So apparently I'm a horrible blogger.  Every time I post I try and figure out time to do it more than once a year, so I'm not making any promises this time but just that I'll try.   So my good friend Beckie came to visit me from Utah and she took our Christmas picture after church, and while one of them is a little fuzzy it is still my favorite.

 We have been busy just doing what we do.  This summer I think was the kids's favorite.  We went to a place in Washington called Ensign Ranch where we rode horses went canoeing, and went down a HUGE slip and slide.  We also stayed in tee-pee's which were so much fun.  We went with the Stagg family and it was sooo much fun!

 A day after we got home from going camping the kids and I (mom) went to Utah to visit family and friends, we do this every year and it's so much fun. The kids had a blast!

 Alaina has grown up a lot and is a sweetheart, a cutie pie, a tornado and a huge source of entertainment for all of us :)  She just turned 2!  We went to Chuck e cheeses for her birthday and she had such a great time she didn't want to go and she loved Chuck E!

So while I didn't cover everything that has happened I'll try and sum it up.

Bailee is now 11 and will be 12 in March which means she goes in to Young Womens at church!  I'm really not ready for the teenage years.  She is in middle school and doing great!  She is a very awesome kid.

Madelyn is 7 and she is just a sweetheart.  She loves taking care of Alaina and being a little mother.  She works very hard at school and is doing really great as well.  She has been working at getting across the monkey bars at recess and is also doing great with that, (she gives us an update everyday )

Samuel is now in kindergarten and is also doing fantastic.  He is learning how to read and he sings us songs all day long.  He also loves taking care of Alaina and playing with her.  He has a huge imagination and has big plans for the future.  He wants to be a builder during the day, and a police man at night.  He's got plans!

 Conan and I are just doing the parent thing and most of the time really loving it.  We hope everyone is doing well and have Happy Holidays !

Just had to add a couple more!! My friend Courtney came to visit at the beginning of summer and she took a couple of pictures of the kids. Thanks Courtney these are awesome!

We are still alive!!!!

Ok, so it's been a REALLY long time since I've posted on here. So here is what is going on. Bailee went through and finished 4th grade and is now in 5th, WOOT WOOT! Madelyn went through kindergarten loved it and is now a big 1st grader! Samuel had his 1st year of preschool and took a little while for him to get into it but now is excited to go back. We added the sweetest addition to our family, Alaina Ruth on December 2nd. And now she is.....well just like her siblings and gives me a run for my money! Haha but I love them all!!!! Here are some pictures from the past year, enjoy and I will try and post more :)

Sam Turned 3!

I've been horrible about keeping up on our blog, sorry. Samuel turned 3! He's gotten soo big! he's come along way! He is such a fun little guy to be around and loves his sisters so much. He loves riding on anything with wheels and loves to play in water so that's what we did for his birthday.

He loves his hair spiky, he even asks for it that way. Sometimes he wants a mow hawk and so that's what he got on his birthday. We love you Sam, we couldn't imagine life without you.

Starting off the Summer!

After the kids got out of school I decided I needed to do something fun a few times a week. So the first day of summer vacation we went to the park and played. They had a lot of fun.

Samuel and his sisters. He's such a stinker! But we like him that way.....most of the time.

The next day we went hiking. Maddi started out liking it then we got higher and into the forest a little more and she really wasn't enjoying her self, so like a good mom I had to capture the moment.

We found gigantic leafs. Super cool.

Happy hikers! Madelyn, Allison, Samuel and Bailee. Taking a rest once we were done.

After the hike we went across the street and played by the river. The kids had a lot of fun throwing rocks and cooling off. I'd say it was a pretty good start to the summer. Of course now they expect something fun everyday.....I'll do my best. :)

Moving on....

Madelyn finished pre-school. She went to Gresham Barlow High School pre-school called the Bruin Buddies. Each child gets their own high school student to follow them around and help them cut and past and pretty much do whatever the kids wanted. It was a pretty sweet set up for my little princess. She had such a good time and always wanted to go to school even when there wasn't school. I can't believe she's going to be in kindergarten. She's growing up too fast. We love you Maddi and are so proud of you!

Sam is the Man!

Samuel who will be 3 pretty soon is really showing his personality. He's so funny he makes us all laugh. He's very creative. He's wearing this bib because he wanted it to hold his fruit snacks, because they are so heavy.

He has really out done himself as the boy. He loves cars and ramming things into other things, he plays hard and loves to play with the big kids. Our 1st trip, and probably won't be our last, to the urgent care because of an accident. He was jumping with Bailee and her friend on our trampoline and got a little too much air and fell on the edge of the trampoline and cracked his head open. While it really wasn't too bad he still got 1 staple and we had to wake up every couple of hours to check on him. He was so brave didn't even cry at the Dr's. He plays so hard sometimes he just falls asleep anywhere. This one particular night he fell asleep during dinner. I had to take a picture, because that's the kind of mom I am.