Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... Josh and I went to the cannery this morning. It was really weird, but I'm glad to say that we got some food for a year supply!

2. The truth is... Josh and I applied for Life Insurance at the beginning of the month. We were able to get the cheaper rate because we are in good health! Yea! A smaller monthly payment!

3. The truth is... I want to get the kitchen and hallway painted in my house before summer ends.  If you want to help, we are starting the kitchen Thursday morning!

4. The truth is... everyday at 4P.M. Friends is on the CW (channel 61). I watch it even though I've seen the episodes a lot.

5. The truth is... In the summer Jack Jack likes to sit in puddles of water. We fill a paint pan full of water for him to sit in... he really enjoys it. Maybe I can get a picture of it sometime because it is awesome! It is a way to keep himself cool when we force him outside.

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... Josh is awesome because he puts up with my penguin obsession.

2. The truth is... Josh took me to go see "Mr. Poppers Penguins". It was funny but because of the random Jim Carrey moments I got annoyed. The penguins were the best part.

3. The truth is... now that it is getting hotter outside, I feel bad putting Jack Jack outside.

4. The truth is... I'm starting to make decorations for the nursery. I want to have it mostly completed before school start because once it does I probably won't have any energy to do something.

5. The truth is... I finally found a paint color for my kitchen! I just hope it goes on sale soon so I can paint before the baby comes. I doubt it, but it is a hope!

14 Weeks

I think that you can tell that I'm on summer break because all of a sudden I am posting a lot. Well, a lot of things have been happening which is great! Anyway, I will admit that I am extremely sad that Josh and I will no longer be going to Disneyworld in October. I'll be 7 months pregnant and Josh doesn't want me flying or going that far away from home. So, we are making other plans. Actually, I think that I'm just as excited about our new plans as I am our old ones. We are going to Sea World! That is not the best part. They have a penguin experience tour (you have to pay extra) that Josh says we can go on! Totally exciting! Close encounters with penguins. I'm so glad that I have an understanding and supportive husband. Anyway, onto what I was going to post about. (It is long so beware!)

I know that I've announced the fact that I'm pregnant to everyone, but I figure that I should write about it. I'm warning all of you readers that if you are pregnant or have had a bad first trimester then stop reading. Why? Just trust me, I'll probably have a lot of people leaving nasty comments if you don't. I'll admit it, mine was really easy. I'm now 14 weeks along and after my appointment yesterday (not my first) everything sounds great! I got to hear the heartbeat which was totally exciting. Anyway, my first trimester was really easy. I blame it on the fact that I was trying to make it to the end of the school year so I couldn't concentrate on the fact that I could be sick, but that's fine. Every once in awhile I would get a little sick at night while cooking dinner, but it wasn't bad enough to where I couldn't eat. I was always able to get out of bed in the morning. I was just tired all the time. I would take a half hour nap around 4:30PM and then still be able to go to bed around 9ish. Other than that , I can't complain (which is not even worthy of complaining) about pregnancy so far. I'm sure it will be worse with the rest of the kids.
We actually found out that I was pregnant April 16th. I knew it on the 15th, but I hadn't verified it. Josh always said I would know before I actually took a test, and he was right. We then started having the debate about when to tell our family and friends. I'll be honest, I was super excited and I wanted to tell right away but I also wanted to know an exact due date. Nothing seemed right. My first appointment was May 18th and when I say my baby for the first time, I knew that I was ready to tell people although was about 10 weeks. So, we started telling people. I gave my dad an early father's day present which was a movie I made with a song called "Family Man" by Craig Campbell. Here it is, if you want to watch it.

Anyway, at the end my dad said "who's baby is that?" I guess I should have put Baby Hoffman along with the due date. Anyway, I think that they are excited. When we told Josh's mom she started crying and his dad was super excited. I didn't think he would be but he is. I think he knew it was coming.
Well, here is a picture of our sweet baby at 9 weeks.

Jack Jack is super excited and cannot wait to have a little brother or sister. We get to find out next month and I cannot wait! I would post some baby bump pictures but I don't have much of one yet. I'm barely in the weird stage if fitting into some pants but not others. Its a little frustrating but I wouldn't be able to survive without the bella band. It is totally worth the money. Well, I can't wait to see what the next few months brings. Yes I will post pictures, when I can get to that point!

Conversation with Raegan

I love kids because you can have some of the BEST conversations with them. Sometimes they even amaze me with what they know. Here is a conversation I had with Raegan on Sunday while she was at my house.

Me: "I love you Jack Jacks."

Raegan: " Emily its not Jack Jacks because there is only one of him so it should be Jack Jack."

Me: "Raegan, how did you know that it should be just Jack Jack?"

Raegan: "I don't know."

I still can't figure out how she knew about the whole plural thing since she's only three, but it was still awesome! I love awesome conversations with kids... I think I already said that.

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... my niece Raegan and Jack Jack have come to an understanding. They both love each other. I'm glad Raegan is no longer scared of him.

So cute!

2. The truth is... I'm starting to think about Christmas present ideas. I don't know what to do this year. Does anyone have ideas? I'm completely blank! This is not good.

