Yes, Once Again~

Life is good. I can say that for once, because for the past few months I have actually not felt the depression hanging over me. Which seems to have been the case, when I write in my journal at times. Each day is still a new challenge to overcome (energy wise/ and motivation). But I am finally starting to take care of myself with 'me' study time, eating for energy, and drinking to rid fatigue, which has helped immensely! On top of that I am now doing P90x, it makes days exhausting- but it will help my mental state with the upcoming move to San Diego and in preparation (when the time comes within the next year or so) of having another little one.... (Yes, I am obsessed with kids, I love them soo MUCH!!!) However, we won't be having another addition until we can find some part time help so I can get rest/help with a few things. That way I will fully be able to continue the learning curriculum and one on one time I have with each of the kids. I love that one on one time and feel it is so important!

The move to San Diego.... Yes, plans are in the making of moving. Mark has finally landed his dream job he has been working his tail off for the past 3 years. He and his partner are starting up their new app development company. They plan on making headquarters in San Diego and hope to be there within a short time period. These next few months are critical and Mark is working (still) like crazy. He does well to find balance in all things though. I am impressed with his dedication in all things. This will be our second to last final move. We will move down there to rent until we find a place to buy a house. (Just in time for Aubrilynn to begin preschool!) Time is rushing by, but I am loving every minute - despite the typical frustrations with 3 lil ones at your feet.... all day.... demanding this and that.... whining.... ;) jk, I've learned to cope so its really not too bad.

That is just my quick update. I guess I'll have to try and keep up on this since I'll be moving away from family again, so I can keep you updated. Pics- I'm working on it, I've been preoccupied and tired to even think about pics, but I will work on it. Here are a few from the holidays and before though~ And hopefully we'll get family pics within the next two weeks (I didn't make it in time for Christmas) :(

oh well :) Then Grandparents can have updated pics on their wall. Love you guys

Deklan and Aubrilynn chillin

Daddy and Aubri on Christmas

Aubrilynn birthday day

Christmas morning before church

Cute sisters

My cute baby boy!

The triplet boys, Deklan, Landon and Kingston~

My Hubby

Yesterday was the 'love of my life's' Birthday! He is now 26, so, here are 26 reasons of why I love him soo much!!!

~ His strong testimony of the gospel.

~ His zest for life.

~ He makes me smile all of the time.

~ Great sense of humor.

~ His desire to share the gospel with everyone.

~ He is the most supportive husband, even through my hard days ;)

~ Our family is his number one priority.

~ He's so positive, and has a fantastic perspective on life.

~ He's so laid back and happy

~ He's the reason we've never fought, he never loses his cool!

~ His love to be spontaneous.

~ The glisten he gets in his eyes when he gets excited about the simple things in life.

(or when being a tease!)

~ He's taught me, through example, what true obedience is to gospel principles.

~ He keeps me motivated to exercise.

~ He has one of the kindest heart I've ever known.

~ He's so good with the kids .

~ His stitch and smeggle (sp) voice!

~ His ambition, and desire to always be learning more.

~ Being around him makes me a better person, I learn so much from him.

~ When I'm discouraged, he knows what I need to hear.

~ He is a goofball.

~ His joy and energy is contagious and makes people want to be around him.

~ His ability to motivate people in business.

~ He says "I love you" all of the time.

~ He brings joy to my life and all those around him.

~ He is my best friend and perfect match, I am so lucky to have found him and have him in my life!!!

Belated Halloween...

This I'm going to sum up with pics!!!

Kingston and Deklan (sorry bout the red eye...)

Cute Kaysia as Alice~

Aubrilynn... the Queen of Hearts!

And just a few random ones of my cute lil' ones!

