Baby number 4.

I am so excited to be having another baby! I KNOW many people think we are CRAZY for having another child with Mark in school and life just being so CRAZY right now. It seems like when I do tell someone oh we are having another baby I get the look like are you crazy?? or people have said you are having another kid while you continue to go through so much with Weston?? and my answer is YES and I am SOOO EXCITED. For anyone that knows me knows I LOVE babies I mean I really LOVE babies. Growing up if there was a baby around I just wanted to sit and hold the baby. I have always wanted 4 kids close in age! We found out last week we are having another BOY! I was secretly wanting it to be a BOY. Growing up I was the baby and the only girl, I loved everything about it and I really wanted my Ms. Graycee to go thru her life the way that I did being the only girl! We took Graycee and my mom with us to the doc. apt last week to find out what we were having, having my mom there in case Graycee had Major meltdown if the doc. told us it was a boy because all along Graycee has been praying for a little sister and she would come up to my stomach and say good morning sister! I would tell her Honey that is so sweet but it may be a BOY! she would look at me like I was just crazy. So when the doc did in fact tell us it was a BOY, Graycee looked at my mom and started to do the SIGN for GIRL. Lets just say Graycee wasn't very happy. After we left the doc apt. we went to lunch and I told her all the GREAT things about being the only girl. So we are happy to announce we are having another BOY he is due in AUG.

If you know me you know I LOVE family names and I love having there name picked out before they are born, So with that said I HAVE picked out a family Name and a GREAT family name in fact! Let's just say this baby boy will have BIG shoes to fill:} I feel like the baby boys name needs its very own post!

Family Home Evening Skousen style...

Last night we held our weekly Family Home Evening, its a time where we set aside time to do SOMETHING as a family. In church our Bishop has asked us to try really hard to do this with each of our families. In my FAKE world I would love for it to run smoothly something like this, start with prayer, sing a song give a LESSON to the kids on something ANYTHING! go around ask them what there favorite thing was they did that day. End the night with a nice treat, read books, we say are night time prayers kids give us loves and they BOTH go off to ZZZ land.

well are night went something like this my parents came and had dinner with us, this is one reason I LOVE them living so close, I cleaned up dinner my mom gave them baths and then the fun starts. Ryker being a TRUE Boy is running around the house wont get his PJ's on finally I got some underwear on him. My parents leave I tell the kids to come sit down I have a story to tell them. Finally asking about 100 times they come sit down, Graycee and Ryker start fighting so I changed up the plans I said tonight for FHE we are going to do a talent show. Graycee starts it off with a nice dance session to Michael Jackson. Ryker gets up remember he is only in his underwear and does some of his dance moves. Weston starts to dance with him and Graycee goes into major melt down so we ended the night by breaking up there fight and them saying we were sorry for hitting and having them go straight to bed. Mark had to go in about 50 times and tell them stop doing this stop doing that and just GO TO BED!!! Mark and I end the night by having a nice bowl of ice cream and helping him study for his test coming up I know our life is CRAZY but its my life and I LOVE it! I love being home with my kids well most of the days...

I am EXCITED for what this year brings us.

my baby is two.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COWBOY!


It is hard to believe that Weston is two. Where has the time gone? with many ups and downs I am grateful to be his mom and that I get to spend so much time with him. I am grateful that Mark works so hard so I can stay home with my babies and I get to be the one that is there with Weston during therapy, I wouldn't want it any other way.

Weston is now walking

saying a couple words

his eyes look really good so no more surgeries for awhile

his breathing problems have been "GOOD" for him we are only doing 2 treatments a night instead of 4 to 6

his eating well he is eating by mouth but just not ALOT. But hey I will take what I can get.

Wes still has his feeding tube in which he gets fed by night thru the tube.

