Jesse and Heather....with the fam

2012-01-23T21:20:00.000-08:00

WOW I am so bad at this blogging thing but at least I try to get things up every couple of months right?!?!

Hoping all of our loved ones had an incredible holiday. We had so much fun and were able to have my parents out for Christmas which provided lots of joyful memories that we will cherish forever! We went to Sealife to watch some sea lions and my Dad and Mom found there love of fourwheeling! good times! We all had a few of our christmas wishes answered (and by few I mean pretty much all of them.....) and all in all just had fun as a family. For those of you who did not get a Christmas Letter my deepest apologies but here it is.....

All in all its been incredible here, we are so blessed to live in such an incredible place that has been a dream to live in with kids. So enough about where we live now onto what we have all been up to these past couple of years!

Jesse- Jesse is working in Anchorage for the time being, it has been a rough go for Jesse getting his career started but I have been so proud of him for sticking to it and working for what he wanted. He commutes 4 days a week to Anchorage and then comes back down to Soldotna from Thursday night to Monday morning. So it works out well for us. There are plans to get him back to Sterling which is right by where we live and we hope and pray that it will work out soon for him.

Jesse is VERY excited to be considered a resident of Alaska now because now it means he has a tag to HUNT. He has put in for every animal there is about and we will hear back in the next few months as to which tags he will receive. Jesse loves Alaska especially the summers with the midnight sun it is amazing to go fishing all night long or boating for that matter. Jesse is also the ward clerk of our ward and while it has been tough to fit his calling in with our family and that chaos that has gone with it he has enjoyed it and feels so blessed to serve the Lord in any way he can. It has been a great move for our family and for our lifestyle the only thing missing is our families!

Heather- Heather is a stay at home mommy for the time being and absolutely loving it, she is also serving in church as the Primary Chorister and loves the kids so much she feels in alot of ways that this was the calling she was born to do. Other then family she loves to run, however, she tends to run where the wildlife ends up being at so she has been charged a few times by moose. This has not deterred her though she is just now more faithful in running with Teton our bullmastiff who has ended up being so protective of our family. She has goals to run a half marathon in the upcoming year, she was planning on doing it last year but hurt her knee right before the race. She has made lots of friends here and loves to hang out with her girlfriends she has come to rely on them in the way of sanity while Jesse is away at work. She is also busy raising the kids and working with them everyday. When she is not doing that she is either cleaning inside, taking care of the outside, or folding laundry.... her favorite thing. She loves the summers as well and her favorite part has been on the boat with the family. We would stay out till midnight with the kids in the summer fishing and it was fantastic! She canned a ton of salmon and is hoping to get stocked up on halibut this upcoming summer.

Tayla- Tayla is 16 months old and such a sweetheart she is a tomboy and LOVES to play with trucks and cars. She is beyond mischievous and gets into EVERYTHING she is on the brink of walking and wants to get in on everything her brothers and sister are into. We love this kid and feel so blessed that she is a part of our family.

Riya- Riya is still our princess so dainty and petite. She loves to play with her dolls and now that she acquired a kitchen and dollhouse during the holidays that is ALL she does. Tayla and Riya “cook” all day long just like their mom does now. She is pretty reserved except for when it comes to the outside she LOVES to play in the snow and sled we have had so much fun with her.

Zade- Our sweet Zade is growing taller and taller and has almost reached the same height as Kyran now. He has been a hard-worker and going to lots of extra classes and therapies to get his speech going strong. He is getting better but we still have alot of work to do with him. We recently found out he may have some hearing issues as well so he has had so much to face in his young life but we continue to try and work with him. He has the sweetest spirit and is so very loving, he is still into his trains and trucks and his best friend right now is Riya they will sit and chatter non stop downstairs it is adorable. It is times like these that I am so happy our kids ended up being so close in age.

Kyran- Oh Kyran, if any kid is going to give me grey hair it will be this one, he is always looking to do new tricks and recently decided jumping off my back deck onto the hill with his snowboard was a good idea. I literally cannot watch him sometimes but he is Kyran my wild child. He is doing well in school and is very smart the problem is he finishes early sometimes and then he has free time in which his mischievous ways come into play. All in all though he loves his kindergarten class and is doing well. He is a great helper to me and while he is wild he is probably our biggest cuddler and he teaches me so much about life everyday.

Landon- Landon is doing well in school and making friends, he loves his teacher and things are going so much better this year for him. Landon has had some of the most incredible adventures living in Alaska in Scouts he went on a fishing expedition, for a field trip they went out to Exit Glacier and hiked around. Living here has helped Landon break out of his shell and learn to love the outdoors, and for that I am so grateful.

All five kids have been growing and changing each day it has been such a wonderful gift just to watch them grown and see what little personalities they have ended up with. We have had many miracles in our lives these past few years and are so grateful for this season of celebrating Christ and his life, we have an everlasting testimony of him and what he has done for us and the incredible example he is to all mankind. We thank you for all of your thoughts, prayers, love, and support as we have made it through the journey of schooling and onto the journey of life. We love you all so much and pray that you had a wonderful holiday season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!!!!

With Love,

Jesse, Heather,Landon

Kyran, Zade, Riya, and Tayla Mumm

Plugging along...always plugging along....

2011-11-02T13:34:00.000-07:00

I WAS A PIRATE WHAT WERE YOU!?!!?

RIYA WAS A PRINCESS TINKERBELL!
TAYLA THE PRECIOUS LION!
LANDON ON HIS FIELD TRIP!
Well what the heck is new at the Mumms....

Well there are a few lil things. Projects and extra children , a wedding in Texas and SNOW!

I cannot believe that we have almost been in this beautiful country for a year, how I love it here and feel so blessed to have this great adventure and all the oppurtunities for my kids. Landon just had the opportunity to go hiking at Exit Glacier. I mean SERIOUSLY he got to hike on a GLACIER!! how cool is that! I think the most exciting field trip I took was to a zoo....which I might add had a lot of the same animals that we have just roaming around here. Kyran and Jesse were able to go on a field trip together a few weeks back and that was so exciting for both of them. I was so grateful that they were able to have time to themselves while the 3 days of heaven with Jesse are just that .... the 4 days can be well quite difficult. I am so very grateful for a good solid job and the workplace has treated us very well and we feel very blessed. They are throwing a big Christmas Ball .... seriously a BALL! with prom dresses and everything so that will be quite amazing Im excited to see what its like!

As for Kyran he is rocking out in school and doing so well I am proud of that lil guy! Zade is struggling a little in preschool but we have him going to therapy 3 times a week and that is helping he is such a special guy and I love him so so so so so much he brings such joy to our family! he learned 3 colors just this week! we have been working on this for awhile and he is just getting it Im SO EXCITED for that! Riya and Tayla are just the best of friends and drumroll please.......TAYLA TOOK HER FIRST STEPS! with Daddy here I was so happy he was there to witness the official FIRST STEP! she is getting so big and is the cutest lil girl with the biggest dimples and most devilish grin you cant help but to smile back at her.

As for me I am doing pretty well I had one of my best buds kiddos while they were lucky enough to go to Africa. We had SO much fun I love those 2 kiddos so much and her lil guy and his hugs and smiles just always made my day! Zade was so happy to have his best friend living with him for a couple weeks they were great!

Now I have 2 other kiddos ... who are just by chance FROM Africa and also 2 special lil guys the kids have had fun having some new adopted siblings for the time being.

Another exciting note.....MY BROTHER GOT MARRIED! I am so proud of him and it was so great to see all of my family and meet my sister in laws side. We had a blast and enjoyed the warm texas weather and an added bonus we were able to go see my brother in law Jake and his family I love them so much and it was SO wonderful to see them and hang out with my wonderful niece and nephews they are getting so big!

Also on Halloween we got our first BLIZZARD oh my gosh the snow was just dumping down I had to go plow it was crazy!!!! All in all though things are going so well here we have our good days and our bad days but life is good!

Things are scary out there. The economy is unsure....jobs are shaky...... everything is unstable except for the overwhelming love I have for my family and for my Heavenly Father he is there. I feel him when I pray and I have witnessed his miracles in my life and the lives of those I know and love. As we head into the Thanksgiving/Christmas season I hope that we can remember what we believe and stand up for it!

Change in the air again....

2011-07-19T00:17:00.000-07:00

Russian Falls see that waterfall?!?! Salmon jump UP it amazing huh!!!!Know what that is.....bear poo in my backyard SICK!!!! takes like a SHOVEL to scoop out I should have put my foot next to it to compare the size but seriously NASTINESS!

One of my nearest dearest friends here shes pretty much my family here and her kids yep I love em like my ownKiddos being crazy at Russian Falls!
Its about a 5-6 mile hike in and out and we POOPED the dog out .... we strapped him to our jogger and made him pull our kids up the steep hills poor guy DEF earned his keep that day!

Our sweet new camper!
How big was the last fish YOU RODE?!?! Sawfest guys with chainsaws MAKE THESE right in front of your eyes its AMAZING! This is in Homer Alaska (where they film the Deadliest Catch..sometimes you even get to see cast wandering around if your lucky ;) )

As sad as this is....my first alaskan catch a Dolly Varden.....but just for the record TODAY I caught 2 TEN POUNDERS!!! good eating tonight!!!!
This is one of my best friends friends for almost a DECADE! she was at my wedding and I felt so glad and privilaged to be there as she sealed herself to her eternal sweetheart. What a special and wonderful day that was and to be with friends in Portland was INDESCRIBABLE!!!! Yep me and MY eternal sweetheart had to throw him in there since hes still handsome as ever sweeping me off my feet everyday how blessed I am and how I love him!
AFTER well almost after we almost there you get the point :0)
BEFORE horrible huh!
Well my friends once again I have waited to long to blog....but life with 5 children and constant ups and downs just happens.... and so as a result sometimes my blog does not happen :0)

Anyhoo where the crap do I begin with whats going on in the life of the Mumms.....we are still living here in Soldotna and to make the official announcement although it did happen a few months back....

WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of you knew, some may be shocked, some may talk whatever..... its our dream house and we love it here the kiddos are happy here and so are we....another big shocker

WE LOST OUR JOB....AGAIN no seriously AGAIN.....

Yep Jesse had been working his little heart out at the hospital and without real warning BAM they fired us with no reason....literally that is what they wrote out was that there was NO GOOD reason for firing Jesse. So as you can imagine it was quite the sucker punch, we were shocked and hurt and oh did I mention SHOCKED. But about a week later a little miracle in our lives....there are 2 guys in our church who run and small family clinic (and does the hcg diet) and they were looking for another PA and when they found out Jesse was out of work they IMMEDIATELY offerred us a job. It is difficult because Jesse travels about 4 days a week so we only see him for 3 but they are 3 solid days of Jesse which is heaven. Then came the REALLY good news they are building a new clinic literally about 1.5 miles down the road from our new home so Jesse could just bike to work if he really wanted too amazing right?!?! God really does have a plan for us even through the devestating times where we think life just stops it is really just a turn in the road for us.

So Jesse is there now and they absolutely LOVE him there are no doubts there even had the doctors wife call me and tell me how lucky they feel to have him! and a HUGE bonus is I started the hcg diet! and guess what IT WORKS in 3 weeks I am down 20 POUNDS seriously 20 POUNDS. Is it kinda tough yeah it really is the diet gets some getting used to and well first thing in the morning taking a shot in the thigh never did make the list of things I wanted to do in life but as I see myself shrink down again I am good with whatever works!

So there are the 2 biggies in our lives then there are a few smaller biggies we REMODELED our kitchen WAHOOO because seriously the plaid wallpaper and blue counters were awesome and all but HAD TO GO!!!! and thanks to our awesome contract with the hospital that they broke we were all set up to go through with it and thus that is what we did!

Then of course we lived in Alaska and thought we best be getting a camper to put our kiddos in and soooooo yep we got one of those too..... great lil camper a 95 with bunk beds and the perfect layout for our family so we are READY!!!!

Now for some coolness went to the fish run today and you know how many fish had gotten through....230,000 that is an all time record here! fishing was a DREAM you put your pole in and BAM about every 5-10 min you would get a hit! that is until the tourist invaded and it became combat fishing which is LAME and man they get a lil rude as well! but that didnt ruin the day I took my 5 kids by myself and we caught 2 big ones and I felt pretty dang accomplished by the end of it!

So we are doing well here, which means something I am sure will happen soon a little hiccup in life but we have what is most important to us our beliefs and the gospel to steady us, our family which is important above all, and all around us we have this incredible nature. That is one thing that is so different here there is a special peace and beauty in Alaska that you do not find other places you look at the landscape and you meet the people here and you know it is just filled with a goodness you cannot explain I love it! I hope you are all doing well and enjoy the pictures my love to all my family and friends in the lower 48 I miss you so very much!

We ARE alive we have not been eaten....yet

2011-05-22T13:06:00.000-07:00

Hello to all!

It has been a LONG LONG LONG time since I have updated my blog, things have been crazy what can I say moving a whole world away from all our familiar surroundings has definately been a process. But we are HERE and really do love it. If we had sat down and put down on a list all of our dreams of what the perfect town would consist of for our family to grow up in I think that Soldotna would have about every single quality that we wanted.

We live in a beautiful log cabin its 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and just adore living here. We have had moose, we have seen one bear (well to be clear it was a bear butt but Jesse doesnt think I should go announcing I saw a bear butt in my backyard ha ha) We have been to one side of the peninsula clear over to the other and we love it ALL. We have not lived through a fishing season yet but we are counting on that to provide some food for our deep freezer that seems to empty a little more each day, as my kids grow so do their appetites! and along with all the wonderful things of Alaska one of the biggest drawbacks is that food is kinda spendy here. It is worth it though, whatever we pay extra in we feel as though our quality of life here is so much richer.

The people of Alaska are what truly impress me, they are kind and loving and have welcomed us with open arms. I have met some of the most incredible women here who I already love very much they are absolute angels to me! So hows Jesse Im sure your wondering, he is doing well he loves his job in orthopedics and is just trying to learn everything he possibly can to best assist the doctor. The kids are all doing wonderful.

Landon is settling into his new home and really liked his new school hes struggled a little but things are getting better for him everyday!

Kyran is well hes Kyran my wild child he searches everyday for a bear to shoot, definately his fathers son.

Zade is coping we are still trying to get his speech under control it is very hard to understand him but we are working as hard as we can.