I can't Believe I have a Family of Five!!! :)

Gearin Up for Holiday Season

I am going to steal a moment and do a brief update summary. :)
Life is interesting right now... But amiss all the confusion in my head, the holidays are upon us- ready or not. This Thanksgiving we will be gong to Marks' aunts' in Ogden- they have a huge family (11 kids), so it will be busy and entertaining. But, with those plans in place, I am moving ahead so I will be prepared for my lil' girls 3rd Birthday, on the 30th. And a new family tradition we will be starting in Dec.! It starts the beginning of December so I need to be prepared.
I'm excited because we're starting a countdown to Christmas, so each day we will reveal an activity to do as a lil' family. Also, for bedtime- I will let the girls unwrap a book to read each night for their bedtime story, And I'm still trying to figure how to do a hubby 12 days of Christmas countdown- just for him! (It will probably include a night of playing video games... which I have NEVER done!- hopefully with his crazy, busy, work schedule we can find time without loosing too much more sleep!!!) :) For his 12 days it will be presented on lil bite size hershey's chocolate, wrapped with cute paper and the activity written on the underside!!! And each day he can unwrap it and discover the prize... When I get fully prepared I will maybe get a few pic's up :) But I'm really excited cuz this is the first Christmas I havn't been pregnant and actually have ENERGY!!! wahoo!!! :D

-oh, and before you think it is overwhelming ;) keep in mind, one is for just me and the hubby, after the kids are in bed; the family is a mix of activities for all of us in the evening or with the girls and I during the day (hence why daddy has 12 days) ;) and the books is a part of the bedtime routine... and I found another awesome countdown that is a lil countdown that helps focus on Christ each day- that is lil enough I can squeeze in to the night routine, like a song and scripture or story- which can go with the family scripture reading time... Seems like a lot, but with our routine already in place, the few adjustments really aren't that big of a deal! ;)

Otherwise what has been going on... This past weekend we all get sick... Everyone... Not fun times for Mommy... Hopefully it will pass soon! My poor lil baby just wants to be held, but how can I when my other two are fussy and demanding too because they are sick and I can barely manage to think straight! ;) I'm in survival mode today and have managed to steal some energy, I feel so much better than the past two days- even though I'm still under- the - weather. But being a mommy you discover extraordinary power within! Right... ;) (okay, so I have discovered a secret ingredient to help give me energy, when in desperate need... its a lifesaver - cuz I still only get an average of 6 hours a night... and no, that is not enough for me!!!)

Mark has submitted another Christmas app for the iPhone, it should be out in maybe a week (for all the iPhone people) :) Its called Make-a-snowman. Its cute, you can create and decorate your own lil snowman- it keeps the lil ones occupied!!! ;)

Otherwise, we're just doin the day- to- day stuff! I love my kiddos so much!!!!

No Time

I realize it has been forever since I have written... But what does one expect with 3 kids under the age of.... 2 1/2.... ;)
Things as always have been busy- and they are about to get even more so these next 10 days! Mark will be working from before sun- up (4:30am) to past sun down.... okay yes, he will have a two hour break in there somewhere (an hour for exercise and the rest for eating and stretching!) ask me how excited I am for this... Not Very! I can handle my kids with his help every now and then, but this- just me day after day! I'm not ready! (Goodbye any thoughts of cleaning, maintaining and me time) any tips are welcome... (especially things to do to entertain tots during this upcoming MISERABLE weather! How do people survive!)
So, we'll see when I can get around to blogging again.. how is it I have time now you ask? Someone, thankfully, offered to take the girls for a few hours.. and the baby is sleeping... But I'm supposed to be doing so many other things ;)
So much to report and little time to even find to do it. And I honestly really can't take the time right now, so- maybe in another week or so... Hopefully before my next family pics- which I hope to do next month! We'll see how it all goes! So, until next time ;)

July...

The day at the zoo!


The girls on a scenic walk by our house

These are the "triplets" all born within a month of each other (Deklan and Landon(Jared's boy) within 5 days of each other!!! L->R Deklan Price, Kingston Brewer, Landon Brewer :)

Luckily this month seems to be going by a bit faster than last... Maybe because I am getting a little more sleep so its more bearable ;) Deklan is finally starting to sleep about 6-7 hours through the night- the price paid is a struggle-some 4 hours (6pm-10p) of him being awake right before bed (his choosing of course!) But he doesn't like to sit and chill like the girls did at that age, (probably because he fears for his life from his sisters if they find him!) he always wants to be held, fed, rocked- something. So that makes it difficult cuz its right in the middle of my getting dinner ready and the girls ready for bed. But- as long as I can plan ahead- usually things work fine so it is worth it!

