The Yeates Family

ShOwEr

On Saturday the girls in Josh's family got to have a shower for Josh's oldest sister, Chaleh. It turned out so nice and was quite the party. The food was amazing and the decor was so cute. And here is the reason for the party...this sweet little girl, Oakley.

#20 Be pReGnAnT WiTh BaBy #4 bEfOrE mY BdAy

YAH! I am due Sept. 2nd! This goal used to be making good enchiladas. This will now be a lovely inside joke for the future. I always wanted to have all my kids before age 30...and when that came and went...then I thought...I need to at least have my fourth child on the way before my bday. So, in about August we decided to start family planning. I decided to keep it on the down-low (for obvious reasons) and now I am so happy to say I am due Sept. 2nd with our fourth child. I am really happy, as is the rest of the family.

Annelise prays each night that it will be a sister and could hardly contain the secret. (she told most people before we could) I think this will be the 22 grandchild on Josh's side and the 6th on mine. None the less, this baby will be every bit as special. I am sure of it because this pregnancy has come at a higher cost than the past ones. I am much more sick and afflicted at all times. In the last couple days I even developed hives. My doctor says I am allergic to this pregnancy and so this tells me the rest of the months are going to be difficult, but worth it. Absolutely. It has been a blessing to our family and I hope all goes well for the next 6 months and beyond. Each morning I pray to have a good attitude about my sickness and somedays I fail. But with how long this is persisting it looks as though I will have many chances try.

I must say having another sweet baby is a whole lot better than enchiladas.

# 23 ViSiT WiTh GrAnDmA

On the tail end of a trip I made this past weekend (more to come on that...) I was able to visit my sweet Grandma Dodie who lives in Torrence, CA. I do not get to see her too often and it was a much needed visit. She is my dad's mother and I love her and feel a special bond to her being that she is a connection to my dad and to my grandfather (who I never met) who are both deceased now. I love visiting her house. And oddly enough...I love the smells of her house. She has the best view of Long Beach and Torrence since she lives on a posh hill. I took a couple pics of pictures she has hanging in her hallway that I liked. So many good memories. During the short interview I did I learned more about her and her life growing up. She is quite the woman.

This is a picture of my dad. Handsome huh...

This is a picture of Dodie when she was 16. She looks so beautiful.

This is a picture of my grandpa Derrell. I can see where alot of the Harlines get their looks.

SnOwBoArDiNg

This is one activity that I could really get into...I have only been 3 times now...but each time I really love it. The fun company we had definitely made it better too! The whole night it never stopped snowing and we even had a picnic in it! And for one night, I didn't think about my morning sickness. It was so nice, thanks to our friends the Higgins!

FuNnY AaRoN

Aaron did not have the best attitude one Sunday afternoon...so being the good sister Annelise is, she designed up a sign for Aaron to wear to warn others. (it says "I am miserable") So considerate of her huh? And you know what? Aaron actually wanted to wear his sign! I think I may need to borrow it from him because of my constant morning sickness...I am not sure I will look as cute as he does wearing it though.

#6 MaKe CoLe A BlAnKiE & #7 SeW a RaG QuiLt FoR AnNeLiSe

Getting Cole's blankie done was easy since he loves blankies made of fleece with fringees. It is a transformers blanket..which I only picked because I thought he would eventually really like it. He has it around him when we read books at night. The kids usually fight over who gets to read to him...Aaron won in this picture.

Annelise's rag quilt was a little more work for sure. I had help from my friend Nykki, and that aided things along. It was actually pretty easy and fun to make. It sheds though so watch out! Annelise calls it her shopping Barbie blanket. I gave it to her for Valentine's day. She said she would for sure be my Valentine after I gave her the blanket. That is how I roll...I bribe my children to love me. haha. I was glad when I finished her blanket though...one more type of blanket I think I can make...learning to sew is pretty fun. I will never be as good as Mayra though! She will just have to keep up with making the really cute stuff my kids get. I can handle some blankets.

PrAy

My favorite song right now....I am definitely a closet JB fan :) I guess not so much a closet fan now...

DeFiNeD bY ChRiSt

I had a dear friend give me a book recently. She had so much wisdom in giving it to me at this time to get through some things I have been dealing with lately. So I must say it is such a good read to all. The book is by a woman named Tori Sorenson and the premise of the book is seeing yourself through the eyes of the Savior. Some of my favorite quotes are:

"We are so much more than our mistakes and flaws. We are children of God. Allow yourself to be defined by Christ and not by your own skewed thoughts and by the judgments of others."

"God's love is not something we can earn, no matter how hard we try or how high we run up the scoreboard. God's love is 'freely given' to all who will believe, come unto Christ, and endure."

"The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears and rejoicing and gratitude." -Joseph B Wirthlin

"Through repentance and the power of the Atonement, what was broken can be mended, but in some very practical ways, I think it can be made stronger than before."

"It does not matter what others think or say about you. Those things will hurt, your heart is tender. But now realize what matters is what God says."

Good quotes huh? I loved the book, and have found solice in scripture reading and this book lately. Thank you to my sweet friend for the gift.

hArLiNe FaMiLy PhOtOs

We had these pictures taken while we were in Az over Christmas. I love the family ones...but the one of just our little family isn't my favorite. We were super pressed for time when it came to the individual family pics. But I loved the photograper she did such a great job. Cute family huh? hehe...