The Whole Story.......for those of you that didn't figure it out with the previous post!

So every Thursday I go to meet with my church group(if you haven't been to CRHP----you should go- you totally won't regret it!)-

Oh yeah- back to the story-

It's Thursday May 15th and my day has been nothing out of the ordinary. I make my way to the church and as I walk in one of the other ladies approaches and asks me if did myself up for them(which I hadn't)?! So then- through out the evening a few more women tell me how nice I look?! I'm blushing by now and tell everyone "thanks, I got my hair cut last weekend and obviously it was a good move"......so later on in the evening as we are chatting away(remember it is a room full of women so chatting is what we do best- he he) and one of the women chimes in to tell me how nice I look----ok now I really am bright red because I have now had a half dozen of my CRHP sisters compliment me(I was thinking that there must have been an email that I missed that told everyone to lift me up! Then the lady next to her(I will keep her identity secret- but for the sake of the story- I will call her *Marie*) adds "You're pregnant!"
Totally and completely shocked by *Marie's* statement I reply with "I better not be!" and of course all the other women start commenting about how I was glowing and everyone's laughing, etc. etc. and we then move on with the evening and I think nothing more of *Marie's* prediction. That is until I leave.....then it hits me.....*Marie* had commented at one time that she has predicted like 5 pregnancies before and has been right every time! So now I'm a little concerned.....but then I remind myself that it would be WAY to early to tell and this would be the time that *Marie* was wrong! Well, it was still on my mind a week later, so I ended up buying a test.....ok so it was more than one----(keep in mind that I should NOT even think about being pregnant until May 31), so- I proceeded to take one on the 23rd- negative, the 24th- negative, the 25th- negative.....so I go on with life and aside from the horribly vivid nightmares(which I also had with my first two pregnancies)there was NO reason to think I was pregnant....right? Then on Sunday night- one of the neighbor's asks when Brian and I are going to have another baby and we explain that we are done- perfectly happy with one of each and then he says "No- I think you'll have another one- actually I think you're going to have twins". Now I'm thinking "Thank goodness I took all those tests and they were all negative because I definitely couldn't handle twins! So our cookout winds down and we go to bed. Then yesterday morning (around 6am) I woke up from another bad dream and decided that it was to coincidental that I keep having nightmares and got up to take the last pregnancy test that I had......and although the line was faint it was there, instantly! So after keeping my little secret all day yesterday I took the easy way out of telling my husband by letting our kids tell him! While he was gone- I made the shirts and right before bed they put them on.......B*'s reaction was so funny-----I was still in C*'s room getting him ready "for bed" when I hear K* ask B* if he liked her shirt? Then I hear her ask him if he read it(I used her "I'm the big sister shirt" from when C* was born and added the words to make it say "I'm going to be the big sister again!")----then I hear Brian repeatedly saying "What?" "Is this a joke?" By now C* and I are in the hallway and Brian is soaking in C*'s shirt which reads (front)"Dad- Do you think Feb. 7th will be the day?" (back)"Maybe we should let the baby decide!" So B* then started asking if this was an April fools joke and I reply "Is today April 1st?" Finally, I went and got the test and showed B* and then he asked "How did this happen?" So I told him that I would give him his science lesson "after we put the kiddos to bed!"

So are you wondering why I kept *Marie's* identity hidden? Because she is good! Can you imagine how many people would be pounding down her door? She would be predicting pregnancies right and left! I am baffled......for me this proves that there is a God- not only did she tell me I was pregnant before my body knew but this MUST be the reason our house didn't sell! I am so thankful that we didn't downsize as we had no idea our family was going to expand! Well, I need to go finish my laundry and get to bed- hope you enjoyed the story!

Hidden Meaning?

I know I am the world's worst blogger....but hey I'm trying! Did everyone have a good Memorial Day? We had a cookout with some friends on Sunday evening and let me tell you.....if you like to spend time outside you MUST invest in an outdoor propane heater! Ours is WONDERFUL! Anyway, just thought I would post a few pics of the kiddos I took tonight-----sorry, the pictures aren't the best but I thought they were cute! It's so nice to get pictures of them together as we all know siblings won't always get along!

