I had a doctor's appointment this morning. She lectured me about taking it easy and not overdoing it since I'm having so many contractions and told me to drink more fluids. They also want me to have another ultrasound cause I measured too small today. They said I measured about the same as last time I was in, about three weeks ago. So they just want to check to make sure everything is fine and put the baby on a growth chart. I measured small toward the end with both Hailey and Max too, so I'm sure there is nothing to worry about. After eating lunch, we went outside to play and the neighbor kids came over. They all played in the sand and on the swings. The older brothers also brought the baby to swing for a little bit. He just turned a year old and is just starting to walk. Today was the first time he's been over to play, but I'm sure we'll be seeing more of him now that he is getting bigger. This evening, Bruce put the patio swing that he got me for my birthday together. It took him a while and he was getting fustrated with it cause of bad directions and the wrong screws, but finally managed to get it together by the time the kids were ready for bed.

We've had such a busy weekend. Friday was my birthday and the kids were excited to give me my gifts right when we woke up in the morning. Hailey wanted to call everybody and invite them to come for cake and icecream. She was very disappointed when we told her we weren't going to have time today. We found a great deal on a pop up camper. We got up early and first had to stop at the bank for the loan and then went to a bunch of garage sales after that. A small town in our area has a festival every year and there are tons of garage sales that weekend. It was a very nice day and we had a great time. Max and Hailey were so good the whole time. We went to garage sales until 3:00 when we had to leave to go get the hitch put on the van. Bruce dropped me off at home so Max could take his nap and Hailey could rest before she had to go to dance class. Hailey did great in her dance class today. The teachers said she did really good and danced almost the whole time. She was very proud of herself when she came out of class. She ran up to me and told me she danced lots. We went to my favorite coney dog place and then went to pick up the camper. It was an hour away and there was a fatal accident on the way that shut down the highway for three hours. So it ended up taking us an extra hour to get there. The kids were very excited about getting the camper. They got out of their carseats and sat in the back of the van to watch them hook it up. We were very glad to see that the highway was reopened on the way back. It was late when we got home. Hailey fell asleep in the van but Max didn't. Saturday morning we got up early again and met my mom and Kimmy, Jared, and the kids to go to more garage sales. It was very cold and windy. I was glad Kimmy had extra winter hats in her car for Hailey and Max. We walked around some but the kids started getting cold so we decided to drive around to them instead. The guys stayed in the cars with the kids while Kimmy and I went to the ones we thought looked good. We had to leave by noon to go to my cousins bridal shower. Bruce took Max back home with him, and Hailey and I rode with my mom to the shower. Hailey was very excited about going to the "girl party" and we had a nice time. When we got home, daddy had the camper all set up. So we brought some toys out for the kids and spent some time in the camper this evening. When we came in, Bruce and the kids made my birthday cake. Then we had cake and icecream before getting the kids ready for bed. We got up and went to church this morning. Hailey did great going into her class today. She walked right in by herself and found a seat at the table. After lunch, I met Vikki, Kenzie, and my mom at Webkinz Day Extravaganza. They had a bunch of fun activities for the kids going on all day. Hailey is really getting into her Webkinz now and she knows how to do just about everything on it. She suprises me at how much she can do without even being able to read. She's figured out how to get to the games and play some of them and she knows how to find the gems, do the Wheel of Wow, Wishing Well, go to the clubhouse, and how to dress, feed, and bathe her pet. It's amazing how much she can do. The only thing I really have to do for her is the daily jobs cause they are all a little bit hard for her yet. Other than that, she pretty much can do everything without my help. She thought it was pretty neat to get to find "real gems" and do the "real wheel of wow". She won a couple Webkinz coupons and got to pick a prize out of the box. Nana also bought her another Webkinz. She had fun picking out the one she wanted. On the way home, she kept telling me what she wanted to name it, but every few minutes she changes her mind and names it something else. The name changed about five different times in just the fifteen minute drive home. Right when we got home, we had to get ready to leave again. Bruce was taking me out to dinner for my birthday and we called and asked my cousin, Amanda to watch the kids. We dropped the kids off at their house and then left to go to the restaurant. We had a very nice dinner and walked around town a little bit and stopped in couple of the shops. I had to get some of my favorite cookies that they make there before we left and some candy from the candy shop. We had a nice time and the kids had fun too.

Here are some pictures of our new camper.

