Our little man!!

Bridger David Eggett Finally arrived on 8/19/2011

He was a whopping 8lbs 14oz and 21in Long. A whole pound bigger than my biggest girl.

We love him so much. His sisters love the cuddle him and give him kisses. The Doctor said that when she was delivering him he had his hand beside his head and then reached out and grabbed onto her finger. He loves to hold our fingers.
Look at this big boy. He is so much fun to hold and cuddle. I love my arm ful of baby boy!

Dave and his Little Guy. I love my Boys!

He has been such a good sleeper. He wants to eat a lot. Needless to say he is a healthy boy and I just can't get enough of him.

It's a .........

BOY!!!!

So we were scheduled to have our ultrasound on March 31st but on Tuesday of this week we recieved a call asing if we could reschedule because one of the Ultrasound techs wouldn't be coming in on the 31st and they would be short handed. They told us we could come in that very same day or wait a couple more weeks. Well I jumped at the chance to go in early. when the tech told us it was a boy I was so excited I couldn't help but cry. The girls were so excited they started squeelng and giggling. I looked over at Dave and he was so calm and just sat there. He wants a little boy so much. He said he had prepared himself to hear it was a girl but he hadn't prepared how to act if it was a boy.

Above is his face.
And this is his boy shot!!
We are so excited to have a little boy in our home. We can't wait for the day to finally meet him.

Pheasant Hunt!!

So if you can't tell I am still playing catch up. In November Dave took the girls out to the youth pheasant hunt. They met up with his friend Grant. Grant brought his 3 dogs which my girls just love. I knew when I married Dave that our kids would always be welcome to tag along with him on his hunting excursions. I guess I just didn't picture my little girls out so young with all the big people and their guns.Dave packing some food.
Look at the pinkness amongst all the orange and brown. I guess we should get them some Hunter Orange.

This is Grant and his dogs. The girls want a dog so bad, they don't mind borrowing other peoples dogs for the time being.

Needless to say they didn't keep up very well and they started to get cold. They had so much fun even though it doesn't look like it here

Reflections

I know this is a bit late but I want to do better at updating these fun things. Breanne participated in the Reflections program this year at her School. The theme was "Together we can......." Breanne chose to paint a picture with water colors of a flower. As we talked about the theme and what a theme was she said she wanted hers to say "together we can grow".Look at her cute picture. I was very proud of her. She loves to paint and draw.

At first I wanted her to select photography so that her and Dave could do this project together but she wanted so bad to paint. Sometimes I need little reminders that she is her own little person and she has her own thoughts and Ideas. She did such a great job on her picture.
All she kept Talking about when she turned in her picture was that she wanted a trophy. I tried to explain that not all kids would get a Trophy and that she needed to know that what ever happened she did an excellent job. There were 4 categories in each genre. The first one was the one that went onto state state and they got a trophy. The next one was called the Award of Merit. They got a trophy also but got to take their projects home. The third one I don't remember the tile but they got a prize like paint or a note book and candy and the last category was an honorable mention and they received some candy.I knew that any of these categories would have been fine. Breanne really wanted a Trophy though. I sat there praying that she would get a Trophy because she believed she would. The names were called for the first place and she did not get called. Then they announced the Award of Merit and her name got called she was so excited to go get her Trophy. Of course I shed a few tears. I do that a lot when my kids are involved.

Of course we had to go celebrate!!!

Way to go Bean!! We love you! She was so excited to see her name on her little trophy.

Picking Pumpkins with Grandpa Riches

This Girls love spending time in the garden with Grandpa. I am so grateful for the time our kids get to spend with their Grandparents. I love how patient mine and Daves parents are with them. I know my girls adore their Grandmas and Grandpas.

Yay for Pumpkins, Gardens, and Grandparents!!!

More Halloween craftiness!

I saw this cute idea on another blog I follow... She made Mummies out of terra cotta pots.

I didn't take a picture of the finished product yet but they turned out so cute. The girls loved painting. As you can see we have to make sure that everyone and everything is covered so we don't get paint everywhere. I learned from a friend of mine to use Old T-shirts as paint smocks. They work perfect.
J's face here is so cute. She had paint all over her hands by the end.


Here they are the 3 painting sistas!! It was a fun craft. these three love to paint. As for me I think we can only do this once in awhile.

