Easter Pictures

Here are a few photos from our Easter festivities. We had an Easter egg hunt with the Andrews cousins, but of course I forgot my camera!


The girls love dying eggs! Even Leah got to do it this year.



I think it is safe to say that all of the kids scored on the Easter Egg Hunt!

Thueson Happennins

So, I have been slacking in this blogging area, but get ready for a little photo overload with what's been happenning with our little family.

First, Brooke got baptized on February 28th! We are so proud of her decision and grateful that she is such a great example to her younger sisters. Love you Brookie!!

The first part of March we had another ultrasound of our little kiddo (sorry, no name yet! Usually by now we atleast have a name list going. Any good boy names??!?) and the doctor was suprised, shocked, in awe of how well my body has healed. Yeah!! She gave me the go ahead to be a normal mom again. Shopping, vacuuming, being on my feet, walking Brooke to the bus, etc! I think I left the office skipping. She also said I was free to drive to Arizona. So, within a few days we were on our way to enjoy the 80 degree weather!


We first spent the night at Joel and Angie's and let the kids play til about midnight! Cousins are the best. We stopped at Bryce National Park on our way to a taxidery museum. Now that Justin is into taxidermy we frequent these types of places.


Since the girls go to a year around school we were able to enjoy the sun for almost two weeks. As we opened up the van that first night, the orange blossom scent hit us! If you have never experienced that smell you are missing out! If only I could bottle it and bring it home to open on a dreary winter's day. We spent as much time outside as we could, went to parks, swam with our cousins, went to the zoo, and enjoyed Grandma and Grandpa's company.

Leah was one happy kid outside. She is already an easy going little girl, but she was almost giddy walking around in the sunshine.

My parents still flood irrigate their backyard and my girls loved to play in it as much as I did as a kid.

Sorry about the white trash hair do's but it's still a stinkin cute picture!

Dressing up with the Abbott cousins. I especially love Landon in the Hannah Montana outfit.

Taking a tour of the dairy farm on Uncle David's beefed up Ranger.

For FHE we met with Paula Jean's family and went to the new Arizona temple site.

Enjoying one of the joys of summer... fudgesicles!

Another happy Leah picture!

I went and bought a cheap little kiddie pool to keep the kids happy on the 90 degree days. It wasn't quite warm enough to hit grandma's pool. But we spent one day at PJ's time share resort and had a fantastic time at a beautiful pool and resort.

This is a typical Hailey photo. Feet propped up, lemonade in hand, and ready for everyone to wait on her. She just needs to break out in the "Fabulous" song.

Justin I think enjoyed the first few days of peace and quiet and a clean home. Then he got lonely and missed the messy little hands so we decided we couldn't stay forever and came home. The next weekend we all went up to my parent's cabin and enjoyed (ok we actually had a really hard time listening to it with kids running around everywhere) General Conference. Here's a shot of Brooke being tossed in the air by Uncle Gregg.

A quiet moment with Dad and Leah.

Life is Good!

That's how I'm feeling these days! I have adjusted to my "limited activity" life and I would have to say that life is good! We have had beautiful, sunny weather for the past few weeks! Just what the doctor ordered! We usually go down to Phoenix about this time of year for about a week and soak in the Arizona sun! Since we can't go the sun came to me!! (Except for the freakish hail, snow, wind storm we had this morning)

Last weekend we threw surprise 40th birthday for my sister Christine. She says she'll get even with us on our 40th, but I just told her to surprise me somewhere with warm, blue water and I would be good. (I tell you I may be frugal when it comes to somethings, but vacations are not one of them!) And I even got a big surprise when my Mom and my sister Paula Jean appeared at my door. It was so fun to have them here to go out to lunch, help with the kids, and just catch up! Miss you guys already!

Could it really be?!??

Yes, I may just have to change my song on the blog since it looks like we are actually pregnant with a boy!! I wasn't sure it was possible! We went to the perinatologist (sp?) and he was very optimistic that our little guy will make it. Thank you to all who have kept us in your prayers!

Another Thueson Baby on the Way!

Yes, we are expecting baby #5! That's a whole girls basketball team! No, we don't know that it is a girl, but chances are pretty slim for any blue. The girls have already picked out the girls name! Unfortunately, the girls and I were in a car accident a week before Christmas and half of the placenta pulled away from the uterus. We are hoping to keep the pregnancy and my doctor says we are going to celebrate if I can make it to 30 weeks. Hence the reason I am blogging at 3 am. When you wake up in the middle of the night and imagine what it would be like to have a 2 or 3 pound baby, you might as well blog to get your mind on to something else. I am feeling fine and we just hope it all works out! We'll keep you posted.

Random Fun Pictures

So, Dad takes the cream and smears it all around his face.

And a little more smearing! Perfect!

ONE.....

TWO......

THREE............. These two little girls have so much fun together!

So, Justin was studying for a Claims Law test with Leah. This shows you how exciting the book is. I think Justin would have been asleep too, but there wasn't enough room.

This is what happens in a house full of girls on Martin Luther King Day!

My cute girls in pink. I got those cute shirts for $2 at Target! I love that place!

Lovely photo!

This picture just makes me smile!!!

Christmas Pictures

Lovely Christmas morning photo! Justin wanted me to do all of the girls hair before pictures, but it's Christmas! First things first!

So, Santa brought Aubrey an Easy Oven. Now if any one knows where I can find a regular 100 watt light bulb we could be in business!

Hailey our little princess enjoying two of her favorite presents. Cinderella dress and a DVD on how to dance like a princess. It is not uncommon to hear "More juice My Lady" at the dinner table.

Santa must know Brooke's dad pretty well, what do you think?

Justin and his Aubrey Cakes

Happy Happy Hailey!


I'm thinking we have a jewelry model on our hands. About a week after Christmas we were at Costco and Brooke comes running back from the bathroom in tears. She thinks she has lost her CTR ring in the bathroom. So, I begin the search in the bathroom. First the floors then the sink, then the trash! Yes, this desperate mother started looking through the trash. No ring! As we were leaving Brooke said she could get money out of her savings account to get another one. When I return home, tada there in our own bathroom was Brooke's ring!! I can thankfully say she still has it!! Can you believe she will be baptized next month! When did our baby girl grow up?!