Waiting not so patiently

Well we are 39 weeks pregnant now. And my midwife is back from vacation so we can get this show on the road any day now. I am not doing much these days except trying to sleep, eat and get the house ready. I am not sure if most of you know but I am planning on having a home birth, Lord willing, and that is why the tub is there. I am really excited to be able to stay at home and not have to travel to the hospital. With the last three kids I have been at least 7 days late so I am not expecting an early delivery but I can be hopeful I guess. My mother in law will be here the 9th so I guess it would be good to wait until then. Birth tub

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Happy Jack camping trip

This past weekend Thomas decided he wanted to go camping for his birthday. So we packed up the motorhome, drove about 30 minutes and found a cool place to park and camp for a few days. We left when it was getting dark so we kind of guessed if it was a good spot, it was ok but ended up moving in the morning to a spot with a makeshift campfire pit and a much better view. 

It was super windy and the kids were bundled up the whole time, and me too. The first night we were there I thought the motorhome was going to blow away. The kids slept pretty well though, but being 8 months pregnant I could have used a softer mattress :). 

The second day some of Thomas' classmates joined us and we did a BBQ with tri tip and corn and then of course we set off a bunch of fireworks, which would all be illegal in California. Made me super nervous but he had a lot of fun. Oh yeah and we also got s'mores (yummy). I was kind of surprised at how much fun the kids had too, especially with how cold and windy it was. But what kid wouldn't like fire and chocolate? 

Monster truck show

Ok so people tell you how loud monster truck shows are but until you go to one you really have no idea. We attempted to attend this show when my parents were in town but got rained out, which was ok because they rescheduled for a much better time for my kiddos. However I was totally unprepared for the noise level. 

The trucks were awesome and the little shows in between were cool too. But we got these horrible ear plugs for the kids that kept falling out and the minute a monster truck would go Naomi would start crying, she looked miserable the whole time. James asked to go home twice and Seth had a stoic look on his face the entire time. I thought it was really cool and after the show Seth made a point to tell daddy "he had a lot of fun" so I guess it was successful but if we ever go to another one I am bringing way better ear protection. 

Having fun with grandma and grandpa

Wow what a week we had. I think the kids tired my parents out. I think they will need a vacation from their vacation. It was a lot of fun though. The minute they got here James would not leave them alone, he was attached to them. Thomas had school so we pretty much hung out and walked the town. Thomas hates tai food so we went to the restaurant here and I must say for Wyoming it was pretty good. We also got to check out the craft stores. The kids had a blast at a few of our parks and we took them to see the big train. 

On Saturday we took a drive to Cheyenne and went to an awesome park, a huge western store and the best restaurant we have ever been to. It's called steamboat and everything we ordered was AMAZING, that is not an exaggeration. Needless to say we will be going back there. But before we ate the kids were almost passed out on grandma and grandpa, as you can see in the pictures below. It was a long but fun day. They left Sunday and the kids took it much better than I thought they would, but knowing they will be back soon helped too. 

Bowling

We got to go bowling as a family, it was so much fun and the kids had a blast. James keeps asking to go again. 

Race day in Cheyenne

We were able to make a trip on Saturday to Cheyenne to hang out and go see one of Thomas' professors race. The boys started the day by getting haircuts at the cutest little old barber in town. Around lunch time we drove to Cheyenne and my wonderful husband took me to chick fil a and Cold Stone. It was awesome. 

Of course to kill some time we drove around town looking at different shops. They have a once upon a child so of course I had to stop in to check it out. Then Thomas decided to check out a bunch of gun shops around town. Wyoming is a completely different experience when purchasing fire arms. Of course Thomas was in heaven. 

Around 6:00 we went to the race at Big Country Speedway. It was so much fun. There were many different kinds of cars and lots of kids running around. We ate nasty pizza and nachos but the boys could not stop talking about it, which I guess means they had a good time. Thomas' professor did not win but he gave a heck of a show. It was great to get out of town and do something different, it was a late night and the kids were so tuckered out I think we all slept in until 9am, nice treat for mommy. 

More of our adventures to come...

Another day in WY

Well we are pretty much settled in here. The house is unpacked and we have all the furniture we need now. That is about all the news I have. We are not doing much, the weather is off and on rainy and hailing and then it gets sunny so we try to make it outside when the sun is out otherwise we are stuck inside. Still have not found a church yet, The Lord wants us to be patient I guess. 

Posted a few pictures of our house, only a few this is a big house and I didn't want to clean everything to show you ;). We have an awesome basement which we use as a playroom, as you can tell. And our kitchen is a very good size, considering what I am used to. Oh and we have a dishwasher!!! 

The last picture is a side shot of the belly, I figured there were probably a few who wanted to see it. I am about 30 weeks now and starting to feel uncomfortable, usually just at night though so it's not too bad yet. This baby moves so much it is hard to get good sleep sometimes. We still need to get a few things for the birth but I think we are all set for the baby, not like we haven't done this before ;). Prayer for peace and strength during the birth would be nice and prayer for Thomas at school. He is starting a program to learn specific skills related to Dodge which is pretty cool and will give him an upper hand when applying for jobs. We are all doing well and would love to hear from you all and how you are doing too.