David and Heidi's wedding was great!  They were both so happy!  The San Diego temple was absolutely georgeous!  Other than wedding stuff, we only had an hour or so to go to the very cold beach.  It was a whirlwind trip for me, but I'm glad I went. 

The Messiah dress rehearsal went well, although I was way more stressed out than I should have been.  Just assigning seats was stressful and took entirely way too long.  But, the music will be great!

I've been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions today... nothing painful, but just uncomfortable.

So, every Monday for the last 2 months, I've woken up sick.  Either the Lord is protecting me so I'm not sick on Sundays (rehearsals) or the stress of the rehearsals finally releases and my body gets sick the next day.  Today is no exception.  I'm just hoping that I can stay well during the performances this weekend.

The kids and I had a fun day today!  We cleaned a little and then went to Sea World.  The weather was absolutely perfect... and so were the kids.  Logan held my hand the entire time and if he wanted to go somewhere he would ask permission.  Cameron and Errolyn used the buddy system and got along the entire 4 1/2 hours... I NEVER stay that long at Sea World if that's any indication of how good the weather and the kids were.

Logan rode the Shamu roller coaster for the first time (I think, I have a bad memory lately)... he was so excited, although a little frightened during the actual ride.  Then we saw the Shamu Christmas show... it was good.  On the long walk back, we saw the penguins and puffins and then I let the kids play on the big ship.  Logan climbed up the large net and through the netted tunnels for the first time.  Errolyn was so cute helping him up.  "You can do it Logan.  Just believe in yourself," she would say over and over again.  Then we saw the 4-D showing of The Polar Express.  It was good and I'm very glad we weren't sitting underneath the fake snow (massive bubbles).  Then the kids rode the roller coaster again and we saw the horses.  Then we saw the dolphins and I bought a tray of fish so the kids could feed the dolphins.  They all got to pet the dolphins because the dolphins came really far out of the water trying to eat the fish.  It was exciting to see the kids get into it so much.  Then we saw the fish aquariums and the shark tank.  Logan had been asking to see the sharks the entire day so he was very excited to see them.

And after that much walking and a pregnant body... my feet and back are very sore, but I'll survive.  Afterwards, we met Mike at Cici's Pizza since he was on his way home from work.  We haven't been there in a couple of years I think so the kids really enjoyed the buffet.  Then, since I heard there was a shortage of Libby's pie mix this year, I went shopping for Thanksgiving stuff before everything ran out.

It was a good day and I had a great time with my kids!  They were so nice to each other, full of smiles and laughs, and were trying to serve each other and me all day... I love days like this. 

So, for the "games" portion of FHE Mike chose Wii bowling.  Errolyn creamed us all!  She got 3 strikes in a row; 5 total and ended with 198 points.  We were all way behind.  She was so excited.  Now she wants to go "real" bowling because she says she has a good strategy.  Do we humble her and take her?  Or not take her and let her believe Wii bowling is the same thing and she's awesome?  Lol.  Tough choice.

Well, I've been calling twice a week trying to find a clinic that gives H1N1 vaccines.  I've done a lot of research and didn't feel comfortable with my kids taking the mist.  So, when I finally got news that a local clinic had vaccines (actual shot vaccines), I jumped at the chance.  I prayed to know if it would be safe for my family and I felt good about it.  So, I pulled Cameron and Errolyn out of school and when we got there they said only I could get the vaccine in shot form because they were out of the shot dosages for the kids.  So, I started filling out my paperwork, and right when I finished, a lady walked in the back door carrying a large bag of something.  They called me up and said they had just received more shot dosages for the kids- yea!  Tender mercy.  So, the kids and I all got vaccinated today.  I'll have to bring the kids back in 30 days for their 2nd dose, but at least the process is started and I'm done with mine. 

The Messiah rehearsals are going really, really well!  I was a little nervous at the start of yesterday's rehearsal because it was the first time practicing with the choir and orchestra together, but after a little bit I calmed down and was able to be my normal self.  The Messiah is going to sound great!  I'm so excited that it's coming together so well.  We're still trying to find an organist and a timpani set... but we still have a few weeks left so hopefully it will all work out.  Sometimes the organization and administrative part of things has been a little frustrating, but when I hear from the musicians how much they are enjoying having an opportunity to play their instruments with a group for the first time in a long time or how much the choir members have missed singing The Messiah and are enjoying it, it makes it all worth it.  As much as I would love to be playing the violin in this Messiah... the Spirit I feel when I have 120 choir members singing at me and a full orchestra playing is amazing.  I really have enjoyed conducting this group... it's been a wonderful experience for me! 

So, yesterday at Lowes and then today at Walmart, Logan busted out the chorus of the song "The Family is of God."  He was so loud, but too cute to quiet down and people seemed to get a kick out of him.  "God gave us families to help us become what he wants us to be.  This is how he shares his love, for the family is of God."  He sang it many times over and over and only switched songs for an occassional "Popcorn Popping or "Old McDonald had a shark" (yes, a shark) before returning to "The Family is of God."

I miss my husband!  He's been in Houston for the last few days, but I'm glad he'll be home soon.  So, apparently Mike was bored last night and looked online to see if anyone plays ultimate frisbee in Houston.  He found a group that played near his hotel and went to play.  Lol.  I told him he's an ultimate frisbee geek.  He so is.  He usually plays during his lunch break at work and I guess he was going through withdrawals.  Lol. 

My Christmas shopping is completely done for everyone other than Mike and the kids (and I already know everything I'm getting for them).  I didn't want to stress out finding gifts at the last minute this year, so I shopped ahead of time.  The presents for extended family are all bought, wrapped, and ready to give or mail off.