Sunday, February 15, 2009
Morning sickness is here!
Morning sickness has hit with a vengeance . I am so tired and sick all day, I'm not really sure how I'm functioning. We think that the baby is upset about the idea of being born in Roswell, so it's letting me know by making me sick. It's a good thing that Erick has been home so much this week because the kids wouldn't have eaten dinner otherwise. So, I'm sorry that I haven't been commenting on blogs or emailing anyone back. I can barely get out of bed all day. Hopefully in 5 or 6 weeks I'll be feeling better and back online more.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Our new addition
No, it's not our new baby (he/she won't be here for a while.) Erick's job has him on the road and out of town a lot and fortunately since he got here in November, he has had a free place to stay everynight when he couldn't be at home. But, the job site has moved and he was going to have to stay in a hotel most nights. So, we decided to purchase a trailer for him to stay in. It is much cheaper than paying for a hotel everynight and there is enough room for me and the kids to stay with him on the weekends when he can't come home. We are parking it at Justin and Michelle's house for a week or two until Erick is ready to use it and then we will be moving it to Portales. Without further ado, here are the pictures!
The outside
The master bedroom (if you can really call it that...lol)
The kitchen
The table
The table turned into a bed
The bathroom
The kids favorite part of the trailer.....the bunk beds!
And just a couple of random pics of the kids hanging out in the trailer today
The outside
The master bedroom (if you can really call it that...lol)
The kitchen
The table
The table turned into a bed
The bathroom
The kids favorite part of the trailer.....the bunk beds!
And just a couple of random pics of the kids hanging out in the trailer today
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Baby makes six
That's right......we're expecting! We just found out and are still kind of in shock, but we are so excited and can't wait to be parents of another beautiful baby. We planned on not telling anyone for a while, but Erick spilled the beans and told the kids, so we decided to just tell everyone now and hope for the best. The girls are both excited and Caden doesn't really grasp the concept. Everytime we tell him that there is a baby in my tummy, he yells at me and says "No baby in your tummy!!!" He takes everything very literally and what he can't see, doesn't exist. So, he'll be in for a surprise in October when we bring a baby home. Hopefully he'll adjust okay.
Bucket List
I saw this on Shannon's blog and thought it looked fun.
Place an X by all the things you've done. This is for your entire life!
(x) Gone on a blind date
(x) skipped school
(x) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(x)Been to Mexico
(x) Been to Florida
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
( ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington , DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
( ) Been skinny dipping outdoors
( ) traveled on a train
( ) Gone scuba diving
(x) gone on a cruise
( ) gone skydiving
( ) speak a foreign language
Place an X by all the things you've done. This is for your entire life!
(x) Gone on a blind date
(x) skipped school
(x) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(x)Been to Mexico
(x) Been to Florida
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
( ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington , DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
( ) Been skinny dipping outdoors
( ) traveled on a train
( ) Gone scuba diving
(x) gone on a cruise
( ) gone skydiving
( ) speak a foreign language
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Back Blogged: Dance camp and hamper bed
A couple of weeks ago, Michelle was kind enough to come and pick up Cierra, so that she could sleepover at their house and go to dance camp the next morning with Shakayla. Cierra had so much fun at the sleepover and at dance camp. I only got a short video because my camera battery died, but here it is. Cierra and Shakayla are in the back row. Thanks again Michelle!
And here is Caden's newest invention. He likes to take all the mesh bags off our hamper and then put a blanket over it, so that he can hide out in it. When he was playing in it a couple of weeks ago, he fell asleep and took his entire nap in there.
Pictures of our new town and our fantastic *note sarcasm* new place are coming soon!
And here is Caden's newest invention. He likes to take all the mesh bags off our hamper and then put a blanket over it, so that he can hide out in it. When he was playing in it a couple of weeks ago, he fell asleep and took his entire nap in there.
Pictures of our new town and our fantastic *note sarcasm* new place are coming soon!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The Move
The day after Christmas, we continued to pack and clean and get laundry done. Friday evening, Dave and Heather threw us a going away "New Mexican Fiesta." It was so much fun. We invited our family and a few close friends. Heather made some great food and brought some awesome mustaches for us to sport. It was complete with a pinata and everything! Unfortunately, I didn't take any pics, but Heather did, so when I get them from her, I'll post them here. Thanks again Dave and Heather!!!
