Arfmann #4!!!!

Yes! That is correct, Arfmann #4 is on HER way!!!! We just found out today that we will be having a baby girl in October! We are all very excited! I mean, really, what are the chances of four girls in a row!!!!? The power went out right at the end of my ultrasound, so I don't have any pics, but, I'm sure you can imagine what she will look like someday!!!! She was very wiggly and healthy... so far, so good! As for me, I have felt really good this pregnancy and am very grateful for that! Maybe someday we will get a little Ryan :0) But, for now, we are so looking forward to a new baby girl!!!! (I guess we will be well cared for when we are old!) As for the name... we might have to draw out of a hat! Every person in this house wants to name her something different: Ryan- tired of hearing about different names! Julie- Sophie, Emma. Maylie- Emma. Brianna-Charlie. Ashlie- Tessa. It will probably be none of those, but, let me know what you think! I'm sure I'll have a new list for next week (probably including middle names:) Hope you are having a great day!!!! Love, Jules (I will also try to get a pregnancy picture, so you can all be glad it is me happily gaining weight...and not you!!!!)

The Last Three Months!

I already have 3 other blogs titled, "The Blog of all Blogs!" So, I thought I would give that a rest even though this kind of is ... The blog of all blogs! We have been busy with all sorts of fun and crazy stuff!!! Maylie's Birthday, Ryan's and mine's Jamba trip to Cali, Brian and Natalie coming, and Easter! I couldn't move on without blogging about them!

We stopped by Twin Falls to work on our new Jamba store which will be opening June 2010!!! The girls and I walked across the big bridge which is awesome and majestic! We had a lot of fun!

Maylie and Kendel played on a basketball team together this year! It was so fun (and aggravating for the men) to watch. They got better and better! After one game, Ryan asked Maylie if she could hear him yelling, "rebound?" She said, yeah, what does that mean? She did make a basket, it was so cute! She was also a great defender!

My Brother Brian and his wife Natalie and kids, Kennedy and Nathan came to visit us in Idaho all the way from Florida! We had not seen them for almost three years! Brian is a lawyer for the Air Force and he actually just got back from being deployed to Iraq... way to go Brian!!! and Natalie!!!! Now, they are heading off to Japan for a few years... cool, but we will miss them!!!! Luckily, Natalie is a really good blogger, so it will be easy to keep in touch! Love you guys! We had so much fun hanging out with you! I will post the good family pictures on the next blog. Brad and Shanna came too, but, I didn't manage to get any non swim-suit photos of them, oops! Love you guys too!

Kennedy and the girls were best buds right out of the gate!

Natalie and Nathan, he is too cool and studly for words (I couldn't say cute, because he is a boy, you know) And Nat, I just loved hanging out with you!

Ryan and I had a Jamba conference in Anaheim, so we went and partied! He and his friend Tyler even went surfing in February!

My favorite part of every trip is walking along the beach, so here is a picture of me in my bliss!

We went to California Adventure Land, it was right next to our hotel. We had a blast! Thanks for a fun trip Ry!!!! I love you!!!!

Hollywood baby!

Ryan is a die-hard Laker's fan, so we went to the Staples Center! It was really cool! We were thinking of going to a game, but one trip to downtown L.A. was enough!!!! We drove through all of the nice houses in Bel Air and stood in a line of a hundred people to get $1.50 homemade ice cream sandwiches. I guess that was all part of the experience! It was a blast!

Now we are finally to Maylie's 7th birthday party!!!!! She has grown up so quick! She is such a blessing in our home! Most of the time, she is more of the mom than me, thanks, bud! She is so good to take care of her sisters and always makes sure that everyone is having fun! She is doing very well in school, and her teacher says she is such a sweetheart! She is taking piano lessons, and is so diligent at practicing and is getting better and better at reading everyday. Now she is into chapter books (I think I will have her read the Babysitter's Club! My favorite books when I was her age!)

What Heaven Sees in you

Ashlie, The Three Year Old!

All grown up! Ashlie just turned three!

Ashlie's Birthday theme was "Princess Party"! (Mainly Snow White, though!) This is the morning of the big day! I always decorate the table for when they wake up! It is so fun to see the surprise on their faces, it's a little like Christmas!!!

All of the kids played so hard, that they were red in the face!!! Here is Ashlie with her partners in crime, Ava and Reese!

