Sisters!

I NEVER wanted girls. I thought having just boys would be the way to go. After having Addi I didn't want another girl but I really wanted her to have a sister...so I was elated when we had Aubrey...and to watch their bond is incredible. My girls have always liked eachother but in these last few months they have developed a strong friendship and I LOVE it. They have found quite a few things in common to do. Aubrey loves Addi to do her hair, they love to dress up, play dolls, and just act plain old silly together and when one leaves to go, the other almost lost without the other! (does that make sense?)
On to my sisters...I am truely lucky! I really can't even comprehend life without my sisters. I didn't always think it would matter! I was the oldest and some were a lot younger than I was and we are all totally different than eachother...but as they moved to ID and into our house for a bit...it has been the best blessing that I was able to get to know them! I know that I can always let my hair down and be me with them and I can't wait for Alexa to move closer next year!!! They are always there for me whether it is to comfort, help, or just entertain me...I know that they are just a phone call away!

I am truely blessed with these ladies in my life. I hope that as my girls get older they will continue to find the positives in eachother and love eachother for who they are!

Addi turns 6!!!

A few weeks ago was Addi's birthday! She really wanted to have some friends go to the park, so we met at a new park over by the temple...which is really fun. We all brought a picnic and let the kids play. I was going to do some cupcakes but she decided she wanted icecream sandwichs instead. Then we did some shopping which she loved, though Jackson complained the whole time that Addi was spoiled and he didn't ever get anything...yea right! Later that night after Jack came home we did gifts and MORE ice cream sandwiches. We even put her candles in one. Here are a few of the things about Addi!
- Extremely over sensetive!
- LOVES school
- Her hair still doesn't grow....she told Aubrey in the tub the other night how long her hair was getting and just sighed. :(
- Likes shishkabobs. ( I just asked her what she liked and this is what she came up with)
- Extremely social!
- Likes to play with her cousins!

Jack and I just looked at eachother on her birthday and laughed because quite honestly we didn't think she would make it to turn 6! We sure do love our Addi Jane!
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These Kiddos call me Mom

My heart is always full...my kids are my world...oh yea and I am pretty fond of Jack too. But seriously I have been so blessed. I have the best kids in the world. They are so fun and still love me for all of my shortcomings. I do not profess to be the best mom by any means but I hope that my kids know that they come before anything! Sure I loose my temper, yell too much, run around like a crazy lady, and some days feel like I am barely holding it all together but I have never in my life felt as complete as I do at this moment. I feel so honored to have been trusted with these kids. I was talking to Jackson on the way to a dr. appt the other day and asked him if I was doing okay. He look at me and said..."mom you have been doing this for a long time" , to which I replied "yea, but I have never had five kids before and never have I had a kid who is almost going to be 8", he smiled and said "that is true, but you are doing a really good job." I sure hope so. I love my family more than anything! I have to give Jack credit though...he is the most amazing father and husband. I often feels like he is the glue that holds all this chaos together! We are in this together...but this day I get all the credit right? :)

Aubrey's Birthday

My baby girl turned 2! We are in the typical two year old stage...learning how to share, obey, etc. But she is so fun! It fell on a Wednesday this year so we decided just to have a quick cake and ice cream with our family that was in town. Previous to her birthday when we would ask her if she was excited about her birthday she would tell us no. But I think she had a fun day and will be more excited for birthdays to come.
Just a few notes about Aubrey. She is very attached...she loves mom and dad, Nichola (dindi), Cory, Stef (boppy), and Grandma(gammy). She asks about each one several times a day and although she is just fine with other people, these are her favs. She has been pottytrained through the night for months now. She is gungy (hungry) about every 20-30 mins. She loves jumping on the trampoline. She is doing a lot better at nursery. She makes it about half way through now before she has a melt down and then sleeps all during Priest Quorem with Jack. She loves her brothers and sister. She hardly ever takes a nap anymore unless she falls asleep in the car which is for the best because without fail she wakes up and cries for at least a half an hour. She loves shoes, babies, and hates having her hair done!

We sure do love this little girl. She has a very bubbly and funny personality. She is very determined and stubborn but she is beginning to mellow out. (I never thought the day would come). I am loving every minute of this little girl! (okay, except when she wakes up from naps). We are so happy to have her in our family.

Here she is blowing out her candles. Guess who's lap she is sitting on? Cory's!!!

Rain and Sugar

Just a few funny stories of Carson lately...just so I remember...

This was taken just a few minutes ago...we were talking about the chance of having thunderstorms tonight. Carson said he knew where the rain came from. So I asked him to tell me about it. So he said..."well there is a big cup of water up on the clouds, then it gets dumped out, and then when the cloud gets squeezed, the rain comes out." So when I asked him who squeezes the cloud he replies like I was dumb..."the water guy, I like him, he's awesome." Addi and I had a good laugh about it...the things around his neck are binoculars that he made at school today, they went bird watching!

The picture below is from several months ago. Around Christmas time the kids were into the movie "Elf" One morning I was sitting in my bed feeding Brody and Carson said he was hungry...I told him to just find a little treat and that I would come and get him breakfast in just a minute. So he went to the kitchen and made up this conncoction...half a bag of captain crunch and a measuring cup that was full of syrup! When I walked into the kitchen he was sitting on the floor eating it. When I asked him what it was he just told me that he loved sugar and syrup!

Happy Baby

I can't believe it but my baby is three months old. I took him in on Saturday for his 3 month pics and they turned out super cute. He is a happy baby....here is just a snap shot I took of him for my wall with the kids pics on it.

What A Week

So I offered to take Zoey while Zach and Liz went on a cruise and what a week it has been. I think Addi described it best yesterday when she said "Mom I used to want you to have more kids, but I think 5 is plenty!" I totally agree. Two 1 year olds and a 3 month old has proven to be just a bit much for me. Actually we have had the best day today...just in time for her to go home on Saturday. It has been fun to get to know her personality a little bit better and get to be the aunt for the week and not the mom. I have been however when all the kids are tired and whiny been superbly jealous of Zach and Liz on their cruise in peace and quiet, but oh well. We hope they had fun...I just don't want Zach to ever give me crap about my girls being dramatic again...Zoey has that MASTERED!!!
Top: Zoey after eating pasta for dinner.
And this is how we all felt at the end of the day. Aubrey couldn't quite make it Tuesday night to the end of dinner.