Kate Elizabeth Biddle

so much has happened since my last post.

our sweet little baby girl was born! she is a perfect addition to our little family. she was born june 7, 2013 at 6:24 am 6lbs 2oz perfect & little she has us all under her spell. cant imagine life without her

I have a lot of esplainin to do!

How sad is it that every week I think to write in my blog but dont... I dont think I have even looked at it since my LAST post! This is my journal & I have missed out on recording the last year! so so so sad!
So here's an update on our life right now..
Were moving in 2 weeks! EEK! still in gilbert but closer to the kids school.. We will miss living next to Granny & Papa but know that its better for our family. The boys have definitely grown out of our house! With the gravel front yard & the pool backyard I am going NUTS!!!!!They have decided that the garage & street are the best places to play. So were moving to a house with a bug grass front yard & big grass back yard! 2 miles from the school & 5 miles from Granny. Were all excited & have been packing for the last week. So MUCH to DO! Kali has already claimed her new room with the walk in closet. We paint next week & move in right after.

Wish me luck in our new ward.. This ward has its perks.. we are one of the youngest families and & biggest. So I have gotten a lot of slack & understanding. Scott is the EQP.. there for I haven't had a calling since he was called. But times are changing!

Kali is loving every bit of 4th grade, she's OBSESSED with anything OWL & still has her same crush! Super artistic & thinks of the cutest thing to do. Every night she picks out her outfits. She loves shoes & Scott swears he might go crazy if she gets another pair! She loves to spend time with our family & I hope she never grows out of that. The only bad thing about moving she says is that she wont be able to just walk over to granny's & see how her day is. its just gonna be hard.. ( she tries to tell me while crying) She's so fun to be around & if we can just get her to take shorter showers we will all be happy! Will she ever have to take a COLD shower??? I think she is starting to see the perks of having all brothers.

Drew is still our big helper.. HE loves to help out & does so good when he gets the praise he needs. Last week he got Maxx up & changed him. Then was happy to report that he changed his first blow-out! Wow was I ever happy & thankful for the help! We have been working hard on spelling this year.. flash cards have practically saved us! he's doing so much better. He cant wait to go camping in a few weeks & loves to carve with his knife. Turning 8 is going to be the best thing for him.. HE can hardly wait to be a scout!!! The best thing is Drew gets baptized in about 4 weeks! he is soo excited! He wears his CTR ring everyday, its really cute & I am so impressed at how deep & strong his knowledge of the Gospel is. He really inspires me to gain a stronger testimony myself. Lately he has been reading the Book of Mormon on his own & asks me everyday if he can just take it to school... umm I wish you could buddy but I think you should probably leave it home :)

Brig is soo stinkin cute! He loves preschool this year he learned a bit of spanish & teaches us new words each week. He just learned to ride his bike with out training wheels & is the fastest runner I have EVER seen! He thinks Maxx is just the cutest thing ever & wants to SQUISH him like a BUG! he's has a major candy addiction & just doesn't understand why we cant eat candy all day long! He has to talk with dad about waking up every night or else! Brig melts everyones heart, especially mine.. I love this 5 year old!

Tagg... our little yaggy! Oh how we love this kid!!! he is soooooo funny! he started preschool at a REAL school because of his speech delay. It has been soo fun to see him learn & grow! his 1st phrase was.. I pay angry irds mama... REALLY??!! his latest is What ever mom & dass funny... thats not fair... & his favorite word is POOP! total boy. He loves to get hugs & kisses when he's sad & melts my heart when his eyes are filled with tears. HE is still really good at escaping & playing out front. he just recently potty trained & thought it was appropriate to take off all his clothes & pee in the front yard! he's also really good at giving me a heart attack! he rides the little green thing in the street.. all the way down to where we cant see or find him!

Maxx is just adorable.. what can I say? he makes me want to have 100 kids! he's sweet & naughty all in one! he loves to climb the kitchen table, steal suckers & cuddle. Brig came home with a cd dance mix fromhis friend emma's house & we learned that Maxx loves to dance.. especially to Will Smith hahahahahaaa! its the cutest thing ever & he shakes his shoulders. His favorite word right now is NnnnnnO! he tells everyone he sees NO! and shakes his cute little finger to go with it! he loves to jump in the bath & shower fully clothed & and has kept the toothbrush industry alive & running! we are lucky to buy new toothbrushes ever week! SO kind of him!

Well there's my update.. more posts & pictures to come!

who's who???

I was looking at all the pictures that I have put on our blog over the past few years & can not believe how much 2 of my boys look alike!
So you tell me who is who? I am pretty sure when I am old & senile I won't be able to tell the difference. I wonder if they will look alike when they are older...

Maxx turned 1!

