Kate's 4 Weeks Old

Since Kate is already 4 weeks old, I decided it was time to post some new pictures. We had a friend take some newborn pictures of Kate and the kids. She did such a great job! . Kate has really been such a sweet baby to have. Tyler and Haley just adore her, and always want her to be awake so they can talk to her. We are getting excited to leave next week to Utah, for my little brother's wedding. It will be fun to be around a lot of family and let them all finally meet sweet Kate! We hope Kate likes her carseat! My other two kids haven't!!

She's Here!

My Three Sweet Kids! LOVE THEM!!

Me with my girls! ( I'm a little tired, as you can tell!)

Baby Kate was born Friday May 9th, 2008 at 2:34 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs 3 oz. and was 18 3/4 inches long. She is such a good, healthy baby, and we love having her in the family. A lot of the pictures were taken on my Mom's camera, which won't download onto our computer. I was so sad. And, since she is still here helping out (thank goodness!), we will have to post the rest of them later when she goes home and can download them.

Tyler and Haley Love their new baby sister! They are so helpful with her.

Dad must be exhausted!!!!

Kate Coming Home!

Ludicrosity

Sometimes justice is served, like when Sarah Jessica Parker was named the unsexiest woman on earth (see my last month's post for more details), and other times, like in the case of Oscar Pistorius, justice is robbed.

Oscar was born with a rare bone defect in both legs that required amputation when he was only 11 months old. When he turned 18, he began racing competitively in various Paralympic events. He has since gone on to become the fastest double-amputee in the world. At 21, he is currently the world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters. Known as the blade runner, he runs with the aid of two carbon fibre artificial legs, called cheetahs. Here is a portion of a profile done on him:



Amazing, I know!! Anyway, the follow up to this story is that the IAAF has ruled that Oscar is not allowed to race against able-bodied athletes in the Olympics or in any other IAAF sanctioned event because, get this, he has an unfair advantage!!!! Really? Since when did not having calves or feet become an "advantage" for a sprinter? Look, I'm sure the day may come when science can actually improve on our natural physiology, but until I see other sprinters considering chopping their own legs off so that they can run faster, I think Oscar should be allowed to compete against people who have the "disadvantage" of having two legs.

So just to clarify the IAAF's position on things, a man who gets a sex change can compete against women in the Olympics, but a man who loses his legs to amputation cannot compete against other able-bodied men? The kind of stupidity it takes to reach these conclusions is truly breathtaking.

Last Few Road Trips

I know I may not be the writer of the family, but I wanted to post a few of the things we have been doing this month. I am getting so close to having this 3rd baby, that we decided to drive to see both of our families. It is probably going to get a little harder, once we add a third child, to do the 4-5 drive. I am down to about 1 month now. YEY!
We started by going down to Southern California to see Scott's family. It was very fun and relaxing. One of the days we took the kids to Lego Land, because none of us had ever been there. The kids seemed to have a great time!
We were also able to be there to celebrate Scott's youngest sister Brooke's "Sweet Sixteen" party! They had about 20 girls go to the 'Old Spaghetti Factory' in Newport. It was hysterical.
Then, last week, Tyler was out of preschool for Spring Break. I decided to brave the trek alone and drive to Utah for the week. Haley only cried for about 3 hours of the drive. Don't ask why, because I have no idea! But, we made it, and Scott flew in on Wednesday to join us for the rest of the week.
We had so much fun celebrating Easter. I wish we had a backyard, because all the kids wanted to do was jump on the tramp and play outside.
We made sugar cookies, decorated Easter Eggs, and had our annual Money Easter Egg Hunt. I swear, all my brother's found the good eggs this year. Haley and I only ended up with $3! Tyler and Scott found about $15, and each of the boys found over $20. Okay, something is wrong with that outcome. I got mad at them for shaking the eggs first, and leaving behind any with a jingle. Little Stinks!
We had such a great trip though. I love Easter and being with my family.

The kids on Easter Sunday!
The kids with Uncle Steve!

I also wanted to post a picture of the girls in the Nash family. I am so excited that there will be 3 of us now. Since I grew up with 5 brothers, it is so nice to add some 'sisters' to the family!