I love you Andrew!

It has been a while since I've blogged. I just got called to be Relief Society President so that has taken up any of my spare time. I truly am grateful for these wonderful sisters. I am learning so much and I'm so grateful for this opportunity to serve.



Sweet little Andrew is growing up to be a big boy. He now has two sharp teeth! Andrew is six months this week. He truly is a joy in my life. He loves to smile and slap his hands on his tray when he eats. He is getting really good at sitting up. He loves to eat food and he's trying so hard to pick up a cheerio and put it in him mouth. Sometimes it makes it and he gets so excited!



Andrew loves to jump and laugh at his siblings.



I snuck in his room last night just to admire him. He truly is an angel. I love to watch him sleep and suck his thumb. It's always cute when they suck their thumb as a baby.



He is rocking on all fours and loves to roll over.

I love holding him and squeezing him and enjoying every minute I have to be with him. He lights up my life. I love it when he smiles and coos at me. These past
six months have been an incredible blessing with him.




I love it when he sucks his bottom lip in. It's just so cute!

Thank heaven for boys!

Happy Birthday Brynn!

We wanted to take Brynn on the carousel on her birthday but we didn't have time so she got to go with her cousin a few days after her birthday. She loved every minute of it.



Sweet Andrew just learned to sit up on Brynn's birthday. He enjoyed all the fun festivities.



We didn't do a party this year with her friends,but we had a blast at Chuck E. Cheese as a family. It was so much fun playing with the children. Brynn just lights up! I love that about her.



Brynn had her "golden birthday" which means she turned 3 on October 3rd! Kevin's family has this fun tradition and they wrap the presents in gold or yellow! It was fun to do this for Brynn.



Brynn chose to have a princess cake for her birthday. She loved it so much. I couldn't imagine life without Brynn. She truly is a happy person and loves people. She loves to make other people happy. What a blessing it is to have her in my life. I learn so much from her.

September Catch Up!

Ashleigh loves to love her brother and he loves it!



I really think these three boys look so much alike. They are all definitely related!



We're having fun celebrating Kevin's 34th birthday! We had fun making him pancakes for breakfast and yummy enchiladas for dinner. He is so wonderful to have in my life.



Andrew started eating solids and loves it! He loves pretty much everything so far. I forgot how messy they can be:)



Andrew is now 5 months and looks so handsome in his church clothes.



Kamren loves to do tricks and Brynn looks up to him so she started her own tricks. She says, "Mommy look at me, no feet"!



Oh, he's heaven. Andrew is such a wonderful baby. He loves hanging out in his saucer.



Kevin is Kamren' s coach for soccer this year and they both enjoy each other's company.



Brynn can't wait for preschool each Friday. She loves socializing with all of her friends. I really enjoy this co-op preschool.



We had so much fun on a hayride together. We loved picking apples together and enjoying the cider and donut.

First Day of School!

Yippee it's the first day of school. Ashleigh reminded me that I always give them a little gift on the first day of school. This year I bought Kamren a blue school t-shirt and Ashleigh got a pink one. They were so excited to wear it on the second day of school. Now they have a t-shirt for the spirit wear day at school.



We had fun walking together to school. Brynn was just right behind them and had a very hard time saying goodbye. Andrew doesn't quite play enough for Brynn.



Brynn gets to start preschool this week and she is so excited. She gets out her backpack everyday and wants to make her lunch just like her siblings. She is so excited to learn something new.



Ashleigh started first grade and loves her new teacher. She loves homework and loves school. I remember loving school as much as she does. It is so fun to learn!



Kamren started third grade and wants to play more at school. He isn't quite ready for school to start but he does a great job at doing what he is supposed to be doing. He is so sweet to walk Ashleigh to her class everyday and pick her up so they can ride their bikes home together. What a nice big brother!



I told Brynn that when the kids started school that I would help her get potty trained. I was a little nervous because I didn't think she would learn in a day like her siblings. To my surprise she picked up so quickly and now she is a big girl!



She earned three skittles for everytime she went to the bathroom and she earned a little lip gloss when she filled up one row. Then she filled the whole chart with stickers and earned her beautiful princess dress. She is absolutely adorable. She has so much excitement for life!




I just took Andrew to the doctors for his four month appointment. He is 16.5 lbs. and 26 inches long. He is growing way to fast. As you can see, he loves his fist and loves to grab and put whatever he can in his mouth. He is a bundle of joy. He is getting his first two teeth on the bottom. The little girl, Chloe is only 2 weeks younger than Andrew. The big sisters had so much fun imitating them.

Weekend With Uncle!

We loved having my brother in town for the weekend. He was so sweet to rent a car and drive to visit us from his business trip.



Brynn just clung to him and loved all the fun games and treats he gave her. That's what uncles are for!



I was trying to be brave and I took the kids to a restaurant all by myself. They were so good.



Kamren had a blast being the driver! He beat us on the race track.



One last request the children had for the summer was to use their free passes to go on the go-carts. Oh, they had so much fun. I loved riding with Brynn and Andrew was so good for us because he just slept in his car seat.





I couldn't believe how much fun Ashleigh had too. I was so proud of her for trying it all by herself.





One of our friends told us about this free cooking class and we loved it. The kids really wanted to keep cooking and getting messy. Of course their favorite part was eating the treats they made.



Here's the wonderful chefs!



Andrew just started enjoying his exersaucer. He loves to jump and spin the toys. He is really trying to grab and eat them too.

Water Days

Look at me. I'm 4 months and the sofa is helping me stand. I love to smile! I'm enjoying all the water days staying out of the sun.



We all fall down.


Andrew and Christian are just about 24 hours apart.



I had Andrew on Jen's due date and she had Christian on her due date. This was our third time being pregnant together. We had fun hanging out and going on a pontoon boat.


This wasn't a water event but Ashleigh had fun riding a horse.



We had fun on our date at the ranch. She earned money selling girl scout cookies and rode a horse for her first time.



Every year we ride a canoe down a river nearby. It was quite tight with all six of us in one canoe.



Brynn was nervous we were going to tip over but we didn't.



Kamren made sure he was in front of the boat to take care of us.



Brynn went tubing for the first time by herself. She just loves to be like her big brother and sister.



It was such a gorgeous day for this.



I love watching the kids have so much fun.



Rhonda is so sweet to take care of us. She really is the kids adopted aunt.



After we go tubing she always has rootbeer and grapes for us. The kids love the treats.


We finally made it to the beach. It was a beautiful day and Andrew did great.



Kamren had a blast in the water and the sand with all of his friends.



Brynn loved playing with her girlfriends in the sand. They are all two months apart.



Ashleigh is best buddies with Sadie. It is so cute to watch them play together.



It was so fun to get together with friends. I couldn't have gone to the beach by myself. It's a lot of work watching all of the children in and out of the water.