Hi everyone...
I know it took me forever to post pics of Alex's baptism, but I am a dork and went off to the church without my camera!! Duh! Luckily my friend Carole took pictures at the church and all is well. Alex's baptism was awesome. He was lucky to be baptized at the same time as his friend Dallin. (they were born on the same day) Grandpa Pickles (aka Ken) gave a talk and Meadow was supposed to sing but got stage fright, so I had to fill in for her. It was scary considering I haven't sung publicly for almost 10 years. Sam did a fantastic job on the baptism (his first) and the Spirit was so strong, it was a beautiful day. Thank you everybody who came up and celebrated Alex's big day with us. We love you all and are grateful for your support and friendship.

Some other fun things that have happened since our last post...

Meadow won a costume contest at the business trick-or-treat

Eden is standing up. Sam thinks a few weeks and she will be walking!

Mom and Alex had a date and went to the jazz game. Thanks uncle Doug for the tickets!

We are doing well, hope all is well with all of you

Love you tons

US

Its a ...Marine?

Hey everyone,

So we had a really exciting week...first off we found out that we are having a BOY! We are so excited! The due date is still March 24th and everything looks great. We have been so blessed to have healthy babies and pregnancies and are grateful again that everything seems to be great.

Another awesome thing that happened this week was Alex's birthday. I can't believe that he is 8! This means baptism, cub scouts, and more independence. Holy cow it really does go fast. I used to roll my eyes when "old" people would say things about how fast life flies by, but now I am one of those "old" people. Thank you everyone who sent cards and gifts for Alex. We really have a great family and appreciate all you do for us.

We had a really fun "Marine Corps Boot Camp" birthday party for Alex. First the kids had to eat dirt and worms (crushed oreos and gummy worms) as to get accustomed to eating like a Marine. Then they had an obstacle course Sam set up in the yard with laser beams, target practice, grenade throwing, and rope swinging. It was a blast! Our niece Tayah ended up winning against all those boys! GIRL POWER!

Sam has been back and forth from Chicago for a few weeks and it really has been a challenge for me to keep up. On top of that he has "wood badge" training for two weekends. I seriously don't know how single moms do it...it will be fantastic to have him back home for good for a while:) All is well here...hope all is well with you.

Love you all,
The Fosters

Okay...here we go

Just so you all know, this stuff really intimidates me so please don't expect too much.:) I am going to make an effort to keep updated and see how it goes.
I suppose I should start with an update on all things Foster. Well, things are great for us. We absolutely love Morgan because there is such an intense sense of community here.
Some of you may not know but we are expecting our fourth child on March 24th. We don't know yet what the gender is but we are really excited to bring another sweet little spirit into our family. We are positive that four is the final number and relieved to know that our family will be complete.
Alex is loving second grade and just finished football. He had a great time and really showed a passion for the sport. He played outside linebacker and towards the end of the season was also put in as a running back. Recently Sam and Alex went to Chicago together to work on a site for Sam's work. It was a wonderful opportunity for "the boys" to spend some time together, and they both had a great time.

Meadow is in pre-school three times a week and is taking dance and tumbling. She loves being a big sister and is really helpful with Eden. She wants me to let you all know that she loves chocolate sprinkled donuts.
Eden is still the happiest baby ever and is crawling all over now.
I am working at the Dance Shack three days a week and it is working out very well. I have five competition teams and really enjoy my job. I am still in the Young Women's presidency of our ward and absolutely loving it. I love the girls and I swear I learn more from them than I could possibly teach them.
Sam is doing great at Focus and loves his Varsity Scout leader calling. It is perfect for him and the boys think the world of him.
So as you can see things are busy as usual, but life could not be better. We love you all and hope all is well with you.