Update!

We have been really busy this past month going to carnivals, the library, book fairs, spring cleaning and have enjoyed lots of visitors! We blessed Kolby the end of Feb. and were lucky to have all of his grandparents, other family and friends make it for the special day. My mother in law made his cute blessing outfit and matching ties for the boys. Kolby has been growing like crazy and so she had to make two outfits because the first one became to small. I am so lucky to have someone who can whip out an outfit whenever I need!
And no brayden was not in the mood for pictures. Can ya tell? I'm not sure what I'm doing in the picture either.

My sister also just got married. We had my whole family (minus 1 niece and 1 nephew) stay at my house. It was a full house but we were glad everyone was able to stay here and that the cousins were able to play together. After the wedding me and my sisters families went out sledding. Since she is living in Houston her kids wanted to see some snow. I prayed we would find snow since we haven't really had any this year. Lucky for us we found some at the ski resort that was closed. Tanner about gave me a heart attack as he climbed to the top of the mountain and then hopped on the tube and sled down. He was going so fast and it sounded like an avalanche. I thought for sure he was going to crash into the building at the bottom of the hill. I was so glad mo was able to get him stopped before he reached it.

Don't you just want to squeeze this little guy. He's my cute little nephew I got to meet for the first time.
And last but not least is my handsome little man. He has been smiling up a storm but I haven't been able to capture the big smiles. At his 2 month appt. he weighed 12 lbs 15 oz. and was 24 inches long. He already wears a size 6 month pants. Unfortunately like his siblings I'm sure he won't keep his height for long but I still think he's cute.

The best things in life are free!

So ask my family and they might tell you I'm a nerd about couponing. They've heard me say "Oh I have a coupon for that" more times than they would have liked to I'm sure. And I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who gets real excited about all of my great finds. Here is a sample of a few things I've gotten for free on my last shopping trip. 5 bottles of dressing, 2 ketchup bottles, 2 gallons of milk, 6 boxes of granola bars, 10 snickers candy bars, 1 casade action pacs and a dollar off coupon on my next purchase. We have tons more coupons for free chick fil a sandwiches, dominos and pizza hut pizza, frozen yogurts for the whole family. We also took the family out for a buffet dinner last night. You guessed it, I paid $0. One time I got 26 boxes of pasta for free. I was a little nervous my coupons wouldn't work though. Not to mention I didn't want to have to tell the cashier I didn't want this whole conveyor belt full of pasta. Luck was on my side thank goodness. I think my kids think we can only buy something if I have a coupon for it.

Another one of the best things in life are your kids! Though they aren't free they sure can provide good entertainment. I was going through Tanner's folder from school and pulled out this beauty.It is a rocket that he drew a picture of the moon and stars in. And this is what it says. Q: Write a sentence about your picture. A: I never see the faces Q:Tell more about who is in the picture or what is happening. A: The face on the moon never appears. I love the moon. I don't care I just don't care. After I was a little confused and worried I asked him if he didn't want to do the assignment. After a few more questions he responded that he loves the moon but could care less if he saw the faces of the moon. It gave me a good chuckle.

Here are a few more of the best things in life, a family!

Kolby Trey!

We are happy to share that Kolby has FINALLY arrived! He was due on Dec. 31st but despite my efforts he decided to stay put a little bit longer. It seemed as though the hospital didn't want us to come and they didn't want us to leave. I had a scheduled induction time for Wednesday morning which I confirmed so I know we were on the list. I called that morning to make sure there was room and my first phone call said to call back because they were full. So I called a little later and they couldn't find me on the schedule and told me I couldn't come. Fortunately my doctor was there and cleared up the mess so I could come in. Because there were so many other babies being born at the same time I got started in a tiny triage room. Fortunately a lady got discharged and I got moved into her room! I had thought about going all natural during delivery but I chickened out this time and decided to get an epidural. My legs got good and numb but that was about it. All I can say is OUCH! I got nervous every time the nurse got close to the door. I felt like yelling out "You can't leave me in here, he's coming out." Lucky for me doctor and everyone showed up just in time! We like to leave the hospital as soon as possible and we told some nurses that was the plan but when the time came to leave everyone couldn't believe we were leaving and they asked if we wanted to stay another night. Kolby has definitely made his mark in our family. He is the only child to come after his due date, he is the biggest kid weighing in at 8 pounds 13 ounces and 21 inches long. He was delivered the fastest, just under 5 hours of labor. He is the only one not born in a sequence for dates ( Mo on the 17th, Tanner 16th, McCall 15th, Brayden 14th and me the 11th). We thought it would have been cool to have him on the 12th or 13th of the month but there was no way I was going that far over due. He is also the only kid the nurses haven't been able to get the security device off of. I think we had 4 or 5 different people try. And they all said the same thing, "i've never seen this type of clip before." Fortunately we were able to get it off.
The kids are in love with him and Brayden can not keep his hands off Kolby. He is always rubbing his head or sticking his face in Kolby's and sweet talking to him. It has been fun to see them so excited about anything Kolby does. I wish I would have had a camera ready when Brayden "helped" change a diaper. He got the diaper ready and as soon as Mo revealed a dirty diaper brayden covered his mouth, gagged and ran away yelling "oh man"!! We love having Kolby in the family and are so glad he's ours.

