today i love

being at home with my little ones.

fresh baked bread and homeade raspberry jam.

being smothered with kisses by a 16 month old.

reading and listening to stories by an almost 5 year old.

watching jillian try to be one of the big girls, slow down baby.

looking at the green, green hills and clear blue sky after all of the rain.

listening to the chatter of allie and lily as they play on the computer.

having a healthy, strong body that allows me to care for my family.

all my many, many blessings.

jillian's second tooth finally came in. not the typical bottom tooth.

she sprouted a top tooth instead.

well we're movin' on up

to the eastside. we've finally got our piece of the pie. well, not really, we've just run out of room.
eight years ago we happened upon an open house and found this little gem. eight years ago we had one two year old. this house seemed like a mansion. now eight years, three kids and a dog later, we have filled it to capacity. we aren't in a huge hurry to leave, but if you know anyone that is looking to buy in a fabulous area, great schools and great ward, let us know. (remember, with the new stimulus plan you could somehow figure out how to get the house for free!!!)

Tag

Brooke tagged me. Because it is easy and doesn't require much thinking I will do it.

Here are the rules:

1. go to your my document/my pictures

2. go to your sixth file

3. go to your sixth picture

4. blog about it

5. tag six people

This picture took place just last week. We were making frosting to decorate sugar cookies with Lily and Jane. Allie loves to help me cook and is always asking for a beater. Jillian knows a good thing when she sees it, so now she is up on the counter waiting her turn for the beater, spoon, or bowl. Kids catch on quick! (btw, the cookies turned out great and our valentine's craft was even better.)

I tag Megan, Kimmie, Jennie, Erin, Violet and Stephanie.

this one's for you, grandma koral

diet coke and choc. chip cookies

looks like its time for a new shirt

Happy New Year

Christmas came and went. We had an awesome time in Wyoming with all of the family and grandma and grandpa. The kids loved the snow. For some reason I didn't take any pictures. I did take some video though. A quick update of the past month and a half:

Emily has had the never ending soccer season. She has been on an awesome team for a few seasons now. They recently got invited to play in the Commissioner's Cup and made it through the finals all the way to the championship game! Unfortunately, they lost to a really good team from Orange. Everyone was impressed with her team, and their second place medals are great. They didn't have any substitute players and were playing against teams with up to 4 subs. They played their hearts out.

Thomas finally lost one of his little nubby top teeth. He grinds his teeth and has basically ground his baby teeth down to nothing.

Allie started ballet again. She is so excited because her cousin and best friend (that's what she calls her) Lily is in her class. They are so cute together.

Thomas lost a tooth and Jillian finally found one.

15 1/2 months old and we finally have our first tooth. Just one. Don't want to rush things. Jillian has turned into a climber. She moves chairs, benches, anything to get to what she wants. Nothing is safe. She used to love to dance on the table but now has moved on to bigger and better things like the island.

catch up

thomas turned 7 last sunday. i felt kinda of bad because i didn't have his birthday all planned out and then we had the fire and had to leave for a few days. when they finally went back to school, there were only a few days left in the week and we were going to have his party on friday.
what to do, what to do? well, get a ton of legos and throw them on a tarp at the park. most awesome party ever. the boys loved just building and really didn't want to do any of the contest we had planned. i made the most amazing lego cake, but didn't get any pictures. trust me, it was perfect!!! (right)

thomas and zachary racing cars

(note the cast on zachary's arm. he tripped over his

shoelace and broke it.)

the boys and lily playing legos

janie and jill pounding cake

brooke and her ghetto wrapping paper. even jane is embarrassed.

just kidding brooke, we know you had a horrible week.

help me