Cierra and Drew
Heather, Drew, Isaac, and Caden
Saturday morning, Erick and Bruce got up bright and early to go and pick up the U-haul. Quite a few people from our church came and helped us load the moving van. By noon we had the van loaded and were just finishing up the last few boxes and the last couple loads of laundry. Saturday evening, we went over to my Mom's house for dinner and to say goodbye. It was not an easy goodbye and I am tearing up just writing about it. I am very close to my family and have never been very far from them before. We got home and tried to feed Caden before we put him to bed because he hadn't eaten at my Mom's and he promptly threw up. We got him all cleaned up and put him to bed. Erick and I slept in a spare bed and the kids all slept on the floor. Caden threw up again during the night and had diarrhea, but by morning, he seemed okay to travel.
Sunday morning we got up early and got ready to leave. We had a tearful goodbye with Vivienne before she had to leave for choir, she tried to rush it along and be tough so that no one would cry, but it didn't work. We headed out around 7:30 with Erick, the kids, and I in our van and Bruce driving the U-Haul. We stopped at McDonald's for breakfast. Because McDonald's was our first stop, Caden was convinced that it was our new house. Everyone kept breakfast down okay, so we thought we were done with the vomiting, since all three of the kids had thrown up at some point during the last few days. We stopped in Price for gas and then again in Moab for lunch. From Moab to Cortez, it was slow going. The weather was not the best and the roads were icy. But we got through it okay. We finally made it into Albuquerque late in the evening and set out to pick up Erick's car. He had parked it at Bruce's cousin's house when he flew home. Erick thought he knew exactly how to get there, but he didn't, so it took us over an hour to find the house and get his car and head to the hotel for the night. By then, we were all exhausted and ready to get out of the car and go to sleep. But, we couldn't find the hotel either and it took us another hour to locate it and get settled in our rooms. We ordered dinner at the hotel because we were all too exhausted to go anywhere. We had driven for 14.5 hours. We all passed out sometime around 11pm. I was in no rush to leave early in the morning because of how long we had been driving, so I set the alarm for 8am and planned on leaving around 9:30am.
Monday morning, I was woken up by Kenzie because she was throwing up, again. I could not believe that we were still dealing with this virus. I got up and helped her into the shower and then she went back to sleep. Then I hopped in the shower while Erick, Bruce, Cierra, and Caden headed down to the lobby to eat breakfast. I hadn't been in the shower for more than 5 minutes when Erick came back up to the room carrying Caden, who had thrown-up all over when they sat down to eat. I hurried and finished and then we put Caden in the tub to get him cleaned up. Bruce and Erick went to go by some Pepto because the kids were having bathroom issues as well. After a couple of doses of Pepto, several more clothing changes and some naps, we decided that it was time to brave the car, so that we could make it to Roswell before dark. I think we ended up leaving around noon. I was on my own with the kids in the van because Erick had his car and Bruce had the U-haul. It took us close to 4 hours to get to Roswell, but thankfully, the ride there was uneventful. No one threw-up or had to make an emergency bathroom stop. We had people waiting to help us move in, but the kids were still feeling awful. So, the kids and I checked into a hotel in Roswell and Bruce and Erick went to go unload the moving van. Michelle had planned a big dinner for everyone that night (Jared and Karen and their boys had come up from Carlsbad to help us, too), but because of the virus, she brought us some of the dinner at the hotel and everyone else went to her house to eat after the U-Haul was unloaded and the beds were put together. Bruce and Justin returned the U-Haul, but there was a miscommunication and the keys were locked in the U-Haul, instead of being dropped in the night box. Justin called them in the morning and took care of it, so there was no harm done thankfully.
After we ate, I went to the grocery store while Erick stayed with the kids at the hotel and then we headed over to our new place. Cierra was the only one who was excited at this point. We were all just exhausted and sad to be away from home. Bruce and Justin came over to pick something up and we all said to goodbye to Bruce (aka Bubba) because he was flying back to Utah the next day. We all crashed and slept really good. No one threw-up or was sick again. Erick had to go to work the next day, so I was on my own with the kids and the unpacking. Luckily, he had the next few days off after that and we got most of the unpacking done. So, that is our moving story. It was crazy and hectic and I never want to do it again. I'll be writing more about our new town, new school and posting pictures of our new place soon. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us pack, clean, load, drive, unload, unpack, made us dinners, etc. We appreciate it so much and couldn't have done it without all of you.
