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 ;)

Welcome Deklan Layne Price

Yay! My time finally came! Deklan Layne Price - 8 lbs. 4oz. - 20 in.

Its so nice to have him here and me to be able to attempt and recover, my girls are not making it easy, but nevertheless its worth it and I wouldn't change a thing. (agewise- if I could make them happy 100% of the time... yeah... twould be nice!)

ps. yes we did last- minute change the name, due to the surprise (yet again) red blondish hair! We decided to grasp our Irish roots and give him an Irish name :) So, that's where that name suddenly appeared from!

I'm not going make this long cuz I am dead tired and of course sleep deprived, therefore unable to think straight and I'm sure I'd ramble on- So I'll just list the facts and hopefully get pics up soon.

~The week before Deklan came my girls were sick with the flu- luckily it was short lived and they were healthy by the time he arrived :)

~Mark has such a busy schedule but he has been such an amazing help with the girls and household things, I am so blessed to have him in my life!!!

~My stay at the hospital ended up short lived (24 hours) due to unknown insurance issues :(

~Deklan was born with tons of bruises on his face and right arm (reason unknown) which didn't help with the jaundice, so we've been doing the billi bed thing at home for him.... He sleeps a lot and eats little... But doc says he's doing okay.

~Aubrilynn absolutely loves her baby brother and talks and asks about him a lot, its adorable!!

~Kaysia is growing up so quickly- she is very observant and responsive to everything and knows what she wants. She uses some words with gestures to communicate it to us, she is soo cute!

~Aubrilynn is at that age of knowing what she wants and starting to show stubbornness... This will get interesting! She of course is still adorable despite her tantrum moments :)

~I forget how miserable the recovery part is... Hopefully it won't last long so I can forget it again! I'm very excited to get my strength back so i can begin my routine with the girls, hopefully it will help cure some of the tantrums!!!

That's all I can think of right now, I will get some cute pics up of the girls- hopefully soon- of them at the zoo, they love spending time with their daddy :)

And seriously.... weather.... can't you be sunny ever!!! I've been depressed long enough!!! ;)

Crazy Week

This past week ended up going by so fast~ We unexpectedly ended up packing up last minute Monday evening and driving to Landers, California for Marks' Grandfathers funeral. He passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening. We drove Monday through the night (Aubrilynn slept pretty good- Kaysia.... only 2hrs out of the 10 hour drive!) She eventually got caught up on sleep. It was a neat service- I missed out on the ceremony part so I could watch the girls and keep them quiet, but Mark says it was very neat. Powerful testimonies were borne and a lot of the family was non-members, but the spirit was definitely present. It was the first time I was able to meet all of Marks' side of the family. I forget there are 7 siblings to his grandparents... Cuz I only really know his mom, and her two sisters. Anyway, we stayed for a few days then headed back home thursday evening, drove thru the night. Got home at 5:30am- sleep at 6am. The girls did well sleeping in the car this time around- I of course being 1 1/2 weeks away from my due date did not sleep at all! Mark was amazing and drove the whole way, so we were both exhausted. Thankfully we were blessed with four hours of sleep once we got home! The girls went right back to bed when we got home and slept 4 more hours!!! Needless to say the day went by quickly and although a recovery day, we were able to fit in time at the pool with the girls and I got some good cleaning done and Mark his homework and rearranging some things. It was a good relaxing weekend. Now this upcoming week is the joy of final preparations for the coming of our lil baby boy!!! (I am so ready!!!) I can't believe it still! A lil boy... what will I do ;)

One Day at A Time

Okay, so I am exhausted~ hence the reason I haven't been updating forever. And since that is how it is, I'm to tired and short on time to play catch up, so I'll just let the pic's tell their own story and maybe I'll get around to filling in later... Here are a few pics from Easter. Eventually I'll get up more- but it would just be around the house and park pics cuz that's all the energy I can muster up for going places these days :) I am just ready to have this baby, survive the month after that so I can finally get on a regular schedule with my kids and have my energy back! Then I have a curriculum I am so excited for! I love teaching my lil ones! Couldn't ask for a better 'job'!


