Belly, yard and park pictures!!

I don't remember the last time I took a belly picture so sorry I look so HUGE in this picture! This was after a long afternoon today (Sunday) where my heart was bugging me pretty bad so I did a lot of laying down....Hence, why I look so tired!!

I am 32 weeks today and had an appointment with the NP this last Thursday and from the last ultrasound they want to monitor the baby closer. This baby is only in the 18% which is hard to believe because I am measuring right on! But I had 3 ultrasounds with Chloe and she was fine just my smallest at birth so far and now she is my biggest kid!! Well, she is catching Cooper for sure! We have another ultrasound in 2 weeks and then another appointment this time with my doctor! He is currently in Europe on vacation with his family which I think is great and I see him as soon as he gets back! Then we get down to the every 2 week appointments...Time is just flying by!

So instead of a sprinkler system in our yard (which is one thing I miss) we get our yard flooded every 2 weeks! Lucky for ME come October it is only once a month! But this water company comes around and at some time during the day every other Tuesday they turn some pipe on and flood our yard to look like this! Not only is it annoying the day it happens but the next day also is hard because it is still so muddy...We aren't paying for it so I really can't complain!

(sorry for the screen lines)

The parks here are covered which I LOVE! I can be in the shade and so can the kids...It is still at least 90 in shade most days so out in the sun it definitely is pushing 100!! Everyone keeps saying it is cooler this year than most years...I am THANKFUL for that let me tell you...I take the kids at least 3 days a week to a different park because it is free, fun for them and they get some energy out! They still don't like that all the parks have sand but that is probably the best for kids in the heat! Everyone also keeps telling us the first summer here is hard and after that we will love it! I think we will because we are still going for walks every night around 7pm with Cooper and Chloe on their bikes and Reese in the stroller...Carrie walking and Ryan running because Cooper is getting too fast! We keep threatening to take his training wheels off but he wont let us yet!

(one of the parks has a train ride and carousel so we gave it a try and it was fun but kind of expensive for only a 8 minute ride if you ask me!)

Reese's favorite place to play at one of the parks...They have the poles that let out mist if you press the button and then makes puddles and fun mud playing for the kids!!

Chloe LOVES the slides and is ALWAYS making new friends!

Cooper always running and trying something new! He usually makes new friends but for some reason people don't watch their kids here and they are kind of rude (even to adults)! So he chooses not to play with them but he has met some nice friends at church I just need to set up play dates!!

The kids also start swimming lessons next Monday! I think the first day will be hard but after that they will love it! We missed getting Cooper into soccer and Chloe into tumbling but we are on the waitlist and can sign up for the next round! It starts right before we have this baby so I am little hesitant but they would only miss maybe one day! Swimming lessons are cheap and since we don't have a pool it is their pool time....NOW I am regretting not getting a pool :( All the moms keep telling me I will want to be in a pool every day while being pregnant! I didn't realize that most pools are gated here and usually have a lock or an alarm...Now I wish we could move after a few months but then it wont be as hot! I just can't take all the kids to the pool and not have that fear of losing one! We can go on Saturdays with Ryan and our whole family is $7 :)

Since coming here we have had a lot of crazy things happen to us, mostly bad, but we also have been blessed to have a great ward to move into and are meeting new people all the time!

Cooper is registered for Kindergarten and is really excited for it! Chloe is growing in so many ways it is so fun! She is REALLY excited for "mommy's baby" to come out so she can help take care of "the baby". Ryan just noticed Reese is getting 7 teeth finally! (I only saw 3 but he found more tonight after her bath!) She only has 7 so after a few weeks she is going to look so much older I think! And she is trying to potty train which I really don't want too but it might be time or more months of diapers! Our unborn child is doing good as far I can tell by the movements and the growth of my stomach size :)

Ryan and I are grateful for all that we have and know that if we didn't have trials then we wouldn't be blessed....By experiencing these trials which may seem huge now we know something great lies ahead for us and these trials will seem so small :)