Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day this year. I had breakfast in bed for the first time ever, even though I had to send out a strong hint, it still was great. Rob fixed me one of his famous egg sandwiches which I love with yummy hot cocoa that the kids made. Then they gave me their cards they made me. After church we headed to my mom's where Rob's parents and Jamie and her family came. It is nice to have both parents so close so we can celebrate it together. We had yummy food and good visiting. As I was at my parents last night I realized how blessed I am to have a mom like I do. She has taught me so much throughout my life and has been such an example of love and compassion. I am also blessed to have such an awesome mother-in-law. A lot of people can't say that but I love her so much. She is one of my closest friends and Rob and I feel so blessed to have our families so close and even better we all get along.

This is me and Bekah at the 2nd grade Mother's Day tea party where they sang to us. It took a lot of convincing to let Bekah know that we didn't have to drink the tea and it was ok to have water. She was very worried.



This is Tanner's card he made for me at school. If you notice the last line he says I love him like a pet. What is funny is that he knows that I don't really like pets, even though we have one. Is he trying to tell me something? Cute!!


I had to throw this picture in of my mother in law. They left last night before I got a picture. This is the night they got their mission call. They are great examples of service to us.

A Day at the Beach

Yesterday we headed down to the beach with Jamie and her family and Michael Banks who was visiting from BYU-Idaho. It was a perfect beach day although the water was still way too cold for me but the kids loved it. This was Luke's first time playing in the sand and water and he loved it!!!!




I love this picture. In this picture Luke has a ring of sand around his mouth, I am not quite sure how much sand he ate yesterday.
I love this picture of Mackenzie and Dave, she was so cold from the water, she was just cuddling up with her daddy. Too cute
Micheal came down for a visit in between semesters at BYU-Idaho. He served his mission in San Diego and just left in November, so he thought it was pretty cool to be able to enjoy the beach while he was here. He had a surfing lesson with Rob. Michael was one of Rob's young men in Indiana and we have been able to watch him grow up to be a wonderful young man. He has overcome a lot and we are so proud of the choices he has made and the person he has become. Thanks for coming to see us Mike, we had a great time.

Happy Easter everyone. I hope everyone had a great day. We had a fun day. The kids woke up to find their hidden Easter baskets and because church doesn't start until 1 we had a nice morning getting everything ready for our family dinner tonight. We had a really nice Sacrament meeting program with beautiful music and Rob and I were the narrators. (Thanks Kim for watching the kiddies).



It is always so much fun to see the kids in their new clothes. I love seeing them all dressed up.
Lance and Aimee came down from L.A. It's always fun to have the cousins together.
cTanner and cute little Jackson. I love his blue eyes and his old man hair.
Luke loves his sister
My sister in law Aimee took these cute ones of Luke. I know there are a lot of pics but he is a cutie.




And after 8 hours of candy and sweets, this is how we all felt by the end of the day.

It's TWINS

We just found out our family is growing! Two more on the way! We couldn't be happier! Tanner, Bekah and Kyle are so excited. Luke may be a little miffed that he is being upstaged not only by a younger sibling but by the fact that there will be two. Has anyone figured out that it is April Fool's?

IT WORKED!!!!!!

For those of you who know my sister Jamie and her husband Dave you know that they have struggled with infertility. They have a beautiful 2 year old, Mackenzie and have been trying for number 2. She went in for invitro last month and they found out today that it worked and she is pregnant. We are so excited for them. Dave and Jamie are such wonderful parents and this little spirit that is coming down is so lucky to have them for parents. I am so happy for them and I can't wait to hold their sweet little baby!!! The hard part will be waiting until December.

Daddy Daughter Date Night

A couple of weeks ago Robert took Bekah to the Achievement Day Girls daddy daughter night. It was a western theme and they had yummy fried chicken and corn on the cob. Then they learned some line dancing. Robert didn't have his camera with him at the church but here are a couple of pictures before they left. They had a great time.

Happy Birthday Kyle!!!

Well my St. Patty's Day baby turned 5. I can't believe it. I let him choose breakfast and he chose McDonald's so we headed over there this morning, then later on we headed to the park with our cousins. Shauna and the kids are in town this week so we had fun playing together today.





A group shot with all the cousins.

Cute little Madison. Cutest little smile.
Luke and Ryland not loving the swings.
Madison, Rebekah, and Skyler. We wish they lived closer.
Back at the house for a barbecue and cake and presents.
Kyle is such a fun little guy to have around all the time. I am going to miss him when he starts school. He is such a great companion to me and he has become my shopping buddy. He wakes up in the morning and wants to know where we are going that day. He sure loves his brothers and sister and loves playing with them whenever he can. He loves it when they come home from school. We are lucky to have him in our family and we sure love his sweet little spirit.