Losing Teeth and Fingernails

January and February were busy months for the tooth fairy!

 Trey has lost six teeth

Ashelyn has lost two teeth

We needed something entertaining on a Sunday afternoon so I pulled out the sewing machine. 

 I know, its considered working, but it was entertaining and I taught my kids a new skill.  The new skill is . . . . ummm . . . . how to make some designs on cloth!!!

 

When I was little I remember my mom sewing A LOT.  She would let me press the foot pedal every once in a while.  That was so cool!  One day I remember playing by the sewing machine and bumping the table while she was sewing.  I will never forget the look of that needle stuck down in the middle of my moms finger nail.    I seriously don't know how she survived that pain.  I never remember her yelling at me.  She has always been very patient - an attribute I will always try to live up to!  Thanks to my mom for teaching me how to sew and be a good mom!  Love you!

This guy likes to line things up these days.  Which reminds me of his older siblings and their same little habits.  BALLS are Teagans thing.  Anything that deals with balls - that is where you will find him.  No matter where we are, he is asking for a ball!

 We made brownies the other night and Teagan decided it was his turn to lick the spoon.  How is it my kids always choose my favorite things!?!

Happy Love Day!

My most FAVORITE part about today is that Quin was home all day!

He helped with the kids and took them shopping and spent some time at the store getting my phone fixed.  Doing all these things for me just makes my heart happy, as I would tell my two year old!

I LOVE THE LOVE!

He has the whole week off for vacation and I am loving it.  We plan on doing NOTHING.  Just sitting around and enjoying the kids. 

Happy Week to me!

Random moments!

 Boys love to wrestle

 Coleston gets a lot of "loves" from Teagan

 Teagan loves his mommy

 Ashelyn loves to ride her two wheeler

 Teagan loves his bike: the plasma car

 Coleston enjoys a lot of exciting things from the sidelines

 Oreos and milk are an after-school favorite around here

 They shoved me out of bed and took over my favorite sleeping spot

 Teagan loves to find things to kick.  One day after our Costco trip he enjoyed an hour of fun!

 Coleston's push-ups

 The boys found my flour - well worth the cleanup time.  These boys had SO MUCH FUN!

 Coleston is my "helper"

Ashelyn loves to entertain

Catching Up!

Has there ever been a time when you have been torn between enjoying being in the moment or being able to write down and remember all you are enjoying?

It has been a long few months (well to tell you the truth it has been a long year!) and I am not sure how I have made it through, but I am sure hoping these next few months give me a few more minutes so I can try and remember and write down all I have been enjoying!

Happy Birthday Treydon!

I cannot believe I gave birth to my first boy eight years ago!  Time has flown by and I catch myself remembering when Treydon was little and comparing it to each baby as they come along (probably because I only had one baby to share the memories with back then!).

Treydon has been such a blessing to our family.  He has truly been an amazing brother and son. I couldn't have asked for better!

Treydon loves to make me laugh.

He loves to play sports.

and some more sports.

and more sports!!!

He loves to talk to me about things he is thinking (which I cherish because I know this won't last).

He helps out when asked.

He loves to play playstation and games on my phone. 

He is a good natured son of our Heavenly Father and I love this about him.

For Treydon's party this year we had his soccer team friends over and did "glow-in-the-dark hide and seek" in the backyard.  We did it on Martin Luther King, jr. day since the kids had the day off of school.  Unfortunately it was a little cold, but the kids still had fun.  We ended up with lots of left over icecream since we served hot chocolate with our birthday brownies, as per Treydon's request!

Happy Birthday to my 8 year old!!!

Christmas 2011 style

Christmas went by fast here at our house.  December was crazy with Quin working a crazy schedule at the hospital and the kids with school parties and being out of school for two weeks.

WE HAD FUN THOUGH . . .

Teagan eating lots of chocolate from the hot chocolate stand at our Ward Christmas Party (that I was in charge of).

 Treydon and Ashelyn were wisemen in the play at our Ward Christmas Party

 Gingerbread trains - Treydon did a trainwreck.  Ashelyn and I decorated ours with lots of candy.  Teagan and daddy decorated theirs BYU style.

 Christmas morning in their Christmas jammies

Since Quin was gone a lot this Christmas (we only got him Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - which was our present for sure!) the kids and I had many sleepovers that involved candy and laughter under the tree until WAY TOO LATE!  (But I love to make memories!)