Girls are still young so we decided to have a trail leading from the bedroom to their baskets


Aubrilynn and the toy she is has been obsessed with :)



And this is as close as we can get for a pic of the girls in their Easter dresses and it being a family pic.... Impatient girls, kids being kids and us short on time.... Thats as good as it will get for now :)

Happy Birthday Kaysia!!!

On this Road Again...

Yes, I am used to it by now so I don't mind much. (only cuz my family is relatively small!!) What I do mind... is this freezing cold weather! I would gladly wait til the snow was gone and come back in May :)

Anyway, yes, surprise! We are back in Utah- staying in Daybreak for 6 months then will find another more fitting spot for us. But right now this spot serves great because Mark's work (church building off of Bangerter) is within 10 min. We were also able to find a spacious 3 room apartment which was hard to find. Everything may have been last minute, but has fallen perfectly into place. This has been an answered prayer for Mark (and I). Everything he has desired in a job, has or is becoming manifest. We are truly humbled and truly grateful.

Arizona will be greatly missed, as is Illinois. We have had such amazing experiences in the short times we have been located in these places. Illinois with the people and how they opened their hearts and welcomed us into their homes. They were so kind hearted and willing to help out in any way. (Which was so very much appreciated since I had Kaysia out there) Those experiences helped us remember who we wanted to be as a family in the ward/ world. In Arizona we had the opportunity to give back and that we did, making closer friendships then would have been possible. Our Christmas was spent with a family who had also just moved out there away from their family members. Anyway, its just amazing at all the cherished memories we are able to create- we just have to remember to keep our eyes/ hearts open. Along with all these memories have come some intense learning and building faith experiences. For me personally, it definitely has not been easy and I continue to have my share of building up my faith and trust. Hence I am so grateful to have such a dedicated and patient husband who supports me personally no matter how I'm reacting :)

What of other news.... My baby girls are sick... and have been sick back and forth for the last 3 weeks but now both have it. So hopefully now that we're settled I can tackle it once and for all!!! My poor babies!!! Otherwise just tackling the unpacking and organizing stuff. And as it now just seems to be as with every major move- what comes hand in hand with it?!?! Well, yes, surprise again- Coming this Summer of 2011.... ;)

~Merry Christmas to All~

Randomness

Smile Kaysia!!!

Taking out the ...wash....

Kaysia after visiting Aubri in the tub :)

Aubrilynn is now the big 0~2!!! And has the personality to show it ;)

She is talking and constructing bigger sentences, has fluctuating mood swings, has everlasting energy. I'm sad because the 2 free hours I used to have daily are definitely a thing of the past. She is now sleeping 12 hours at night and therefore does not want/ need a day nap anymore. I can't complain because for now it is such a pleasant experience putting her to bed. Every night we put her down at 8pm and she talks quietly a few min's then falls asleep and we don't hear a peep till 8am!!! I just need to figure out what to do with her for the extra 2 hours. Quiet time doesn't last very long anymore so- yeah...

What to report- went to Benihana's for Marks work Christmas party. I've missed that taste soo much. I crave their soup and steak! oh, the company was good too ;) His company released their first game the other month, 'Word Warrior'. They are already getting another thrown together and working on its release soon. They hope to release one a month. Mark hired another programmer at work. He is LDS so that makes it nice since its 'quite' the environment- if ya know what I mean...

Umm- I'm not thinking straight at the moment, its been a hard past few days for me energy wise. Mark has his finals this week, so it will be nice for him to get that done.

What else-- Kaysia is already 9 months- I wouldn't be surprised if she was walking in 2 months. That's all I can report right now- I've waited to write til I feel more up to it, but that day just hasn't come (or it did and I just didn't have time) ;) so I just wrote so I can fill in the gaps when I go back and do a printout for a scrapbook.