Riya is doing fantastic mostly because she is POTTY TRAINED WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! she is the little princess that she has always thought she was and is loving it here, she loves to point to the different animals she sees and her favorite place on earth is Sea Life.

Tayla is CRAWLING and eating and just growing I can hardly believe how big she has gotten! it goes by so dang fast.

So that is a quick update of where the Mumms are at we are trying to keep the faith and keep our chins up as we make our way through this difficult life.

WE ARE ALMOST THERE 72 HOURS TILL TAKEOFF.....

2011-01-27T22:28:00.000-08:00

Well we have packed (and with that the kids have unpacked argh!)

We have cleaned

We have said our goodbyes (while picking up our leftovers in Rexburg)

We have our home in place in Soldotna (YAY!)

And so with all of that ... it is about time for takeoff ..... On Monday we will be taking off with our 5 beautiful and LOUD children (heaven help our fellow passengers and US!!)

We have been so very blessed with this whole process it has been scary, frusterating, time consuming, did I mention SCARY ...but we know without a doubt that Alaska is where we were suppossed to go.... The Lord is there he answers the prayers in our hearts and how thankful I am for his direction in my life. He is real to me and has become more so through this whole process I know he KNOWS me and care for me and my beautiful family. So we will make our great adventure happen in Alaska it is so far away from family and loved ones but we will forge on. We are so excited and hope that our loved ones make the journey to come so we can introduce them to the absolute beauty that Alaska offers. Thank you for your prayers and your thoughts we love you.

WE ARE MOVING........TO.....ALASKA!!!!

2011-01-11T14:45:00.000-08:00

Not sure if you all had heard.... I know many of my fellow blogsters are facebook friends as well but if you havent heard we are heading off to Soldotna Alaska! how did this happen?

Well its quite a long story so here we go.... so as a prestory to the story....we finished school in August came back and had baby #5 (Tayla) Jesse took it and missed it by about 3 questions, then we lost our job in Boise, after 2 weeks we got our job back, then we moved to Boise, 2 weeks before Jesse took his test (AND PASSED!!!) they let him go (GRRR!) so we were on our bums again. No fear though I got on the ball and in no time I had 3 interviews lined up that all just fell into place..... first Casper WY, Soldotna AK, and lastly Glennallen AK so we headed to Casper. I loved Casper it was beautiful there and the people were as friendly as you could possibly get. Minus the realtor we had she was actually quite horrible and being the eloquent and awesome person that I am I managed to butt call her as I expressed my feelings of displeasure with her services. Ok fast forward we had this AMAZING Christmas with the kids the pure and simple joy of Christmas is just something you cannot explain. It is one of the times of year I am most thankful to have all the children I do...why you ask? well to see their faces and feel their excitement....and to play with their toys that eh hem Santa brings :0)

So the DAY after Christmas we board a plane heading to Alaska (cue the exciting music) arrived at 1:30am (that would be 3:30am Idaho time) and proceeded to this hotel that had more animal heads in one place then I had seen my entire life put together....well maybe not that many but it was a close call there. We had this amazing breakfast and headed from Anchorage to Soldotna and let me tell you without even HESITATING it was the MOST BEAUTIFUL drive I have ever taken in my LIFE. We got to Soldotna and were just blown away it was AMAZING the people were so friendly there was a WALMART (biggest one I have ever seen.....seriously!) and a Fred Meyer. Now it was not all love at first price...I mean sight....yeah thats right holy COW gas is EXPENSIVE! to the tune of $3.65 a gallon good GRAVY! and milk to the tune of $3.00 and the worst of all...EGGS can you believe that EGGS?!?! but one dozen eggs there is over $4.00!!!!! that threw Jesse and I a little bit but as we talked to people and compared salaries (which in Alaska is alot higher then we would get here...) not to mention the PFD which is around $2000 a person things evened out. After deciding that Glennallen was just not going to workout to drive to due to time, expense, and how flipping cold it gets up there.....we were soon touring a log cabin home that was absolutely the PERFECT place for us just felt like home there..... I hope Im not cursing myself as I write this blog as things have changed SO many times this last little bit. But with airplane tickets bought, car trasnport reserved, moving truck set to come..... things are looking up for us. There is a beauty and a feeling of peace and serenity there that I cannot explain. It is something that in order to feel it you have to go there take in this incredible scenery where you see eagles everyday and moose wandering alongside the road. It is a place where you know you are this little human in this big world and where you know there is a higher power you cannot deny it.

So thats the story .... we are headed to Alaska flying out January 31st, 2011 to start our new chapter. Lets hope our story is non-eventful for awhile..... All I want to report on from now on is all the fun outdoor things we will be doing. .... So now all of you who read know someone who will live in Alaska .... So dont hesitate to call and come take a visit into heaven!!!

Ahhh yes I am still alive.....hatw

2010-11-17T07:35:00.001-08:00

This is me after losing a bit of weight..... much more to go! and more pics to come of halloween lots of the pics are on facebook though....... so friend me and look at those pics ;0)
After a recent request to update my blog I thought it must be high time to do so :0)

Sooooo last time I blogged we were waiting for the big test.....and.......welll....... we are still waiting for the big test...again. Jesse missed passing his test by about 3 questions. I will never forget that time in my life that was now 2 months ago but still is fresh in my heart and my mind. Seeing the word fail is never something you want to experience after going through years of school. In Jesses case he was so sleep deprived with a new baby fresh out of the NICU and a very very sick wife. So basically for the next month we were absolutely lost, depressed, and well lost. We had a very close and wonderful friend of ours offer us a apartment in Rexburg so that we could continue with our plans to rent our house. As we were packing for that we decided to write the company Jesse had originally gotten hired for and then lost the job after he had not passed. We asked them to reconsider us and that we loved their facility it happened to be when we had sent the email they were in a meeting discussing us and wanting to offer Jesse the job again in November but since we had written they decided to have us come to Boise to work part time so by the time Jesse passes the test he would be all ready to go.

So with that we were off to Boise ..... and here we are! we love it here it is beautiful weather and the mountains are amazing. We are crammed into a little rental home but we do enjoy it our ward here is amazing and I have to say I have met some amazing people here that I hope to stay friends with always. Other then that I stay busy working out (constantly) taking care of the kiddos and trying to eat as clean as possible thus far I have lost about 10 pds and around 10 inches wahooo just started on the journey of getting healthy but look forward to the rest of it its very hard but its def a growing experience.....

So what are the new plans you ask..... well the test....again but this time he will pass I just know it it is in 3 weeks so all prayers are welcome. After that...well there is a beautiful home that we have our eye on and are quite serious about it has 5 acres and is open and beautiful we are excited for the future. However, I have learned so many important lessons. First I have to trust more it stunk to not pass the test but honestly we are in a whole lot better place then we would have been. I have learned to trust my Heavenly Father a whole lot more I thought I was this strong faithful person but I absolutely lost all faith their for a few days and I was so mad..... I know better now being mad doesnt fix anything it actually just made it a TON worse. Third I need to live more in the NOW to an extent my kids are growing so fast and if I just keep looking forward to the tomarrows Im gonna miss the todays and I do not want to look back and regret that. How grateful I am for my husband and children they are absolutely my life and have been there every step of the way they have wiped my tears, given me non stop hugs, and been there they are truly my greatest joy in life. How blessed I am to have such wonderful family and friends. I sincerely thank you all for the words of support and encouragement they were a light in the darkness and I love you for it. So onward we go with faith love and happiness hoping this time around there is another story to tell of joy and happiness and new beginnings.

In Remembrance.....

2010-09-13T21:13:00.001-07:00

It has now been 2 years since one of the most amazing people I have known in this life has passed onto that great beyond...... I will never forget that day....I will never forget the sadness but at the same time it brought into focus what is important in my life. Number one the gospel the knowledge that I know there is more to this life after we pass. I felt it in my heart I felt that sweet spirit that he was at peace and comfortable after years of pain. I knew he loved each and everyone of us, I was his Heather Girl that was my name and I will treasure that memory of everytime I would greet him hello he would ask how his Heather Girl was doing.... He accepted Jesse so openly in someways I felt he knew how wonderful Jesse was for me... he showed examples of service and kindness in all he did, he showed me what a great marriage could look like in 50 years and beyond. I was around 13 when I sang at his 50th anniversary never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be singing the same song at his funeral years later.

Then I look around at this beautiful family I have with my amazing wonderful husband I have 5 kids sealed to my love and I forever. He has met everyone of my children 3 in this life and 2 in a previous time and place I know he is aware of us all and he loves each and everyone of us. Most of all his darling wife my amazing Grandma how blessed I am to have such an example and I will forever remember him and strive to have an attitude half as good as his. I will cherish every memory that I have of him and I will pass on those treasured stories that I have to my children so that they to will feel as though they know him because I know deep in their hearts all 5 of them do. I love you Grandpa I will never forget what you taught me Thank You for your fine example I know you have helped one soul plant her feet firmly on gospel sod and I know that one day I will meet with you again.

Tayla Heather Mumm is HERE!!!

2010-08-31T23:01:00.001-07:00

More pictures to come...

TAYLA HEATHER MUMM

BORN AUGUST 18TH 2010

WEIGHING 5 POUNDS 8 OZ

BORN VIA CSECTION 10:03PM

Well everyone.... as most of you have probably heard our little Tayla Mumm was born! she made her entrance on August 18th, 2010 at 10:03pm via csection due to labor commencing and not being able to stop it. So here is the official story on that ......

Jesse had been going to the library everyday to get as much studying done as possible and would leave me home with the 4 kids to try and relax and keep this baby in. He was originally scheduled to take the test September 1st but that has obviously changed now. Anyways that morning I started contracting I would take a tributaline and they would stop of a little bit but then come back stronger and stronger. By the time I called Jesse at 4 to tell him to come home I was pretty sure this was it. We called up Jesses parents and whisked the kids away to their house and got to the hospital asap. Got all hooked up and checked out and I had dialated to 2cm and was thinning out.. They gave me more tributaline and alot of other drugs to get me to relax and handle the contractions but never got them stopped so they decided to do the csection.

I was rolled in around 9:30 and as you know I had been dreading the spinal tap from the day I had gotten pregnant lucky for me though it was AMAZING no pain really at all. He was just awesome they all knew Jesse in there and even joked about having him come assist with the surgery I was like ummm NO he can stay here holding my hand he helped make this baby after all. I remember looking at the clock at around 9:55 and really starting to feel the pressure of them getting little Tayla out Jesse kept standing up to see and then at 10:03 I heard the most beautiful loud cry of my adorable baby girl. It was absolutely magical I love that feeling of life entering the world and we thought with her loud cries she was going to be ok..... but well it is us The Mumms right so we have to do things the hard way I suppose sooooo unfortunately off to the NICU she went. She had some cloudiness in her lungs and so they let us know she had develped pneumonia which was just devestating I cannot express how guilty I felt not being able to hold a single one of my babies in long enough to not have to endure the NICU I really thought I was going to make it with Tayla but alas it was not meant to be. On a interesting side note when they did my csection they told me my uterus was incredibly thin and worn out (go figure 5 babies in 7 years will do that I guess) so Jesse and I think my body signaled and we saved ourselves alot more trouble in the long run with Tayla being early instead of say my uterus rupturing.

So as of today Tayla has been in the NICU for 13 days it has been insanely hard as we are juggling 4 children, Jesse preparing for his PANCE test, packing up our house to move, and at the same time trying to sell our house and buy another. I do not think I have ever been so stressed out as I have been in the last 2 weeks. We did make an offer on the house of our dreams unfortunately 2 other people thought it was the house of their dreams and made offers before we could get ours in so we will hope and pray that it is in fact the house that we are meant to be in. With all the insanity I am so very grateful to so many people the family and friends that have upheld us with all of our trials, the ward has been amazing planning dinners and babysitting for us, and of course my Heavenly Father who has kept his ever watchful eye over us.

It is so hard for me to once again to understand why I will never have the chance to hold one of my children in my arms after birth. It may be something I struggle with forever but all in all I know that he is watching over me, he knows me, he has listened to me, he has listened to my frustrations and sadness, and after it is all said and done and all of those feelings are let out I have never walked away feeling sad or angry I walk away with this special peace in my heart that he has heard me and understands my pain and that there is a lesson in this experience. So I will trust him and love him and have faith that he knows what he is doing....while it is not how I would have it he knows all....period I trust in his masterful plan I have seen it work miracles and in the end little Tayla will soon be in our loving arms at home where she belongs and right now that is all I could possibly ask for. So please keep those prayers going for us we need them in all aspects we want our little girl home and want her daddy to pass his test we love you all and are so grateful for the love, support, and help you have been to us. Bless you all and know we will never forget the kindness and will always strive to pass it on.

Well the graduation is over......now what?

2010-08-17T18:43:00.000-07:00

It was so HOT Riya would not part with her shades!
Do you see the pregnant glow...ok thats actually sweat SOOO HOTHE DID IT!!!!!!!

Thats my HANDSOME graduate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have finished.....

Seriously after all this time we are DONE .... well pretty much done Jesse has yet to take his big test but after that DONE DONE DONE.... we have the degree....we have the award.... yeah thats right Jesse got a special award ha ha ha.... ready for this RIP VAN WINKLE award ha ha ha he got a special blindfold and pillow for his sleeping efforts in class :0) but you know what he must have absorbed something all those times he fell asleep on his computer.

The Graduation was amazing I always used to laugh at people who cried at graduation because my thoughts were this is BORING why are you tearing up at THIS. Ok now I know why the hardships the trials and the sacrafices we have made as a family is why people tear up. We have given up a father we have given up a husband for basically 2 years. He has been here but not fully ours and when Landon turned to me and said, "Mom does this mean we get our daddy back now?!?" I almost lost it.....then they had this great bagpiper to lead this whole huge procession of graduates and as Jesse walked by Riya and Zade ripped away from me and ran to hug their daddy and that is when the tears came. There were a few people who were touched by the moment especially Jesses classmates they knew how hard it had been for us.

To watch my husband walk across that stage get hooded and take that diploma I have never been so proud of him with the kids screaming 'GOOOO DADDY WAHOOOOO" it was hot! ( like around one hundred degrees!) but it was worth it to see him walk worth every penny worth every hard day in that hotel it was THE END of this incredible journey.

