Just want to wish my beautiful niece Hannah a very Happy Birthday!

10 wonderful things about Hannanh:

*she loves to shop

*loves tomatoes, cottage cheese, and cucumbers

*loves to play with her cousins

*great friend

*loves swimming

*tall and very pretty

*going to be in the 5th grade

*smart

*great helper with Jake

*one of the sweetest little girls I know

Hannah we love you so much and hope you have the best Birthday ever!

Bowling with the family

The last couple of weeks have been a ton of fun. Mike's sister is visiting and we have been going and going. The other night we headed to the bowling alley for some time on the lanes. The kids had a ton of fun. They bowled on a lane and the adults bowled on a lane it was a lot of fun and we had many laughs. After bowling we headed over to Suzie's for some pie to celebrate Amber's birthday.

Bithday Girl

Grandma, Jake and Grandpa

Tanner and Derek

Aust getting ready to bowlTanner bowling

Jake's little shoes

A wonderful 4th

We had a great 4th of July. We started out with the parade with the kids and then headed over to the park for a picnic with the whole family. We had some yummy salads, dessert, and chicken. We visited with family, the kids played on the toys and then my aunt Linda brought a pinata for the kids. We had a wonderful time visiting then we packed up and headed over to the green belt to watch the fireworks. We hung out at the green belt had a sandwich, and walked down to the festivities they had going on. It was wonderful weather and it was great to visit and get caught up on all the exciting news with the fam. We are super excited for Shayna she is expecting her first baby and she has been waiting a long time. Congrats Shayna and Cameron.

Fishing with the Family.......

That is how we spent our day yesterday fishing with the Sorensen family. Mike's sister is up from California for a couple of weeks and the boys have loved spending time with their cousins. Yesterday we headed to the nature park to do a little fishing. The boys had the time of their lives they enjoyed playing, fishing and feeding the ducks. Austen and Tanner loved fishing. Tanner was a catching machine. Austen well he waited patiently and finally caught one he was pretty excited. Jake well, he fished a little, but he was mostly interested in the worms. He even tried to eat one. After that the worms went away. We had a nice and relaxing day. I am sure we will be heading back out to do a little fishing I guess I never knew how much the boys enjoyed it.

Austen waiting for the catch

Jake and his lovely worm

Mom and Jake fishing

Tanner and one of his fish

Mike and his perch

Happy Father's Day!

So it being Father's Day I thought I would do a little post of my dad and tell him how much I love him and thanks for being a great dad. I have such a wonderful dad. I feel so blessed to have such a love and caring dad who loves me and has always been there for me. With everything I have put my dad through I still know that he loves me and will always be there for me. My dad is such a great grandpa and goes on and beyond for his children and grandchildern. He is a great supporter and has been there for us in everything that we had done. My dad is a great joker he always thinks he has one up on you, but little does he know that we are always thinking a head, he is one that can make you drop dead in you track with his silent and deadly gas, he loves spending time with his family camping, and being a grandpa and being around his grandchildren who love him more than anything is one of his greatest joys. I just wanted to tell my dad thanks for all that you do for me and my family we love you so much and are so grateful to have you in our lives. Thanks for all of your support and for being such a great dad and grandpa. Have a Happy Father's Day. We love ya!

Trying to get caught up

Couple of post below to hopefully get caught up on everything that is going on!

Baseball off to a great start...........

Austen and Tanner have both started baseball and it is keeping us busy. The boys play ball every night and with practice we are always running. I have to say I don't mind the running I really enjoy watching my boys play ball. Jake has been super easy now that he is old enough to go and play on the toys if they are close enough. Austen is doing great, it is amazing to watch them grow from year to year and the progress they make. He is becoming a good little ball player. Tanner is doing really well also I love watching him bat, he looks so nervous, but with out any hesitation he shocks the ball all the way out there every time. I just want them both to know I love them and am so proud of them.

Austen is the orange and Tanner is in the red. Are they just cuties!

Jakie playing at the toys

D.A.R.E Graduation!

Earlier this month Austen had his D.A.R.E graduation. He was pretty excited to graduate from D.A.R.E. I have to say I was pretty impressed with the whole graduation the officer's went to alot of work to put it together and the kids thought it was great. Austen wrote a very good essay about what he learned in D.A.R.E and I was very proud of him for making such a great decision to pledge to be drug free. CONGRATS Austen!

Happy Mother's Day!

