Little Sprout

We discovered we are expecting our third child! Katie wants a girl. She thinks another Zane "would be very embarrassing." Maybe that's because he does know how to throw a big tantrum.
My first prenatal visit was January 6th and all went well--we heard a heart beat! Mom has been very sick the first trimester and it is starting to ease up a little bit now.
We can find out at the end of next month what the gender is...to know or not to know...that is the question. It doesn't really matter because we already have one of both. However, if the first few years of life are any indication of things to come, a girl would be easier....at least for now. We will keep you updated on this blog of how things are going. We mostly just want healthy.

No Cowardly Lion Here

Zane looks like a friendly and smiley Lion, but you should hear him ROAR. Katie taught him how and they can do a pretty good job of sounding like a pair of lion cubs in the wild. Well to Jared and I it sounds like a pair of HURT lion cubs in the wild, but maybe when their voices deepen....

Katie learned it from watching Lion King over and over and over and over again. Practice makes perfect. Oh if they could just stay cubs forever....

Halloween Queen

Happy Halloween! According to Katie (several times) this was the best Halloween ever! I will admit that I thought it was pretty good too. It was easy this year. My sisters got the kids' costumes and then after about 15 houses they had "tons" of candy. So with about 15 pieces each, we got to go home! Katie then was the self-designated candy giver. Jared sat on the porch with her most of the time and then I did for a little while and I think I like that the best--the sitting on the porch part. They can come and get their candy without knocking and us getting up and trudging upstairs and then opening the door. (I know, I'm making it sound so hard.) It just sped the whole process up. I think the older kids liked it to because they were in and out and to the next house fast. Although Katie like getting candy, she liked giving it more . I wonder if it was the power she felt. I would see her look at the candy and decide which kind and how much each child would get. To a child, deciding candy type and amount must be a powerful feeling...I think she felt like the Halloween Queen. Well, I know she liked it because she kept saying over and over that this is "the best Halloween ever"! I didn't have the heart to tell her she is only four and I'm sure she doesn't even remember her first Halloweens.

The Lion and Cowgirl Kate!

Ward Chili Cook-off

By the title of this post, many of you are thinking...."Oh no, did Corinna have to cook?" Yes I did. Did I win? No. But even more impressive than that, was my chili was eaten all up before I could even have my own bowl. I did take a small taste test at home while it was cooking and I thought it tasted pretty good, but Jared wouldn't taste it. Many of you who know Jared very well, know that he will eat ANYTHING, which started when he was on his mission to Brazil (where he probably ate things he didnt even know what they were). So when he didn't want to even have a small taste of my chili...I was a little worried. But when my chili pot was the first one to be emptied at the Willow Creek Ward Chili Cook-off, I gloated to Jared and said I wouldn't make it again so that he will never know how good it really was. The lesson to this story is you should taste my cooking while you have the chance, because once I cook something..it goes fast!!

Learn to Say No

Everyone does things they know they shouldn't...but when it's a favor for someone who needs it, it is hard to say no. So again last week I said "yes" to the neighbor, I will tend your kids. This doesnt seem like a big deal...but EVERY time I tend her children, my family gets sick. This time was no exception, darn't! She decides to take one of her children with her because he is sick. "Wow", I say to myself, "This time she is keeping the sick child and we won't get sick. Yeah." Well, the day is half over and I get a call pleading with me to take the sick child too because she has a meeting she can't miss. I softly say "Yes." Well, that was Wednesday and Saturday morning I call her up (she wanted me to tend Sat. too) and tell her that Zane has been throwing up in the night and sorry but she probably doesn't want to bring her kids over. So begins my fun. Warning: gross part. Poor little Zane. As the youngest he, of course, gets it the worst. Between the throw up and the watery diarrhea, my washing machine has been going non-stop. Well, Tuesday I think this has gone on long enough and decide to call the dr. After a hour and a half wait and a five minute check up, there is nothing they can do. I really hate the word virus. Last night Jared complains about dizziness and Katie wakes me up "not sure" if she is going to throw-up. Here we go again......next time I will say "no".

Another First for Zane

Last night we heard Zane put together his first two words!! He said "Nigh Nigh Dada" as I was rocking him to sleep and Dad came in to say Goodnight. This is a big deal to me, since Zane has not been very talkative....we'll that we can actually understand anyway. He can say no, juice, nose, ear, mama, dada and of course, peepee, and he's not talkin about his urine. Zane is my little wall artist and thank goodness for Mr. Clean sponges, which I have to buy frequently now along with his diapers. I've been thinking about painting my house with that chalk paint and let him do the decorating. He also loves to wrestle and tackle his big sister...well actually mom and dad too..anyone who sits on the floor. Well I need to run and see what's happening..I'll write later.