Travis

The other day we were in the kitchen with Travis and he just started laughing. We got out our camera and we tried to keep him laughing. We got about a minute of him laughing.

Just a quick correction!

Just for those that have seen Hollie's Blog and saw the post of the day we blessed our newest son, we wanted to make a correction: His name is TRAVIS and Not Trevor! (We thought about that name however.) No worries Heidi . . uh I mean Hollie.! We love you! Thanks for the pictures and the time.

It's bedtime. Good Night. Thanks for the phone call Hollie. No worries and can't wait! Us 5!

Try it out! An update!

I went in to our blog and fixed the area on comments to allow anybody with a google account to comment. So does that mean random strangers with google accounts can comment too or just invited readers?
Try it out and let us know.

If all goes as planned, we will be closing the deal for our new home this Monday (today) and then we can make the big move! As a new home owner that's not used to taking care of every litttle mechanical thing, if you have any good reminders to check on to keep it running smooth, let me know. Examples such as when to change the cleaning vents in the water heater, and cooling A/C? Anything like making sure cars have frequent oil changes. Here goes!
Our house is half packed already. There's always so much to do that sometimes you'd rather sit on the couch and stare and think about it. Especially when you have three wannabe helpers that redo everything you pack.
Heidi and I and Travis had fun seeing Harry Potter 6 the day it opened! Heidi took charge and made it happen. We had a good time except for finding a place to park. #6 is all about who you trust and loving relationships. Makes you think back to 'those years'. Keep snogging everyone! Now we can't wait for the Deathly Hallows!

Lady luck was on our side Sat morning. First Tyson and I ran to the store for boxes. Instead of finding none, We found lots! Then on our way back, as we were walking on the sidewalk, we passed by a big snail with his head and antenna out and was moving very slowly.

I guess that is all for now. Robert stopped typing so I guess he will write more later.

question

How do you have people comment on your blog if you have it private? We sent invites for them to read, but my friend e-mailed me and said she wasn't able to comment. We need help.

House

We got a house!! If everything goes as planned- we could be moved in at the end of the month. It is in Roy. We are excited. We will probably paint before we move. Probably next weekend, but I'm not sure. It does need to be painted. The boys love the stairs, and the yard. We will keep you updated.

See Karl and Megan's site for updated pictures!

So we have had a lot of fun this spring and early summer. This is some of our June fun and I will blog April and May soon I hope. In the beginning of the month we took a trip up to the beloved state of Delaware to go to a wedding of some good friends Karl did ROTC with while he was doing his master's degree at UD. Paul and Katie's wedding was beautiful! And so much fun for us all.
At the end of the night I was taking this picture of Rebecca and she suddenly gave me a big thumbs up. I guess that was her way of saying the wedding was a hit.
They all crashed in the car within minutes of driving away.
Because we are cheap we stayed with our friends the Hannigs. Can I say fun! Oh how I wish we lived closer. We had the opperitunity to go to church in our old ward there and it felt so much like home it made me cry. We didn't realise how hard it would be to have a short visit. But it was well worth it. Maybe some day we will move back. Such great people in a wonderful area.
Just some funny reasent pictures. Zach is always in trouble lately! He's so funny if he gets in trouble he puts himself in the corner and stays there until someone count to 20 for him. The one of him naked in the corner he was running away from me when I was trying to change his diaper and so when he went to the corner for being naughty I had to snap a picture of it.
Over Memorial Day weekend we cut down a pine tree in the back yard and some large limbs off the other trees to let in more light so my garden will grow. The kids made a lean-to with the limbs a couple weeks ago. I am happy to say that with the help of one of Karls friends from school we finished cleaning up the branches in the yard today. YEAH! CARSON is 10 now!!!! He had a fun birthday. He really wanted to go hiking for his birthday, but it stormed that morning, so we went Sunday instead. I can't believe he's 10 This last weekend we went camping in the Red River Gorge. It was hot and HUMID, but a lot of fun. The orge is beautiful, but my camera is on the fritz so sadly enough I only have a couple pictures. We went with Karl's two study buddies from his dental class. John is from KY and has connections so we camped and canoed and kayacked all for free. It was a great camping trip. Carson Stayed up withthe adults until about 2 AM and I think that he was back up at 5:30 or something. He was out the whole ride home. slept in the car for a while when we got home and then when he did wake up he was only awake enough to get in the front do and crashed again on the floor for about 4 hours. He's a crazy kid.
So that's it for June so far. Hopefully I can get our spring time fun on here too.

