Little A's 2nd Birthday Party!

These are some pics from little A's birthday party at the request of MaDukes!! We had fun at little A's party. He was really sick though! We didn't even know if we could have the party and we had postponed it already before because of the move. But we made it!



Below is a pic of him opening his presents with the help of all of his cousins!! He didn't know really what to do which suprised me but it didn't take him long to get into the swing of things!!!


The next pic is of Big A whackin' the pinata! I didn't get a lot of pics of her so I definitely wanted to show her some how!! WOW what a hit! Do u like the garbage piled up in the corner? The party was about a week after we moved in. What was I thinkin'? Also we were very safe with the kids too. That's a copper pipe with electrical tape around it that she's using to hit the pinata. Awesome, huh?

The next pic is of the kids with MaDukes eating pizza. That's why little B's face had sauce on it in the other pic I posted before! I like big B's face! It's cool!

Well it was a fun party and I love doing them for my kiddos and everyone else's too.

I can't wait for Big B's party! He has a luau every year and it's a blast. I'll definitely post pics of that in July.

Have a great day! Remember to enjoy your kids while they are little! Help them become everything that the Lord wants them to be. They are amazing and fascinating to watch!

Well we have to get ready for Big B's game. It's not raining which is awesome so we're going to cheer him on! GO YANKEES!

My chore charts

I love seeing everyone's ideas about chore charts and packets so I thought I would post mine!! My kids are some of the few that love doing chores. Especially M. He asks me in the morning about when we can do chores! I know it's crazy! Little A just wants to put stickers on the chart but he does his fair share for a 2 year old!!!

I just took a poster board and drew lines on it until I came up with enough slots to write their chores down on. Then I added the dates to the smaller squares and the stickers go on top of the dates. At the end of the week I will count their stickers and give them their allowance. It's seems pretty simple and it is. Simple just works better for me!



These kids are too funny! Yes my hubbie is holding up little A's head! He would say cheese and look down! M loves his chore chart. It's his favorite part of the day besides video games!!!!

My nieces and nephews!

Well here are pics of my beautiful nieces and nephews!!! I put them in order from youngest to oldest on accident but thats ok!

This is a pic of Big A. She is a cutey pie! She's 2 1/2 years old! She's as pretty as a princess and tough as nails!



















This is Little B. He's 5 years old and quiet and keeps to himself. He is a little guy but hangs in there and stands his ground!!






















Below is a pick of middle K. She is 6 1/2 years old. She is all girl but she also can hang with the boys. I guess she has to because she's in the middle of two boys!!


















Below is a pic of my oldest nephew Big B. He's a kind boy and smart as they get. He has a good heart!

So there you have it! Part of my beautiful family! I would post brothers and sister in laws, but I have to make sure they would want me to!!! I love my family. Especially the kiddos! No matter what they always make me smile!!

I love my new house!

We just moved into our very first home and we are so very excited! I am so thrilled to be able to add touches of us to our own house!! So I thought I would post a picture of what we have done so far.

Below is a pic of our dining room. The balloons are not part of the decor but we had little A's birthday party before I took this pic. The color was a little scary at first but now it's my favorite. My hubbie picked it out. It's a relaxing color to me!





Below is a pic of the boys bathroom (yes we have our own bathroom...aaaahhhh!) We found this monkey curtain and thought it was perfect!!!!! So I based the wall color off of the shower curtain. It's awesome!!!!

Now this is my totally favorite room! The boy's room is so cool. I wanted to try to make their room look like the sky and I think we succeeded. Adam and I worked together and got it done. It took awhile but I think it looks pretty good if I don't say so myself! :) We found wall decals that look just like the planets and ta-da, it's a sky!

Well that's all for now. My brain is starting to go fuzzy from all the picture downloading and typing. Man I'm worn out!!(Just kidding!) Hope you enjoy!

Thank you Katy from the "Country Blossom" for the idea for rainy day activities! I'll post with the ideas I come up with.

Best Buddies!!!

My two little boys are the best of buddies!! They are amazing little guys and you'll have to excuse the comments I made before! If I would have had rainy day activities, maybe they wouldn't have been as crazy!! Wow, the mess behind our couch is bad! Well, I guess we were moving so it's kind of an excuse! Not really though!! I just hope everyone out there appreciates and loves their children!

"And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children." -Isaiah 54:13

I believe that if we give our children the privlege and oppurtunity to learn of the Lord, they will have the most amazing start possible. So today, look at your children, gather them up and say a prayer to a most kind Heavenly Father for the honor you have of raising one of His most beloved children!!

It's finally sunny! Must be why I'm in such a good mood!! HA HA!

(All the scriptures I will use is from the King James version of the Bible and the Book of Mormon)

What's a mother to do?

Today is a rip my hair out, go crawl back in bed kind of a day!! It's raining AGAIN! The kids are stuck in the house and are into everything that they can get into. Little A drew all over a chair with an orange Sharpie. M is doing ok as long as the word NO doesn't come out of my mouth. All I can ask is, "When's bedtime?"