Elizabeth's 29th birthday

The Saturday after my birthday, Austin planned a fun get together at our neighborhood pool to celebrate. Jon and Jenna, Mitch and Kadi, Tammy, and Tamara Griggs and all of their kids came for a splash. It was the perfect way to say goodbye to the summer but hello to the last year of my 20's. EEKKK! Can you believe that? I can't. Well, at 29 and pregnant with our 5th child, I have much to be grateful for. Thank you Heavenly Father, for giving me so much. I have a wonderful family, a healthy strong body, a wonderful husband, great friends, freedom to home school, and so much more.

Jon brought his wake boarding equipment and let Isaac practice in the pool for a bit. Isaac did great for his first time.

Look at that smile! He loved it! What a big boy!! He almost got up a few times.

Here is my big belly! Kadi sneaked this picture, but I am kind of glad she did. I have been so busy that I have forgotten to take belly pictures of this little guy. Here he is 22 weeks along. The other picture is of my delicious cake from Tammy. It was delicious of COURSE! (love Austin's tan lines)

NAKED BABY!!!! Oakley pooped twice at the pool, wasting two swim diapers. I didn't have any more so the only option was to let those sweet cheeks shine!

Gender Reveal!!! Baby #5

So, for the last few weeks Austin and I have been trying to decide how we want to tell the kids what the gender of their newest sibling would be. Finally, we came up with the idea of having them each smash a cake in Daddy's face that has filling color of the gender (pink or blue). Okay, so it was definitely more of my idea then Austin's but he was a great sport about it. During the actual ultra sound appointment, we brought the kids and told the tech to only tell Austin and I by writing the correct Chromosome sequence on the screen. When we saw it Austin looked right at me and we both danced, yelled, squealed, and celebrated with our eyes. We couldn't wait to tell the kids!

A few days later Austin ran to the store and got the correct color of filling. He made the cakes and we told any family who wanted to come would be welcome to join in the fun. Here is what the finished cakes looked like. Great job babe! 

Here we all are ready to smash some cakes! The kids were so excited. They asked every day that week if "today was the day they get to hit Daddy with a cake!" Let the smashing begin! We started youngest to oldest and also only put the color in one of the cakes, but they didn't know that! Oakley was so excited she couldn't wait! She kept grabbing at her cake. Then...................................

when she finally smashed it she was so devastated!! She cried and cried and cried. No, she screamed and screamed and screamed. I could't tell if she was sad from her cake getting ruined or from her thinking Daddy was getting hurt. See, look at that face! It was so sad. Each time one of the kids took their turn she called out Daddy's name and cried again. HAHA It was ADORABLE!

Here are the other three taking their turns. Isaac's was the last one and his was filled with....................

 

BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep!!!! We are having another boy!!! Sweet baby Heath number 5 is a boy and he will be such a sweet baby brother. We haven't had a boy in 6 years nor have we knew we were having a boy in 8 years!!! (We didn't find out what Andrew was) The kids were so excited and they said they knew it from the start. Oh yeah, and apparently I don't give my kids enough sugar because they were eating the cake that had fallen from Austin's face off of the floor. -Grouse- Oh well, I didn't stop them, I guess I didn't mind that much.

After the reveal I helped Daddy smear the blue around a little more. You know, because he didn't have enough on his face already. AWE HA! And look Andrew was caught in the act of stealing and eating.  Guilty!

The final look! This is one excited Daddy! Sweet Baby Boy....WE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU!!

Here is some good news too! Both Sereen and Kadi are pregnant with me! Hooray for cousins close together!!! Sereen was 29 weeks here, I was 20, and Kadi was 5!! Yipee!!!!! So glad we are all going through it together!

Here are all those who came to celebrate with us!! We love having family so close and so supportive!

New Homeschool Year 2016

We can't believe how big our sweet babies are getting! What!!!! The three oldest are heading off to our homeschool Co Op group! Okay, so it's only once a week but the point is that they are all growing up so fast! -tear- Right before our eyes it seems. 

I love having the opportunity to teach my children, I don't know how long we will homeschool for but right now it feels like the right thing for our family. I love getting to see them grow and develop. Trust me, there are difficult days and tough times but all the moments in between are so sweet and precious. We are blessed to be able to homeschool again this year.

On Your Marks,,,,,,,Get Set..........GO!!!!!!

Oakley insisted that she be in the picture too. HAHA I won't complain! What great looking kids we have babe! We love you all so much!!!

Isaac's 7th birthday

Seven years old!!!! My oldest baby is seven!!! I can't believe this. I still remember not being able to sleep a wink the night before I knew you were going to come into our family. That night has passed seven times now. How wonderful. The memories we have had these past seven years have been incredible! So much joy, giggles, growth, and silliness has happened because you were born Isaac. We love you so much! You are a wonderful big brother and you have such a big heart. Your kindness and generosity is such an example to your father and I. You truly are a special boy. 

You love to play with legos, and any box you can get your hands on. You take those boxes and create something quirky that makes me laugh. You still sleep with your car blanket Grandma Ralph made you and have now mastered swimming and tying your own shoe laces. My how you have grown. I look forward to seeing how much you accomplish with the years to come. WE LOVE YOU!!

To celebrate Isaac we went to the Grapevine Aquarium. Daddy was able to come as well which was an extra treat! He was the one taking this picture. Exploring the ocean was a great way to share memories and have fun at the same time. We even got to see the octopus and the black tip reef shark get fed.

For a change of pace this year, Grandma Heath took Isaac and a friend of his choice out for ice cream, and to choose a gift at the store. We thought this was a great way to spend some one on one time with Grandma. He was glowing when he came home. It sure was a treat for him. 

 I love all of Isaac's different expressions. He is such a sweet boy. Thank you to all who gave Isaac a gift. He is one lucky boy.

Doesn't that cake look delicious?!!! Aunt Beka asked if she could make him an ice cream cake for his birthday. It was super yummy and the kids loved the idea of ice cream inside of the cake.