October...
We enjoyed a FUN vacation in Las Vegas and Disneyland. Chad Started a new job in September which requires him to go out of town and so the day after we got back from our vacation Chad headed to Arkansas for 2 weeks!! YUCK.. So it was me and the kids all 3 KIDS by myself.. How I made it through.. well lets just say we had A LOT of Pajamma days!! :) We had a fun Halloween I took the kids trick or treating by myself Riley was a Star Wars guy, Ashlynn was Tinkerbell, and Hailey was a Bumble Bee! We went and spent Halloween with my family at my grandparents house!! It was so fun I look forward to spending the time with my sweet grandparents my grandma ALWAYS goes out of her way and makes a lot of yummy chili and other yummy things!! It was GREAT!!
November...
Nothing to exciting this month.. Riley turned 6.. YES 6 MY "little" man is 6!! Makes me feel super old!! We had a fun birthday party for him!
The night before his party the "girls" which consisted of me,Janese,sister in law Kristi, sis in law Melissa, and Mary Clinton's "friend" went and saw NEW MOON... WE LOVED IT!! It was so fun for the girls to get out and go.. Poor Janese she was due in 1 week and was SOOOO ready to pop!! Poor thing!! Thanksgiving.. it started out great than Ashlynn came down with a fever of 103.5 and so we ate and headed home.. so pretty much we spent thanksgiving at home!! BLAH!! The next morning me, chad, Mary , and my mom went BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING.. It was a blast we started at 2:00 in the morning!! BLAST!! We ended November with 2 girls with CROUP!! YES just what i wanted... the girls room had 2 humidifiers going and they were covered in Vics vapor rub!! Poor things!! :(
December...
What can I say about December.. I was THE GRINCH this year!! I LOVE LOVE CHRISTMAS but this year (2009) I just couldnt do it!! My dad and I usually fight about how I decorate to soon.. have my lights and tree up BEFORE thanksgiving but this year I was a slacker!! December started off great with my SWEET sister Jansese welcoming her 4th child (2nd baby).. Sweet ANNA KAYE!!! I LOVE LOVE HER.. I got to be there when Janese successfully had a VBAC.. I am so so proud of Janese she is such a strong woman I look up to her so much (even though I am 5'9 Janese is a whole 5'4..something like that) Little anna weighted a WHOPPING 9 lbs. 4 oz.. yes that BIG baby came out of my TINY SISTER!! Janese what a champ!!
Decemeber was a "FAITH TESTER & BUILDER" for Chad and I.. This part is probably the funniest part of the whole month.. We needed a new car battery so Chad went to put the battery in and and was hooking it all up and the car STARTED ON FIRE!!! LOL.. yes FIRE!! He had put the battery in backwards and blew up our alternator!! So.. our car was now undriveable...LOL... It really was ammusing!! So 2 days later Chad put a new alternator into our car! The following Monday it was snowimg like CRAZY.. I was driving Riley to school and my car wouldnt stop i would push on my breaks and nothing..and slid right through an intersestion!! SCARY!!! So come to find out my Master Cylinder went out so.. off to the Les Schwab to fix my car for the 3rd time in 4 days!! OMG I thought what else could go wrong and yep at a time where everything seems to be going wrong YOU NEVER SAY those words.. it just gets worse!!
After the first part of December my brother Clinton who was serving a mission in Tacoma, Washington had found a lump right above his groin that the Dr's thought could be cancer so he was sent home in order to have surgery and have it tested!! It was hard to have him home because I missed him so much being gone that I wanted him to stay knowing that he needed to go back! He had his surgery and everything came back great and we said goodbye to Elder Hansen On Wednesday December 30th.. He returned to his mission!! SO PROUD OF HIM!!! :)
Ok... on the positive side of December.. we had a very fun Harper Christmas Party, at my grandparents house!! It was so fun and the Kids enjoyed seeing Santa!
Christmas Eve we went to my Grandma, and Grandpa Hansen's house like we have since i was a baby! We were there for about 45 minutes and sure enough... RILEY who had been complaing about his belly hurting for 4 days starts throwing up!! OMG.. another holiday cut short because of a sick child!! It was so sad .. Riley had wanted a PSP for christmas and we told him that he would have to remind Santa (who was coming to the party) that he wanted it riley was laying on the bathroom floor crying saying that he really wanted to sit on santa's lap to tell him what he wanted :( the emotional Mommy that I am I started to cry!! I felt so bad for him.. we told him that we would call Santa and remind him! My family all started thinking that Riley had appendicitis!! We left and headed to the hospital, on the way to the hospital I called Santa (my brother) and told him that riley was a good boy and that he really wanted a PSP!! I love how kids "BELIEVE" in santa!! LOVE IT!! As soon as we left he started acting ok.. no more throwing up so we decided to just wait it out through the night and see how it goes! we opened our PJ's and headed to bed! We woke up and Riley wasnt throwing up but didnt want to get out of bed to see what santa had brought.. we forced him to go out and he went through all he got opened everything and was DEEPLY dissapointed that there was NO PSP!! We went to my parents house like we do every year.. and out back was a gift in the fire wood that was from Santa it said.."Riley I found this in my sleigh on the way back to the North Pole sorry Merry Christmas love Santa!!" Riley opened it and it was his BLUE PSP he wanted with 2 games and all the extras that go along with it!! HE was soo excited he almost started crying!! :) I know we are mean!! He kept comlaining of a belly ache so we decided to head to the hospital.. Chad, Clinton, My dad, James my brother in law, and MY sweet Grandpa Harper gave riley a blessing and off we went!! Me chad and riley got to spend 5 hours in the E.R. christmas morning!! What a blast!! All the test came back and Riley was fine!! MAN!! I was glad that he was ok!!
I was glad to see December come and go!! I usually LOVE it but this one not so much! I had my Faith tested more and more good and bad!! WE MADE IT THROUGH!! :) I know that when we ALL have trials that are put before us.. to test our faith and to make us stronger I know that the many nights I kneeled on my knees in tears that I have a loving savior who listened and knows me.. he WILL never give me more than I can Handle!! I know that things will get better!! I KNOW IT!!!
2010.... PLEASE BE BETTER TO US!!! PLEEEASE!!! :)
My 2010 NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS!!! (not in any order)
1- Grow closer to my heavenly Father!
2- attend the temple at least 1 a month
3- Lose the rest of my baby weight.. alomst there!! :)
4- Love my children and pay attention to every detail about them and their days because they will not always be children and not always be here!
5- have more patience!! A LOT MORE!!
6- GO on more dates with my hubbin
7- be a better wife and mother!!
8- get out of DEBT
9- Cherish the moments with the ones i love most
10-be more forigiving!!!!
11-.... HAVE MORE ME TIME!!!!!!
Ok 2010.. bring it on!! :)