Cierra and Drew
Heather, Drew, Isaac, and Caden
Saturday morning, Erick and Bruce got up bright and early to go and pick up the U-haul. Quite a few people from our church came and helped us load the moving van. By noon we had the van loaded and were just finishing up the last few boxes and the last couple loads of laundry. Saturday evening, we went over to my Mom's house for dinner and to say goodbye. It was not an easy goodbye and I am tearing up just writing about it. I am very close to my family and have never been very far from them before. We got home and tried to feed Caden before we put him to bed because he hadn't eaten at my Mom's and he promptly threw up. We got him all cleaned up and put him to bed. Erick and I slept in a spare bed and the kids all slept on the floor. Caden threw up again during the night and had diarrhea, but by morning, he seemed okay to travel.
Sunday morning we got up early and got ready to leave. We had a tearful goodbye with Vivienne before she had to leave for choir, she tried to rush it along and be tough so that no one would cry, but it didn't work. We headed out around 7:30 with Erick, the kids, and I in our van and Bruce driving the U-Haul. We stopped at McDonald's for breakfast. Because McDonald's was our first stop, Caden was convinced that it was our new house. Everyone kept breakfast down okay, so we thought we were done with the vomiting, since all three of the kids had thrown up at some point during the last few days. We stopped in Price for gas and then again in Moab for lunch. From Moab to Cortez, it was slow going. The weather was not the best and the roads were icy. But we got through it okay. We finally made it into Albuquerque late in the evening and set out to pick up Erick's car. He had parked it at Bruce's cousin's house when he flew home. Erick thought he knew exactly how to get there, but he didn't, so it took us over an hour to find the house and get his car and head to the hotel for the night. By then, we were all exhausted and ready to get out of the car and go to sleep. But, we couldn't find the hotel either and it took us another hour to locate it and get settled in our rooms. We ordered dinner at the hotel because we were all too exhausted to go anywhere. We had driven for 14.5 hours. We all passed out sometime around 11pm. I was in no rush to leave early in the morning because of how long we had been driving, so I set the alarm for 8am and planned on leaving around 9:30am.
Monday morning, I was woken up by Kenzie because she was throwing up, again. I could not believe that we were still dealing with this virus. I got up and helped her into the shower and then she went back to sleep. Then I hopped in the shower while Erick, Bruce, Cierra, and Caden headed down to the lobby to eat breakfast. I hadn't been in the shower for more than 5 minutes when Erick came back up to the room carrying Caden, who had thrown-up all over when they sat down to eat. I hurried and finished and then we put Caden in the tub to get him cleaned up. Bruce and Erick went to go by some Pepto because the kids were having bathroom issues as well. After a couple of doses of Pepto, several more clothing changes and some naps, we decided that it was time to brave the car, so that we could make it to Roswell before dark. I think we ended up leaving around noon. I was on my own with the kids in the van because Erick had his car and Bruce had the U-haul. It took us close to 4 hours to get to Roswell, but thankfully, the ride there was uneventful. No one threw-up or had to make an emergency bathroom stop. We had people waiting to help us move in, but the kids were still feeling awful. So, the kids and I checked into a hotel in Roswell and Bruce and Erick went to go unload the moving van. Michelle had planned a big dinner for everyone that night (Jared and Karen and their boys had come up from Carlsbad to help us, too), but because of the virus, she brought us some of the dinner at the hotel and everyone else went to her house to eat after the U-Haul was unloaded and the beds were put together. Bruce and Justin returned the U-Haul, but there was a miscommunication and the keys were locked in the U-Haul, instead of being dropped in the night box. Justin called them in the morning and took care of it, so there was no harm done thankfully.
