A few more pics...

...from the birthday party.  

 

 

 

 

Home Sweet Home

It's been 2 weeks since we moved into our new house.  We are loving all of the space and the kids love playing in the basement where they have all kinds of room to run around.  As excited as I was to get moved and out of our old house that was way too small, I must admit I do miss our old place in a way.  We lived there for about 9 years and have a lot of memories there. It was the first place Scott and I bought together.  We got engaged there.  Lived there when we got married, brought two new beautiful babies home to for the first time, buried two pets, and lots of other things along the way.  I will never forget seeing my babies take their first steps there, going for walks with them up the street, and watching them drag every toy into our living room.  But I am excited to create new memories at our new house and have a yard that they can actually play in and room to have friends over yet still have their own space. It's been a very LONG stressful process getting to this point and we are all glad we are finally moved in and getting settled in.  I can't wait to watch the kids grow up here and have this always be known as "home" to them when they are older.

A special thank you to Nathan, Mandy, Jerad, Dean, and Don for helping move all of our stuff.  To my mom for watching the 4 little ones during the move so we didn't have to worry about keeping track of them. To Connie for cleaning our old house so our renters could move in (I know that was a chore!) To Mandy for putting all of my kitchen stuff away along with lots of other stuff too.  To my Dad for helping Scott get TVs hung, getting a mailbox put in the ground with 10 inches of snow, and getting Nelly's kitty door put on.  We really could NOT have done all of this without every one's help.  We really appreciate it and are so lucky to have a great family and awesome friends.  We love you all!  Feel free to come and stay anytime! We love having company and so do the kids:-)

Rylan's 1st Birthday Party!

Since we moved right before Rylan's birthday I decided to have his party a bit later.  I didn't want to be rushed trying to get ready for a party when we still had a thousand things to put away.  I can't believe it's been a year since he was born.  It is so crazy how much faster the years go by when you have kids.  I am so grateful to God for blessing us with such a sweet little boy.  He truly brings so much joy to all of us.  I can't even tell you how much he loves his sister and how much she loves him.  They have the sweetest bond and as a mom nothing melts our heart more than to see that in your children so happy together.  I know the day will come when the arguing starts, so for now I am soaking it all in:-)  He is such a go getter and has no fear of anything.  He is not afraid to hold is own against the bigger kids but at the same time he is so sweet.  He smiles all the time and gets SOO excited when Kayla comes in the room.  He flaps his arms and takes off running after her.  I cannot imagine our life without him.  He fits into our little family so well and I just want to smooch and hug him all of the time.  He keeps me on my toes because he is into everything!  He is so different than his sister.  I don't remember her being this much work lol.  It keeps me young though right?!  Anyways,  Happy Birthday Buddy!  We all love you more than words could ever say.