The Place 'Ohana: September 2008

A quick picture just before church...can they get any CUTER???!!!!!!

Halloween is a little ways away still but we're big fans and have a hard time waiting. Hayden decided he'd be Iron Man. Here he is practicing his aim.

Marcus is still undecided but wanted to be part of the picture.

More pool time. They love to make me soup dinners...usually consists of pool water, a potato bug, a star fish, a turtle, and a sea horse. Then we share using shovels for spoons. Delicious!

We took a walk around the mall where the boys got to throw money into the many dolphin pools and fountains they have. We shared a strawberry drink and took a trip to the candy shop where they got to pick 1 treat. Lucky boys.

We took our first trip to the beach yesterday. The water was pretty freezing so the boys and I played on the sand and watched daddy body surf.

Hayden showing off his humongous muscles again.

Where to start? Lots of good news and some bad. We'll start with the good. Currently our family is in San Diego. We were fortunate enough to get to come back through Sterling's job. We plan to be home for Thanksgiving, or whenever our baby "tells" us. Our due date is December 1st, and we're hoping baby won't try to make an early entrance.

We're staying in the La Jolla Crossroads Apts and loving every minute of it so far. This time we have a spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom w/ free Internet, cable, ac and house keeping. Right outside our door, about 30 seconds away is a kiddy pool that only goes to 1 1/2ft deep and a playground right beside it. It's awesome! I feel very blessed, especially in times like these, to be a stay at home mommy. This place has a gym, a theatre room, pools, Pilate's studio and the list continues. I don't know how people afford it. The San Diego temple is about 1 mile away too. It's so BEAUTIFUL and we can't wait to go again. The boys are doing great and Sterling is enjoying work. Our little one is very active and I'm already experiencing that wonderful numbness in my hips at night. Pregnancy is fantastic!

kiddy pool...the boys are already sickeningly dark...is that a word?

Sterling and I also bought our first home back in March and moved in in July. It's a great little home for us and we love it. Here are the boys new bunks and night stand we picked up about a week ago. Lucky little guys.

We moved into our new ward, Manette, and received a very warm welcome. Sterling was called to be the 1st counselor in the Elder's Quorum and is excited to serve. It's so great having a worthy priesthood holder for a husband. We're all really proud of him.

Uncle Jeremy left for his mission and is in the MTC in Utah right now. He was called it Milan Italy...lucky dog. These pictures were taken the day before he left, at the Seattle temple.

Showing off his sexy shoes.

The next four were taken Jeremy's first time through the temple.

Manly Men

A FEW RANDOM PICTURES

This is a dinosaur hatching. Hayden is quite a good artist.

Enjoyed his breakfast so much he thought he'd save some for later...powdered donuts...mommy's weakness.

The bad news. We lost a loved one on August 3rd. John Carey was killed in a car accident involving drunk drivers. John and my mom were married for a little over a year and SOOOO happy together. John is missed every day. Although Sterling and I didn't get to spend as much time as we wanted with the two of them, what we did know about John was he had a huge heart. He always wore a smile and was willing to help. A completely selfless man and a friend to everyone. Papa John was only 42 when he was taken, leaving behind not only my mom, but 3 young children. Sterling and I and our boys were fortunate enough to spend John's last day with him and are grateful for that. All your prayers are welcome in this hard time.

Below are pictures taken throughout the week of people who came to lend support and give their respects. People not pictured: Todd Thatcher, Troy Raven, Rosemary Thatcher, Kevin Thatcher and children, John's kids-Alisa, Triston and Dena