My wonderful friend and husband

 Ryan is such a wonderful husband, friend and father.  I am so grateful to have his help in my life.  He doesn’t just provide money, he provides laughter, piggy back and horse rides, dinners when I’m nauseous, sewn skirts for our eldest who hates pants, foot rubs, help with laundry, priesthood blessings, the assurance that he is making righteous and honorable decisions. I love him so much more than when we were first married, and that love just keeps growing.

 These are all photos with Jacob because he’s the baby and Ryan is a super helper with the babies.

Expecting #7

I am 13 weeks pregnant with our 7th baby. It has been a nauseating ride, but I’m starting to feel a little bit better, just nauseous after meals. I am hoping that when I have my next ultrasound they find that the sub chorionic hematoma has healed up. I’ve tried to take things easy — the Dr. asked me to rest more and not exercise, but having 6 kids only allows for a modified amount of that.

I still love homeschooling even with that. I think they learn so much at home, and there are fun projects we can do here that would be too expensive on a larger level. We are going to grow our own mushrooms to learn about fungi.

 Garden harvesting is one of the girls favorite things to do. They have learned about plants, weeds, hard work and satisfaction for effort more by getting their little hands dirty. These potatoes they harvested from three potato plants.