Hello everyone. I know that my last post was last night and it was short. I was tired and it was late so i didn't get to write very much on that one. I hope to write more on this one today.



As you all know we are expecting baby number 4. She was a little unexpected gift to us this year but we are all getting use to the idea and becoming quite excited about this little bundle of joy. When we first found out everyone was taking bets on what the baby was going to be. I had more votes for boy than for girl but I had a feeling based upon symptoms and such that it was going to be another girl. lol To my husbands surprise I was right. lol

When the tech was scanning my belly a few weeks ago to check her progress and growth she was able to see right away that she was a girl no hiding that one. we aree also able to see her precious little profile as well. I will work on getting pics on here too soon as i figure it out. lol

Ricky quietly whispered "oh crap" when she said she's a girl! which made me giggle a little bit because I know he was hoping for a little boy for Ryker and himself to even out the household. but he has since then grown to love the idea of having another little girl to join our family.

When we picked up the kids from a dear friend of mine we got them into the car and the first thing they all said to me is "mommy what are we having???" I turned to buckle Ryker in his car seat and told them you guys are going to have a new baby sister! Right away the girls started yelping in excitement and taking dibs on who was going to make her more girly. My son instantly had this defeated look on his little face and moaned out "ohhhhhh! Why mom? Cant we make her a brother for me??" I almost felt a little sorry for the tike. lol but as i turned back in my seat Ricky looked him in the eye and told him "don't worry son. you and I will do a lot of camping and fishing together without the girls. and when they become teenagers we will move out. " then my son smiled and said YAY!!! It was so funny

Since that day the kids have made some pretty small but significant changes in their behavior. Gabbi is taking on a more serious roll of big sister. Helping out Ryker with potty training reminders and helping Kylee to master riding her big girl bike. She is also starting to read more stories to them at bed time.

Ryker has become more tidy with his room and has become even more compassionate when ever he hears a baby crying. He even runs over to his sisters or us if we get hurt and makes sure we are okay. He offers to kiss away boo boos and he tries to protect us now from monster spiders and bugs of all sorts.

Kylee has made the most significant change that we've noticed so far. She now plays with baby dolls. she is wearing skirts and likes her hair in particular ways now. She even carries a purse around sometimes and fills a small diaper bag for her babies. Now anyone who knows our little Joey knows that she is quite the little tom boy so the fact that she is requesting dolls and accessories is a big deal for her. she even requested that we get her some "girl shoes with heals" that about shocked us down. for the longest time we have been trying to get her to wear those church shoes with dresses but with no luck. she has always prefered to wear her bumble bee tennis shoes with her outfits.

The kids have been quite helpful with name suggestions too. so as a family we have decided we would all have a part in giving that name to her. Our final names are finally down to 3.
1. Paisley Marie
2. Brooklyn Marie
3. Katherine Marie

its hard to pick from those because we love them all!!!

School is starting soon again and I don't know who is more excited, the girls or the parents! Gabbi will be going into the 4th grade. I can't believe my little girl is growing up so fast! she is way excited though because this year for her teacher she is going to get her 2nd cousin, Mrs. Jenifer Sinatra. She is the most sought after teacher from all the students and we just happened to luck out. She is a little nervous about forgetting the curriculum she learned last year.
Kylee is going to be going into the 1st grade. Its going to be all day not half. I am struggling with that right now, but she is so very excited because she has a great pair of teachers, ms Larson and Ms. Gowers. they are the most kind and gentile teachers for that grade which is a giant relief because her kindergarten teacher was a tirant! She is also excited about being able to eat lunch at school like the big kids. Our little bean is growing up so fast.
Ryker will be doing preschool at home this year. We bought him a work book and I will be teaching him each day. he is pretty excited about it though. he loves his mommy time and he loves to learn.
Ricky is still looking for work. He was laid off from the union elevator trade for 7 months. it was hard. He looked everywhere for jobs and put in resume's all over and finally got a call back from the trade. He worked for a few months on a promise that he was to have a more steady job for at least a few years and then a few weeks ago they said they had to let him go again. so we are back to looking for jobs. We are being optomistic though. He just had an interview with a company yesterday and says it went well we should know by begining of next week what they decide.
this is all for now as my kids are getting restless and want to go food shopping.