Thomas the Train

What kid doesn't love Thomas the Train? While we were in Utah we were lucky to be there the same time that Thomas the Train visited Heber City!! Margaret, Barry, C.J., Teresa, Sam, Alex, Marianne, Mike, Katherine and Ellie had a wonderful day taking a ride on Thomas, shaking Sir Topham Hat's hand, getting tattoos, petting animals, and just being together!

After our fun day, we spent the weekend at my family cabin. Ohhhh so nice to be up there. It was also fun to be up there for my birthday, as we used to celebrate every year of my childhood up at the cabin. I love it at the cabin. I love the river, the Indian Paintbrush, the rain, the old pillows, and so many more things.

Riding on Thomas - - - - -


Bridge over Weber River - - - -


Rub a dub dub
Two cousins and a
Large rubber ducky
in the tub ( NEW CABIN BATHROOM!) - - - -



Ellie in the Bumbo - - - -


Thank you Mom and Dad for building and keeping up with a cabin in such a wonderful place!

My New Room

Everyone needs a room that provides some sort of sanctuary. Someday I plan on having a private library with floor to ceiling books - and, of course, wood floors for my yoga practice. For now, I'll go for a MUCH nicer bathroom than we have had for the past 4 years. In May we picked out a new tub, sink, toilet, lights, fan, tile, and other fixtures; we gave the paperwork and a house key to Gary - our go to guy for getting things done; we flew to Utah; two weeks later we (Grammy, Katherine, Ellie and Marianne) came home to a new beautiful bathroom!!! Mike flew to Frankfurt, Germany for a beautiful week in the Black Forest (oh - and there was a little math involved too . . . ). Finally, yes Margaret, finally, here are some pictures.


Lame pictures, but I wanted to show the vanity light and my FAVORITE shower head . . . oh so soothing.

The Magical, or not so Magical Number Three

My Mom has always talked about the magic of the number three. Morning sickness starts to decrease after 3 months. Three weeks after giving birth you can start to live your life a little. Babies get easier at month three, and the terrible two's are over at age three. Either my Mom is not as in tune with the Universe as she thinks she is, or she hasn't had the "magical number three" conversation with her grandchildren.

Well - I'm not so sure about the number three:
-Morning sickness, which we all know is all-day sickness, lasts my whole pregnancy
-Ellie used to wake up every 4+ hours. Around three months she regressed to waking an average of every 2 hours. She got RSV and her schedule never went back to "normal."
-Katherine has become "a little stinker" since she turned three. Don't ask what she does, just pray that I won't hide in my room and lock the door!

On a more positive note:
-All babies should come 3 weeks early. Katherine was 4 weeks early, and she was not ready to come out. Ellie was 3 weeks early, and she was mature and ready.
-There is a saying that third time's the charm
-I'm not saying I'll ever attempt to test this theory,but maybe a third pregnancy would be easier for me?

Last, here are some random facts about the number three in my life (in no particular order):
-Mike: No, he is not my third husband, but he IS a mathematician. 3 is the only prime number that is one less than a perfect square number
-Stability: A triangle has 3 sides
-Psychology: Freud divided the psyche into 3 parts: ego, super-ego and id. I don't necessarily agree, but I love psychology
-Religion: Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost
-Yoga: I would like to go to a yoga class three times a week
-Education: Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic (is anyone else bothered by the "three R's?)
-Music: Three notes in a triad
-Sports: I played center - but was pretty accurate from the 3-point line
-Friendship: I have three friends (hopefully I actually have more)
-Family: 3 other people in my family
-Nature: 3 months in each season

I guess three isn't such a bad number after all.