We had an appointment yesterday with the OB and to get an ultrasound to find out the gender of the baby...
We went in for the Ultrasound and with the very first image we saw of the baby we saw that it is a...
wait for it........
a Boy!
I would have been happy with a girl but having a boy makes things much easier because we already have a name picked out. I really wasn't looking forward to debating back and forth with R about girl names. We are both really picky about names and have different ideas of how we want to name our children.
We are going to name him after R's Grandpa F that past away earlier this year. We found out that we were pregnant the same day as his viewing and the day before his funeral.
I am excited to think that one day we will have at least 2 more priesthood holders in our home. That is such a wonderful blessing.
Christmas Day started out with me and the kids eating our traditional Christmas breakfast: "German waffles". I don't know for sure if they are a German thing, but there is a story as to why we call them that. One year when I was in primary our ward at church had our Christmas party in the morning and we had a breakfast for our meal. There was a family in our ward that had moved to Utah from Germany and they were in charge of the meal. They made us these wonderful waffles covered in chocolate or vanilla pudding and lots of whipped cream. I LOVED it! After R and I started having kids and wanted to start some traditions I thought they would be a great thing to have for our breakfast on Christmas morning. So that is where that comes from...
After breakfast the kids and I watched some tv, waiting for the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade... Another tradition.
A little disclaimer, R had to work that on Christmas so that is why you are seeing that its just the kids and I doing these things.
After the parade was over we ate lunch and kids went down for nap, and Mommy went to work filling stockings and getting things ready for Christmas dinner.
We had a wonderful dinner of Ham, creamy mashed potatoes (with cream cheese, sour cream, and green onions in it YUM!), homemade cranberry sauce, fresh baked rolls, fruit salad, and broccoli and corn in a cheesy butter sauce... after eating all that we were too full to eat the Dutch apple and pumpkin pies.
We had lots of fun opening presents, or the kids did and parents had fun watching the excitement on their faces. Here are some pics of what was given this year.
Christmas PJ's (we open these on Christmas eve)
A's Belle and Aurora Barbies
G's Buzz Lightyear, he also got some Bullseye and Rex figures
R got me kitchen gadgets, 2 oil dispensers (so I can start making flavored oils), a shaker, a syrup container, and collapsible measuring cups! I love to cook so he usually gets me new things every year since I wont buy them for myself.
I gave R a lego starwars ship with 5 figures, I recently discovered just how much my husband loves Legos.
Scripture case and Book of Mormon from Grandma and Grandpa H.
Boffer Swords from our Friends A and M
And the movies we got. We try to pick up some movies every year at the day after Thanksgiving sales. We got
some really good ones this year.
We also received some really yummy chocolates and fudge from R's mom and dad.
I am so thankful for my Savior who's birthday we celebrate this time of year. I am thankful for all he did while he was on this earth to provide us with the ultimate example. And I am very Grateful for his atonement for our sins so that I may live with my Heavenly Father and Savior again someday. I hope all of you readers had a wonderful Christmas as well.
Here is a copy of our 2010 family newsletter, we decided to send these out this year instead of Christmas cards. Enjoy!
We are excited this year to bring you the first ever Wilcox Family newsletter.
Time has flown by faster than we thought it ever would, yet much has happened this year. We have had times of sorrow and times of joy but above all we have had a year filled with love. Many blessing were made more apparent as we found ourselves opening our small home for family and yet still fit everyone who had come.
After being in the same ward for over 3 years (even after 3 moves) we were a bit surprised when our Stake Presidency changed the ward boundaries and placed us in a new ward! It has been a bittersweet experience; we miss seeing some of our friends on Sunday, but this has also opened the way for us to meet people and make new friends. With being put in a new ward, we were called to the primary to teach the 11 year old class. Surprisingly they all moved away (Not our fault…We swear!).So in lacking a class we were asked to substitute the 8 year olds until the New Year.
