BLAKLEY is ONE!

Today, my Princess turns One!!

The Balloon Fairy left her a few pink Balloons in her room. The boys filled her crib with them when she woke up. She loved it.

Since we are going to celebrate her birthday on Sunday, we didn't have any of her presents wrapped yet. Good thing Hil came to the rescue and gave her a gift. Thanks Hil! She loved her outfit:)

We gave her a small piece of cake after dinner.

It only took about minute for her to figure out that she was suppose to dig in and eat it.

She is so funny lately. She loves giving her big "cheese" smile when she is happy:)

I can't even begin to express the joy Blakley has brought into our home. She is so much fun! Even after a year, we our still fighting over her attention.

Her Mommy loves her sooo much!!!

Her Daddy loves her sooo much!!!

Her brothers love her sooo much, too!!!

Tanner

Troy

Carter

Happy 1st Birthday Blakley!

We Love You!

Carter's Big Day!!!

Today my baby boy turned 5 years old!

The Balloon Fairy mixed it up a little and had helium filled balloons and as well as some on the ground. Guess she should of kept it the same as always, though. Carter wanted as many balloons as Tanner and Troy got and they wanted the filled balloons that Carter got.

SHE'LL NEVER WIN:)

Carter got to open a couple of presents before Clint left for work. He got the soccer ball that he wanted and a new summer outfit. Too bad it was too cold to wear it.

We asked him where he wanted to eat dinner and he chose........

Chuck-a-Rama.

Of all places he could have chosen:)

Grandma Sue, Grandpa Tom, Cody, Wendy and Bentley all meet us there.

After dinner we came back to our house for present time!!

Grandma Terra and Grandpa Bruce came over for that.

He got so many great gifts.

Carter Boy,

We sure love you!!!

Happy 5th Birthday!

CaLiFoRniA

This year for Spring Break, we got to go visit our dear friend Kathy (Scoob's mom) in Palm Desert, California. We packed 4 kids and 3 adults in the car and headed out early in the morning and drove there with only having to stop 3 times. For breakfast, a Potty Break, and Lunch. YAY~could have been a lot worse.

Kathy so graciously let us stay at her gorgeous house for 2 nights. She is one great hostess and an awesome cook. We ate homemade pizza one night and had a BBQ the next night. She also had the house full of my kids favorite snacks and drinks. My kids loved swimming in her pool and lounging in her hot tub. Blakley just loved being able to be outside:)

Miss Sunshine Girl chillin in her mommy's sunglasses!

Carter really could have been mistaken for a fish this trip.

Swimming was all he wanted to do.

Troy would just giggle when his daddy would throw him into the water.

Tanner decided to lounge in the sun one afternoon, too bad we didn't reapply his sunscreen. His poor arms got burned.

After our BBQ, we made smores around the fire pit.

After the 2 nights with Kathy, we went to a resort for the weekend. This resort just may be the nicest place I have ever stayed out. And boy was there money there. I have never seen so many nice cars in one place before: BMWs, Rolls Royces, Mercedes, Cadillacs, Bentleys, Ferraris, and Aston Martins. We fit right in with our Durango~ HAHA! It was so fun to pretend like we were rich for a weekend:) I just had to laugh when someone asked me "Are all these kids yours?" Most families only had one or two kids.

Shortly after getting into our room, room service showed up with cookies and milk for the kids and chips and salsa for us. Don't worry we remembered to tip him:)

The resort had a huge pool with several little connecting pools and hot tubs. It also had a sandy beach for the kids to play on. When I first put Blakley down in the sand, she held her feet and hands up and wouldn't touch it. Funny Girl!

It was Nickelodeon Weekend while we were there. They had a Nick crew that would put on these poolside shows where the kids got to participate. Tanner had to hold a huge water balloon over his head and pop it. Too bad it was filled with Slime!

These two are so cute together.