(Slacker mom here, I froze part of Brianna's cake and brought it!) We had ice cream sandwiches and Snickers Ice Cream bars instead, that might become a tradition! (Easy!)

From Ashlie to....

Snow White! Isn't she beautiful!

Ashlie is such a sweetie! She prefers to be referred to as "Snow White!" She plays constantly with tiny dolls and her doll house. She will pretend for hours, it is adorable! She also likes to pretend to be a dog, she is just so fun! She is such a light in our house! We just love her to pieces! We went to Leo's Place for her party! All of the cousins and friends came along, it was really a special night! We love you Ashlie Jasmine! Thanks for all of the wonderful bear hugs and puppy kisses! Love, Mom!

The 5 Year Old has arrived!

Our sweet Brianna had a birthday the other day! Sadly, it seems like she's been five for a long time already! She is such a joy in our home! She is always quick to help and offer advice! She loves discussing baby names with me (not announcing)! She is a beautiful dancer and she loves to run! She also loves helping her little sister Ashlie! They are the cutest buddies, singing and dancing around the house all day! Happy Birthday Brianna! We love you!!!!

The morning of Brianna's birthday Luau!

Sisters are the best!!!!!

Freeze Dance... always a big hit!

Maylie is doing the Limbo, you go girl!

The centerpiece!(to make up for my lack of cake decorating skills:)

Kendel, Allie, and Reese got to stay for the after party! They had fun trying out Pretty Pretty Princess! Being a girl is so much fun!!!!!

What else can I say, we just love our little Brianna! She warms my heart by the minute! Love, Jules

Playing Catch-up!

The title of this blog is "Playing Catch-up!" That is just what we've been doing everyday! But, life is good!!! The pictures in this blog are also to help "catch you up" to speed on the last four months with the Arfmann's since my blog went up in flames in November...(moment of silence, please...) For the sake of journaling and the annual printing of the blog, I have included a few pictures from the blogs that were "deleted." So, not much to say, except that we are very blessed and amazed by our three little cute girls everyday! They are Ryan's and mine's best little buddy's ever! It is so fun to get to hang out with my best friends everyday!!!!!!

Maylie is playing on a basketball team with her friends and cousin, Kendel! It is so fun to watch her get better every week. She is one heck of a defender! Her coach puts her on the toughest boy and Maylie makes sure that he never EVER gets the ball! It is so cute! Go Maylie!!!

We spent an awesome day skiing with the Hones at Targhee! It was such a special and fun day!

We went to Salmon over New Year's! It was so fun to be all together! Lots of sledding, four-wheeling, and skiing at lost trail! So much fun!

First day skiing at Lost Trail! The girls did great and we had a lot of fun with our cousins. The only compaint at the end of the day was from Maylie, "I just don't like standing all day!" You never get to sit down when you do the bunny hill all day!

Shanna and Brad surprised us all on Christmas Day with the best news ever.... Roper Baby #1!!!!! We are so excited for them! Shanna's been nauseous and tired, but she's doing great... right Shan? 13 weeks.... yeah!!!!! My Auntly instincts are telling me that she's having a girl... we'll see!!!!

Christmas Day was wonderful! Grandma and Grandpa Call came over and opened presents with us! The girls had a lot of fun! It was a special and magical day!

Ryan and I went to a Jamba meeting in San Fransisco! We had so much fun! We went to a beach that reminded me of Twilight! It was fun to frollick...and freeze with my honey!!!!

We went to the musical, Wicked! It was awesome! Ryan and I can't wait to go again! Our friends, Kevin and Jessica were always talking about it and now we know why!!!! So cool! I really want my Mom and Dad to go see it, they would love it! (oooh, I just got a really good idea for the next family reunion:)!

Around Thanksgiving, we always do a tree-hunt in Salmon. It is such a fun tradition! Our tree actually turned out really cute, even though originally we thought is was the worst tree ever!

Oh yes, The Prison Break Half-Marathon #2! It was so fun! I beat my time by 7 minutes! 2:03:56! I loved training for it and the race flew by and I could walk the next day! Yeah!

Halloween was fun!

That is it for now! Next up, is the birthday circus! (3 birthdays... 3 weeks) Cake, CAKE, cAkE! We love planning out themes and have a lot of fun! I look forward to being a regular blogger again! Whew! That feels good to " Catch-UP!" Love, Jules