Halloween

Okay yeah its been a few weeks... but what do you expect I have 5 kids 7 and under soon to be six! :-)

I don't have a whole lot to say this time.. just some photos I have been meaning to share... I had been plans to announce on the 5th what the gender of the new baby is... But alas seems this baby is destined to be an April fools baby for sure cause with all the prodding we did he or she absolutely REFUSED to show us the goods...So we have a healthy looking but stubborn little baby. We are hoping to get another peak and hope the baby will show its gender soon. But who knows.

Now to the pictures... They are all just Halloween pics...

Aunt Shauna and Grandma came over and helped carve pumpkins... that was fun.

Zephen and McCaul were Monkey See (Zephen) and Monkey Do (McCaul)... They LOVED Halloween... I mean what kid doesn't.. I think I could have dressed them up as slugs and they would have been just as thrilled for the opportunity to walk around begging people for candy.

David and Nathan wanted to be ninjas... (shhh don't tell Nathan but we just bought a cheap wolverine costume and told him it was a yellow ninja ;-) )

Keziah was a kitty.
Other things I don't have pictures of....

Nathan came with us to the baby's ultrasound and he really enjoyed it. We also bought a new fridge while we were out of town which momma LOVES... for the first time ever in my life I have a fridge with ice and filtered water in the doors. I have wanted one since I was a kid...yeah it doesn't take too much to please me.

David and Nathan participated in a Veterans Day program at the school. Nathan's class gave out flowers to all the veterans who were present and David's class sang America the Beautiful with sign language.
David and Nathan also did their primary program (which I wrote as my job in the presidency) on Sunday... They did good. It went well and I am glad its over for another year. It was my third one in a row to be in charge of. The twins really wanted to join David and Nathan on the stands and why not they knew all the songs but we promised them they could next year since they get to start primary in January!

Oh and for me... good news... the morning sickness is finally gone for the most part... I have moments but I haven't thrown up in a whole week and I am feeling SOOO much better. I still have some food aversions but the basic nausea is gone. Only took til 20 weeks but wow I feel amazing in comparison. Of course now the middle section is expanding rapidly and new symptoms will start soon but for now I am thrilled to not be puking. YAY!!!

Next week we go to Bountiful and will spend Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa Nicholes, Aunt Shauna, Aunt Trista, Travis and Tianna, Tiffany and Trenton. The kids are thrilled and SUPER excited to see all their cool relatives (as opposed to us boring folks in their own home :-) ) Then we will get to join the Winsor family and watch them get sealed in the Bountiful Temple on Saturday. What a special event for them. Hopefully I will keep the camera out and ready and we will have lots of pictures to share!!!

Finally if you have a moment to spare please send a prayer up for my little brother Brian. He is off to Afghanistan and I think could use all the prayers for safety and comfort we can offer.

Happy Birthday Zephen and McCaul

Yes this week Zephen and McCaul turned the BIG 3… yep, they are no longer babies…they have moved on to childhood. Anyways I think they had a really great birthday party and were very pleased with everything.

Per their wishes they got a dinosaur cake… we wanted them each to have their own cake so we make 2 put together with a dinosaur scene…but they each had their own side and they were thoroughly happy with it. McCaul got a little anxious and blew out the candles before we were done singing happy birthday so grandpa relit them and he got to blow his candles out twice.

The got some cars that they have been driving all over the house. Some blankets from Grandma and Grandpa Warren which they have insisted stay upstairs to snuggle with and not in their beds. And this behemoth of a toy… a jumpolene…which takes up a large amount of space… but they have loved it. And a game from Aunt Shauna... They also got some money which they tell me will buy candy at the store :-)

They got some dinosaurs from David and Nathan and Keziah and a draw on play house and dot markers from mom and dad.Keziah loves the playhouse but we cannot seem to get her to use the door, for some reason she insists on climbing in through the windows.

She also thought the cake was tasty

In other family news…

Sheldon has been practicing his skills on the piano.

