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Well it has definitely been awhile since the last time I posted here so I will try to catch you up on my summer!

First off we found out that I am pregnant with our 4th child which on Sept 21st ultrasound showed it to be 95% a boy. I have been very very sick and is the reason I have not been online much.  I have the luxury of having Hyperemesis gravidarum which only 0.3% - 2% of pregnant women get.  I had this with our last child as well and is really not fun.  So far as I am half way through the pregnancy I have learned the ER staff’s names, favorite colors, and favorite foods because I have had to go in many many times for  IVs  and other complications.  Good news baby is perfectly healthy and growing at the expected rate.

My mom came up for a visit for the 4th of July.  The girls had so much fun with grandma at the local 4th of July fair.  They won 2 fish from a game where they throw ping pongs into a bowl.  The fish are now huge and taking up a good amount of space in our fish tank.

Later that day we went to our usual firework viewing spot and watched the amazing show that the town next to us puts on.  The girls of course love fireworks and get so excited.  The spot we go to fills up fast  so we left about 4 hours early to get there and set up.   We thought our youngest we not like the loud noise but she did just fine and even tried to grab and eat a few of them.

Before Grandma left we had to go to the zoo which was also so very fun.  The zoo has done a lot of work and added some pretty cool stuff.  They now have a fountain that kids can play in and get soaked. (yes we all ran through it)

Our favorite summer event is the PepperFest.  It is a local festival that has been going on for a very long time.  The Parade which is obviously the best part comes down the road that we live on and is basically in our front yard.  The girls have a blast they get a ton of candy and plenty of toys.   After the parade we go down the block to the actual fair where they have rides and food.

We moved!!!!   When we found out about the expected baby the first thing that we said was time to move.   The house we lived in was a bit to small for our family and with the addition it would be to little space to live so we decided to go looking for a new home.   Well we found a place (2 blocks away) that I didn’t want to pass up and we decided to move on in.  The 2 older girls share the master bedroom which is huge and the closet could be a room itself.  Yes they are spoiled they even have the master bathroom.  The new place has 2 living rooms and a fireplace that I love.  We now have plenty of room for our large family and everyone loves the new place.