Up for air..........

Yes, we are ALIVE!!!! I am surfacing for air.

Glad to put last year behind us and looking forward to a new year with new experiences and lots of memories to make. I should apologize for missing a whole year on here, but let's be honest it wasn't my favorite year. I'm sure I will eventually tell you bits of it, mainly for your humor. (not mine)

As for now We're moving forward. So.........stay tuned..........more to come!

Just a little peek.... I really do wish they'd stop growing!

And I can't resist posting this one...CHEESE!!!

Merry Christmas

This Christmas was a quiet one. Tony took the week off and we all really enjoyed each others company. We played lots of board games, watched Christmas movies (confession....I have never liked A Christmas Story but watching it for the first time with the boys and listening to them laugh so hard I think I like it now) and ate lots of good food. This Christmas truly was lovely. The kids got spoiled and it was just really nice to be together. Here's a little bit of our Christmas.

She's walking!!!

This year Belle has left us in awe. She has learned and grown so much. She hasn't let any sickness or heart surgery slow her down one bit. She has accomplished so much this year. We are so proud of her. She is amazing. We all just want to eat her up. I think if she could talk she would say her favorite accomplishment this year is walking. She has been walking for a month now or maybe I should say running. She is incredibly proud of herself and we are to. We love to see her new independence. This video is a bit dark and not so good but we just wanted to show you how stinking cute she is walking.

If you are listening to our playlist. This is her song. We blast it through the house and sing as loud as we can to her. "When we see your face there's not a thing that we would change cause your amazing just the way you are. And when you smile the whole world stops and stares for awhile because girl you're amazing just the way you are. "

She is the world to us and we feel so very blessed to have her in our family.....

Happy Birthday Jonah!

It's hard to accept that this little bug......


Is now this big bug....


I can't believe he is 10 already! Where did the time go? This kid is an amazing kid I tell you. He is kind, helpful, loving, smart, obedient, creative, he is a great brother, and can always make me smile. We are so proud of you Jonah! Happy Birthday buddy!

Halloween

This year was Belle's first Halloween she dressed up. She was going to be a ladybug with a tutu but everyone kept saying she looked like Minnie Mouse. In the end we borrowed Minnie ears and she made the cutest little mouse I've seen. Since I was pretty focused on little miss, for the boys it came down to whatever you could come up with before school the next day. Jonah decided he didn't want to be anything scary and decided on a laundry basket. Kiegan was his idol of all times, John Lennon. And Tate was dracula but refused to wear the fangs that Tony drove all over town searching for the night before. It was an interesting Halloween but they of course made out like bandits and they all had fun. Belle decided she didn't so much like Halloween. Mainly just other people dressed up in paint, masks, and hats. Not fun for a little one. She does like to play in her tutu and make it swirl. She is so girly!
(The pumpkins start with Kiegan and go down to Belle)