David and Nathan finished up their soccer season. (Don’t look at the picture of David falling too closely or you will notice the illegal pushing on the parts of the other play and Nathan lol)

Keziah trying to steal some game snacks for herself.

We all went out pine nut picking… Well mostly Sheldon and I picked them up, the kids ran around trying to figure out how many more pine nuts this tree or that tree had. The fall colors were pretty though.

Keziah was also working on her piano skills a little this week too.

Another update from the Nicholes

I know I am just not updating this as much. I will probably be getting a bit better for a couple months and then I imagine it will get a bit worse after the baby comes.

I am on the better side. The morning sickness is starting to wane a bit and though I am still sick often I feel much better.

Things have been a bit slow here though we have accomplished a few things. We have been mostly passing various illnesses around the family from stomach bugs to strep throat and who knows what else. Today the sick people include Keziah, Sheldon, and myself. Not sure what Keziah has but we hope it will pass quickly, I am mostly over strep throat and who knows what Sheldon has but I think he is beginning to recover as well. We ordered some vitamin D3 for the kids hoping it will help us.

Some events that have happened in the last month. First one morning we had this incredible rain storm. I mean it dumped and hailed and dumped for a long time. And before we knew it the water was rushing down the street and pouring into the yard. I would have taken pictures of that but we were too busy trying to divert the water away from the house. The entire yard was a pool of 4-6 inches and no matter how hard you try you just cannot hold that back. Luckily the leakage was minimal we are hoping partly because of us sealing the walls. The boys room got torn apart for a few days to dry out the carpet and padding. And eventually the padding was called a loss but the carpet is totally okay. A few days later I saw some men working and building birms and filling in pot holes with asphalt. I dragged a few of them over to our house and explained what happened. And much to our pleasure they built a birm all along the side of the house that would divert the water to the street so it will go to the gutters and drains. Yay for that victory. Hopefully it wont happen again.

Here is a picture from later in the day of a bunch of the hail washed up against the house.

We also re-shingled one side of our roof which took alot of work in the hot sun and some fabulous help from a few friends and Stanley (Sheldon's father) and Grandpa Warren.We didnt get many pictures but here is a picture of a dirty daddy at the end of the first day.

David and Nathan also started soccer. They are really good. I am so impressed with their ability to run for pretty much 40 minutes straight. Nathan is an excellent goalie… fearless and determined. He doesn’t run quite as fast as the other kids (he needs to grow a couple inches) but I would venture to say he is definitely the best goalie on the team. David is a good player too and has made a couple goals. He runs fast and is usually on top of it. They are definitely gaining some skills and this age group is all about learning positions and rules of the game. They play hard and their coach is tough but they love it, have improved greatly, and are strong players.

Here are a couple pics.
Nathan playing goalie I am always too excited watching him to catch him in action with the camera..hehehe

Keziah is a climber and a runner and a goer… we havent been very good with the camera lately but here are a couple pics. She is in the middle of everything the boys are into.

In her new winter coat and boots, she can barely walk in the coat poor kids not used to so much on…

Climbing on the table in the front room. We are trying to discourage this but she will not be discouraged.


This last weekend we got to go to the temple in St George. My dad and his wife Jan were sealed in the temple and my brother and myself were sealed to them. It was a great event for them and for me. Congratulations to them. Here are a few pictures we took outside the temple before we went in.

A little surprise

So yeah.... I have sorta been holding off posting about this but yeah its time to come out and proclaim to the world... We have baby number 6 (pictured above the blurry bean shaped thing lol) due April 7th of 2010...Yes we are insane...No it wasn't planned...But we are already in love... isn't it funny. The first day I found out I was freaking out... I cried, I didn't tell Sheldon. The next day I got a grip figured we would deal and things would be okay... so I told Sheldon who took it like a champ and though worried how we will handle it emotionally and financially has been over all positive and supportive of his pukeholic wife who spends near every evening groaning and attempting to "act" human. By the third day I knew I was head over heals in love with this new baby. I just knew that no matter how hard it was going to be, how much I was going to puke, how tight the finances are going to be that we love this little one already and s/he is already a very real part of our family...at least to me.