For the 4th we didn't do too much- a barbecue would have been awesome but oh well, its hard with 3 lil ones and crankiness and sleep. Although, I have discovered if I give Aubrilynn a nap during the day, she will not fall asleep til 9:30- 10pm--- and still wake up by 7:30!!! So, for the 24th, if we can find any 'sky' fireworks- she will be there. She is soo excited and loved watching them outside our house, which luckily has an awesome, open view of them! She was scared of the noisy ones and street ones- which was kinda odd. Kaysia was ok with street ones, she wanted to sleep instead of watch sky ones. Anyway- not too exciting but we loved it!

Next week we finally get to move! We found a place- oddly enough its next door to one of my brothers! Its a house and has a nice lil back yard!!! Yay! Year lease, so it looks like we're not leaving Utah any time soon. But I must say, I agree with Mark this time around- going to church here in Utah is overwhelming- as opposed to everywhere else we've been. I sensed it before as I was growing up but didn't know different and just dealt with it. But NOW, seeing the 'norm' and coming back... wow... no me gusta!!! Everyone is soo preoccupied with keeping up appearances and not interested in making true genuine friendships it seems... Yes, we do our part and strike up conversation and have invited people over in every state we've been... something is just off here! And- for the first time ever- we went to our class and couldn't go because there was no room left! ~Different~ that's in our "new' ward too... Its just overwhelming and makes me want out... But, nevertheless, I am excited to move for several reasons- and like someone said, guess we just need to keep searching for the family in the ward that we can click with :)

Lil' Miss Personality

My lil stud!

Cute sisters!!!

Big sister~

Summer swimmin~

Wow, I have officially survived the first month... Only how many more to go before I can get more than 4-5 hours??? ;)
This past month has been busy in a different sense- basically of recovery and adjustment. Had the baby on May 24th, ended up staying in the hospital for a total of 30 hours instead of the full time... And within a week of being home, I became sick and that coupled with being major sleep deprived, didn't help the sickness go away very fast! Poor little Deklan had high jaundice and a bruised lil face, so he needed special treatment when we got him home. Nevertheless~ We did survive and Mark was wonderful and helped out as best he could!

Now I'm just waiting for my lil one to pick his sleep schedule so I can adjust accordingly (and hopefully find sleep myself) and try and get the girls out to enjoy their summer. I feel bad cause we've been taking the girls out swimming and to different parks but I haven't been able to get many pic's cause I have my hands full. Mark does well when he takes the two girls and gets cute pics. Anyway, that is all that has been going on- me adjusting to the new baby, the girls playing in the sun -finally since the weather is being nice now- Mark working like crazy, doing school like crazy and busy with his calling and playing with the girls.

We are getting ready to move at the end of July- haven't officially started looking yet, but all we know is we're looking to rent a house!!! We are through with annoying apartments and need a back yard for the girlies! The other day I was able to venture out with the 3 kids and go and visit with friends at one of their houses. The kids all played in the water in the back yard and it was soo relaxing!!! I need to do things like that more often :) So yeah, a house... somewhere. We're thinking maybe around west jordan or maybe venture up around Ogden if his work gives Mark a certain project to work on, guess we'll find out this next month.

June has been the longest lasting month ever it seems- but looking back I can't remember much of what we've done. I know we managed to sneak a half date in there somewhere (took Deklan) and then a few other outings. My mind still isn't back to thinking straight, as you can tell. Amazingly however, despite the lack of sleep I find my self with sufficient survival energy to get me through the days. (Although if you ask Mark, I'm sure he'll have a different story regarding how grumpy I am in the mornings ;) which may be true but I must say I am definitely handeling little sleep better than I EVER did when I had the girls!!! -He will agree with that!)

That is all I can come up with for updates at the moment. I am eager for Deklan to be 2 1/2 months, I know I shouldn't 'rush' away time... but with 3 lil ones I am eager to start my new routine/ curriculum with them, which I am very excited for the changes and things to implement! Hopefully it will help Aubrilynn be more tame too ;)