My Four Little Men

I came down the stairs the other day to find four pairs of tennis shoes, size 0 to size youth 5. For some reason it warmed my heart and made me realize just how blessed I am. (and yes, Jake's feet are as big as mine!)

Kid in a Candy Store

Logan is a mommas boy. I always worry that he is going to throw a fit if I am not with him. In January He went on a field trip for preschool. I had just had surgery, so I couldn't go. I was nervous about it until his teacher Miss Ang sent me this photo. The field trip was to Hammond's Candy, and apparently not even Logan can be crabby in a candy shop!

Gavin Eats

Gavin fell in love with food the first moment it crossed his lips. This tiny little boy LOVES to eat. He will eat just about anything. He has proved that teeth are optional, everything can be gummed. We are constantly surprised by his food choices. Some foods are easily eaten, others not so much, but Gavin always eats with style...His very own, very messy style.

Birthday Boy

January 31st was Brayden's 6th birthday. I feel like such a silly old mom thinking back to the day he was born and feeling sentimental. I have a hard time believing that Brayden is over half way through kindergarten. Next year he will leave me all day every day. Brayden is so much fun! He is especially sensitive to the needs of others. His kindness touches my heart. Brayden is an amazing big brother. He loves to take care of Gavin, even volunteering to change diapers. Brayden is small in stature, but His huge spirit more than makes up for it! We love him so much! Our family just wouldn't be complete without him.

Our First Pinewood Derby

Now that Jake is eight, he is a member of the Cub Scout troop at church. In January they held their annual pinewood derby competition. Unfortunately Daddy was out of town. Chris and Jake worked on the car before he left, but we were grateful for Grampy's help finishing it up. It was a fun night. The car looked great! As far as the race? Well, lets just say we have a few things to learn about building a winning car. Oh well, this was the first of MANY chances for our family.

Catching up

Our family had a lovely Thanksgiving spent in Utah with Chris' grandparents and other family members. Unfortunately the picturres of my kids with their great grandparents were not taken on my camera. I have been waiting to get the pictures so that I could continue my blog chronologically. I still don't have the pictures...It's March! I suppose I better forge ahead (or behind) and get all caught up.

Christmas, as always, was wonderful. We are blessed to be surrounded by family to treasure during one of my favorite times of the year. We enjoyed all of our Christmas traditions, decorations, and fun. Most of all I enjoyed having the opportunity to share my testimony of Jesus Christ with my children more often than usual. I am so grateful for His humble birth and Incredible life. My life is truly blessed by His sacrifice and example. I hope that every year at Christmas time I will be able to ponder and impart my testimony of the true meaning of Christmas!

My Baby Boy is 10 Months Old!

Life has been extremely crazy lately! Three unplanned surgeries in my family, Chris out of town, and all kinds of other nonsense. So crazy that I haven't even blogged about our trip for Thanksgiving, let alone Christmas. Even so, I had to pause for a moment to contemplate hoe incredibly blessed I am. I have four beautiful children that I adore, and friends and family that I know I can count on for anything. Today I am especially grateful for my sweet Gavin. I can hardly believe that he is 10 months old! He is incredibly sweet, loving, and patient with his three older brothers. Life just would not be the same without him!

Halloween...again

I just have to visit Halloween one more time before moving on to Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love seeing all of my nieces and nephews join together with my children making memories they will one day cherish. At this point in their young lives getting good pictures is a challenge, but we always try anyway. So, for posterity...

3 year olds

Don't you just love three year olds? They are constantly exploring, testing their boundaries, learning new things. The other day I was trying to get Logan to help pick up the mess he had made. me "Logan, please put the toys in the bin" Logan "but mama I can't!" Me "why not?" Logan "because I am allergic to picking up". All I could do was laugh. I just love my three year old!

How I Love Halloween

How do I love Halloween, let me count the ways... Theres decorations and costumes and parties and cookies... I could go on! For the first time ever Chris and I decided that rather than force family themed costumes on our opinionated young ones we would let them choose what they wanted to be. The three older boys chose to be Ninjas(so not exciting for mom). Since Gavin isn't old enough to assert a position I chose a costume for him. Chris was the Wizard of Oz, I was Dorothy, and Gavin was the Cowardly Lion. It was great fun!!! Can't wait to design costumes for next year!