R finally started his own production company, partnering with a good friend he took a step into the venture of web film production and made Clockwork Ninja Films LLC a reality. He was very excited to receive a new calling as the 11 year old scout leader were he is now teaching those boys everything he knows…well, at least enough to not get themselves killed.
H began learning how to quilt this year from Grandma F. Although the quilt is not quite finished it is looking wonderful.As well she has found a love for running as this year she began running laps with a group of friends from church at a local park. She hopes to make it a life long habit. She was also called to be on the Relief Society Meeting Board.
A celebrated her 4th Birthday this year. When asked about it, she goes on and on about her pink cupcakes with sprinkles and pink ice cream.She has found a great love for all things girl this year, Disney princesses, dress up, and dancing to name a few. She is in the Sunbeams class in primary.After a rough start she now loves going to primary to be with her friends and to sing songs.
G turned 2 this year. He loves to talk, if given the chance he will talk your ear off. Although you may not understand every thing he tells you, he is learning many new words and makes sure to get his point across. G is very much a boy. He loves cars, trains, Bob the Builder, air planes, and anything else that screams boy. He loves to get into mischief, although most times he is just having fun with the things he gets into trouble with.He is in the Nursery at church and loves to learn new songs and make friends.
Surprise! We are expecting a new little one in June. We are looking forward to welcoming this child into our family. We will find out towards the end of December if it’s a boy or a girl. Either way we just want a healthy happy baby.
Some of our favorite quotes from the kids this year (A for the most part):
A was getting upset with G while they were playing. Being the avid watcher of Toy Story that she is she yelled atG saying “G, you are toy! G, you are toy!” (May 2010)
While eating Breakfast, H asked A if she liked her Captain Crunch. She looked at mommy very seriously and said “No” then she got a dreamy look in her eye and said “I love Captain Crunch”. Moments after, H was telling G to eat his cereal. A looked at Mommy sternly saying “Mommy, not cereal, it’s Captain Crunch.”(July 2010)
It’s been a bit of a crazy year at times, but full of wonderful moments. We are so thankful that we have one another and all of you!
I wanted to make FHE more creative and entertaining to the kids last night. You see I'm sure that this doesn't happen in any of your houses, but our kids tend to play, dance, jump on the couch, run screaming down the hall, etc. during the lesson part of FHE almost every week. They love the songs, prayers, and treat, but we are having a hard time getting them to sit down and pay attention to the lesson. Yeah I'm sure that can't happen in anyone else house. :)
Well to make it more entertaining, and to bring in the theme of being thankful (since it's Thanksgiving this week) I found a great idea for making a craft that we could all work on together. So after searching for paper in the right colors around the house (since I forgot to buy paper at the store), cutting, and drawing (mostly thanks to my wonderful Husband!) I was ready for our lesson.
And here is how it turned out, the kids were right by my side the whole time as I glued the feathers on, or by daddy's side as he wrote the things we were grateful for on the feathers. They have been so excited all morning anytime that they look at the pantry door and see the Birdie (not a turkey according to A). We have friends that come over and do FHE with us, so with the 4 adults combined and our two kids we were able to come up with quite a few, and some interesting things that we were thankful for.
I know I am really late at putting this picture up.... but I wanted everyone to see just how AWESOME our Halloween costumes were!
R's mom and Grandma worked so hard on these costumes. We are very grateful for all their hard work and willingness to help us out. If it were left up to me, we would have just gone to goodwill or something and tried to make the costumes out of clothes we found there. I am positive that they would have been no where this nice. I am excited that these will last a few years too, so now we just have to figure out which character to make the baby be when he or she gets here.
So R was the Mad Hatter, A was Alice, G (turned away) was an adorable white rabbit, and I of course was the Red queen.
R even carved our pumpkin to go with our costumes! I think it turned out wonderful!
We loved these costumes! Thank you Mom and Grandma F for all your help!!!!
To start off, I guess I have some catching up to do. Its been a while since I last blogged, and we have had quite a bit of stuff going on.
