Finally!!!

I think I got the picture I want to print off for Miriam.

She loves her toes.

She is always holding them, and look at those chunky thighs. Too cute.

He LIkes To Throw

Benji likes to throw everything. Especially rocks in the pond at his cousins house. Then he gets home to our house and throws them into the rocks at our house and you know what not the same effect.

Spagetti Anyone???

I was serving up spagetti for dinner and I put Emma's bowl down on the stove top. Guess what I forgot it was still hot and when I picked it up all the spagetti went all over the floor.

My Heart SMILES

I'm just blessed.

Peter's Smile.

This is how Peter smiles for pictures now. I hope I can break him of it soon I want a good picture to print off.

big HUGE flowers

I had baby boys when the whole put huge ginormous bows and flowers on your baby girls head thing got popular. I always thought "how is that baby holding her head up? I'm never going to do that if I have another girl." Well you know what I have been converted. Miriam doesn't wear them that often, but when she does she looks ohhhh so cute.

Somethings you never get over.

Benji fast asleep on the "King Chair". AKA the lazy boy. I always thought it was a "boy" chair. As I'm older I know better but I still feel awkward sitting in it. Yeah I know I'm weird.

She Scoots....... Kinda.

She's trying to be mobile........ and you have to admit the fishy is cute.

LOVE

I'm so glad these two are such great friends. Makes being a mommy that much sweeter.

The Kiddos

After church today I took a pic of the kids for a project I had made. I had to do it really fast because we were having dinner with Jonathan's family. If Benji's neck looks strange that's because I had to put a different head from another picture on this picture. I didn't have time to make it look better.

Photo Shoot.

today we had a fun little photo shoot and these are the two of the girls i'm going to print off.
I'll do the 3 younger kids later.

Peter's tball

Peter started TBall practice a little while ago and I forgot to post. Isn't he cute!!!

Backdrops are here!!

I ordered some backdrops and they came in. I'm excited to start a photography biz up again.

Hand Stands

Emma can do hand stands. Jonathan can too. Emma can walk on her hands. Jonathan can too. Let me tell you they more alike than just that.

Sock Puppets

Lily had the idea to make sock puppets today.

His Hiding Place.

This is where I find Benji allot of the time. Silly boy.

He Can Cook.

Jonathan hasn't really done any of the cooking for the last 9 years. He's done simple things like...... cereal...... and eggs. But he's been wanting rice dishes lately well he's always wanted rice dishes. I've had a hard time doing it, because I'm not so into them. So one night I bought him a stir fry pan, and when I brought it home he was so excited. He spent hours seasoning the pan. He has been making the rice dishes as well and he's really good at it.

Sneaky Peter

We were at the store getting some clothes for the kids and some shirts for Jonathan. We had all the kids with us so it was kind of crazy. So after I got home Peter said "where are my lego jammies" I said " we didn't get you any". He then said "where is the bag from the store". I said "on my bed". So several minutes later he comes running out with his new jammies on. So he snuck them in during the craziness and I didn't even notice. Ughhh I think I have to watch this little one.

Happy Baby

Miriam is my happiest baby. My other babies were happy don't get me wrong. She is just happy ALL THE TIME. I love it

Daniels Wedding

We went to Jonathan's cousin Daniel's Sealing today and it was really nice. I brought my camera and took a few pics. It was sure nice to be in the Temple and remember my wedding day.

Singing Parrot

Video is not very good but the important thing is that you hear that Jack sings us some opera.

Peter's Song

This is the song Peter made up about Miriam.

He sings this in the car all the time.

Lighting!!!

My friend Liz gave me some studio lighting, and I've been testing it out. Look at this ohhhh so cute picture I got of Miriam.

Something's New.

My friend Liz sold me her really nice (better than mine) camera. My camera is really good but this is just better. This picture was taken without the flash and my other camera taken the same way would be darker. Nothing photoshop wouldn't fix, but it's nice to not have to fix up the pictures as much. I sold my camera to my brother in law. He was really excited, and I hope he enjoys the camera as much as I did.

Oh and we bought another car. We traded in my old van and got a really good price for that. My car was getting up there in miles, and I couldn't even open up one of the doors from the outside. One day after church I was opening it up and the handle just broke off in my hand. It's a Honda Odyssey, and we love it.

Daddy's Boy.

Now that we have the recliner Benji loves to sit in Daddy's lap and fall asleep. Makes it hard for Jonathan to get up sometimes. Good thing it's comfy.

Benjamin is 2

My little guy is growing up. AWWWEEEEEE. This is the only picture I got of him not trying to run away from the camera.

Weight Loss UGGGGHHHH!!

So I've had a few people wonder why I'm not updating my weight loss like I was. Well...... I have to rethink my plan of action to lose weight. I was losing my milk to feed my baby, and that wasn't working. She was up all night eating and I wasn't getting any sleep. So just to explain the picture here. I was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance, and a thyroid condition almost three years ago. I was put on two medications to regulate certain hormones so I can lose weight easier. See I'm not a big eater, and I'm always moving around. With 5 kids how can you not.... So I was always wondering why I have such a hard time losing weight unless I go on an extremely strict diet while on my medication. Not good for a nursing mother. So I was put on these medications to help me but since then I have been pregnant or nursing and I just found out yesterday that I have been on a dose that will help me not GAIN weight. What??? I thought I should be losing weight on my dosages. So as soon as I finish nursing my baby I will go on a stronger dose. My Dr. said that I should lose weight just great on that. SIGH!!!! Well it's good to know, and I'm excited to know something is going to work.

Being Crafty again.

I decided to make flower hair clips today. Oh boy are they easy. It was fun.

Crazy Hair Day

It's crazy hair day today. It was fun to do crazy hair do's. 

Learning to Save.

Lily and Emma having been saving there money for months now to get something they really wanted. Usually it's Oh I have money lets spend it NOW!!!! But we taught them that they need to save up and get something they really want, and not get things that are cheap and going to break right away. So they both saved up around 20 dollars and got something that's going to last.

Student of the Month

Look Look!!

Emma got student of the month for her school. 

She is having ice cream on the stage on friday. 

She is on cloud 9.