He's here!!

Originally I was scheduled to have a c-section on Friday, but this little guy decided that he didn't want to wait that long. Yesterday at 2:30 p.m. baby boy number 3 arrived weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces, 21 inches long. We haven't decided on a name yet, but he's cute as can be!

~Rain + Simon = FUN!!

It rained all day yesterday and through the night. It's starting to get really cold, but Simon doesn't care.

I caught him jumping in the puddles and

laughing to himself. It was adorable.

At least he put his rain boots on...

I had to add this picture of Cooper

because it's just so...Cooper.

He was just sitting there looking at me.

~State Fair and the HUGE Goose Egg

We went to the state fair a couple of weeks ago. It was much smaller than the Arizona State Fair, but it was just right for the boys. We all know how Noah is and we thought he might have a hard time with the rides, but he was a dare devil! This was the first ride he wanted to go on. He barely met the height requirements.

Of course, I couldn't go on any of the rides and Adam wanted to take Simon to play some games so Noah rode this alone. The big shocker was that he actually wanted to ride by himself. I was a bit nervous, but he had so much fun.

Simon's prize stuffed animals, a whale and a dolphin. He even won something for his brother. How sweet!



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So this didn't happen at the state fair, but I thought it was worthy to be blogged about. Look at this GOOSE EGG! Sim was messing around on the bed and hit his head (I think on the foot board). I actually didn't see it happen, but he was a tough little guy and only cried for a second. I think he could have won a prize at the state fair for this one though. Seriously, it was HUGE!

~The Connolly Family-Est. August 11, 2001

Eight years ago Adam and I were married in the Mesa Arizona Temple. It was a bitter sweet day as we left one life behind and started another. Since then, there have been lots of tears and lots of happy times. We have two beautiful boys and another on the way.
What more can I ask for?

The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.

Happy Anniversary Love

~Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

One of my goals for the summer was to learn how to make jam (or at least try).



This is a rhubarb bush. Apparently you can make yummy things to eat with this stuff!

This is Mary. The rhubarb bush belongs to her. When Adam first arrived to Alaska he did some remodeling work for her. She is a very nice grandmotherly lady. Adam mentioned to her, that I wanted to make jam. She said once her rhubarb bush was ready, she'd show me how.




This week she called and said that the rhubarb was ready... to come on over.



Mary showed me how to cut the rhubarb and add it with the strawberries to make the jam. It was very easy and made the house smell great!














The end product. Tasty Strawberry Rhubarb Jam.

I had so much fun with Mary, that the next morning I decided to make some jam on my own. I made a Candy Apple jelly and it turned out great too!

~Taekwon Do and "OH SH*@#!"

~Today was Noah's first Taekwon Do lesson. He looked absolutely adorable in his uniform and he did a great job following along. He can even kick as high and higher than some of the other kids in his class. I was a proud mom. At the end he was a little disappointed because he didn't get to break any boards. Boys will be boys! It's not real fun until you break something.

After class he was very tired...

~"OH SH*#@!"

Excuse the remodeling project in the back of the picture, but look closely at Adam's face. Yes, this picture was taken just after he returned from the dentist for a root canal. While the dentist was giving Adam the series of shots to numb his mouth he hears the dentist yell,
"OH SH*@#!"
and instantly feels pain above his upper lip (not anywhere close to the back of his mouth where he was supposed to get the shots). The blood started to flow and so did the apologies. The dr. said in his 20 years of practice he has never done that to a patient. He accidently shoved the needle into Adams upper lip, totally missing his mouth altogether! Adam said that every time his upper lip would stretch during the root canal it would start to bleed and they'd have to stop to wipe the blood...then he would start laughing just thinking about the dentist swearing.
Adam is a good sport!

~Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

~Well there are no snails or puppy dogs tails, but we did find a FROG. They were a little scared to touch it at first, but warmed up to it pretty fast. Hopefully Simon didn't kill it! He didn't want it to get away.

CUTE NOAH STORY
~This has nothing to do with frogs, but I thought it was cute. The other day the boys were given an Alvin and the Chipmunks poster at the movies. On the way home we heard Noah singing, so we turned down the radio and listened. Noah's favorite primary song is, "Follow the Prophet." He was singing, while looking at his poster, and I quote, "Alvin and the Chipmunks, don't go astray. Follow the prophet he knows the way!"

~Boys and Blueberries

I haven't really kept up on blogging since we've been back in Alaska, but over the weekend we went blueberry picking.
The boys had a great time.
Tonight we enjoyed homemade blueberry pancakes! Yummy!

~Noah's First Job

Noah has been wanting to get another Bakugan but his dad told him he had to earn the money. Adam also mentioned that Grandpa Connolly (relaxing there in the recliner) pays money to grandkids for folding his barber shop towels. Last night Grandpa ever so kindly employed Noah. After an hour, Noah finally got all the shop towels folded. He earned $5. (Grandpa pays well!) This was Noah's first job. This also meant that he had his first real lesson about tithing. It was great! Thanks Grandpa Connolly!

~other fun things we did in Eagar