Edible Pumpkin Bracelets

We Love crafts at our house!! I saw these cute Bracelets on another blog and thought the girls could make these fairly easy.

We just used candy Pumpkins, dental floss, Ribbon and a quilting needle. I love simple and easy crafts for the kids.

Love your Body 10K

I wish I had more pictures to really show what this meant to me. The most I have ever run is 4 miles. I have wanted to run this 10k(6.2miles) for a few years now. As you can see I have three Beautiful girls and finding the time to run isn't always that easy.

In June of this year we had a miscarriage. It was a hard thing for me. I decided to take this time to do something for me. Maybe a bit selfish but I felt that I needed to do this. I found a great training program on line and followed it to a T. My husband and girls were very supportive. I think the greatest part of this race was in training for it. There were nights that I still hadn't gotten my run in and it was getting dark. My amazing husband would load our girls in the car and follow behind me for my hour of running.

On the Day of the race we got up early and headed to Thanksgiving Point. As we got there I began to feel very alone. As embarrassing as it is I began to cry. Dave asked me what was wrong??? I expressed to him how out of place I felt. I had no running partner and so many people had a buddy. My second issue was my clothes. As you can see I run in my grubbies!! When I got there so many people had these spiffy clothes and running gear. I felt so out of place. I thought to myself " who do you think you are? what makes you think you belong here?"
Dave being his amazing self said "Don't let those things get to you. Do what you came here to do. You have worked hard and you wanted to do this, nothing else matters."



So I was a bit silly.. mostly afraid!! In that moment I learned so much though. How often in our lives do we feel inadequate? or afraid? These thoughts come from Satan. We need to focus on doing what we came here to do.

Well as the race got under way I felt good. It was fun, we ran through the gardens at Thanksgiving Point. They were beautiful. Half way through the race this Lady started to chat with me. We ended up running the rest of the race together. This is the second part of my lessons learned that day. Heavenly Father is aware of us. He sent me an angel to run with me to lighten my load. Many times in our lives Heavenly Father sends us angels in the form of other people to journey with us and make our path a bit brighter. I know that because of this women my race was way more enjoyable and easier to bear.

Last but not least .......we were supposed to run 6.2miles. The day after the race I found out through an email that we actually by accident ran 7.5 miles. I was in shock. I knew it felt longer and they had no mile markers. All in all it was an amazing experience!

Pumpkins at Grandpa and Grandma Eggetts

Almost every year both My parents and Daves parents plant a Garden. We love all the fresh produce we get from the gardens. We especially love the pumpkins each fall!!!

This is at Daves parents home. The girls had so much choosing there own pumpkins. I am sure these are memories they will always hold close!
Grandma and Jay picking her pumpkin!

I can't decide who get's more excited.... Grandpa or the Girls!!!

A Mothers Prayer (First day of School)

The heaviest thing on my mind and heart lately has been sending my oldest to Kindergarten for the very first time. I know that moms and dads have been doing this for years but for me it is my first time. I know It's only for a couple of hours a day, but it still doesn't change the fact that she is my sweet little girl and it's so hard for me to face the reality that she is growing up. I'm not quite sure how to really handle it. So for now I will continue to wipe away these tears and try to understand how this day came so fast. She is so very excited to go to school. She will have so much fun and make so many new friends.

I found this poem/prayer that another mom had written and I wanted to share it. I thought it was very fitting. And to my Sweet little girl. Have a Happy first Day of School!!

Here we are again, Lord. Their backpacks are loaded and their faces are scrubbed and their lunch accounts are full. And I know You'll walk with them, Lord. You always do. But a mom still has to ask. Will you walk with them? Will You whisper to them what they need to hear, when I'm not there to whisper it? Will You please, oh please cover their school with the protection only You can give, and will you keep harm far away? Will You make their minds strong and ready to learn? Will You help them understand that hard work honors the One who created them? Will you guide their teachers, giving them patience and wisdom and creativity and even more patience? Will you bless them for their efforts? Will You love all those children there, the ones whose lunch accounts aren't full, the ones who feel alone? Will You teach my children to be kind and unselfish and to love those who are different from them? Will You point them back toward home just as soon as You can? Lord, I give them to you today and everyday, trusting them to Your care. Amen