Monday, August 10, 2009

First Day of School







Porter, James and Ruthie were SO excited for school this morning! So was Mommy :) They were on time with bags packed and ready to go! I can;t believe how big my kids are getting. Poor Weston wanted to go so bad....but he ended up sneaking into Ruthie's sparkly lip gloss and having his own fun with his new found playmate...Blake! What a fun day...now to go and pick them up!!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Meet the Teacher




Yes, it's that time again...Meet the teacher and back to school on Monday!!! WoooHooo. The kids are so excited and so am I. Ruthie is in 1st grade in Mrs. Zichichis' class and right next door in Mrs. Barry's 2nd grade class is James. Porter is also in 2nd grade at Augusta Ranch and has Mrs. Ohara and Mr. Martin. I know it's been a while since I posted on here and I'll update backwards but for now... pics of the kids...

Saturday, August 1, 2009

All I want for Christmas...


Well he is 1/2 way there :) James lost his first tooth (the bottom 2 had to be pulled by the dentist to let the permanent ones in)...he had 2 loose top teeth and so far one is out...The Tooth Fairy - whom Ruthie claims is Mommy - came and left 5 quarters under his pillow! He is so excited!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Swimming with friends!




We went swimming Tuesday at my brother's house (thanks Erik for sharing) and had so much fun! Even Blake loved the water although it was hard with so many little ones in the pool - 8 kids under 8 and only 3 who could swim on their 'own'! You should see Alishia's boys swim - WOW! Thanks for coming with us :)

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Play-Do Aliens




The kids had somuch fun with Dalin over. They created playdo aliens of their own imagination! There's Ruthie's Alien Stingray, Dalin's Bunny Alien and James' Genius Cockraoch... so funny what we do in the summer when it's hot!!!

Monday, June 1, 2009

Memorial Day Ranch Pictures

So I know these are a little late, though they are well worth the wait! Scroll through them, we think they're great! haha







Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Porter in his Scout Shirt!



Landon got Porter his scout shirt for Pack Meeting tonight and he was SO excited to put it on!!! He LOVED putting the slide onto his neckerchief and having a shirt like his friends. What a handsome little man. Now James can't wait till he gets one in January :)

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day to Me!


What happened you ask? We went to my parents for Mother's Day and my brother's 40th B-day. We had a fabulous dinner, wonderful company, and lots of happy children (14 under the age of 12 to be exact!)...UNTIL... we were rounding up kids to leave for home when Weston comes screaming around the corner with blood gushing down his face - GUSHING! I reacted calmly and told the children all would be well - NOT, I totally freaked out and Landon had to take over! I handed Porter to my Dad, the baby to Bridget and grabbed the cell phone to call Urgent Care. The poor lady on the phone got an ear full when she said they weren't taking any patients for the night and to go to the ER. The ER I said, " Are you gonna pay my $500 co pay for the ER because your doctor won't see anymore patients?" She asked my to hold and then someone else came on and gave me a few other places to try. Poor thing- I totally scared her! I feel bad - sorta... What happened was - Weston and Porter had opened the walk in shower and were playing in there when Porter decided to push Weston out, (at least that what we think happened since neither one can really tell us what happened) well Weston 'landed' right into the corner of the shower door with his forehead and gashed it open!!! Lots of blood. So Landon dropped Weston and me off at Urgent Care and took the rest of the kids home and my parents picked us up and took us home. Thanks Mom and Dad for chauffeuring and entertaining us. The kids were so cute and prayed that Weston would be alright ...and he was - he actually slept through the whole eye's being checked and cleaning and Dermabonding procedure and everything! What a Champ!! The baby was screaming by the time I got home and of course wouldn't take a bottle from Daddy, so we were relieved when everyone was comforted, fed and asleep. What a day. Thanks honey for staying calm in the chaos!

Monday, May 4, 2009

Sitting up...Spitting up...

Poor little Blake is such a trouper through all of this! He was just having fun sitting up and scooting all over the floor when he got sick with a sinus infection and Thrush. Little man is so good about his breathing treatments and meds. I can't wait to be through with all of this and have a healthy family back! Thanks to everyone who has brought food and lended a listening ear!!! You know who you are :)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Reading With the Kids

It's no surprise I love to read. It's great to have my Hubby who loves to read to our kids too! You just can't get enough of "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" - a great spin off a funny book! They can't get enough of their Daddy and scoot in as close as possible...which usually means that someone gets pushed off the couch...but I managed to get a picture BEFORE the chaos hit :) Pajamas and all. Reading books with our kids!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Sick Kids in a Bed


Weston has a sinus infection, Ruthie has a bad cold, Porter has a stomach bug...all 3 kids snuggled in my bed to watch Ice Age the Meltdown. Don't they look cozy? :) Hopefully they'll all be well soon.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Happy 40th (early) Scott!

The Birthday Boy!

My brother Scott is turning 40. So for a fun early party we all flew to Disneyland for the day Saturday the 25th! So with my parents and siblings, all 10 of us (11 including our little nephew Brock) had a BLAST!! My feet are still sore from walking.
We all got "I'm Celebrating" pins to wear and a Happy Birthday pin for Scott...he actually wore it too! My Mom was SO funny on the California Soarin' ride...I don't think she's had that much fun in a long time. We had to wait in lines, but had so much fun being obnoxious together and eating WAY TOO MANY CHURROS - thanks Ben. Scott almost lost his hat on Thunder Mountain trying to hold Michaela's' hands up, she's bruised but he has his hat (thanks to the lady's lap sitting behind him). Wheelchairs included - for those who were "done" walking and even when they cancelled the fireworks - due to high winds- we had a blast anyway and closed out the park at midnight! 2 1/2 hours of sleep later we were on the plane headed back to reality! We had a blast at the Happiest Place on Earth!!! Thanks for being an old 'fart' so we could have an excuse to party big brother! Love You!