Mothers Day

I feel so blessed and loved this mothers day. I slept in, and woke up to breakfast that RB had made with the kids. He taught them how to make french toast. Then I went to sacrament for a little to get sustained in my new calling and then come home. At home I had time to do what I wanted too while the others were at church. Then we had a fabulous dinner of brisket, ribs, and dutch oven potatoes. We had key lime pie for dessert too. We played zilch or farkle (whatever it is called) with MJ and Lil. Then I got some gifts from the girls. Lil made a pinata at school for me and I got to crack it open. The kids devoured the candy that was inside of it and I was fine with that. 

RB got me this bench that I love. You can lift the lid and we are putting toys inside of it for the kids. LOVE IT! He also got me a new fitbit watch. My other was a cheaper version and since the band broke I keep losing it. In fact, I'm not sure where it is right now. This one is much nicer and I'm excited to have a band again. 

I am so blessed and feel extremely blessed to have my mom with me right now. She has been a huge help with the new baby! Not just helping out at night but with the household chores. She is the best and I'm proud she is my mom. One day I hope to be as great as she is. Until then, I am grateful to be the mom of these five great and wonderful kids. They mean the world to me and I love them very much! Thanks for making me feel so special this day!

Gymnastics Day

MJ and Lil had their gymnastics day to show off what they have learned all year. They both did a great job and I was impressed at how each of them are doing. I'm still not sure gym is the right sport for Lil. She does it but I'm not sure she loves it. We'll have to see what she does next year. 

MJ was on Pre-Team this year. She is still very timid with her actions. She is very methodical and careful with everything she does. She was by far the most thoughtful in her routines compared to the other girls on the pre-team. However, she has improved so much! I hope she continues with gym. She has the right build for it and seems to enjoy it a lot. 

Good job girls! Keep working hard! 

Emme M Pedersen

 Emme M Pedersen has arrived! She was born on May 3, 2015 at 8:23 am. She was 7lbs 4 oz, and 18 in. long. Her middle name stands for Marjorie which is my moms mom. Delivery was fine and both of us are doing great. The hardest part is not calling her Ms M.  We were going to name her Sarah or Emma. Sarah never grew on us, and Emma has been the most popular name for about 3 years. So when we heard Emme we knew it was right. Different enough to be unique and we love it. 

The kids were so excited to come see her after church. Poor MJ had a slight fever and so she didn't get to hold her until Tues. when she felt better and went back to school. 

Coming home outfit. 

They all love holding her. They constantly ask if they can. 

Already getting some cute pics and funny faces. Love them. 

Grandma Pedersen came by for a visit. 

Grandpa Boyer's turn to hold her. 

Buddy Boy tries extra hard to be helpful. He always has the pacifier ready. This picture he is entertaining her with funny faces. In the video he is singing her a lullaby to get her to stop crying. 

Her blanket was one that came from a nurse in my Dr. office. Her sister did the blanket and she did the embroidery. It was cool when I found that out. 

Now there are five. 

Five beautiful children that get to call me mom. Love them all! 

Stuff

Ms M can sleep in the weirdest positions. So cute though. 

MJ was asked to sing in sacrament meeting with these two girls. They sang, "I'll Follow Him in Faith" and they did a fantastic job! It was beautiful. I'm glad one of the other moms snapped this pic. in primary and sent it to me. They did not coordinate outfits but they all look good in their Spring dresses. 

I am abnormally huge right now. RB can't believe how far out my stomach sticks. So I got the standard side pic. This is me at 38 weeks prego.

We had a warm evening and after I watered the front garden the kids wanted to run through the sprinklers. I was too tires to care and said have fun. Fun they did have! Ms M has the cutest laugh too. I'm sure the people driving by thought we were crazy but I don't care. They had fun and came in before dark to warm up. 

Our cub master is an engineer. He decided the old pine wood derby track was not good enough and made this one. It was very awesome and the boys LOVED it! 

More sleeping pics. of Ms M. Funny with her shades on. Then Buddy is just happy as ever waiting to pick up kids from school. 

Here are some more posts from my sisters Facebook page with things the kids have said. This is the easiest way to keep them for memories:

4/30/15 I think Buddy is excited for his baby sister to come. He is letting us all know what we are supposed to "learn" her. I get to learn her about Hockey. Yes!! I got the easy one. Grandma has to learn her to potty in the potty. MJ has to learn her basketball with Daddy and manners at the table. And Buddy is going to rock her when she wants him.

4/29/15 Funny Kid:
P: Aunt Rochelle I want zucchini bread (that's how I know he's serious or mad I become Rochelle not Chel)
Me: We don't have zucchini bread we ate it all
P: No we didn't!! We gave it away to people, Remember!?!

Hopefully I'll have a baby sometime today. We will see! Have a good day!

The Rest of Spring Break & The Next Week

The rest of our spring break ended at home. It was good to be home for a few days before heading back to work. The kids enjoyed playing. Buddy and daddy got creative with the monster truck track. They made the jump extra big. Buddy loved it because his cars would do flips. Way cool! 

This girl loves cheese! Leave the cheese unattended and it will turn up with bites taken out of it! 

We went the USU's spring football game. We made a day out of it. First stop was the temple. Lil took pics of the flowers, and the kids love rolling down the hill. There were a ton of weddings happening so we didn't stay too long. 

Then we headed to USU for a free lunch and the game. Buddy was fascinated with the Maverick monster truck. 

After the kids had a great time playing on the field. Ms M loved everyone chasing her trying to get the football. 

Look at Lil in these next two photos. She is such a drama queen. She cracks us up. We are lucky if we get a good pic. of all the kids with her not doing something silly. 

Easter clothes, and ready for church. 

The week after spring break was quite busy. MJ had her 4th grade music program. She dressed like a pioneer and loved it. She did a good job playing and singing.

Then later that week MJ had store for her class. They get to bring things to sell to their classmates. She wanted to make origami. So we spent a night on the Internet following directions to make fun origami's so she could sell them. She also sold homemade lip gloss that was a big hit too. We had fun making them together. In case you can't tell what all of them are we have: (bottom left to right) ties, dog faces, fans, make your own face that can change. (top left to right) turtles, whales, helicopters, and hopping frogs.  

The week ended with a visit from my parents so they could go to a funeral, and thankfully a lazy Sat. Hope you all have a great day!