Alex WALKS at 14 MONTHS(MAY)!!!

Here is our cute little guy walking...he may have been slow to start, but now he is running and so...cute at it!!!Our 2 younger kids have been late walkers, I think it is because we weren't in any hurry for them to walk and their siblings always pick them up...oh well...we like to stay little just a little longer...I don't want them to grow up...love them so...little!!!=-)
Our CUTE ALEX BOY walking w/his pacifier in his mouth! LOVE HIM!!=-)

CUTE GIRLS= FOAM ROLLERS AND CURLS!=-)

Here are my cute girls in their foam rollers...they beg me almost every night to put foam rollers in their hair...I don't do it every night, but we do it quite a bit!!! They love it as you can tell... The Posing, Silly Cuties...Kate loves to keep that tongue out!

Look at the what foam rollers can do to a little girl's hair, make it pretty curly, can't see Kate's as well, but by looking at Taylor's, you can see it can get pretty curly!!! This often reminds me of when I was a little girl, my mom used to put foam rollers in my hair quite often...I even put foam rollers in my hair the night before I got married because the curl stays so...well!!! I love thinking up fun things to do to their hair...FUN! FUN!=-)

Bosom Buddies....

These 2 love to play together....they are like sisters, if ya know what I mean, they even share eachothers clothes sometimes!!! Here they are trying to swing both of their huge dolls in the same swing, funny girls!
Bosom Buddies sharing lunch together!!! Good friends are fun to have!!!

Diabetes Walk...

This is our 2nd year walking for our niece/cousin...MADISON, who was diagnosed when she was 7 ( I think). We get the whole family, young and old together and go on a 5k walk (3.2 miles). We have a wonderful time walking as we raise money for Diabetes awareness, a great cause!=-) We are in the purple shirts..."MADDIE AND COMPANY"
Look at these kids walking hard!!!=-)

I think Alex was ready to be done...we are on the home stretch!=-)

Garett's 2nd Annual PineWood Derby...HE'S OUR STAR!

Here is our fine Bear Scout displaying his cool car, "LIGHTNING MCQUEEN"Love the Arrow! Garett designed this himself...great job!
Happy Garett...waiting for his car to win the race!!!=-)

Garett won for his age category in our ward...not overall, but he was happy nonetheless (can you tell!!! I'm glad I was able to come and watch him this year...WAY TO GO GARETT!!=-)

Taylor's Insect Night Open House....

Here is Taylor proudly displaying her Insect Book...look at that smile again! I love it!!!=-)Taylor w/her wonderful 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Hand....Taylor just loved having her...she put learning into everything they did, even when lining up to go outside....love that!!!=-)

Can you see Taylor, she is holding the Tuesday sign...she is one of the tallest in her class...she will be taller than me soon...I'm sure!!=-)

Kate Goes to the ZOO!!!

Kate is ready to go to the ZOO as one of her last Field Trips of the year (April still). She is stylin!!=-)Kate posing w/ a few of her Preschool Friends!!!=-)
On the Spider Web!!!

Playground Pals

Both Garett and Taylor got to be Playground Pals last May at school at the same time!!! I thought that was wonderful that they were both picked at the same time. They were chosen by their teachers because they exemplified good behavior both in the classroom and on the playground and they got to catch others doing good, kind deeds on the playground. Great Job Kiddos! Love you BOTH!!!!=-) (sorry for the blurriness...I'm not the best photographer!)

My Cute Blue-Eyed Boy w/ His Cute Teeth

Just had to add a cute boy to all of my updating!!!! This was back in April...he has had 2 teeth for so...long!!! I just love his blue eyes too....love him!!!=-)

The Tulip Festival ( I know it's September) ...trying to get caught up!!=-)

The last time we went to the Tulip Festival was when Garett was a baby, it has been way too long....I have to admit there used to be more tulips...now there is only tulips in a specific designated area and you have to pay a little bit to park to go and tour them...I don't remember paying back in 2001...I guess times have changed in the last 9 years! Anywho, they are still wonderfully vibrant and I love all the array of colors they have...I asked the kids to pick their favorite colors and I would take their pictures by them....Here they are!!! By the way, we waited in a line of cars for about 45 minutes to an hour to see these...worth the wait!!!=-) I love these pretty pink tulips!!!

