New roommate

Time for girls to have girly-rooms and boys to have just boyish-rooms.

Lucy was worried about being alone, Max was worried that everyone got a new room except him.. Sam didn't know to be worried, but he did roll out of bed twice (The second time he just rolled over and slept the night on the floor. The next morning Max had to step over him to tell me about it.)

The irony is: When Sam lays in his full size bed, the ratio of bed to body size is better off then any of us.. how is he rolling out of that thing?!

Thanksgiving

It was an off-year for both the Hreinson's and the Atkin's this year: in 2011 we'll have two Thanks- giving dinners, but this year we have none! The Mederios' weren't going to WA for their in-laws, so we teamed up with Craig and Sharlene and drove down to St. George for 3 nights and 3 days. Sharlene found us a 3 room condo with an indoor pool (the kids slept in the closet). We hiked, we ate and laughed. Didn't feel like Thanksgiving when we pulled out the frozen corn dogs and orange Shasta for dinner.. but it was a great vacation!

Lucy was so brave and scaled right up the
mountain!

Swimming was our favorite thing to do. It was about 40 degrees so we all had to wear our winter coats over our swimming suits - but hours of steamy fun in the warm pool and hot tub!

tiny heart beat

Last March I heard the little heart beat - but by the end of April I had lost the baby at 18 weeks. In August I discovered I was pregnant again. I heard the heartbeat 3 weeks ago - but at 15 weeks; this Saturday I lost our second baby in 7 months. I'm thankful that God hand selects my trials with just enough trouble that my weak faith can bear it. I know it is for a reason - certainly to give me empathy, probably to teach me humility and remind me to whom I look for solice. My friend Jana brought me this quote, "Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace, God is awake."

I feel sad today. And thankful for the plan of happiness, and three kids and a husband that make that seem a possibility.

*Max wrote this at school:*

A bruthr I nevr had

Port of the sumr my mom wus having a baby she went throo checup's efrething but sumting hapind vere vere vere vere vere vere vere vere sad the baby diyed rigt befor we fawnd awt. and tats the store. the end

pinch those cheeks

It looks cruel and unusual.
But he keeps coming back for more, so I guess for Sam it means love. Casey likes to pinch their cheeks, and they administer the same punishment to anything smaller and squishier than they are. Lucy says things like, "Thanks for making such fat cheeks to pinch Sammy." In this second photo he and Max were watching TV with Sam's little head pinned staring at the wall - Sam didn't make a peep, just happy to be hugged

(if that's what we're calling it).