Happy Father's Day

I just wanted to take a moment from our busy life to say a big Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy in the world! Ben you are a wonderful father to our children and I enjoy sitting back and watching you interact with them. They think the world of you! Thank you for always being here when you are needed. You are my best friend and a wonderful husband. I don't know what I would do without you, and I don't ever want to find out! I love you!

Rylee says:I love you, We always take bike rides.

Baily says: I like you very much and I like it when you launch me on the trampoline and I like it when I cuddle with you.

Chance says: Hi

Chase says: Why does my pillow smell like bacon?

Peek a Boo

The other day Rylee was having so much fun peeking around the tree at me I couldn't resist I had to get the camera. I love how the pictures turned out! Now I need to take the time to adjust them these are straight out of the camera :) Enjoy!

Braces

Well it has been along time again so I have a lot of posting to do LOL. Chase got braces on May 14th. For the first few days he was only eating really soft stuff. He had to adjust to the new bite, having the brackets on made is teeth hit kinda funny and was saying that he couldn't eat because he couldn't chew. I told him it would get better and now he is doing fine. I took pictures on the 14th because I know we are going to see big changes really fast and I want him to be able to see them too :) So know I have one down and three more that will need them. I think by the time Rylee gets them they should be free :) We will have paid our dues!

It Is A Sad, Sad Day!

Last night Chase was standing next to Ben and we were thinking he had grown a lot lately he is catching up to him. Chase has been waiting so long and it is finally here.... It is official my oldest son is now taller then me :( It is true he is now taller then me. That means in the last month he has grown over a inch in height because it was only a short time ago that I was still a little bit taller, but not no more. I still can't believe how much he is growing, I wish he would just stop next thing we know his new jeans I just bought are going to be to short!

Easter

Rylee and Chance

What a good big brother!

can you tell she din't want him to stop holding her!

Rylee couldn't decide what color she liked best.

Baily Bug

Great find Chase :)

Can you get it?

Nothing like a egg hunt in the rain!

Baily got Pop Pop on the Wii!

Aunt Holli got them all swords they were having so much fun getting Nay Nay!

Get him while he is down!!

I know, I know I am slacking again :) I figure it is time to finally post some Easter pictures :) We had a great Easter, busy as always! A very fun morning the kids woke to baskets with very little in them and a note left from the Bunny himself. The note was the first clue to a Easter hunt :) The kids went all over the house finding clues and prizes until the last clue lead them to the washing machine in the garage, where they found a large wrapped box. When they opened the box the look on Chance's face was priceless :) The big bunny had got them a Wii. I think everyone was surprised :) They couldn't wait to hook it up and they have been enjoying it ever sense. After that we all got ready to head up to Salem to Ben's moms house. There they colored eggs and did a egg hunt in the house because of the rain. After the first egg hunt they really wanted to hunt outside so Daddy and Aunt Rachael hid the eggs and off they went in the rain to find them. They love the egg hunts at Nama's house. After lunch at Nama's we headed to my parents house the 12th is Pop Pop's birthday so we had Easter dinner with Nama and Pop Pop they whole family was there and Uncle Nay Nay and Aunt Holli kept the tradition of a egg hunt that they do for the kids every year. It was a fun filled day and I am so thankful to be able to celebrate the wonderful fact that we are all saved because of the Grace of God! Jesus died on the cross for US!!!!

Obituary

I am so thankful for his sacrifices!

Spring Break

Newport, Bay Front


I love those sandy toes!!

The kids trying not to be blown away :)

Baily at the top of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Chase

Chance in a cave

Mommy and Rylee

Me blocking the wind

Daddy and Rylee

The kids in a small cave they found.