Max woke up not feeling well. He was complaining of his belly hurting and had a fever. He didn't do much playing like he usually does in the morning, he just layed on the couch most of the time. He started doing a little better after I gave him some Tylenol but still wanted me to hold him alot. He ate breakfast good but wouldn't even take a bite of his lunch. I gave him a yogurt popsicle to see if he would at least eat that. He ate half of it and then fell asleep in the highchair. That's the first time he's ever fallen asleep in his highchair. I had to get a picture before cleaning him up and laying him down. He didn't even wake up while I washed his hands and face and carried him to his bed. Poor little guy must really not be feeling well. I took Hailey outside to play for a little while before I had her take a rest on the couch. Max slept for three hours. When he woke up, I took the kids outside and gave them sandwhiches at the picnic table. Max loves peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches and ate the whole thing. He complained about his belly hurting again after he fiinished eating but soon forgot about it and was off playing. They had fun playing in their box house. Max kept going up to it saying "I paint dat" as he pointed to all the parts that he had painted. Max started getting pretty grumpy around 7:00 so we went back inside and I decided to get them to bed a little early tonight since tomarrow we'll be getting up an hour earlier than usual. We are getting a camper so we have to go to the bank in the morning and are going to some garage sales after that.

This morning, we took Champ to the vet for his heartworm check. He really fought the nurse and doctor while they were taking his blood. The vet ended up poking himself cause Champ was moving so much. And he was yelping the whole time which is something he has never done. He was fighting a little bit while he was looking in his eyes and mouth too. The vet said he doesn't blame him in his old age. He also said that Champ is looking great and you would never know he was 15 years old. The kids liked watching Champ get all checked out, and they were excited about getting a sucker when he was done and asked for one as soon as we got up to the desk. I took the kids outside to play when we got home. Yesterday, on our way to my doctors appointment, we picked up a big box that someone had put at the side of the road. I thought the kids would love to make a house out of it and paint it. So today I had Hailey show me where she wanted the windows and doors and started cutting them. After cutting a couple windows and the door, my hands started getting tired so when daddy came out, he finished and cut the rest. Then Bruce made hamburgers for lunch and we ate outside. The kids enjoyed eating at their little picnic table. When we were done eating, I got out the paints and paintbrushes, and we all had fun painting the "house". It was alot of fun. When we finished, I rinsed the kids off a little bit with the hose and then took them in to put them in the shower. After that, I put Max down for his nap, and then Hailey and I went back outside to play in the box house. We took some dolls out with us and some blankets and Hailey made a bed for them. I climbed inside with her and we had fun playing together. We ate dinner shortly after he woke up and then made hot fudge sundaes for desert. I gave them some minature M&M's and they sprinkled them on top. They thought that was great. After eating our icecream, I had them help me pick up the toys around the house and then we went back outside until bedtime. They both had fun playing in the box house together. Max would ride his car up to it and say "I gotta park mine car. Mommy look, I park it right here!"

Here are also some pictures that my mom took yesterday when she watched the kids.

It was Champ's birthday today so the kids wrapped his gift for him this morning when they woke up. I gave them a piece of wrapping paper and some pieces of tape and let them wrap it themselves. They were working so good together getting it all wrapped up. Hailey would fold the ends over and tell Max where to put the tape. Then they took it out and let Champ open it. He loves to open presents and the kids were so happy that Champ was so excited about his present. When he got it opened, Hailey and Max fed him some of the treats. I took the kids outside to play while daddy fixed the washing machine and cleaned it while he had it apart. It was running a little louder than normal so he called and figured out what the problem was. I had a doctors appointment so my mom watched the kids for a few hours this afternoon. They had fun playing outside and ate lunch outside too. Bruce had to get going to work so I dropped him off at home before going to my mom's to pick up the kids. I decided to bring Champ with me since it was his birthday and he loves riding in the car. Hailey was very excited to see that I had brought Champ. I called Vikki to see if she wanted to meet me at the dog park near my parents house. They have a fenced in area that you can let your dog run around loose. Vikki wasn't home so after visiting with my mom for a little while, I decided to go home and do it another day. As soon as we got home, Vikki called and asked if I still wanted to go to the dog park, so I made some sandwiches and snacks to take with us and got the kids back in the van. Champ had so much fun running around smelling everything. Vikki brought her dogs, Izzy and Monica, too. There was a bunch of other dogs there and they were all running around sniffing each other. Champ didn't mind any of the big dogs. One time he even walked right under one of the big dogs while he was peeing, so Champ got peed on a little bit. YUK! He will definately be getting a bath tonight. He sure had fun on his birthday though. You would never know he is now 15 years old. The kids loved it too. Max ran around picking up sticks. He also liked running through the tunnels and stuff that they have there for the dogs to run through and jump over. After a while, I took the kids over to the kids play area while Vikki stayed with the dogs. They had fun going down all the slides and playing in the sand. Then the kids started getting hungry so we headed back to the van to get the sandwiches and stuff I had packed. When we were done eating, we went back to the dog area. We stayed at the park for about three hours. It went by so fast cause we were having so much fun. I couldn't believe it when I looked at the time and saw it was already 7:30. Champ was getting pretty tired toward the end. He was even falling asleep in my arms when I picked him up to carry him. Max was very tired too. He hadn't had a nap all day so he was really looking tired. The kids were pretty dirty so I gave them quick showers before getting them ready for bed tonight. And Champ got his bath too after the kids were in bed.