Our big news is that we are.....
after much waiting and hoping we were excited to find out that we were finally pregnant.
We are so excited to be expecting another little one. We are due June 8th of 2011.
It was a great time for us to found out. We had been suspecting for about a week, but were not quite sure and wanted to take a test to find out.
It just so happened that the day we bought the test and found out for sure was the same day that I started getting all the wonderful feelings of morning sickness, so I was pretty sure that we were pregnant. The other thing about the day that we found out was that it was the day of Grandpa F's viewing. We were able to celebrate a new life along with morning the death of a loved one.
Because of Grandpa F's funeral we had a lot of family coming to stay at our house, so there was no way that we could stick to our rule of not telling anyone for a while. My morning sickness is very obvious, especially this time around. Serious exhaustion and tummy trouble ALL day long, every day. Thankfully it didn't start getting to the worst part until the week after everyone had left.
So now we get to start preparing for life with 3 kids... its gonna be interesting but very much worth it!
I have decided that A is 100% my daughter, not that I had any doubts, but you'll see why in a second...
While trying to get A to go down for nap yesterday I decided to chase her down the hall to her room, in hopes that she might go faster....
BAD IDEA!!!
See that bruise over her eye...
Yup, that is a black eye, thankfully not the whole eye, but enough to look horrible (at least to me since I was the cause of it).
We play the chasing game all the time, but somehow this time she managed to hit what I am guessing is the door knob to her bedroom door, and wham-o she was on the floor crying like a mad woman.
Now this wouldn't be so bad except that we have a funeral to go to this week (see previous post) and a whole bunch of family coming into town. Now they are gonna think I beat her or something...
Or at least that is my fear.
Then to top it all off, while playing during nap time today she fell and has a nice bruise on her rump....
And while playing with G after nap time, she pierced her lip with a tooth, so now she has a swollen lip...
Why does this make her my daughter you ask? Well you see there is a gene that runs in my family, I got it from my mom, I am sure she got it from hers, and so on. We have the klutz gene, and with me, and now apparently A as well, it just so happens to kick in at the worst times possible....
Like 2 days before moving I broke my ankle.... Broke my hand just after moving and days before starting a new school.... breaking my toe before a big swimming trip.... the list goes on and on, with more than just breaking things, I just cant rack my brain at the moment to remember all those moments I have hidden away into the deepest darkest recesses of my brain.
I hope they find a cure to this gene before my grand kids get it. I'm telling you, its no fun at all.
I have to start out by saying that this has been a pretty good year for the most part. I am thankful for all the blessings that Heavenly Father has given us.
This year has been sad though too. We have in just a matter of a couple of months lost 2 very important people in our lives. One of them we have been expecting, the other was rather sudden.
A few months ago R's Grandma H past away after a bad fall. Although I didn't have many chances to get to know her, I knew she loved me and our family. She spoke with a quiet gentle voice and she gave great hugs. I remember her being at our wedding, and being able to see her being part of our family not just for here on this earth, but part of it forever. I am grateful for her quiet example and her sweet loving spirit.
R's Grandpa F past away early this morning. He had been fighting Cancer and brain tumors for over a year. The Dr. said that he would only be with us for a couple more months, and yet he survived much longer than expected. Everyday he has been with us has been a miracle. I had more chances to get to know him than Grandma H, but I am sad to say that I didn't take them as often as I could have. I loved hearing stories about his life. This man has lived a very full life, doing almost anything that you could think a little boy would like to do. He was a cowboy, a security guard, he flew airplanes, a volunteer firefighter, he worked for SRP electrical as a line man, and most recently as a fire investigator, along with many other things. He was always willing to sit down and talk about his wonderful adventures, and things he had done in his life. I am so grateful for the chance that I had to get to know this wonderful man! R's mom has been working on putting together a book of Grandma and Grandpa's life story. I am so thankful that she was willing to take the time to do this. I can't wait to read it and get to know him better.
