I am Alive!

I am alive-I have not done a blog post in a while, so I am alive! We are doing good. We are between trips and life is CRAZY! Fish Lake was GREAT! My little Sophie did good on her first camping trip!
This Monday morning, I am hitting the road (minus Jimmy & Sophie) and heading to Lake Powell. I helped with the food planning & purchasing for 24 people for 6 nights at Lake Powell! Crazy! So, later this month, TONS of blog post & pictures will come!

Fish Lake then Lake Powell

Fish Lake is one of Utah's most beautiful mountain lakes. This beautiful mountain lake offers welcome cool temperatures while most of southern Utah is sweltering in summer heat. It is located in Central Utah, southeast of I-70 & Salina.

Jimmy & I are not fishing people, but love any chance to get away with family. Fish Lake is really a beautiful area! We will be camping in our trailer-(only way with an infant huh?) We will be with Jimmy's siblings, aunts/uncles, cousins, and his maternal grandparents. Pictures will come!

Then August 3rd, we've been invited to go to Lake Powell with some of my family. so ANYONE OUT THERE with TIPS or SUGGESTIONS for Lake Powell with children, please post a comment! ahh, to waterski and wakeboard! and sore muscles and working on the tan! ahh!

Pictures of Sophie & Pregnant me....

Someone (my cousins' wifes' sister-are you confused....) is starting to get into photography, and needed a newborn to practice taking some shots of. Sophie had her first photo shoot, and some of the pictures are posted on her blog....so check it out. I LOVE the ones up there so far.

http://leahmillerphotography.blogspot.com/

I also was a maternity 'model' for another friend, who wanted to add pictures of a pregnant woman to her photo collection-spread. So check out her blog for some really cute maternity pictures of me + the family.

http://cg-photography.blogspot.com/search/label/Maternity

I like to have my picture taken for free but also to help out nice people that do a good job at it!
Thanks Leah & Cassie!

Before the Baby....

Here are a few highlights of life before the baby came.

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(This was a while ago, but I thought worth blogging about) Thomas the Train got stuck in a hole. An outlet cover or something fell off downstairs, and it became a fun hole to put things in-toys, food, balls, cars, train, train track etc... Charlie insisted Thomas was in the hole, yet we were not sucessful in resucing him. With the help of Aunt Debbie, a camera, and cutting the hole bigger, Thomas made it out.






Our friend Jordan had a cool birthday party. Due to weather, it got moved inside. The kids had fun golfing in the church halls, and I loved to see Jimmy helping the kids. They love the golf clubs and golf balls they got at the party!

Cousin Cooper spent the night after a Friday night hockey game. It was a great time! Grandpa bought the kids donuts for breakfast. Cooper loves Uncle Jimmy, and I knew we would be okay as long as Jimmy was around.

I was able to attend my 10 year high school reunion. (Only 10 years-what...yes I am just a youngster....) I wasn't going to make Jimmy attend, he would get bored. So I planned to go with a girlfriend so I had someone to hang out with. Here are some pictures from the night.

It wasn't a bad reunion-but it doesn't take much to make me happy-A night out with no kids & a chance to socialize.

Three classmates had passed away (I only remembered 1 of them). I did not have the most kids-someone had 5. Someone got married RIGHT after high school-so I haven't been married the longest. (Whew! I don't know why-but I was glad it wasn't me in those two categories) Lots of people had their masters. Someone took the Bar exam, someone has their doctorite degree. Some people looked the same, the same clicks still hung out together. People married.

Marla, Natalie, and Andrea

I still keep in touch with these girls-They are great friends. There are many good memories with each of them, and now, we are all beautiful women (Hot mama's!) -trying to be moms & wives.

My Little Girl

Little Sophie Norrine is here! More details to come, but here is a start.
Born at 2:43 pm
8 lbs. 4 oz.
She looks pretty bad here.
Labor isn't easy-for her or me!
I'll get a cuter picture posted of her soon.

Monday Monday....

The Finish Line is in sight....
I can make it.....
The end is coming....
We set a date!
I am having this baby girl on Monday, June 29th! (unless she decides to come earlier) Monday I will be induced! Things have been looking good at the doctor appointments. This little lady is passing the tests, and I will have her Monday morning! Hope all goes well!

When Daddy takes off a job....

When Daddy takes off a job (brings work home), the kids like to be involved too. They get to play with his work highlighters and magnifying glass. They can make marks on paper too.

It was just a cute family moment.

Baby can come...We have a car seat

There are other events to blog about, but here is a short update.

Ashley was so nice to take this belly shot of me. Lovely picture, huh?

Pregnancy Update:

We might have an "early bail out" with this baby. (She might come earlier than her due date.) The doc is concerned about the size of the baby, so more appointments as I hit the home stretch. I've never had any problems or complications with my pregnancies, so this MILD concern is the most "excitement" I've had with any pregnancy of mine (excitement is a bad word....sorry). We will see what the doc says after the appointment on the 18th. I might have this baby at 38 weeks or so! (I think I might be ready by then).

Oh, we needed a car seat for this child, and we got one today. We can take HER home from the hospital-whenever she comes! whew!

A cute picture of my handsome husband & I.

My mom celebrated her birthday in May, and we got all the grandkids to gather around her for a picture before she had her birthday cake. Whew-What a crew!! (oh yeah one of my brothers is in the pix too)

Orange Day

Sarah picked out her orange dress to wear. I picked Charlie's orange shirt out, then I realized two of my kids are in orange, so Ashley chose an orange shirt to wear! Picture time!

I love my cute kids!!