Update coming soon... I promise

On my mind lately....

In my efforts to find a better balance with every aspect of my life I have been pondering this a lot lately... thought I would share!

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52 portraits

I saw this blog where she was doing a picture a week for each child each week of the year.. I know I take more pics than that but thought it would be fun to do... I am behind and I need to look though my pictures I am sure I have enough to catch up the first two weeks...

Love my littles...

Shortly after Adley was born I wanted to get pictures of all the kids to give to the Grandparents for Christmas. Well after paying more than he wanted (anything is more than he wants to spend!!! Love you babe!) to have pictures of Adley's birth, I didn't dare ask (even though I am sure he would have indulged me because he's wonderful like that!) So I had a an idea to have my sister in law Stormy take pictures of the kids. I knew she had a pretty nice camera and liked to take pictures as a hobby. Plus I knew my Mom didn't have any and wanted some of my darling niece A. So I talked her into going out one day to try our hand at getting a decent picture of the littles. It was HARD work (so glad I am not a photographer!) and they didn't exactly turn out how I pictured in my head but it was nap time and getting cold and there were 5 kids... so not sure what I was expecting! I wanted to post them but had to wait until after Christmas so i wouldn't spoil it for my parents. Are my little just beautiful? p.s.  We are getting pictures taken in the spring when I am nice a skinny again and it's warm. I am already scheming in my mind what I want and outfits I am SO SO SO excited... my lovely friend Mindy is going to take them. She's amazing, you should check her out!

My smallest little has THE best smile ever... it makes my heart melt every single time and she does it A LOT!   

Looks like such a grown up little girl here, makes my heart kind of ache. 

My snuggliest little yet... I hope he never grows out of it! 

My Kaely-welly bug is getting so big it makes my heart hurt... He's so handsome! 

I never knew my heart could hold so much love in it! 

Before I forget...

a couple of things I need to remember...



Kael broke his Elbow a week ago on Sunday night. He and Brady were participating in the Stair Jump event in the Muir Olympics! He decided to go for 8 stairs and it proved to be a mistake... He told me later " Grandpa only said I might break my leg, he never said anything about my arm!" I didn't take him in until Tuesday night because it's not a bad break (turns out) and he wasn't complaining much I just noticed he wasn't using his arm AT ALL and figured it should have improved a little by then. Turns out he broke it at the bottom of his humurous and is considered his elbow. Thankfully it's not bad enough for surgery. They gave him a soft splint/cast and we have to go back today to meet with the Orthopedic Surgeoun to see if he thinks it needs a hard cast.

Oakley is our spicy little muchkin who has been saying the funniest things lately... for future teasing purposes such as at her wedding I don't want to forget what she said to me the other day.... right after she toots...
O- Hey guess what?
Me- What sis?
O- My bum just burped! HAHA (she thought it was hilarious)
Guess we need a little work on our being a lady lessons!

I am sure I miss out on recording SO much that they say and do.. I need to try harder to do better.