Kass

This girl is funny and quirky! I love most of the things that she says and does. We are always finding lists or little notes that she makes. She loves to make stuff for me and they make my day.

My mother's day card said:

Dear Mom, I love you. I hope I can live with you forever. If you weren't here right now I wouldn't have had a fun birthday party. Thanks for  everything you do.
Your daughter,
Kassidee.

Then all over the outside she wrote things like:
You rock! I love you for life!
You're the best! Thanks!

One day we were in the car and Mikelle says, "What's wrong with you? You have ADD or something! You are always doing weird things." I said, "Well, that's ironic." (If anyone has ADD it's Mikelle. She can never sit still or sit long enough to concentrate on anything.) Mikelle says, "What does that mean?" I sit there stammering for a minute... trying to sort of explain "ironic." Kass says, "You mean like the Ironic Priesthood?" Matt and I busted out laughing and then explained that it was the Aaronic Priesthood.

I made cookies the other day and Mikelle and Kass wanted to take some to their teachers with a little note. Mikelle's said: You're so greeat, Mr. B. Thanks so much for teaching me!


Well, I'm not sure what Kassidee's ended up saying but we found some rough drafts on the table the next day.
One said: Of all the Fishels in the sea, I'm so glad you're here with me! From: Kassidee (Your student)
On the back it was written in cursive: You taught me how to write cursive. Thanks!  (Practice)
She drew pictures of fish on it. LOL

The other one said: Mrs. Fishel, You're so great! Have a cookie! Let's celebrate!

I hope it made her teacher's day because it sure made mine! 


Love that girl! I can't believe she's already 9 and I can't believe that she wears a half size smaller in shoes than me and a half size bigger than her older sister!

I am not his best friend

 I love my little Logi bear! He can be so sweet! He can also be quite a little stinker! He loves to tease and one of the best ways to get him to do something is to use reverse psychology, just tell him he can't do it. He is so extremely stubborn. I think he might even be more stubborn than Kass (and that is saying a lot!)

It is rare if we can get him to nap or nap at a reasonable hour. However, he really, really, really NEEDS a nap.

He loves to watch cartoons on my computer. I love the picture of him falling asleep in the computer chair. Silly boy!
He is not my best friend. Daddy and Mia are his best friends. Sometimes even Mikelle is his best friend.  He loves me and he always gives me kisses and loves but I am not his best friend.

I love being able to observe and watch kids grow. He just hit one of my favorite stages, the pretend stage. He is commonly "kitty" and he meows and rubs my leg. I also have to call him "Kitty." He calls Mikelle "Puppy" and leads her around and tells her basic commands. One day he was playing puppy with her, and he says, "Here puppy eat dis!"  She does. (Really Kell? What where you thinking eating something when you had no idea what it was?) She says, "Ewwww, what is that?" Logan says, "Oh it just a wittle Pea crisp!"  Ha ha ha It was seriously sooooo funny! By the way, pea crisps really aren't that bad. They're chips made out of peas and other veggies. Apparently she doesn't like them.

 He  can be pretty grumpy, especially when asked to do something that he does not want to do.

 When you try to take a picture of him he squints his eyes and says, "Cheese!" I really wish he wouldn't  because I am having a really difficult time getting good pictures of him now.

 HE has a love / jealousy relationship with new baby sister. He is so rough with her. I feel like I can't get anything done because I'm so afraid he's going to hurt her if I look away for a second. He gives love bonks (head butts), and pulls on her little arms, and steps on her, licks her etc etc. I'm not really sure how to get him to stop or to understand he's hurting her. Right now we're trying to teach him to be soft and encourage the good things he does, like when he kisses her head or talks sweet to her.

He is obsessed with Angry Birds. HE wants an Angry Bird birthday. Yes, his fingernails are painted in this picture. No, we do not encourage that, but what can you do? He has older sisters! Poor kid, I'm sure there will be lots of black mail pictures when he's older.












I love the things that he says. I really need to start writing them down cause they are so cute and funny.

Me (playing a game): I'm not doing so well today!
Logan: Yes, you do. You just awesome!
Me: Thanks buddy!
Logan: Well, that wasn't so good!

