Nik had his surgery yesterday to remove his tonsils, adenoids, and turbinates. He has been very nervous about having surgery, not even the bribe of missing school and getting tons of ice cream made him feel better! He did great though. It was a very long day. We got to the hospital at 9:30.

I have a new nephew. My SIL had a cute baby boy a few days after I had Tori!

My brother Jeff and his girlfriend Kylie drove up from CA to visit for Halloween weekend. Jeff lived with us for a while last year and the kids have really missed him. Having a new niece and Halloween were good excuses to visit. I loved having them here! They were so much fun and the kids love them. 

They took the kids to the park one day. You can tell how warm it is because no one is wearing a jacket!

The had to leave Sunday to get back to work Monday. We miss them tons already!

Usually I take all the candy Halloween night, put it all together, hide it and give everyone one or two pieces a day. This year the three older kids protested. They didn't want me to mix the candy. Well I did anyway, but Adam and I came up with a new idea. I dumped all the candy on the floor and gave each kid a plastic bag with their name on it. Then we went oldest to youngest and each person got to pick their favorite candy until it was all gone. I still get to say when they get a piece, but they have their own bag with their candy in it. They love it!

Halloween, as always, was a blast. Adam’s haunted garage turned out great. My brothers and sisters all came over and spread out to help me.  They dressed all the kids up! Marci did a great job on everyones make up. They took all the kids trick-or-treating. I just stayed at home and relaxed with Tori! Thanks Guys! Here are the kids all dressed up!

Woo Hoo! One of my favorite things to do for Halloween is carve pumpkins. The kids all had a great time, as well as the adults.  We got some really good looking pumpkins too! Click on the picture to see the whole night.

My Mom went back home on Saturday. We all miss her tons already. Before she left she went with Zoe to a Mother Daughter activity. They wore their pj's and did lots of girl stuff including painting their nails. They both did a great job painting. I had to take a picture because I have never seen my Mom's nails painted! Cute! Cute!

Kalixta got the privilege of telling her teacher, Miss Kara, that she had a new baby sister. Miss Kara sent home a pink note with a picture of a baby that said "Someone special was on the way. Britain and Kalixta's sister arrived today. Congratulation!" It was the first thing she told me about and then showed me when I got home. 

Kalixta decided that Tori needed to see it too. She stood in front of Tori for a while just holding the note so Tori could look at it. Grandma called her for lunch so she propped up a book and set the note on it so Tori could still see it! After a minute Tori cried and Kalixta jumped up and asked "Can she not see the note?" 

I love that my kids love having a new sister. They love holding her, touching her, looking at her, telling everyone about her. It makes my day to see all those sweet interactions! 

 

Here are some of the details. Hope it's not too boring! We got to the hospital about 7:30 in the morning. The nurses were a little busy with the couple next door. It turns out their names were Adam and Melissa also. I got hooked to the IV and they started the pitocin. I was dilated to a 2. The doctor came and popped my water bag at 9:05 am. I invited Marci to be with us at the hospital. She got there at 11:30, just in time to watch me get the epidural. (Hope that wasn't too scary Marci. They are great!) The anesthesiologist reminded us of Bishop Clark. He was funny and super great . He was very comforting! Anyway, about 1:55 I told Adam to get the nurse because it was time. He asked "Are you sure?"  But he did and they got the mid wife, Heather. A few pushes and she was here. I kinda pulled her onto my stomach and opened her legs to announce she was a girl. It was quite a moment. 

GIRL!!