Hey everyone we thought we would update you on our family.
Robert is busy with work again. He got to the point where he thought either he would lose his job, or would have to find a part time job. He got down to 5 or 6 patients, which is only 2 days of work. The patients all died at the same time. At least 5 died all at once. But now he got that many back, and is busy busy.
Heidi still loves being at home teaching her boys and watching them grow.
Tyson is just about potty trained. We said that last time- but he is improving. He is trying to talk more- if he wants to. Not sentences but tries to copy what he hears. He loves to try and help pray- if he hears one of us first (copy).
Kaleb is just as big as Tyson. He loves to help with Travis, and tries to be like Tyson when he is w/ him and like Travis when he is w/ him.
Travis is growing fast. He is learning to roll over and move around. He really loves his mommy and Daddy.

We put an offer on a house. It is a nice starter home. It is in Roy. It has a nice fenced yard, a nice kitchen. If everything works out we could be moving there end of July. We are excited to move into a home.
We will let you know what happens and keep you updated.

Chandler Quotable Quotes

Lydea (while clapping her hands vigorously):
What would happen if you milked a cow like THIS!?

My little Nancy

This is a picture that I took of Lydea the other day that I think resembles Nancy so much. Just kind of fun.

Hey everyone we thought we would give an update. Robert is still working and enjoying it. He got a new patient that has a pet boa. It made him nervous when they told him that it goes down the street and just roams around, and that they put it away before he gets there. Heidi still loves staying home being a mommy. Tyson is just about potty trained. He loves the big potty and not the potty training chair. He still has a few accidents when he is having fun. Kaleb wants to be like Tyson and goes into the bathroom with Tyson. Kaleb also started nursery last week and he loved it. Travis is growing fast. He sure loves his mommy. We are blessing him on Sunday May 3rd. Our church is at 9 so that makes it hard for family. Robert will probably call with more details. Like the address. Hopefully some family can come. If not it is understandable.

P.S. Bill and Bri thank you so much for the baby gift. Travis loves the bouncer. (so do the other 2 boys) and we were just about out of diapers and wipes so that helped.

Quickyn's Cutest Laugh n' Scoot after the wedding

Good morning everyone! The sun's shining here! The sky is blue. The birds are singing, the grass is green. The trees are growing, the snow is gone (for now). Bye.

Okay. Now I am back. I figured I'd better help Heidi. (I feel guilty writing when there's so many other things I should and could be doing such as taxes.) Anyways, Besides all the above, We are so happy to be a family of FIVE! Travis has already brought a special spirit and personality to our home. It makes us wonder how we ever did without him. Here's his information:
TRAVIS WILLIAM CHANDLER
Credit card # Baby Boy! Cute as Ever!
SS# Friday, March 13 2009 @ 0815-home
email 7 lbs. 15 0z, 21'' Apgar 7, then 10, now 10+
(minimal jaundice to none)
blackberry # Mom did and doing wonderful- fighting those Blues
fax# Loves to be held, loves to eat, dislikes diaper changes and getting dressed
Drivers License # COMPLICATIONS: 10+ diapers a day & melts your heart with his smile!

And now . . . STORY TIME!

The week before was rough. And they all Lived... in misery! Mom was miserable which makes Dad miserable, which makes the other two boys miserable. Priesthood blessings were given to Mom & (baby), Tyson, and Kaleb. The night before, we were all ready to give up and say 'lets induce'. Through prayer a little extra boost from Blue Cohosh and the good milk, we all felt the time was near. The baby's stuff was ready, the new van was set, Heidi and I knew we might not get some sleep and the boys some how knew something was going to happen. ( They could sense it: the changes, the baby clothes, the toys, the blankets, the baby seat- and mom's belly! ) So we all layed down to rest after singing Karyoke American Idol on PS2- And without plans at all- No bags packed for hospital, and no bags packed for home delivery. Just layed down to rest and .