He saw a picture of a pig and said, "Mmmmmm ham!" a cow and said, "Mmmm.. hamburger!"

Logan woke up one morning (after coughing all night long) and says, "I don't feel good. Bless my heart!"

Logan: I have hiccups in my tummy!
Me: Oh no! What are you going to do?
Logan: I say, "Hey hiccup boys, you can't get out!"

Logan: "Mom, I not dorable.... but you can still eat me up!"

Any time he doesn't like what you tell him he gets mad and says, "Stop saying those words! We don't use those words!"

Kass and Logan get in fights all the time. They're both stubborn. My favorite was when she was trying to get him to say sorry. 

Kass: Logan say sorry!

Logan: I don't know that word!

Kass: Say sorry Logan!

Logan: We don't say those words. 

(Irony: He will tell you to say sorry any time you do something he doesn't like.)

He likes watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He said, "Be Bop and Rock Steady, they naughty boys, huh?" He calls all the bad guys naughty guys or bad guys.

We saw an interesting guy at the park and Logan says, "He a bad guy, huh?" I said, "No, we don't know him. He's a stranger and we don't know if he's nice or not." Logan says, "Well, if he's a stranger then he's a naughty guy."

He like Phineas and Ferb and I love the way he says, Phineas AAANNNDDD Ferb." He always pronounces the "and" really loud and long. 

I was trying to get him to try a cookie. He didn't want to and I said, "Try it, you'll like it!" He said,"How do you know?" I said, "I know everything." He tried and and said, "Wow! You really do know everything!"  I have to write this down because I know I will never ever hear that again. 

I really wish I could remember everything that he says because he makes me laugh daily. 

 

Where did the time go?

1 day

1 week

2 weeks

3 weeks (Best picture I could get with all 3 kids! We'll try again another day)

4 weeks

She holds her head up so well. She is so strong and alert. She has to know what's going on all the time.

I love these cute little toes.

I love her cute little grins! She loves being talked to.

I also love the rare occasion when Logan is nice to her. He's not usually intentionally mean but he sure is rough with her. 

Where did the time go? I can't believe this little cutie is already a month old.

Things about Adria at 1 month:
*She is so strong! She needs to be because she has a big brother that is pretty rough with her.
*She has to know what is going on at all times. She can't stand not being able to see everything.
*She loves the bath. If she's fussy at all we just give her a bath and she settles down.
*I adore her smiles and grins. She's so happy and content in the morning.
*I love her chubby cheeks and cute tiny toes!
* She HATES the car! She pretty much cries the whole time she is in the car seat. It makes for a horrible car ride.
*She loves to be held and I do not know what I'd do without my ERGO carrier.

Love this baby!

I've decided that I can just never ever blink or before I know she'll be all grown-up! Are Mikelle and Kassidee really that old? I keep telling myself, "No!"

Funny story: At church the lady next to Mikelle leaned over and asked how old her sister was. Mikelle said, "Eight almost nine!" The lady said, "No, your baby sister!"  Mikelle, said, "Oh, a month I think."

4th Generation

Grandpa Budd Wilcox, Ruston, and Grandpa Doug Wilcox, and Braxton

Grandpa Budd, Dacia, Adria, and Grandpa Doug

Grandpa Wilcox withe new babies

Grandpa with Logan and Mia

Dacia, Adria, Grandma LaRue Williams, Grandma Laura Bergeson

IT"S A GIRL!

 After much anticipation our sweet little angel is here!
Welcome:
Adria Grace Bergeson
Born: 12:40 am
7lbs 1 oz
19 inches long
Healthy and beautiful!

Getting all glammed up - first bath

Kassidee loves her new sister and has been making gifts for her.

