Too Cute...

My friend Kriston found these pictures and sent them to me, they were taken almost 5 years ago.. They were so cute I just had to share. Stockton and Braden (her little boy) look so little, and that picture is just precious. Cole was just a baby, and Courtnee and Whitney just so sweet. Wow how time flies, and man they grow up way too fast.. :) Thanks Kris for sharing..

Pride

Just having a proud mom moment and wanted to share. We went to parent teacher conferences with our two older kids and what a great experience it was. Can I just say how nice it is to hear your kids' teacher's tell you how well behaved they are and how good they are doing in school. It sure makes all of the hard work as a parent worth it. Love days like these. :)

Happy Birthday Cole

Today my little guy turns 5, I can't believe he is growing up so fast and going to go to school this year... WOW! Just a few of the things I love about this little guy...
1- He can be so trying one minute and then right when you are at your wits end with him he turns into this little sweetheart....
2- He loves his baby brother so much, and is so good to him most days. (I wish some of this love could be shown to his older brother, I can wish right).
3- His comebacks just crack me up...
4- His love of strawberries makes me laugh, and when he gets them he is so possessive of them. :) (I guess not being able to eat them for years, he has to make up lost time)
5- His smile, melts my heart.
6- He is such a big helper, he is my one child I usually only have to ask once to do something, love that about him.
7- His inquisitiveness, makes me laugh some days to hear him and his non stop chatter of questions.
8- I love watching him ride his bike, he seems so little to be racing around on 2 wheels.
9- I love listening to him play when he doesn't think I am listening, makes me smile/laugh. :)
10- His ability to finally write his name, writing it everywhere... windows, paper, cupboards, car, table.... Oh just gotta love it... :)
Love this kid, he brings so much joy and laughter to our family... There is never a dull moment at our house... Love ya Cole!!!

Boys...

Some days boys are fiesty and some days they are so darn cute. After not leaving my side for a week, (Troy was out of town and he was having some issues) Cole finally decided to break down and play with his toys . After playing quietly for some time, he came and got me to show me his race track. He was so proud of his "track" aka my bed, he had to show it off. He must have raced his cars around it for hours. I was just glad to have him finally play with something and not glued to my side. Gotta love those energetic, rambunctious boys!



We had Stockton's Blue & Gold Banquet last night, where they served rice and chow main, (you know things kids just love:) and then everyone brought a dessert. Well someone really nice brought some chocolate dipped strawberries and Jaden was insisting he have one, so instead of making him scream I gave in. This was his reaction...



He was a mess, but man did he enjoy that strawberry. Too fun...

Sky High

We took the kids to this place, full of different blow up toys, slides, bouncers, obstacle courses etc.... Fun way for them to burn off a lot of energy and stay warm.

My Sweetie...

Since its Valentines Day I thought I would share a few things that I love about Troy.
1- He is so handsome, and he still makes my tummy do flip flops and my heart skip a beat.... :)
2- His huge heart, Troy would do anything for anyone and I love that about him.
3- His sincere love for family, I have never seen him put himself before me or the kids.
4- His amazing ability to put up with me, always willing to help me out anyway he can, even though there are times he doesn't want too. I wish I was more like him.
5- He works an incredible amount of hours to provide for our family, so I can be home with the kids, and I don't say it enough, but I am truly blessed for this.
6- He is a great example to my kids, teaching them how to treat your spouse and your parents with love and respect.
7- He is an amazing dad, sometimes I think he just one of the kids. My kids are very blessed to have him as their dad.
8- Watching the kids so I can have a break, honey do lists, eating my cooking and never complaining about any of it. :)
9- His sweet little "I love you" texts, they seem to come when I need them most.
10- His awesome handyman skills. We just finished up some remodeling and shifting kids around, and he was just amazing, (of course when you build your own house this was probably childs play for him).
11- The wonderful spirit and peace he brings to our home.
12- His intelligence, I hope the kids inherit this from him. :)

These are just a few (in no particular order) of the many many reasons I love this guy.
Love ya sweetie and thanks for the best 15 years ever!

Hannah Montana

After weeks and weeks of anticipation for the 3-D movie, the day finally arrived for us to go. A night out with some good friends of ours, Courtnee and I had a great time. A yummy dinner at La Luna, and off to the movie. We had a bit of a delay, waiting for the projector to be fixed, but then we were off into Hannah Montana 3-D mode. It was fun to see, even with hundreds of screaming girls. Oh to be 11 again. :) It brought me back to the days of Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Madonna and how happy I was to get my very first Sylvia record (makes me feel old saying that). Its funny to see the styles that were "in" when I was a kid are starting to creep back into existance. :) Fun times, great memories...