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.