This has definitely been one of my harder pregnancies. I have learned so much from each of my children. I have learned a lot from this little angel before she even arrived. I had horrible tailbone pain starting from the first of my pregnancy that got worse. I finally had Matt give me a blessing and felt much better after that. After awhile of feeling feeling fairly well I had another interesting scary situation.  I was taking progesterone shots to help with pre-term labor. I took them with Logan and didn't have any problems and carried clear to 37 weeks, which was a record for me. At about 28 weeks I started getting hives and then ended up in the ER because I was also having difficulty breathing and other weird things going on. Matt gave me a blessing before we left and I was feeling almost completely better by the time we got there. I had an allergic reaction to the shots. We also figured out that I was having seizures from taking the Benadryl. I had hives for about 2 months after that. I usually felt fairly good in the mornings but by the evenings I was having a lot of contractions and pressure and was kinda sore. I was pretty much bed rest by the evenings. By the time my hives went away I was feeling much better. It's kinda sad that I felt better the last month before my baby arrived than I did the 2 months before that. The 3rd trimester was rough. My little darling taught me a lot about patience and faith before she even arrived. I know that you may not be fully healed when receiving a blessing but our Heavenly Father is mindful of our situations. Matt said something in my blessing that really helped me get through everything. I knew it would be fine. I knew that our baby would be fine. It's was easy to doubt the outcome when I was still covered in hives and feeling horrible but I had those words to help me. I read in the recent Ensign about how  Priesthood blessings can be faith strengthening when you are completely healed, but when you are not healed they are Faith perfecting. Not knowing the gender of our baby was exciting but also discouraging. It was frustrating not knowing what to plan for. Again I learned a lot of patience. Sometimes you have to let go over some of your control and just trust that things will work out okay. With this pregnancy I was nervous for labor even though I never was with any of my other pregnancies. Well, this time was completely different than of my other ones. I have never had my water break before going into labor. I was just getting out of the bath around 7pm when I felt a gush of fluid. Being in the bath I thought, "That was either just water from the bath or maybe I can't control my bladder. Great! Another wonderful pregnancy thing!" In the back of my head I  thought maybe my water broke. I sat down with the family and watched a show. When I went to get up (around 10 pm) I felt a BIG gush of fluid and thought for sure that my water broke. We called my parents to come over with the kids and Matt and I left for the hospital. I still wasn't sure that we needed to stay there. They did a little test and sure enough my water had broken. They admitted us. My contractions were 9 mins apart and not bad at all. They were seriously way worse months ago. They gave me a small dose of pitocin.  I really didn't want to do that because I was worried that my contractions would get unbearable. It got my contractions closer together but they still really weren't that bad until I hit about 6cm dilated. At that point I was thinking maybe I wanted an epidural although I've never had one and I HATE needles. Within 15 mins I went from a 6 to a 9 and after a few pushes baby Adria was here! I liked the way Grace sounded as a middle name but I really feel that she came by the grace (love and mercy) of a loving Heavenly Father. I am thankful for all of my blessings through everything and for my family and friends and all their help. The best blessing,of course, is having a beautiful little baby to love and snuggle on.

Some say to have children is to put your life on hold but I know to have children is to hold life.

Sand dunes

Matt and Mikelle getting ready to play Trackball

 We love that we live so close to the sand dunes! The weather is so perfect (not too hot!) We had a fun day at the Dunes and met up with grandma and grandpa B for lunch there. (Thanks for meeting us and bringing lunch!) It was the perfect way to spend one of our Spring Break days!

Mia and Logan had fun making birthday cakes in the sand.

Aunt Dacia leaves us alone so we can do our work!

Kassidee in the hole they dug.

Mia wanted in the hole too!

Logan's turn in the hole. Not sure what is up with Mia's legs! lol

Funny kids!

37 weeks

 Here I am at 37 1/2 weeks! We actually were able to make it one more week. The very longest I have ever carried a baby (pregnant). Logan was so cute and loved talking to the baby and always gave my belly kisses. Then he would say,"Now baby goes to sleep," and would pull my shirt back down. Not sure he really understood that the baby was eventually going to come out.

Picnics and sunshine

 The weather has been really great lately. Well... actually... really nice and sunny, and then it rainy, and then really nice and sunny, and then rainy. My family invited us to a picnic. (Taking advantage of the sunshine!) We didn't really plan anything (my favorite kind of outings), grabbed a couple buckets of chicken and took the 4 wheelers out to Werner Valley. It was great! Although it was a short trip it was great! Love St. George in the Spring Time!