What would YOU do???

If you were 3 1/2 years old and your mom let you take a bath by yourself...what would YOU do??? Do you think it would look something like this...

Yeah...that's an ENTIRE bottle of shampoo!!! It took me 20 minutes to get all the bubbles down the drain:o)

Are You Ready???

Are you ready for a picture overload??? We have been pretty busy over the last couple weeks...

First of all, my sister came up with her hubby and 4 kids for a whole week!!! Bria was the oldest:o) So, we basically had 4 sets of twins...and they had A LOT of fun!!!

The kids put on a super cute play for us where they were all in a burning home, and Kale came to the rescue as the firefighter, and Terryn was the dog...go figure:o) Then, they somehow ended up in the jungle...it was cute!

We had to have dinner "picnic style" cuz there were SO many little ones. Blythe and I just laughed cuz it was sooooo loud!!! We "shhhhhushed" them all dinner:o)

We enjoyed the perfect snow storm...Tons of snow that we built a snowman with, made a sledding hill, ate, and played in briefly Then...it melted away...

Bria, Micah and Peyton thought it was a really good idea to go in the waterfall water nastyness in their snowsuits, then jump on the tramp.

For Micah...it was only fun until he started to freeze:o)

We all played on the Wii...

Cuddled Josiah...

And went to the Children's Museum...

The one super windy day, I helped Teryn fly a kite...

Here I am with my cute sister, Blythe...right before they left. Booooo! Come back soon:o)

Then, it was birthday time. We took the kids over to CPK for Damon's mom's birthday.

Do you love the HUGE cupcake? Happy Birthday Jennifer!!!

Last Sunday, Damon took the kids for a walk, and little Josiah fell asleep in the stroller. Isn't he adorable?!?!

And for some reason, he broke out with a heat rash on Monday...poor thing! I really wish Mother Nature would make up her mind!!!

Monday was also an evenful day for Colton. He got his big cast off!!! WOO HOO! The doctor almost let him come home without another one on, but when Colton wouldn't put pressure on his foot, we all thought a smaller one would be a great idea!

Thank goodness we got this one off because it was getting all torn up on the bottom! It was ripping up carpet and scratching up our furniture...just look at it...

Here he is getting the cast off...He was laughing the whole time cuz "it tickles"!!!

All done! Colton mentioned that he's is "growing up into a daddy because he has a hairy leg":o) It took him forever to be able to bend his knee!

Getting a smaller cast on...and he chose red!!!

I love this picture of him in his new cast...

One more week and we'll be cast free!
Here are some more pictures of Josiah at his 6 month mark...

In his first hat on a beautiful day, spent at the Nelsons...thanks Amy!

Soccer Saturday came and went...Micah's game was first and I got a shot of him shooting a goal:o) Way to go Micah!

Here are our soccer stars...makes me happy!!!

The Soccer-watching posse... Grandma Carmen, Jennifer and Cass...Oh Grandma...I could watch and listen to you forever and be completely entertained!!!

After soccer, we had an indoor picnic at our place. It was great to spend some time with Grandma Carmen before she headed back to California! Even though this picture is blurry, I LOVE it!!!

Here's Josiah with Papa Cass and Grandma Jenny...

And all the kids with Grandma Carmen...
This was cute...Grandma was teaching Colton how to blow bubbles "really slow"...

Bria ran into me and said, "Mom...Colton and Grandma are blowing bubbles in the house!" Grandma told her, "Bria, we're not in the house, we're in the garden. Would you like to blow bubbles with us in the garden???" (we're growing plants in the window sill) She also kept telling us that she was gonna go "sit in the garden"...It was so funny!

Oh how we love company! We miss you all!!!

Already???

Never have 6 months passed by so quickly!!! Don't you love his crazy hair?!?!?At 6 months Josiah...

Hates...

tummy time,

the wind,

and being tossed around between his siblings as if he were a doll!!!

He Loves

bathtime,

stuffing his entire fist in his mouth,

sucking on his toes,

eating,

drooling,

his mommy...and on occasion...ONLY his mommy,

bouncing in his bouncer,

his carseat (most of the time),

laughing,

blowing raspberries,

and his brothers and sister!

Happy 6 months Josiah!!! You are so special to us, and cute as ever!!! Thanks for being a huge part of our family!!! We love you!!!

My Smart Girl...

I went to check my email and saw this on the computer...
"I love easter becase it reminds me of jesus’s reserecsion."
It just made me smile!!! Bria tells me all the time how much she loves church because she gets to "learn more about Jesus". It's so rewarding seeing how much she loves her Savior!!! I love that smart little girl!

Fun and Surprises...

What an eventful Easter:o) The kids decorated some Easter eggs, and Micah left this cute note by them...

If you can't make it out, it says,

"To the Estr Bune,

the eggs

Frum r famule"

That just makes me smile:o)

Oh...and it was Josiah's first Easter! Here he is with his basket "full of Easter joy" (as Bria puts it). That was actually my basket when I was little...

Do you feel the Easter morning excitement?

After church, we headed over to the Temple to take some pictures...

It was super windy, so Damon took Josiah back to the car, and I got some more of the older 3. Here is one of my favorites...

Then we went to see Damon's parents. They finally got back from their ordeal Las Vegas...

As we were leaving, Damon's mom gave me A SURPRISE...this gift from Grandma Carmen...

She always makes the most amazing baby blankets for our kids and I have to tell ya...they are my favorite! Thanks Grandma!!!
Hope you all had a fun Easter!!!

Cass Update...

Just a little update for the family on Damon's dad.."Cass"...

A couple days ago, Cass didn't recognize his son Matt...but has since figured it out. His MRI results came back "normal", but they did find an infection in his blood. He's currently being treated with antibiotics. The doctors (and all of us) want to know where the infection came from...so...he will have an angiogram to check the area behind his heart. As soon as the doctors know that the infection is going away, he'll be able to come home. Jennifer (Damon's mom) was hoping for Wednesday...and so are we! Get better soon Cass!!!

Our Cuties...

Here are our little ones...Colton, Bria, Josiah and Micah.

Aren't they cute?!?!?!

Whirlwind...

My intention isn't to have a negative blog...but once again...We have had a whirlwind of a week!!! Late Tuesday night, Damon's dad had 2 seizures. His parents were in Las Vegas at the time, so Cass is currently in a hospital in Vegas. Damon flew out 2 days ago to be with his mom and dad. They are currently awaiting the MRI results and the doctors are getting ready to do a "spinal-tap". They asked Cass yesterday what year it was...and he said "1959". They have him strapped down because he keeps trying to rip out the cathedar. Poor Cass! Fingers crossed...We're hoping that he'll be able to come home Monday!