Weston LOVES to play wiffle ball so we had a baseball theme birthday party and that kids was in heaven! Everything turned out just as I was hoping! Happy Birthday Cowboy I love you so much!

my love....

this is the man that my makes my head spin. the one that I adore more then anything in this word (besides my children of course). the man that will do anything to see me smile. this is the man that still gives me butterflies. the man who is the father of my children. the one I have eternity to love. this is the man who gives me his right shoulder to lay on every night. the man who makes me me and makes me an US. this is the man that has my whole heart. this is the man I love.

get to know me from a-z

Me: a to z

Age: 30

Bedsize:Cali king

Chores that you hate: bathrooms,laundry

Dogs: yes

Essential start to your day: kissing Mark

Favorite color: Red

Gold or Silver: silver

Height: 5’7

Instruments you play: none

Job title: mother, wife, cleaner, cooker, boo boo fixer, washer, organizer, crafter, designer, lover, laundress, party planner, shopper, diaper changer, bottle maker, friend, sister, daughter, server.

Kids: three

Live: Queen Creek, az

Mother’s Name:Sandi

Nicknames: auntie A

Overnight hospital stays: three {labor and delivery} 2 surgery

Pet peeves: stupid people, people smacking there food

Quote from a movie or tv show: modern family,

Right or Lefty: right

Siblings: 3 brothers,0 sisters, 4 brother in laws, 7 sister in laws

Time you wake up: whenever the kids wake me up

Underwear: white

Vegetable you hate: beets

What makes you run late: children

X-Rays You’ve Had: abdomen, chest,hand you get the point {but never a broken bone!}

Yummy food you make: chicken enchilada

Zoo Animal: Monkey

hanging up the fire hat.......

Dear Dad,

Gosh where do I even start? I can not believe that it is time for you to hang up the old fire hat. After 30 years of being on the Mesa Fire Department.

Dad you are a true example to me and my children, I am grateful they got the chance to live "LIFE" as a firefighter family does. Games in the bay,endless rides on the fire truck, spraying the water hose,turning the lights and sirens on. Graycee bringing her FRIENDS to the fire station for a TOUR of HER Papa's fire station.

DAD here are somethings that you have taught me:

be a hard worker, if you are going to do something do it the best you can and make sure you do it 110%.

DON'T GIVE UP.

Serve others.

be KIND to others

be yourself

LOVE ALWAYS

Be Honest

Family is EVERYTHING.

Memories I have of you being a firefighter:

Station 4

Station 9

Station 15

Dutra Family

Charity Events

Haz Mat

ARFF Team

basketball,volleyball,hind and seek in the bay

Station 1 fire pole

Christmas Eve

waiting for you to return from a call

Mesa day Parade

"Corn Field Story"

Haunted House

Brown Family

spraying the hose

rides on the fire truck

book report on being YOU

The Hart Family

wheelchair games

special Olympics

The Pursley Family

Fire fighter of the year

Charles Lester Award

your crew

The Jane family

firefighter luncheon

union hall

Washington D.C

everyone at station 15

B shift

The Miller Family

nap time 1 to 3

training center

stories of calls you went on

* RYKER saying "FIRETRUCK"

THANK YOU dad for sharing these 30 years with me, I will be forever be grateful and to all his crews he has been with THANK YOU for becoming part of are family. I will miss the hours we have spent at each one of those stations, to the people we have met at charity events THANK YOU for the memories we have all have made.

I am HONORED to tell people my dad is a FIREFIGHTER!

these last 30 years have been quite a RIDE, but I know everything must come to an end.

You deserve it!

enjoy being retired!

with much LOVE,

Annie

I heart him......

I am so in LOVE with Mark!

I ask myself all the time how did I get so LUCKY!

want a cute couple picture????

you MUST check out this cute website!

www.pieintheskyphotography.com/blog/shoot-my-sweetheart-giveaway

weston has a blog

I will be spending a lot of time on Weston's Blog, If you would like to see what is going on with us just go to www.westonskousen.blogspot.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COWBOY...

**** Weston 2010****
Is my baby really be one tomorrow?? YES!!!

Happy Birthday WESTON STEVEN SKOUSEN

As most of you know Weston has had many medical problems, so for his birthday I wanted to start a blog that my family and friends can follow him and his progress through out 2011. So I did it I started a blog just for him www.westonskousen.blogspot.com so I hope you will enjoy the roller coaster.. I am going to make a book for Weston of his first year so he can see what he had to go through in his first year of live.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy! I hope you know how much I love you.

where do I start?

