2 Months and smiling!!

It has been so fun to have Cole! He had his 2 month check up this week and weighs 12 lbs. That puts him in the 65%. He has been smiling for a while, but he just started coo-ing and "talking". So fun!

Welcome Little Cole!!!

10 - 11 - 12 !!!! Yahoo

COLE IS HERE!!!
We are going to party all week now! Matt's Birthday is on the 10th, Cole on the 11th, and Sherrie's on the 12th.
Cole arrived at 9:04 a.m. he was 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long. He has dark hair and a small dimple on his cheek when he smiles or moves his lips just right:) It was a quiet peaceful time in the hospital. Because of the flu season we couldn't have more than 2 visitors the whole time we were there.
Mattina and Jake met Cole on Monday and I will always treasure the excitement and glow in their eye's as they saw him and got to hold him... it was priceless. They have been talking to my tummy and giving him hugs for a while, so it was fun to have a baby to hug and give kisses to. It's fun how Cole just fits in and we wonder how we ever were a family without him here. I'm looking forward to a wonderful Christmas season. Hope everyone has a happy Christmas!!! Love ya!

Short or Long?

So, I've been debating on cutting my hair. I get excited about having it short and styled - I think it's fun, but then I remember that I won't have the convience of pulling it in a bun (which happens frequently). So, what do you guys think? What are the pro's and con's of both? ...I've also been pondering the post pregnant hair loss, which might be more easily handled in a short style... humnn... what to do?

So much has happened...

It seems like forever ago that we were in Nauvoo. So much has changed and happened in our lives. This post goes from current back to Nauvoo. There are a million stories and people that have played a part in all this. I have learned in my personal journal keeping that I am not good at going back and catching up, it's better just to take the loss and start where I'm at and go forward. So, this is my febal attempt to catch up, and I'll do better and posting. I'm looking forward to the holiday's though I am not sure what adventures they will hold. This little guy is due December 20th. If he is anything like his siblings he might be here as soon as the Sunday after thanksgiving... So, we will get ready and play the holiday's by ear. So... here is the catch up...


Oct 2-9, 2009 Matt and I were able to go to florida! We had airplane vouchers, a timeshare that was about to exire, Mattina was off track, and I could still travel. It seemed like the perfect opportunity and we couldn't pass it up. We spent a wonderful week together and enjoyed the ocean and snorkling. The weather was fantastic!

Septemper 28, 2009 We bought a van... We have known this was coming with the addition of #3 to our home. The trick was getting the van I wanted in the price range Matt wanted. I think we did pretty good:) We are happy to have that off of our "to do before the baby gets here" list. The funny thing is, we fit right into our new ward... there is the whole row of mini vans, and we park in that row too... crazy.

August 21, 2009 We attended our last ward overnighter with the Clinton 8th ward. We spent all day Saturday tubing down the stream with several families that were able to stay. Saying goodbye has been beyond difficult...

August 17, 2009 Mattina started Kindergarten. Syracuse Elementary is a year round school, so her class had been going for a few weeks. She has jumped right in and loves it! Her teacher got married unexpectedly while they were off track and turned in her two week notice last week. Her last day is December 4th. So, Mattina will get a new teacher... A crazy way to start school.

August 12, 2009 We moved from Clinton to Syracuse, not very far, but a whole world away.

Nauvoo Trip

Nauvoo 2009

We left Sunday night and drove straight through to Winter Quarters. We stayed there that night and toured the vistors center the next morning. The next night we stayed in Kansas City. Wednesday we visited Liberty Jail, Far West, Adam - Ondi -Ahman, and Hauns Mill. We staid in Nauvoo from Thursday through Sunday at the Hyrum Smith Farm. All 25 people fit comfortably and it was fun to have everyone in one house. In Nauvoo we visited shops, stores, and learned games and activities that the pioneer were involved in. Thursday morning we drove to Carthage Jail. That afternoon families kinda split up and did their own thing. We took our family to a little play that was put on in the Cultral Center by the missionaries. Friday was our temple day. We had a session at 8 a.m. for the adults and a baptism session at 6:30 p.m. for the youth. During the day we visited the gun smith shop, the bakery, and a home. Saturday morning we had a handcart pull scheduled. It was kinda drizzling rain, so we put on our hoodies and long pants and headed out. The trail they sent us on was completely muddy and we were all covered by the time we finished the first up and down hill. The trek was 2 miles and by the end Mattina and I were walking behind the cart train, and she told me that she would rather be in Disneyland than Nauvoo... (all summer we have been talking about our trip to Nauvoo with the same excitement that we did Disneyland last year, and I guess in her mind they were going to be similar, but handcarts in the rain and mud was NOT Disneyland in her mind:)
There are so many incredible memories from this trip. I really need to sit down and write them all down. I think that Matt and I have narrowed our favorite down to baptisms in the temple. We had 4 endowed males and 3 endowed females, they (the temple workers) showed us what needed to be done, and we basically did everything. The spirit was so strong and amazing there. The workers that did stay in the baptistry were full of stories and wisdom. It was also amazing to watch the fathers get to baptise thier teenage children. The spirit was incredible!
We staid in Omaha Sunday night and attempted to leave early Monday for our 14 hour drive that day. We were in a three car caravan entering the freeway and the middle car suddenly lost ALL power. We pulled over to the shoulder behind them and turned on our emergency flashers. So, there sat three cars holding 12 people on an on ramp that people were speeding onto during rush hour traffic. Matt and I sat and watched in horror as we had a million close calls where people noticed at the last second that we were there and moved over into the other lane... Heavenly Father was watching out for us! A miracle happened and they wiggled the right wire and regained power after just about an hour of fiddling. We were off and the car worked the rest of the day! It was a fantastic trip with many wonderful memories. We will treasure those forever. Now, we are packing like crazy, cleaning like crazy, and just plain going crazy:) Hopefully we will close the loans Monday and get the keys to our Syracuse home Wednesday. Life is BUSY!