The Coombs Family

We were doing a home preschool program with Krista, the lady who watches our kids for the past few years. This year, Krista's youngest went to kindergarten and Shelby went to preschool. That left Calvin at her house alone during the day and he was soooooo sad about it. He begged me to go to school the whole first semester that Shelby went. It just broke my heart. Winter semester I decided to enroll him and see how he does. He's only three, but he's potty trained, a good listener, and is not afraid to go to class without his mother around. We just finished Shelby's first full year in preschool and Calvin's half-year. They had the cutest graduation party ever. Caleb and I took the morning off and spent it with the kids. After graduation we went to McDonald's play area and celebrated with a gross lunch. I can't stand the food there but the kids think it's a little slice of heaven. Shelby has learned all the sounds and letters in the alphabet now. She st...

We decided to get out of town at the last minute with our good friends Josh and Lindsey. Time to take the kids to the beach and the aquarium. The guys did some crabbing, girls did some shopping, and kids got sand in every body part you can think of. Last time we went to the beach it was pouring rain. This trip wasn't supposed to be very nice but it turned out gorgeous. There wasn't even enough wind to fly our kite. It was warmish, sunny, and very relaxing. We didn't even pack swimsuits because we thought it was be too cold. That didn't stop our kids from getting in the ocean! So glad we took the trip.

The kids had the cutest program for all the moms this year at preschool. I went to the school and they had snacks, placemats, decorations, and we got to hang out with the kids for an hour. Unfortunately, I was out of town the week before so Calvin was really mad at me. He was so afraid that I was going to leave that he cried almost the whole time. Poor kid, I did feel bad. But it was pretty cute too. He sat on my lap and was just begging me to stay. I did stay, and then took the kids out for ice cream. He finally forgave me after the ice cream. That solves all his problems. Boy, can I relate to that! Shelby wrote: She is there when I need her Calvin wrote: because she's my mom.

I have never been to Boston and had the opportunity to go for a few days. It was a quick trip but I got to do some amazing things on my bucket list. I stayed in the Liberty Hotel, which is amazing! It was a jail that has been renovated. It was breathtaking and a site just in itself. It was walking distance to everything I wanted to do and inside the hotel I took a tour to see it all. There are still jail cell doors, bars on the windows, and plaques about the prisoners who were booked there. Seriously amazing, you have to check it out. Next up, was shopping at Newbury. It was only a mile from my hotel and all the buildings on the way there were amazing. I didn't know what to be more excited about, the history and architecture, or all the shopping! I also got to run on the Boston Marathon route. I ran over the finish line and around all the bridges. So gorgeous. I wore my Boston Marathon shirt that I got in Oregon like a big tourist dork. Loved it! Maybe someday ...

I    have been seeing a fertility specialist up in Portland to see if I can get pregnant. My sister Rhoda usually goes with me to my appointments now. She understands a lot about having babies and she's a great listener. Caleb's schedule is usually too crazy to come with me and so I usually just have Rhoda go. Every appointment is so annoying and drives me crazy for one reason or another. The doctors never seem to know my full history, contradict the previous doctors recommendation, and don't even agree on what's wrong with me. I always leave so frustrated and usually get pretty emotional for the next few days. I have been on hormones like Clomid, Progesterone, and Levetra to try and help me ovulate. In the past 9 months they think I ovulated twice. The medication makes me so crazy that I decided not to do it anymore. I constantly have to get tests done throughout the month, the medication has so many negative side effects, and it's expensive. So I told Caleb tha...