Carlee's 1st Bday

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Our last trip to Kentucky

We did Build a Bear with the kids! What fun that was! Peyton named his dino Pea, you know, like the vegetable. Carlee's is named Indee.















Leigh and Madison thought they were the princess'. Maddy is getting too big!











Madison and Carlee look a lot alike mostly when Maddy was a baby.


Doesn't this look like a happy clan! We had such a good time together. We are a strange family! I have so many fun pictures to share, but my mom and sisters would kill me if I shared them with you!









This was Granny's favorite thing that Carlee does. I have taught both kids just a little sign language...."More" is Carlee's favorite. She doesn't really do it like it's supposed to be done, but it's still cute!!!

Hawaii Dress

This dress was passed on to me from my friend Hilary who lives in Hawaii. I met Hilary in Portland Oregon....she was a great neighbor. I will always have Hilary as my friend. Hopefully a friend that I can visit soon:)

30 and still kicking!!

Yes, I am 30! I am not afraid to admit. I guess you can say that I have embraced it:) Whatever.....just another year. We had a girls night out at Cheesecake Factory. What you see on that plate is Chocolate Pecan Turtle Cheesecake....does that not sound sinful! Well needless to say, I started my diet that next day. I have to get ready for my cruise with my mom and sis!! They will not look better than me!LOL!





This is my amazing sister-in-law and hair stylist:) I really enjoy living less than a mile from Katie. We enjoy the same things and love to get the kids together to play. Oh, and we love to talk about how much alike our husbands are. If it were possible, I think they were twins...one just came out 7 years early!!








Kathy and Julie are two amazing women that I work with and am glad to call my friends. Notice that I am towering over them both(well, I am wearing a little bit of a heal. And to think Kathy had on heals too!!

Carlee's 1st Birthday

Princess is her name...crying was her game. She had a good birthday until we starting singing. It was so funny. She did not want her cake. She did however enjoy her presents. Her birthday hat did not stay on for very long. We enjoyed every minute of her first year. It went by so fast. Dave and I really enjoy this stage with her, but sometimes miss the tiny baby stage. Both of our children have such personality. We could not have asked for better children.
















One of our favorite things that Carlee does is suck on her taggie blanket. I had made her a few awhile back and she loved them. The one pictured was a gift from Uncle Paul and Aunt Katie. She immediately took it out of the bag and away she went.
This was her expression when we started to sing to her. I believe she was really crying because she did not want to wear her party hat. I had found this hat at a boutique that was going out of business. It was such an adorable hat for a great price...love that.









What an amazing year! God blessed us once with our amazing son and blessed us once again with our adorable daughter.

Starting New

I have done this before, but not this type of blog. So bear with me while I figure this out. I tried back in October to start a new blog, but things were too hectic.

Here's what we are up to.....

Dave is working hard and taking his masters class in some long and boring name. He is getting his masters in education. We are ready for him to finish. He just returned from Mexico last weekend. He tries to go every year, but has only been twice. We hope to be able to send him every year because it is such a time of gratitude and blessings for him. A large group of men from our church go every February to build houses for needy families. It is a lot of hard work but enjoyable for Dave. He goes with his brothers and dad....I guess they do that male bonding thing (which means talk non stop about SPORTS and more SPORTS.

I am still teaching Preschool. I really enjoy teaching and working with some wonderful ladies. I just celebrated my 30th birthday. I was able to go to Kentucky with the kids a week before my birthday. I had a wonderful time with my mom and sisters. We did lots of shopping, eating, and giving each other a hard time. We did however plan a cruise together...we are very excited about that:) Gotta start getting in better shape!! When I returned, a group of us girls went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. Yum Yum! I believe I had the Chocolate Pecan Turtle Cheesecake...doesn't that sound amazing!!

Peyton is growing so much. He will be 4 in May. He has the most amazing vocabulary for a 3 year old. We spend lots of time laughing at what comes out of his mouth. He is very expressive and active. He is mommy's boy, but loves his wrestle time with Daddy. He currently is sitting with his head on my shoulder watching Little Bear. We all stayed home from school today. He has a fever and Carlee has an ear infection. Other than that, he is pretty much a hoot! He is defiantly jealous of his sister,but we are working on that.

Carlee just turned 1 last Thursday! I can not believe she is already 1. I love this stage, but I really miss the tiny baby stage. She is SO ACTIVE. Seriously, she is so busy all the time. She is such a girly girl. One of her favorite things to do is play in the clothes basket, which is full of clothes. She tries to dress herself. I have been meaning to catch her doing it and take a picture. She had a Princess party, and believe me she was a princess. She enjoyed opening her presents, but wanted nothing to do with eating her cake. It kinda shocked me because she likes sweets...and her brother defiantly had his face in the cake.

We are loving Arizona. As I am sitting here writing this, it is 79 degrees outside with a nice breeze. I would be outside enjoying it, but not with sick kids.

My mom and sister are coming out in April for spring break...we are going to have lots of fun!!


Not diggin the cake But Mommy was!!