Got Sleep!!!!!

The other night we were cleaning out our garage. Rylee had not had a nap that day and said she was tired. I told her to lay on the couch, hoping that she would fall asleep. Well she doesn't like to be by herself and so she came out and layed on the freezer. Pretty soon I looked over and she was out cold. It was so cute!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Ry Ry

A couple weeks ago was Ry Ry birthday. She wanted these cream filled cupcakes that I had discovered about a month ago and made a recipe for. So I thought I would make it in the shape of a butterfly for her. She loved it.

She had a couple friends and family over to celebrate andd had a great birthday!

Her Aunt Jena sent her some money for her birthday and so i took her to the store to get a present. Well she found this baby and really wanted it. I told her that she didn't have enough money for it. So she put the baby down and started bawling and made me hold her and cried that she really wanted that baby. It was so sad and pathetic. Well she was very excited to see this baby when she opened her present from Blake and I. She has taken it everywhere since then. Oh I should put in here that i must be insane to by a baby that she has to feed and change its diaper because it pees and poops. Like I need another baby to care for. But I must admit that it is really cute.

Aunt Jill bought her this nightgown. To say that she absolutely loves it is a major understatement. She wears it at night and during the day. I make her get dressed if we are going to the store and as soon as we walk in the door she has to put it back on. So Cute!!!

Family pictures

My friend, Angie, took these wonderful pictures for us. I figured since Eli was 9 months old and I had never had his pictures taken and the last family picture we have is when the twins were about 4 weeks old I should get it done. I absolutely love these. I think that they turned out so well. Thanks Angie I owe you big time!

Sweet, Cuddly, and oh so Handsome

Eli is now almost 9 months old and he is just the sweetest baby ever. There is something about little boys and mom's hearts! He is a really easy baby. When he is tired I just go lay him in his crib and he goes right to sleep. He laughs really easily. And loves to snuggle. As of yet he has no teeth, can't crawl, and hardly ever rolls onto his tummy. But I am kind of greatful because then I don't have to baby proof yet.

My mom sent the kids an Easter package the other day and this was one of the things in there. Thanks Mom it was awesome!



I absolutely love when babies grab their feet and play with their little piggies. I think that it is the cutest thing in the whole world.












He has the most amazing blue eyes.


He is kind of a mommas boy but he also lights right up when his dad comes in the room.














My really good friend Kara bought him this church outfit. He is such a handsome little boy! He is growing up intirely way to fast!!! If anybody ever finds a stop button let me know.

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY

Friend Birthday Party!

This month was Paige's 6th Birthday!!! I cannot believe that she is already 6. It still feels like yesterday that she was born. I love this little girl so much. She is such a fun part of our family.

So for her birthday she had a few friends over for a pajama party.

They decorated and ate their own cupcakes.

We painted their nails. Blake even helped me do this!

Here is a picture of all of them with their stuffed animals.

Whitney, Paige, Averi, Bailey, Natalie, and Kortney.

They all had so much fun. The next day we had a family party for her. Pics to come.

Got Sleep?!?!?!?

The other day I sat down to feed Eli and looked over and Rylee was sound asleep on the stairs. It was the cutest thing ever. And then this morning we went out to the kitchen and got breakfast, as we were waiting for Blake and Paige Rylee fell asleep on the table. So stinkin' funny!

Christmas Activities

We had so much fun at home for Christmas. We stayed at my Mom and step-dad's house and got to hang out with all the family.

This is my niece, Mattea, she is the cutest little thing. Her hair is hillarious and so I would do it every morning when she would come over.

Rylee loves her Pappa. One night it was really quiet and so I went in search of her and found her curled up next to him asleep. It was so cute.

My sister, her boyfriend, my soon to be sister-in-law, Blake, and I went downhill skiing. It was really cold and got foggy near the end but we loved it. It brought back a lot of memories. I started skiing when I was 3 and we would spend almost evey weekend up there when I was little.

This is my dad with the kids. It was nice to be able to hang out with him and my step mom at their new house.

This is my Grandma. She is the sweetest lady and she just loves babies.

We also went sledding at the golf course with some of my cousins. We laughed a ton that day.

Here is Blake, Rylee, John, and my mom watching from the top of the hill.

We also got to spend a lot of time with my dad's side of the family. All of my grandparents' kids, grandkids, and great grandkids were home for the first time in years.

On Christmas Eve we had my brother, his fiance, and kids over for an appetizer night. We tried some new recipes and they were really good.

My kids loved it when Uncle Mark was around.

Christmas Vacation Part 1

For our Christmas vacation this year we went home to Canada!! This was the first time we had been to my families so it was a lot of firsts for Blake.

So we packed our 8 suitcases, 5 carryons, 3 children, 2 adults, and stroller in here,

And we drove,

to Vegas! We got to walk some of the strip which was really cool. Blake had never been to Vegas before and it had been 20 years since I had been.

This was inside the Belagio hotel.

We stayed at the Tuscany Suites and Casino. It was really cheap, really big rooms, and near the strip. If you ever stay in Vegas I would reccomend staying here.

The next morning we got onto this plane and went to see our family.

Eli meets Santa