Summer Time Part 2

I have like 5 passwords I rotate through when I log into my things and because the sites make me change it so often I can never remember which one is for that log in, and it take me 3-5 times every time! This introductory statement  has absolutely nothing to do with this post, but it just happened again so I wondered if that happens to anyone else?? lol!

So I am sure everyone is waiting on the edge of their seat with anticipation about what else we did this summer!! Well back in April James and I felt strongly about trying to have another baby! This was a pretty big surprise, especially to me, because we hadn't planned on it for several years. (Having 3 kids in 2.5 years will make you feel that way!) But when your husband who has sworn off children forever tells you we need another one- YOU LISTEN!! Who knows if he will ever say it again! Don't scare the "feeling" away! So about 3 months after deciding to try we found out at the end of July we were expecting! We were thrilled! We couldn't wait to tell our families and share in this joy of expanding our family once again! We had 3 very healthy pregnancies so we felt insensible that anything but a healthy pregnancy would occur. The pregnancy was going great. I wasn't sick AT ALL!! Which was really weird for me because with the others I was pretty sick pretty early! In fact it was going so well, I never really felt pregnant. James would ask me, "Why are you not excited?"  I would tell him of course I was excited, but just don't feel like I am pregnant. One night I felt a few cramps and actually looked up signs of a miscarriage, I then felt I was just being paranoid and went to sleep. I got up the next morning, got everyone ready and was about to leave on a walk with the kids. I then discovered some spotting and knew right away what had happened. I called my mom when I couldn't get a hold of James and she comforted me. James eventually came home and we went to the doctor to confirm our knowledge of the miscarriage. Our hearts were broken, but we knew we didn't want to sit around the house all day in self wallowing. We have so many things to be grateful for we thought it would be wise to dwell on those things instead. So we packed up the kids and went to Cherry Hill amusement park for the rest of the day and enjoyed the wonderful children we do have! It helped heal our hearts and spirits.

We are obviously sad we don't have a baby on the way, but we can see the blessings we have received through this. We are okay! We understand God's has an individual plan for us. Heavenly Father will send us more children on His time and not our! (We should have learned that lesson from the first 3!) This experience has helped us count our blessings and truly empathize with those who have had similar sufferings. Our family is a gift from our loving Heavenly Father and I hope to never take that for granted again!

Here are my youngest at Cherry Hill: (James was taking Carlyle on one more slide when these were taken.)

On a happier note... we got to spend a week with our nieces! We had so much fun with them here, while Ashley prepared for her new little baby to come! We were honored to have them and hope it helped give her a small break to rest before she brought her newest addition home. We went to the movies and the park and played played played the whole 5 days! It was nice to have some individual bonding time with these 2 cute little ladies!

Here are some pics of the fun week we had:

The summer isn't over yet... So take care! ...Until next time! :)

Summer Time Part 1

Well I have definitely been on a blogging hiatus for the last 3 months and thought since James has left me on my 5 year anniversary for 5 days I have more evening time to write. It was that or Netflix cheat on him. (What we and Bill Simmons call watching a show you watch with your spouse without them!) I swore I wouldn't "cheat" while he was gone and I suppose this is more productive anyway!

I cannot believe the summer is already over! It went by so fast and we are already fast approaching the holiday season. We had a fun summer though and I suppose I should recap these last few months and the latest things that are happening in the Bennett family!

We started off our summer by moving into our new home. We are loving it! The kids are finally adjusting and feeling more at home. Carlyle had the hardest time with the move. He would throw fit after fit anywhere and everywhere over anything and everything! I was losing my mind and seriously considering going back to work to make him someone else's problem! ( not joking/ joking) He slept in our bed every night for the first 6 weeks and if he did fall asleep in his own bed, sometime in the middle of the night he would find his way up to my quarter of the bed. -Needless to say my sleep was limited for the first little while! He is well adjusting now and has been on up and down behavior wise, but have recently seen a climb upwards! We are making strides with him and I lean strictly on inspiration regarding his needs, otherwise I may or may not just be screaming and spanking (and hiding) from my children all day! :)

After moving we went to spend a week in the Boise area for my family reunion. We had so much fun camping and eating and playing with cousins! We look forward to the next one in two years! Unfortunately I have no pics of my own from this reunion but here are some of the kids chillin this summer.

The last big event in my life (I say my life and not ours because it literally only effected me!) was Lenore getting her hair cut! It was so sad and if I could take it all back I wouldn't have done it. I am spontaneous and irrational sometimes and when I think of something for like a second I proceed to carry out the plan without giving it much thought at all! I cannot count the times I have literally gotten out of bed to order something on the internet I felt at that second I needed, or actually ran to the store to get it because seriously in the morning is when I will need to use it and it could not wait another day! (I am working on it). Well... Lenore's hair cut was the same way! I swore I would NEVER cut it until I absolutely had to and even then it would be a trim! Well this particular morning I was having a hard time doing her hair- I really am not great at girls hair!- and so I thought it would be easier to to if I cut it! So without so much as a second thought I made the decision and followed through... I have to admit she looks adorable and she LOVED it! (She was looking in the mirror and tossing her hair around all day) but I miss her long locks and the only way I don't lose sleep over it is knowing that hair always grows back! Whew! 

Long Hair

She doesn't smile for pictures so you know she is excited!

Finished product

Well I will wrap up for now but tune in later this week because there are some hum dingers you will want to hear about! Especially if you need a good boost to feel better about yourself!