She's Here!!!

Our little girl Kami Layne Thatcher joined our family on Sept. 17th at 11:39 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs. 5 oz. and was 19 in. long. I arrived at the hospital to be induced at around 7, I got all hooked up just after 8 and was glad she was here before noon. It was a pretty smooth process and my recovery has been great! The boys absolutely adore their little sister and our very helpful, (sometimes maybe a little much, but we are glad they love her!) My step-sister took our family pics and got some pics of the baby. She did a great job!

Kindergarten

Hayden is in the official big kid club, he is now in kindergarten. He seems to enjoy it and is making lots of friends. I'm a little bit of a desperate mom trying to suck in whatever details he can recall from his day. I have to be pretty specific in my questioning or he just tells me he doesn't remember. (Typical male, I guess!) Carson and I miss him while he is gone but we are adjusting. It feels nice to be up and ready before nine, which didn't happen very often around here. On another note we are pretty much ready for our baby girl to make her debut. (OK so I am feeling more than ready!) The nursery is decorated and I love how it turned out! I have to give Derek props for being such a good sport and helping paint, and put up vinyl flowers which is so not up his alley. He hates painting, but got into it more this time because it's for his baby girl. She seems to have him already wrapped right around her finger! As she gets older I'll have to have her give him the honey do list, she'll probably reap faster results. Here's a pic of Hayden all set for his big first day of kindergarten. I will post some pics of the nursery soon.

Pics of Summer

So I haven't been much of a blogger lately, but what can I say summer is keeping us on the run! I thought I'd include some of our pics from everything from preschool graduation to birthday celebrations, carnivals, camping trips, and swim lessons, so yep we've been busy.







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Givin' props to my Pops!

So my Dad has started a new business of home consultation. Most of you that read this are family and already know this but for any of my friends out there who may be thinking of building their own home, or who know someone who is, my Dad could help you through the process. He worked in the home construction business for over 30 years and is a great guy! Here is his website: www.tchomesconsulting.com

Funny and so true!

My sister-in-law sent me this in an e-mail and I found it amusing.

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the Person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? , but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

22. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.

24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year?

29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

Birthdays, Holidays, and Baby News

My oldest turned 5 last month and I can't believe it. He is such a good, caring kiddo and we are so happy to have him. We had a Transformer birthday party with his cousins to celebrate and he was very spoiled! I made the cake and I think it turned out good. I usually just buy one because I find making one a little intimidating but it wasn't to bad!
The kids had a lot of fun on St. Patricks Day. They worked hard the night before to build a trap to catch a leprechaun but he got away. He did leave some goodies though. The kids also had fun attending all 3 Easter egg hunts we had. (Yikes candy overload, I'm a little scared for the next Dentist visit!)
Our latest news is we are pregnant and due with a September baby. We went to the Doctor last week and she is 95% sure this baby is a girl. We would have gladly taken another boy, but we are thrilled to be having a girl. I keep thinking about all the holidays I get to dress her up for. I had my first little shopping spree for her the night we found out and I can't wait for many many more! If we can just figure out what to name her. Carson wanted to name her Aussie but we're not to big on that suggestion (also it's our neighbors dogs name, yeah so I think we will pass.) We have a lot of changes to make to our house now to get ready, moving the boys into the bigger bedroom, painting rooms, putting in more closets, cupboards, etc. (Oh and we had to get a new car to fit everyone, I love my new Highlander!) So the craziness begins or rather continues!

Fun Week

So this week we celebrated Valentines, and my honey had his birthday. I love Valentines! I know a lot of you think it's a dumb holiday but I think it's great. I hate this time of year so it's fun to get my kiddos a little something and I love an excuse to get out of the house and go out with my husband. This year my sis-in-law Aimee and I surprised our guys with tickets to Josh Turner in Wendover. We got dinner at the yummy Bimini Grill at the Montego Bay, went to the concert, and stayed overnight at the Peppermill. We had a blast! Josh Turner was awesome! He seems to have an older following, and it was pretty funny because the old lady next to Derek kept telling our guys she was going to pinch their butts when they went by. (I think they liked it!)
Also Derek had his birthday and it was pretty low key but we had fun. We went to dinner with his fam, and then they came over for cake and ice cream. I got him a hunting backpack, which I guess is pretty cool. He seemed to love it. I was glad Carson didn't quite realize what it was because he would have ruined the surprise. We had wrapped it the day before and I told him to keep quiet because it was a surprise and as soon as Derek walked in he said, "Hi Dad, we got you a camouflage shirt." Funny kiddo!