Tossing and turning, I wake up at 6:30 a.m.- see Heidi's miserable face and ask" Are you okay?' Heidi responds: "I think I just really wet my pants." At that moment I knew. I knew her water had broken, I knew Baby was coming very soon, and knew our life would change within a couple hours. So what did I do? I left Heidi in bed, went to the bathroom and shaved and combed my hair. (And I hate shaving.) Next I calmly change into a comfortable, nice looking outfit for the day including my watch, phone, keys, and wallet. Then, the boys woke up, so I helped them get dressed too- including socks and shoes.
Finally I check on Heidi again. Earlier I could tell she was hurting, but not the active labor pains. This time, I go in and she's bent over forwards in tears and looked awful.
"Should I pack the bags?" I asked. "I don't know." She gritted. Then we talk about things such as her contractions and I coached her breathing. Things just got worse. No action was taken until, I firmly say "Come on let's go, we need to hurry." and I get the bag 1/2 packed when she yells "oh no. I'm not going anywhere!" (Around 8:00 a.m.)
Calmness turns to rush, peace turns to havoc and my mind is praying and spinning at the same time. "What do I do? What's the 911 number? Do I call? Just give up. " (and lots more). From there, we were truly blessed. Father in Heaven took charge. My mind cleared and felt like I could to anything when it comes to helping my wife and baby.
First I do a quick vaginal check and to my knowlege: dilated to a 7 and 100% effaced, head first, face up, and close to the surface with no vaginal bleeding. And Heidi screaming how bad it hurts. The worst part, was wanting to be with Heidi at that time and knowing I couldn't becasue I had to get other things ready. One new graduate Hopsice RN and two critical patients. and two wonderful young helpers throwing cheerios at the kitchen table!
I threw things in the dryer to get warm, I placed towels and blankets all around and under Heidi, found some dirty scissors, and a fridge magnet with a strong clamp, grabbed our baby booger getter outer (suction bulb). Finally I undo my cuffs, roll up my sleeves and check on Heidi again- now that she's screaming she's going to DIE! I hold her hand, do my best to comfort her and coach her breathing, when it dawns on me, I need to be at the other end to catch!
I put on gloves faster then ever, uncover Heidi, and panic: Baby's head was crowning and coming: ready or not. "Don't push!" I command. "I'm pushing. I'm pushing. I'm pushing." She screams. "I can't help it. Here it comes!" (No exaggeration added). AND IT CAME!

First the head, then some blood, then the shoulders, then some blood, then the body, then some blood, then the feet, then some blood, then the cord, then some blood and some more blood, and finally a little relief for Mom and lots of panic for Dad. Mom was shaking and very cold. And Baby was having a hard time getting air. After unwrapping the cord from his neck, and suctioning his mouth and nose, and making him take a breath. A baby's cry has never been so wonderful. That's when I start finding the things I mentioned earlier. I clamped the cord, cut the cord (checked to see if it had 2 arteries, and 1 vein), and gave Heidi the placental end to hold until I could find another clamp. I wrap him up, give him a hat and finally give him to Mom where mom was proud and waiting. baby latched on immediately and I knew he was ok. Mom was still cold and shaky. Heavy bleeding was over. I find another blanket and cover her (and took my gloves off)- and then the three of us took a moment to ourselves and Heavenly Father. to take a breath or two. And that's when we smiled and noticed he was human with all parts including THE BOY parts. And from there, He was TRAVIS and we've just loved him and kept him close as ever. (There was no particular reason we chose the name Travis. We just both liked it, and couldn't get it off of the list of other names.)

That's when I heard the other two boys getting upset with eachother in the kitchen. I grab them out of thier chairs, and lead them to mom and baby. Their eyes opened wide when they saw "the Mess" and this new crying baby. With some coaching, both boys climbed up on the bed, gave mom a hug, and kissed Baby's head. We introduce Baby as "Baby Travis- your new brother!" We were now a family of Five for the first time all together on Mom and Dad's bed. A memory I'll always cherish.
Then I remembered we wern't done yet! The PLACENTA! It was coming. It was at this timeI called the hospital telling them we just had the baby at home, everything is ok, but the placenta hadn't come yet. Of course, they said come in ASAP. I told them we come, but not right away- and then hung up.