I have been so grateful for the opportunity I have had to have a grandpa near by. My Grandpa's had all past away before the time that I could really remember them (besides one whom I have very few memories of). I have been grateful for the opportunity to have another Grandma to love and to be loved by. With the passing of these wonderful people, I have realized just how grateful I am for the Grandmas that I had growing up, and I am thankful that they are still around. I hate to imagine what life would be like without them. I am thankful that we still have Grandma F and also Grandpa H. I hope they are with us for many years to come.
I am thankful for a loving Savior that made it possible to be with these people again someday. I am thankful for the knowledge that we have that their spirits live on, even if they have left their bodies behind. I am grateful for answers to prayers, that let me know that they are safe and happy.
Last week we had the opportunity to visit with R's father K and his wife E. It was nice to see them, since we don't get to see them very often. The last time we were able to see them in person was when R and I were engaged, more than 5 years ago. They had yet to meet the kids so it was a great opportunity for A and G to finally meet Grandma and Grandpa Wilcox.
After some pictures, K and E took us out to dinner to Cracker Barrel. Going out for dinner doesn't happen often in our home, so it was WONDERFUL! Grandma E let A pick out some toys for herself and G while they were paying for the food. I think that was the moment that A decided that Grandma E was cool. A purse, camera, flash light, radio, princess crown, toy car, and some candy later, we left to go back home.
We visited with K and E for a few more hours and got some more pictures.
A was a bit shy still with Grandpa Wilcox
G loved playing with Grandpa!
It was so nice for me to be able to get to know them a bit better. They live in South Carolina so they don't get out here very often. They have some property in north eastern AZ that they are planning on moving to when they retire. So hopefully in the next few years we will get to see them a bit more.
I had a friend that blogged about her Hand Print list. Pretty much the same thing as a bucket list. I like how she called it a Hand Print list, because it shows that you want to make an impact on the world with your life, not just to have fun. I decided to make one of my own, since she kinda tagged anyone who read it, and because I have been meaning to make one anyways. SO here you go, this is how I want to make an impact on the world, and have some fun along the way. There are stars after the ones that I have done already.
Places to go: 1-New York city (Manhattan) 2-Seattle Washington 3-Disney world 4-Germany 5-Mayan Ruins and Cancun with husband (this is the area he served his mission so he has to be with me when we go! 6-Sacred Grove 7-the beach 8-Washington DC 9-Australia 10-Redwood forest
11-Niagara Falls 12-The Smithsonian 13-The Statue of Liberty People to see: 14- Rachel Ray 15- Reba McEntire 16- Paula Deen & cook with her! 17- The Prophet & shake his hand! Adventures to have: 18- Culinary Tour 19- Cooking School 20- College (of some sort)* 21- Run a ½ marathon, or maybe a full one if I get brave. 22-Open a Restaurant of my own (mom and pop kind) 23- Go on a Mission 24-Live on my own for at least a year * 25-Hike down into the Grand Canyon 26-Ride on a motorcycle 27-fly in an airplane* 28-See a Broadway Musical! 29-Play in a waterfall (not a dinky small one) 30- Go through every temple in Utah and Arizona 31- See another Planet (through a telescope) 32-Go on a repeat Honeymoon (but take longer) 33-Help the “Helping Hands” after a disaster 34-Go on a picnic in a field of wildflowers 35-Help Habitat for Humanity build a house 36-Dance in the rain with my husband 37-Eat something I think would be disgusting 38-Catch a big fish 39-White water rafting 40- Ride a train 41- Ride in a helicopter 42- Go to a MLB game 43-Go to a NHL Game * 44-Go to a NBA game 45-Go to a NFL game 46- Go to a rodeo 47- Camp in the snow 48-Go on a cruise to Alaska (and take my mom if I can)
49-Lay down at 4 corners (so I can be in 4 states at one time :)) 50-take a step in every single state in the US 51- Get married in the Temple* 52- Be a mom* 53- One natural Child birth (eeks!) 54- Adopt a child
