Out of Time!

hi, scott here.
well believe it or not, this blog has been on sarah's mind a lot, and she's been really stressed out about not finding time to update. unfortunately, time has run out as we are currently in the hospital awaiting baby number four.




so, in the interest of removing this burden from her mind, here is a very broad update on the last 7 weeks or so.

mid-June we went to capistrano beach for the zackrison family beach week

4th of July saw the return of Provo's Freedom Festival. In addition to getting to see the Jonas Brothers at the Stadium of Fire, we also headed down to Center Street to eat funnel cakes, corn on the cob and go on some of the carnival rides. Brenden tried out the super bungee trampoline bounce thing.

One day while over at Grandma and Grandpa Z's new townhome the boys spotted a Nascar that was for some reason across the street for some sort of photo session.
Here's Oli checking things out.

I just like this picture, but I suppose it also shows that for some reason lately, June always ends up in our bed late at night.

Upon our return from Capistrano Beach, we discovered that we had a pipe break and had a flood in the house. The unfinished basement was very flooded, and we had some damage to the drywall, baseboards, and floor of the main floor. To add to the misery, we had to have these big pumps and dehumidifiers in our house for 2 weeks. They were so loud we had to yell at each other just to be heard.
Here's June standing amidst the water removal equipment. Also, she has no pants on; not an uncommon site around here.

The kids enjoyed the hot weather by breaking out the slip and slide.

Here June and Oliver really live up to their stereotypical roles as a 2 year old girl and 6 year old boy.

In mid-July we drove across the middle of Nevada to Mammoth Lakes for a Wiley family vacation. In case you haven't had the privilege of driving Highway 6 across Nevada, let me just inform you that the same enjoyment can be had by sitting and staring at a photo of the bleakest, most boring desert landscape ever, while a 2 year old yells at you for 8 hours. Oh, and good luck finding somewhere to eat, or a bathroom for that matter.

Despite the desolate drive, we had a great time in Mammoth. Aunt Stephanie actually managed to get a photo of Oliver smiling.

getting a picture of June smiling like a maniac has never been too much of an issue.

we visited a train museum outside of Bishop CA on our way into Mammoth. It was only about 105 degrees so Sarah was very comfortable.

here's Oliver back in his more traditional photo role.

we drove out to Bodie, which, in its day, was the 2nd largest city in California. Now it is a well preserved ghost town and National Park.
The boys loved it once they figured out there weren't actually ghosts around.
This might not have been the ideal vacation for someone 8 1/2 months pregnant. Most of the time we were outside walking or hiking. Good thing Sarah packed her hiking flip flops.

While in Bodie, Sarah fell down while holding June. This had many consequences -
First, Sarah got a huge cut and then scab on her knee.
Second - June decided then and there that Sarah would no longer carry her on this trip.
Third - although this has not been scientifically proven, it is certainly within the realm of possibility that Sarah/June's fall caused June some sort of brain damage that subsequently led her to choose this particular outfit.

Here is a photo showing Sarah to be the only super pregnant woman brave/crazy enough to hike to Devil's Postpile National Monument.

Sarah's second fall, onto the same knee, opening the cut, etc etc, happened at the park near the condo where we were staying. Luckily, she had been having a conversation with a women who happened to be a nurse with a first aid kit on-hand. I think at this point it is safe to say that Sarah will no longer be endorsing this particular brand of high-country flip flops.

another picture proving that Oliver has the ability to smile in front of a camera lens.

Grandma and Grandpa Wiley with the 4 (all too soon to be 5) grandsons.

We left Mammoth at 5am and on our way out of town, on the two largest streets in town, we saw 3 huge bears! Here is one enjoying leftovers in front of the Pita Pit.

Baby update to follow soon....