Let the Parties Begin!!!

Today, our little girl turned 8 years old! How did this happen SO fast!?!? She really is growing up before our eyes!
Yesterday I took Bria up the canyon for a photo shoot of her in her baptism dress. Even though it was Freezing, she was a great sport...and...we got some cute shots of her. Here's one of my favorites...

Then, this evening we celebrated Bria's birthday. Call me crazy but we had a LOT of girls over...(this was taken after 2 girls had left)

We had a great time getting our hair done, painting our nails, watching the "Hannah Montana Movie", and eating popcorn, pizza, cake and ice cream. Loud? Yes! Fun? Yes! And overall...we had a wonderful day celebrating our Beautiful daughter! Happy 8th Birthday Bria!

11 months...

My little baby boy is 11 months old today!

This picture TOTALLY cracks me up because it completely shows his chubbiness! At 11 months Josiah...
Will copy you if you stick out your tongue or wave.
Copies sounds that you make. I really think he says, "Look at this"!
Crawls like a mad man...even up the stairs
Walks along furniture.
Loves bottles and "people food".
Loves jumping on the trampoline...in my arms of course!
Weighs a WHOPPING 24 pounds and 7.5 ounces!!!
Wears 12-18 month clothing.
Says, "BaBa" (bottle), "Ba" (ball), "Mama", "Dada", "Uh Oh", and screams when he wants more food.
Could eat ALL.DAY!
Has an infectious laugh.
Has 3 teeth, and one about to make an appearance.
Is stopped every time we're out for comments on his hair, or his chubbiness, or his dimples...
Has the cutest dimples ever!
Is loved by all!
We love you Siah! Can't believe it's almost been a year!

*And...a very Happy Birthday to my brother Chuck! We love you and hope you had a great day!!!

Sunday...

Poor Colton started feeling sick yesterday after church. High fever, and apparently...very tired. Just before dinner, I found him on the couch like this...

Hopefully he'll feel better really soon!!!

We were so happy to be able to have dinner with Damon's parents last night. It's always good company! Here is my favorite picture from Sunday...

Josiah just loves his Grandma Jenny!

Lunch...

Right after we took Colton to Preschool, and Micah to Kindergarten...we decided to have lunch with some FUN people:) My BIL Todd, niece Kiera, and Kiera's roommate Connie...Tucanos was YUMMY! Especially the BBQed pineapple! MmmmmMmmm!

These pictures are priceless:) Sorry Connie, I couldn't resist! Between Todd taking something from the waiter that wasn't his, and Connie's "germ-a-phobeness", we had a super fun lunch!

Thanks for a great afternoon guys!
OK...so get this...I went to pick up my niece the following week for a lunch date, and we see this in the parking lot at BYU...

Seriously, it made my day!!! I'm so glad that my niece lives so close to us! Lunch dates are the BEST! Thanks Kiera!

Preschool...Here we COME!

Colton started his 2nd year of Preschool this year and LOVES it! Here he is with his teacher Miss Sherrie on "Meet the Teacher Day"...

And before heading off for his official "first day of school"...

Colton LOVES school! Especially art, recess, and story time.

Micah's First Day of Kindergarten:)

I guess it's better to post about Micah's first day of Kindergarten now, then never...right???
So, here's Micah before heading to the bus stop...

At the bus stop with the neighbor kids...They were SO excited!!!

Here he is getting on the bus...

And YES...I am one of "those mom's" that follow their kids to school:)

Here I am with Micah before sending him off for his BIG day...

Here's Micah with his teacher Mrs. Story. He loves her!

I can't believe my kids are growing up so fast! Micah loves school! He is an excellent reader and loves to learn! YAY for school:)

Pretty Sad...

Yep...that's me...I'm "pretty sad" with my blogging aren't I?!? I have missed blogging about so many important events that I am going to try to catch up on...

For now, I wanted to post a picture of Josiah, because yesterday he turned 10 months old! I can't believe how fast the time has gone!!!

At 10 months, Josiah loves to crawl, laugh, eat...(especially corn & sweet potatoes), go for walks, drink from bottles, and babble. He started crawling about a week ago, has 1 tooth and one that's almost breaking through, and says little things like..."dada", "ma", "ba"...for bottle, and as of today "Uh Oh". Never have I been stopped so many times while we're out, by people who just have to comment on his chubby cheeks, fat thighs, cutest dimples, or crazy fuzzy hair:o)

We love this little boy!!! He is all over the place, but we wouldn't have it any other way!!! Happy 10 months Josiah!!!

9 Months...

This little guy is 9 months old today!

Josiah is an amazing little boy!!! Here's what he's been up to...

He loves water, and went swimming for the first time 2 weeks ago.

He says, "DaDa", an occasional "MaMa", and screams when prompted.

Falls asleep on his own without a pacifier.

Finally started eating baby food, and loves it!

Likes cheerios, graham crackers, bananas and peaches.

Claps when you say "YAY"!

Cuddles when he's tired.

Is at the brink of crawling.

Got his first tooth last Saturday:o)

Has an infectious laugh that we can't get enough of...

And...has cheeks and dimples that go on forever:o)

Happy 9 months little one! We love you!!!

Colton's Day!!!

