Pumpkins, Family & Snow Oh My...

Here's a taste of what's been going on at the Hirschi home this past week! Gorgious sunny weather then BAM -- LOTS OF SNOW! Just one day of it though but a ton fell in just 8 hours! The boy's LOVED it as you can tell! Gavin's been visiting w/his mommy this week so Spencer and him have got to do a lot of fun things together :) Plus experience their first snow day of the year together! Also we went to the pumpkin walk by our house, luckily the day before the storm so it was great weather and good fun! Then we had Brian's parent's over to carve pumpkins, always the highlight tradition the week of Halloween! Then to end the carving night Brian took the kids in the hot tub and the boys thought it was the GREATEST thing to get to go in together!
Oh yes and I can't forget Spencer having to work w/his daddy ALL the time! As you can tell he took his tools out to where his dad was working and copied him in everything he was doing it was absolutely adorable, I don't think I've ever seen such a boy want to be exactly like his daddy! So cute!!

Then there's Brooklynn's 'new' self! She said as she walked out of the salon the other day "mom, I feel like a new person!" It was so funny! She definitely looks like a new girl w/such short hair but that's what she wanted and asked for! I was all for it since it will be so much easier to manage! The only bad part about it is that I think she looks older and that is not what any parent wants to see in their kids :( But it is cute and fits her personality to a T!!! Well we're gearing up for the big day tomorrow...Brook is going to be a witch and Spencer a Giraffe - then we'll be making our traditional Chili in a pumpkin w/scones...so stay tuned for Halloween pics! Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Conference Weekend...

So here are the pictures from the first weekend of October, General Conference Weekend! Traditionally the Hirschi Family goes to their cabin in St. Charles, which is at Bear Lake. So this year we were able to go and had a good time! Spencer loves playing w/his cousin Gavin and had a great time helping grandpa harvest the potatoes! We took a little 4-wheeler ride up to some really pretty leaves that had changed, so gorgeous! Then up a hill and had a fabulous view, but had to head home b/c it started sprinkling on us but made it home in time w/out getting too wet! I had to add a picture of our ride home to Logan that weekend on Sunday. Obviously no one planned on a winter snow storm in the canyon the first weekend of October...poor motorcycle dude - he went down just shortly after we passed him and I hope he didn't get hurt. We almost got in a wreck too b/c there was a crash in the middle of the road around a corner but luckily we were in the truck that day and had good four wheel drive!

Also this month brings on hunting season of course! So earlier this month Brian was invited to a private hunting club to go pheasant hunting and he loved it. He got to go w/his brother Brent and his friend Matt who invited them both, so good boys trip! Then this week is the deer hunt, Brian hasn't done too much hunting this week b/c of the amount of work he has right now but went w/his dad to Bear Lake yesterday and got a buck this morning and of course he's very happy about that! He's not back yet, I'm sure they are out right now so his dad can get one!

Brian got a dog a few weeks ago, her name is Abby and keeps the cat company. They actually play really well together, most of the time anyway. Brooklynn and Spencer adore them and love having them to play with. Of course Abby is an outside dog since I'm allergic to them so it's good we have a big garage for the animals so it works out okay. I'm still trying to adjust to the situation, being pregnant and having a puppy is not ideal as most would agree but some things in life hit us head on and we just have to figure them out somehow. Brian and Brooklynn take care of the animals so that's also helping me get through it, plus she is very cute. She is a pure bred yellow lab so great w/kids and a smart dog too. She's already learned to sit but the potty training thing is still not done, getting better but not done.

Midnight Madness 2009

Each year our ward has a Midnight Madness Enrichment Activity! I've not ever done it before but thought it would be fun to see what it's all about! So I signed up for a few crafts and gave it a go. Basically you pay a certain amount of money for each project for the materials and then you make them that day/night w/everyone. It was so much fun and I'll definitely be doing it every year that I can from now on! I guess before, when I was "younger" I just always thought of "Enrichment" for the "older people" and just never had the desire to be "older".... Well that proves that you really can't judge things without trying them out and seeing for yourself before you assume you won't like it! I guess maybe now that I'm "older" w/kids and a home to fill w/fun little crafts it's more appealing but I sure wish I would of just attempted more of those activities sooner in life before I just assumed they weren't for me. You really can't judge a book by it's cover!! I love my ward and my neighbors they are so amazing and so quick to help in any situation! We are blessed to have them and I am so grateful for everything we have these days.

Just thought it would be fun to post this picture below b/c of how crazy it is that their are so many girls in my ward pregnant right now along w/so many in my family! These girls are all my neighbors and good friends! Love them all! And by the way there was 2 missing from this picture too by the time we took it they had left.

Halfway there!!!

(Above) 17 week belly shot

20 week belly shot

And just two silly prego girls havin fun w/the belly's!!!

Ok so I just had to post these pics b/c I love how my friend, Randi and we get to be pregnant together again! It's great going through the process together and having our father in law want to take pics of our "belly progress" every few Sunday's! It's fun though and by the way these pictures look we had fun taking them :) Love that girl and am so thankful to have her not only in my family but one of my best and closest friends! So she had her ultrasound today and is having a girl so that will be a nice change of pace!! Bring on some more Hirschi girls---paleaseeeee!!!!

IT'S A BOY!!!

Just thought I'd share these so my family far away can see them. Healthy baby, was moving around a lot during the ultrasound (yup I'm sure another very active boy is on it's way)... But a friend said to me yesterday something that makes so much sense and helps me put it all into better perspective. It may be chaotic and loud a lot of the times w/boys but looking at the bigger picture really helps you get through it. Meaning we are raising these boys to become great men who will do a lot of good in this world! Well at least we hope they will in some way or another! These little boys will be men one day and can become strong, spiritual and smart leaders in whatever they put their minds too! It was such confounding words it really helped me realize what I'm doing here w/these kids and what amazing things can come out of it if I am teaching them correctly -- now for knowing how to teach them correctly is a whole other discussion ;) I just want my kids to be happy & healthy and one day have the ambition to do great things w/their lives and raise their own families so getting to have another boy is really a dream come true :)


He was rubbing his eyes quite a few times during the ultrasound it was really cute!

Well here's the proof...yah no mistaking it that's for sure!

Here's the lower half of his body in 3D

And here's the side shot in just the regular ultrasound...

They also moved my due date to March 6th instead of March 10th!!! So now I have the same due date as my sister-in-law, Deb, she lives on the east coast and is married to Brian's brother. It's just crazy how life works sometimes and how things work out - so much fun! Her and Randi (my other sister-in-law due on March 8th) both get their ultrasounds on Monday so I can't wait to see what their both having!!!