Up and running...finally!!

Sorry it has taken me so long to get these posted!  I was having technical issues!  We have had a lot going on since I last posted pictures...I'll try catching you up on everything.

Christian came running into the kitchen and told me Ruthie had fallen asleep with a book on her face.   This is what I found in the living room. 

That same week Miss Brielle decided to fall asleep while watch cartoons...

I got these of the boys and Ruth one morning before school..

Before school got out Micah had mini-track meet he was in.He was pretty excited about it, and even more excited to be running a relay with the bigger kids (2nd graders) because they didn't have enough runners and he was the fastest in his class.

Long jump!

Basketball

I planted a garden this year and had three great helpers!  Christian, Gabby, and Micah  It looks great and we hope to be feast soon!  Christian checks eveyday to see if we have veggies. :)

These next batch of pictures are ones I snapped of the kids.  I really like all the ones of the girls.

It's a loving choke-hold...I promise.

Shut your mouth when you're talking to me!

Best friends!

These were taken at Marilyn's house (Brad's great-aunt).  Joshua graduated from high school so we had a family get together.  It was great getting to meet more family and getting caught up with Sue and Marilyn.

Ruthie singing in the yard.

Joshua (the graduate) and the kids

Marilyn and Jerry (Brad's 2nd cousin)

A wrestling match broke out in the backyard, so of course at some point Brad had to join in.  Josh gave him a run for his money.

The fellow on the ground is Josh's older brother, Joseph

The whole family!!

My grandparents were in town for my cousin's gradution.  They hadn't been here in a year so quite a lot had changed!

4 generations!

Eggs, cake, and dancing

Hello again! What a beautiful Easter it was this year. We went down to Boise and stay with friends(the Moore Family) on Saturday night, and then went to church and met up with my family. The girls were in matching dresses with flowers in their hair and the boys had matching shirts. When we got back from church we told the kids the Easter Bunny had set up an Easter Egg hunt for them...Brielle wasn't fully aware of what was going on until she saw some pink eggs "hidden" just for her. They all had a blast! As usual it wasn't enough time with Grandma and Papa...we always want more, but we enjoyed ourselves!

Papa and 3 of the kids

Ruthie slept through the big hunt.

Micah fillin' up the bucket!

Christian on the move.

Brielle on the hunt!

Grandma Julie (my Mom)

Papa and silly Liz

She talked Papa into helping her look.

My hunny and me.

All the kids!

Brielle and Mary watching the squirrels.

The next couple pictures are of the kids playing. I like catching them when they don't know I'm watch...it always ends up sweeter.

Brielle and the boys having a tea party.

Christian turned 6 this month so we had a sports themed party for him. We invited 12 friends, but 4 showed up. He was a little dissapoint, but still had a blast.

Christian and his football cake.

The birthday crew.

Brielle and I had a girls day yesterday. We went and watched our friend's daughter dance in a competion. Brielle loved every minute! She sat through a lot of preformances. Afterward I took her to luhcn and she was so happy to have me all to herself she could barely contain it.

Gabby dancing (she's in the middle)

Gabby and her team did so well! Great job Gabby Girl!!

Welcome to the family Luke and Yoda!

This last weekend we got to calves. They are very young and have to be bottle fed. I wasn't able to get great pictures because my camera batteries died and we can't find the charger...bad combo! Anyway I got these taken with my cell phone. The kids are really loving farm life and Brielle is getting very attached to the "moos" aka cows.

I had to post this one because Brielle is taking her babies everywhere! She took over the sock basket and made it in to a boat or car...we haven't figured out all her language yet!