Things to do: 55- Sing a solo in church 56- Learn to play the piano 57-Be in a play in a community theatre 58- Change the oil in a car 59- Paint a painting 60-Learn another language 61-Make a quilt 62- Read through all 4 sets of scripture, one right after the other 63- Learn how to dive into a pool 64-Buy a house* 65-Learn how to can food* 66-Learn how to garden 67- Learn how to be happy with myself 68-Do every recipe in a larger sized cookbook 69- Build a piece of Furniture 70- Learn to ride a horse 71-Go through a live Temple session 72-Go through the Temple for at least 25 family members 73-Go to a Concert (of my choosing) 74-Buy a brand spankin new car 75-Learn to lay tile 76-make a Turducken 77-Get out of debt 78-See a shooting star 79-Learn how to sing better (voice lessons) 80-Build my dream kitchen
81-Make a pie completely from scratch 82-Learn to make bread* 83-Make an entire Holiday meal by myself* 84- Be a member missionary and introduce someone to the Gospel of Jesus Christ 85-Learn how to cut hair (and make it look nice) 86-Do 10 pull ups one after another not separately 87-Donate a gallon of blood, over time 88-Reupholster a piece of furniture 89-Make a scrapbook of our family’s lives 90- Get to a healthy BMI 91-Pay off a HUGE bill 92-Pay for a strangers meal at a restaurant with out them knowing 93-Make pasta from scratch 94-Teach my children how to read 95-Build a backyard BBQ 96-Change a tire all by myself 97-Read Le Miserables (the book) 98-Make a piece of pottery 99-Master a form of cooking 100- Make up a delicious recipe all of my own.
So if you have read this, I tag you. Write a Hand Print List of your own and post it on your blog. Let me know when you have done it so I can see what you want to do.
While reading the Book of Mormon this morning, I feel like I got an answer for my problem with being patient, with getting pregnant and in other areas of my life.
In 1st Nephi, chapter 3 (towards the end of the chapter) Laman and Lemuel had just seen an angel, and had been told by that angel that Laban would be delivered into their hands. After the angel departed they began to murmur again, and asked how will this happen? And then they showed that they were a bit scared to go up against Laban.
Relating this to my life, R and I both got an answer that trying to get pregnant was what we should be doing. I felt the spirit telling me something instead of seeing an angel, but still it was an answer from the Lord. After getting this answer, I kept asking, "How are we going to do it?" and now I am asking "When will it happen?"along with "how?". I am scared, but I know Heavenly Father will provide help.
What I should be doing at the moment is be preparing in anyway I can to be ready for a baby (or preparing for what ever other answers I have received) instead of worrying over it. Heavenly Father knows the best for us. He has sent us two wonderful children already, and I feel that they were hand picked just for our family. I am sure he will do the same for the next child, and will send us one of his children at the time that he or she is needed to be here. I just need to be patient, and enjoy the wonderful spirits that have been added to our family already.
I love how you can open the scriptures and find an answer to your problems. I love the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon. I am so grateful that we have them to read and that they along with the spirit can teach us lessons that we may not have learned otherwise.
So I am feeling really bummed right now, I don't want to be a complainer, But I just have to get it out there or I think I may burst.
R and I have been trying to get pregnant for about 6 months now and nothing. It is a bit frustrating due to the fact that we got pregnant while I was still on Birth Control pills with G. I was expecting it to happen quickly again I guess. I know it will happen in Heavenly Father's timing and not ours, but I am so stinkin baby hungry.
Before we decided to start trying I had been getting feelings that someone was missing. Not as instant like I had before getting pregnant with G. Both R and I felt (after lots and lots of prayer) that it was time to start trying again. We felt like this was a test of faith since we both didn't feel ready, and we knew that we still had (and still have) things to get done before we can welcome a new baby into our home. I know that since we felt that it was the right thing to do we will be provided for. I know this is giving us more time to get things taken care of, and help us be in a better financial shape for a new baby. Its given me time to be prepared emotionally for a new little one. I am so impatient though.
