So Big!

This baby of mine is so much fun! We all love him to pieces. My phone is chalk full of pictures of him. He is super smiley, finally! Has found his voice and loves to squeal. He rolls around like a crazy man and runs when he is in the walker. The kids are so good with him and can't get enough. They worry anytime he is fussy and love to make him laugh. Life is good! I was blessed with amazing kids that love each other and that couldn't make me happier!

January 24....I now have a true "Pre-Teen"!

NOAH -
Noah is 11! I cannot believe it, but at the same time, it feels like forever ago that he was my one and only. Noah is a very special kid and I can't even begin to tell you how much I love him. He is very strong willed and stubborn, but he is a very good natured and kind. He loves his brother's and sister so much and is very nurturing and protective. He loves to tease and make people laugh. He is very sensitive and does not like to see people hurt. Noah is very good at sports and loves each sport he is doing at the time! Football is his favorite though and he can't wait for the season to start every year! He has found a spot as the Center and loves to play as much as he can. I am so proud of him. I am so proud of the young man he is becoming.
This year for birthdays we decided we are going to do "Family Birthday". (no friend parties this year:( ). We took the kids to Tucano's (Noah's choice) Grandma and Grandpa J joined us. Then on Sunday, his actual birthday, we had cake and ice cream with Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Steve. We had a fun weekend celebrating him!

5th grade has been a little bit of a challenge for us! It is hard to learn to be "responsible" for the work you are required to do! He has been able to do a lot of fun things, like the Science fair project, and he is part of the "Battle of the Books" club. I am glad that he wants to join in and try new things. I am just glad we have 1 more year before Jr. High!

Noah- we love you to pieces and are so glad you are part of our family. Happy Birthday bud!

Schools out...what do you do?

We decided to take the kids away for the weekend before they went back to school after the new year. We spent the night at a hotel in Layton, went to see the new Peanuts movie, grabbed a bite to eat and swam! The kids love going to hotels. It is a vacation every time!

Christmas and New Years 2015

It is no secret that I love the holidays! Christmas this year was full of love, wonderment, family, surprises, yummy food, cold nights wrapped in warm blankets, friends, and fun. The kids had a great season. Noah is older, so Christmas has become a little different for him, but still a magical time of year! It was so much fun to have Beau with us this year and to see his cute smile with all that went on. I sure am grateful for my beautiful family and for the birth of the Savior. We are so blessed.

New Years, we had Ricci, Jim, Darren, Erin, Daniel and Whitney and family's come over for games and yummy food. (that we all picked up from different places!) We had a great time and actually made it until midnight, if you can even believe that! I love my family so much and I love to have them over to play. Happy New Years! Here's to a year full of new beginnings! Welcome 2016.