Painful week!!

I dont have awesome pictures from this, but I had a 6.5 mm kidney stone removed today! Derek has been the absolute best and handled the kids perfectly! His work is the best too! Audrey decided to be 2 however and give us trouble! My parents get here tomorrow morning and stay until Wednesday since I'm on bed rest for 5 days! I have blinders on and assume everything is how I left it! I am sure the house finally looks lived in! Its hard for derek to be full time dad of 4!!! #5 in utero has done great, like nothing has even happened! Derek really is amazing though! I am grateful to my good friends and Dereks sister Gina for helping us! We needed it!

So pretty much for a week and a half I thought I had a small stone the drs said would simply pass.... After increasing, hellish pain, I had a ct scan pregnant which they told me was okay because I was far enough along, they found this huge stone! I was in the hospital from tuesday until today drinking fluids and on pain meds prepping for today! I am still in a ton of pain, but the meds are not as good! I love being in my bed! They were concerned the stone would send me into labor, and then that the surgery would but baby seems well, I apparently cannot move for days though! Audrey hated the hospital and has not done well with this whole thing! I am pretty sure her reaction to baby brother will be similar...Conner now wants to be a dr. And be at the baby's birth etc... Up by my head of course, I told him it's up to him, I don't care! That means Evan will as well, he would probably faint!

I am glad to be home for now! They told me my other kidney had calcium in it, so I am not through the woods! Ps...6.5=big for a stone, and natural childbirth is a pinch more painful, but just a little. I still think men couldn't handle this as well! Women are built for pain! Audrey was 9 lbs almost and it was worse! Birth with drugs I would of done 20times today over what I endured! I have 3 cute friends bringing meals next week, and such a good community! This makes me wonder, what's next..?

Kate is 6!!!

On March 21, 2005 I had my beautiful little girl Kate! She was 8#2oz and sooo good! I was thrilled to have a girl of course! And Girl she is!! thru and thru to the core! It's and sparkles and glitter when shes around! her favorite color is "golden.." she wears "slippers" and "gowns" etc.. We love her! Audrey copies her every move! soon she will be a big sis again and in 1st grade! She is so smart and creative! she has lost 3 teeth and is reading and learning so fast! We love you Kate!
The Oh sooo rich cupcakes she loved! Should have predicted the princess ring fight after the candles were blown out!

Happy Birthday to you! Evan singing it rudely and making Kate mad (typical...)
Blowing out all 6 candles! I wonder what she wished for? probably Disneyland!
Audrey being Audrey! She loved Carl's Jr. Playground where we did the cupcakes and presents! She wouldn't even stop for a good picture!
We decided to do the Build-A-Bear party, since we really couldn't think of gifts for her this year! It was a little "all out" but I think we will skip next year for a party! They had a blast!

Their creations! so cute!
Kate making "Sparkles!!!" the kitty!
It was a lot of fun and the girls were so good! Happy first day of Spring! We think that is why Kate is always so positive and happy! Derek's b-day is Thurs... I should get on that one now! And my Mom's is Friday hmmmm...... always something!!

The Full Tahiti Trip ( put aside a lot of time...! )

I had this so in order and then I realized I didn't post a couple! Derek is asleep, maybe later I will make him put these in order! last time I tried I deleted my post! This was the sharks we fed again, but gotta love crazy French guy who dived in the middle of them! I counted 42 sharks!!
We saw several of our Churches (LDS)

cant forget the locals who swim, surf, and fish all day! the land of milk and honey for sure! and the people were so nice!
This was our final sunset, amazing huh??!!
This is where the blog was supposed to start!! Oh well! Leaving Salt Lake City, we weren't too sad! It was hard leaving the kids, but this was much needed! We left the kids in the capable hands of Derek's awesome cousin Emily who had her 2 kids also! and had the most amazing time of our lives. This was the best thing, experience, vacation any of that i have ever had in my life! i tear up thinking back to how amazing it was. This trip was perfect in every way (minus the flying home...UGH) Even being so pregnant and dealing with a ton of French people was fine! It sucks watching my tan fade away, but there was nothing like seeing the kids again when we came back and giving them their gifts! We missed Audrey sooo bad! It was heaven seeing her again, even though she was confused!!! I tried to post in some sort of order, but then it just got mixed together! The first part was the island of Tahiti, and then we went to the most amazing place on earth, the island of Moorea. We stayed at the Intercontinental on both islands, amazing....
After a 9 hour flight we were soooo glad to arrive!
Tahiti



