Spring Break

This week was Spring Break for Hailey, so we decided to get out & do some fun activities.

The first part of the week was cold outside, so we went to the Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point. Hailey & Derek both had a fun time. That place is so fun for kids to explore!
Thursday Hailey & I picked up Bethany to go get some glam hair for her 11th birthday. They both had fun at the salon, and enjoyed ice cream (& lunch) afterward at the Purple Turtle. Happy Birthday Bethany!
Friday was Zoo Day! The kids had a great time!! It was beautiful weather, and - despite the crowds - the kids really enjoyed all the animals.
(sorry for format issues...) - Amber & Cambrie came to the zoo as well. Cambrie & Derek always have fun together. Cambrie was hillarious as she would squeal with delight at all the animals - The baboon in particular! :) Amber & I always have a great time toting the kids out & about :)
Here we are awaiting our train ride. We lucked out & got the last car on the train - nice & bumpy on the tracks.

So - Overall, spring break was a success - Hailey had a nice break from school (& homework). It was really great to be able to spend so much time with my kids. Summer vacation is just right around the corner... time to gear up for more family time :)

Doesn't this always happen????

This past weekend, our family had planned to go to Colorado for my niece's baptism. However, Friday morning Derek had a fever - which only got worse as the day progressed. He wouldn't move around, just lay on the couch. He was feeling pretty bad - wouldn't eat, hardly drink. So - I took him in to the doctor, and it turned out he had strep throat. UGH! So - to match my post title - isn't this what always happens when you make plans to do something - someone gets sick? So - instead of spending our weekend with my family (who were all going to CO also), we stayed here, letting Derek recover. Fortunately, now he is no longer contagious, and is feeling better. Poor guy, as soon as his fever was gone he asked if we still got to go to Auntie Mel's house (my sister's). I had to explain that we missed the boat on this trip. He was rather disappointed. <>

It's a GIRL!!!

So today was my 20 week visit to the doctor - and yeah for a girl! Our family all voted the other night, and Dave was the only one who thought it was going to be a boy. Derek has said all along that it was a baby "sister". He was very excited for a girl.

Me in all my large-ness - yikes!
Hailey, Linda & Derek during the ultrasound.
Not that you'll be able to tell what most of this is, but - they're pictures nonetheless. I am very excited to be having another girl. It's been ages since I had a little girl - Hailey is so big now. Anyway - everyone in the fam is excited for the upcoming addition! :)