My Grandma with Kate

Gwenavere Gibson Noble with Katherine Paula Webb.

can you find the cat in the tree?

lots of family for Christmas

We were able to enjoy a fun, family-filled Christmas this year. In this picture are 6 of 7 'Fellingham' children and our families, plus my grandma who is holding Kate on the far right hand side of the couch.

Sister-friends

Sometimes in our lives we are blessed to have sister friends. Here are some of mine. They have seen me at my best and at my worst. They also were there when Kate was born (in the hospital room)...Crazy, right? It was AWESOME! I love them and I miss them a ton. We had lunch together at least once or twice a week, we confided everything to each other, we laughed, we cried, we watched a million movies, we took care of each other's children...there was so much of my life I shared with them. We will forever be close and I love them like sisters.

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Darrel was offered a new job in SLC in September of 2010. He started work at the beginning of October. Since I was pregnant with Kate and we didn't want to move till she came, I stayed in Vegas with my boys. Darrel came to Utah and lived with Joy and Steve until we came. Also, Johnathan moved up in November and was able to start school here. A big thanks to Joy and Steve for hosting half of my family. Alex and Zachary were able to finish the semester and I was able to deliver Kate before moving. We moved to Utah (the rest of us) on December 20th, 2010. We are now adjusting to our new life here.

Kate - one month

These pictures were taken when Kate was just about a month old. I wanted to get a picture of her in her blessing dress. She looked like such a little angel.

Getting caught up

Now that my life has settled down and I have some time every day, I hope to keep this blog up to date. It lets me have a journal of sorts. I have never been very good about keeping a journal and I have a terrible memory, so I'd like to be at least a little better for the rest of my kids growing up years.

So, we have news...Katherine Paula Webb was born on November 7th, 2010. She is a beautiful addition to our family and we love her a ton. She was due December 7th, so it was a bit of a surprise to see her on the 7th of November. She spent a couple days in the NICU because of low blood sugar but came home the same day I did. She has been healthy and well ever since. She was 5 lb 15 oz when she was born. I've never had a baby that came close to being that small. She fit into premie clothes. She was like a little doll. I love having such a petite little girl.

Oh holy cow!

Here I thought I'd be back to blogging and so much better at this and then my computer died! Yes, it died. AAAUURRGGHH!!! It is SO frustrating to have a dead computer. Thankfully it had been giving me little clues along the way and I was able to save my stuff off on two separate hard drives. That was a HUGE blessing. But then it died for real and I was reeling. I couldn't get to photoshop, my pictures with photoshop, my preschool stuff for preschool, etc. I don't think I ever thought about how much of my life is on my computer. In this last little while, Darrel, (my awesome computer fixing husband) has been able to recover my computer for the most part. I can't use the mouse that's on the laptop part and sometimes my keyboard will just quit working. BUT - it's better than nothing....it's a work in progress, and I'm back! YAY!! I was using Darrel's computer temporarily to look up my e-mail but he doesn't have my blog list, or my favorite's list, or anything that really helped me with my obsession/withdrawal from the computering world. I'm so glad to be back!!! Hopefully I'll be able to post some first day of school pictures soon.

Hazel

This past weekend I went to visit my brother, Danny and his wife, Amanda, and their new little baby Hazel. I had THE MOST fun taking pictures of this sweet little girl. I just wanted to share some of our photos...I hope Amanda and Danny don't mind...

Puerto Rico

One of the funnest vacations Darrel and I ever went on was to Puerto Rico this past April. Danny and Amanda very generously invited us to accompany them on their get-away and we went. We had such a great time and couldn't have gone with better company! Thanks Danny and Amanda!! We did fun things like go on a nighttime bioluminescent bay kayak ride, a catamaran cruise, we hiked up to a waterfall, and spend a rainy afternoon playing cards in our own private cabana. Puerto Rico was beautiful and relaxing and it was exactly what we needed. Here are some fun pictures from our trip:

Fun pictures of the boys

I took some fun pictures of the boys in the middle of March - I'm just getting around to sharing some of what we've done this past year. Enjoy the pictures of the boys...more pictures to come. Just for reference in these pictures Alex is 13, Johnathan is 11, and Zachary had just turned 6.

It's about time!!!

I doubt I even have people that still read this blog. It's my own fault - I stopped writing, so people stopped reading. I don't blame people at all!! I decided to start writing again. I also decided that if no one else follows this blog, I'm okay with that. I need to do this for me and my posterity. My sister, Elise, has set a great example when it comes to her blog writing/journal thing. She is always putting up posts and adding pictures and then she is able to have those posts put into a book as a lasting journal. I think it's a great idea and one that I need to take advantage of.

First news of the day...we're expecting our fourth (and final) child and it's a GIRL!!! My boys are thrilled, Darrel and I are thrilled also, but our thrill has more to do with the fact that everything looks good so far, she looks healthy, etc. Because of a very special blessing that I received at the beginning of this pregnancy we know that this little spirit is coming exactly when she is supposed to come and that she will complete our family. I am 21 weeks along and finally feeling good about 95% of the time. We are so blessed!!!

I need to pick up my camera more often and get more of my everyday life chronicled for this blog/journal...it is one of my goals this year. There's no way I could catch you up on everything that has happened this past year, but I will do my best to post a little every day or so and try to at least stay updated on what is happening now, plus give you tidbits and pictures of what has happened this past year. I'll do my best not to disappear into the night, as I did once before. :)

The group in Hawaii

Here are the two group pictures we took in Hawaii. This is everyone who came. We for sure missed the ones who didn't come, but thought you'd like to see everyone who was there.

This last picture was taken at Duke's restaurant...isn't the view behind us beautiful??!! I know it's hard to see in this photo, but it was basically grass, sand, beach. We all just kept saying how we couldn't believe we were really there.

Even More Hawaii...

This is a picture of Hideaway Beach. I don't know if that is the real name, but that's what we called it. So beautiful. The snorkeling was amazing, and right off the beach. This is the beach where I got to see my first sea turtle when I went snorkeling. Amazing. Incredible.

One of the nights we headed to a mall to see if we could see a performance of Hawaiian dancers. It turned out we were there on the wrong day but I snapped this picture of my mom and Ben because they matched. (Not on purpose)

This picture I took at Duke's restaurant. We went to Duke's to celebrate my Dad's birthday. The food was delicious and the view...incredible.

Here's what I ordered. I couldn't even tell you the name of the fish. I couldn't pronounce it, let alone spell it. It didn't taste fishy at all and it just melted in my mouth.

This is Darrel and I at Duke's. Darrel was talking to our boys on the phone and was a tad bit distracted.

Just some more beautiful flowers. I liked how these flowers had two little mini flowers in the middle.

This tree was right behind the LDS church where we attended church on Sunday.

This tree caught our eye the first time we passed it on the road and finally one day, we just pulled over and took a picture of it. Can you see how it grew out of the ground, turned sideways, turned down toward the ground, and then went straight up to the sky? SO cool.

This next picture is mainly to prove that I really was on the vacation. I did most of the driving in one of the rental cars (we had two mini-vans). This particular picture was taken by Danny who was a picture taking maniac if you ever handed him a camera.

Darrel and I at the scenic view point in between the South and North Shore of the island. I believe those are Karo fields behind us. (If I'm wrong, feel free to correct me)

MORE Hawaii

K - I know that there's two pictures of Danny and none of me and Darrel, but more are coming and I promise some will include us. :)