Looking Back...

I was going through some old pictures on our computer and came across some cute ones! I can't believe how time flies. My babies used to be babies :( They are so precious in these pictures.

Miss Makenna picking, uh...I mean eating strawberries


Little Lexi :)


Sweet little girls...Makenna and Lexi


My Babies at about 17 days old. Just one day after coming home from the NICU!


My Sweet Twins at about 1 year old!

My New Guilty Pleasure (that I don't have to feel guilty for eating)!

MMMM....YUMMY :)
Thanks to my Mom, I have been craving these since we tried them! They come with 6 packages in a box and you get 3 little muffins per package. (It makes you feel like you are getting alot when the take a average size muffin and make 3 teeny tiny muffins :)It Should last me about a week except for the other 5 people who think they are pretty yummy too!

David Archuleta

He has my VOTE for American Idol! Who are you voting for?

Professional Pictures

Aren't they just A*D*O*R*A*B*L*E

The past week...

Well, it has be super busy around here the past week or so! Brandon's parents were here 2 weekends ago for a long weekend visit. They arrived on Thursday (Valentines Day) and stayed until 3pm or so on Monday! My Mom asked if she could spoil the twins rotten for a week and I graciously accepted and Doug and Claudia took Makenna to spoil her as well. So I was left with only 2 kids!!! Brady and Lexi. Poor Lexi had to stay behind because she had a dentist appointment on tuesday.

We woke up bright and way too early on tuesday to get Lexi to the dentist in Wenatchee (which is a good hour and 15-20 minutes from Moses Lake) Brandon was my hero and took over as the stong parent for me. Brady and I waited in the waiting room while Brandon and Lexi were talking to the very nice dentist. Branon came out and got me and explained what they wanted to dso to my little girl. I of course was upset but knew it was for the best. She had her 2 back teeth pulled and the loop spacers put in to prevent any unwanted teeth movement. We actually left for 2 hours and ate and did a little shopping until her 11am appointment. She is also my hero such a big brave girl! I am so proud of her and so was Daddy. That night we drove back to Moses Lake and ate at a new resturant "Dana's" which was super yummy and my new favorite place to eat here. Poor Lexi didn't eat much at all. We came home and crashed as we were all tired from the long emotional day.

Wednesday was weird again waking up and having only 2 kids! Man, only having 2 is NOTHING after you know what 5 is like. So it will be hard for me to relate to any of you who think 2 kids is difficult...might not wanna complain to me about it :) I'll just give you 3 of mine so you can see how easy you have it :) Anyways, since the tooth fairy came we had some major shopping to do according to Lexi. We had fun! Lexi was pretty bored without having her sisters here to play with. We filled the next couple days with Walmart, the bread store, the library and a couple of Doctor appointments for Brady.

Then on Friday we headed over to Kent/Auburn/Maple Valley to pick up our 3 darling, spoiled rotten daughters :) all thanks to the Grandparents! We had a wonderful evening with Ben and Christina on friday night when we ate at Chili's (MMM...YUMMY!) Saturday we woke up early and got the kids pictures taken (I had great help as my Mom and MIL came) The guys went to the gun show while we did that. I got to go to Old Navy and Gymboree :) and then we headed back to Doug and Claudia's for lunch with Jordan, Shina and baby Eli. My sister Rachel picked up the older two and Brady so my Mom and her could baby-sit for me. My MIL watched the twins while Christina and I did some retail therapy in Sumner (SO MUCH FUN!!!) I bought way too much but I am HAPPY! Then Brandon and I went to our friend Nathan's 30th birthday dinner at the ROCK in Covington. We left there to pick up Brady and left the older to to spend the night and get a little more rotten :) Sunday we spent at Costco and th Sportsman Warehouse and then out to lunch with my parents, BoBo and Brandon's parents at the Iron Grill in Covington and then of course Grandpa had to speak up and remind the girls of Coldstone Ice Cream around the corner. We didn't hit the road to come back home until 3:30pm but lots of fun was had! Can't wait to go back in 4 weeks for Easter!

I will post the professional photos of the kids later...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

We wanted to tell all our family and friends that we LOVE you!!!!!
Hope you all have a very HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Many Hugs and Kisses XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

CRAZY KIDS

The girls were having a fun time wrestling tonight so I had to post about them. And see they do LOVE each other :)

Sleepy Boy

I was back making my bed this morning and Makenna was helping me by watching Brady in his JumpUp thing. I came out to find this...My poor sick boy sleeping standing up with his bottle propped up by blankets. So sweet! I guess he can sleep just about anywhere even when he's sick.

A close up of my handsome boy!

My big, Big, BIg, BIG BOY! (We are trying to crawl!)

Isn't he just adorable!


We have tummy clearance! He's up on all fours!

Seems so long ago!

VEGAS! We had so much fun and it seems like forever since we were there but it hasn't been a month yet. This is a picture of Ben and Christina standing in front of a huge fish tank. Looking at it now makes me miss my friend so much :(

Dinner and a visit with the Curl Family

Travis and Stacy and their kiddos came to visit and we decided to go eat at the Golden Coral. There were 12 of us...4 adults, 6 children and 2 babies! We had a fun time...the kids were angels and sat and ate, the adults talked and talked and the babies slept! Can't wait to get-together and do it again!


Our wonderful Spokane F*R*I*E*N*D*S


My attempt at getting a group shot!


Seth and his girls :)


T*W*I*N*S and F*R*I*E*N*D*S


F*R*I*E*N*D*S


All the kids being super good and eating!

My Brother

This is what the guys did after their college classes at WSU were cancelled because of all the snow!

All better :)

After seeing this guy I am practically pain free :) YAY! It was a silly little wisdom tooth causing all the trouble, I made him leave!

:( OUCH!

I'm in LOTS of pain because of one of these tiny little things! Can you believe I called 10 dentists in Moses Lake and ONLY one of them can squeeze me in today! I am hating this. On the west side I would be there and back by now. Ah, the joys of a small town :( Poor Brandon (not really) had to call in sick today because of me. He is planning of taking care of me, the girls and Brady all day. However, he thinks he will be able to accomplish his "to do" list as well. Silly, silly boy :)

I Believe....

Thank you Mary for posting this...I LOVE IT!

I Believe I Believe: A birth certificate shows that we were born; a death certificate shows that we died; pictures show that we lived!

Have a seat ....Relax. And read this slowly.

I believe - That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe - That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I believe - That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I believe - That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I believe - That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I believe - That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I believe - That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I believe - That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I believe - That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I believe - That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I believe - That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I believe - That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe - That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe - That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I believe - That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe - That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe - That no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe - That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe - Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different

I believe - That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe - That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

I believe - That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I believe - That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I believe - The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.