Family Party!

This October we got together to celebrate all of the birthdays in the month. My Grandma Dee let us come to her place to party. It was so much fun and the food was so yummy. Grandma did a great job. She planned lots of activities for us, we carved pumkins, and opened presents. Noah got lots of fun things, his favorite one was a pirate dress up set he got from Bekah and Alex. We went outside and played pirates, looking for buried treasure. It was so nice to spend time playing with the kids. There is a big open grass area in the apartment complex for the kids to run around on. Andrew just loved it! I am so grateful for my family. Sometimes there is drama and sometimes there are hurt feelings, but we love each other so much. I am very blessed. This is Noah blowing out his candles in the pumpkin pie.

The kids table

Noah and his pirate getup, arg!

This is me tasting some yummy gum that my dad brought home from the Philipines.

The life of the party, Brett, man he loves family parties.

Another cute picture of Noah.

Noah the beautiful

Noah has three older sisters, need I say more?? You can often find him dressed up in a princess gown or church dress or wearing high heels. It doesn't bother me at all. He is so much a boy that I don't think a little dress up time will hurt him. This day he decided to try on a few of the girl's headbands. I think he looks wonderful, don't you?

My little man

I just thought I would post some pics of my little man. He is growing up too fast and I am just trying enjoy every little minute. He isn't really a baby anymore. He is a walking and talking toddler, and I love him!!

Toms

We have a little obsession in our family, we love Toms! I think they are so cute and for every pair you buy a pair is donated to a child in need. Noah took it upon himself to gather them all up and put them on display. He then carried them around in a bucket. I thought it was so cute!

 

 

Soccer

Another soccer season has come and gone. I have to say, I love being a soccer mom. It is so fun to watch Taylor play. It is a lot of work to get all the kids to the games, but its worth it. We made it to every game and the weather was so nice. Taylor also had an awesome coach this time. It was her friend Ari's dad. He was great and gave the girls a chance to really improve and play all of the positions. Taylor really likes to play and she is already excited for next year.

 

Noah is 3!!

I still can't believe that my little Noah is 3 years old! It seems like yesterday that I was waiting for him to come, wondering what it would be like to have a little boy. Well, I know now! Noah has been such a blessing in our family. He has taught me a lot! He gets into everything, makes at least 5 huge messes a day and ruins all my stuff, but I love him. He is so fun to cuddle and kiss and really is very sweet. I love that he can talk now and also that he is potty trained! Having boys does have its challenges, but I love every minute of it! Happy Birthday Noah!

 

More fun party pics

Ellie also had a friend party after her birthday and it was lots of fun! We kept it pretty simple, played games and ate cupcakes. Justin got a pinata for the kids from a woman he works with. They loved it. It was a beautiful day and Ellie is so lucky to have such good friends.

Happy Happy birthday, Ellie

Our Ellie Sheree turned 6, I really can't believe it! We had fun celebrating a few times and Ellie got spoiled of course. First we had a family party on Ellie's actual birthday. Mom, Dad and Grandma Dee came down and spent the day with us. They took Ellie out to lunch and to the mall to shop for some presents. Then we all went to Taylor's soccer game in the evening. Matt, Rebekah and Alex were able to come too, so it was really fun. We had cake and ice cream after dinner and Ellie had a great time. Sorry that Ellie's face was so dirty in the pictures, I didn't realize it at the time. Also, Ellie wanted to frost her own cake, just in case you were going to judge my cake decorating skills.

Sorry for the lapse in posts lately, a lot has happend in the last few months. I am just now feeling like myself again! After being pregnant and very sick for almost three months, I had a very scary miscarriage that took a lot out of me. Justin had to rush me to the ER in the middle of the night, I lost a lot of blood and had emergency surgery. So, you can imagine that I have been a little tired lately. We feel very blessed that everything turned out okay, and we know the Lord has a reason for everything! We also feel so blessed to have five beautiful and healthy children. We have been busy with school and a couple of birthdays! I will post pictures of these soon. Last weekend was our primary Sacrament program at church and my mom made the girls these cute dresses to wear. They looked beautiful, and they did a great job with their parts too. We tried to get a cute picture with all of the kids together, but as you can see, it didn't turn out so well. Hopefully I wil be able to get caught up posting all the pictures soon!