My sweet little perfect baby turned 1!!! I am really quite sad about this. I am always sad that my babies grow up... but especially him. Maybe because at this point I think ur little family is done... No more babies for me is really hard but our life is just soo busy & chaotic! Give me a few years and I know I will want another one! But for now.. This little guy turned 1!
He is always so happy.

He started walking right after his birthday

Laughs all the time.

smiles & sleeps.

everyone says he's little but I think he is PERFECT!

I lost my camera on his birthday so he's to a late post!!! His actual Birthday is August 10th... Happy Birthday MAXX

We're sheep

This my mine & Brig's conversation on tuesday.. I still can't get it out of my mind.


Brig: MOM.. were not persons

me: what?

Brig: were not persons... were SHEEP!!!!

me: Sheep???

Brig: Yes mom, we are Jesus' sheep.

Brig: I learned that at Church.

I love my Briggy! He has a great testimony that I wish I had at his age. He's only 4 and really understands whats important. Im glad this little SHEEP is mine. All this time I thought I was a persons.

Yesterday...

Yesterday was supposed to be my "deep cleaning" day. All started as planned. I worked in Drews closet. Moving "stuff" that just doesn't belong in there. Since he has been gone I'm re-doing his room... its a surprise! I'm really excited for him to get home!!! It's been a grueling 4 weeks with only 2 weeks to go!
Back to my day.... YESTERDAY
Brig was my little helper & packed up all the trash. We were on a roll & then he found a memory game.. which turned into an hour game... I was able to sneak out for 10 minutes to move out my craft stuff... then Brig found my craft stuff... then Brig played



and played



and pLaYeD



and played



a little more play



with you guessed it.. craft stuff




Then it was Maxx's turn for a little photoshoot






And now my house still looks like this




But BABY is still smiling... better get to work!

Schools out

Its really hard to believe that my last blog post was in FEBRUARY!! that pretty lame. Trust me I have all these blogposts in my head but never quite have the time to post.. At the end of the day i'd rather check out pinterest or look at everyone elses blogs.. because... well... everyone is so much more interesting then myself. But then again not really because I LOVE MY KIDS... OUR FAMILY & OUR LIFE!
at some point i'll maybe go back & post pictures from feb to now but who knows when that will be.
This year Kali & Drew loved their teachers.. Especially Kali! Mrs Miller is honestly the most AMAZING teacher ever. she encouraged, pushed, helped & loved.. just like every parent prays for in a teacher. I think this might have been the best year for her. She gained so much confidence & made many new friends. She grew a ton, cut her hair & had her 1st CRUSH. I love that she still thinks I am the coolest mom around & makes me feel like a superstar when I come to visit her at school. As she says it.. I'm the coolest mom!
Mrs Fedette was great for Drew in so many ways. She understood that he's a 6 yr old boy that has a TON OF ENERGY! he's a boy & i'm not too concerned.. HE loves his friend & 1st grade experience & is happy to be a big 2nd grader! I love that Drew is persistent.. After telling me for months that he needed glasses I took him to get checked out & he was right! He is SOO cute with his freckles, glasses & missing teeth! Can I bottle him up & keep him like this forever???
Are my kids the only ones that HATE the last day of school & CRY before we make it out of the parking lot??

HAPPY LOVE MONTH !!!

WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE???
HERE'S A PEEK OF MY LITTLE LOVE BUG... MR. MAXX MAXX MAXX MAXX MAXX EVEN THOUGH HE HASN'T SLEPT FOR 2 NIGHTS HE'S STILL CUTE AS EVER!

Maxx is 5 months already!

I cant believe how fast this babies life has flow by! Seems like just yesterday I was prego! I guess the old saying is true... TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN!
Maxx is a BLAST! I can't get enough of him!!! OH HOW I LOVE HIM!!!!!! He smiles from dawn to dusk. He only cries when he's starving or when Tagg gets ahold of him, and lately Tagg has been getting ahold of him ALOT! Maxx thanks for being such a great baby & smiling at me all day long.. I really need your smiles, they help me know that I can handle 5 kids!

Shutterfly Cards 50 for free!

I have to share about shutterfly. I love everything I have ever ordered from them. I have made birthday cards, fathers day cards & now i'll be making some christmas cards!
If you take a sec and check out shutterfly's site I think you'll like them as much as I do!
you have quite a few options...
HOLIDAY CARDS http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery



PHOTO CHRISTMAS CARDS http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards



& CHRISTMAS INVITATION http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-invitations


are just a few of the cards that I LOVE!!!! Next YEar when Kristal & I do Our Holiday Party maybe this'll be the invite we use... sooooo keep looking in the mail for yours!.
I know Scott still has his Father's Day card sitting by the side of his bed. I don't think there's really anything better than christmas cards.. I love getting them & sending them. Hopefully this year i'll get them out soon!