A New Year

I really am going to be better this year! I am going to journal more and enjoy the small things in life! I really am worried that one day I will wake up and worry where the last 10 years have gone and not have anything documented! Gone are the days to have time to scrap book (really like 4 years ago!) so I really need to be better at remembering the moments! (Even the not so pleasurable ones!)

Jackson's Baptism

This year our oldest "little" boy got baptized on September 10! How the last 8 years went so fast is beyond me. The day was fabulous. The amount of love and support that was shown to him will never be forgotten (and my grandma Sue from WI got to be there with us). The baptism was held at the Iona Stake Building which is just a few miles from us. Addison, Rylee (cousin), Skylar and Kenlee (cousins), and June and Lily (neighbors) were sang a little baptism melody song and Jack baptized him. I could not have asked for a better day...it was incredible for Jack and I to say the least. Afterwards we had a lunch in the backyard...he wanted a nacho bar so that is what we did.

Just a few notes of what Jackson is up to now...

- Great student and super helpful
- Sometimes I honestly forget he is ONLY 8.

- Loves to play just about anything

- Acts JUST LIKE his dad! (Seriously...they are two peas in a pod)

- He is such a Homebody!
We are so proud of the young man he is becoming. He is a great son and brother. He makes life so easy...and I swear he just came like that!

War Bonnet Roundup!

I am putting my posts in no specific order...I just need to get caught up for my journaling. We took the boys to see the War Bonnet Roundup the first week of August. Wally and Nancy and their girls went, Stef and a few of her friends, and us. It was fun...however we did get rained on several times but in the middle of a HOT streak it acturally felt really good. We just got a few shots....We took Jackson and Carson with us, Jackson had been before but this was Carson's first time.

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!!!