He adores her and she idolizes him:)

As part of the Nickelodeon Weekend, the kids got surprises left on their bed the 1st night. They each received a backpack, a pillowcase, a stuff animal and a book. SpongeBob for the boys and Dora for Blaklee

On Saturday morning, we had reservations for a Character Breakfast with Dora and SpongeBob. They kids absolutely loved this! There was fun music with kids dancing everywhere. We also got to meet them and get our picture taken with them:)

Scoob even got in on the action!

Match made in Heaven:)

Oh California, we will be back soon. I promise!

Thanks for the sunshine:)

Scoob and Kathy thanks for the AWESOME TRIP!

You guys are the greatest!

On April 13th, 2010

the world lost an amazing girl,

the greatest mom,

a sweet wife,

a loving daughter,

a caring sister,

a fun aunt,

a best friend

My sweet sister-in-law, Kim

We are going to miss you dearly

We love you

xoxo

Till we meet again.....

Tanner turns the big Niner!!!

April 6th, 2010

Tanner's birthday started out like any other birthday around here with a surprise visit from the Balloon Fairy.

He got to open a couple of his presents~ some tee shirts and a new pair of kicks!

Woot Woo

I had to take a picture of Clint with the kiddos before he left for work.

Then we got ready and headed off to the movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." What a fun movie! The kids loved it:)

Tanner loves Surprises, so we decided to throw him a little Surprise Party of his own. My mom took him out to run some errands while we decorated the house and got all the food ready. Then it was PARTY TIME!!!

SURPRISE!!

A Daddy and his Son

His Favorite Kimmi

Cute Aunt Wendy and Tanner

Cute Aunt Emily with Carter and Brooks

Is it Halloween??? Only in Carter's World.

Troy was so excited to help me with this banner....too bad we spelled Birthday wrong! Duh

After eating pizza and opening presents, Tanner finally got to blow out his candles and make a wish. Wonder if it will come true:) I sure hope so!

Happy Birthday Big Guy!

We love you Tan the Man!

WOLFMAN

Tanner got his Wolf in Scouts last week. (3/30)

He also got a gold arrow and a silver arrow.

Tanner pinning his wolf pin on my shirt!

We love our TAN TAN!!!

Congrats Buddy!

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

Tanner's school class have been working hard earning "class money". They can use the money to purchase things throughout the year. This year, one of the things the kids could use the money on was a Spring Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. Each kid had to purchase tickets for themselves and any family members they wanted to come. Tanner worked hard and purchased 4 tickets. He invited Troy, Carter and myself to come eat with him. The boys were really excited to go, especially Carter.

Tanner loved the hot chocolate, Troy loved the homemade bread and Carter loved the mini donuts. SO YUMMY!

Tanner with some of his buddies!

Thanks Tan Tan for working so hard at school!

We had a lot of fun with you.

What a way to start off the Easter Holiday!

Tonight's conversation at our house

Mom: "Carter, come eat dinner."

Carter: "Mom, I'm not eating food tonight. I'm a Vampire"

Mom: "You are?" (trying not to laugh)

Carter: "Yep, a vampire like Edward. Did you know vampires don't eat food. They drink red juice."

Oh boy, I should have never let my kids watch Twilight.

GrAnDmA sUe's BiRtHdAy!!!

Dear Mom,

I hope that you had a great birthday yesterday. I hope that you felt loved as your birthday wishes came your way. I haven't seen so many flower bouquets sent to one person before:) LUCKY!!! You seem to hold a special place in everyone's heart. We all love you.

Thanks for being such a wonderful mom, mother-in-law and grandma. You truly are one of a kind. You are always so willing lend a helping hand and always putting others first. We are very LUCKY to have you in our lives. All of the little things you do for us are not over looked, we appreciate everything. You are scoring some major brownie points in heaven:) We LOVE you very much.

Thanks for spending your day with us: 1st going to lunch with the girls, next going to a movie "The Bounty Hunter" and dinner with us kids (missed you Cody and Wendy) and topping the night off with Banana Cake and Ice Cream with all the grandkids plus some special cousins! We all love you!

I can't say it enough WE LOVE YOU! Hope your day was good!

Love,

Your daughter