Wow!

Its been awhile! Where to begin. We had 2 birthdays and I neglected to do the 2 birthday tributes so I will start there.

Ethan turned 4 at the end of July. I made him a Mario cake. I thought it turned out pretty good for my first attempt at buttercream frosting transfer. I didn't get a chance to outline him like I should have but hey you can tell its Mario, right!

Ethan is my angle. He has such a sweet heart. There isn't a mean bone in his body. When his little brother picks on him he rarely fights back. He has also come such a long way this year. When he turned 3 he didn't talk, barely ever showed any emotion. Now if you can get him away from his siblings, he is just a little chatterbox. And he's such a smart little guy! He is a little addicted to video games, we are working on that, and he can play Super Mario Brothers Wii way better than any 4 yr old should! We love him!



Elijah turned 8 at the end of August. He will be getting baptized in Sept! Exciting stuff! He is such a great kid! Seriously. My Mom and Dad were so nice to take him for a week for his birthday. Our house felt so quiet without him. He is such a great help to me. He honestly loves helping take care of his younger brothers. Its amazing how much he loves them. He is also so incredibly smart. He is constantly amazing me. He gets along so well with the kids in our neighborhood, older and younger. This year he is in a 3rd/4th grade split class with 20 4th graders and 11 3rd graders. So far he is doing great and making friends with the older kids.

We also had an awesome week with Kristen and her kids. I love having them with me! Lizzy and Brayden are so much fun! My kids went through some serious withdrawal when they left. I am uploading a Montage of pics from her visit!

We also had our first day of school! Yay!! I was jumping for joy!!!!

We took first day of school pictures...


And 2nd day of school pictures (cuz that's how we roll)....


And 3rd day of school pictures because this hair just had to be documented! It was her idea!