Makin up for gap in posts!!

These pictures are in no particular order!

On Friday, the boys got to go on a field trip with their class to a Farm. They got to feed goats, horses and a donkey, and they got to pet a rooster and a bunny. They had a really good time and they especially loved that their Dad got to go with them!!

Lily's friend Kailey spent the night last weekend. They pretended to be a two-headed snail and then stayed up past midnight, giggling and scaring each other with alien stories. They even tried talking us into letting them sleep on the floor in our room!

this is how Lily stays warm on a cold Arizonia night when she has a cold!

Cute little Daisy modeling her darling striped sweater.

The boys rigged one of their balls with one of Lily's long ribbons. They swing it around and then release it into the air. They are really good at creating their own fun!

The kids have been begging since xmas and I finally let them have the box to Daisy's highchair. It can now be used as a treadmill, fort and sleeping cave. Boxes are the best!

Daisy is ready for Spring!! This outfit is 6-9 months and it already fits her really well! It's so cute and she's going to be grown out of it soon.

This is one of the kids' favorite things to do! Lily gets her dry-erase marker and uses the sliding glass door as a chalkboard. They all really love to play school but they usually forget to bring all their school supplies back inside.

Bailey loves all of his animals and he always makes room for them in his bed. I often find him hugging one of them on his chest while he is asleep. Usually his beloved Beara!

We got so much fruit this year and the kids can finally pick it without getting in trouble. Donn has been juicing most of the fruit and we have fresh juice daily!

On this day, everyone but Lily took a nap. So at bedtime the boys were NOT tired. I snapped this picture at 10:40pm (8pm bedtime) and they were talking and playin in the dark. It was another hour before they fell asleep!

Two Fridays ago, Lily and I were getting ready for soccer when it started pouring rain! We were a little excited that we weren't going to have to go to practice!! I emailed Coach Robert and let him know Lily was staying home because of the rain. He emailed me later and said that it hadn't rained at all on the soccer field (less than a mile away!) Oops!! Oh well, I had to take Bailey to the Dr any way to find out that he was on his way to getting pneumonia!

These are the two sides of Ashton. Mad, and not wanting me to take his picture and Happy and Cute and cheesin it up for the camera. FYI He did not pencil in those fuller lips! They are chapped!!

My Dollop is 5 Months Old!

Daisy E

Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!!!!

I had a very different idea for this birthday song. Ashton and Bailey were supposed to be playing the guitars with everyone singing and Lily holding Daisy. Unfortunately, Daisy was asleep and Ashton and Bailey were not feeling well. Especially Bailey. Ashton tried to sing and if you listen closely at the end you can hear Bailey in the background trying to get in a little message. Happy Birthday!!!! We Love You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daisy wanted to give you a birthday smile!! And this is what the boys were doing before I tried to get everyone to sing.

Hey Great Grandma! This is for You!!

Hi Grandma! We just wanted to let you know how very important our cuddle quilts are!!!!

Our blue/gold wedding quilt: This is the blanket we always use to watch movies with! It is used EVERY night when Lily sneaks in to our room to sleep on the floor. And it works perfectly to make forts over chairs or the pool table. It also works really well as a photo backdrop! And yes, we did go to the ocean on our honeymoon/Mexican Cruise.

Lily's cuddle quilt: Lily's is getting a little too small for her but it is the only blanket she uses. Even though she has other blankets this is the only one that helps when we make her sleep in her own bed! It has been so loved, it has a little heart patch from when it got a little hole. Grandma Lindy fixed it!

Ashton's cuddle quilt: It seems like Ashton's blanket is the one that is always missing at bed time. And he can't sleep without it. We turn the house upside down to find it and usually it's in the car in his car seat!

Bailey's cuddle quilt: Bailey is VERY attached to his blanket! He likes to sleep ON his blanket, always blue side up. I seem to wash his the most often because he has to bring it with him to the dinner table!

Daisy's cuddle quilt: Daisy is in blanket training. I tuck it in to her mattress and when she sleeps she turns her head to the side so her cheek can touch the blanket.

Thank you for our cuddle quilts Grandma! We love to wrap ourselves in your love!

ps: Candice, Bonnie and Angi

thank you for the comments!! It is good to know you are watching! Bonnie, the changes I made to my blog the other day didn't have the pictures on the right side of the page and I'm not sure I love the white background. I kinda like this new green and it matches my new header. What'a'ya think?

pss: Way to go Mom on posting a comment!!! tee hee!!!

Just a Little Eye Candy!

A Good Laugh to Start the Day!

This morning Ashton wanted to take his spider book to school with him. I told him no because it wasn't his day to take show and tell. He was mad at me.
Then in the car, just as he was about to get out, he showed me a picture he had drawn and said "Hah! I'm going to take this!"
I rolled my eyes at him and he said:
"MOM! You have to give me respect!"
I laughed my head off! I don't think that was the response he was going for. Where do 5 year olds come up with it?! I've never told him he has to give me respect!

Yesterday:
Ashton made a little book of pictures that he had drawn. Since the tape and the staples were safely hidden away he had come up with another way to bind his book. GUM! He decided he wanted to take the book to school to show his teacher. I said "ok, but don't tell her how you glued it together because it's kinda gross!" He agreed.
This morning the boys told me that Ash had given his teacher the book and he didn't tell her how he glued it but while he was showing it to the whole class Bailey let EVERYONE know about the gum! They said the whole class laughed. Oh the comedy!!!

Happy New Year!

We didn't do anything exciting for New Year's, so here are some of our Xmas pics!



One of our family photo attempts.

All our stockings hung in a row.

A new Christmas tradition: Christmas Eve weenie roast including s'mores!

Daisy's first Christmas. Hangin with Grandma and Grandpa.

Everyone got new long johns.

Opening up presents. The kids didn't wake us up until 7am. I expected much earlier!