Noah's 4th Birthday

Can you believe that my little man turned 4 on May 11th?? He is such a stitch. He talks to everyone. He loves everyone. They are all his friends & he could never even comprehend that maybe someone he didn't know doesn't want to hear a 5 minute tangent about what happened during the day. He cannot sit still & loves to hug people:). He really is such a fun boy!

Noah loooooves Spiderman! Thank you Cari Harward for helping me so much with his awesome cake & bringing all your skills & colors! And I had leftovers...so had to make spider cupcakes too!

Birthday boy walking on the ceiling:)

Beautiful Morgan Mae at the party. And her eyes are open & she's smiling....amazing.

Noah & Sam & their cousins a Haddy & Clare.

Miss Ashlee & Brennan came by too:). Our kiddos sure love them.(& us too:))

Cake, cupcake & ice cream time:). Who joined us for treats: Sam, Maggie, Birthday Boy, Calvin, Kenzie, Addy, Tanner, PB, Cooper, Miss Mo, Clare, & Haddy:)

Cute messy Sam. He is our real 1st sweet tooth lover:).

What birthday party is complete without a Papa tackle?:)

Isaac is such a good sport. He loves those boys:)

And getting to play with all the fun new toys! yey!

Thank you Mimi & Grandad for his contruction set & coloring. He LOVEs it!

Thank you everyone for coming & being a part of Noah's special day! Happy Birthday Big Guy! We cannot believe you're 4! We're so glad you are a part of our family!

So Impressed...

We were outside playing & weeding in the yard yesterday, after going to a dollar movie, & then I realized that I was not hearing Sam & that boy is not quiet by any means:).

He looks pretty impressed with himself, don't you think?:)

NaKEd PuMpKiNs, CoSTumes, HaLLowEEn tRain & PiRatEs

Painting pumpkins.
It is a tradition in our house. Cleaning, scrubbing, Papa carves, and they get stripped down for naked pumpkin painting. There's a little bit of eating & wearing paint too:).

Halloween Train.
The kids love, love, love this. We've done it 2 years now & it's FREE & so much fun! They all wanted to go again! Morgan & Sam cried when we left & Noah talked about the Halloween train for days:). And the pictures taken at the end of that night...hilarious & PRICELESS:).

School Costume PARTAYS!

Noah was so excited to wear his Iron Man to pre-school. He said for days after, "I wore my iron man, huh mama. I get to wear it tomorrow huh." Asking again & again to wear it to school. And Morgan at school when I went to visit, cried everytime she saw me & the camera because I wouldn't give it to her. Silly, moody girls:). And Sam was just having fun with the MaMa.

And Trick or Treating...

It was cold & raining like crazy! We went to about 5 houses & then took them to Pirate Island for dinner & games in their costumes. It was super fun & the kiddos had a blast!

Happy Belated HaLLowEEn everyone:)!

One of MY Favorite Things

Betos People. Betos. Well, Rancheritos now.
Super Nachos.
2 pounds, yes i weighed them...
of homemade, chips, guacamole, pico, refried beans, steak upon steak,
& the most fattening sour cream out there.
Whenever i'm stressed or wanting to pig out or just feel like it.
It is a great bargaining chip in my house too.
I LOVE YOU my delicious friend.


Oh, and their carne asada tacos & fish tacos ain't bad either:).

Boys Will Be Boys

This little wrestling mania has been happening quite frequently at our house now.
What the years to come will bring when their total weight together
now is less than a quarter of what it will be:).

Oh what will my house look like at that point??!
They sure are cute & fun!
Especially when they're sleeping:).

This Is Just For You Isaac...

because we are in Maryland visiting my family, and our little Sam Sam decided to start walking! He has been walking now for about 1 and 1/2 weeks. He is so dang cute & very talented!

Love you Isaac! We CANNOT wait to see you on Saturday:)!

8 YEARS...& Still Counting:)

On June 29th, Isaac & I celebrated our 8th anniversary!

Our wonderful friends watched our kiddos so we could go out to lunch & to the movies! Thank you James & Cami! Then we all had a bbq for dinner & playing at the pool. So fun:).

I am so extremely blessed to have Isaac in my life. So lucky that he chose me. During the course of those 8 years, our marriage has truly been tested. Some would say that we've had more than our fair share of trials. All I know that the direction that our life has taken together, has shown me that we can make it through anything. Isaac, I love you more every day. You are an amazing husband, father, & friend.

A thank you is not sufficient, but thanks for chosing me to be forever yours. I love you with all my heart!

Happy belated hun!