Merry Christmas!

We've been busy running all over this winter. We've enjoyed going to a live nativity, swimming, going to the zoo, McDonald's play land and free lunch, watching mo Ref basketball games, making Gingerbread houses and lots more. Unfortunately we didn't take pictures of most of the stuff we did. Brayden has been enjoying his preschool as well. He asks me everyday if it is preschool today. For his last class we went to a Gymnastics place and one of the mom's taught them a class. Since then I am now asked everyday if I will sign him up for a gymnastics class! McCall has been doing really well with potty training and she makes me laugh every time she "pushes". It is definitely a full body action. If we're not careful with the pants she wears both her pants and underwear will fall off as she dances around the house. I was glad that she was excited to get more underwear for her stocking stuffer! We had a great Christmas and were glad that Mo's sister Katy got to celebrate with us. Brayden had almost all of his presents ripped open before anyone else opened anything. To say he was excited would be an understatement. He reminds me of myself! When I told the kids lets start opening presents tanner grabbed the closest one to him and opened it. To bad for me it was Mo's gift that was probably the one present Mo didn't know I bought him. We had fun acting out the Nativity story and it was perfect that I could resemble Mary with my round belly. Tanner was Joseph, McCall was the shephard with her trusted monkey as her sheep. And in case you couldn't tell Brayden is our Wise Man.The kids got these fun towels from my In laws for christmas. I thought McCalls was quite cute with the antenna. She wears it around the house strutting her stuff.


It was a great Christmas and what a better day to celebrate it on than Sunday. I guess with being pregnant and so close to having a baby I feel a little more for Mary and what she went through. I have a hard time sitting in the car while Mo starts and stops and pulls in to store parking lots all the while bouncing around. I am so glad I don't have to ride a donkey. While watching the Nativity movie I noticed Joseph's expression as he and Mary walked into the stable. A look of helplessness as he looked around at all the animals and flies. He seemed to be saying sorry for the conditions Mary would have to deliver Christ in. I am so grateful I only have to drive the 2 miles to the hospital. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a Happy New Year. Hopefully my next post will be of the new baby.

Why it's Wheat of Course

Tanner has been so nice to always bring me plants he finds and thinks I'll like especially flowers. Wether it be dandelions or the neighbors flowers he will pick me a bouquet. So I wasn't to surprised when he brought me home something he found on the way home from school. I was a little surprised at what it was though. He walked in showing me the Wheat he had picked for me. He saw the wheat and thought "hey my mom can use this to make bread". He has asked me several times when I'm going to make bread out of it and then reminds me to cut off the ends since he pulled the roots up as well.
And I wanted to show off a dress one of my college roommates made for me 7 years ago. She made it for her sewing class and gave it to me in hopes that my first kid (Who I was pregnant with at the time) would be a girl. Tanner of course is a boy so I've held on to it and today it finally fits McCall!

Father Mo

Last night Mo and I went to a Halloween Party at some friends house and we decided to have a little fun with our costumes! Mo went as a Priest and I was a pregnant nun. I wish I would have taken my camera but I wasn't sure what we were doing at the party and I didn't want to hold it all night long. I wish I would have made the sacrifice and brought it. We had a dance in their garage that they had decked out in lights and a disco ball etc. And for those who didn't know Mo has some sweet dance moves. He probably danced as much as all the guys put together. He even got voted as the best dancer of the night and he graciously accepted his gift with a nice hip hop spin on the floor with all in attendance cheering him on. And who knew what a work out dancing could be while your pregnant. I was glad mo didn't mind busting his moves while my belly took a little break. I must have been subconsciously worried I would go into labor because I couldn't sleep very well that night because I was dreaming that I went into labor after dancing at the party. One of my favorite costumes which I wish I had a picture of was a dress a lady wore that her husband made out of balloons.

I need boy names

Some of you are so smart. I don't think I even noticed that McCall was wearing a big sister shirt a couple posts down but the answer is yes we are having another baby. It's a boy making a debut hopefully close to his due date on Dec 31st. We have no name ideas either. Everything we've thought of somebody else we are close to is using the name so we didn't want to use it to. Let me know some of your ideas. I'm starting to run out of time!