I put gloves back on, inspect Heidi and give her a little wash and perineum massage. I had already found another clamp for that end. I ask Heidi if she feels like pushing, and she tried even though she didn't. With a little time, and little tugging on my part, the placenta was delivered and looked whole to me. I did insert my hand in and did a quick check, and didn't feel any fragments to my knowledge. Also, while I was in there, I made a fist a gave Heidi's uterus a strong punch to help it contract to prevent hemmorraging. From Heidi, the placenta went directly into the toilet. (It stayed there overnight and didn't come out until Grandma and Grandpa came Saturday. There we had a learning moment for Tino, Anjelica, April, Tyler, Mom, Heidi, and DAD about the importance of the placenta as we all had gloves on and felt how heavy and vascualr it was. )

Although everything was ok and Heidi was doing much better, and baby had good color and had eaten well, we wanted to see how much he weighed, and wanted him circumcised. So we took our time getting ready and into the van. Instead of coming to the ER as they told me too. I parked in the visitors center, found a wheelchair, put mom and 3 boys on her lap and diaper bag and wheeled them up to the labor and delivery unit myself- with everyone staring at us! Once we checked in, the staff all panicked and took over- or tried to take over. I wouldn't let them. I said we are all fine. I just want the baby to be checked real quick, and circumcised. You can imagine what kind of looks we got. Heidi was dressed nice, pretty combed hair and walking BY HERSELF, and anyways, it was quite funny to see everyone's reaction.
From there, people just kept coming in to check. They were amazed at Heidi -just as I am. Everything looked so good on mom and baby. No bruising, tearing and no malformations of the Baby's head. Everything was perfect. The hospitalist MD did a quick check, and left. Heidi's midwife didn't make it until later that day who was also surprised and nice and happy things went well. Only vitamin K was given for the circumcision- none of the other extra stuff was allowed. They wanted to take baby out for the checks, but I said no. You can do it right here with us. The rest of the day, the hospital just seemed like they were trying everything to keep us there. Everything was slower, prolonged and procrastinated. We just about left without permission. Finally they let us go saying that we had a very high risk >85% chance of coming back within a week with severe problems of infection for the baby. Yes there's chances, but it all went in one ear and out the other. We were going home. And Heidi went home without any prescription for pain pills which was unheard of at the time.
We learned that next time we won't take them in until later as long as we feel everything is ok. That brings us to the question everyone's asking. "WAS IT PLANNED?"

If it was planned, we weren't ready as you could tell. Heidi and I have never enjoyed the hospital stays, and never really needed them- as Heidi is a natural! So it's always been a dream to have a home delivery. We've thought of finding a midwife that would come to the home, but never did look. I've honestly thought about becoming an OB/GYN or midwife, and enjoyed the class and clinicals very much. And of course watched as closely as I could with the first 2 births. The last two months, Heidi and I have had fun reviewing my maternity book- especially pre-, intra, and post- delivery. So I knew the basic steps, had prepared myself for it, and had told myself, that if a deputy can deliver babies in a cab with only 1 days training, I should be able to to do it too with my extra edge of training. As always, you never know what could happen and if something were to happen, I would never be able to forive myself and be rid of the guilt. But as mentioned above, we've tried to be in tune, and together we knew things we be fine (as promised by the blessing given earilier) . In that blessing, words were said preparing Heidi for whole new experience and would be difficult but rewarding with no serious problems.

So the next question: would we do it again? Like mentioned: every pregnancy and every birth is different. Heidi has already expressed her wishes to deliver the rest at home if things are looking good. And I agree. But with a little extra planning such as packing a bag- a delivery bag!

We cannot express enough gratitude for all the blessings given not just that day but up to and afterwards as well. As a side note, a few days later, his circumcision Bell was looking awful and his penis was red, tender, swollen and didn't look good at all. I guess a normal parent would take him in right away. Not us. I grabbed my sugical scissors, gauze and 4 extra hands to hold, and snipped away. Yes there was blood and tears, but now the bell is off, and everything has healed nicely with no scars and everything needed still there! (Don't turn us in.)

Heidi's had some bad engorgement and possibly mastitis, but again we didn't take her in. We used the usual methods of relief along with fresh cabbage leaves and remond clay poultices. With time, it's gone away and now Heidi's ready for another one! Just kidding. We'll give it some time anyway. More time than before we hope. Any suggestions on making girls?