So who are we now..... well we are graduates of this program, we are the parents of 5 beautiful children (no lil Tayla has not made her appearance but we are a few weeks away from welcoming her to our family) We are SURVIVORS yes thats right we survived this insane rollercoaster of emotions, trials, errors, high points, and low points.... we have made incredible friends and even met some family we never knew existed I have always wanted sisters who knew I would find them in Portland Oregon how touched I have been by them their kindness and their stories they have made me a better person all around. We are better people for what we have gone through oh how we have learned and how we have grown.

So now what..... well test first whew that is nerve racking but Jesse will do great he is such a smart guy he leaves in the morning and heads to the library to study till 5 everyday. So we will keep that up till his test on September 1st (any prayers our way for this would be WELCOMED!) After which we will move to BOISE IDAHO!! we are actively looking for homes and eagerly await that magical home that will become our new haven from this hard world we live in. One that we can welcome daddy home with open arms EVERY night no more travels no more long study nights exciting times ahead my friends and we step forward with our heads held high our hearts filled and with a unwavering faith in our Heavenly Father that he knows best he is there and he is always watching down on our family.

WE GOT OUR JOB!!!!

2010-08-05T15:25:00.000-07:00

Well after literally MONTHS of applying to literally HUNDREDS of jobs we FINALLY have settled on the one we are going to go with ....ready ......drumroll please.......BOISE IDAHO!!!!

we had no idea we would be staying in Idaho honestly we thought that we would end up across

country in some random place but much to our surprise our first interview we went to was the one we decided to go with.

We went to a few different interviews the furthest being in Iowa and then on in Aberdeen countless phone interviews from Texas, Arizona, Montana the list goes one but when all was said and done it was Boise that totally won us over we had such a good peacefull feeling there. We thought at first that it was the initial excitement with the first interview but as things went on nothing compared to a few choice moments that we had there in Boise we truly feel that it is the next step of our life with our beautiful family. So now what right Heather is 8 months pregnant and doing well the day we found out about Boise she had a slight misstep and ended up in the ER to get her contractions stopped but she is doing better now aside from the flu she has on top of it.

We are now 9 days out from the countdown of GRADUATION!!! we will post pics and such when those shindigs go down thanks for reading and thank you for all your prayers they have helped so much in this crazy journey that we have taken.

My little teachers....

2010-07-29T12:56:00.000-07:00

Last night was like any other night here at this grand hotel...

We have family prayer and then Jesse and I head to the hot tub down the hall for a few minuets before I come back and pass out on the bed... this night was different though, Jesse and I had been talking about jobs and where to go and where the best place to raise our babies was. We also talked about money and well basically everything that goes along with finishing school and moving on in life. Well we walked in to quite a lil scene Landon was up praying soon the other 2 boys joined him and they humbly prayed to Heavenly Father that daddy would get a job. That he would find a job that made him happy and we could raise our family at, it was such a tender moment my heart nearly burst with pride and love for these little teachers.

They hear our everyday little stresses and as soon as they have a moment they kneel in prayer while myself and Jesse talk it out together which is also a great thing I learned last night it is sometimes better to kneel humbly and ask for the help THEN talk it out.

Also that my little ones have mighty good hearing..........

Sooo further update on the Mumms! well we were going to be sending Jesse off to Texas for an interview this weekend, however, plans change as they always do and tomarrow we are headed to the coast of Washington for an interview. Life really consists of studying for the PANCE for Jesse and interviewing but we are happy and try to stay calm and collected with our hearts open as to where the best place for us is. We will do as our children and kneel more often and hopefully all will work out soon for us. We appreciate any prayers and thoughts that have come our way and hope they keep coming as we need all they help we can get!

All this up and down....

2010-07-26T16:52:00.000-07:00

We recently made a trip just the 2 of us Jesse and I, to Mason City Iowa

It was fun to get away just him and I it has been a long long time since that had happened and we had a wonderful time. Jesse once again just aced his interview they had us all go out to dinner and we were able to meet all these amazing people. I felt so blessed to become aquainted with them and loved their attitudes and kindness towards us. There is no doubt it would have been a great place to work for.... we were also able to spend time with my parents which was wonderful as I dont think they have ever really been around me when I have been around 8 months pregnant (I know any of you who know me are still shaking their heads that I even went with my high risk pregnancies but all went well I promise) it was great to look at houses with them and see them. Now I know you all sense a but in here.... it was wonderful as far as the work went, however I dont know if this is the place for us. We drove around talked to alot of people and I just don't know if I felt it there. So we will keep going keep our options open and our hearts as well and see where this crazy journey is going to take us to next, Jesse is suppossed to fly out to Texas next week and then interview in Aberdeen as well. We still have as of yet to hear anything from Boise as the main guy who is in charge apparently left for vacation and wont be back till August 2nd ARGH! so we will wait and wait for that answer.

As for the hotel here I am back in this one room wonder but it feels good to be once again reunited with my children we missed them so much! my heart fills when I think or talk about them I feel so grateful that I am blessed with them in my life while they are little stinkers they make my life what it is. So onward we go trusting that the good Lord will lead us to where we can raise our children and settle down.

SELLING OUR HOMESTEAD!

2010-07-15T09:24:00.000-07:00

Well we knew this time would come someday....

the day you let go of your first home, the home you raised most all of your babies in the home you think of often and with a smile on your face. It is time to move on though, we are off to a new adventure, a new career, a bigger family, and thus it is time to put our beloved home on the market.

What do you get with this home well a good feeling first of all as it was a very well loved home filled with childrens laughter and joy. You get a home that is safe from traffic and a home with beautiful sunsets, a home that has been loved and cared for that has seen good days and bad days. You get about 1683 sq ft of cozy happy living perfect for the starter family!

This home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms the master bath includes a jetted tub seperate shower and the master bedroom has a nice walk in closet. The kitchen is only a few years old and the hard floors are just as new. We are going to list the home at $110,000 but if you get back to me soon we are willing to give you a smoking deal if realtors dont have to be involved if you know anyone who is looking for a great home have them give me a call 208-201-5150 any spread of the word is appreciated!

The first interview!

2010-07-12T08:11:00.000-07:00

Well as alot of you know this week we made our first trip for an interview where you ask we went to Boise Idaho! we went for a couple reasons one for my tooth and the bigger one was THE INTERVIEW!

So first things first my dentist... went in and took a look and was just in shock at how shoddy the work was that the dentist had done on my tooth. She said there was to much filling that had eventually cracked my tooth and whats more somehow once she got the filling out I had nerves like hanging down from my tooth. She said if I was not in such a hurry we would take a couple days to fix it and warned me it was going to be very painful due to the nerves. So took a deep breath and after she gave me around 6 shots of novacain 3 which were through the ROOF of my mouth gahhhh! she started her work it was insanely painful I could feel it in my toes and for some reason (dentist was guessing that it was I was pregnant) my body was metabolizing the novacain really REALLY fast so she was working as fast as she could. We ended up with a composit filling (thank you dentist im really only approved for the silver stuff with medicaid gotta love that!) but she was kind enough to upgrade me and 3 hours later with a VERY sore mouth I was over and out with a shiny new tooth oppossed to the half of one I had earlier...

So Jesse rushed me home drugged me up with tylenol ect and by then I just wanted to sleep it off I helped as much as I could with him getting ready and he was off to his interview. First of all bar none most handsome man EVER he looked awesome and I know hes smart but looking at him before he left I could see how much we had grown and how more specifically how much he has grown and it just made me SO darn proud of him! So the interview lasted from 12-4 pm and it went without a hitch he really loved the practice the doctors and Jesse all got along and all in all he knows it really could not of gone any better so we are praying hard they sense that as we fell in LOVE with Boise!

The next day we went with our real estate agent and looked at houses all day LONG from 9 am till 5 pm feels like we went to five THOUSAND houses but it was so good. We really got a feel for what we liked and what we wanted. We did end up finding a house that we absolutely loved it is a foreclosure and it is just huge and beautiful! plenty of room for our growing family it sits on 2.3 acres and only 3 miles from Lake Lowell which has THE MOST amazing beach and things to do very well upkept and just breathtaking! we looked at this house and we could just SEE raising our babies in it. SOOO no we go about somehow trying to get our ducks in a row so that if by a miracle we get offered this job we will more then likely jump on this house. If everything went perfectly we could hopefully get in it before baby girl is born and THAT would be a dream come true! anyhoo that is the latest from the news here.

We are now back in our little hotel room but I am thankful to be back for a few reasons so no complaining here.... it makes me realize more and more that home is not how big it is or how pretty it is it is literally where your family is that is home. So for now Im home.

The adventure continue....

2010-07-07T10:15:00.001-07:00

Well we are here as you all well know

In good ole Vancouver Washington, hanging out in hotel rooms, malls, and the dearest of friends houses and apartments. So far I really cannot complain at all we have definately had some interesting experiences but at this point they just make me laugh, shake my head, or a little bit of both. Take our neighbors in our hotel just across the way.... we knew they were smoking illegal substances (they tried to clear it up that pot was legal in Washington for the right reasons... yeah ok dude.) We tried to ignore the smells of that, cigarettes, and alcohol YUCK! then we noticed that the girl was taking different men into her room Im talking like in one night Jesse and I counted six different men going in the room with her....so of course we all kinda knows what that means so the next morning Jesse went to the front manager to just see what the deal was. Luckily, they were kicking them out that day so we are happily neighbor free without all the smells and sounds of them around us anymore.... I won't lie I felt so very sad for the girl she had to be my age around 26 maybe even a little younger with this guy who is in his late 30's or 40's ... it just makes me hurt for her I wanted to shake her and tell her she has a choice to move on and start a life but who knows where she stands on it all. So I take a deep breath and pray that I can raise my children to know what they are worth and what they deserve and to stay away from people like that....in my opinion those people are just life suckers they suck all the good out and you are left miserable and alone.

Anyways we have so many amazing adventures coming up, this weekend being the first HUGE one Jesses first interview!!! wahooooo!!! it happens to be in Boise, ID which is where we had kind of hoped to end up lots of good hospitals we are close to the mountains still and low cost of living. Shortly after that was set up we got called in for another interview in Mason City, Iowa now keep in mind Iowa was about the last place I wanted to end up. I am not trying to be mean I just prefer dry heat to humidity and moutains to hills but ...this place sounds amazing and thus far they are flying not only Jesse but me to this place and renting a car for us and wining and dining us...so you cant help but wonder if that is how they treat you for an interview they either put up a good front or they are a great company to work for.... Soo we will see what happens all in all our goal is to leave Portland Oregon with Jesses masters degree and hopefully a job lined up. I always kind of felt like when we came back it would be to pack and get ready to move and have a baby pretty much at the same time.

Speaking of baby sweet little girl is doing well she is growing (which means I am as well ick) she is very active and developes her own lil personality more and more each day. Health wise I have been doing great! I have the occassional braxton hicks but other then that problem free knock on wood. I know with these upcoming traveling trips Ill have to cross my fingers and pray alot that things will work out and she will stay where she is suppossed to stay gosh dangit I want a full term baby first and last time. The kids get more and more excited and love to point out how big there mom is to different strangers....gotta love that.

We also have a trip going to a beach cabin the next weekend oh man I am SO SO excited for that so while this hotel room is tough to hang out in somedays we have been so busy with so many places to go I cant complain we are having a blast here and most importantly we are together as a family and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!

8 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!

2010-07-02T13:08:00.000-07:00

Holy Cow.... 8 years I mean to those married couples out there that it has been over a decade long 8 years doesnt seem like a huge number but wowza I think what I am most shocked over is how fast that eight years has gone by..... and what we have done and gone through in those eight years. We have 4 beautiful children and one just about ready to enter the world.... we have a house, we almost have completed a masters degree, we have had about what...five hundred canines in and out..., we have moved what seems like five thousand times but in reality is....about 7 times and soon to be 8 times when we move for our new life and new job.

We have faced unbearable heartbreaks including injury, NICU time with babies, a horrendous burn, the loss of a finger, internal bleeding that almost cost my life, we have literally had no money, we have been pretty well off in money, we have laughed and cried together... but through it all every single moment of those eight years I can tell you that we loved each other. Have we fought oh yeah every healthy couple does but we always make up I cannot bare to stay mad at him. Jesse is my best friend, my sweetheart, my eternal companion and everything that I could ever hope for in a man. Oh boy I can be mushy about it but thats what makes it so fun even in the hard times. We have been apart for a large part of 2009-2010 even when he was at home he was still studying and away but now we are closing this HUGE HUGE chapter in our life. We are finishing school, we are finishing up on our baby years, and we are getting our first job that is a career for Jesse.

Where will we go? who knows...we currently have 2 interviews in July one Mason City, Iowa ( I know Iowa right but at least Im right by Minnisota ;0) ) and the other one is in Boise, Idaho. Seeing as how I have sent out hundreds of resumes it is all worth it when Jesse is getting calls of so many people interested. I know that we will rely strongly on our hearts and go where Heavenly Father wants us to go. Listen to that small voice in our hearts that tells us where the right place is for our family. It is interesting thinking that in about 4 months we could pretty much be anywhere in United States..

Sooo anyhoo back to the anniversary I had to write it out about how blessed and how wonderful my hubby is. He is all dreamed of, he is all I want, and I am so glad that on July 3rd, 2002 he decided to take me to the temple to make me his forever and to forever seal our family. I love that the most that we are a family forever not just till death do u part but forever. I love you Jesse forever and always thanks for choosing me and Happy Anniversary my love....

New State ...New Place...

2010-06-29T09:01:00.001-07:00

whos got the bigger belly ? ;0) def me!

We are finally here in the great state of Washington

It was quite the journey to get here mind you.... Jesse and I woke up around 3am on Sunday morning to try and make descent time to Washington. Between the 4 kiddos and a big pregnant lady it was a LONG day! The doctor told me I needed to stop every 2 to 3 hours to stretch and walk around but even with doing that my feet were probably twice the size by the time we got into our new home sweet home that night.. We did run into some horrible traffic there was a older Ford truck hauling a NICE and pretty new toy hauler that must have burst into flames and lit the whole moutainside on fire. The truck and trailer were completely destroyed I hope the people all made it out safely. We were able to make it to the Nys house around 6ish and thank heavens they had a delicious dinner waiting for us. So we basicially ate and ran because we were anxious to get all set up in our new quarters for the next 5 weeks.

