Treagans b-day and 4thof July fun

Declan was being a bully so the older kids swung him out on the rope swing and just held him there until mom came to save the day.

Gavin "Mom someone pushed me in the creek now can I go swim?" It was funny because we hadn't washed the tie dye shirts yet and Gavins skin turned green for a few days!

Brylei in her tie dye shirt all the cousins did at Grandmas it was so fun. I don't know where
my camera was for that!

Treagan all hopped up on soft serve ice cream!

Razden and his cousin Kaylie have a love hate relationship. She would try to hug him and he would shove her. She actually was trying to hug him here but caught him off balance and down he went.

4th of July we had a big shindig just like old times at the trout farm my Uncle John brought his
soft serve ice cream machine and Chris and everyone else was in heaven.(All you can eat twist ice cream cones!

Our sweet little girl Brylei ,oh what would our world be like without her to make us laugh and add a little bit of femininity to this house full of rough little boys!

The rope swing down at the creek, (Nice boots Bryhton).The water was so cold but the kids and Chris had so much fun swinging in!

The snapping turtle that showed up for Treagans birthday he was sooo excited!

We were in Missouri when Treagan turned 4 Grandma made him a turtle cake. Treagan came running in and said a real turtle came for my birthday and sure enough there was a snapping turtle out the back door he wanted to go play with it

Missouri Fun

We had such a fun time on our trip the kids fell in love with the creek! We played in the creek and we fished in the creek and the kids caught crawdads (NOt sure if that is spelled right ha ha) and cooked them to eat!

Raz didn't know what to think of the creek at first but soon jumped right in!

Fun fishing with the cousins they all caught enough for a yummy fish fry!

We stopped in Moab on our way and checked out the arches! Then headed to New Mexico where we dropped off Chris for a job and then the kids and I made the 14 hour drive to Missouri we were all so glad to finally get to Grandma and Grandpas just after dark!

mans best friend

I let Chris talk me into getting a dog and I have regretted the decision ever since so I decided it was time to get rid of him! Then Raz started playing with him constantly and the dog and him have become the best of friends! I was out in the yard pulling weeds and these two found a place in the shade to hang out! Great now I think we have to keep him!

Sunshine

We finally had a couple of warm days in the 70's the kids were so happy to spend the days outside playing and eating popsicles.

Love this cute little face!

Declan's Kindergarten Graduation

Declans Kindergarten Graduation was Thursday. He has really enjoyed school this year and is looking forward to 1st grade next year. He had a wonderful teacher and has learned so much this year. He is reading very well and can sound out just about any word he comes across and is loving being able to read bedtime stories to his younger brothers without any help! Declan has such a fun little personality and we are so glad he is part of our family!

Fun in Yellowstone

Before Chris left again we went up to Yellowstone for the weekend got a family suite at the Holiday Inn and let the kids swim until they were completely worn out then we went for pizza and came back and swam some more.

Arizona

My cousin Dale and Chris

My Mom and I at the old Dairy.

A few weeks ago my grandma passed away and my sister and I hopped in the car and went to Arizona to help my mom out. Chris was able to fly out the day before the funeral and meet some of my family he has never met. Chris had my mom take us to the house I was born in (Yes I was actually born in the house) My mother is an amazing women! This is the house, it was pink when I was born here. It was good to see family that I haven't seen in about 10 years. I just wish it was under better circumstances.

St Patricks Pics

The weekend before St.Patricks was kinda warm so we went out to play with my new camera. I haven't had much time to get familiar with it so I am still trying to figure it out. Here are a few

pics, I haven't had time to edit them yet!

Fun Times

We went to visit Chris's sister and her family we all had so much fun! We took the kids to a place where they had a bunch of bouncy house things set up the kids ran around and played till they were worn out and sweaty!

Happy Birthday Bryhton

Twelve years ago today I began my dream job, I became a mother. After being instructed by his dad that he could not be born during the super bowl we waited until after the game was over to decide that, in fact it was time to go the hospital. A few hours later We had an 8lb 7oz baby and we named him Bryhton.

The years have flown by since then. I woke up this morning and thought how can I have a twelve year old already. Bryhton has been such a joy to have in our family he is such a smart,polite and always pleasant person to be around. He is always willing to help around the house and with his younger siblings.He loves school and is always so eager to learn!He keeps us laughing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bryhton we love you and are so proud of you and the decisions you have made in your life so far!

January

It was pretty warm today despite the yard full of snow so I took Raz out so I could play with my new camera I got for Christmas!

Pencil Sketch effect!

Gavin is such a fun boy, he loves to be outside, it doesn't matter how cold it is he will stay out until his little cheeks are bright red, he is getting really good at skiing also!

Bryhton at D.A.R.E graduation. They each had to write an essay to graduate and then they chose 14 essays as winners and then they chose 4 out of those 14 to read their essay at the graduation Bryhtons essay was chosen.So proud of him! It is so fun to watch him get excited about school and the things he is learning! Wish I had half his ambition when I was his age I could have been something great!