I have been MIA for a while now. Lets just say I am READY for 2010 to be over. The only GOOD that has come from this year is that Weston was born well ok and a lot more things :}

I am thinking about going private I have had a lot of things happen this past year and I am really NEEDING to write about it because hello this is my journal, Plus I am wanting to print this Someday!

well things I have missed out on:

* Aug. 8th was my 29th bday

*Aug.10th Ryker had his 2nd Bday and his party was at Papa's fire station

* Aug.12th 2010 marked a BIG 5 yeaRs for Mark and I

*Sept.16th Hudson and Nash were born.

at 24 weeks and 6 days!

I love the picture of Mark and I it was taken right after he asked the Big Question!

I want to win.....

Go over here to check out this LOVELY giveaway! I really need to win it! :) I have my eyes set on this beauty. Wish me luck!

I HOPE I WIN!!

weston's blessing

Sunday May 23rd 2010

Weston Finally got blessed! After all his health problems and going in and out of the hospital a couple times. We felt like it was the right time do have this little boy blessed! I mean come on he is ONLY 4 months old.

I am So grateful that we could do it at my parents house {So my dad could be there}and have all of are family and friends come to support us on Weston's big day! I am so grateful for a wonderful bishop to come and be part of his special day.

I am GRATEFUL to have a husband worthy to give our son his blessing Mark did AWESOME as always:

Some things that really stuck out to me that Mark said during the blessing:

* I bless you to grow up and be a HAPPY HEALTHY boy.

* Bless you to serve others you will find happiness and joy in serving others

* Blessed him to be HONEST in all his doings and to be a good examples to his brother and sister.

* He told him how much we loved him and how much Joy he has brought into are life.

* Talk about going on a mission and getting married in the temple one day.

* He blessed him to be a hard worker and give a 100% in ALL you do.

* Told him he comes from a STRONG family that loves him and he has lots of cousins and Aunts and Uncles that will look up to him and to stay strong in the gospel it will find him the most happiness.

Thank you Mark for all you do for our family and thank you for being the MAN of my DREAMS! Sometimes I think how did I get SOO LUCKY to have a AWESOME husband and an even better DADDY to my 3 babes.

"Life is good OH SOO GOOD"

I will post pix when I get them from my mother in law I am glad someone was thinking and brought a camera...

Thank you Stephanie Nielson...

Sometimes, life with all of it's struggles and hardships can seem so unfair. Yet amongst all of the adversities of life is life itself. It's not so much what we get from life that is important but what we do with what we are given that truly defines who we are. Here is a perfect example of a beautiful lady {Stephanie Nielson} who radiated even before her accident but has become even more impressive since. Oh that we could all remember and appreciate her message every day of our lives. Her example is one of tender mercies, not only to her but for all of us that benefit from her example. So I would like to say THANK YOU Stephanie!

Happy Birthday BABE!!

Today my Sweet Hubby turned the big 31...

Here are a few things I love about Mark:

1. He is a hard worker

2. He loves to have a good time

3. He LOVES to go out to eat as much as I do:}

4. He is a good Husband and helps me out with the babes so much!

5. He is an AWESOME DADDY!

6. He just PASSED block ONE of Nursing school... He is done with school until Aug. So now he is Back working at the hospital FULL time!

Mark thanks for everything you do and everything you are I am one lucky girl! I got the BEST thing from you.. 3 Wonderful Kids.

For his Birthday we are heading over to the Happiest Place on Earth! Life has been none stop crazy the last couple months and so I am looking forward to a family trip and being together!

I can smell the OCEAN BREEZE NOW.........

home away from home

So it seems like Cardon's Childrens Hospital has been are home away from home.