After we ate, I went to the grocery store while Erick stayed with the kids at the hotel and then we headed over to our new place. Cierra was the only one who was excited at this point. We were all just exhausted and sad to be away from home. Bruce and Justin came over to pick something up and we all said to goodbye to Bruce (aka Bubba) because he was flying back to Utah the next day. We all crashed and slept really good. No one threw-up or was sick again. Erick had to go to work the next day, so I was on my own with the kids and the unpacking. Luckily, he had the next few days off after that and we got most of the unpacking done. So, that is our moving story. It was crazy and hectic and I never want to do it again. I'll be writing more about our new town, new school and posting pictures of our new place soon. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us pack, clean, load, drive, unload, unpack, made us dinners, etc. We appreciate it so much and couldn't have done it without all of you.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Christmas 2008
Christmas felt a little rushed this year because of the move, but we still had a great time. Erick flew home on the 23rd and of course that same day, Kenzie got really sick. So, Caden, Cierra and I picked him up at the airport. It was such a cute reunion. Caden spotted Erick and took off running to him and they hugged and hugged. Caden kept staring at Erick's face, just to make sure it was really him. That night we had the Sullivan family Christmas party, complete with a great dinner and a reenactment of the Nativity.
Our two little sheep, Caden and Isaac
Mary, baby Jesus, Joseph and the sheep
Kenzie holding Dallin
Christmas Eve we went to the mall because Cierra had not seen Santa yet. Kenzie was feeling better, so she came with us. Erick waited in line with her while I finished up some last minute shopping. After waiting in line for an hour and half and still not seeing Santa, we had to leave to meet my family for lunch. After lunch, Erick took Cierra back to the mall to wait in line again. It took them three hours, but she finally got to sit on his lap and tell him what she wanted for Christmas. After they got back, we went to my Mom's house for Christmas Eve dinner. After dinner, we opened Christmas pajama's and watched the movie "A Nativity Story." Then it was time to go home and put out the cookies and eggnog for Santa. Soon after we got home, Cierra started feeling sick. We finally got her to take her medicine and put her to bed and then she started throwing up. It was a rough night to say the least.
Caden and Tanner at the restaurant
Christmas morning was great, except for poor Cierra. She still felt awful, so she sat on the couch with Viv and tried to be enthusiastic about opening her presents. Kenzie scored a cell phone from Santa and was by far the happiest one that morning. Caden was very cute about all of it. It was his first year to start to understand Christmas and he had a lot of fun seeing what Santa brought him and opening all of his presents. After presents, we all got ready and went over to my Grandma's house for Christmas breakfast. We left Cierra home with Bruce and Viv to watch her new DVD "Hairspray." We came home from breakfast and crashed. We were supposed to go to a dinner that night, too, but we were too exhausted and still had so much to do to get ready for the move. So that was our Christmas 2008. I'll be posting about our move as soon as I have a chance.
Waiting to see what Santa brought
Kenzie sees her new phone!
Caden checking out his stocking
Cierra and Nana
Our two little sheep, Caden and Isaac
Mary, baby Jesus, Joseph and the sheep
Kenzie holding Dallin
Christmas Eve we went to the mall because Cierra had not seen Santa yet. Kenzie was feeling better, so she came with us. Erick waited in line with her while I finished up some last minute shopping. After waiting in line for an hour and half and still not seeing Santa, we had to leave to meet my family for lunch. After lunch, Erick took Cierra back to the mall to wait in line again. It took them three hours, but she finally got to sit on his lap and tell him what she wanted for Christmas. After they got back, we went to my Mom's house for Christmas Eve dinner. After dinner, we opened Christmas pajama's and watched the movie "A Nativity Story." Then it was time to go home and put out the cookies and eggnog for Santa. Soon after we got home, Cierra started feeling sick. We finally got her to take her medicine and put her to bed and then she started throwing up. It was a rough night to say the least.
Caden and Tanner at the restaurant
Christmas morning was great, except for poor Cierra. She still felt awful, so she sat on the couch with Viv and tried to be enthusiastic about opening her presents. Kenzie scored a cell phone from Santa and was by far the happiest one that morning. Caden was very cute about all of it. It was his first year to start to understand Christmas and he had a lot of fun seeing what Santa brought him and opening all of his presents. After presents, we all got ready and went over to my Grandma's house for Christmas breakfast. We left Cierra home with Bruce and Viv to watch her new DVD "Hairspray." We came home from breakfast and crashed. We were supposed to go to a dinner that night, too, but we were too exhausted and still had so much to do to get ready for the move. So that was our Christmas 2008. I'll be posting about our move as soon as I have a chance.
Waiting to see what Santa brought
Kenzie sees her new phone!
Caden checking out his stocking
Cierra and Nana
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