Bowling Night

 Bowling as a family is so much fun!  We were able to go bowling while Grandpa was in town.  The kids had a blast and I took way too many pictures.

 Spencer

 Natalie

 Bailey

Tanner

Hunter and Grandpa

Brett 

Bruce

Natalie

Grandpa and Hunter

 Love Bailey's celebration face

Tanner was a very methodical  bowler.

And I love these next three pictures of Brett and Hunter:

 Brett

 Spencer doing his strike celebration dance (notice no pins remain standing in the background!)

Natalie and Hunter

Bailey's Riding a Two Wheeler

Bailey finally had the desire to ride a two wheeler, so she grabbed the neighbors bike out of their garage, rode it down the drive way and continued on down the street.  Literally.  No lessons.  No falls.  We had tried to do it in the past with no success.  I guess we just had to wait for her to do it on her own terms.  Great work Bailey.  We are proud of you!

 Hunter's mode of transportation these days: a pink scooter.  We have two of the exact same scooter, one pink and one blue.  He won't even touch the blue one.  Go figure!

 Hunter

 Tanner

Natalie

Sunday Nap Time

Sunday naps normally start out something like this. . .

And then end up something more like this. . .

 No one wants to miss out on the snuggle time!

Happy Birthday Natalie and Hunter

It's a Miracle!

Ladies and gentleman, for the first time in 8 1/2 years I have NO children in diapers.  Hunter gave us a little miracle when he decided he was done with diapers.  It's true, this "no diaper" thing won't last that long (I've got three months until our little girl is due), but I will take any break that I can get!

Over Christmas break Hunter would inform me any time he had done anything in his diaper.  Last Thursday (a week and a half ago) I decided to pick up some underwear for him while we were at the store and just give it a shot, not expecting anything miraculous.  That afternoon I put the underwear on and although he had three accidents, he also had two successes!  Day 2: two accidents and seven successes.  By day three (Saturday) he didn't even want us to put a diaper on him anymore and he made it through the day without any accidents.  This past week we made it through with just two accidents the whole week and he woke up dry every morning!  So I think that I can officially say that he is "a big boy now".  So exciting!  I wish I could say that there was something magical I did to make this happen, but he was just ready.  Thanks Hunter so this little miracle in our lives!

Catch-up!

I am hoping to play some major catch-up on our blog in the next couple of weeks.  Yes, 5 months of catch-up!  I am in trouble.  So much has happened and I don't want to miss any of those memories.  Main reason that I am so far behind: baby number 6 is on her way.  Yes, another little girl.  My due date is April 21st.  We are very excited, but this pregnancy hasn't been one of my prettiest.  Each of my pregnancies has been progressively easier, so when I got pregnant this time I thought it would be a breeze.  Ok, maybe not a breeze, but totally doable.  Boy, was I wrong.  I was SICK, and struggled with even the easiest tasks.  I was ok until about 10am and then from that point on could do little more than lay on the couch and get to the bathroom in time.  Add to that school, homework, scouts, soccer, meal prep, laundry, etc.  Most nights I went to bed even before the kids, struggling to make it to about 7:00pm.  Luckily that only lasted into my 18th week of pregnancy and now I am feeling great (I'm 25 weeks).  So here goes the catching-up.  Wish me luck!  I am definitely going to need it. . .

9th Anniversary

Brett and I celebrated our 9th Anniversary the night of Debbie's and Becky's reception.  It was fun to be with so many family and friends and pretend a "little" like it was our night all over again.

So much has happened in the past night years.  It is hard to believe that it has already been that long, yet it feels like we have been together forever (although if you count our dating years it has been 14 years!).  In the past nine years we have moved 7 times, had 5 1/2 kids, had three different jobs, and enjoyed (almost) every moment of it.  I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I love Brett more today than the day we got married and I know that love will just continue to grow.

You mean the world to me Brett!  I am so happy and so lucky to be married to such an amazing husband and father.  I love you so much!!!