Weston has been in the hospital twice. Once when he was one moth old and then a couple weeks ago,I was suppose to go to Utah with my SIL and her friend and a friend of mine, well lets just say my friend dogged out on me so I wasn't looking forward to being the 3rd wheel I KNOW my SIL wouldn't make it like that but still I was BUGGED! But then Poor little Weston gets sick and not breathing so GREAT so I spend my Utah days in the hospital with him. FUNNY how thing turn out, The staff there is AWESOME! I have to give a HUGE shout out to the nurse's that took care of my sweet boy. And a HUGE shout out to my friend Veronica the hospital is named after her dad and family:} Lets just say If my BABES need to go to the hospital that is where we will go.

Things are looking better for him he is breathing better now, still getting treatments every night and not throwing up all his feedings.

I AM GRATeful For my mother in law and Mom and Kami who helped out with the other kids so Weston didn't have to be alone down there. I am freakish about leaving my kids alone in the hospital. I mean I wont even go get something to eat unless my mom or Mark was in the room with him.

He will be 4 months on the 28th of this month and he is a BIG 11 pounds.. So we are working on the weight.

We are ready for the DARK cloud to leave our family.

May 12th my dad became CANCER FREE...

Our family has gone through a lot the last couple months but you know I wouldn't change it well yes I would I WISH uncle Norman was still here. I miss him so bad:{ Me and the kids went to my cousin Birthday Party {Milo} Norman's little boy and it was a party at there house, as we pulled up I just started to cry because It wasn't right us being there and Uncle Norm not there.

But his passing has brought our family very close and I am so grateful for that.

So I am Hoping May 12 2010 was a start of a new chapter for us, a chapter of GOOD things:}

Life is GOOD.... Oh SOO Good

Life is Good oh SO Good!

How am I so LUCKY to have 3 babes that are mine forever??

AND The BEST hubby that puts up with me and my CRAZY life

I am So Grateful for a Wonderful Mother and Mother in Law.

"Motherhood is a great blessing—

a blessing so valuable that it goes beyond this life and on into the eternities."

Dear Graycee Layne....

dear Graycee Layne,

please stop coloring on everything in sight....

the computer screen

your princess toys

Rykers picture
the carpet

the love seat
your dora bike
the walls

Nana and Papa's walls
your body
Rykers body

LOVE,

Mommy

I NORMAN YOU.......

One day we stepped on a roller

coaster that went from slow to

high speed with nothing in

between.... It's gonna be quite a ride so hang on tight it might be a while before we get off!

My life has been a roller

coaster the last couple of weeks.

It started off with finding out

my dad has cancer, which we

have already seen blessing in

this.My dad went home to

California the day he found

out and spent the weekend

with his brothers and sisters.

then we got the worst news

anyone should get. My uncle

Norman was murdered..Yes

Murdered!! I am in shock

then Weston got put into the

hospital.He was running a

fever of 102 and throwing up all his feedings.

we had to spend 2 days in the

hospital then we get out and

headed to california to be

with family....

It is hard to think of life

without Norman,but life has to

go on.. one of my cousin's said

it perfect "Our hearts may be

broken but our family never

will"... Norman was the COOL

uncle he had seen and done it

all!

I Norman you or AKA.... I LOVE YOU

Today was a hard day for me,I think just being home and having time to think... It is finally starting to sink in. Graycee comes up to me and said "Mommy are you sad"? I said Yes I miss Uncle Norman so much. She said oh mommy he FINALLY made it to heaven! Don't Cry.

I guess I need to just hold on to what I believe and know that GOD does have a plan if I like it or NOT.

All you need is LOVE

Sunday we all got together at my mom and dad's house and HEART ATTACKED there bedroom.

It was a PERFECT way to show my dad that these little babes LOVE HIM and Nana so much!

My parents came home Monday to a nice little treat from there 15 grand babies!

* ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE*

We can get through anything with these cute kids......











Some Cute things some of the kids said in there letters:

Tuff: I wanna some cookies,I wanna fire truck

Tess: I wish I could bring you flowers

Braxton: when you get better I want to give you a turtle

Graycee: I like you because of your fire truck

Dayten: I love that you spend time with us when we come over to your house!

Kenadee: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!