We are staying at the Days Inn it is literally in the parking lot of a huge mall my own personal temptation right there staring at me everyday ha ha its ok though after selling so many things to get money to last us until Jesse gets a job I really dont have alot of desire to go spend any money. One of those benefits of learning and sacrafice I supposse.

We have been enjoying our motel though the room is a pretty good size it has a pool and hot tub that are pretty nice and its quiet so Jesse can study every free second he has. Most importantly it is SO nice to be with my husband I have missed him so much and the further I have gotten along pregnancy wise the more emotional I was getting being all alone.

We were also able to take new family pictures thanks to my amazing sissys they came out and did a phenomonal job taking pictures and catching the essence of US and we got a few really good ones shows our growth in so many ways!

Other then that life is good we may be in a tiny room but we are together as a family and I think my children can attest that we dont mind being in the small quarters the important thing is that we are all TOGETHER they have missed there dad so much and I have missed my other half so I am so thankful that we are able to be together this last rotation and for graduation wahooooo we are almost done!!!! more to come later!!

To My Three Fathers.....

2010-06-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL!!!

my kiddos special swings they still about to this day!So happy that their Pepaw made them their OWN swing at his house!

I am sitting here alone late at night thinking about the importance of tomarrow.....

The celebration of fathers around the world takes place and I get the pleasure and the privilage to think of the three fathers that I personally have in my life and feel so blessed to know them and to love them.

Of course my first father is my daddy....yep I call him Daddy Im a grown woman with almost 5 kiddos but you know what I still call him that. Growing up we did NOT see eye to eye however we did still have our special times and moments. I learned alot from him he was a hard worker I remember from such a young age him working so hard so that we could have a comfortable lifestyle.... I remember when he was a janitor at the schools I would LOVE to go play in this ball pit and he would buy me a soda the kinds that came in the glass bottles and we would sit and talk if he had time and he would ask me about my day and he was just my daddy then..... and as a small child my best friend..... I remember he would bring me home books that I would just DEVOUR I loved to read with such a passion there were very few times my dad would tell me no on a book and with that wonderful gift I am able to read very fast and whats better comprehend it.... It is one talent I have developed that my husband envies so thank you dad thank you for that wonderful gift. Fast forward growing up my dad meets my future husband and at the tender age of 18 he lets his baby girl go to this man and get married.... He didnt know Jesse very well then but I think in his heart he has always loved him and now I am so happy to say that I consider my Daddy one of my closest friends that I have.... I love our talks on the phone I love hearing about his day and his jewelary and his cute lil puppies....and now my wonderful babies get to love my dad and call him Pepaw and they LOVE LOVE their Pepaw and miss him SO much.... So dad my heart is with you today you were the first man in my life the one who started it all and I love you .... I love how you love and care for me and even to this day when I get in a pinch you are there to help pick me up along with mom I am so blessed Happy Fathers Day I wish I was there baking you some dinner kicking back and watching some moview......

So now to the second father in my life my father in law..... I think it was hard for him when I started dating Jesse. He had seen his beloved son get his heart broken and was unsure of a new girl in his life. So we worked through our relationship and I will never forget how he welcomed me into his open arms as a father the day that my love and I were sealed in the temple. It was with such power and love it still remains one of my favorite memories that I have with him. He has taught me so many things that I never even thought I would have wanted to know and has shown me the many beauties of nature and animals and eh hem....motorbiking trails and I am forever grateful for that. The thing I treasure most about this great man is that he has risen the most amazing son he has taught him many admirable and wonderful traits that I adore in Jesse and I am eternally grateful to him for this. I will love him till the end of time because he is a part of my eternal family and more directly he is part of my husband. So thank you Happy Fathers Day I am so glad I get to celebrate with you. Thank you for helping Jesse and I on this insanely difficult journey of life and more recently PA school you have helped in so many ways and shown so much kindness I am so eternally grateful to you.

Then of course there is the third father of my life .... which of course is my love the man I am with forever and always. I have never been more thankful for a man that is so generous, kind, and loving as he is. He is literally the most kind and patient man with our children he loves them with no restraint. He is what I would picture for the perfect dad and I am SO thankful that I am able to watch this and be his wife throughout this journey of parenthood. The only thing that makes me happier is that he is my companion through life he is my best friend, my love, my confidant, and my guardian.... I love him with every ounce in my soul.....

There is one more group of fathers to mention this fine and wonderful day... they are the men that were so father like to me growing up and even now. There were a few special men in my life that I so looked up to and admired them and still do. There are men to this day that show me different merits of life that cannot be shown anyway else but by example. So here is to all you fathers out there I love you thank you and HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!

It is just one of those days....

2010-06-17T21:29:00.000-07:00

I woke up today to screaming

That is how my day started.... followed in rapid order 2 beds that had been peed in a girl who had ripped off her nighttime diaper and peed on the floor and a little 3 year old boy pitching a fit on the floor due the starvation he was apparently under going before my very eyes....

Then Kyran felt that to stop that hitting would be the best option so he hit him and walked away really proud of himself until he saw that I had witnessed this event. That is when he said IT WAS AN ACCIDEDNT!!! ok Kyro how was it an accident.... MY HAND SLIPPED...... did it now...... grrrrr so as I walk him to timeout so I can take my own timeout seeing as how this all happened in a period of 10 minuets and already I wanted to crawl in bed and transport to some beach where there were no screaming children outside and one very active kicking baby inside. Breathing ....breathing some more so then talk to the hubby and thats when the waves of just lonely sad feelings come and just hit me and I cry I cry like I had never cried till I made myself sick......

Sooo that was my morning I decided it was a day to ask for help but unfortunately that did not work out people were busy and to be frank I can be a bit stubborn asking for help. I do not want to impose on anyone ever or make them feel used or anything like that .... So I suck it up that was followed by naptime and then miracle upon miracle my close friend calls and comes to the rescue. She didnt even hesitate she just said she was coming over .... then another friend calls a few times in a row worried about me.... and I feel this wonderful feeling of love. I know I have the love of my family and I am so thankful for that but sometimes it is so wonderful to have those friends that are literally your family as well.... That KNOW when something is wrong they hear it in your voice and see it on your face they know all your signals. Almost as much as your husband and for some strange reason it makes you feel close to him. So thank you to the friends that stepped out today warmed my heart and soul and made this day bearable and even fun. I love you all and appreciate your prayers in this last little bit of the journey.

Trip to COLORADO!!!

2010-06-14T10:58:00.000-07:00

COLORADO TRIP 2010!!!!!!!!

My babies!!!

So I am sure if you are on facebook you saw that we took a big trip to Colorado with Jesse and stayed with him while he worked away.....

It was a charming little house just about 900 sq feet VERY cozy for 6 plus one roomate later on... one thing about Colorado that I had forgotten (don't as me HOW I had forgotten but I did...) It is HOTTER THEN HADES!!! and after having a rather cool summer here in Idaho (thank you thank you thank you!! my pregnant body thanks you Idaho!) going from 50's and 60's to 95 degrees everyday was a HUGE change so needless to say I lived on popsicles right along with the kiddos.

We got to do so many fun things while we were there since Jesse was working 6pm-3 am hed come home and sleep till about 8:30-9:00am and we would go play for the rest of the day.

One adventure we took off to the mountains we didn't really know where we were going but ended up at this mountain trail called "Gunnison Trails" so we decided to take a leisurely walk (ha ha ha leisurely walk in 95 degree weather yeah right....) so we walk around the base and start the slow climb and noticed on our sides lizards just darting everywhere the boys were THRILLED! so then we started climbing up rocks getting higher and higher I admit it I was having to much fun to notice how high we were getting and the views were INCREDIBLE. I didnt stop to see how far I had come till we saw a couple that passed us and the girl said you are one BRAVE lady. I turned around and saw how high we were and decided I had gone far enough ....but of course my boys had to go to the top so Riya and I hung out in the shade while they finished up. Going up is SO SO much easier then coming down I forget that seeing my feet is difficult these days! after that we headed home .....

Oh my that was a steeep climb for such a big belly!!!

Next adventure was DINOSAUR QUARRY! they had dug out a few dinosaurs here and we were anxious to see the old mines and the remaining fossil bits. It was suppossed to be about 1 mile but ended up more like 2 miles with our big stroller we had to come up with some creative ways to get around some of the rougher trail... thank heavens for my man I was so scared when he had the stroller like that I stood at the bottom in case he slipped so I could grab them before they hit the steeper part but PHEW all went well and we all went home and enjoyed some ice cream GREAT DAY!!!

He had it all under control but still....

Do you see Jesse and the stroller I was flipping out .... my babies were in there!

Dinosaur quarry climbed up this big rock and were "flying"

Then came the great lizard hunt... the boys just begged us to go back and catch some lizards so of course we had to go back..... With strawberry containers in hand Jesse and I snuck up and managed to catch 3 huge lizards one which unfortunately escaped when our stroller tipped over. The boys named them Pheneus and Ferb and we had so much fun watching them eat and hang out.... After a few days though we decided to return them back to nature and the boys were so sad but understood...

This is Ferb

and then here is Pheneus.

Our final hike was to the Rattlesnake Arches... I had read the trail guide and it had said it was pretty easy going so for me big ole prego lady that sounded great! We start out on Sunday we thought it was a easy trail so it would be a leisurely day oh boy.... then we drove some more and some more.... and these roads were not nice roads some straight up verticle putting out Yukon in 4 wheel drive roads! after 3 hours of driving we finally get to the trail head and I am hurting a little bit hard to balance yourself in a big old car like that with a baby kicking you from the inside and the road kickin your bum from the outside. We take this beautiful hike and it is fairly easy and GORGEOUS this is where we got the arch pictures I would love to do it again... when not pregnant that is! on the way back in went faster but I started contracting fairly regular so we got home got me my meds and luckily they stopped pretty fast once I was out of the car PHEW won't do that again! but the memories we made were priceless I will always remember this trip it was amazing!

He really is so handsome Im so dang lucky!

Then there was the roomate that came back.... he wasn't suppossed to be back we don't even know why he was there really.... he was the weirdest guy EVER and a slight alcoholic on top of it .... now I have no problem with what people do I really try not to judge but please don't come home reaking of alcohol to a pregnant lady while telling her you are perfectly capable of driving home when you cannot even stand up straight much less miss that wall you hit smack on. I have known to many people who have lost their lives driving drunk or being hit by a drunk and that heartache is not worth it YOU should know this DOCTOR grrrr ......

Anyhoo the last night we had a long conversation about what he wants to do with his life which is quite nobel he wants to implement health care into schools from kindergarten till graduation so people are not so clueless about things they DO have control over especially the big one we are faced with these days obesity .... he was telling me the facts (I think) and they are staggering he said our young children are getting diabetes in elementary school our kids are getting STD's in ELEMENTARY school good gracious I almost passed out. After making a mental note to have a long talk with Landon SOON I bid him goodnight and wished him well. He did his stuff and I headed to the bathroom because Im pregnant and thats what I do.... walk in and SLIPPPP! oh man ....please dont tell me ..... yep this guy peed on the floor not just a lil bit ALOT so after cleaning up DOCTORS pee and taking a scalding hot shower grumbling the whole time I went to bed. Next morning it was SO hard not to mention my horrifying incident in the bathroom but I was polite sigh.... seriously what a way to end out the vacation right!

So all in all GREAT MEMORIES and GREAT TIMES and most importantly I was able to hang out with my handsome man .... I am so proud of him I look and see how he has grown during all this intense schooling and heart swells with pride. We are SO close to graduation and moving onto the next step. The house, with the white picket fence, a few dogs, a million kids (this is my fantasy not yours ha ha) and I am SO anxious and feel so blessed we get to graduate and shortly after welcome our sweet baby girl into the world how lucky are we! so here is to vacations, stories, lizards, and hopefully surviving to the end!!!

you know we snuck in time to check out the local mall and shops! ahhh so fun to have a girl!!!

What can I say.... he's my man and I love him to pieces! even with this face ;0)

2010-06-12T10:07:00.000-07:00

oh my heart was breaking!
There he is with his backwards sling...

2nd kiddo to the ER...

2010-06-12T09:40:00.001-07:00

Well it happened... again..... I honestly thought it would be lil Kyran that ended up in the hospital again before the others but no.... little Zade thought he would be a daredevil and go there..... What happened? I know thats what I had to ask since I was not there to witness the actual event all I had was my 7 year olds explanation of how it all went down.

It all started with a trampoline (dang you trampoline all these years with no broken bones and injuries and now that record is ruined!) I hear some crying but that is a normal thing and then Landon screaming for me to come. So I booked it out there and Kyran is crying even harder I assume it is him that is hurt but no it is Kyran that had caused the wreck. Apparently they were wrestling Kyran grabbed Zades wrist twisted it and all 2 boys fell on Zade and Landon heard a funny noise. That was followed with a brief explanation how a dog was barking in the distance oh how I love kiddos explanations of everything.

Zade was trying to be tough but by the time I got him off the trampoline he was just sobbing that I am hurt bad kind of sobbing..... I almost teared up myself carried him inside that is when I noticed him clutching his lil arm and it was swelling up FAST! So we got some ice and I asked him to move his arm no luck and arm is still swelling so we pack it up and call Hiedi and then Katy and Jedd. Thank HEAVENS Katy came to the rescue it would have been NO fun to drag all 4 kiddos to the ER so she took two and I took Kyran so he could see what being so rough with his brothers and sisters could cause. So off we go and of COURSE the ER is just packed with people but they get Zade right in and he is still just sobbing.... His arm is just swollen and red they are almost positive it is broken won't give us meds for him to help because they are thinking he may need surgery. So we wait....and wait.....and then some more waiting I think 2 or 2 ambulances came in while we were there they get him xrayed and say well he may or may not have a fractured wrist. So they cast him up in a special splint and the PA student who did it was so busy asking me about jobs that I had found for Jesse he started putting the casting on backwards grrrrrrrr. I asked him to please pay attention to my child they got that on he started putting his sling on backwards so he had to redo that .... so finally we are done and Zade is just screaming and the doctor turns and says "If it was me Id be drinking a gallon of whiskey tonight" I was not a happy girl with that comment and replyed if his arm hadn't been messed with so much he would probably not be screaming so much. So we left with a very sad Zade and gathered the kiddos and went home. Zade didnt sleep much at all that night he was in so much pain it broke my heart but the night after he did so much better and now he had discovered he can use his arm as a weapon so I think all in all he is tickled pink with his new accessory.