Thanks you guys! I'm a proud Dad and husband if you can't tell- with lots of other things I should be doing to fulfill that role - even if it is just loving them and spending precious time with them. I'm realizing they won't stay young and innicent very long and most likely won't live under my roof very long (hopefully)! It makes me want to stop working and become a bum on the street as long as I'm holding their hands. Just kidding. You do what you gotta do- All out of love. Thanks Mom and Dad for being such a great example of that truth of parenting.
The next step: potty training. Both boys are ready. We waited until after Travis and until we could do it together. Both boys are wearing undies during the day with lots of accidents! Do you have any suggestions for potty training?
It was fun seeing everyone at Nancy's union and our re-union! Love to all from the five of us!

AND THEY ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER --with stress and joy, life's not a toy!

TRAVIS WILLIAM CHANDLER
Born Friday March 13, 2009 at home, pushed by mom, caught by dad and Loved by all-especially Tyson & Kaleb!

Hey guys, I'll write lots more later about our new addition Travis but for now, I just wanted to have fun making fun of Heidi! She's such a good sport! Today while playing the game of phase 10, I got the biggest laugh at her blonde remark/action. She had already completed her phase and was waiting to 'go out'. Finally I picked a card that I could play to 'go out' first. Once I played the card, she said: "I feel stupid, I could have gone out several turns ago. I was holding the cards so that you couldn't play them!" She could have won the game by playing them on me first rather than just holding them. Anyways it was really funny at the time and made us all laugh.

For another fun laugh look closely at Heidi's chin in the picture below. Travis already knows how to give Hickeys. ( I never taught him.) When Travis was sucking on her chin, I remarked" I wonder how clean your chin is?" And Heidi replied: " Much cleaner than your nose!" Which travis was also sucking on -but not long enough for a hickey! luckily.

Thanks all you guys for your support. Three kids is much diffeent than two, but We love it! I still can't believe Nancy is hitched! Good Luck!

And they lived happily ever after...

Nancy's Wedding Photos

So I finally got all of Nancy and BJ's photos edited and done. They are on Snapfish so you can see them. You should be getting an email about it. If not let me know. It was fun to be together, all of us except Lisa and Ben. I just talked to her on the phone though and she wished she was there too. I bet we all wish we could have had all the time to just visit and be with each other but it was a crazy fun day with lots to do. I am glad we could all help out BJ and Nancy to make it a special day. They are so happy to be married now!
Congrats to Robert and Heidi- can't believe you did it at home! You are amazing, both of you!
Love you all.
Hollie and Luke and Gracie (who is now giving kisses when you ask for it!) I love it!

25 Random Things About Karl

1. I care a lot about what other people think.
2. I'm hungry right now.
3. This morning I went to Sadieville to get raw milk and farm fresh eggs.
4. I'm more courageous than I believe I am.
5. I will submit to a lot of abuse before I push back.
6. When I decide to push back, it's with both barrels.
7. I try to warn someone before they cross the line and I begin to push back.
8. I believe the saying 'Honesty is the best policy' is most profound when applied reflexively.
9. I helped Carson make a bannana car for the pinewood derby. I'll be racing it today without him because he's with family in Utah.
10. My sister is getting married next week. I'd like to be there.
11. I'm obsessive compulsive about the number of spaces between periods and the following character.
12. I'm an auditory learner.
13. I have a hard time not eavesdropping.
14. I hate composing text messages. I like to get text messages.
15. I want to enlarge microscopic images of the nervous system and hang them in beautiful frames around my dental practice someday.
16. I have a profound belief in God my Heavenly Father, in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. I try to ensure this belief influences every decision I make.
17. I believe that not deciding is a decision.
18. A good friend of mine froze to death three weeks ago because of a decision influenced by alchohol. The more I see of alchohol and its effects the more I HATE it. I do not use the word hate lightly.
19. I would have liked to meet CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien in the pub where they discussed story ideas.
20. I fancy myself an author.
21. I seldom notice landmarks when I'm driving.
22. I will not change lanes really quickly to avoid missing an exit. I'd much rather turn around in a mile or so.
23. I believe that selfishness is the root of evil.
24. I believe that to be truly good one must be selfless.
25. I like to look for common threads in different philosphical systems.
26. I can't restrain myself from writing more.
27. I believe that concepts of great power reside in paradoxes.
28. I believe that the language we use with ourselvs and with others has more impact than we understand.
29. I believe there's a fundamental difference between unselfishness and selflessness. I owe this idea to CS Lewis (Screwtape Letters).
30. I'm attracted by other cultures and languages.
31. I hate to stub my toes, so I almost always wear shoes.
32. I'm interested in pain and how it influences a person's behavior.
33. Chronic pain makes me sad. Unexpected sharp pain makes me angry.
34. Occasionally I am very funny on purpose.
35. Addiction appalls me. It makes me want to help, but my experience in helping others with it has been entirely discouraging.
36. One day God revealed to me that it is more important to do good in my sphere of influence than it is to have a large sphere of influence. I count this as one of the happiest experiences of my life.
37. I fall into the dual trap of blaming or crediting myself for others' failures or successes.
38. I believe that fear and faith are mutually exclusive. I owe this idea to Moroni, a Book of Mormon prophet, and to Joseph Smith who translated the Book of Mormon.

