Bittersweet...

Mothers day this year was bittersweet for me... dont get me wrong jon and the girls spoiled me rotten jon bought me a Kitchenaid and i'm in love with it, and my girls ( really it was jon but it was sweet nonetheless) bought me two rose bushes one pink and one yellow!!! The only part that was not as good was that i kept thinking about Ashley and Nichole and how much fun we would be having with crazy 11 month old twins, and watching as jon tried to go shopping with all 4 of the girls would be hysterical!!! i know that my girls are safe and happy where they are and doing what they need to but just for a moment i wished they were here...

I am a really lucky mom to have such a wonderful family. I am truley blessed even when the moments are rough!!!

Happy Birthday Hailee!!!!!!!!!

My baby turned 2 on Wednesday the 21st and i figured i should post about it. this little girl got super spoiled this year, my grandma was in town (for my sisters wedding) and grams makes the most amazing cakes ever and so she made Hailee a lovely purple princess birthday cake. ( which she loved and devoured) Hailee also got some new photos done thanks to our great friend Natalie and her wonderful talent!!! THANKS!!! Happy Bitrhday Bug!!!

Typical Hailee!!! Always trying to be super cute. She can always put a smile on my face!!! So i want to put some pics up of brooklyn to so here y"all go!!!

coloring easter eggs...

This is the first year that we decorated Easter eggs with our girls, and it was tons of fun! once Hailee learned that she shouldn't drink the colored water, she wanted nothing to do with it. Brooklyn had a blast and didn't want to stop dying eggs. i think that we might turns this into a new Easter tradition!!!!

I think that the eggs turned out great!!!!

Let the Easter festivities begin!!!

So today we had a super fun Easter egg hunt put on by Heather!!! the kids had a blast, i just wish i could have gotten more pictures... but there are still more fun things to do this weekend!!!

The family is growing....

Now when i say that the family is growing i do not mean to say that i am growing, i mean that by August of this year three of my siblings will be married and therefore the family is growing!!!

Katlyn & Taylor are getting married April 23rd

Kevin & Katie are getting married June 19th

Dennis & Lauren are getting married August 13th

So my family is growing and its great! I do feel slightly old knowing that they are growing up and making wise and righteous choices. Aaahhh.... all is well with the world!!!!

St. Paddy's day

HAPPY ST.PATRICKS DAY!!! pictures coming soon!!!

reality check...

all i hear right now is the giggles from my kitchen table as my girls eat thier lunch, and my sweet hailee saying "tant ju mommas" ( translation: thank you mom) and i look back on the past few hours where all i did was yell and get mad at them for not listening and doing what i asked them to do. as i walked into our office i passed a few pics of all our girls and i saw our sweet twins and I was reminded that all to soon everything could be gone and how ungrateful i was being. in truth the reality of things is that i shouldn"t have yelled instead i should have stopped what i was doing and shown them, and taught them what to do. i am still learning to take advantage of every moment i have with my kids, and to enjoy it in the moment, because all too soon those moments will be gone.