A Day at the Dairy Farm!!

A couple weekends ago Jared had to go to Gunnison for work, so we decided to take the whole fam and visit my cousin DeLynne and her husband Dustin. They have four boys!! Ezra - 3 yrs and triplet boys, Cael, Ross, and Von - 23 months. I know, she has her hands full!!! She is wonder woman to say the least. Dustin works on the family dairy farm. We were able to take a tour and see the process of running a huge farm. They have 2200 cows, I think. It is incredible. The kids had a great time and the highlight was watching a calf be born. Thanks DeLynne and Dustin for the spontaneous visit. We had such a great time and hope to visit again soon.

Garet loved playing with all those boys!! In our family he is definitely outnumbered by the girls, so it was a nice change for him. Mason was such a trooper and Camille had a great time playing with Ezra.
Best Friends!

Boutique

As many of you know we have a vinyl lettering business that we do on the side. This weekend we will be at this boutique along with several other vendors. We will also be doing a silent auction for a baby boy who has a muscular atrophy disease. Please pass the word along and come get some great ideas for the Holidays. Hope to see you there!!

Mountains

Last Saturday we drove up to Mueller Park in Bountiful and took some pictures. The weather was gorgeous and so were the leaves. After we tried to drive over the skyline into Farmington Canyon, but the snow got a little too deep and treacherous. Anyway, the kids got to play in the snow and we had a great time enjoying the mountains. So, here are a couple pictures. Taking family pictures is quite the ordeal with 3 kids. I don't think any of them turned out exactly how we were thinking:) Oh well, we'll try again another time.

Splish Splash just taking a bath!

Mason - Three Weeks old

Baby Tag

Baby Tag
1- Where​ were you when you first​ found​ out you were pregn​ant?​
#1- At home
#2- At home
#3 - At Home

2- Who was with you?
#1- Jared
#2- Nobody
#3 - Nobody

3- How did you find out that you were pregn​ant?
#1- Home pregnancy test
#2- Home pregnancy test
#3- Home pregnancy test

4- What was your first​ react​ion to findi​ng out you were pregn​ant?
#1- Very excited!!
#2- Excited, and a little nervous to have 2.
#3- Surprised!

5- Your Husba​nds react​on?​
He was just as excited as I was! On number 3 he was more excited than I was:)

6- Who was the first​ perso​n you told?​
#1- My parents (we were so excited to tell both of our parents because this was the first grandchild on both sides!)
#2- Jared
#3- Jared

7- Did you plan to get pregn​ant?​
#1- Yes
#2- Yes
#3- no, not quite so soon, but it was fine.

8- Was every​body happy​ for you?
Of Course!

9- Did you go out and celeb​rate?
​#1-We went sledding with some friends down Old Main Hill in Logan.
#2- I don't think so
#3- No

10- Did you want to find out the sex?
#1- Yes
#2- Yes
#3- Yes

11- What was the sex?
#1- Girl
#2- Boy
#3- Boy

12- Did anyon​e throw​ you a baby showe​r?
#1- Yes, I had 2.
#2- No
#3- No

13- If yes, who?
The first was some friends from high school. The second was thrown by my visiting teachers in Logan, Abby and Leslie. They were wonderful, and we still keep in touch through our blogs.

14- Did you get any outfi​ts at the baby showe​r that you just knew you weren​'​t going​ to put on your baby?
No, I think I liked all of them.

15- How much weigh​t did you gain?
​#1- about 20 lbs
#2- about 25 lbs
#3- 28 lbs

16- Did you loose​ all of the weigh​t that you gaine​d?
​#1- Instantly
#2- Yes, but it took several months
#3- I just had the baby 3 weeks ago and I've got a ways to go! Hopefully it doesn't take too long.

17- Did you get a lot of stret​ch marks​?
NONE - I guess I'm just lucky

18- What did you crave​ the most?​
#1- Nothing that I remember
#2- Nothing, but I was always hungry
#3- Nothing, but I was always hungry

19- Did you crave​ anyth​ing crazy​?​
Not that I remember, but I did like weird smells, like sawdust. Weird, I know!!

20- Who or what got on your nerve​s the most?
I was constantly tired and had no energy.

21- Were you marri​ed at the time?
Of Course!!

22- Did you have any compl​icati​ons durin​g your pregnancy?
#1- No
#2- My cervix tore during my delivery with #1, so I had to get a cervical cerclage when I was 14 weeks.
#3- Cervical Cerclage again.

23- Where​ were you when you went into labor​?​
#1- At church and then home.
#2- At home
#3- At home

24- Did your water​ break​?​
#1- At the hospital
#2- No
#3- No

25- Who drove​ you to the hospi​tal?
#1- Jared
#2- Jared
#3 - Jared

26- Did you go early​ or late?​
#1- Was 3 days late
#2- 1 week early
#3- 4 days early

27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth​?​
#1- Jared, Doctor, and a whole bunch of nurses in training; at that point I didn't care, I just wanted to have the baby.
#2- Jared, and the nurses delivered the baby because the doctor didn't make it in time.
#3- Jared and midwife because my doctor was out of town.

28- Was it video​ taped​?
Heavens No!

29- Did you have any drugs​ for the pain?
#1- Yes, after several hours of pain I was exhausted.
#2- No, we had an awesome nurse and were able to do it with no epidural.
#3- No, I don't know how in the world I did it again, but I made it.

30- Did you go Natur​al or have a c-​secti​on?​
#1- Natural
#2- Natural
#3- Natural

31- What was your first​ react​ion after​ givin​g birth​?​
#1- Wow, I can't believe we have a baby!
#2- Wow, that was extremely painful, and Look at all his hair!

32- How big was the baby?​​
#1- 7lb. 6oz.
#2- 7 lb. 3 oz.
#3- 7lb. 1 oz.

33- Did your Husba​nd cry?
#1- Yes, we both did
#2 - No, it was crazy.
#3 - No, just pure smiles and giggles. For some reason he laughs when I am in labor and screaming:)

34- What did you name the baby?
#1- Camille
#2- Garet
#3- Mason

35- Did the baby have any compl​icati​ons?
​#1- No, a little jaundice, but not enough to be in the lights.
#2- No, a little jaundice, but not enough to be in the lights.
#3- No, not even jaundice

36- How old is the baby today​?​
#1- 5 years 1 month
#2- 2 years 8 months
#3- 3 weeks

37- When is the next one comin​g?
Not for a long time!!!

​38-​If you could​,​ would​ you do it all over again​?
Yes!! Almost every minute of it. Some days they drive me crazy, but I couldn't live without them. They are my greatest joy and my greatest challenge!

Two weeks old and Happy Halloween

Mason is two weeks old!! The kids just love him and get so excited when he is awake. Camille especially likes to hold him and she is great at helping me. We love him!!

We had a great Halloween this year. First of all we had a ward trunk or treat/carnival/chili cook off at the church. The kids thought it was great! Then we headed over to Grandma's house for some homemade doughnuts and root beer! Yummy! This tradition has been in the family for years and my mom decided to take it over this year. Usually my Grandma does this at her house and she makes all the kids come in and do a trick/talent for her before she'll give them any candy. The whole neighborhood knows that the Homer's make doughnuts and so everyone comes to there house. It is a lot of fun. Anyway, my sister Kaydi took the kids trick or treating around the neighborhood and then we headed back home so we wouldn't miss the Bowers and Felkins full-sized candy bars! This was Jared's idea of course:)

We got these costumes from Jared's mom. She made them years ago for her kids! Garet is batman and Camille is a witch and little Mason has a pumpkin hat on.