3. The truth is... Once I start school again Josh and I won't see each other much. He's going to be working nights at Primavera (three days a week) and will go to class the rest of the night. Bummer.

4. The truth is... Jack Jack is a brown noser (digger). He got over the chewing stage and now is totally into digging. It doesn't bode well for our garden.

5. The truth is... I have a lot of crafts I need to finish up. However, I really don't want to at the same time. Is that a bad thing? (Hey! I finally finished my ABC blocks.)

The Sweetest Thing

Jack Jack always loves it when he gets to see his "cousins" (mine and Josh's nieces and nephews) because it means that he has some little people to play with. On Tuesday, I had to babysit Bryant, Alyssa, and Kaelyn while Wendi went to the doctor with the other kids. Jack Jack loves them just as much as they love him! He actually got to meet baby Benjamin for the first time on Tuesday. Although he has been to his house, they have never meet. I got a picture of the sweet interaction. I can't wait to bring home our baby to see what out little Jack Jack does with him (or her).

Jack Jack first sniffing Benjamin's feet then giving him kisses!

More kisses. Isn't it so cute! I love how good Jack Jack is with kids.

Bryant and Jack Jack relaxing on the floor. I think Bryant is Jack Jack's favorite!

Grand Canyon

I've finally decided to post about the Grand Canyon. I'm not sure why it took so long, but it did. I'm very grateful for Wendi and her kids for watching Jack Jack while we were gone. They love him and he is amazing with kids! You should have seen him yesterday while they were over. More on that later (which reminds me, I do have cute pictures of that). Anyway... the trip was short but definitely worth the trip. The weather was perfect and it was so nice to get away after the worst school year ever! I should also say thanks to my Grandma Pratt because she let us stay at her place in Prescott so we didn't have to pay for a hotel. There wasn't food there but we really didn't spend much time there anyway. Monday May 30th, we drove up to Prescott. We left around 12:30 PM. As a fee for staying at my grandma's place we put together her new entertainment center. That was a piece of work! It took us two hours! Actually I didn't do much but ask questions and help a little. We then went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Like normal, it was amazingly good. We stopped at a few stores and walked around then went back to the trailer. By then Josh and I were both tired and went to bed.
The next morning we woke up early to make sure to catch the train. We left about 7:00. We actually discovered that GPS George needs to retire because he couldn't tell us a way to get from Prescott to Williams, AZ. We had to stop and ask someone. Good thing the directions were easy. We were able to shop around a little at the train station then watch the show beforehand. It was really funny to watch.

A book in one of the souvenir shops. We find it interesting that there are poop and fart books EVERYWHERE!

The horses were pretty amazing! They just stood there, perfectly calm during the show, even with guns going off.

 We actually have a picture of us on the train. There was a photographer there and although the pictures were a little expensive, we were able to get a picture together. The train ride there was pretty uneventful. We did see a lot of cows and we heard a lot of really corny cow jokes along the way. They reminded me of the joke my Grandpa Baker would tell "What do you call a cow with no legs?" Anyway, we arrived at the Grand Canyon and I'll admit, there isn't much to do there. But the view is amazing!

Josh standing as close to the edge as possible! I was too scared to go closer.

Look, another picture of us together. 

 We went to lunch at a place really close to the canyon. It was probably the fanciest restaurant I've ever been to. It wasn't that expensive, which was good. I got a Navajo Taco and it was amazing! Josh has some fish, which I think smelled really bad. We walked around and then an hour before we had to get back on the train we just rested. I was getting tired.

Here's a picture of the train!

 On the way home we were stopped by some robbers. It was pretty cool! The kids were not scared at all! They knew it was a fake which made it a little lame but it was still fun.

Josh needs  to learn how to take better pictures. The guys standing up are the robbers.

Here's a picture of the Sheriff looking for the robbers.

When we got back to the trailer we relaxed a little and then went to bed. We came home kind of early the next day because Josh had a final to study for that night. I didn't mind, it was a great trip and a relaxing one as well!

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... Its nice that Josh is finally working again... except that he has night shift.

2. The truth is... I'm very sad that I have to cancel our trip to Disney World in October. Josh won't let me fly over to Florida at 7 months pregnant.

3. The truth is... I could just stare at cute Jack Jack all day long. He's so funny and so weird!

4. The truth is... I am so excited that Karen and Rand are going to be moving somewhat closer to the valley. Road trips for an hour and a half are not as bad as ones that are 4 hours.

5. The truth is... I've been lazy so far this summer, but I do need some time to relax before school starts again.

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... my truths are late because Josh and I were out of town.

2. The truth is... we had a great vacation to the Grand Canyon. It was short, but it was nice to get away from everyone and relax. A post and pictures are coming soon, don't worry.

3. The truth is... Josh and I watched Tron Legacy for the first time Friday night. He went all geek on me and said "Oh! They're using LINUX commands".

4. The truth is... Mushrooms are BAD to eat... we knew it all along but Josh tried it and it didn't bode well for him on Monday night.

5. The truth is... We heard some awesome cow jokes on the train ride to the Grand Canyon. They reminded me of my Grandpa's "What do you call a cow with no legs?" joke.