Rylee found her first sea star

Well Spring Break has come and gone it sure wasn't long enough! We didn't do as much as we wanted to but we did get in a round of Mini Golf and a trip to the coast. Rylee loves to go play mini golf! It is so funny to watch her chase the ball around until she gets it in the hole. The kids all had fun with it and Daddy was getting into it to. Yesterday we headed out to go to the coast. On the way over we had rain and hail but it cleared up when we got over there and we had a nice sunny day! The wind was very strong when we were at Yaquina Head but it made for some fun pictures. We hit up the tide pools and walked around on the rocks. The kids wanted to go inside the Lighthouse but it wasn't open yet so we decided to leave and come back later.When it was time for lunch we realized that the picnic lunch wasn't going to work with all the wind so we decided to head to Mo's. After lunch and a few other stops we headed back to Yaquina Head to see if we could get into the lighthouse. When we got there the lighthouse was open. Baily and Rylee were so excited they were tall enough to make the trip up the 110 stairs to the top of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. We then went to have some fun on the beach. We knew couldn't come to the beach without taking the kids to see the seals down at the Newport Bay Front! Rylee said that was her favorite part was seeing the seals she was so excited! It was a great family day! We love to spend time at the coast! I think Ben would like to live over there but for right now I think we need to stay where we are :) But it is great to be able to spend time at the beach.

Boys will Be Boys!

I think she is regretting her desision to tell Chance!

While walking to the school yesterday Rylee and I saw a snake. She was thinking it was kinda neat because it wasn't moving. Well today it was still there in the same general area. very strange that it would still be hanging around! So Rylee had to show her brother. I think she is now thinking that was the wrong thing to do :) Chance started moving it around because he wanted to pick it up. I don't think it was to happy with him because it kept opening its mouth in defense. Rylee was freaked out she liked it when it wasn't moving but with it out moving around she didn't like it one bit :) Chance thinks maybe there is babies around there and maybe that is why it is still around and being so defensive. Who knows but playing with snakes is something all boys (except Chase who hates snakes) have to do! Oh the JOYS of Boys!!!

Spring Fever!

Ok I admit I think I have a bad case!! A bad case of Spring fever that is :) We have really been enjoying the sunshine! Walks outside, basketball, riding bikes and the bulbs that are coming up are so refreshing!!! When we moved in last July I couldn't wait until spring so I could see what bulbs were planted at the new house. I am seeing crocus, daffodils and tulips so far and I am loving it! Such a great thing to see, it makes me want Spring to come that much more. Bring on the warmer weather :)

Snowflakes

I know I have been a little Ok a lot flaky :) I will try to stay on this and keep up with the updates on a regular bases! Have you ever seen a snowflake close up? I know when we make snowflakes we fold a piece of paper and then cut pieces out to make a shape that is uniform right? Well I don't think I had ever seen a snowflake up close until yesterday when I went to take the boys to school. I went to get in the car and it was snowing tiny flakes. On the hood of the car I say these tiny little perfect snowflakes. You know just like the ones we make :) They were perfectly uniform I was amazed and so were the kids. Ok maybe you have seen this before, but I hadn't and I loved it! It is just another thing that shows me that there is a God!!! I do not believe that snowflakes as perfect as they are could just happen! What a amazing God we have!

Heartchild Giveaway!

Hey there everyone Angie over at Heartchild is having a giveaway, it is her blog anniversay and she is giving away some of her favorite goodies. Angie is a wonderful homeschooling mom who has a beautiful family and she has alot of great things to say so go check her out!

Christmas (Finally) LOL

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

Our Tree

Chase loves to read he was so excited about the new books he got he couldn't wait to dig in :)

Uncle Nay-Nay and Holli got Baily 10 packages of pudding LOL

Do you see his tongue hanging out in the picture?

He was so excited I think everyone was surprised by that one :)

But he LOVED it!

Chase and Chance checking out the funny book that came in Chase's stocking LOL

It fit our family well :)

Chance got another Beaver jersey

He now has a black to replace the one that is signed that he wont wear now.

My little model!

Rylee's favorite word right now is Fabulous!

So she now has a shirt with her favorite word on it!

Every year the kids always get new games. This year Baily wanted a game called

"Guess Who I Am"

This game has been alot of fun I think they are playing it at least 3 times a week :)

So as you can see we had a great Christmas!

I have been blessed that I am not pulled all different directions on Christmas.

Ben's side has always done Christmas on Christmas Eve so we go to Nama's house on Christmas Eve. We get to do Christmas morning at home, then it is off to Nama and Pop Pop's house around 11:00 for Christmas there. It is nice that we all get to do the traditions we grew up with every year and no one is left out! It is a win win situation :)

It was nice Ben having a break from school so we could have some family time. It was much needed :) It was kinda sad that he wasn't at HP anymore ( Then he would have been off work for 2 weeks!) But because he works at OSU now he didn't have a bunch of time off. But we did sneak in some family time.