She is Potty Trained.

I let her choose when she wanted to do it. So the day before we left to go to Manti she started. I thought what's the point cause being out of town was going to ruin it all. She did great that day but like I thought she was back in diapers the rest of the trip. But as soon as we got home it was back to business and she did it. I'm done with diapers. I'm so glad!!!!!!!!!!!!

Manti Pageant.

We went to the Manti Pageant last week and it was great.

Come on Smile Benji..

 Almost there

 Not like that

OHHH Never mind

This is the usual outcome of my photography efforts with this boy. He's so goofy. 

You Tube vids by THOMAS

FUNNY

FUNNY AS WELL

My brother in law made some funny videos. So funny

Thomas got married

 all the cousins minus spencer and christina's baby that is currently in the tummy.

Thomas got married in April it was a really nice day. Thomas is the last of Jonathan's siblings to get married. He married a really nice girl named Tannis. Yay for a new sister in law.

Fishing

We went fishing with Benjamin's preschool class. The boys had a blast.

Happy Birthday Benji

This is late but Benjamin turned 4 on the 5th. He was so excited that it was his special day. He's getting so big. He's such a sweet guy. He always lets you know that he loves you. He's a big tease just like a little brother should. He calls himself Bengeemiiin and it's pretty funny. He likes to make people happy. So if I ever want him to do anything I just tell him he'll make me happy if he does it. I works most of the time. He LOVES going to gymnastics. I'm one lucky mom!

Don't you just love that FACE!

She's getting better

Look how many she can do in a row.

Fun Daddy

Jonathan doing a flip for the kids.

Emma tried and couldn't land on her feet.

She did land on her face though.

She's ok.

Like father like daughter.

For your viewing pleasure

Benjamin to a T.

This picture is exactly how he is. He is quite the adventure.

He's a funny big little guy as well.

He will run around the house saying "I'm the king of the castle".

One time he ran up to me full steam ahead and in a growling voice

"I'M THE KIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG!!!!"

Then he ran away.

He tells me he loves me all the time.

He is just so sweet.

Again

As I was apologizing to the store clerk for the behavior of my boys he said "I'm a twin and I know how crazy it can get." I thought for a second and realized that he thought my boys were twins. I kindly corrected him and he couldn't believe they were more than 2 years apart. He said that they looked more alike than him and his twin. Then another clerk came in and asked how far apart they were I told him the same thing and he was shocked as well.

I got this a lot with my girls. Everyone thought me and my sister were twins. It's a funny thing.

She's a girly girl.

Miriam gets so excited every time I do the girls hair in the morning. She has to have hers done as well. She will sit perfectly still for me. It's such a huge difference from when the older girls were 2. PLUS she has curly hair!!!!! I LOVE IT........ I just hope it stays.

Favorite place in the whole entire house......... jk
oh she is such a cutie..... I love her....

Peter Lost His First Tooth.

And it was a major freak out at first. He doesn't do blood at all. It was kind of amusing at first. But soon after it was a good freak out. He was super excited for the tooth fairy to come.

Emma is next she has a loose tooth as well.

My kids new obsession

Happy Nappers are what they are called. They have a zipper on their backs and you can fold them into a house. If I explained it right. Anyway they LOVE them. It's kinda like a pillow pet but cuter.

SHE'S 10!!!!!!

WOW It's finally happened Lily is 2 digits. She can't really get over it either. She got a few toys and a bunch of new shirts. It's coming down to wanting clothes and older girl stuff over toys. It's really fun. She's getting so close to babysitting age as well. That's exciting for Jonathan and I. She wants to be "in charge" over the other kids so she can't wait either. She says all the time now "I'm a tween." It's funny. Happy Birthday my Looby Dooby!!!!!

Making their own food.

Lily has been learning to cook food. She can cook eggs and raman. It was a tad scary at first cause I didn't know what to expect. Would she burn herself or break something. But she's very exact when it comes to measuring and timing. It's nice have a little bit of help in the kitchen. Soon it will be 2. Emma your next.
waiting patiently for her food.
chowing down like usual
Yummmmm.
No thanks......... now where is my pb&j.

Benji is in Primary

He's doing great too. I'm a sunbeam teacher as well but I take care of the other class. During sharing time he HAS to sit next to me and hold my hand the entire time. At least he's not crying and refusing to go to his class when we split up. He's growing up and it's just so fun.

She is SOOOOO FUN!

Miriam cracks me up all the time. She laughs all the time and she is so squeaky when she talks. She even cleans up after herself (sometimes). She has such a sweet disposition and loves everyone. She loves to get her hair done and fingernails painted. She is a girly girl for sure. She adores anything that sparkles. She calls me girl all the time. Like for instance whenever I give her something she says thank you girl. Or last night I said I love you mimi, then she said love you girl. She is just soooooo incredibly cute. I'm so glad I have her. Just like I love all the rest of my kiddos. Wow, how did I get so lucky.

Emma's Piano

Emma's so dedicated to playing her piano!! She does a great job. Lily does too (i just took this pic with my new camera so......) I love that my girls are taking piano and doing a great job.

New Camera!!!

It was time for a change...... So I sold my big DSLR and REALLY nice lens. I really liked that camera and all the great pictures I got from it but it was just toooooooo big for everyday stuff. My arms literally hurt from lugging it around. So I decided to go smaller. But I didn't want to compromise on quality cause once you get those high quality pictures it's hard to go back. I searched and spent a lot of time reading/watching reviews on different compact interchangeable lens cameras. I chose the Sony NEX C3 because it was best for me. It has a CMOS sensor so that means it takes great quality pictures and it does great in low light settings. Which I do a lot with my kids. The one thing that was hard to do with my old camera. The Sony has HD video and it's really clear and looks good. Anyway I'm loving this camera and I have the bigger lens than what is shown in the picture. If you are in the market for a nice but small camera I totally recommend this one.