I am starting to hate Facebook because I am finding out that almost everyone is pregnant or having the cutest little babies, or at least it seems like everyone. I am so excited for all those friends because I know the joy that they are experiencing and wish them all the joy in the world. I can't help but be sad though....
I know we have been blessed with two beautiful children and I shouldn't be complaining. Especially since I know quite a few people who have been told they can't have children or have been trying for years and are taking all sorts of medications to help them to have just one. I feel even worse when I remember that I could have it worse.
Anyways I guess that is it. I need to just be patient, and place this one in Heavenly Father's hands.
R and I celebrated our 5th anniversary last week. I know I say it every year, but it seems like it can't be that long. But when I think of everything that has gone on in those 5 years it seems like it has been much longer.
Who would have thought that in just 5 years we would have bought a house and have 2 children? I kinda hoped that we would have a few children, but the house? I would have never dreamed of that happening.
I love my husband to death and I am so grateful for the man that he is and continues to become. I am so thankful for the wonderful father he is. I am so grateful for Heavenly Father leading us together.
I thought up this rhyme this morning after being woken up by pouring rain. It woke the kids up too.
Its raining, its pouring, and I was snoring, It woke me up, it was so abrupt, guess its the beginning of my morning.
I would have loved to sleep in just a little longer :( It was so nice to wake up to the sound of rain instead of dogs barking or a child screaming for me though.
I have been working on a quilt for A for about 5 months now. Its been slow going because I am making it over at Grandma and Grandpa F's house so we need to make sure the days work for both of us, and then I am only able to go over for a couple of hours.
So far I have gotten all the major blocks done and sewn together. I still have much to do, but the difficult stuff is done for the most part.
Here is what it looks like. I just love the way it looks so far. The twist is so beautiful. This picture still doesn't do it justice.
Also I have asked R's mom to help out with making our Halloween costumes. I am getting better at quilting, but I am still not ready to start making costumes. I tried helping Mom a couple of years ago with my costume, and lets just say I was totally and utterly hopeless with it.
Mom and Grandma F have gotten A and I's costumes done, and they are almost done with G's costume. We are going to use thrift stores for R's costume since his is going to be easier to do that way. I can't wait for Halloween now! I have a picture of me in my costume, but I don't want to give away what we are doing yet. Its gonna be WONDERful though.
I can't thank Mom and Grandma enough for all their help. I was going to just go to thrift stores and hope to find things for our costumes and I know with out a doubt that they would have turned out horrible compared to the wonderful costumes that we have now.
Stay tuned for pictures, although it will probably have to wait until October.
I have decided that I just need to keep my mouth shut sometimes. I have this desire to be right all the time, and it bites the big one when I find out that I am wrong, or both parties are correct, but arrive at different ends.
I sincerely apologize if I have ever offended any of you readers with my need to be right all the time. Whether through this blog, or in person.
Its a constant journey to perfection, guess this is just one of those things that I need to work on.
Ok so I have to say I am seriously getting tired of all the calls I get on my phone trying to get me to vote for this or that candidate. I am getting tired of all commercials on the TV, especially as it gets closer to election day. It seems like every other commercial is for so and so, and then instead of showing what they stand for, they completely trash the other guy that is running for the same office. If I wanted to hear trash talk I would go back to High School. I want to hear what you stand for, not what your opponent has done wrong.... ok maybe a little history is alright, I don't want to vote for someone who cares more for himself (and his pocketbook) than for the people he represents. But do you have to make every one of them trash talk?
I don't want to vote for people who make trash talking the opponent their main priority. If you want my vote you need to show me the good stuff about you, not the fact that you know how to be rude.
I grew up in Utah,moved out here for college and met the man of my dreams. We were married in Aug. of 2005. I am the proud mother of 2 beautiful children. I am so greatful for the opportunity that I have to stay at home with them and watch them learn and grow. If you want to know more about me just ask.
