Rodeo and Joshuas 5th birthday!!

I cannot believe Joshua is 5 years old! That flew by so stinkin fast!! He has such a great heart. He is so much like Patrick, which is so much like me. He has brought nothing but joy to our lives. We had his party on Saturday at the bowling alley. It was fun, he had a good time! The cake was adorable. Sunday was his rodeo, his last one of the season. He had a bit of a lazy sheep, but thats ok, he rode to the buzzer! Today we didn't do much. He wanted Steak, noodles and green beans for his birthday dinner, it was actually good. So heres his video and some pictures! On another note, Jared is COMPLETLY potty trained! He is doing amazing at it!!

A day at the Dentist!

Jared had his first Dentist appt today! He loved it, he loved the new toothbrush and toothpaste more lol!

I've had SO much fun with jordy! We have been to the pool a few times, bowling and I took her to get her nails done. Ooohh sometimes I wish I had a girl, guess when all my boys start dating and get married I will get my girl!

We are leaving tomorrow for the West side. Dont know how long we will be there. Its hard for me to be away from home and Don, harder for the boys, they are home bodies, especially the little two!

Well thats about it for now! Have a good weekend!!

Rodeo Part 3

He did awesome!! He did it all by himself, no one holding him! He is so excited about the next one! After we went to a park in Moses Lake with my fam! It was so fun! Meghan and Kevon came over, Amanda, Karla and Joel, Tara, Carrie, my Mom and all the kids! It was a blast! Uncle Kevon played in the water with the kids and they all clung to him!! All in all it was a great weekend! My sister and Carrie stayed with me and that was SO fun! We ate cake and watched The holiday last night...love that movie! Today we just hung out and ate lunch, my mom and lauren came over to visit, then everyone left at the same time =( I hate it when they leave =( But I guess its ok cause we are going over for 5 days this weekend!! Don will be miserable, he hates it when we leave, but since he cant come, not much I can do! Well Im off to put some kids in bed so I can finish the last book of Twilight!

My Baby boy is 12!

I cannot believe Parker is 12! It doesn't seem like 12 years ago that I had him. Sometimes it seems longer but most of the time it feels so short! He truly is a joy! He has such a great heart, he is always making friends with the under dog and is kind to everyone (except his brothers lol). He is offically a preteen =(

Kate

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate please pray for this little girl Kate. I got the link off Kellys Korner. They just found out she had a tumor in her brain, they are operating on it tomorrow, knowing that they cannot get it all b/c of where it is. I cant imagine what they are going through =(

Visit with Mam and Papa

Pictures from Joyce:

My Dad and Joyce came over to watch the last rodeo, Joyce took some great pictures so I thought I would put some up here to share. It was a really wonderful visit! I love it when people come to visit us! I forgot to mention in my last blog that it was fathers day. I was so lucky because I got to spend Fathers day with my daddy, my Don and John. Who could ask for anything more? I'm so lucky to be married to Don. I know I always brag about him, but really he is an amazing man. He isnt perfect by any means, but for some reason I think he is =) He is truly the best dad in the whole world! All of our boys love him so much! He is sent straight from above!

Rodeo Part 2

Here is the much anticipated video of Joshua. He did SOO much better this time, didn't even cry. It was short, but he held onto the rope this time! His next one is in 2 weeks in Moses Lake. We got him some chaps and gloves and then ordered him a vest. We are going to borrow The Lish's helmet and they can borrow our vest, then neither of us have to buy both. Works out good!

I have not seen my boys in forever! Parker has been with his mam and papa for a week, before that he was with my mom for a week. Patrick was with my mom for a week. She had Josh and Jared for a couple days too. It has been a quiet house! But tomorrow everything goes back to normal!

I am now only working Thursdays and fridays. I was going to stop all together, but some things came up and so I'm going to keep working. Which actually works out really well, I still get a paycheck and still get out of the house a couple days a week.

Jared has a twin size bed now. He looks so little in it, but he is in love with it.

Here they are standing in the rain, well hale is more like it, it was so much rain!

Since my last post my sweet Patrick has turned 10! Something that went entirely too fast! He is such a joy to us and at the same time can frustrate us. He is my twin in so many ways! He acts like me, looks like me, he is a mini me! Thank you God for allowing us to be his parents!

Well thats it for now, I'm going to close! Have a good weekend!