I am so thankful it was just that and it keeps me humbled as to my children are my life in all ways they come first. I would have gladly given my arm up for Zade but unfortunatley I could not do that and makes me think about the future. How my kids are all gonna hurt and have their hearts broken I will want to take it for them but will not be able to much like all parents. Including our Heavenly Father he sees us all hurt and go through painful experiences both physically, emotionally, and spiritually but he gives us the greatest gift and lets us grow from them how we will. While that may be bitterness and resentment that we grow or if we think it through it is love an forgiveness and the sweet calm and purity that grow with it slowly but surely if we let it. So here we go kiddos yes go play and be kids try not to hurt one another but if you do I am here to fix you physically and help heal that hurt heart but ultimately if I can show you to turn to your Father in heaven for the healing of your soul I will be a success as a mother and will rest easy.

My angelic kiddos....

2010-06-01T21:12:00.000-07:00

So here I am again this pregnant lady alone with my loving husband away at work and the kiddos all put to bed. I look at them and I am convinced that they are perfect little angels and sigh and think THIS right here is why I do it everyday. I get up early and give them breakfast and clean them and love them even when they are stinkers right here I know that God gave me 4 angels that will be someone. They will always be a son to me, they will be a brother or sister, they will be a grandson, they will be a husband, and whoever it is that they will become it will be great.

Then there is that overwhelming thought of my part in what they become will I guide them? will I push them in the correct way or come off to harsh or smothering..... will they remember the tender moments that I loved them and told stories to them or will they remember when I was weak and yelled at them or became angry at them. I look back on my own upbringing and remember the good and the bad and what I want to take from those experiences and make into my own parenting style. Then I take a deep breath and thank heaven that I have such a good and wonderful man that is by my side to calm me down and be an example in his own way and I know he thinks the same things.

Then I take it a step further and think about my Heavenly Father was he this frantic does he still think the same things when we are in bed not wreaking havoc out in the world? He loves every single one of us with all his heart I know he does I have felt it and I will never deny that. Does he think hopefully Heather will do better tomarrow it will be a fresh start and she will start out right and rested as I so often think about with my own children... Will she remember what I have taught her will she listen to that small voice in her heart or will she be stubborn and push the harder way through this particular lesson. I think of the hard times I have been through and how I have handled them and I have the startling realization that my children have apparently learned more then me. When someone hits or pushes them they forgive almost instantly can I say that? no it has taken me months and years to forgive some that have hurt me... When I make a mistake I constantly think about it over and over in my head replaying it and getting mad at myself for making that mistake. My darling children make a mistake and when they realize it will come and apologize, give kisses and hugs, and go on their merry little way usually learning.

So here I am thinking about my children and how I can teach them and I realize it is them that have taught me in the ultimate way...... The way of the Savior there is a reason that he said "Be like the little children" if only we would simplify our thinking and lives we can become more like them and him all at once. So now I am smiling because I have 4 beautiful angels that are more like the savior then I and one on the way.... Perhaps the reason I have so many children is because I need that many examples in my life..... I love you Landon, Kyran, Zade, Riya, and Baby Girl thank you for being the inspiration and beautiful examples to me that you are.

I am so proud of you Jesse

2010-05-27T22:23:00.000-07:00

my beautiful family
camping ok no shower fun hike down though!
ahhhhh the beach!
yeah we were really tired what can I say
ahhh home sweet home right before my baby left on his rotation! one of the many that is!
So seriously

I think that you all my hurl with all my cheesiness and mushiness lately I am convinced it is the pregnancy hormones kicked up to full throttle.... but this week my heart and my eyes have turned to my amazing husband and all he does. I mean seriously he has given so much and has so much on his plate that I am sure he feels crushed with pressure.

He has given up time with his kids, wife, and lots of time from his home to pursue schooling so that we all may have the best future possible. If I had made a list of the perfect husband and given it to Heavenly Father he would still be more then I had ever hoped for. He is kind to me and has been so understanding and loving to me even when I am stubborn and hormonal, he is the most amazing father he is stern but loving and his boys absolutely adore him and Riya well forget about it she is a daddys girl through and through, he spoils me rotten more so then I should be but is always striving to make me happy. Through tough stuff he has held my hand and always made me his number one priority in other words I love this man so much.

With fathers day approaching I hope that my kids sit back just for a minute and realize how lucky they are and know how special their daddy is. He is my hero and I am married to him which so mushy and cheesy but it is the truth. So here is to all the amazing husbands and fathers out there take a day and realize that more then likely your wives think the exact same of of you. To my love I love you more then the day before and will continue to love forever and always.

My heart is full.....ode to mom :0)

2010-05-18T18:27:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking ... alot lately about life ... about family... about trials things that we trudge through thinking our world is literally crumbling around us only to be brought to the realization this is normal. We are not picked on .... we are not cursed ..... or unlucky for that matter... I have many times labeled myself as this unlucky one the one everything happens too.... Yes oh man we have gone through many many trials sometimes it seems they are so much larger and harder then others but then I look at others that I would in no way want to switch places with.

We are prepared as a young child for what comes into our future. I think about watching my mother you see we never got along never saw eye to eye. We said hurtful things and fought many nights. It was hard but on the flip side I dont think my mother realizes the things that I pulled from her and how she shaped me in ways I dont think she realizes. First of all I am adopted it is well known I have always known since day one that I had a biological mother but my mom never batted an eye when introducing me as HER daughter she shaped me to have a very positive outlook on adoption and made me want to adopt someday. When I was older and told it would be hard for me to have children I never batted an eye because I knew it would be the same luckily I was blessed enough to be very able to have my beautiful children but I have a very warm place for adoption. Next my mother is smart I mean like beyond smart she takes great pride in her education and teaching. She taught children with disabilites for as long as I can remember and I was able to help and be around those children frequently opening my heart to them it was never an ackward thing to be around children with disabilities I thought they were special and protected and that made me love them more. Then low and behold I give birth to my 3rd baby and at 18 months he is diagnosed with autism... did I crumble absolutely I cried and got mad that I was "picked on" I had many doctors and counselers and therapist throwing words and names and labels at me it was hard. Thankfully I was prepared from my childhood and you know what turns out my baby boy has made MILES of progress and he is the absolute joy and love of my life. He is that big sweet teddy bear that loves without control those he bonds with he never forgets it has been months since he saw his grandpa or pepaw and he still asks where he is and misses him. So there Mom look at that look how you have shaped me we still don't always see eye to eye but here I am a mother of almost 5 gorgeous children married for all eternity to the love of my life. I am grateful I was sent to you and dad it was hard yes but you know what if that was what I had to do all these trials I have gone through and will continue to go through well it is worth it .... because in the end I have my beautiful family all of whom I love. We get in fights, we hurt, we say hurtful things, but then we forgive and have a beautiful knowledge that we have grown. Throughout these 2 years if I can say anything about it all to sum it up it would be that I have grown more then I could have ever thought. We were sent to Portland for a reason... I am in Rexburg Idaho for a reason we are all entertwined in the complex beautiful plan and I am so thankful..... so there it is me spilling my guts in ode to mothers day or maybe its just a brief moment of clarity in this crazy thing we call life. I want all to know I am so grateful for my life my family and the beautiful gospel without my savior I would not have made it these past 2 years I know he listened to me when I was hurting I know he is there to pick up the pieces he is there plain and simple.

2010-03-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what your little boy would look like if Santa came to your house ;)Oh man we were SOOOO dirty but I LOVE MOTORBIKING
Ahhh trip to Iowa we got to see SO many friends it was awesome

Oh Patti Su I love ya girl!After our HUGE bike trip to Yellowstone..... THIS is what love looks like he is my strength I love ya Jesse....

More pictures

2010-03-30T07:19:00.000-07:00

This is the play I directed "The Parable of the Ten Virgins" Im on the far left it was a GREAT experience!!Little Landon right before he sang he was so so gooood!!!

This was just the other day she is getting SO SOOO big!!!
MeMaw at Christmas with her boys MOVIE NIGHT!!

So this picture cracks me up because EVERY person on that trail in Yellowstone gave Jesse SUCH a hard time that I was the one dragging all 4 kids through.... but he had just got his new bike and was doing tricks and jumping off stuff it was a great day..... well all except almost running into a buffalo that was scary she had a new baby and was NONE to happy to see us!

Its been 1000 years since I last posted.....

2010-03-28T17:59:00.000-07:00

she is getting HUGE

This was this summer that was a great day!
So SERIOUSLY it has been WAY WAY to long since I last put up a blog updating everyone on our lives lately.... SO much has gone down since we moved back to Idaho and it has been such a STINKING hard year one full of trials and tough times.. However, it has also been a year full of angels, outright miracles, and growth that we would have never achieved with out the trials.

We had a almost tragedy on the coast of Oregon last summer when Landon was hit by a 500 pd (at LEAST) log that rolled over the top of him and pinned him underwater. Luckily there was a guy there who helped us lift the log just in time and other then being really REALLY bruised he ended up being ok. Then we hit a rock and flattened our tire, our bulldog went into early labor and Jesse and I ended up doing a emergancy csection to save her life (NEVER in my life did I picture myself in a liquor store asking for their strongest alcohol but we used that to "loosen" her up and help her get through it all) Jesse was amazing and seriously almost like a pro with it all I was so impressed with him and so was the doctor on that rotation.

We then had some personal drama that was very hurtful but we have also gotten through while our egos were definately bruised and feelings hurt we have come out the other side getting to know things about ourselves and about other people definately good things to know...

We then made the trip out to Iowa as Jesses next rotation was going to be in Ohio and I thought I might as well stop in and say hi to everyone which was MOST excellent it was a great trip and I was soo sad to leave Jesse and return home by myself but I figured it was just going to be a long drive oh boy I was so SOO wrong. On the way home my whole fuel pump went dead I was literally going 15 mph at the end on the highway and pulled into a little town called Potter Nebraska and luckily cruised into a little tiny mechancal shop there. After a LONG 3-4 hr wait in there we hopped in the car and made our way to Rawlings Wyoming where we checked in to a rundown hotel and collapsed in bed. Later that night I woke up to someone knocking on my window I sat up feeling incredibly dizzy but made my way to the window and no one was there it was around 2 AM I then looked over and noticed Riya and thrown up all over and as I looked at my kids sleeping they didnt look right it didnt FEEL right.... so I went over to Kyran and tried to wake him up.... nothing.... he did not wake up at ALL and in my heart of hearts I felt the need to get out of that room as soon as I could. I got my stuff and kids loaded up after telling the hotel clerk that there was something wrong with our room that she needed to check it out and when I went in with her she noticed that the heat had gotten turned on somehow (this was the HOT summer time) anyways I got out of there crying and tired and upset but thankful I woke up at all... Later Landon would tell others that he remember someone knocking on the door or window it was nice to know someone other then myself heard that knock. So I called Jesse sobbing and some of my dearest friends came to the rescue Lila and Joel and by around 4 or 5 am I was able to stop there and get some much needed sleep.

It was a horrible trip from my perspective but I also see the many miracles I mean seriously in the middle of NO where in Nebraska I found the one little mechanical shop. Then in Wyoming some mysterious knocking wakes me up to notice all my children are viciously ill.... another growing experience for sure.

So that brings me to being able to go down to Texas to see my brother and his amazing girlfriend Jessica. They found out they were expecting and I was so thrilled to be able to go meet her I was REALLY hoping Isabelle would make her apperance there but no such luck. However, I had a really amazing time there and will never forget it.

So now we are rounding the corner to the almost last part of this insane journey of schooling for Jesse. We recently found out that we are expecting our fifth child and I am right around 4 months pregnant and showing big time! I am ecstatic as we thought Riya was our last child but after many prayers and promptings we knew there was one more little one to come to our ever growing family and thus here we are and I am trying to cherish every second of this pregnancy as I know this will be the last time around I get to enjoy that feeling of life growing inside of you and while I am sad that it ends a chapter in my life. I am also thankful that I am able to have one more then I thought its like this extra special bonus in life and I know we will love and cherish this little one like we love and cherish all of the other little ones we have.

As for the little ones they are doing FANTASTIC landon is in first grade and just thriving he does so well on his homework and is trying to hard to make as many friends as he can. Kyran is the little daredevil as usual and while he keeps me on my toes (and drives me INSANE) I couldnt do it without him. Zade is doing MAJOR therapy we see therapist anywhere from 3-5 times a week and he is doing SO much better. He is talking better and does so well with large groups of people. Does he still break down ABSOLUTELY but I can see improvement in him everyday and he has the biggest little heart I love watching him grow. Riya is SO big today she actually refused her high chair and opted for the big girl chair (booster seat ) she walks everywhere and tries as hard as she can to keep up to her big brothers. She is my snuggle monkey though my first few month of pregnancy I was so ill Id just lay on the couch and she would just come sit by me. If I was having a particularly rough day sometimes shed pat my head like a dog she is definately a mommys girl AND daddys girl at this point she is just a joy. but MAN that girl can lay on the drama screaming and slamming doors already lil miss is gonna be a handful.

Now for Jesses school he is doing well like everything we have had our ups and downs but we are pushing through and getting to the end only 4 MONTHS till we are DONE! I cant believe how fast it has gone but at the same time it has gone painfully slow. It has tested us in everyway you can be tested but in the end I think we are better.

So there you have it the LONG overdue update on the Mumms I will try to do better and get some more pics too. Im trying to get brave enough to put some pregnant pics up but UGH after all that work on my weight it is SO hard to see it come back! oh well that will be a whole new story right ;)

2009-08-28T13:37:00.000-07:00

Oh my GOSH I cant believe i have let my blog go dormant like this! its just been so crazy around here! Well I just recently made a HUGE journey across the states to Iowa.... do NOT ask me what I was thinking.... The return trip alone was a DISASTER! but the visit there was wonderful so I guess it all evens out in the end. Jesses rotations are doing well but it is very hard to do this whole thing by myself. I feel very blessed to have such support here in Rexburg with my family and my wonderful friends but it is still so hard to come home to an empty house and be so far away from my other half. We are figuring it out though one day at a time.

