Makeup Art?

This is what an unsupervised Benji does when he finds lip stick. This is Jonathan's weight bench by the way, and it WON'T come out.

Oh boy it is hard to take a picture a day and blog about it. But as the year unfolds it's going to be fun to see what we've been up to.

Down to the last drop.

Benjamin was sure enjoying his ice cream today. Just couldn't get enough. 

Heart Breaker??

Ohhhh I think I'm in trouble with this one. This little face is going to convince me into giving into to allot of things.

Lily's Baptism Day

The Big day is here. Lily got baptized today and said she felt perfect. Well before we went to the church in the morning it was allot of work getting all the kids ready and getting there on time. As I helped Lily into her jump suit I almost cried. As I sat there in the chapel and saw my oldest child anticipate her baptism I almost cried again. I thought oh great I have to give a talk and I'm an emotional mess. I got up there and gave my talk and decided to add some personal stuff to the end and guess what I cried. I really don't like crying in front of people but that is what happens when you feel happy, and the spirit is strong. Oh guess what Jonathan cried too as he baptized her. After the baptism we had banana splits at our house. Lily said it was the perfect day.

He Can Reach!!

The light switches. AHHHHHHH!!!!! If you know Benjamin you know how active he is. He loves to turn off the fans, and I HAVE to have circulating air. So it's been lots of fun with Benjamin turning off the fans all day long.

It's almost here!!

Today I took pictures at the Temple for Lily's Baptism. When I got there I took some cute pictures and I looked that the screen on my camera and guess what I left my memory card at home but luckily my father in law was close by. He had his camera with him. It took pretty good pictures for a point and shoot.

My Garden.

I love having a garden. Look at all my broccoli, but the sad part is that I can't eat it or Miriam will have tummy issues. Oh how I love broccoli.

Being Prepared.

Lily preparing for her baptism by reading her scriptures daily. She is really good about it. Wow she's just growing up.

He's at it again.

This is what I see in various parts of my house. Benji has this thing with pulling around HUGE blankets. Why can't he pull around small blankets that are easier to clean up?????

I feel special

Look what Jonathan got for me. AWE he's so sweet. So are the chocolates, and the kids eat them for me.

Be My Valentine Daddy!

Emma said that Jonathan was her valentine this year!

Gotta keep that smile purdy!

Benji is getting good at brushing his teeth.

Peace, Man!

Miriam was in this position for along time. She just stayed there like she was stuck or something. But I thought it was funny that she was giving us the "peace" sign.

Obsessed Much?

This is what the majority of Peter's meals look like. He is in love with peanut butter. At least he is having jelly with it now. 

Benji's Idea of Working Out.

We have push up bars that turn so that your wrists don't get hurt. Benji likes to stand on them and twist. I wish my camcorder was fixed so I could get video of it. 

Silly Lily

I was looking through my pictures today and this is what I found. Looks like Jonathan and Lily were having a little fun. 

Co-sleeping????

Peter always slept in his own bed. All the rest of the kids were in our bed. It just was too hard for either one of us to listen to our babies scream when trying to train them to sleep in their own beds. So it was so great for Peter to do it on his own. But........ now he decided that Mommy and Daddy's bed is better than his. What to do?

Gadget Man.

One thing I really love about Jonathan is that he loves gadgets. Well so do I.

Peter The Photographer.

Peter took this picture of me. I had to hold up the lens of the camera because it's so heavy. He loves taking pictures. 

Helicopter Hat

Peter loves this hat. Jonathan had one just like this when he was a kid. I'll post a picture of Jonathan wearing his as a kid once I find it.

Be Mine.

I made this at a monthly craft night I go to. It was so much fun and Jonathan took care of all the kids so I could have a girls night. It was so much fun. It was a couple of weeks ago but I took the picture today so that's ok right?

Love Buttons!

We have tried many ways to encourage the kids to help keep the house clean. So we came up with LOVE BUTTONS. If they do their chores happily they get a button per chore. Each button is worth a nickel. They are love buttons because when they serve they are showing love towards their family. It goes the other way as well. If they fight they lose a love button, because they are taking away love from someone else. You know what...... it's working. They are eager to do their chores and they are being very kind to one another.

Pull ups???

I have learned something so interesting.......... wanna know what it is????


I have no upper body strength. What's the deal here. I lift 2 babies all day long. Well we started doing P90X and it requires pull ups. What you see in the picture is me at the top of my pull up. YEAH I'm up maybe a 1/8 of an inch. I'll be posting proof that I can do one later. It WILL be a major event if I can do 1 full pull up.

This is what I see when I look down.

Poor thing has been like this all day. This is her first time being sick.

:D

This is why I'm so happy.

12 weeks and feeling good.

So I've been on my diet for 12 weeks and here is my progress pictures. I see a difference in 4 weeks and it really motivates me. Ohhhhh I've lost 40 lbs so far.

Hair Cut

This morning I noticed that Lily's hair was VERY tangled. So I touched it and it was more than tangled it had something in it. BIG TIME. I thought it was gum, but as I investigated it further I found it wasn't that. What was it you may ask. GLUE dried glue that made her hair so brittle that it just broke off as I tried to brush it. So I had to cut it before I sent her on to school and I had a hard time doing it. I did the best I could and then after school I took her to get it cut by someone who had more experience. Emma got a cut as well. They loved it.

It's a NEST.

Peter says that the luv sac is a nest. Well it looks like a nest when they are in it. I am so jealous, I wish I had a big comfy thing to play in when I was a kid. Ohhh this reminds me when I was little we had this huge downstairs family room and we would get all our blankets and pillows in a big pile. Then my older brother Josh would lay on his back with his feet in the air. My little brother Mark and I would then sit on his feet as he would catapult us into the pile of blankets. If we had one of these it would have made the landing so much easier.

Just hanging around.

We got a hanging pull up bar so Jonathan can get stronger. We are having a contest, and I'm going to win. But in the mean time Emma had fun hanging from the pull up bar.

Security Blanket

Some kids carry around a small blanket for comfort right........ Not my boy. He likes to carry around HUGE blankets that are hard for him to pull along. 

Especially up the stairs. It took him a long time to get up those steps.

Get Me a Drink Mommy.

Peter always asks me to get him a drink when ever I'm at my busiest. Every time when he gets me downstairs he has to do it himself.

He even gets his own cup.

This is when he needs my help.

He's a happy boy now. 

Yummmmmm!

Lily's Bday Party.

Lily had a Bday party with kids from school and church. She had lots of fun. It's so scary to see your kids grow up.

Dance Dance Dance

Benji was showing me how he dances today

He used the salad spinner top as a tambourine. 

He cracks me up.

Surprises Come in Small Packages.

I sure love this little face. Miriam is a great baby, and I'm blessed with this little surprise. She knew the right time to come when I didn't.











Also she has some subtle dimples on her cheeks. I love love love dimples.

OUCH!!

Emma was trying to get Benjamin down from climbing up to the top bunk and he hit his chin really hard on a wood part of the bed. Now he has a bruise and a serious double chin. I was scared he fractured his chin or something but he's ok.

Monster Hand

Peter loves to play "Monster Hand". I pretend that my hand is sleeping with snoring and all. Then he comes up and touches my hand and tries to get away before I grab him. He could go for hours doing this. But I get burnt out after about 5 min.