Blessing from Heaven

We finally welcomed our third child named Gabriele (pronounced Gabriela) Rebecca Otte into our family on November 1st, 2010 5:21am.   She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 22 inches long.  She definately is a joy to have around and rounds out our family quite well.  Hans and Liesl love to talk with her and give her kisses.  We feel so blessed to our Heavenly Father for this baby.   

Fishing 101-Spring Lake Trout Farm (Payson, UT)

Today Paul and I decided to take the kids to go fishing for the first time.  Paul had gone once and I had gone once but by no means were we experts.  Hans and Liesl had never gone and they had a blast.  There is this Trout farm in Payson were you can go and they provide you with everything you need to go fishing.  The only thing you purchase is the fish you catch per pound.  We got there and just got right in fishing.  Hans immediatly caught the first fish.  Liesl also was quick to learn how to hold the rod.  She definatly enjoyed reeling in the line.  I had a try at it, but was not sucessful in getting a fish until the very end.  What an experience we had.  Hans and Liesl got the biggest fish of the seven we caught.  Hans got a 2 1/2 pounder which was the biggest.  After catching the fish, the young girl who is the daughter of the owner, filleted and gutted the fish for us.  That was an interesting process, but very educational.  I am so glad that we did this today.  This is an experience that my children and I will never forget.  Even though we are not experts at fishing, we all had a blast, my children learned a lot about fish, and most importantly we spent time as a family. 

Liberty Park with Paul's family

We were able to visit with Paul's family this month.  Paul's oldest brother Marc and his wife were down here from Alaska, and Julie his sister came from Texas.  We decided to spend some time at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City.  I had been to that park once, but never knew how fun it could be.  We sat at a picnic table right next to a park and a splash pool and ate fried chicken made by Paul's dad and fun sides.  After resting from the food for a little bit we walked over to a water area where the kids loved to play.  We didn't have their bathing suites, but it was so hot we all just got wet.  It was a fun day and it was fun to spend time with family that we hardly ever see. 

6 months pregnant

I am over half way through and I cannot believe it.  I am ready to have the baby, but not ready for the baby.  We are getting excited!

A Very Special Day

The day has come where my brothers oldest daughter got married.  Today was a special day for her and family.  Paul and I woke up this morning and got ready to go to the Timpanogos Temple to see my niece and her fiance get sealed in the temple.  We decided to leave the kids here with their grandparents so we could enjoy being there and not have to worry about them.  That was the best decision we made.  ;)  We got to the temple and it was beautiful.  9 1/2 years ago Paul and I got married in that temple so it was special to be there again.  We went in and waited but go to see family and friends.  My brother and his family came from Vegas and it was great to see them.  After the ceremony we all waited outside the doors for the happy couple.  They walked out of the temple and they were so happy.  It was great to see them.  We stayed for a little while to take pictures with them and then we left.  Of course I was hungry so we stopped to get a bite to eat and then went home to get the kids ready for the reception.  The reception was beautiful.  The food was great, especially the cold fruit, becuase it was a hot evening.  We got to see a lot of friends of the family that we had not seen in a long time and got to meet new people.  After a while, we were all so tired we came home and crashed.  It was a very special day and I am so glad that we were able to go.

Freedom Festival Parade

We continued our tradition of going to the 4th of July parade in provo this year.  Becuase the 4th was on a sunday, provo did the parade on the 5th, but it was awesome.  We woke up early and got all of us ready in our red, white and blue clothes that I had saved for this day.  I had made a special bow for liesl that was so much fun to make.  We left around 8am and drove straight to provo were we saw the hot air balloons in the air that they have up every year the morning of the parade.  That was fun for the kids to see.  We got to the place were we park the car and then walked over to Center street to find the place we would park our chairs.  There were a lot of people there but we managed to find a perfest spot for us.  The parade was great.  Hans especially liked the motocycle cops who come out and do their little tricks on their bikes.  We saw a lot of different floats but the best was the BYU float.  There were a lot of war veterans in the parade and it was great to honor them.  It really gave me a great respect for those that go and serve our country.  After the fun parade, we had a wonderful BBQ with my sister and her family.  I love going to their house, becuase it is so peaceful and the kids love to be there.  The day was great and the best part is that my children came straight home and crashed and I left will a full tummy.

5 months pregnant

Well, I am half way through my pregnancy.  It really has gone by fast.  I have been enjoying this second trimester better than the first.  I have had enough energy to talk walks with my kids, do housework, and I even want to go camping.  I definatly feel better with this pregnancy than I did with my last two.  We are getting really excited and feel blest that everything looks great.  We have had the ultrasound and were able to see our little girl.  Everything looks great!