As for the kiddos they are all doing great Landon is in school and living it up there he likes it alot and is making new friends. It is so fun/hard to watch my babies growing up! In other exciting news my brother in law married his sweetheart in the Logan temple. It was so nice to sit there with my own eternal companion and watch this beautiful love blossom even further as they were married for time and all eternity. I am so thankful that sitting there over 7 years and 4 kids down the road that I still get the butterflies when my love is around. I am truly thankful for him and when he is away and comes back it makes me cherish our time together that much more.

I DO miss my wonderful friends back in Portland but I am thrilled that I will be back there at the end of the month (september) to see them and hang out with them for a bit although driving at this point does NOT sound like fun to me at ALL...... I thank everyone for there prayers love and support and will hopefully update this blog a lil more frequently as I have the nights to myself again..... yep Ill get on it :)

2009-04-11T12:01:00.000-07:00

In case you were wondering what a princess looks like....

Oh Zade and tootsie rolls! YIKES
Landons was so excited!

I was too lovely pic but I was helping Riya she LOVED picking the eggs up!

more....

2009-04-11T11:58:00.000-07:00

I was cheering them on!

Zade was thrilled with all the sugar... I mean candy
Ummm we were ECSTATIC

Awww so cute!!!

Yay for easter egg hunts!!!

more...

2009-04-11T11:54:00.001-07:00

Ummm yeah squatting for eggs

Daddy and Zaders goin for the eggs!
Come on Kyran get those eggs (HE GOT A WINNER EGG!)

Ok these were to cute they were pushin riya around in a doll stroller!

This was the Daddy daughter dance awww!

more pics

EASTER EGG TIME!!

2009-04-11T11:48:00.000-07:00

Me and my lil nugget! :) love her love her!!!

This was there ring ceremony after the temple wedding!
Aww dad and Zaders

Daddy and his boys!

Me and Princess

Hello all! and HAPPY EASTER!!!

We decided to go with our dear friends the Nys to go hunt some easter eggs! we got up early and the kiddos were rarin to go!!! they were so excited and so were we! :) more pics to come later of our easter adventures and more but I havent posted pics up here for a LONG time so ENJOY!!!!

2009-03-26T22:29:00.001-07:00

more fun in the sun... well kinda sun

2009-03-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

RAHHHHRRR

Did you SEE the rock I just climbed WAHOOO tons O fun!!

We had a party running back and forth all day

Landons first self portrait he did by himself mom and dad couldnt be more proud...

Digging to China... seriously ..... well maybe to Idaho.... :)

2009-03-26T22:13:00.000-07:00

awww me n princess...

Gotta bring the silky EVERYWHERE even the beach....sigh

Soo cute he would RUN to the ocean Jesse and I literally had to pick him up and drag him away... cute but a lil frighening!

AWWW Daddy and Zader Bear!

Seriously OH MY GOSH

SPRING BREAK BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! we have had sooo much fun well except for the packing part.... we have hit up beach after beach playing as hard as we can with the kiddos.... they are having fun and so are we. Trying to make as many memories before Jesse heads off to Taos New Mexico for his first rotation YAY JESSE! we are so excited to be headed into the second and final year of PA School sooo here are some fun pics of our spring break thus far!!!! love you all!!!!

2009-03-21T09:52:00.000-07:00

Just a thought or two...

2009-03-12T13:54:00.001-07:00

kyran trying to help his sissy!
soo cute!
Well I am sitting here after a FULL week full of emotions and feelings some big some not so big. Throughout the experiences of this week I have had this amazing sense of peace and love. I realize that our journey in Portland is coming to a end and it is such a bitter sweet feeling on the bitter side I am leaving these amazing people! WOW what a inspiration they have been to me and my family! they have literally picked us up when we were struggling and were our family while we have been away from ours. I have grown to love and respect these people so much!

On the sweet side of things I realize that my home sweet home is looming in the distance I have missed my sweet lil ranch in Idaho. My sweet little town in Rexburg Idaho where it takes 5 min to cross town oppossed to 30 min- over 60 min here.... the wide open spaces the moutains and of course the motorbiking! of course that will be without my darling husband but well at least we will be home and my kids will have a backyard to run around and burn off all the never ending energy they have!! wow oh wow I cant believe it is almost here!!!

Ahhh virgin practice.

2009-03-09T21:53:00.000-07:00

Here we are!!
My baby the village boy hes such an actor!
Me n Can CanAww these ladies are AMAZING I love em ALL!!!

Me in full costume and make up
Well we have been doing ok things are getting super charged for gettin back to Idaho! we have been sooo busy! I have been in scouts, I had a talk, then I have the play that Landon and I are in, not mention the play ect ect.... Its nice though I have loved the people I have met here and its nice to hang out with them as much as possible before I left anyhoo heres some pics of landon and I with some pics :)

2009-02-26T15:28:00.000-08:00

awww poor baby
I was relaxin with my injured bud...
ok so we told him to make a sad face and this is what he did... yep wild child he is!
I love my baby
yeah doesnt he look so hurt and sad... ha ha the hardest thing was keepin him still! when the doc asked why he was crying he said it was because he wanted to get down and play! lol
more er pics...

Kyrans first ER trip....

2009-02-26T15:16:00.000-08:00

SO thankfully Kyran had his guy to keep him company...This is after he got bandaged the first time

This is before his eye started swelling but he has a nice shiner too
Yeah his hands look dirty thats from all the blood ewww
You can see how deep the gash went here kinda it was wayyy deep
Well.... It finally happened

Thats right folks our first time going to the ER for stiches and oh big surprise it was on Kyran (I believe Jesse and I called that one ha ha ha) anyhoo Kyran was jumpin off the love sac and he jumped by our window ledge and smack he fell down with his feet in the air.... I thought he was just playing so I told him he could get up just work it then I turned to look a lil closer and saw blood going down the wall.... Sooo I yelled into the phone Jesse you may need to come home! I turned him over and there was blood EVERYWHERE dripping into his eyes and ears and down his chin covering the front of his shirt there was a blood puddle where he was laying (Im sure it didnt help he was upside down for a bit) so I scooped him up to take him upstairs and he passed out for a couple of minuets (Im thinking from shock perhaps) I got dressed and got the kids ready to go and by then Jesse was back at the house since everytime I took pressure off his wound it would start gushing again... SO off we went to the ER where they did a head CT and then stiched him up! (The CT came back normal) sooooo anyhoo heres some yummy pics that jesse and I took to document the experience (more Jesse then me for the record...) :)

2009-02-23T20:43:00.000-08:00

Those Precious Moments...

2009-02-23T20:30:00.000-08:00

Rarrr Ill get you kitty!
Ha ha baby I got the laser light first!
We are all happy winners in the end :)
Dont make me head butt you kitty! Bwah ha ha Ill get you!

Hello all!

Everything in Portland is going well and we are actually drawing to a close March is when I will officially begin to pack us up to move back to good ole Rexburg Idaho. The feelings are so mixed as we have had many trials here but at the same time we have been so very blessed and met some of them most amazing people here. We have grown as a family and individuals. We are all doing well Zade is getting better with his speech each and everyday but it will take alot of work to get him where he needs to be. Landon is loving kindergarten but is ready to get back to his blue house in Idaho :) Kyran is potty trained now fully! yay only 2 in diapers! and he is as wild as ever. Then there is our precious Riya who is growing by the second! She is rolling around and starting to get our her hands and knees to crawl!

Im not sure this was shared with many but we did have a cat named Magic that we actually decided to sell as a result of some toilet issues he had (literally he would go potty in the toilet but it was a hit and miss and really I have 3 boys that our hit and misses when it comes to the toilet thing) anyhoo we sold him and Landon was a WRECK verrry sad and well to be blunt he lived up to his name Magic he changed Jesses whole view on cats and how loving and amazing they can be. Sooo big surprise the Mumms have a new lil kitten! Jesse got him for me to keep me company when he is gone next year and I named him Bristol ( For those of you who dont know Jesse served his mission in Bristol England) he is a shorthaired exotic persian and just the sweetest CUTEST thing he plays with all my kiddos and has endured countless lil hands grabbing and carrying all over the house (Im not sure if he actually walks yet that is still up in the air ;) ) anyhoo the pics I have are of Riya and Bristol playing with a laser light

Its one of those moments you freeze in your head it was the most adorable thing EVER her cooing and him mewing just PRECIOUS! I have realized especially lately to savor those lil precious moments and enjoy them and I have! we love you all and our prayers and thoughts are with those we hold most dear :) we love you all!

2009-02-06T11:23:00.001-08:00

awww kissy kiss
me n zade both sickies here...
my babies are my life
aww zade ur lookin so much better!
cutie pies! so just a futher update on Zade I am sure some of you are wondering about the surgery and how it went. Zade did FANTASTIC I think the whole time his mom and dad were more of a wreck then he was! they gave him so meds to relax him and sometimes they say it gives them hallucinations anyways he just sat in my arms cracking up! if i hadnt been so nervous I would have been laughing he couldnt stand up by himself he would get so dizzy. Anyways they did the scan to see if his nerves from his ears connected to his brain and were transimtting sound and all of that came back positive so hopefully its gonna just get better. Things thus far have been fantastic he is talking more understanding more and getting more of a personality. We have been so blessed and I am so thankful for my beautiful kids they are my life. Thank you for all your prayers and good thoughts we love you all!
more more more

2009-02-06T11:20:00.001-08:00

My kiddos

Big boy undies!
Tantrum time!
Princess
Awwww
oops ok heres more pics

2009-02-06T11:18:00.001-08:00

more pictures!

2009-02-06T11:14:00.001-08:00

Zade and Riya playin
Awww princess is GROWIN !
So is Zade!
MMM Zoo time!
I love my baby!
Hello all!

We have been absent lately we have been sick and just SOOO darn busy! things are going well and we are havin fun as usual! always a party at the mumms house :D

Ok this is fun!

2009-01-22T21:24:00.000-08:00

Yep man of my dreams right there :)
Yep hes a keeper!
Greatest Hubby Ever Quiz....

So I stole this off another friends blog and had to do it to it was open invitation! anyhoo here we go!

Where did you meet your hubby?

Jesse and I met at Hogi Yogi I will never forget his HORRIBLE hawaiian shirt he was wearing and all that facial hair ;) anyhoo he was very sweet and def putting the moves on I gave him my number and told his friend to call me (he WAS pretty cute)

How long did you date before you were married?

Jesse and I dated for 4 months and then he proposed and 6 months later we were married for time and all eternity and it has been heaven ever since.

How long have you been married?

We were married July of 2002 so we will be married for 7 years in July WOW time goes by. He DOES still give me the butterflies ...

What is your favorite quality of his?

He amazes me in so many ways. I think the biggest thing is his love for others when we dated he would ALWAYS stop for those people stranded he is always wanting to help someone. He also has an amazing love for us our family he would and will do anything for all of us.

What is your favorite feature of his?

His caring sweet blue eyes and his smile they are my world.

Does he have a nickname for you?

Oh theres a few. Love, Baby, Honey, Babe... he only uses baby when hes either trying to comfort me or if hes eh hem... in trouble ;)

What is his favorite food?

Honestly he is pretty simple he loves meat potatos and a veggie but he loooves to go out for Thai and chinese food.

What is his favorite sport?

Football he likes to play but doesnt really like to watch.

Where was your first kiss?

It was behind his parents house sitting on the hill watching the sun set it was pretty perfect as far as first kisses go.

What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?

Honestly right now we love to play with our kids when we can all be together but it changes with your life phase but right now we just love being mom and dad and playin with the kids!

Does he have any hidden talents?

Jesse is this amazing fix it guy. He just will sit and figure something out even if it takes him FOREVER he will do it and do it with a smile (well hes usually smiling... )

How old is he?

What is his favorite music?

All kinds.... but I think he prefers country

What do you most admire about him?

He is one of the most patient people I know like I said earlier his ability to serve others is amazing. He is also so spiritual I feel like I hit the ultimate jack pot with him yeah we have our ups and downs as everyone does but he is my CONSTANT partner he is the patient one (if you all know me you know I eh hem am getting my patience slooooowly) He has always been so loving and sweet to me.

Will he read this?

If he has time. Lots of studies!

Yes I AM still alive...

2009-01-14T15:35:00.000-08:00

Landon took this picture...
Daddy and babyMe and baby

They are my precious ones.... the ULTIMATE gift ... my children

Ok so its been like FOREVER since I updated the ole blog we have had ALOT we did though. As you know it is Christmas the time of presents, santa, and holiday travel UGH UGH UGH!!! Jesse and I heard there was a HUGE snow storm heading to Portland so we headed out in a hurry seriously we were throwing things in the car and were told later if we would not have left when we did we wouldnt of made it out of there. It took us almost 2 hours just to get out of Portland! and that storm oh we went through 4 or 5 storms on the way and we def had some scary moments but were blessed and got to Idaho safely the next morning at about 4 am OH what a lonnnng drive. We had SO much fun in Idaho we hung out with all the fam and enjoyed their cooking (yep back to the ole workouts for me here!! ) ha ha ha and learned some new things too!

I for one went snowboarding for the first time. Jedd was my tutour and he ROCKED he was SO good and patient. Seriously this kid is soo good he would hold my hands the WHOLE WAY down the moutain stopping BOTH of us along the way yeah hes a fun kid. I also got to hang out with my new future sissy in law Katie and I just LOVE her shes SO dang cute and sweet itll be fun to get to know her even better when we get back!

We were blessed to be able to stay with Jesses parents and had the whole basement to ourselves ( Thanks Mom I know we may have been a tad bit messy ;) ) and were able to make ourselves at home there. We also had babysitters there and were able to go out on tons of dates and just enjoy each other for the last time till the end of this schooling experience so I REALLY REALLY appreciate that from everyone I have been so stressed out about Jesse leaving for school itll be so hard to be without him. Anyhoo we also saw old friends like Sheling ling and her and the hubby just ROCKED we had so much fun and laughed and laughed.