The Mini

I forgot to share that I finished the mini marathon. Not only did I finish but I ran farther than I thought I could. I ended up finishing the race in 3 hours 2 minutes and 2 seconds- having ran 10 out of the 13.1 miles! I really felt very good and I think that I could have ran the entire race only my knee gave out and although I tried a few times I just couldn't run anymore....but hey- I not only did I meet my goal but I exceeded my expectations! Thanks for checking in on us(sorry I am such a bad blogger!)-

Playing with Dad......

Aside from a little wind- this past Saturday was a beautiful and BUSY day-
I got up around 6am to go work the MOPS garage sale, to race home to get the kiddos to go to K*'s school for the Beach Bash, and when we finally got home K* headed to the neighbor's house to play and B* and C* played ball in the backyard. Although I was extremely exhausted- I couldn't pass up the opportunity to capture my boys enjoying each other's company. C* has definitely inherited B*'s athletic ability and loves to play any sport you offer. I hope you enjoy the pics of them playing soccer and football- I was going to include the baseball pics as well but decided it was a little overkill! Enjoy!

C* LOVES playing sports with Dad!
Hut, hut, hike-

Daddy kept tackling C*....

Soccer was a LOT of fun too!

Don't worry- it looks worse than it was....C* loved to dive for the ball- I think C* will make a great goalie someday!

I'm not sure but I think that if I could have read C*'s mind at this time he would've been thinking "Ok- Mom- enough pictures already- can't you see how hot and tired I am?"

Pictures from St. Patty's Day....

We started out with the green shamrock pancakes that dad always makes......

Then we headed downtown for the parade.....
These are just a few of the pictures that I took while downtown at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. We had a such a great time as usual- it was a little chilly
but we survived!

After the parade we made our way to O'Charley's and enjoyed a nice lunch- it was a great day!

Our little meerkat.....

Miss K* absolutely adores meerkats! If you haven't watched the show on animal planet- it's a must see in K*'s book- she would watch Meerkat Manor all day if we let her. Anyway, her grandparents knew how much she wanted a meerkat costume and because we were unable to find one they hired a seamstress to custom make K* her very own meerkat costume. Well, I don't have the best picture just yet of our little meerkat but here's what I snapped on Easter morning.....her reasoning for wearing her costume Easter morning was because she was "cold" although I think she would have told me anything to let her wear it! Hopefully the Easter bunny won't mind-

Did you know meerkats ate chocolate bunnies? Well, I guess they do now!

slacker!!!!

Ok, I know that I have been a major slacker this past month:( Sorry- life has been busy. I promise to post pics soon- I have been keeping busy with photoshoots, MOPS, Bible study, volunteering in K*'s classroom, our 2nd annual pajama party sleepover, the St. Patty's day parade, hosting Easter dinner with friends, and training for the mini-marathon.

Well, I really just started my training and after today I am very proud of myself! So up til now I had been walking a 1/4 mile, running 1 mile, walking a 1/4, running 1 mile, and then walking for another 1/2 mile......let's just say that this wasn't an easy task- I am definitely out of shape! So onto the good news- today I decided to start out walking a tenth of mile and then going into my run......as I approached completely my first mile I decided that I would see if I could make it 1.5 miles before walking.....then as I approached that goal I upped it to 2 miles.....so by the time I had consecutively ran 2 and 3/4 miles I upped my speed and completed a total of 3 miles followed up with an additional 1/4 mile walk to cool down! Can you believe it? I ran 3 miles without stopping?! I honestly think that I could have gone farther but the gym's childcare closes at 1pm so I had to stop to get C*! Anyway, I know it probably isn't as interesting to the rest of you but I really feel good about exceeding my goals today- it gives me a little hope that maybe I CAN finish the 13 mile mini this May!