Vegas Here We Come

It was Spring Break this week and we have some friends that got a timeshare in Vegas for the week. They asked if we wanted to come along, and after they twisted our arm we were there....ya right!! We were very happy to mooch along!! They have two little boys that our kids love to play with. They had such a great time and the weather was amazing. It was in the 70's and 80's the whole time. We hung out at the pool a lot and we went bowling. It was so much fun. I've never been to a bowling alley where they have such little shoes for all the kids. They looked so dang cute!! The kids bowled on one lane with the bumpers and most of them actually beat me the first game (sad). What can I say bowling isn't my forte. Anyway, it was such a fun time to just get away and enjoy each other!!

Spring Break

 

Well, we had the greatest Spring Break. After our fun time in Vegas we came home and Mike and Lynndee and their kids spent a few days with us. When I told our kids they started screaming they were so excited. They were so cute all weekend. We laughed at Britain and McKynlee because they are SSOOO much alike. Stubborn and ridiculous all wrapped up into a cute little package!! The weather was pretty good so that we could have a picnic outside, play at the park, play some serious Rock Band and just hang out. We love them so much and they were the icing on the cake for a great Spring Break.

Never a Dull Moment

 

I love our kids. They are always good for a laugh. Maycee had Dr. Suess week a few weeks ago and got to dress wacky and crazy. She loved it!! Kynlee is always making us laugh...she looks like a little ragamuffin half the time. Braxton and Haylee are always cracking us up too, they just didn't happen to do anything crazy the past few weeks (but we forgive them lol). I don't know how we managed to keep sunglasses on Beau long enough for a picture, but we did. He is definately learning patience. If it's not trying to brush him with My Little Pony Brushes it's putting purses around his neck. He is a great addition to the family!!

Valentines Day

 

The kids looked so cute in their Valentines shirts I couldn't pass up a picture. They all had fun Valentine parties at their schools on Friday. We just hung out, rode bikes, saw a couple of great episodes of Man vs. Wild (one of our favorite shows) and made cookies. It was a fun day!!

Maycee's Baptism

 

What an amazing day it was!! We couldn't have planned a more perfect day. We had so many family and friends that came to support Maycee in her decision to be baptized. She is so mature for her age and has such a tender heart. We went to the church at 5:00 p.m. where they had a really neat program. After she was confirmed she sang "When I Am Baptized" and did such a great job. We are so proud of her and feel so lucky to be her parents. What a neat day Maycee we love you so much!!

Maycee's Birthday

 

It is unbelievable that Maycee just turned 8 years old!! Time has gone by so fast. For her birthday Mark took flowers to her at school and brought donuts for the class. She was so excited..he was definately the hero!! That night we went to Circus Circus with the family. It is one of her favorite places. We played some games and won some stuffed animals. Her favorite game is the horse race where you roll the balls. She always kicks her Dad's butt at it!! We went to The Cheesecake Factory and it was ssooo good. She even got her own Cheesecake and they wrote her name on the plate in chocolate. Pretty fancy!! To bad she doesn't like cheesecake. Oh well, the rest of us were kind enough to eat it for her hahaha!! We got her golf clubs for her birthday and she is so excited to be able to start golfing with Mom and Dad.
The next night she had a swimming party with her friends at the Rec Center. She got spoiled rotten of course and loved being the star of the show. Our little girl is growing up to be such a beautiful young lady. We can't wait to see her baptized in February. We love you Maycee!!

Christmas

We had such a great Christmas season this year. The kids are at such a cute age and have been so excited. Mark and I kept telling ourselves that this was a good thing, there's only a small window when Christmas is so magical and wonderous. I honestly don't think they could have asked how many more days any more. But, when all the excitement was said and done on Christmas Eve we all sat down and talked about what Christmas was really about!! Grandma and Grandpa spent the night Christmas Eve. We had steak, shrimp, artichokes, and huge crab legs. Braxton was in HEAVEN!! His Dad was kindof excited too!!
Christmas morning was adorable!! We saved the best for last. We had a present under the tree that didn't have a tag. When all the presents were open we told the kids to gather around it and if they could guess who the present was for they could open it. Then the doorbell rang and our amazing neighbors (I have to include his wife too) brought over the newest member of our family Beau!! He is a 2 year old Lhasa Apso. The kids have been begging for a dog for so long.....well since we had the last 1 or 2 but who's counting right? Anyway, I think our family finally found the dog for us!! We decided we would let someone else train him and get him through the puppy stage and then we would take over. Maycee let out a blood curdling scream and the other kids just sat there with big eyes and giggled. They LOVE him!! He is such a good dog. Welcome to the family Beau!!