We had so many adventures in Idaho and it was just an awesome trip to get us through till we move back which should be an adventure in itself. WHEW not lookin forward to that! well the moving part at least anyways we love you all and miss you all

Love

The Mumms

2008-12-09T17:32:00.000-08:00

Cutie PATOOTIE
So concentrated

boys will be boys

So today I did the crazy crazzy thing to do during the holidays.... thats right I attempted Gingerbread.... which by the way is officially the hardest cookie to work with the dough is IMPOSSIBLE to work with however it is the most heavenly smelling cookie of them all oh my GOSH my house smelled like heaven today! It was so fun watching the boys being so creative and happy and getting SO excited for christmas! Landon was asking today if we thought Santa would find us it was the cutest thing

THEN Landon being in a WONDERFUL mood and being so incredibly cute asked if he could take pics of me and was quite the photographer saying mommy put your leg up oh your hair is so pretty it was quite the photo shoot but was TONS of fun he by far is my fav photographer to date..... well at least in his age range! anyhoo heres some pics yeehaw

2008-12-06T08:34:00.000-08:00

Me and Zaders

50 pds wahooooo yay who knew I could get this small

Ok here are some updated weight loss pics from today yeeehhhhawwww

pics

2008-12-04T21:25:00.000-08:00

To this (Im kinda cheating here this is like a few weeks Ill put new ones up soon!)
This is me at my heaviest YIKES I cant believe Im puttin this up
From this (I was down around 13 pds then)
pics

Well I have made a HUGE goal!

2008-12-04T21:20:00.000-08:00

Hello all!
So here on such a HAPPY HAPPY note is an update on the never ending weight updates LOL (Im sorry if they get old guys really all I have is my kids and my workouts pretty much my life right now!) anyhoo so I made my HUGE goal I am back in the jeans I was in when I started dating Jesse thats right I am at an 8 wahooooooooooooooooooo never thought Id see those again! so one more quick YEEHAWWW hopefully Ill keep in them over the holiday I am now convinced all the chunk came from all my inlaws good cooking (yeah you all know who you are ;D )
So we are all doing great SOOOO excited to go home we are practically itching to get there!!! We wanna see some SNOW and we cant wait to see some family and friends we miss them all!
Jesse has his HARDEST module right now so he studies and that is pretty much it. I try my hardest to let him have all the time but sometimes at night HAVE to escape to go run a few miles to catch my sanity again it is the only cheap way I know how to do that ;) just me my ipod and the GORGEOUS running trails they have here with all the trees oh my GOSH they are great..... I do have some funny stories of people I have run into running if you dont know em youll have to ask me sometime! well gotta run the bed is CALLIN my name

2008-11-30T22:08:00.000-08:00

Oh christmas tree...
Oh donuts are SO yummy
oh boys.... messy messy
Landon trying to get the ornament candy hooky thing on...fun fun fun

more pics

Hello All!!!

2008-11-30T21:08:00.000-08:00

This is Zade playing with pots and pans his fav....
Me working in the kitchen surprise surprise
Jesse and Diesel hes so cute!
The kids on our roadtrip even Riya looked to say cheeseMe... with the new haircolor wahooooo

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE

WOW WOW WOW I CANNOT believe we are into December now and Thanksgiving has gone by we are OFFICIALLY into the Christmas holidays! we are now about halfway done with our Oregon adventure! and while there are somedays I dont feel all that great and happy (like before.....) we are feeling so excited to get back home to Idaho to hang with the fam and refresh ourselves. We love it here and I am SO SO SO thankful for my experience here the people here are AMAZING in so many ways and I have learned lessons from each and everyone of them. Whether it is from the woman who is so patient and kind and enough love to fill a whole room with her music each Sunday or the beautiful voices I listen to or the woman who manages to save my behind every time I really need a babysitter these people here are SO giving and Jesse and I have learned and grown into our own lil family here. Idaho is wonderful it is .... well home but I feel like we were able to get away for awhile and take into account what we want out of life and what we want out of our own family. Anyhoo heres some pics to update everyone we have had fun we love you all and will see some of you sooner then others!!! =)

So Im bored and in a bad mood.....

2008-11-18T19:29:00.001-08:00

This is my mad with life look....

Yeah I was bored I may have gotten carried away with the camera ha ha ha

So its been a LONG day its been a good day in many ways but just having a hard time planning for next year is somewhat depressing thinking of being without the hubby is just never a fun thing to think about. I feel so overwhelmed with trying to learn sign language and feel like Im alone just completely alone somedays. I have my friends (thank heavens I have them) both near and far same with family but we all know that empty feeling that can sneak up on us when we arent looking..... I feel like it is just one of those times when we get slammed but we will get over this too.

Anyways had to spit my feelings out there ..... talk to everyone later hopefully Ill be in a better mood then.

2008-11-15T09:43:00.001-08:00

you knew princess pics were coming come on people.... my only lil girl right!

more pics

2008-11-15T09:38:00.000-08:00

My beautiful family My sweet Zade

We walk through this life together and we stick together!

2008-11-15T09:21:00.000-08:00

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture Daddy and his boys...

Landon... and his leaf

I love this man...

Yeah when it comes down to it we are just goofs

Yay for family pictures!!!! Annika came over (THANK YOU ANNIKA) and we spent Friday afternoon taking pictures it was SOOO much fun I love my family they are so BEAUTIFUL anyways here you go some updated pics of THE MUMMS!!!

2008-11-09T21:26:00.000-08:00

2008-11-09T20:11:00.000-08:00

This is our crazy BIG hospital!

2008-11-09T20:08:00.000-08:00

Jesse singing and REALLY getting into it Awww so cute daddy and his boys

Me and my baby...

Zade....and well cake.... ugh dont go together!

Birthday Boy!

Pictures!

2008-11-09T20:03:00.000-08:00

The birthday boy blowin his pancake out! First thing in the morning doesnt this show Kyran in all his glory ha ha!

Jesses speed racer cake! oh my gosh Kyran was so cute he went up and threw his arms around Jesse and said Thank you daddy for my SPEED RACER cake!!!!
So this is MY baby dress she really does look like me.... weird....

Baby Riya....

More pics man!

Happy Birthday Kyran!!!!

2008-11-09T19:54:00.000-08:00

Oh sleeping princess..... So this is the hospital where the kids are getting their treatments at they have SO many toys and even people there to do arts and crafts its so fun!

My sweet baby Zade... hes such a teddy bear

Me n Princess.....

Seriously this is snow princess only no snow in Oregon...just rain :(

Well my lil boy is 3 yrs old!!! well not officially Tuesday is his "real" bday but Jesse had Sunday off so we partyed all day today with Kyran we started off the day with sprinkle pancakes and a primary program to boot! (which Landon did FANTASTIC and remembered his line) he made me start to cry when they did I am a child of God in sign language and to BOOT I have a new calling! I am one of the den leaders of the Bears WHEW! feelin like we are getting slammed with responsiblity but I know that my Heavenly Father wont give me more then I can do!

I also dressed Riya up today in the dress that my parents brought me home in so I had to show that off as well its crazy we do look alot alike as babies my lil girl is just so beautiful! I am so thankful for my family they are my heart!

We are all doing better and will start this week off fresh with high hopes and spirits! I am doing MUCH better and I am excited to get back to my work out regimen as I have been down with a viral infection that got so bad I was eating baby food for about a week OUCH! but we are better and ready to get on the ball!

We love you ALL and pray for you daily!

I have some news.....

2008-11-05T12:59:00.001-08:00

I know alot of you had heard the Zade had gotten into a special clinic with some AMAZING speacilists of PDD we have had some concerns on his developement and needed some answers so off we went yesterday to figure out what was going on with our sweet Zadey bear.......

We went through a barage of tests and at the end of the day they sat me down and told me that Zade completely flunked his hearing test that when they had tried to bounce sound into his left eardrum instead of a sharp peak ^ like that it was a flat line and then the other ear was more gradual.... what does this mean.... right now we cant say for sure except we know he cant hear very well at all which has put him WAY behind in alot of areas it could be as simple as fluid in his ears trapped in a place that they have to get to surgically OR it could be he will be deaf we dont know yet I know that I was instantly comforted I know that whatever it is we will handle it he is still our sweet Zade and nothing as changed. So Jesse and I are starting to learn some sign language until we can get him helped and teach the kids some simple sign as well we appreciate the prayers and kind thoughts that have come our way we love you all and will keep everyone posted for SURE! :)

Im so excited

2008-11-03T15:06:00.001-08:00

So most of you know by now I have been on a life change of making my families health a number one priority by diet and good ole excercise I have finally made one of my goals (well a BIG goal Ive made a few lil ones) anyways I have all of my bigger jeans here and they just constantly fall off me so Jesse took me shopping to get a pair of jeans to see me through till christmas time and guess what size 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! after Riya I was a 16 I have lost 6 pant sizes!!!!!!! Im so happy and feel SO healthy and once again I have to reccommend sparkspeople.com to anyone who is ready to make that change it AMAZING and has helped my whole family and I switch our mindsets in the way we eat and look at life! Its hard to believe I have lost almost 40 pounds now! that is a LANDON I have lost a person off of me!!!! anyways I had to share my WAHOOOO moment of the week :)

halloween

2008-11-02T17:37:00.000-08:00

Daisy felt left out.. This one makes me laugh Riya looks like..."Dont leave me with HIM dad"

But soon she realized she was in the arms of someone who loves her :)

Daddys lil princess

Can you believe this is ZADE!

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T17:22:00.000-08:00

Spiderman meet Princess... Princess Spidey....

These are those moments ......
Little Devil meet big devil... ha ha :)

This is me and my lil halloween bug oh shes SO cute ( and the purdy bday flowers Annika gave me THANK YOU!!)

Trunk or Treat smell my feet .... hee hee

Ok so I know I suck I suck at getting things up when I say I will just been so dang busy like everyone and their mom but finally here they are my sweet monsters and princess all dressed up for a fun night of trick or treating the day went without a hitch! and those kids brought home a bunch of candy (oh joy...) anyways we are all doing pretty ok I did have some drama with a root canal that went WAYYYYY South basically it got infected they went in and drained it twice and then put me on TONS of medicine that when mixed made me viciously ill, pass out, and go temporarily blind in one eye.... but no worries Im doing better still a little under the weather but doing better! well anyways here are those pictures enjoy!!!!

Look what Jesse did....

2008-10-22T19:05:00.001-07:00

Yeah hes still cute.... The final product

This is all of Jesses hair and goatee hair nice contrast huh...

oh babe....... not quite there

So its a normal morning get up around 6:40 go down to make waffles for the kids Jesse runs down and spouts out Babe you love me right.... no matter what I look ... right I looked at him and said of course I do he turns and runs up the stairs thats when the buzzing started..... I ran up with the camera I knew what was going on and well.... here he is JESSE BALD he looks like a THUG!!!!! or maybe...... maybe hes trying to look like Eric.... hmmmmmmmm or Justin........ maybe Greg........ I dunno but the name Mr. Clean certainly rings a bell!

one more time wahoo

2008-10-20T20:27:00.000-07:00

videos
So this is Jesse.... and the saw

trying the movie thing again

2008-10-20T20:17:00.000-07:00

here we go again

video

2008-10-20T20:12:00.000-07:00

hopefully this is a movie

2008-10-20T20:07:00.001-07:00

Umm yeah shes a princess ok so the BEST part of this costume is its a dog costume yep got it at Target for $7.99 wahoooooooo
I mean REALLY can you REALLY resist that face :)
Yeah this is the way the MUMMS carve pumpkin booyah
Landons taking notes for the future ohhhh
Look at me SMILE!!! I love my jumperoo!! (thanks mee maw wahoo!)

More pictures people!

GOTTA LOVE HALLOWEEN

2008-10-20T19:28:00.000-07:00

Batman has to sleep sometime right!
I love my Zaders!
Umm yeah hes adorable I know :)
This is me after I got 7 cavaties filled owwwww!
Jesse thought this was appropriate for Halloween seeing as how I look dead and all!

HALLOWEEN

Oh we all know this word brings to mind several things..... costumes, pumpkins, trick or treaters, candy, classroom parties and parades!.... oh the joys!!!

It has been SO fun to hear landon talk about his party at school and to see the boys get REALLY excited for Halloween! When Kyran and I were having a special time ( Jesse will be home studying with the kids doing something to keep em busy while I take one of the kids to have one on one time... Jesse does this but in mass kids since he doesnt have as much time.... anyways...) so we were in Fred Meyer and Kyran saw his batman outfit turned to me and said HEY MOOOOM! I KNOW WHAT I WANNA BEEEE!!!! ..... BATMAN WAHOOOOO oh it was adorable so we got his costume and he has worn it for the past week never tiring of it! So tonight for Family Home Evening Jesse studied extra hard all day and in the early morning so he could participate for awhile longer then usual and we carved pumpkins... but we didnt just CARVE them oh no no.... Jesse broke out the electric saw and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ed through my kitchen carvin pumpkins left and right it went MUCH faster this way and i personally think this was a GENIUS idea.

So Zade we werent sure what he was gonna be until.... well I was giving him a bath and his hair when not curled is past his shoulders he looks like a lil girl so I put it in a ponytail for Jesse to see (and maybe inspire a haircut) and he said he would be a PERFECT pirate .... so we are waiting till after halloween to cut the kids hair...

we are all doing FABULOUS though we are happy and semi healthy (allergies are KILLER here!) I was asked to participate in a church play the ten virgins.... and if your wondering yes I am one of the foolish ones LOL I am Ashira if you are familiar with the play or the book ( It is an AMAZING CD and I would reccommend it for church music to ANYONE its just gorgeous!) I am excited they are getting a pottery sculptor to make each one of us our own custom lamp that we get to keep I am sure it will be a treasured and dear memory of our Oregon ward and really the whole experience.... It really hit home when I read through the play it is about 10 virgins who are all very good women the one I will be portraying is the overworked mother (ha ha right) and the woman who casted me didnt even KNOW me when or my situation when she cast me anyways I am alwasy saying I will do it TOMARROW I will get to him TOMARROW (him being Christ) and you know I have definately found myself doing that somedays when I am just to tired to read my scriptures or do those sorts of things it makes me realize anyone of us could easily fall into that good but not quite good enough cateogory.....

So on another HIGH note I am down 30 pounds WAHOOOOOOOOO and Jesse has lost around 15 pounds!!!!!! we I cant believe we have come so far. It feels sooo great to be healthy and eating right and I excercise everyday I havent been this size or this small since before Kyran and I am just stoked bad news is I left all my skinny jeans in Idaho... gotta invest in a good belt till I get there I guess.... anyways Im telling you sparkspeople.com is AWESOME sooo excited.... well all for now here hope all families are doing well and having as much fun as we are this halloween season!!!!

pics

2008-10-09T13:25:00.000-07:00

Kyran and his smile
So Daisy LOVES Riya its SO cute she makes sure shes ok if Riya is makin a noise Daisy will come get me...
This is me and Jesse after we went to the temple GORGEOUS day
Zaders...
More Einstien hair..

pics

Back for more.....

