First Snow

So I just looked outside my kitchen window while getting Tay some lunch. What should I see but a light snow coming down. I think we are in for a heck of a winter this year. Maybe there will be snow around long enough that we can take the kids sledding. We will see how long it will take for it to stick.

Been awhile.

So before the kids started school I went ad had their pictures taken. We had some much fun. The lady taken them actually took about 45 pictures because she was having a lot of fun with the kids and I. I was not a picky parent. So above is one of the group shots we took.

This is a sisters shot that I think came out really cute. Our niece fixed all the kids hair really cute. Which the kids loved being spoiled in that way.

I thought of this idea while the photographer was doing some other shots. I thought it would be really cute. Turned out I was write. I love John's face here. Taylor was all for giving brother loves too.

We let each child pick a background they wanted to have an individual picture done. Daisy is my book worm so it did not surprise me that this was the background she wanted. She tried not to smile but I stood just off to the side and tickled her a bit so she did. Daisy is in the 5th grade this year.

I love this picture of my Mar-bear. She is so sweet and loved flowers and butterflies. Marybeth is in the 3rd grade and loving it so far.

John said he wanted a background with fire. Well when he was picking out his background he didn't actually see the fire part of it but thought it was cool afterwards. John is in 1st grade this year.

We had a hard time with Tay's pictures because every time we tried to pose them she would scrunch up her nose and close her eyes. So we took a lot of candid shots of her. Which really didn't turn out too bad. I love this one. Taylor is in Kindergarten this year.

We are all doing really good. We are keeping busy with work and school and keeping up the house.

Oh what a summer

We have had a busy summer this year so far. It is about half over now and we still have some things planned.

For Willie and my ten year anniversary my Mom watched the kids for the weekend and we went camping and fishing. It was so much fun and so relaxing. We loved the alone time for 3 days.

When we got home we set up the tent and let the kids spend the night in it on our front lawn. Something would never even considered it in Arizona. They had so much fun. Taylor we wound up having to bring back inside because she just could not settle down and kept messing with the other kids.

The kids loved watching Mom play her games. They loved having her here in general. They really didn't want her to leave. She took John boy to see the new Transformers movie. He loved that.

The 4th of July weekend we went camping for the Snow Family Reunion. We had so much fun with that too. It rained off and on all weekend. This is a picture Daisy took of Taylor and I roasting marshmallows.

This is a picture of Willie and Aunt Carol making breakfast Saturday morning. We have a few more things planed too.

I feel blessed!

I really feel blessed today. I have a wonderful man who loves me for a husband. For almost 10 years now! I never dreamed that I would have as great of in-laws as I have, but I love them all so much. I have 5 wonderful kids in all. Who are all achieving great things in their life. We have a roof over our heads, and Willie and I both have jobs. Just thought I would share.

Can't believe it has been so long again.

I really do try and write a blog more often. I think about doing it just about everyday. But with four kids a job and a house time seems to slip by. The picture above and below are from March 17th. Taylor's green shirts where all dirty so she just had a green shamrock necklace. But hey it worked.

John has the afternoons with me. He is a good kid and I find him playing in his room a lot. Well this time his room looked like a tornado had hit it. He was just chillin on his mattress that he had pulled off his bed to roll his monster trucks down. He looked really cute had to snap a picture.
This picture is from Taylor's birthday. I wish I could have gotten a better picture of her face. I will have to see if her Grandpa has one. But we told her to smile and hold still (she was having problems holding still long enough to get a picture.) Well she scrunched her eyes shut and wrinkled her nose and finally held still. She was such a character that night.

On the 11th the city had a fun egg hunt at the park that we went too. We took our niece with us because her Mommy had to work. The kids had a lot of fun again this year.
Well for the first time ever I think the kids dyed Easter Eggs. They had fun doing it.
This cute little guy is Cloudy. He/she is the latest addition to our family. The kids named him/her Grey Cloud, but just Cloudy for short. The kids and I are having a lot of fun with Cloudy.

Daisy's cat also had another litter of babies. She had 3 this time. One Grey one and 2 Black ones. They are really cute. They are a couple of days old.

I have been really proud of Willie. Monday will mark 4 weeks with our smoking. He told me it is to soon to be proud of him. I don't agree, I know how hard it has to be to quit. Also he has done really good this time with his temper. He says that there are times where he has to work at it really hard. But none the less he is doing it and I am really proud of him.

With a bit of Sadness

Well, once in a while I look at the kids and think, "They have grown again!" I have thought that lately with Marybeth and Daisy. John has become more of a bean pole. Taylor... I have been noticing that all her 5T clothing is starting to get too tight. It didn't really hit me until yesterday afternoon while passing the baby/toddler section. I am out of that section now all together. I had a bit of sadness over this fact. I don't know why... because I so don't want another kid. I just guess I came to the realization that they are all really growing up. Some times it is hard to think of Tay as almost 5 with all the problems she has.

Well, I just thought I would share that.