BOYS PLAYING

We still have alot of snow. It is a little bit warm so at least then can go outside.

31 WEEKS AND COUNTING

Well I have officially hit 31 weeks pregnant. If I take the week off before because the doctor will start me - I only have 8 weeks left... And when I say 8 weeks that feels like forever. Why does time go so fast when you have a newborn baby in your arms and so SLLLLOOOOWWWW when it is kicking your ribs apart? After we "officially" decided not to find out what it was I didn't think it was hard at all. Now that it is getting closer I am questionioning my decision. During these last 8 weeks I could be busy getting clothes ready, blankets ready, or possibly painting a room. Instead I just wait! People who have not found out what their children are tell me how fun it is at delivery. I hope so because right now it is paining me and I want to know :) However, I can't believe February is almost over. I swear Christmas was just here??? Then March comes and this snow we still have will hopefully be gone (but then it is the GREAT Uintah Basin WIND!) And before I know it April will be here. Then I'll have 4 kids to take care of... Scary thought!

EARNING MONEY

The boys love transformers and want me to buy them one everytime we go to Wal-mart. I made them a deal that for everyday they brush their teeth and help me clean the house I would give them $1.00 and in 30 days they would have enough to buy a transformer. They made little envelopes to put their money in and all of them are doing well. If they ever act up I just have to say that I will take away there $1.00 and that scares them enough they will help me. They also have a piggy bank with money in it. Rayce asked me if he didn't quite have enough in 30 days what he would do. I told him he could take a couple of dollars out of his piggy bank to help him. He told me he can't use that money - it is ONLY for his mission!

WAYKE SKIN

Wayke was my baby that was born with the prettiest skin. He was very dark complected and had smooth skin. He never had the baby acne or little white bumps on his face. He always had skin and eyes to die for. The last year we have fought his skin. It is so dry and patchy. Last August he had very dark skin and it got little white circles that covered his body. It looked like he had lost the pigment in his skin. Some parts were still very dark and then others where whiter than white. A couple of days ago he broke out again in this rash. I decided this time I would take him to the dermatologist. He said Wayke has very severe eczema. The white patches are another skin condition which is linked to eczema. He gave me a cream to put on Wayke every day for 3 weeks. He said Wayke's top layer of skin isn't protecting his body like it should. It has been a couple of days and his skin already looks a lot better. I hope by this summer he can have his pretty baby skin back.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

Ridge is seriously crazy. This boy fears NOTHING! I often wonder how we are going to get him raised. He jumps off of everything, climbs on anything, and tries to balance on everything he can.

Grandma Sheril says he must have a very meaningful purpose in life because there are many times I wonder why he didn't get hurt worse. In November he was out playing with Rayce. He walked out onto the ice and fell through. Dusty was out working near them. (However, he did climb out by himself) They came walking back to the house, soaking wet to his neck. He wasn't crying and it was freezing. It still makes me sick to think about. If he would have made it any further out on the ice before he fell through it would have been over his head. This picture was a couple days ago when he and Wayke were both trying to turn up the heat. They were standing on a blanket and Wayke pulled the blanket out from underneath him and Ridge hit the corner of the cedar chest. I was at the school helping with Rayce's class and Cameron was watching them. I walked in right after it happened. Ridge cried for just a second and was done. This boy is tougher than nails!