Two weeks until the baby is due! We are ready for the baby to come. I hate the last few weeks of pregnancy. It will be considered full term now. Tyson and Kaleb can sense something is happening. They like to put their hands on my belly and say baby. In the past two weeks about 3 or 4 families in our ward have had babies. We were all due within a few weeks of each other. Hopefully we can come to the wedding. If the baby comes we might not make it. Well, it depends on when the baby comes. We are already dilated to a 2, and that was on the 24th. So you never know. When we were pregnant with Tyson one week we were only at a 1 or 2 and then the next week we didn't even make it to our appointment because I went into labor. Well I guess I better go.

News From Shreveport, Louisiana

Friday we found out that we have no choice in the matter - we are going to Twin Falls Idaho. We were hoping for Salt lake, but the other guy that wanted to go there had been in the military longer than Ben -same rank, just longer time - Ben made his rank earlier than normal, because of an award (Below the Zone Airman award), but it seems to hurt us every time, because the other guy always has more time in the military - Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! But, we are excited about Twin Falls. I've heard the people are nice, and it's probably 2 and a half hours to three hours away -so it could have been alot worse. We feel lucky to get that close! May 12th is his tech-school date and ends June 30th. Aug. 10th he reports to Twin Falls, Idaho, if he graduates -which we hope he will. I think he will, though it will be new to him. He might have to get out of his comfort zone a little bit. It is not reccomended that I go with him - so I won't.
And about the wedding - I would love to be there, but I think it would be easier on me and my entire family, in many ways, to remain where I am. But I will be thinking of those twitterpated people in March! I am excited for them. I'm glad I got to see and meet BJ while I was there, though Nancy (in my opinion) was not that interested in him at the time. They were not real close while I was there - is all I mean - well, that's all about us. We are just glad to know where we are going and when, etc.
So, sometime in the beginning of May or late April, Ben will drive us all the way to Logan in our van, so we will have our van in Logan to use, and then he will fly back to get ready for tech school. So..., that means I will have missed an entire winter in Utah again - I'm going to be a wimp when I finally have to go through a real winter out west. Well, that's all I can think of - doing well here and happy to have some direction in our lives. I love you all. Love, Lisa and Ben in Louisiana - oh, it's crawfish time - I've never cooked them myself, but we are hoping Ben's work has a crawfish party and then they will sell some to us. We liked them last time - twist off the head, squeeze from the bum and push the meat out- or some people suck the meat out - I'm not that good, well aren't you glad I shared all those details? Well, that's all, I'd better go. Chow!

baby count-down

As of this week we have 5 weeks until the baby's due date!! It is exciting. I am ready to be not pregnant. The last month is torture. I can never sleep, never have an appetite and always ache from head to toe. I have really bad mood swings. Most of the time I feel like crying. About a week ago I could not stop crying. It kept Rob up and I felt bad. He is really good though. He did everything he could do. Found chocolate, let me soak in the tub and just stayed with me and just listened to me.

We both have to speak in Sacrament meeting on Sunday. Just last Sunday (Feb 1st) we were saying that the last time we spoke was when we lived in Logan when we were pregnant with Tyson. Robert said oh, they won't ask us because you are pregnant and we have 2 young boys. I told him he better not speak to soon or we will be jinxed. Well the next day the bishopric called and asked us to speak. We have to take 15 minutes each. There are two youth speakers. The youth in our ward don't take much time. I tend to speak fast so Robert might have a lot of time to use.
I better start preparing my talk.