Taylor chose light pink...love her smile!!!


Cute Kate chose the pink ones too...must be the girl in them!!!

Cool Garett liked the Maroon colored ones!

Alex liked the yellow ones, I think, but I couldn't get him to stay all by himself, so I had Taylor hold him down!!!! Cute Kids!!!

The Last 5 Months in a Nutshell...

It looks like I have not posted since April...so, here goes....we have been BUSY!!! One thing after another, it feels like. In April, we (the kids and I minus Dad) went to the Vancouver Temple Open House with some fun friends....also stopped by the Tulip Festival on the way home...we had a fabulous time other than me being sick and waiting for hours to get to the Tulip Festival (opening weekend, what did we know)...all in all...we all came home in one piece (barely), so that was good...Next time...we'd love for our daddy to come along...

Look at this group of Kids that we took all by ourselves!!! One wild, good-looking group!!!=-)

The Beautiful Vancouver Temple

My cute kids (can't get them all looking at the same time)!

Here I am w/my wild children! I'm glad they were able to experience going to a temple Open House...we had a wonderful time!!=-)

Just some cute kids!=-)

"HI MOM!" I was trying to take some pictures of Alex in one of his cute little Birthday outfits...and he wanted to just say "HI"!
Kate loves to take pictures w/ her little brother especially in the mornings when the bigger kids are at school...she loves to be Alex's little mommy...can you just see the excitement in his face? Alex just loves his sister...KATE!=-) Check out the cute shoes on Alex's feet...yes, they are converse Allstars, brown ones from his Auntie Mona...aren't they so...cute?=-)

Cute Boy...ALEX! We love you!=-)

Oh Somebody has had a Birthday...Our Dear Little Alex Dear...

Here is Alex getting ready to blow out his candle! I guess his older brother, Garett was keeping him from touching the candle by holding his hands back, not sure Alex really cared for that or everybody watching him!=-)

Here's our happy, smiley guy posing for the camera. I used to not be able to get him to look at the camera on cue...I think he is now starting to realize what it means when mom pulls out the camera!=-)


This is my attempt at making a Barnyard Cake (Family Fun mag.) for his Birthday, I think the cupcakes turned out a lot cuter than the barn and the silo...next time, I think we will just stick w/ the animal cupcakes...that darn silo and barn kept falling over no matter what I tried! We don't always usually have huge birthday parties w/ friends until they are older and then after that it is only every other year, so the cake is something I like to try and make really special...well, at least this year the cupcakes turned out cute!=-)

Here is Alex on his actual Birthday w/ his smiley face Balloon! We actually celebrated w/cousins a couple days later!=-)

Just so you can see how cute and little this guy is! Watch out...he's going to be a great guard on the Basketball court someday...

Our Sweet Little Alexander (Alex) turned "1" on March 23rd ( I know I need to keep up w/ this blogging thing...a little behind). We just love our sweet little brother. He is not walking yet, but doesn't get too many opportunities as his siblings are always picking him up and taking him everywhere around the house (who needs to walk when you can be carried everywhere?). Most of the time he doesn't seem to mind. We took him in for his one-year check-up...and yes, he is the smallest of our children by far (and we don't mind a bit!)...15 whopping lbs. and 9 ounces...I think he is over 16 lbs. now though. Although he is small, he has got the sweetest, cutest , smiley personality...which by far outweighs how small he is. We sure do love him!!!=-)

Happy Birthday Big Al!!!!=-) We love our Daddy!!!=-)

He's a great Pinewood Derby Car helper/maker! Garett won the whole thing last year w/ the help of his wonderful Daddy!!=-)

He loves his little guy!!!=-)

Here is our Birthday boy w/ all of his children right after the birth of our Alex....Can you see the delight in his face? He loves his children....and they love him....so do I! Happy Birthday to a wonderful Husband, Father,and Friend!=-)

Some random Fall 2009 Pictures....

So, I have been wanting to start a blog for awhile now and being that I am not so...computer savvy...I kept putting it off...well, tonight I decided...I would just try and start a blog...and YAHOO, I think I did it!!! Now let's just see if I can get it to post....Now family and friends far away can keep updated w/ our happenings....Yeah!!! As I get more familiar w/ what I am doing...just maybe....I can make it a little cuter!!!=-) Happy day to all of you....