Really these are so small it's hard not to eat 10 +. With 4 kids and 2 parents, we went through a lot of them.

Preschool Graduation

These little graduations are so adorable and funny at the same time. Carson woke up that morning, was dressed with teeth brushed before anyone else was out of bed. He did a good job singing his little songs. He even told the little boy next to him that it was time to be quiet, that was shocking! He is sad not to be going to Kindergarten here, but excited for the move all at the same time.

It's a GIRL!

We are very excited to be having a little baby girl. Tyler was the only one who was right on this one. Sydney and Ella are very excited. Carson is good with it and Owen keeps pointing to my tummy saying BOY! We love her already.

SURPRISE! (to all involved)

Well, this announcement should have been made a while ago. Maybe it's taken a little time to let it sink in. But here goes...

I am pregnant! We are going to be the parents of 5 little children! Even as I reread that I had to do stop and catch my breath.

We feel very excited about this new little baby. Of course the boys think it's a boy and the girls think it's a girl. I am tentatively due October 28th.

Father and Sons Camp out

It was a cold night. These two little boys did not care. They had so much fun running around, roasting marsh mallows, and just being little boys. Us girls stayed home, got ready for our Garage Sale in the morning, ate ice cream sundae's, and watched Enchanted.

Grandma and Grandpa Reading...

While Tyler and I were looking for a house his parents so kindly came out to stay with our younger three kids. We were gone four 4 days and they survived (the kids and the Grandparents). We are so thankful that they could come, that they were willing to come, and that they still love the kids after four straight days with them.

This picture is my belated birthday celebration. We were gone over my birthday, but I came home to cake and ice cream. What more could you want?

Our House Hunting Trip

So, I would love to be posting a picture of our new house. However, we either can't make up our minds, found too many houses, or are just not supposed to buy one just yet. Short answer is that we are going to move to Herriman (we think) and try to short term rent until we both feel right about one house at the same time.

By the way, these adorable little girls are Izze (Kalli's little 18 month old girl) and our Ella. They are already best friends planning sleep overs.

GREAT WOLF LODGE

These are pictures from our quick little family over nighter to Great Wolf Lodge in Niagra Falls. If you've never been to Niagra Falls it's a strange place, we've been a lot, I always want to call it Las Vegas, they are very similar with all their lights and shops, only Niagra Falls is a lot smaller. Anyway, Great Wolf Lodge is a huge indoor water park. We swam for 2 days and stayed over night one. It was really fun and the kids all LOVED it. Our room had a little kids cabin area with bunk beds that they just loved, they even had their own TV.

Our ONE Year Old

I am fighting my urge to post all of the 59 pictures that I took throughout Ella's birthday events. Just let it be said that she was the sweetest birthday baby and we all love her so much!

For everyone who admired Ella's adorable hair clips and those who just love cute things... here is the link the where I bought them.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5617667

They are a great price and I just love them!

Ella's almost one photo shoot with Mom

BOYS!

Our very nice neighbor gave us this motorcycle last summer. Of course the kids LOVE it. It is fun for them but it causes too many fights this summer. Owen has discovered how much fun it is to be behind the wheel. Yet this 2 year old is far from getting his drivers license. He has run over Carson's leg, crashed into the van, and right after I took this picture he gunned it and the friend on the back fell right off. It has a short battery life and that I do like.

Spring!

A little bird built this nest under our deck. We haven't seen any birds in it though. It was carefully made with twigs and mud. It was fun to look at.

Ella's First Hair Cut

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After

Sydney minus one more tooth

Sydney and her Dad tried to wait for this tooth to fall out naturally, however, they both got impatient. This time it was more of a procedure, but the tooth came out and everyone is happy.

SOLD

We have some great news to share: We sold our house. I don't think it could have worked out any better for us. We are so thankful to have it sold and to be done with it. It has been such a HUGE blessing.