cOoKiE

This is my new kitten, Cookie. I love animals, especially Cats and I have always had a cat for most of my life. I think I was about 5 when my parents got me my first kitten. Birtley doesn't love cats, so I have been understanding of that. I recently started begging for a kitten. He is AWESOME and loves me, so we got one. I love this little fur ball. She is so playful and my kids are totally obsessed with her. She is about seven weeks old and just teeny. She is so much fun. Loves to cuddle and play. I know this post may make me seem a little like a crazy cat lady, but oh well. I just love my new kitty !!!! and want family and friends to be able to see her while she is still little.





Cole with Cookie



Cookie likes to nap with Rett when he's watching TV, so sweet !!

Birtley loves cookie too !!

This is Carter asleep with cookie, the first night we brought her home

The big 3-0

I turned 30 this past weekend, and although I was kinda dreading it. I couldn't figure out a way to keep it from happening. It started a few weeks ago with a trip to Utah to visit with my Mom and sisters. It was so much fun. I have really missed them ever since I came home. I enjoy mine and Birtley's family so much. The father and sons campout was on Friday night, so I got a night to myself with Macie. My wonderful friend, Whitney, made an awesome cake for me and we played games and had a really fun night. On Saturday, my birthday, I slept in and was kinda lazy in the morning. It was wonderful. Birtley and the boys were home about 10:30 and he had to clean up all of the camping stuff and car because everything was a mess. I was so glad that he took the boys, they were too. The boys were excited for a month. They love their Dad and camping out. The whole day was just great. Birtley took care of all of the kids and I just had a quiet day. We went to dinner that night at Old Spaghetti Factory, yummo !!! Did some shopping (Birtley is so great to me !!!!) and went to see Iron Man 2. It was a AwEsOmE day. Thanks to all my friends and family who helped to make it special.

Gorgeous flowers that my Mom and Dad sent to me !!

Susie feeding Macie cake

Pretty and really yummy !!! Whitney made this lemon cake with a ganache (I don't know if that is how you spell it) frosting and white chocolate, oh and it had a raspberry filling. OH SO GOOD !!!

Happy Birthday to ME !!

Just the boys !!!

The boys right before they left, Macie wanted to be in the picture !!

Bubbles and Baby

Cole loves to play in the bathtub. I started the water and then he decided to add "bubbles" and of course when Macie comes to see what's going on, she wants to wash her own hair with all of the bubbles. Good times !!!

Rett Rett

Rett, my second little boy is just so much fun. Granted all of that fun is just too much sometimes, but he can always make everything so much fun. He has started wrestling and thinks it is so much fun. Here he is getting ready to go to practice.
I love how you can just see the mischief in his eyes and smile in this picture !!

Macie's Dance Moves

Sorry about the back and forth of the camera. I am still learning.

Valentine's Day Fun !!

I was in charge of one of the stations for Rett's Valentine's Day class party. I thought this little monster was pretty cute, so I was in charge of helping the kids make this. This one was the one I made as an example. My hat goes off to Kindergarten teachers. They have a really tough job. That many kids at one time is kinda crazy !!

There are 23 kids in his class. So we made 23 Valentine monsters. It was a ton of fun and work.


This is Rett's cute friend, Zuzu.


Here he is wearing his crown.

I went to help in Rett's kindergarten class for their Valentine's party.
Here's Rett making his crown.


Here's what Rett's Valentine's finished look like. They looked really cute !

Here is Rett finishing up his cards for all of his class.

My girl

It is so much fun having a baby for the fourth time. She is such a happy little girl and just goes along with everybody else. She makes me smile all of the time. I think she is going to be quite the little clown. I just love her and all of the love she gives to everyone in our family. I am not alone in feeling adoration and love for her. Everybody in our house is so in love with her. She has everybody around here just loving that she is in our family.

Macie's hairdo is from the applesauce that she mashed into her hair when she had lunch just before her art project.


Here is Macie making a picture to send to Braylyn and Kambria. I was surprised how much she liked doing this. She went nuts scribbling all over the cards. It was pretty cute.


I'm glad he loves his sister !