Yesterday I got to teach my lesson in Relief Society. It was on the talk by President Faust "The Healing Power of Forgiveness." It was a really good lesson and I was a bit emotional. Probably because of the pregnancy!!! Anyway, we had some good comments on how to learn to forgive and that we can learn little by little to forgive instantaneously, just like the Ceran family and the Williams family. It is a hard concept to learn, but once we do, we free up that energy that we are using to hold a grudge and use it for better things. I am just glad that it is over and now I can relax for another 4 weeks!!

Last night Jared and I were finally able to pick a day and make it to the temple! It was so nice to go and have a wonderful night. Tyler and Christine were the lucky ones we asked to be worn out by our kids!!! It was so great of them to do that for us. We are blessed to be surrounded by such great family and friends!

On a side note, my sister reminded me about the case lot sale. I am a HUGE coupon grocery shopper. This year, by using coupons and only buying things when they are on a good deal, I have saved over $300.00 at Smiths. I also shop at Maceys and Albertson's. If any of you are interested in this, check out this website. Pinchingyourpennies.com Click on grocery guide and then scroll down a bit and click the link that says "Click here for printable shopping lists for Utah grocery stores." Then you can chose Smith, Albertsons, Harmons, whatever. It gives you a ranking. I buy the things that are a "Red Hot Price." There is another website called "Savvyshopperdeals.com" that also does the same idea. Click on the "Shopping Wizard." Pick what store you want to see the good deals for and then hit search. It is really great because someone else does the work for you in letting you know what deals are hot or not!!! Anyway, I LOVE this and use it constantly. Thought I would pass it on to all of you moms out there looking for ways to save money.

PS I have a great way to store coupons if you are ever interested. I will maybe do a blog on that later!!

Today we went and did family pictures bright and early. I have been wanting to have pictures by the beautiful leaves in the canyon and finally did it this year. My dad went up with us and took the pictures. They turned out pretty good. Kylee was so excited about the water it was hard to get her to look at the camera. I had to go early in the morning and get some batteries for our camera. Kylee was awake and Jared was still sleeping. I told Jared I was leaving. When I got back, he was still in bed and Kylee was making cookies. She had put some chocolate milk, syrup, and powdered sugar in a bowl and was stirring it. My little betty crocker.

Yesterday, I took Kylee to get tested for preschool. They have a free preschool to help kids that have development issues. Kylee doesn't talk so that people understand. A lot of times, she will say something and then others will look at me and say "What?" Yesterday, we just went and did the hearing and vision, which everyone has to do. A preschool board secretary will call me in the next couple of weeks to set up the appointment to test her speech. If she qualifies, she will go for free. I thought that maybe she might be bused, but I am not sure about that now. We shall see. She might only go once or twice a week, but it will be a great break for me. And with a third one on the way, that break might be just what I need!! :) To keep the sanity!! When I told her that we were going to go and get her tested to see if she gets to go to school this year, she asked if I was coming. I told her yes. She gave me this scowl face and said, "You don't go to school with me!" I just hope she keeps that attitude and will be good at preschool. We are just starting to like nursery and pretty much goes by herself. It helps a lot that she has Matthew (the next door neighbor) that is "one of her friends" in nursery with her!


Here is a picture of my little Kylee bug. My parents bought these sunglasses for Kylee when we went to Lake Powell a couple of years ago. The other night we were playing with her imaginary dog and throwing on each others eyes. She said she needed to get her glasses on so that the dog wouldn't get in her eyes. She is funny little one!!! Jayce is crawling all over the place. She is a funny little one too. We thought she was going to be our mellow one, well, she is, but she sure does have a mind of her own already!! When she throws temper tantrums (which is very rare), she likes to throw herself back on her back and hit her head on the floor or launch herself forward and slap her hands on the ground. It is really actually pretty funny to see!! I just chuckle and then try and calm her down.

We went to Payson Lakes a few weeks ago. We all had fun, especially Kylee who loved to dig in the dirt and go fishing. Although, I think she scared the fish away with her loud talking. I did have a slideshow, but it stopped working!! Jared got a relaxing weekend finally! It was fun all around.

Kylee and her popsicles. She just loves them, doesn't really finish them, but sure does love them.
Jayce loves corn on the cob. She just goes at it when we give it to her.
My little cheeseball!!

Friday I had an appointment with Maternal Fetal Medicine. It was just a precautionary appointment to make sure everything was okay with the baby since I have begun the shots again!! :) Anyway, we got some pictures of the baby. Here is a picture of the foot and a good profile. It looks like the baby is blowing bubbles or something. Anyway, we did not find out the gender. I have another appointment for an ultrasound at my doctor's office on Tuesday, but after talking to the technician at Maternal Fetal Medicine, I am going to call our insurance and make sure they will cover both ultrasounds. They are quite close to each other and they might not. If they don't, well we for sure won't know what this baby will be before the due date. So, we shall see.