2008-10-09T13:22:00.000-07:00

Well it is yet another rainy day here in Oregon and the housework is done so I thought Id get some more pics up ..... things are going well here still Jesse is getting a little burnt out on school I think but its so hard to do school 24/7 and then when he thinks about being away from the kids next year I know it really overwhelms him but I know we will be ok .... we will be back in Idaho after all =D anyhoo heres some pics talk to you all later LOTS of love to you all!

2008-10-07T20:59:00.000-07:00

This pic cracks me up but look how BIG she is!and her hair that sticks straight UP so cute!
The boys gettin ready for their movie night!
Do you see the popcorn fight and then both of them passed out!
Thats ummm us..... yeah we love each other
So this is Daisy May yeah everyone wants her shes a noodle and SO sweet (in case your wondering shes a malamute)oh and yeah she will be about 130 pds full grown.... oh and did I mention her great great grandpa was in the movie Iron Will yeah we love Daisy.......

Sooo here we go round TWO

I have done this blog once already and now Im back......

SO first subject I HATE THE ECONOMY HAS CRASHED ok so Im sure lots of people hate this but this is MY reason.... it makes getting goverment school scholarships VERY hard to get Im so frusterated that because of this we could very well be out of luck for our scholarships.......

So we will forge ahead though and be thankful that we did get into school and are making the journey I cannot believe that we will be halfway through come christmas time (thank heavens!)
yesterday was especially hard as I was missing EVERYONE so much and just wanting to be back home Idaho. I missed my inlaws especially the sister Hiedi I always wanted a sister and Hiedi really feels like one I know I dont get to talk to her much anymore but I miss her and her family I miss my sweet Jesse May and her hugs.... I miss my Sethers and his adventurous spirit, I miss Mckenna bug and her amazing stories.... I miss Erics jokes and watching him serve so many...... seriously my brother and sis in law serve more people then well I dont know who but they have been a huge example to me....... I miss the GARDEN ohhh I miss that so much and the whole season I used to loathe getting up so early to do peas or beans but now I realize how nice it was to be around everyone and have that time to talk or to just be togather because in the end its all about family thats all this life is about. I want the best for mine I want my children to KNOW how to work and have fun doing so.....

Anyways speaking of children they are all doing SO well Landon is doing well in kindergarten and starting to READ Kyran is such a well ....uh munster LOL he is into everything and trying to learn as much as he can as quickly as he can I love him so much .... Then sweet Zade he is walking EVERYWHERE and talking more and more ALL day his favorite word is HUH? WHA? its soooo cute and Riya is giggling now and smiling ALL the time I dont know how we got so lucky with such smiley kids but I LOVE IT Jesse is doing well in school has passed all his tests and studies hard every night (except Friday which is my night.....unless there is a big test that he doesnt feel ready for) I myself am doing FANTASTIC I workout everyday and I have lost 25 POUNDS WAHOOO I have been doin sparkspeople.com (which is free by the way) that keeps track of my calories and excercise.... and then I do about 90 min of workout per day Ive lost a total about about 18 inches now and have SO much more energy..... I came to a point where I realized that I am more then likely done with having kids so I want MY body back Im sooo tired of being big (and usually pregos lol) anyways other then working out I am on kid duty and mom duty and wife duty which is a more then full time job!

So here are some pics to update ya one is of the boys they had a "sleepover" where they watched a movie in there room (we brought the portable dvd player in) we popped popcorn for them and they had a popcorn fight it was a mess but they had so much fun totally worth it! so time for bed gnight!

HOLY HAIR COLOR MISTAKE

2008-09-29T20:56:00.000-07:00

umm so what do you think.... better then black~ Yeah uh best neighbor EVER
So uh doctor.....
Whats that honey my blood pressure is high??? hmmmm
Ahhh this week we are studying eyes mmmmm tasty

Ok sooo when Riya was born I decided to highlight my hair blonde you know girls day out feel pretty again! well I have lost 20 POUNDS with sparkspeople.com and thought well Ill dye it back to my natural color so I have friend come put it in I got brown just regular old brown she puts it in and when I go to wash it out MY HAIR IS JET BLACK!!!!!!!!!!! oh my GOSH I was FREAKING OUT so off to the salon I went today to try and fix it and THIS is the lightest they could get my hair to go they did say it would fade to a lighter reddish brown so HERES HOPING

Jesse is doing well except he is SICK poor baby but I had to put some pics up of him doing his exams on me and my neighbor oh what a day! it was all in good fun and seriously I have THE BEST neighbor ever! such a sport she is!

The kids are doing GREAT they also have this cold/allergy thing going on but Landon is doing good in kindergarten and Zade is making LEAPS AND BOUNDS he is walking and talking up a storm!
Riya just learned how to giggle and is now giggling and smiling oh shes SO CUTE and Kyran my lil blondie is a wild child as always but we have fun especially when we have our time ;D anyhoo off to bed I go I am EXHAUSTED!

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2008-09-22T16:08:00.000-07:00

Four generations RIP Grandpa I will never forget...
My Grandma isnt she beautiful~

Me and my Jessie May GAH I love her!!! This is what my Grandpa would have wanted

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Seriously

2008-09-22T15:49:00.000-07:00

My bro and I!

Hes soo cute holdin Riya!
Playing hide and seek
Me and Jillybean Ive missed her!

So seriously this week has been INSANE I flew out Monday morning to Houston (for a layover) then to Indianapolis then from there drove to Danville Illinois. I stayed for a day then back to the airport where I stopped off in Houston again (and got to see my bro yay it was soo good to finally see him!) then back to Portland where I was picked up and literally threw stuff in the car and took off to get to Utah asap to be with my family. We arrived there 4 am on Friday and had to be up around 7 am to get ready for the funeral. We then buried my amazing Grandpa right where he wanted to be. It was a beautiful service and it really felt like he was at peace. That night I was able to hang out with my cousin Jill who I have missed SO much I hope and pray that we will stay close after this. I also hung out with my brother he was SOOOO cute with my kids and it is so fun to hear them talk about Uncle Greg! They LOVED him and will always remember that (thanks Greg for being so great with them!) We then hopped in the car at about 10 am and drove to Rexburg Idaho to drop in for Erics bday (ha ha I hope you show Hiedi pics Eric or your gonna be in trouble!!!) It was SOOOO fun to see them all and OH MY GOSH my nieces and nephews are HUGE and SO cute! Oh my lil Jessie May I love her so much it was so fun to see her and the rest of the crew! Seth has just grown a TON just in a few months anyways after having a great dinner and some cake we took off around 4 and by 5am we were back in Portland and UTTERLY exhausted!

What a week but all in all it has been a good one I will never forget once agian I thank you for all your prayers and thoughts god bless you all!!!

Life is like that......

2008-09-18T19:53:00.000-07:00

It has been a hard day today the day I had to say goodbye to my Grandpa

He was a great man and was looked up to by so many people and loved so many people respected him as a friend, leader, and faithful servant to the lord. I learned so much from him while he was here and showed so much love to all especially to my amazing Grandma. They were married nearly 60 years! and more in love everyday it was so hard to see my Grandma hurting so badly. It is a short seperation but still a hard one. I am grateful that we know that this life doesnt just end now that we have so much more to go on to. I know that the church is true I know that the Lord is there with open arms to welcome us into the next life. I hope and pray that I can be like my Grandpa to learn and apply all he taught me..... I hope and pray I can make it to 60 years healthy with the love of my life Jesse.......

We are all doing well and I thank everyone for their prayers and kind thoughts I am constantly meeting and surrounded by AMAZING people I dont know what I would have done without you all especially a few select women who have been amazing you know who you are and I love you tons thank you!

SO TIRED!!!

2008-09-04T19:59:00.001-07:00

Well life is dramatic as usual always some kind of adventure going on here! Landon had his FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL oh he was SO excited and got a special blessing from his daddy afterwards he came out and gave his dad a BIG hug and thanked him for his blessing it was so sweet to see him grow and realize what was going on! Well we went to pick him up and no Landon on my way home to call the school when he didnt show up on the bus they called asking where I was there was a mix up so he was forgotten poor buddy felt a lil forgotten but we had a party afterwards and he soon forgot =D

We also had our lil pup Happy run into our neighbors yard that had a Siberian Husky and the husky attacked her so she is hurt not sure but her hip may be dislocated errrrr

Riya is growing like a WEED and getting so big I know I need to get more pics up I promise soon just mopped since I made 3 BATCHES of jam today and my WHOLE KITCHEN was a sticky icky MESS but the jam turned out great its my first time canning by myself pretty excited I got through it without any major burns =D

As for Jesse and his school he is doing well he is a lil stressed about his test tomarrow but he stayed up all night last night studying and he is up studying as I speak hes doing all he can and I am so proud of him and so thankful that he is so dedicated to his studies! that is about all for now I am EXHAUSTED off to bed I GO!

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More pics for you all

2008-08-24T17:01:00.001-07:00

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Its been SOOO long since I updated our blog but SO much has happened we have had adventures EVERYWHERE we got to see our friends new adorable baby Calvin. Then most exciting of all Baby Riya was blessed!!!!!!!!! She was just beautiful in her little white blessing gown and it was just the perfect day being surrounded with family and loved ones. We also had adventures with the Grandparents!!!! We went to beaches and malls we got to catch up and play and we ate some GREAT seafood! all in all it has been a FANTASTIC week and we already miss everyone!

The boys had a blast with everyone and miss them already!

Yesterday we went to Seaside and then to Cannon beach to play Jesse and I both went all the way into the ocean and body surfed in the waves it was amazing

Landon got pretty brave too and ended up swimming in the ocean. When all was said and done brrrrrrrrr we were cold but a nice hotel manager directed us a to hot footwash and shower with towels (I think he took pity on us all!) Well here are some pics to catch everyone up!!!! Love you all!!!!!

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Hikers Paradise

2008-08-03T16:02:00.000-07:00

Hello all!

If you all are aware of Oregon and the things it is known for one of them is the hiking so Jesse and I decided to pack all four kiddies up and 2 dogs along with lunches, gear, stroller, water ect ect pack the bus (suburban) and head on the road to the gorge which is known for the AMAZING waterfalls and hikes. We picked a hike that was a little over 2 miles round trip thinking to start out small and off we went. Now the looks we got from passing hikers was priceless and well impressed. It was BEAUTIFUL out there oh my goodness the plant life and the scenery was breathtakingly beautiful! I highly reccommend ANYONE AND EVERYONE if they come around here to take the hike! After the hike we went looking for blackberries to pick but all of them were not ripe so we will wait for next week I think. That night we also headed to the Nyes for a night of movies and games they had made a screen 15 ft by 15 ft and the kids stayed outside on blankets ran around and just had a blast (there were about 10 kids there in the same age region it was so great) We had a long day but it was one I will remember forever! ENJOY THE PICTURES!!!!

OH....MY GOSH

2008-07-30T20:42:00.000-07:00

WOWWWWWW

I am sooo tired once again people out there let me reiderate 4 children in 6 years is .... well madness really my house is PURE madness trying to keep on top of laundry and 4 kids and a house and 2 dogs and a husband and feeding everyone its just HUGE but we are doing well. Dont get me wrong we are EXTREMELY sleep deprived but we are doing well.

Annika has arrived now and has helped with the housework it has been so wonderful to have a extra pair of hands around the house it cuts it down but at the same time its hard not to wanna take care of her too mommy instinct I suppose........

Riya is doing so well she is right at 7 pds and eating pretty well she has breastfeeding issues but we are moving on. We had Jedd come by last night it was SO good to see him he is just a great lil bro =D and it was so fun to watch him play with the kiddies what an uncle he is and of course it was great to see brothers together again.

We did get some bad news Jesses aunt had passed away Aunt Georgie had passed on last night she was such a great women Jesse has so many wonderful memories of her and the few that I do have are wonderful she was an example to all in many ways and she will be missed.

Jesse is still doing great in school once again SO proud of that man he just rocks seriously! well that is all for now off I go always something else to get done around here!

2008-07-29T23:03:00.000-07:00

Pics of Riya

2008-07-21T07:47:00.000-07:00

Here is the link to Riyas movie on Youtube enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odPDgMOsUXM

2008-07-19T17:28:00.000-07:00

Hello all

Just thought Id update our pictures as Riya just grows everyday and well my boys need some pics in here too they are so cute! we had a family night last night we watched a movie and had pizza at home and then off to ice cream gelato to be exact we had fun dancing and just having a great time! we love you all!

Time FLYS

2008-07-16T13:18:00.000-07:00

Well we are coming up on 1 month for my lil Riya baby I cannot believe how fast it has gone! we are all doing wonderful Riya is eating about 80 -90cc's which is about 3 oz yay! she is growing getting closer to the six pound mark now and just as gorgeous as ever it is so fun to dress up little girls. I think Zade is having the most difficult time with Riya he still tries to steal her bottles and is just one massive tantrum after another and on top of that he is teething!
As for the rest of us Jesse is doing great in school hes definately not up to date on sleep but really who is in this household? Me well I went to the doc yesterday and she determined I have a pretty large infection on the inside that is manifesting itself in other places (luck of the draw I guess!) so I am on some massive antibiotics to kill that and then I have a sinus infection so on some meds for that and I guess Im just healing still csections are just not fun its official done it 2 and done my time there well off I go to get yet another load of laundry folded I think Ive done 8 loads today and still have more to go! have a great day

2008-07-13T18:22:00.000-07:00

Heres some pictures of Riya she is doing just GREAT!!!!

WOW

2008-07-09T20:08:00.000-07:00

So we are all doing GREAT it is so nice to have our sweet Riya home and she is doing SOOOO well and gaining weight she is still just under 5 pds and doing very well! As for Jesse and I well..... ok so 4 kids in 6 years just a word to the wise out there its a lil fast to be having kiddies especially when the husband is away all day at school and studying all night for school I am TIRED but happy my family is together! Jesse is still an incredible help to me if its just to much he steps right in the count down for Annika to arrive has officially begun I am SO excited to have her here especially to have an extra pair of arms!!!! other then that all is well at the Mumm household Jesse has gotten caught back up with classes and we are trying to fall into a routine again! We love you all and appreciate the thoughts and prayers once again!