Birthday Wishes!

Yesterday we celebrated Kierstyn's 7th Birthday! Wow, has it really been 7 years!

My adorable daughter came to us 7 years ago early in the morning and ever since has been an early riser!She is almost always smiling and likes to play tricks on her dad. She's a great big sister and plays nonstop with Ben and does her best to take care of Devri.

She was so excited for her birthday because she wanted to take cookies to school to share with all of her friends. She we made homemade oreo cookies and away she went. And on Saturday we took her to Mystere! Something the whole family has wanted to see (except Devri who stayed with a babysiiter). It was so much fun and we had a great time!!



Happy Birthday My Special Girl!!!

Anyone want to catch a Leprechaun?

Kierstyn had a family project due today, build a leprechaun trap. Okay, fun for her but not so fun for me. I thought I left all the school projects behind when I graduated. That apparently is not the case. So I guess we will see if we catch a leprechaun.

Spring is on its way!

I love this time of year. I looked out the window this week and saw blossoms all over my peach trees! Hooray! Looks like it will be a good year for peaches, my lemon tree on the other hand is a different story. It looks like a victim of one of those late freezes we had.

Valentines Day

Okay so Valentine Day came and went and really most days I'm just doing my best to keep up. But I'll share some of the things I love. . .
Summers at my grandparents cabin in Island Park, quiet evenings when the kids are in bed and I have a few moments to myself, when it rains (which isn't often in Vegas), afternoons at the park with my kids, the rare date night with my hubby, and curling up with a good book. And most of all here are my 3 treasures . . .




Love you guys!

My little man is 5 years old!

Its hard to believe that my little guy is already 5 years old! He made quite an entrance and has kept us on our toes every since. He is a kind hearted little guy who currently loves dirt bikes, cars, footbal, and animals. He also LOVES chocolate, something he must get from me.

This year Bentley said he wanted a BYU cougar as his birthday cake. Okay, I know my limits so I talked him into a cougar paw and a football. He loved it!

He got a pair of nerf guns that he hasn't stopped playing with yet.

And a new bike! Yeah, its a little big but he loves it!

Happy Birthday little man!!

So for quite a while my kids have wanted a pet. Yikes! I'm not exactly a pet person at least not when the pet has to live in the house. Common now, I grew up in the country and I just can't handle having another little one to clean up after. Nevertheless, for the longest time my kids have been asking for a dog. Yes, they want a cute little puppy that no doubt I will become the sole caretaker of. Yeah, I don't think so. After weeks and weeks of asking the answer is still No but I have also convinced them they don't want a dog right now because they would have to pick up dog poop!So, instead we got a fish or actually 3 fish, one for each kids.

Kierstyn and Ben were so excited and named the fish before we even bought them. We now have a Charlie, Curly, and Chloe. And they love them. Ben likes to scare the fish but both kids will just sit by the tank and watch them. We'll see how long the fascination lasts but I think I can handle being the solr caretaker of the fish when they drop the ball.

As always I'm just a little slow getting this posted. Anywhooo, we celebrated Blake's birthday in a really big way. Okay not really, actually we celebrated mostly without him. My parents were in town but Blake had to work late so he didn't get to go out to dinner but just got cake (cheesecake, his fav) and presents. I know birthdays just aren't as fun as they use to. But HAPPY BIRTHDAY anyway!

And while he was working grandma & grandpa took me & the kids to Chuck E Cheese. Kierstyn really got a kick out of the sketchbook and we now have several fun pictures like this one.



They LOVED Chuck E Cheese and keep asking when we can go back.