Just wanted to wish all the wonderful women in my life a very Happy Mother's Day! I have had so many wonderful examples in my life and I have learned and tried so hard to be like them. I have 2 wonderful grandmothers who are such wonderful ladies. They are 2 of the most beautiful people and I look up to them in so many ways. I strive everyday to be like them. My sisters are also such wonderful mother's that I look up to they are such good examples to me. I love getting together with my sister's whether we are going shopping, laughing or just being together at someones house. We can laugh for hours over nothing, but being able to spend time with them means so much to me and I just wanted the to know how wonderful the are. My sister's have helped me become a better mother, cook, and person all together I love them so much and hope they both have a wonderful Mother's Day they deserve it. In the last five years I have been very blessed with a wonderful mother-in-law. I can honestly say that I have the best mother-in-law. She is such great support, has a overwhelming love for her family and willing to help out in any situation. I have been so lucky to have such a wonderful person help me grow and be a better mother and wife everyday. I just wanted to tell her how much I love her and am so thankful to have her in my life. And my mom! Words can not express how much I love and appreciate my mother. I would not be the person I am today without her. Everyday she is there to listen, to get my frustration out on, and just to be my friend. I have been taught so many wonderful qualities from watching my mother and watching how she helps others around her. With all the hard times I have put her through she has always been there with her arms wide open and willing to help me get through whatever came my way. I just wanted to tell her I love you her and THANKS for being the mom your are I am truly blessed to have you in my life. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of you wonderful mother's out there and I hope you all have the most relaxing and enjoyable day!

My beautiful grandmother's

My wonderful sister Chris

My other wonderful sister Steph

Wonderful Mother-in- Law

My Beautiful MOM!

Happy Birthday Mom!

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Just wanted to wish my sweet mother a very Happy Birthday! I love her so much and hope that she has the best day ever!

Craaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzy Weekend!

This weekend is going to be a crazy one. It seems we will be going in some many different direction and we will be having a little bit of extra company staying with us. Tonight Mike and Austen went on a camp out for scouts. It was kinda sad getting them ready to go. I have not came to terms with Austen being old enough to go on over nighters with the scouts. Mike kind of got after me I was going over board making sure Austen was well prepared and Mike told me I needed to relax a little and he will be fine, but it's my first and I like I said before not quite sure about the whole thing it's a bitter sweet thing. While those two are camping I am home with 5 kids. We have my sister's kids this weekend they went to California for a wedding. Love having them around, but there is no way I could handle 6 kids all of the time. Well maybe if they were my own, but highly doubt it. This weekend is full of football games and hopefully we can throw in a little yard work somewhere in between there. Well I am off to round the little ones up and get them ready for bed. Yes, peace and quiet time. Also want to tell my nephew Jace Happy Birthday he turns 12 today. Love you and hope you have the best BIRTHDAY ever!

Tagged!

I've been Tagged

8 People I tag:

Any eight people that have not been tagged.

8 Things I am looking forward to:

1. Warm weather

2. Family vacations

3. Baseball season

4. BBQ's

5. Late nights

6. Getting some type of a Tan

7. Yard work

8. Going on walks

8 Things I did yesterday:

1. Worked

2. Fixed dinner

3. Quick trip to Wal-Mart

4. Cleaned house

5. Laundry

6. Went walking

7. Bathed the children

8. Blogged

8 Things I wish I could do:

1. Sew

2. Run a marathon

3. Be more patient

4. Better cook

5. Keep up on the Laundry

6. More organized

7. Run away to a sunny beach and

relax

8. Have flat hair

8 Shows I watch:

1. Dancing with the Stars

2. American Idol

3. The Office

4. Oprah

5. Jon & Kate plus Eight

6. News

7. Eighteen and Counting

8. Ellen Show

Tanner's 10th Birthday!

Today my little Tanner turned 10. I look back and think how fast time has gone and to me there is no way possible he can be 10 already. His day started out with a yummy pancake breakfast then headed off to school. He had his spring program today at school and did a great job. Then we came home and got ready to have a party. Tanner wanted a hamburger cake and hamburgers for his birthday dinner. So Mike fried up some hamburgers on the grill and he had grandma's and grandpa's over for a yummy dinner. I just wanted to tell Tanner how much I love him and that I am so proud of him, he does super well in school and is growing up to be such a nice kid.
10 things about Tanner
1. Loves the Charger
2. Loves anything with bugs
3. Has a smile that can melt your heart
4. Good brother
5. Very tender hearted
6. Funny personality
7. Still loves to cuddle with his mom
8. Always be my little boy
9. Loves to go exploring
10. Love his mom chicken enchiladas
Happy Birthday Tanner I love you so much and thanks for making me laugh and being such a good kid

Happy Birthday Tanner!

Happy Happy Birthday........

Carson one year wiser and older too Happy Birthday to you! Wanted to wish my buddy a very Happy Birthday today. We all got together at his house on Sunday and had a little party to celebrate his birthday. Carson is my buddy and I just wanted to tell him how much I loved him and how proud I am of him. He is such a good boy and his laugh will make you smile. Happy Birthday Carson! Love ya!