Sports update

All three girls are having a great time in soccer this spring! Nate is coaching Samantha's team and is having a blast. His head is getting a little swollen since we are only half way through the season and the parents have already asked him to keep the team together and keep coaching them for the seasons to come! They LOVE him, and he is doing a great job. One girl on his team even told him she has already learned more this season than she did in the last 4! He really enjoyed hearing that!
Haley's team is doing well. She really likes to play keeper, but is also really good at Forward because she is one of the fastest kids on the team!
Kassidy is quite the little powerhouse. She hasn't gone a game yet without scoring a goal! This week she even scored 3!
Rhett is dying to play himself. He gets to practice with Kassidy's team every week...and he keeps up with them! Next Spring, he will be old enough to play on his own team.
Samantha also starts softball today. We had a good time yesterday taking the kids out to work on some basics with her. All of the kids wanted a turn to bat, and every one of them hit the ball--being pitched to them! EVEN KASSIDY AND RHETT!! Wow, it is so much fun to watch them play sports!!

Festival

This past weekend was so BUSY! We (my mom and I) had our music festival in Preston. It was a great success, and I am totally glad it is over! Samantha and Haley, and yes, even Kassidy played the piano in it. Samantha and Haley took 1st place for their Duet in their division and Kassidy took 2nd place for her solo. They all did so well and I am proud of them! I would put pictures on here, but we still don't have a camera, so I don't have any...DANG!

Here comes girl #4!

I had my ultrasound today, and low and behold, we are having another girl. I feel a little bad for Rhett, but I am quickly over it. He was such a holy TERROR during the ultrasound that the calmness of a girl is quite all right. Yes, I know, it may catch up with us in the teenage years. Only problem now is a name. We had a boys name all picked out, since we have had it since our second child, but a girls name proves to be much more difficult.
Here we go again...!!

Samantha and Haley get Superiors!

Saturday, March 7th, Samantha and Haley played the piano for Judges at Federation. It is an annual adjudication for piano. Both girls worked very hard. And it payed off! They had to memorize two pieces each. They both received a 5, or Superior Rating--the highest you can get! I'm such a proud Mama! Daddy and Grandma Bonnie are pretty proud too. Samantha played "With a Yo-Ho-Ho" and "Minuet." It is so interesting to watch her on her journey of discovering what effects are left from her brain bleed. She has to work extra hard to get her right hand to do what she wants it to. When she got up to play she just smiled her way through because we discovered she plays best with a smile on her face. The judges commented to me afterward that they loved her smile and her reaction to playing her pieces. They could just tell that she thought she had just nailed it. And she had just played better than she ever had before. She was also nominated to play in the Honors Recital by one of her judges! This was Haley's first year playing for Judges, and she played "Ramblin' Rails" and "Waltz." She was nervous, but did really well. Usually a student will learn two pieces and work on them all year...Haley has been through 4 now. This is just the start of a busy performing season for piano. What a great start!

Pictureless...for now.

I was hoping to put up some pictures from St. George, but I don't have any because our camera was stolen the last night we were there. Oh, well. It was a fun trip and we all loved the weather! Rhett had gotten a little sick, so Nate stayed inside with him and I took the fish, I mean girls, out to swim. It was super nice. Samantha in particular LOVES to swim and getting her out of the water is quite a difficult task. Haley and Kassidy also love to swim, but they are nearly as attached to the water as Samantha.
Nate had a great time golfing in Mesquite with my dad and brothers. The other highlight of being there was spending time with Melissa and Chris and their boys. We had so much fun playing the Wii! The girls are already asking when we will do that again.
One thing is for sure, after this trip I am ready for SPRING!

Preston's Homecoming!

Preston gets home from Lithuania on Friday night! We are all so excited. The kids all made him a bear with a missionary outfit at Build-A-Bear when we were there before Christmas. They can't wait to give it to him at the airport! He will be giving his "report" on Sunday in Preston. What a fun weekend we are going to have!

Here Comes #5!

Although most of you already know, we are expecting our 5th baby in August. I wanted to wait until I had been to the doctor to put it up here publicly. So, today was the appointment. Nate, Haley, Kassidy and Rhett all came with me to meet the new doctor. I was hoping to hear the heartbeat, but wasn't sure if I was far enough along to hear it. Well, I guess I am...we heard it! It was fun to see the kids faces as they tried to figure out what they were hearing. Kassidy couldn't get past the blue gel. She told me I needed to go lay down (after we got home) because I had the blue stuff on my tummy. They are all taking such good care of me (us)!