First Day of School

 All three boys started school last week.  There was a lot of excitement as the boys got ready for school the first day.  Thomas was beaming, so excited to finally be going to school with his big brothers.  Seeing his excitement lessened my sadness a bit, though it was still hard for me to leave my little guy, knowing he'd be gone all day.  Poor Emily had a really hard time with her brothers going to school.  As we walked to the van after taking the boys to their classes I told her that we were leaving the boys at school and we'd come back and get them after quiet time.  She was so sad as she said, "No! No leave boys as school! You mean Mom! You mean!"  As we drove home I even heard her saying to herself, "Hyum, miss you."  It was so sweet to see how much she loves her brothers.

Here are some pics of our handsome school boys.

Another Little Miracle

Here SHE is, our sweet little one.  Twenty one weeks along and growing/developing right on schedule.  We feel so blessed to have this precious baby coming to our family.  It was quite a shock to find out that she was a girl.  We were convinced that we were having a boy.  Emily is happy to have a little sister to play with.  She softly rubs my tummy as she says, "baby dister."  Hyrum and William are warming up to the idea of another girl.  They both were hoping for a brother.  Thomas was delighted to find out that his prediction was right.  A while back, in a very matter-of-fact voice, Thomas said, "It's a girl.  I know it.  Jesus sees and he sees that we have more boys than girls, so it's a girl.  That's why!"  What simple faith.  Now we just  anxiously await her arrival in December.