Double Celebration

This past weekend we traveled to the desert in So. Cali to visit with Marks' family and grandparents. Sadly enough all the Thanksgiving pictures are on our other camera... So I don't have any of those festivities :(

And since we were down there among family, and Aubrilynns' Birthday is just around the corner... We had a lil' birthday celebration. So here is the soon to be 2 year old!!!

And Aubrilynn just being cute!

For our FHE activity we went for a walk with Aubrilynns new toy! She loved it :)

What also made the trip heavenly was the chance for Mark and I to go out on a date with free babysitting!!! It was so nice to just be with him and hang out again! We made a day of it and got some shopping done (it was 'black Friday' but there was no getting up early, no crowds, no lines and we still got the items we wanted! There just must be something about Utah that makes black Friday crazy ;) ) , then we saw a good movie and had a Delicious Lunch!

Anyway, that was our weekend :) And now my baby girl is now a toddler and turns 2 tomorrow!!! I can't believe it is here already! Seems like just a month ago we were in Illinois, in a hotel, celebrating her first birthday!!!

Happy Halloween (^_^)

This year we attended the trunk-or-treat with the ward which was held outside the church with a chili and pie cook-off!!! It was delicious! Although, we were pretty much on our feet the whole time chasing Aubrilynn up and down a rock hill (which was by a neighborhood street- but hence the constant hovering!!!) It was fun though. Aubrilynn was actually able to go trick-or-treating herself- with the aide of daddy prompting her to say 'trick-or-treat' and 'thank-you'! She was adorable! We didn't get any pictures at the activity sadly- and these are our attempted shots of the girls before the activity! Can I just say this girl does not hold still unless its on her terms! (Seriously- the other night she kept posing and shouting 'I love it' throwing her arms wide open in front of the camera with a huge grin) but with her costume she would hardly sit still let alone look and smile! :)

Anyway- thanks to my mother-in-law for the adorable costumes! We had an sweet lil' Pebbles and lil' Princess for Halloween.

Also, Marks' work wanted him to dress up for work... So we ended up scrapping together an outfit of 'Scarecrow' from Batman... He actually took second place surprisingly!

So that was our Saturday night~ on Sunday we were able to have dinner with the missionaries and a couple investigating the church. We cooked delicious Green enchiladas, spicy refried beans and spanish rice with a cherry cheesecake for dessert! Not only was the food a success, but the evening went wonderfully. Its so nice to have the spirit of missionaries in the home :)

And a pic of Aubrilynn in the duck costume the year before :) I just like to compare the chubby cheeks! Cute Girls!!!

Aubrilynns' October

My October was filled with adventures. Once when we went for a walk outside I saw this... HUGE lake that I immediately ran to and jumped in! It was so much better than all the little puddles on the sidewalk that mommy lets me jump in.



I played and played while mommy and daddy watched and laughed. They finally convinced me to come inside for a bath and promised to give me an ice cube!!! I love ice cubes! :D

In my October we also went to the park and Kaysia went swinging for the first time and I got to climb, swing, slide, run, explore and swing around like a monkey! It was great!





In my October mommy and Daddy took me to a place with pumpkins, animals, tunnels and this yellow pokey stuff. It was fun. I explored everywhere. They wanted me to pick a pumpkin to decorate it, but there was too much to explore. So they said we'd take it home and carve it later.

There is a lot of eating yummy treats in my October, ice cream walks, laughing and giggling with Kaysia... I love her. We get to attack daddy all the time and he still tosses me up and we count together! I love it!





That's a few of the things I've done in my October! Gramma is making me a costume for Halloween. I get to be Pebbles! Still lots of exciting stuff going on!
Oh! Mommy says I will have a cousin any day now!!! Still waiting for baby Alysha Brewer to come out!!!