Pick your screen saver.... CAN NOT take a bad picture here, it is impossible!

worth every cent... next time we will add Bora Bora in the mix! that will be awhile though! 5 kids will rock our world!

the waters were unbelievable! I don't think there is a more beautiful place on earth.
Tahitian ruins
Derek's as tall as them!
happiness...
Pre-Tan!

Tahtian Waterfall




There is the BUMP!!!! haha
Cook's observatory, very cool


This is on Moorea at the Tiki Village, this is FOR REAL PEOPLE! save $, come to Tahiti, thank me later...
Our bungalow room, check out reflection!
Polynesian dancers



This trip was so unbelievable, but the best part was being with Derek, he is the best! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband! he is my best friend. I love him! Not bad for 12 years! We are more mentally prepared for 5 kids now, just a little! The Foliage was AMAZING too...









Our resort on Moorea!
Pool to ourselves! Where was everyone?!? oh yeah, honeymooners....

Derek snorkeling right off the beach from our Bungalow! Right there you could see amazing tropical fish, eels, Octupus, sea turtles, you name it! Rays... our underwater pics haven't even been developed! Stay tuned!


Hate crowds??? come here!
We had the best little beach! I will miss it the most!





The sunsets are for real! Tahiti made us grateful to be alive, and that God made this beautiful place for us to enjoy. PS: No snakes, spiders or poisonous insects in French Polynesia, or predators. There are chickens, pigs, cats, lizards, and few bugs. Not to humid, with a constant breeze. Perfect. The ocean is a little different! almost stepped on a Stone Fish!
our bungalow in Moorea, the best part was we didn't have to pack our stuff for the beach! we just walked out our back door.


the view from our back porch!
the water is so beautiful. It was hard picking which hundred pictures I posted! I have hundreds more just as amazing!


our Bungalow at sunset
Breakfast! our one free meal of the day! Thanks Costco!! The island is French and the food was great! Most people there visiting were French, then US, then Spain, Canada, and Australia & New Zealand. A lot of honeymooners!
Moorea
these are not postcards!
we did go kayaking, but didn't take our camera
Derek in the rental car! Hilarious! but very fun!
only mildly swollen (flight home different story!) the heartburn was bad though! Drinking water shouldn't require 3 tums after! Baby is so active now! its fun! but very glad he is my last!
we took the car to the top of Mt. Belvedere and saw the 2 bays, it was so breathtaking!
Derek and Opunahu Bay
Cook's Bay
Bali Hai, the inspiration for South Pacific, the movie
Plenty of Sting Rays around!
coral reefs everywhere, snorkeling was unreal!
Derek feeding about 30 sharks!
cute turtles!
Derek swimming with the rays
rays in clear water
rooster in the jungle! Watch out!!!
we went to a private island for a picnic and there were cats everywhere! Derek loved it!


Sea turtle
Shark
Oh this was fun, I was cooling my feet in the water and this Moray eel shot out of the rocks! This was my 3rd Eel that day! While snorkeling a huge one came out of the reef, Derek got it on camera, again stay tuned!

crab
finally some sun! This hammock was the bomb!!!!
So we met this other couple from Utah! Steve and Jill. They are from West Bountiful and she is 10 weeks pregnant with her first. It was fun to have dinner with them and do outings! Everyone else was French so we loved them!
Leaving Paradise on the Catamaran