I think...

...sharing a bowl of chips and salsa with your best bud is a great way to spend a nice summer afternoon.

This week

I'm sad that I can't be with these girls at camp
Something about rules and nursing moms. I say hogwash! I wish I could be with them.

And these crazies left us for a week

We play with them EVERY day. My kids are lost and don't know what to do without them. And I might be a bit lost myself without their mom :)

But not to worry, because these who-haws are coming to visit

We love them so much and hopefully we'll catch some of these with them:

Have a great week y'all!

what's on my mind and a cute baby

On my mind right now (inspired by Michele):

• Aren't tiny babies in white onesies about the cutest thing in the world. I never really put the girls in them since they were middle of the summer babies, but I'm loving it with Jane. I just want to squish her every minute
• I'm tired and want to go to bed, but I'm waiting for the washer to get done so I can switch it out.
• My girls looked really cute at a high school fashion show today. They were modeling some skirts my little sister made for them. I like my girls.
• Aaron's been working until like 1:00 everynight. Even though he's been downstairs, it's still hard. If I could, I would just snuggle with him from the moment he gets home until he leaves again. Alas, we have kids, dinner needs to be made, money needs to be made, and I would probably drive him crazy after about 10 min of snuggles :)
• I want hardwood (or laminate for us cheapies) in place of my carpet in my family and front room and I want tile in my kitchen. I can't wait until the day that that happens. I was hoping to do something with our tax return (if we even get one, fingers crossed). But, we have to pay for this baby.
• Speaking of which - this was an expensive baby. $6500 maternity deductible plus a baby who had to stay in the hospital an extra day is pricey.
• I also want some front room furniture. Sadly, baby comes first. However I wouldn't trade her for a couch. I like her a lot.
• Avery has been singing so much lately. This morning Aaron was whistling something and she broke out in "singing, singing all the day, give away oh give away" It cracks me up every time. Her current favorites are Sunbeams, Monkeys on the Bed, Give Said the Little stream, Twinkle, twinkle and some crazy Hungry herbivores song from Dinosaur train. Oh, and I was nearly rolling watching her do the "Hokey Pokey" tonight. She's funny.
• Ally nearly fainted at her friends the other day. I think she's a bit hypoglycemic. She's always been unreasonable and emotional if she's hungry and then as soon as you feed her she's totally fine. I think that was the problem. As soon as I fed her she was totally back to normal.
• My cravings are far worse nursing than pregnant. Maybe it was because I was so sick when I was pregnant that nothing sounded good. Now I just want to eat and eat all day long and they are not healthy things. Like the tres leches cake for dessert...yummy, but definitely not good for me.
• Speaking of eating, I went to Vito's for the first time today - YUM!!! I will definitely be frequenting there.
• I watched some show on BYUtv tonight about teaching our children. Made me feel like a lame mom. I need to be better.
• I really want a nice camera for my birthday/mother's day. It's my big 3-0. I deserve it right? *wink, wink* honey.
• Thirty just sounds old to me. Do I have to be all grown up now? Because I'm not and probably won't be.
• I love newborn babies. Jane is so snuggly and cute.
• My good friend Jana gets a new baby tomorrow. I'm excited for her. Our girls will be 6 weeks apart. Our last ones are the same age apart too. Good luck Jana, we're thinking of you.
• I think I just heard my baby stirring. I don't like nighttime feedings.
• I like my husband. He looked good in his new pants today ;)

There's the timer on the washer. Bye!! ...and there's the baby too.

Miss Independent

What's a two-year-old to do when your mom is nursing your little sister and you really want a sandwich?


She was so proud of herself. How could I not just laugh and take a picture? I love this little "independent" girl.

Our new one!!!

So happy to welcome this little one in our family.

Born on February 5, 2010
8 lbs 2 oz, 21 1/2 inches

We are so in love with her.

Photos by Katie and Jana (the best ever)

My Valentine

Wow, so much to catch up on in the last 10 months. I'll get to the important stuff like this new little munchkin later:But first I want to say a little something about Valentines. So, I'm always a sap for greeting card commercials and the one that made me a little teary eyed this year was the cute one where the little boy was asking his mom who her Valentine was and he was saying things like who do you get in trouble with and so on and the mom was telling him Daddy (I know you know what I'm talking about). Anyways, I love that commercial because it makes me laugh because that is how I feel about Aaron. He is my bestest friend who I just love to hang out with and laugh with and raise these 3 crazy girls with.




We have so much fun almost all of the time. He is so supportive of me and always there for me when I need him. I'm so happy that I get to be married to him. Thanks honey for loving me and being the best husband. I love you and love our little fam of 5. Happy Valentines!!!

Sad, sad husband.

Oh, my poor husband. Such is life!

See his blog.

One of the greatest days

It was my birthday yesterday. I love that day. There is just something about feeling special on my birthday that makes me happy. I had a great day. I was woken up with breakfast in bed (corn pops) and then got lonely so got up and ate with the rest of them at the table. Aaron spoiled me with new clothes, shoes, etc. Ally gave me a tub of licorice and Avery gave me a book. Aaron also wrote me this. It made me happy. So did the above flowers that he bought me without him even knowing. The girls and I spent the better part of the day at Costco and then laying out in the hammock reading while the girls played. I ended it with a great dinner at Cheesecake Factory (thanks Gram for the gift card). Thanks everyone for making my birthday special with emails, Facebook messages and phone calls. I love my birthday!

Happy Birthday!

This guy is the love of my life and today is his BIRTHDAY! I'm so excited for him. He is the greatest husband and father.
To mark this wonderful first day of his 29th year here are 29 things I love about him:

I love.....
1. how you make me laugh
2. how our kids think you are the funniest person around
3. how smart you are you. seriously you know the answer to everything.
4. the fact that you wanted to document how scared Ally was in the above picture
5. when you loaded ally up with nibs to go to school
6. that you love to take long car rides
7. when you will let me chat about absolutely nothing
8. your snuggles
9. how much you love cars
10. how you worry about our family
11. how you genuinely care about people
12. when the girls are so excited to see you
13. how excited you are so see them
14. that you like my cooking
15. how hard you work for us
16. that you forgive me pretty much everyday
17. that yearning in you to succeed in everything
18. when you worry about getting old
19. when you tease the girls
20. "that he helps me" -from Ally
21. how you've taught the girls to love trucks, jeeps, etc.
22. that you are so patient
23. your laugh/giggle
24. that you'll sing along with Barney
25. the hugs and kisses for all of us everytime you leave
26. your love of the gospel and Savior
27. when you were so excited for our long road trip and how fun it was
28. that you love me
29. that I get to celebrate this last year of your twenties with you!

I love you so much!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day.

My version of the spa

About a year ago I went and had a very expensive, crappy pedicure. I came home and declared that I don't need to spend money on that crap and I can do them just as good myself. Well, the wrong ears (Aaron) were listening and he held me to it. Until yesterday.... I begged, bargained, guilted and posted on Facebook that I needed a pedicure. Aaron finally gave in. I did however turn it around and made it seem like it was all his idea and I deserved it (it's my way of not feeling so dang selfish). I was not going to spend the big money however, I was going to my local Vietnamese owned nail salon where there is probably every fungus floating around. I didn't care, they were the cheapest and do an okay job. Nevermind the fact that I can't understand a single word besides "pick color" and "put feet here". I'm okay with that. I didn't want to talk anyways because the next best thing to the cheapness is the great trashy magazines at every chair. Nothing says relaxing than having someone else rub my feet and paint my toenails while I catch up on my Glamour, Allure and Cosmo. Ahh, zen, right there!