Still here...

Yes.. we are still here. Yes.. we did move in to our new house. Yes.. our "baby" is already one! Yes.. this is a terrible picture of the five kids that I attempted to take after our very unsuccessful strawberry picking adventure. Yes.. I do plan on updating more often now! That is.. if anyone is still reading?? Oh well.. the updates are coming!

Packing...

Kai has helped with so much packing I think he has gotten confused about what goes in the box!

We are beginning the process of packing again.. But thankfully this will be the last time in (hopefully) many years! We will be soon moving in to our new home and out of this rental! Yay! The kids are so excited about the new house! So are we! It has been a long journey... but it is almost over!

Catch up?? Nope.

I was going to try to catch up from the last few months.. but the thought just overwhelmed me. So... we are going to start from here. {smile} Hopefully I will be able to keep up this time.. we will see!!

Turning 5

Our Cole (aka Awesome) turned five on the 18th. It is hard to believe he can be that old already! Wow! He wanted a party at Chuck E Cheese... we agreed. (SO silly of us!) {grin}

He had a blast! It was a fun time but definitely the last party at Chuck E Cheese! {smile}

The whole crew.. 14 kids!

The birthday boy!

How old am I?? Five!!

Haircuts

The whole crew piled in to Lil' Whipper Snippers and all got haircuts!

Some much more needed than others.. {grin} I only got pics of Maddie and Cole. Kai and Kaden were already sleeping and Ethan was in the shower washing out the awesome green paint. (He was NOT happy about doing that!) Hopefully I will have some pics of the other boys soon!

Cole's hair was a drastic change.. I was changing a major Kaden blow out and he told the stylist to cut it short! AHH! It was already started when I came out... sad. He looks very handsome though and LOVES that he can spike his hair just like his brothers!

As promised....

The Tornado part 2...

The proud artist...

The weapons of choice...

The results...

The lessons learned...

Do NOT allow your two year to "play" in the bathroom while you try to sneak in a quick shower. {smile}

"The Tornado"

Well.. It seems to me that "the Tornado" (as we affectionately call our two year old) has struck again. A couple weeks ago I had been working on some new posts for the blog. I was doing it during the day.. which I don't normally do since Kai is so intrigued by everything I do and wants to help. I had pictures set to upload and then got busy doing something else... laundry I am sure. {smile} When I came back the computer windows were all closed and he had somehow changed the wallpaper picture. Seriously, this kid is amazing! {smile} I redirected our attention and moved on to something far away from the computer... and never thought twice about it. Until I got an email from a friend asking to be able to still read the blog. What?? I was floored. "The Tornado" strikes again!
Hopefully I will be able to finish the posts I was working on and get something new up to share soon. So sorry that it was blocked. But it is great to know someone actually reads our blog! {smile}
Watch for "The Tornado strikes again.." It includes lipstick, mascara and the bathroom door! {smile}