brooklyn is trying to clean the shower door, she is such a good little worker!

And Bro. Rogers brushing up paint around the window.

And of course there has to be some play right?    Beckett playing swords with his friend Kaylee.

 We decided to take a break on the 4th for the parade and a little bbq after that.  It was a much needed break, although it didn't last long enough!

The kids spent a couple of hours down at Bedards in their fun Bonzai!! The kids love that thing!  It was a nice distraction for me too, I went and just sat there for a couple of hours.

Brady's Baptism Pictures

This handsome kid is getting baptized!! These are some shots we got outside, can't believe he is so big!

First Hit

So Brooklyn got her first hit off a real pitcher last Monday. Sheer Joy! She ran all the way down the first base line waving her arms and cheering!  I was so proud! Her incentive, a new bat, which she has wisely decided to get right before next season, so it will last longer. I love seeing those moments of such excitement on my kids' faces, so wish I had a camera!
Brady has started cub scouts and is loving it.  He earned his bobcat badge and is now in full swing in the wolf pack.  He is looking forward to day camp next week for 3 days and I get to go walk around for 1 of them, I hope its not too hot! Even more exciting is his baptism coming up this Saturday.  He wore a suit coat to church today and I got teary, how can my babies be growing up this fast?  He looked like such a young man! even held the door and carried my bag too, what a good kid!
I am so excited for all the family that is coming into town this weekend, should be a lot of fun!

While the parents are away, the kids will play...

Apparently this is what the kids do while Chas and I are out...at least no one was severely hurt.... this time!

Brooklyns Softball

Kayla got to come and visit! We had fun times with her and her boys.  Emree sure loves them and is always looking out for them!

Sunday Walks

 Well as I said in the last post our Sunday walks have become tradition.  Chas brought his work camera home this weekend and so we actually could take some pictures.  Here is Ruby our little puppy, she is so fun and all the kids are loving her.  Emree will actually hold her now and acts like she has loved dogs her whole life.  Glad we started off with a puppy. Beckett loves her way too much and is not quite sure how careful he has to be, but she is getting faster and can now run away from him.  Smart dog! They love to play together most of the time.

And just a cute shot of Jo- Jo! Love this girl!

 Beckett has become the master fit thrower, which is really trying my patience.  So Chas decided to take some pictures of his cute little crying face!!

Brooklyn's softball

 We have loved watching Brookie play this year.  She is improving a lot and we are anxiously awaiting a hit off a real pitcher! She is now swinging, but hasn't quite connected yet.  Hopefully this week.  She can hit off the coach like a pro, so now to step it up a bit.  (After 4 balls the coach pitches until they have 3 strikes or hit.) And this year has been a lot warmer than past years!! YAY!!!

Well we have been really busy with softball and baseball games which happen every day of the week except Fridays.  Our camera has died once again, and will not charge, 2nd time it has happened since we bought it not even a year ago.  Frustrating! So no picture this time around either.  But there have been a couple of exciting things going on here besides baseball.  We got a puppy and she is sooo cute!  The kids are in love with her and  take good care of her.  Her name if Ruby.
Mothers Day weekend was great! Saturday the activity day girls put on a brunch for the Mothers and Daughters, which was a lot of fun.  I enjoyed spending some time with Brooklyn.  It was a really nice morning.We also went to the Huntsmans to help with the garden that we will be sharing with them this summer, although I am not much help, we are definitely getting the good end of the deal.  We appreciate their offer to share it with them since we will not be having one of our own this summer.  The kids made me a delicious breakfast with waffles, strawberries, whip cream, sausage and wouldn't let me come out of my room until everything was ready.  We went for a walk with Ruby out to the river  which has become our Sunday tradition, it's so fun to see Beckett running with the puppy right behind.
This weekend was the Father Son outing, the boys had fun, but said it was pretty cold. Us girls went to the park with some friends, then out to dinner, and ended the night with some Just Dance on the Wii, (the girls did not me!)
Today we went out to our new place cause Chas wanted to survey and plus its always nice to go out there and take in the peace and quiet.  I had a nice visit with Georgeanna, she is a good woman.  She gave me a Christmas card that my Great Grandma and Grandpa had sent to her Mom and Dad way back when.  My Dad is not even 1 in the picture, so that is pretty cool.  We all loved being out there, the kids just run and play and I got to sit on the porch swing and visit.  We have really been enjoying the beautiful weather and have spent most everyday outside.  I have found that if I don't do too much, I feel pretty good and my sciatic nerve hasn't been bothering me much.  I don't love being on a restricted work schedule, but I guess until this little guy comes I will have to take it a little easier than I am used to.  At the end of the day I am glad that I am not in pain, so it is worth it.  Anyway thats kind of what we have been up to, maybe someday I will add some pictures, but thought that I better write down whats going on before I forget.

moving and such

Well we are all moved, the house is a done deal and we are settling in. Moving has been crazy and poor Beckett has been more than a little displaced. He keeps asking to go home and doesn't want to stay at the Thomsons any longer. Poor little guy, but I think he is finally getting used to it.

One thing about moving, we aren't moving that much junk in 3 months again, so I have been going through everything and gotten rid of a lot, I think Chas has more "stuff" than I do though!!! And I gave him the ultimatum that he better go through and get rid of it or I will. haha! It's motivation for him though.

I am ready to have this baby or at least have him move somewhere so my sciatic nerves are not killing me!! It's a pain in the butt, literally. I can only be up working for a couple of hours before I have to lay down for about an hour so I can walk again. It's killing me. Everyone keeps telling me to take it easy, I can't take it easy for 3 more months!!! So if anyone has any tricks I am totally up for trying anything to see if it will help! I've done massage and chiropractor. The DR. said she could give me some muscle relaxers but they would probably knock me out, but if I am going to be laying on the couch with my kids home, I might as well be awake! Anyway I feel kind of useless and am afraid that moving again in a couple of months is going to be worse, cause I really won't be able to do anything! (ok done venting)

The kids are loving all the space out here, and have been getting pretty good with their sling shots. Brady has made jumps all over the place for his bike and is quite the little trickster. Brooklyn has found "the perfect reading nook" (yep that's how she described it to me) in a tree out in the pasture. Emree has been a good help in the yard and keeping me company outside. Beckett tries to ride his scooter out in the pasture which is hilarious to watch, but he is determined so whatever. While I am doing yard work I give him my dull pair of pruners and he goes to town trying to cut down anything and everything, it keeps him occupied for a long time!

I loved General Conference and once again resolved to try and "be a little better," sometimes I wonder if I will ever get it right. Good thing Heavenly Father is patient and merciful. And is always there to forgive us and help us do better. We are so blessed