That is $1248 year!!!!

I was just thinking that...

one hair cut...

every two weeks...

for each of my boys...

yes, all four of them...

is going to cost me...

4*26*12=$1248

(and thats at the cheap $12 place)

I think I might take up beauty school at nights, or at least learn how to do a decent boys cut.

I am thinking this may be more valuable than my Economics degree at BYU.

Experimenting again...

One of my favorite things to do is to cook. It is away for me to relieve stress and to find a little bit of peace even when my house if full of things I want to ignore (yes, sometimes that includes my kids). My mom has always been a great cook and trying new recipes. I love it. She has made some things that will be part of my family memories forever.

Part of cooking should include a few healthy choices. (Again, my mom engrained in me the fact that there will always be at least one vegetable (but more likely two) with dinner. To top that off, they have to be different colors--oh, and potatoes don't count.

The last nine months I have been involved in the greatest vegetable co op (Bountiful Baskets--thanks to Sara). We get a ton of produce at a great price. It is fresh, beautiful and ready on hand. But, it does provide things that are not in my usual meal routines. This has turned out to be a great thing. I add a yellow squash to taco soup, or a little zucchini to my spaghetti. I even cooked brusel sprouts for my husband and kids. (YUCK!!! But, they loved them. Again---YUCK!!!)

So... tonight I am making chicken enchiladas, but with my own tomatillo enchilada sauce. It is green and smells great, but we will see if it is any good. Good thing my husband (and kids believe it or not) will try almost anything.

just a moment to brag...

look what I did...

Do NOT compare it to ANY quilt done my friend Kelli, or any of the cute stuff that my mom does, but I DID THIS. ALL BY MY SELF!!!! Also realize that I did not have a pattern--I have never made a quilt top before, and I had two children home with me all day (and two more in the afternoon).

I think I am getting excited about another little boy to run my house.

Number 5 is a....

We are having another boy!!!! REALLY NOT what I expected as many of you know, but I after a few shed tears (and an extra trip to Fetal Foto), I can honestly say I am excited.

I just keep thinking I about the possibility of two missionaries. I already have that problem with Chloe and Zac, but now this one will be exactly two years younger than Zac. That means the possibility of an overlap.

I am excited for Zac to have a best friend. I know my brothers have always been very close, and I hope that these two will be as well.

Chloe on the other hand is not excited. She wanted, "A girl baby, a Princess!"

Preston is playing the I already knew it card. And Anna, I don't really know what she thinks, but she has been very helpful in offering up name ideas.

I know many of you are asking if this means another in our future, but that is a question that I am not ready to ask (if you know what I mean) or answer. I am still thinking that a family of seven is HUGE! --far bigger than I ever expected to have.--

Dad's favorite...

My husband loves Toys Story and is holding his breath for the third one this spring. So when the kids got Woody's autograph...

It has been a while...

I guess every blogger needs a few blogs with this title. I was following a few of my friends fun blogs and feeling guilty about neglecting mine. I know no one really care what my family has been up to, but it is always fun to see pictures and laugh at the crazy things that husband and kids are doing. (I never do anything crazy!)

Well, except for this one thing-- I am in the process of...building our fifth child. I had this crazy idea, and now there is no going back. I am completely exhausted, nauseous, and am pretty sure I have lost my mind. To all you mothers out there that can handle their children with peace and joy...I am not in that place right now. Zac is trying to prove he can destroy everything in one day. That alone is enough to make me cry (hormones--right?). Well, I am excited, but really, really terrified.

Now onto bigger and better things.

Our Christmas was wonderful. Santa visited our house a week before Christmas leaving tickets for Disneyland. He was even kind enough to have the car packed ready to go. So, after a quick breakfast we headed off to Newport Beach. After a LONG day of driving, we arrived at our timeshare to discover my sister and family had a similar experience. Man, Santa must have been generous this year. We spent the week playing with cousins and visiting the Happiest place on earth. Now, I know that you can have great family vacations at much cheaper, more local locations, but this is still my favorite. What could be better than beautiful weather in a world of make believe, surrounded by the worlds all time greatest children? (We took the kids a couple of years ago and LOVED IT!!! So this year we bought annual passes and have plans to return two more times in the next year. (Yes, the same year I am having a baby--Did I mention I might be CRAZY?) So, now for some pictures of our trip...Ok this may take a couple posts, it seems my pictures are too big.

Snow White for Free

I have a few friends that have been bugging me about posting some of my great deals, so here is my favorite this week.

Snow White (Blue Ray and DVD) came out on Tuesday.  It was on sale for $19.99 at Toys R Us.  But if you pre ordered then you got a $5 gift card.  (Now 14.99--especially since I had a gift card to pay for it originally.)  Then if you pre-ordered UP then you save $5 on any Disney DVD. (Now $9.99)  Then Disney put out a $10 off coupon for Snow White!  Suddenly I only had to pay $5.71, and that $5 is to go towards my copy of UP!!!  So I got Snow White for free!!!  It is all honest and with in the rules of couponning!!  Loving it!!  I am not to concerned about when UP comes out, because Disney is in the habit of putting out a $10 coupon for each of their new movies...very nice for me with 4 kids.