Memorial Day Weekend - Family Fun

Hello Again...told you I was gonna try and do this more often :) Well the start to our weekend started on a pretty sour note. As many of you have seen probably on my Facebook, Scott got laid off from his job on Friday. Although it is going to make times a little tougher, and my hopes of going part time put on hold, we are looking at this as a blessing in disguise. Scott was very unhappy and was working very hard for a company that didnt necessarily appreciate that hard work. Also, I think he was at the highest place he could go in that company. So he is now off to find bigger and better things for himself and our family. Plus, he will get some great quality time with the boys while he if off.

This whole weekend we didnt do much but had such an amazing time. On Saturday we stayed home for most of the day but late afternoon went on over to Costco and had lunch and had to pick up some things for the kids (DIAPERS!!). Gotta love when diapers are on sale at Costco. Its is such a huge cost savings buying them there especially when they are on sale. Then we went to dinner with some very good friends of ours Mike and Karmin and we always have a great time with them. Last we went over to Scotts parents house so they could visit with the kids for a bit. Hunter was terrified of their dog Cindy, but as soon as she was outside he calmed down and had a really fun time playing with toys with Grandma and Grandpa, he definetly gets his love of Choo-Choo's from his Grandpa :)

On Sundays we usually go to my parents in the afternoon but on this particular Sunday we decided to have a low key day at home. Once we got home from church and the boys woke up from there naps, we took them outside and played bubbles and drew on the sidewalk with chalk. Hunter loves to get messy. Then we took a short stroll to the little playground area they have built in our complex. Hunter really liked the big slide and must have gone down it a dozen or more times. Then we all headed up to the house and made popcorn and watched Frozen. Its the first movie Hunter really paid attention to. He loved Olaf, who couldnt, and loved all the music and dancing. We have tried other movies but they just didnt keep his interest. So glad we found one he enjoyed and we enjoyed as well. Although it wasnt much it was one of the funnest days we have had in a long time. We just enjoyed being together.

Then on our last day together, we went to my Mom and Dad's ward Memorial Day Picnic. Hunter had a blast playing the games and running around. Then we had to do about 4 loads of laundry so we headed back to my parents house to do that and hang out with everyone. It is amazing to me that when we all get together, we never once turn on the TV, we just sit around talking and hanging out with one another. Yesterday we went through some old pictures and did we find some doozies :) We just love being around each other. I just love our family fundays!

Its on days like this I am every so grateful that we are a forever family. I know that if we all continue to do whats right and follow the commandents our Heavenly Father is going to bless each of us and we will see each other again in the hereafter. I am so grateful for that knowledge.

Below are some collage pics of some of the stuff we did. Hope you all enjoyed your time off, i know i did, now back to the grind :)

Grant Federick Hosmer - 12/26/2013

Hello everyone...It has been so long since I have written on here. So much has happened in our lives, but my goal is to continue to write on here as often as possible. I hopefully want to print it out someday for my kids to have as a memory book of the things we did and feelings I had at the time. I was trying to catch up and write posts on things that happened last year but that was taking way too long so I just thought I would start fresh, but I had to do a special post on the newest addition to our family.

Now many of you know that I was pregnant last year, We found out in May/June, and were very excited to know we would be welcoming another boy in January of 2014 (Well I think Scott really wanted a girl so we could be done having kids, but we were both really excited to give Hunter a brother and best friend for life). There was nothing different from this pregnancy from my pregnancy with Hunter and everything was rolling along smoothly. 2 days before Christmas I went in for my OB check up and she decided to check me to see if i was dilated any. I was almost 36 weeks at this point. When they checked me the first time with Hunter, my water broke 3 days later, so I was nervous that this might happen again, because we had nothing ready. I didn't have a shower since I was having another boy, but we hadn't even gotten the car seat out or anything. The doctor said I was only 1 cm dilated and I had at least 1 week before I would go into labor, but she had a feeling I as going to go full term. 2 days later on Christmas Day night, my water broke (doctor should have listened to me). I had just gotten my pajamas on after a very long day, and was going to sit in the chair with Hunter to get him to sleep when again my water broke. I tried to convince myself that it wasn't my water, and Scott said "you just flooded our living room floor, I think your water broke" haha :) So my sister came to stay with Hunter and my Mom came with us to the hospital. We checked  in  and were taken back to labor and delivery. Several contractions, 1 failed epidural, and 5 1/2 hours later our baby boy emerged. We had just decided on the name Grant at the hospital, and Frederick is my dad's middle name. He came so fast that he had substantial facial bruising but this did go away in the first 24 hours. The first thing Scott and I thought though was Hunter isn't alone anymore. He will no longer have our undivided attention, and in some ways we were really sad about that, but I know he will have a best friend and confident for life. I am so happy they will always have each other.

We were able to go home a couple days later, but unfortunately Grant had a minor set back in the beginning of his life. Due to the facial bruising and other factors Grant got a severe case of jaundice and had to be admitted to the NICU on New Years Eve. Luckily it was only jaundice and was very easily treated but you never want to see your baby in the hospital. To see him be hooked up to monitors and an IV and have to wear those glasses for 2 days straight was heartbreaking, but we are forever grateful for the wonderful nurses and doctors at CHOC who constantly put our fears to rest. After 2 days in the NICU, Grant came home once again.

It has now been almost 5 months,and we cannot imagine our family without Grant. He has brought so much joy to us and is such a sweet little spirit. I have never met a child who smiles so easily when you coo or talk to him. He is already in love with his brother and Hunter with him. I am just so grateful to know that the Lord has given me this divine opportunity to be there mother and to be with them forever. Now being a mommy of 2 is not easy, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Scott and I feel beyond blessed with how our life has turned out. I think we may have one more (I really want that girl) but for now we feel so lucky to have two handsome baby boys in our lives :) Below are some pics from Grants first days and his extra stay in the hospital.

Ill be writing again soon!