Anyways I figure I have a bunch to post about. I have just been so sick and nonfunctional that I haven't found much energy to post, or do the dishes, or cook dinner, or do the laundry... you get the idea.. its not pretty here... Hopefully in a few weeks it will ease off and I can at least feel human again. Keziah had a great birthday, she turned one on August 30th. She has been walking for about a month and is so stinking cute. Last week Sheldon got the chance to go to a soccer game with his brother and sisters, and the boys all got to go camping with Grandma and Grandpa Nicholes. I promise there will be pictures... I just dont have any. Seems our camera was absent at most events. I forgot it at Keziah's birthday (too busy worrying about presents and cakes and such) and I wasn't at either of the other events. But we will get them.

David and Nathan are also in soccer now and have their first game on Saturday so there will be pictures then too

In the meantime here are a few from the month of August... some picnics and fun.
McCaul enjoying a s'moreKeziah enjoying her first ever roasted marshmallow.
Sheldon's birthday...look at all those candles :-) ... I actually made him a cake he could eat... it wasn't that good but the frosting was really yummy so we all licked the frosting off. I made a second cake too, which broke in half and half fell on the floor. That one the frosting wasn't as good but the cake was a winner (aside from the part the floor caught)
David and Nathan showing off their Fair Ribbons. Both put in a large zucchini of which their parents mostly took care of. Next year they are getting their own spot to grow stuff and if they want to enter it in the fair they better be ready to take good care of it because after the initial prep mom and dad aren't doing a thing with the kids' garden.

Nathan also won a first place ribbon for some art work he submitted.
And finally Keziah looking annoyed on her birthday morning cause mommy was trying to stop her long enough to get a picture... but look at that little beautiful girl standing so big and tall.

Seattle Trip part 2

Okay I know I should have posted this forever ago. Seems I have been VERY busy. We got home, settled in and then I went back to Seattle to help my parents move. Then since I have been back I haven't been feeling well or motivated. More on that another time.

Anyways here is part 2 of our Seattle trip.. I actually wrote it out a while ago so its just been sitting here waiting for me to get my rear in gear


Sunday in Seattle was fun as well. After church and some naps we went to meet with some friends at the park near Christina's parents house. Lake Wilderness is a beautiful area with a lake and a park. The kids played at the playground and fed a friendly squirrel. Here are some pictures from Sunday.


Also Keziah thought that the doggy door at Christina's parents house was made just for her...

Monday night we went to Snoqualmie falls.

One Tuesday we went to the beach with some friends.


Then we went by the temple in Seattle and walked around.

On Wednesday we went to Lake Wilderness again and attempted to take some family pictures and individual pictures. We got a few acceptable ones. Before patience ran out. Then we went swimming.

Thursday we tried to take it easy and then we went to a Tacoma, Rainiers baseball game that night.

Saturday we went swimming again and joined in a couple 4th festivities and watched an insane amount of fireworks from the upstairs window of Christina's parents house. Seems everyone in the greater Seattle area felt the need to put on their own show. It was insane how many fireworks were going off everywhere.
Keziah is a little fish.. she absolutely LOVED the water regardless of its chilly temperature.

Monday we did some last minute shopping and packed and headed for home Tuesday. We decided to do only 2 days instead of one so the first day we made it all the way to Boise and stayed with Lucas and Marianne again. Then Wednesday in the morning we headed out. We wanted to stop at Shoshone falls outside Twin Falls. We picnicked there and the kids really liked it.


Then we got home and found three-four foot tall weeds in our driveway. But Stan and Alice took great care of our garden and our yard so thankfully we didn't have too much work to do to try and get back in the swing of things.




Okay that is it for our Seattle posts. I will have another post up in the next couple days with what we have been doing since then. Thanks, and we love you all.