Life has been so crazy around here. There are not enough hours in a day or days in a week! My good friend Michelle has had some complications w/ her pregnancy and went into the hospital for 4 days. She is home now but is on strict bed rest and the Doc is taking the baby on Thursday. She is 34 week along. So all our friends have been taking turns watching her 4 children. It is a little hard on all of her kids, but it is best for Michelle and the baby right now. I have also been working my bum off getting my business going! I had a booth at a craft fair this Saturday from 10am-3pm. It went well. There were not a lot of people there, but I still got 5 appointments set up, and gave information out to many more who may still call (crossing fingers). I am also working w/ lots of Doctors and getting ready for some more craft fairs in Nov. Wish me luck! I am very excited.

Pictures taken on Wednesday Oct. 22nd
Mesa will be 5 months on Nov 4th. She is so fun, always happy and smiles at everyone! She roles all over to get what she wants and sits up "with help". Her favorite item to play with is the baby wipe containers. (who needs toys?) She likes all the attention she can get and has a loud set of lungs she sets off if you don't give her the attention she wants when she wants it! She has all four of us running to her every need! She is quite spoiled but look how cute she is, how could you not spoil her!

My Shirtless Chefs

Taken on Oct. 16th

(Sorry just trying to catch up, I have been a blogger slacker!)

On Oct 9th for our play group we went to the ZOO!

8 mommys, 1 daddy and 23 children equals Crazy Fun!

Notice how 22 of them are sitting for the picture and Evan is running away!

looking at the ugly wart hogs!
My friend Erin who is soooo smart taught me this little trick :) I wrote my name and phone # on Evan's belly and and his arm I wrote "look at my belly" just in case he got lost!
TOO much fun! and Yes it was warm enough to play in the water!

Volunteer Babysitting...mixed with Fun.

#1 Girlfriend

Donuts & Chocolate Milk in front of Wachovia, this is just after the cookies at Bashas'

Evan...where are you...Evan...EVAN!!!!

This is the fountain in front of Harbor Freight...this was after they crossed 3 major intersections on foot...with 5 children under 5...Evan just loved the action!

Beth was extremely, amazingly, volunteeringly, utterly, beautifully, kind enough to watch Evan while I did some business stuff the other day (btw can you tell who wrote that part). Anyway, apparently they had fun while I was gone. He was a mess when I got him...but he was happy...which is all I can ask for.

Why do men have to be so simple???

Playdate with friends...

Always Running...at least this time it is not Away...

Get me a napkin...I can't help but want to catch that drool...she is concentrating BTW.

On Thursdays we do a play date with all our friends. It is fun to be able to talk to adults while our children play. Notice Kaden in the background of the last picture...apparently someone is messing up his creation!

Ben & Becca

This is my adorable nephew, Matthew

Yes, he is the monkey that he appears to be. We love him!

These are his adorable little twin firends, Ben and Becca.

They have a very rare and life threatening disease called Ataxia-Telangiectasia. Children with A-T are usually confined to wheelchairs by age 10 and often do not survive their teens. Because A-T is a multi-system disease, scientists believe that A-T research will help more prevalent diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, AIDS, and cancer.

My sister Jamie (Matthew's mom) is helping their mom get the word out and get donations for research. Please help sponser Jill (Ben & Becca's mom) in running the 5K in the 2009 Disneyworld Marathon. She is participating in this event to help raise awareness and funds for A-T

Ben and Brecca's mom helps my sister out a whole lot. She watches Matthew so that Jamie can go back to school.

If you can, click here to take a look and send some love their way.

So I am a little late on these pictures, sorry. I got to go home to Pocatello, ID last week to train for my new business I just started. I bought a franchise of First Impressions Handcasts from our friend Susan Hall. I am very excited about it! I make 3D handcasts. They are so beautiful! I made the one below at my training. It is me and Mesa's hand.

It was so nice to see all my Family! They all got to meet Mesa for the first time! Kelley and Brad surprised me and drove down from Oregon. I was telling Kelley the week before that I was sad that I would not get to see her family until Mesa was 1 1/2. But when I pulled in on the bus from Salt Lake City, Kelley was there to pick me up! It was so fun to spend time with them. My Uncle Mark was there from California also. I hadn't seen him for a few years so it was nice to see him too. My sisters and my mom threw me a surprise baby shower for Mesa Belle. I was very clueless. We went to Applebees for lunch and the table was decorated with balloons and presents. I asked "what did I miss, what is going on" my mean sisters said " It is Jamie Lynn's birthday didn't you know that." So I felt stupid for not getting her a gift. They let me feel bad for a few min and then they clued me in. Then I just felt dumb for being so gullible :) It was great food, fun and lots of gifts! Thanks mom and sisters! I also had a delicious dinner at Caleb and Krista's new house. Both of Tyler's grandparents came up from Utah to see Mesa. I forgot my camera so I stole some pics from Krista's blog. (Thanks Kris)

Baby Shower at Applebees.
Bettie, Lance, Kelley and Brad playing with Mesa the night we got there.
Kelley's Girls checking out the new baby


Calista's cool hair!

Who gave Grandma a Gun!

Beautiful Blue Eyes! Calista and her fav. uncle David

My Dad w/ Mesa Grandma Bannister and Uncle MarkMesa eating Kelley's chin. YUMMY!Darady and Tallen Poor Tiger: All the Kids adopted the neighbors cat and named it Tiger. They didn't put the cat down for 4 days.

Grandpa & Grandma Moore w/ Abby, Mesa and Brayden

Grandma & Grandpa Armstrong with the little ones

Uncle Matt with Mesa