Sterling is home. We left the hospital around 11 this morning and we are so glad to be home. Thanks to all for helping with our kids (especially Hyrum). The family is pretty excited with a new baby in the house, you can feel the energy!
Ammon brought the kids to meet their new baby brother when Sterling was about 4 hours old.
Later in the day they visited again with Grandma, Grandpa, and April Rowbury.
Just admitted to the hospital at 5:30 am, dialated to a 5 and 1/2.
She was almost to a seven when we got her to a room, so we decided on a spinal tap as opposed to an epidural. 
Good decision on that last one because the doctor came in to break Kathy’s water and she was at an 8 1/2. As he broke the water she went instantly to complete. 2 pushes and out came the baby at 6:25 am.
8 lbs 7 ounces 19 1/2 inches long. Still needs a name
Laura(sister-in-law to both of us) was our nurse and was very helpful
Mother, baby, and father doing well.
He got his bath and is very sleepy.
Kimball had a birthday celebration all week! Today he turned 8 years old! Today is also my due date…so I was unsure about planning a party, but Kimball wanted a Jedi party with his neighborhood friends.
On Monday we celebrated with the Rowbury cousins.
On Tuesday I took the kids to “Kangaroo Zoo.” A large warehouse room filled with bouncy toys and large slides! They ran and had a great time!
Friday we braved the Jedi party! We took invitations around Thursday night. We had lightsaber battles, pin the lightsaber on Yoda, pass the Deathstar (balloon) to music and then destroy the deathstar, and other games. It was a wild fun time.
And finally today, we went to the city parade and let Kimball open presents from the family.
Happy Birthday Kimball. Side note: as I write, Ammon and I are timing contractions! There is hope of having this baby soon!
We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. Spending time with family is the best. We sure love when company comes to visit. The festivities started with Justin and Grandma Diether arriving Wednesday evening. Thank you to all for making our weekend exciting and fun!
The kids favorite activities with their favorite Uncle Justin included wrestling, babies, and diablo.
Grandma and Grandpa Diether, Breezy, Chan, Driel, Evan and Moriah came for the 4th of July. Going out to dinner at Thai Village was delicious and then we enjoyed a small fireworks display. FYI the favorite were parachutes, the “Mach III,” and the glow sticks at the end!
Bridget enjoying mints from Grandma!
Saturday July 5th was an exciting trip to the lake. We had water skiing, hot dogging, swimming, walking the low river, trampoline on land, nice breeze in the shade, and a picnic lunch. The activities and family group made for an excellent day at the lake. (Sorry I forgot my camera, no pictures from me!)
The boys all needed haircuts, so last night was the night for haircuts. Bridget was feeling quite left out. Of course she needed a haircut too! She was so proud to sit on the chair and wear the cape. This was her first haircut. I did try to even out the back of her long hair with scissors, but she wanted me to use the clippers. I ran the clippers above her head and that was ok, but she seemed to understand that it wasn’t real.
We have a place set up for the baby! A neighbor gave us an old dresser. Ammon and I (mostly Ammon) spent an afternoon sanding and then the following Monday I painted it white and bought new handles. The baby clothes are all washed, folded and put away ready for this baby boy!
One of my least favorite things to do is potty training and I find myself 8 months pregnant and trying to toilet train Bridget! It is going OK. It has been just over 11 days and we are seeing some success. Just moments ago, Bridget took herself to the bathroom, WOW, Hooray, Yeah! She can do it!
Saturday was the first hot day and we ventured out for an afternoon on the lake. The lake was BUSY! The kids thought the water was cold, but compared to the hot sun, the water was refreshing. The tramp takes over 30 minutes to pump up. The kids played on the hotdog and Hyrum kept them happy while Ammon got the trampoline filled. It was a fun afternoon, even Bridget was brave and tried out the toys and the water.
Happy Father’s Day! The Primary kids sang two songs to the dads at Church. Kimball seemed to sing all the words, Calvin sang quite dramatically on a lot of the parts, and Logan smiled and just stood there singing a few of the lines! It was pretty cute.
We spent Tuesday evening at the Hogle Zoo. We had fun with Rachel, Brian and Cameron. The best quotes of the night came from Kimball and Logan!
Logan said “Mom, you bent down like this” as he touched the ground. He was so amazed that I, the pregnant mom, would bend down to pick something up for him!
Kimball was interested in reading the animal facts. He announced to Ammon: “Dad, if you were a monkey, you would be dead!” he he 
because that particular monkey lives 25-30 years.
Kimball also was fascinated with gestation facts. He said, “I wish we were beavers (he meant porcupines)” Why Kimball? “so we could have more kids!” Porcupines can have 2-6 offspring in just 4 weeks!
The water trampoline came on Monday! Ammon set it up in the back yard to test it out. We had half the neighborhood here for endless jumping, swimming, mud holes, and sunburns! It was a very loud and exciting afternoon. The kids wish it was still set up. We plan to take it out on the lake this weekend!
Last spring I put some quilt tops together for the boys. In the fall I started the machine quilting. This morning I spent one hour quilting Calvin’s quilt and that is all I had left! Why did I wait so long? The beds look great with the matching spreads! The boys are thrilled to finally have their new quilts.