Got the Creepy Crawlies

Quickyn is crawling!! Yeah!! Well, okay, it's more of a scoot, but it is becoming a crawl. She started scooting on Friday, January 30th and hasn't stopped since. My life has taken a complete turn around. I think I'm going to lose more weight chasing after her than I ever did hiking or running. So much fun!

Bill got his job at North Cache 8/9 Center. He has been there for 2 1/2 weeks now. He is their new 8th grade science teacher. He is learning so much and enjoying the new atmosphere. He has a bigger classroom, he can do more experiments, and the kids seems to like him well enough.

That is about all that is going on in our corner of the solar system. We love you all and miss you so much. We are really looking forward to the Nancy & BJ wedding experience. Can't wait to see you there.

Love,
Bri, Bill and Quickyn

new car

We just bought a new (used) minivan. We bought it yesterday (1-28-09) We looked and looked and finally found something we both liked that would fit our growing family. We bought a Toyota Sienna. The year is 2000. It is a nice blue color. The family that sold it to us kept it looking like new. Robert said it was too nice for him. I told him that it is worth it because you don't know what will be available later on. The boys just love it. They were normally asking for $4500 but sold it to us for $4000. The reason was there are two little things that need to be fixed. One is the back handle thing broke off and the other was a little part that latches the back window broke off. To get both fixed would be about $150-$200. They aren't major problems. They were really honest with us and told us everything that they could. They also said if we ever have any questions to call them. We can still open the back if we get a screwdriver and pop the little piece back there. The window isn't bad. They said it just flaps open so they have a bungee cord holding it in place. Maybe we will get to show it off at the wedding.

Nancy's wedding

Me and the kids are going to drive up for Nancy's wedding and hopefully Karl will be able to catch a flight and then back on Sunday and then he will fly back up the next weekend to drive home with us. We are still working on it, but The kids and I are coming for sure. We are SO excited to see everyone!

Megan

update

Hey everyone. It has been a while. We have been busy. We have a due date for the baby. It is March 13th. It is a Friday. We are excited. It sure is getting closer and closer. We don't know what we are having. Tyson is loving nursery and looks after Kaleb. Kaleb loves to hug and kiss his mommy and daddy and even Tyson. It is so cute watching Tyson and Kaleb hug and kiss each other. Robert stays busy at work. I just hang in there doing what I can. Hope all is well with all you guys.
Heidi, Robert, Tyson, Kaleb and ?

So we finally made it to our new home...

Just so you all know. We are now living in North Las Vegas. We got here last Sunday after lots of hiccups along the way and more to come even after we arrived in Vegas. Details to follow on my blog later. This is the secret from "mum's the word" comment that is now common knowledge. We just didn't want to post it on here and then in some creepy way have Luke's boss find out and then we would be out of a job and $ for a few weeks before we moved here. Sorry but I told most of you on the phone anyway. We have a new phone number and address so next time I talk to you on the phone make sure I give it to you. We were so lucky because we got to spend Christmas with family this year even though we were in Florida... Karl and Megan were so nice to invite us up to Kentucky and we had so much fun. And then we even got to see Lisa and Ben who met us at a Subway as we were driving on our way through Louisiana. That was so good too. Too short though. We like the memories we create that are so fun to remember afterward. And family is everything. We need to do stuff like this more often whenever we can. Because without family you don't really have anything, just stuff adn dust doth corrupt, you know... I am talking to you, yes you. If and whenever we can (even with all of the hiccups and challenges we all face at different times), we need to get close, stay close and do stuff together because we need each other! I love you, all my brothers and sisters. You and my husband and Gracie, and mom and dad and Luke's family are what matters most to me. I love you. Let me know if there is ever anything that I can do to help you in anyway! And once we get our stuff from Florida and I get the moving company to call me back and quit stringing me along, which could still be a week from tomorrow before we get it, then we would love to have anybody and all of you come visit whenever. It is 6 hours from Draper so about 7.5 hour drive from Logan. Not too shabby! Hope we can make it up to Utah soon though and we can see all of you again. Gotta go but just a question---Has anyone ever done anything with the Better Business Bureau before? I am about ready to hop on a plane to FL, become a witch, and jump down these movers throats.
Signed -
"Helpless, with a nice empty house, besides a bed, with heat and power which I am very grateful for!"