Little Sophie

This is Ruthie with Robin (the sweet lady we got Sophie from). We took Ruthie's stuffed animal carrier to pick up Sophie in so she could be safe in in the car :)

Well we had a fun New Year present for Ruthie and the kids. Our cat Stormy disappeared after getting out one night and the kids were so sad - especially Ruthie. So Landon suggested that maybe we could get a kitty for Christmas. Well Santa found a cute little one on Craigs' List and we picked her up on New Year's Eve! Her name is Sophie and she is a ball of fun. Daisy dog is scared to death of her - it is SO funny! She snuggles and plays and is learning the rules of the house. So here are a few pictures of our little Sophie.


For those of you who know Landon, this is such a sweet picture of my man who 'hates' cats!

Could she have a bigger smile on her face?!

New Year and New Beds

So Weston was finally ready for a big bed. The big move from the crib to the twin bed...hmmm HE was ready but I wasn't sure if I was ready! Some really awesome friends of our (the Keims) had these amazing custom Thomas Train beds the Kevin made ( he is incredibly talented) and they gave them to our boys (I still don't know how to properly thank them!) We absolutely LOVE them... Weston helped Landon put them together - helped as only a 2 year old can :) and several hours, 4 beds taken apart and put back together and 2 room changes this is the end result!

Christmas Recap

Here are the great pictures of our crazy Christmas with 5 kids! Even though it was a somewhat meager year...with 5 kids to wrap for it still looks like a lot. We had so much fun watching them. My favorite photo was this one of Weston jammin out with the headphones and ipod to his favorite "move it" song! ENJOY! :)

The 3 oldest received ipod shuffles (generic off ebay for $13) from Santa and loved to rock out to all the fun songs... Weston swiped Porters' and wouldn't take it off!

Porter just loved his giant snowglobe bouncy ball...who could blame him, it was awesome!

Santa's little Angels...

My Dad plays Santa every year for our family Christmas party (for over 3o years now) and our kids love to have their pictures taken with Grandpa Santa...This was Blake's first Christmas and his first photo with 'Santa'! Thank you Grandma Mrs. Clause for the suit :)

Notice Weston is NOT in this...couldn't get that one to hold still...AND his outfit didn't match :( So cute of my oldest 3!

Weston was SO happy! New Thomas jammies and skittles to boot!!

My (crazy) Wonder Life!

So this Christmas season I am so thankful to have 5 healthy and beautiful children that bless my life! This pic was from Thanksgiving and we were just thrilled to have 1 with all the kids looking AT the camera and happy (not crying)!!

Porter is our big man! He is 8 years old and doing so great. We started him and Weston on the GFCF diet (gluten free Casein free). While it's taken some time to see results with him, he is talking up a storm and really understanding everything around him on a whole new level!

James is our Big Helper! He is almost 7 years old and takes such good care of his brothers and sister. He is a wiz at math and gets 100% on all of his accelerated reading. We are so proud of him and how hard he tries.

Ruthie is our little mommy! At 5 years old and in Kindergarten we are so excited for the little angel she is. She loves to dress up the baby and helps out a ton.

Weston is our Mr. MAN! He is into everything. He loves to chase after his brothers and sister and get into all their stuff. He is doing great in all his therapies and really has been talking a ton since starting this new diet.
Blake is 2 1/2 months and is HUGE! We call him Bubba Blakers and love him to pieces. He loves to talk and coo and smile at us all and is a light in our family.

Posting WITH a baby...

There's a reason why it's taken me so long to post anything and HIS name is Blake! My "want to eat every 2-3 hours " is keeping me pretty busy! But as he grows and smiles and coo's, it's ALL worth it...So between 4 birthdays in 2 months and Halloween and adjusting to having a new baby I WILL BE POSTING LOTS SOON- some super fun pics too...so stay tuned :) Loves to you all!

I'm a Bella...

