Bella turns 1

She loves babies.

Having a cig. Too funny.

The chocolate in that fountain got thrown out after the party. All of the kids loved it and Easten got caught sticking his tongue in it.

I made a little tutu for her to wear on her bday and it looked so cute and she actually didn't mind wearing it.

Audrie cut these letters out using a band saw. She's really good at it. They turned out really cute.

My Miss Bella turned 1 on Feb 24. This year has sped by. She is such a fun little girl. She is the only one of my kids that has sucked her thumb, it is so funny because she will only suck if she has something soft in her hands otherwise she acts like she doesn't know how to suck her thumb without it. She had a pair of soft fleece pants on once and so she had a thumb with it and was trying to get her pants up to her face. I just love her and all of my kids. I am so grateful to be a mother and to get to stay home with them.

There were a lot more pictures but they were all really grainy cuz someone forgot to use the flash. Not naming any names though. :)

Blogger slacker

So I have been told that my blog has not been updated for two months. Yes I know I am a slacker, but I don't have 20 mins. of uninterrupted time to post anything. I can't use school or work as an excuse because I'm not in school anymore and no I don't work. So what do I do all day long that keeps me from blogging. Well I have four kids that I have to feed or breastfeed, bathe, fill and refill sippie cups for, read to, color with, break up when fighting, keep from climbing on the furniture-counter-refrigerator, remind them that we don't shoot our bows in the house especially not at our brother, redress because they like to be in their underwear (boys), keep from shooting their nerf darts at the plasma TV, tell them they can't ride their bikes and scooters in the house, make play-doh ice cream with, feed again and pull back to the table to finish their food, remind them to point their things down when they pee then clean up the pee when they don't listen, change diapers, put their sheets back on their bed after they have stripped three beds (a favorite for my boys), wipe snot, fix hair, pick out clothes for school (if I don't pick out the right clothes-there are tears (Abbie)), try to remember to have FHE with, say prayers with, paint fingernails, fix more food that is nutritious and something that all of them will eat, read scriptures too, tell them I love them......and when there is a quiet moment run don't walk to see what they're doing cuz it might be scary. (The list can go on and on)

I have four kids that are absolutely crazy but I also absolutely adore them. Raising them is by far the hardest thing I have ever done, but along with all of the hardships I get a lot of hugs, laughs, thank yous, wet kisses, hi mommys, smiles, that's a great idea moms, I wike this-dinners, homemade cards, and I wuv yous-I get to witness everything that goes on in their lives. When I die I doubt that Heavenly Father will say wow you really missed out on having a good career, I'm sure he wouldn't want me doing anything else at this point in time.

Now on to the awesome husband that I have-the one who also handles the above mentioned crazies plus working nights trying to sleep during the day while the crazies are being crazy. We are always his first priority and I love to watch him interact with the kids because I can see the love that he has for them. And when the day is over he still manages to tell me how much he loves me. He is very hard-working, supportive, thoughtful, patient, loving, sweet, hot, devoted and I just love him. This is our life and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Sorry blogging world-I've been busy.

Christmas 2009

We had a good Christmas. The best part was we didn't have to drive six hours to be with our families since we live here now. We do miss Las Cruces but we don't miss the drive. The kids especially had a good time. We knew Abbie would peek at her Santa gift before we got up so we kind of hid hers by the front door. She walked right passed it and didn't see it. I had to point it out to her after everybody was awake. She was so excited. The boys are thrilled with most anything, Easten got a scooter and Noah a work bench from Santa. Miss Bella Boo loved talking to her Cabbage Patch doll. But Abbie stole it after a while.

Miss Isabella

I love this little girl. She is so much fun. (I love all of my other kids too)

Trunk or Treat

We went to the trunk or treat last night-it was cold and it starting snowing again as we were leaving. The kids had a pretty good time. They all looked so cute. Abbie was a princess, same as last year, Easten was a lion, Noah was a dragon and Bella was a lamb. Of course I didn't think to take pictures while we were actually at the trunk or treat.

Cute crocheted hats

My sister-in-law bought some really cute crocheted hats online, so I ordered a few in a bunch of different colors for Bella and Abbie. These babies are only $2.75 each. I can't even make one myself for that cheap. They look so cute on, and I just bought the flowers at Hobby Lobby and took the stem out of them and glued them back together. I love having little girls. She is such a little poser.

Sutherland Farms

Of course we have to pee, he will pee anywhere.

Milkin the cow, it's so much like the real thing.

We went to Sutherland Farms today and it was pretty fun, for the kids. I liked it. They have a bunch of fun things for kids to do and they had a good time. Yeah we probably won't ever go again as a family but it was fun for today to do something different. Our friends Bev and Austin Clawson and their kids came up for the day and went with us. We miss all of our Las Cruces friends, we really did have a fun time there. I really wish they lived closer, it was really good to see them again.