What's new Scooby-Doo?

Jaxon has gotten into Scooby-Doo lately. Let me just say that the old animation is soooo much better than the newer stuff. I know we haven't been blogging lately, mainly because we lost our camera and I don't like just word posts. We really don't want to buy a new one because than the other will magically reappear, but we are missing some key moments in life. It's a pickle I tell ya. Last post was about my birthday. These shots are from Jordan's phone
Glasses courtesy of Jaxon, dream catcher courtesy of Kodee (They couldn't be cuter)

New walking shoes courtesy from Jordan. I was very excited because I haven't gotten new running/walking shoes in about 5 years. It was high time. On my birthday night I put them on to see how they fit while we watched some TV; Jordan thought I was going to wear them to bed.
The shoes are great! Lately I've been going walking with some friends three times a week while jaxon is in preschool. I push Kodee in the stroller and he loves it. We walk 3.8 miles each day so we are bound to get in shape!
For my b-day dinner I made calzones and fruit pizza for my cake and invited our aforementioned friends for din din and games. It was sooo fun! Amber and Josh (friends) have three girls; they are way older than the boys, but they loved them just the same. By the end of the night they all laid on our bed and watched a movie. They never fell asleep and they didn't leave til after 11pm. I had a blast!
Jordan was gone two weekends in November, but we did manage to get our inside Christmas decorations up Veteran's Day weekend. Having those two days off and then Thanksgiving break is so nice. The boys loved having their daddy around!
In the middle of all of Jordan's madness he took me up to the city on a Wednesday for the So You Think You Can Dance Tour-the very last show. Thanks to Ariel for taking the boys all day! We were able to make a day of it. I was able to get some new Sunday shoes and a larger jacket with my birthday money. Then we mostly window shopped in a really nice mall in Gilbert. Our friends were kind enough to spoil us with dinner at home before we went to the show. We got there just as it was starting and we didn't have tickets. We had to look a bit for those guys who get rid of tickets for cheap and we found a guy who had $40 tickets and he only wanted $25. Awesome! The show was so fun! We were at the back of the arena and we could still see all the energy the dancers put into each move. We all screamed ourselves silly. We didn't get back until 2am and poor Jordan had to get up at 6:30 to teach a half day before driving back up to the same place for one of his students' All-State Show choir weekend. It's Jordan's favorite event of the year. The president asked him if he would be a chairman under him. Jordan pretty much said yes! That means he has to get the clinician, choreographer, facility, audition times and materials, etc.... It would be a lot of work, but it does get his foot in the door for other show choir importants to get to know him.
I did mention in a post many moons ago that I was pregnant with #3, but the post was very long so I guess no one got to the bottom to read the news. Anyway, the due date is April 27th. That puts me about 20 weeks. Yay! I'm getting somewhere. We're thrilled for a spring baby. It's been nice because I was not as sick with this one as I was with the boys. It's amazing to feel better during the 2nd trimester-I've never known that before. We've been thinking it could be a girl because of the difference, but we've also heard that the % of having a girl after 2 boys is about 20%. So we didn't get our hopes up. Wednesday of Thanksgiving week I had an appt. Out of the blue the Dr. gave me an ultrasound and before I could say anything he asked if I wanted to know the sex. I just sat there with my mouth wide open because I did want to know, but I was sad because Jordan wasn't there. He asked again and I just blurted, "Yes!" Well, he's pretty sure it's one of these..... A GIRL!!!!!!!
To be honest I was in shock! I went and bought this outfit right after and put it in a blue bag and took it to Jordan at school. I told him Happy Thanksgiving as I handed him the bag. As he was pulling out the blue tissue paper he looked very confused that he could see something pink. He unfolded the outfit and it took about 30 seconds to register to him that we were having a girl. And then he screamed! It's been fun telling people. We get very exciting reactions! We still have an anatomy ultrasound on the 15th which will really tell us for sure if the baby is a girl, but we really feel it is! I am also scared for having 3 children-I've heard it's the toughest transition. And I have a feeling this baby is not going to be as easy as Jax and Kodee were, but we are excited for something new and pink and purple! We can't wait to see what she'll look like. I've felt her since my birthday and now Jordan is starting to feel her move. This is the reason I mentioned I needed a bigger jacket. All my maternity clothes are for the hottest part of summer and now it's getting cold; let's just say we're having a difficult time finding something to wear.

Thanksgiving break was great! We went to our brother-in-laws' cabin in Payson, about a 3 hour drive, Wednesday evening. Poor Kodee he is our carsick child. Grandma was very impressed how I got around the van while trying to help Kodee and the spew. The cabin was more like a mansion-three levels, 5 bathrooms attached to big rooms with big beds, a nice kitchen and basement. There was plenty of room for the three families. Jaxon had the best time with his cousins or as he would call it, his kids. They went hiking and exploring and found a bunch of frozen creek water that they stored in the freezer. The older kids found a nice size tarantula and scared about everyone of us with Bryce letting it crawl on his face. With 19 people we were able to get everyone at the big table. Jordan's sister kept calling it a small group. To me that will always be huge! We had an emotional beginning by having us all give a sour and a sweet to our year. I'd say the sweets far out weighed the sours. We could truly feel God's goodness in our lives. After clean-up (which didn't take long with us 3 sisters and grandma) we all lazed about the rest of the day. The boys went down to bed like a dream that night, but did not stay that way for too long. Jordan and I were up probably every hour in between both boys that night. Kodee didn't like the crib and Jaxon got a stomach bug. Jaxon sure was a champion because after every time he got up he would ask for more music and a prayer and go right to sleep, until the next episode. It ended up being okay that we had to leave the next day so we could get Jaxon home. I haven't seen him so sick in a really long time. He laid on the couch all weekend; definitely not the same boy. He was so uncomfortable on Saturday that Jordan gave him a blessing with the help of our friend. Even before Bro. T. left the house Jaxon had completely calmed down and fallen asleep. If I was grateful for anything that weekend it was for Jaxon's faith in the comforting power of the Savior. It's so wonderful to see him grow up and know that prayer is comforting, and that they will always be answered.
It's so great when he prays, go to mountain, go in car, go to Walmart, and bless the food. Kodee is always right behind him saying many of the words. We really can't get over how well Kodee talks. Lately he's been saying little 3 word sentences. It's very cute! We're getting over how much he's using NO! now though. Not so cute anymore.
Now that I feel better I'm really trying to enjoy the boys and all their craziness. Jaxon builds very creative block/buildings and forts. Lately he's been stacking everything in the room all in one pile and he calls it his castle. Very creative-not so fun to clean up.
We really can't wait for Christmas break to see my family in Utah, but before that Jordan has 4 concerts in two weeks. I have a solo in the Messiah next week. That was kind of unexpected.

Oh, I made whole wheat bread for the first time yesterday. It tastes great, it just doesn't have the round top like regular bread. There's always next time. I believe this will be a regular in our household now.