Answering the call...

So, Ranell, I'll post something to help you feel like you're not the only one. Of course, you'll be busy having a baby so you may not get to read it for a bit. Best wishes on that, by the way! We're WAY excited to meet Natalie and we're so glad you're bringing her to us.

Last Sunday was the primary program. TJ sang his heart out and Truman did AWESOME reciting his lines (he had the longest "blurb" of anybody). Today, Esther asked me, "Mommy, is it fast Sunday?" because she likes to bear her testimony. When I said no, she said, "Well, is it at least primary program?" I guess those are her two favorite sundays. When I answered no on that one, too, she just sighed and decided to color.

I'll even throw in a Halloween costume picture, even though its a couple of weeks late. My daughters picked up a little "Ditty" somewhere about "It's halloween night tonight" and they sing it together, sometimes over and over. Funnily enough, the day after halloween, it really annoyed Karina whenever she spotted a house that hadn't removed their halloween decorations yet. She would say, "Don't they know that halloween is over?!"

Ted keeps hoping he can put up Christmas decorations soon. I always think that before Thanksgiving is too soon, but he pointed out that the church "endorses" putting up Christmas decorations early since you can already see bulbs on the bare trees around temple square.

Okay, well, let me upload the picture (I'm still figuring all of that out for myself, too...)



Again, Ranell, our prayers are with you for a safe and healthy delivery of your new daughter! Blessings --

Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?

Hi family! Someone besides me write something soon, okay?! I'm doing a lot of writing on my other blog so go look! I decided to participate in NaBloPoMo, (National Blog Posting Month) which means I'm posting everyday in November. There is some really great stuff on my blog, I mean seriously life changing! Okay, maybe not, but it's kind of entertaining. If (when?!) you go look, leave me a comment ... it only takes a moment and it really boosts my self esteem.

Shannon has a blog now, too. It is http://www.littleberrypatch.blogspot.com/. I've added a link over on the blog list to the left, so go look at hers, too (but look at mine first!)

Well, no baby yet ... as I'm sure you already guessed. If Natalie had arrivd already, I probably would have mentioned it before now. We will go in Monday morning at 5 am to be induced. We are taking our laptop to the hospital, so we'll be doing a minute-by-minute report of the entire labor and delivery on our blog! (Brian doesn't know this yet, but I'm sure he'll be in favor of it!) Be sure to come join us!

Love you all, even if you're not yet the faithful bloggers I want you to be.
Ranell

Williamson Halloween

Okay, I said by the end of the week, so I guess I'm still okay, depending on if you count Sunday as the end of one week, or the beginning of the next. Anyway, I've been trying to go through all my pictures (1200 of them) and take out red-eye, resize for blogging, and post a few. It takes a long time! Here is our family at Trunk or Treat ... the kids picked out these costumes themselves. I did NOT force them to coordinate (athough that does sound like something I would do, and have done in years passed). Anyway, we had a fun night! You can look at our Williamson family blog for more pictures, but not yet! Give me another day or two to get the pics ready.

Berry Halloween pics

Here we have Abby as Wendy, Elliott as Peter Pan, and Jacob as the young Obi Wan Kanobi. We had a good time trick or treating. Jacob was not able to go to trunk or treat with the others because he was in the hospital (totally fine now) so he was miffed that they had so much more candy than he. We put all the candy together though so anyone can pick from it. We went to a friend's neighborhood that wasn't too big and got done with trick or treat before it got dark!!!

Calling all Halloween Pics!

Hello out there! I've actually posted a few times on my family blog ... for the first time in over a month ... so go check it out! Rachel has also been posting on her family's blog -- with pictures of the babies! There is now a link to both our blogs and Regan's and Tru's blogs over there <----- so it makes it really easy to check in on them often!

Also, I'm less than impressed with the posting on this family blog (self included.) Let's set a manageable goal ... how about some Halloween pictures uploaded here by the end of the week, and I promise to do it too! Come on, people, let's do this thang!

Love to you all!