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So I took the quiz and am Bella :) I am excited for the movie to come out. I love a good book and a good movie and can't wait to see if everything is like my imagination made it out to be... See who you are...

Blake William Varney

September 25th, 2008 ...

The day finally arrived! Can you tell I'm am SO ready?! We went to Banner Gateway at 5 am to be induced with chicken #5...

Here is the "Peanut Gallery" - Grandma Varney(Landon's Mom), Grandpa Huso( my Dad and who we got William from), Grandma Huso (My mom) and Breanna (friend, videographer :), and woman support grand central!)

6 hours and about 6 good pushes later....

we welcomed Blake William Varney to our family!

We couldn't have done it without our fabulous Dr. Beck - he's delivered all of our children and is the best!!! If you look in the background Grandpa Huso is just as proud :)

Pics of the proud Grandparents... Grandma & Grandpa Varney and Huso...I love the shot of G. Varney taking pics of Blake...I think he took over 100 in the hour they were visiting :) Landon gets the credit for the rare - never before taken - shot of Larry smiling AT the camera, rather than BEHIND it!!! Great Shot.

So here are some pics of the kids with their new baby brother!

The kids were all so excited to meet Baby Blake! They each got to 'hold' him and had such sweet spirits about them. It was so fun to watch each of their reactions to him...Ruthie is definitely the 'little mommy' and James is his protector! Porter and Weston just like to look at him and ask to 'hold him' every once in a while.
This is Landon's art work he drew every day in my room. I didn't think to do a picture until we were leaving. He is so talented and it was fun to see what he'd come up with next.

Pictures on the day we came home. Proud Daddy and Mommy!

Welcome to our family little Blake! We love you and are so thankful you are healthy and strong!
Thank you to all of you for your love, prayers, support, meals and sweet gifts that you have given to us! We couldn't survive with out you!

Love, The Varney Gang ...now 7 strong!

All my Chickens...

So my mom has this magnet that says, "Raising children is like being pecked to death by a chicken!" So I thought I would post some of my favorite pictures of my chickens since I know I'll post quite a few when the newest one gets here soon...

I am so thankful to be a Mom and to have such beautiful happy children. We are truly blessed and can only hope and pray that our next little chicken will be just as happy and sweet as his brothers and sister!

'A' Your Adorable

Is it any wonder that she is adored?! I NEVER thought that I would see Landon putting makeup on our little girl - ever :) I'm sure that one will go in her wedding video someday. Landon's Dad takes the best pictures and while he was showing Ruthie some he had taken I snuck in a quick one with the two of them together - sorry Dad but you can't delete this one!

Ruthie's 5th Birthday

Ruthie was so excited to have her birthday and turn 5 years old! She invited all of her friends and cousins to her Tinker Bell Party! There were 13 girls at the party and we played pin the wings on Tink - each of the girls decorated their own fairy wings and then tried to put them on Tink while blind folded, Fairydust freeze tag - you could only unfreeze when someone sprinkled pixie dust on you, and Peter Pan Peter Pan Tinker Bell - our version of Duck Duck Goose. We had Green Neverland punch - Hawaiin punch and sprite , and Fairy sprinkle cupcakes and then opened presents! It was a super fun party and there is still glitter all over my house. But hey, I only have 1 girl and she only turns 5 once!!

Happy Birthday Ruthie - we sure love you!

Contractions Galore!!!

So how much more tired can I get...or should I really say that out loud? I've had contractions non stop since Saturday the 30th and am exhausted. Of course when I went to the doctor he informed me that NOTHING is happening (which is why I'm always induced)...I guess that extra pitocin is what my body needs to get these babies out - thank heavens for modern medicine!! So unless I actually accomplish something on my own then I'm scheduled for the 25th. We are all getting excited - me a little nervous on the whole change in routine for our family - ha ha ha I almost said 'little' family...It's hard to believe we'll be a gang of 7! So for now... it's onto washing and organizing baby stuff and trying not to go nuts with all these contractions.