Our little Colton is officially out of his "baby" stages...

Because now he's a BIG 4 YEAR OLD!

He had a fun day swimming, riding around on his new bike, and going out to dinner with family at Olive Garden...Colton's choice:o)

Colton is a wonderful, yet crazed little boy who LOVES swords, karate, fighting, guns...you get the picture. He also likes Tom & Jerry, getting into trouble, spraying water from the hose, making "weed stew", and playing with his friends:o) Colton has the greatest personality and we can't get enough of him!

Hope you had a wonderful day Colton!!! We love you! Happy Birthday!!!

Say Grace...

I let Bria watch Josiah this afternoon for maybe 10 minutes, and she dresses him up like a girl!!!She wouldn't stop calling him "Grace" all day! Do you think she wants a little sister? If you said "yes" then you're right! She told me the other day that she "wished on a star for a little sister"...and I said, "Ummmm, since you told me...it can't come true!" I'm so mean:o)

8 Months!!!

I cannot believe my baby is already 8 months old!!!

Today, Josiah FINALLY ate some baby food...sweet potatoes to be exact...and had a sippy cup of water...so cute! Such a breakthrough cuz he has HATED baby food. Before today he'd scream the entire time I'd "feed" him baby food. Hopefully he'll catch on soon:o)

Well, at 8 months Josiah loves to...sit and play with toys, talk...he says "da-da-da-da" all the time, and has said, "mama" twice, laugh, nurse, have "quiet" naps, be held, jump, eat paper, play "peek-a-boo", and be the cutest:o) We love this little boy and are amazed at how quickly he's growing up! Happy 8 months little man!

Feeling a little GREEN???

You wanna see what came out of the bathroom this afternoon???

Bria came out of the bathroom looking like this, cackled and said, "Don't worry mom, it's washable!" I just about died laughing!!! You can't have a moment like that and not get out the camera, right?!?! :o)

Seriously...maybe 5 minutes later...Colton comes out of the bathroom lookin like this...

So again, I got out my camera:o) Colton made sure to tell me that he put water on his face to "make it smooth". I can't remember the last time I've laughed so hard! Here are some more for your viewing pleasure...

He even went in and put on the witch costume...

Got bored of the costume and just sat on the couch like this...

We even went out in public and he didn't care!!! Then, I'm getting the kitchen cleaned up and hear Josiah crying. I went to pick him up and saw this...

I'm tellin ya, he hated every second of it!

Luckily they didn't color Josiah's face, and (for the most part) the green came off their faces:o) I don't know what it is with their facination of witches and leprechauns lately:o) Kids. They sure make life fun and memorable, don't they!

Happy Father's Day!!!

I just wanted to wish all you dads out there the greatest Father's Day!!! I also need to say that Damon is the world's most amazing father to our kids! They love and adore him SO MUCH!!!

Fortunetly, we were able to have Damon's parents over for a yummy lasagna dinner to celebrate...Mmmmm!

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men in our lives! We love you all and hope you had a most rewarding day!

Dance Recital...

Bria's dance recital was amazing and she was (by far...I'm not biased, right???) the CUTEST "Queen of Hearts" the world has ever seen!!!

The first few pictures are from her dress rehersal cuz I actually had super good seats and KNEW I'd be occupied with the kids the following evening:o)

Seriously...she's just beautiful!!!

Bria was super excited to have some special people come watch her dance! Here she is with Colton, Micah, and her best friend Maren...

Our family shot...

...and Papa Cass and Grandma Jenny...

After the recital, we headed over to JCW's for some yummy shakes and fries...Mmmmm!

GREAT JOB BRIA! You are so fun to watch and we are so proud of all you have accomplished this year in dance!

What a fun night:o)

Love you Bri!

Cutest Prayer EVER...

This evening, before going to bed, we had prayer as a family. Here's what Colton had to say...
"Dear Heavenly Father, Please bless that we can watch TV when it’s not Sunday. Bless that we’ll be like Jesus. Bless that we’ll think about Daddy and Mommy, and Micah, and Josiah, and Bria, and Colton...and think about others. Bless that Jesus can come down so we can touch his hands..."
I think I just about melted!!!

FINALLY!!!

Yep, we're still here. We're just trying to get used to having 4 kids:o) School is officially out, and I am officially going crazy!!! I'm going to do my best to get caught up on our family's events...

Just before school ended, Bria and Micah had their last soccer games. This year they even got trophies!!! What a fun year, and what wonderful coaches!!!

Here's coach David and Micah...

and Bria...

We also had some fun visitors...Damon's sister, Tanya and her little Noah...
and my parents...
What a fun time!!! More on that later:o) Have a great week!!!

Really???

My baby is 7 months old today!!! At 7 months,

Josiah hates...

baby food and "tummy-time",

but LOVES...

getting his diaper changed

nursing

sitting up

playing with toys

laughing

cuddling

"talking"

smiling

playing "peek-a-boo"

jumping in his jumperoo

drooling, and being held...

Among other things:o)

*edit* This week he said "mama" twice! He said "Daa" today (Sunday). He's growing up WAY too fast!

Happy 7 months Josiah!!! We love you and can't believe how quickly time flies!!! We are so glad that you are part of our family!!!