Sunday, June 10, 2012

ANOTHER picture??

I think this might be Sidney's "oh shoot, she's taking ANOTHER picture" face!
LOLz

Japanese Mexican picnic

We had a "Japanese Mexican Picnic" with all the littles last weekend.
Tacos with 7 kids - OUTSIDE please!  (skips the mess indoors)
We didn't have the chairs out so we sat the table on the ground.
The kids sat around it.
The only other thing I need to say is:
"Kung Pow Kenichiwa"

BWHAHAHAHAH

Hopey & me!

Can I just say how much I love this girl!
She's such a little lover. 
Steph & I were laying/sitting in the grass while the kids played.
Miss Hopey came over & sat by me...next thing I knew she was snuggled in!
She's such a sweet thing.
She loves to fight with her brother, and get dirty.
Yet, she's this sassy, girly thing that cannot wait for Sidney to wake up so they can play barbies or kitchen or whatever little girls play together.
She loves being a littla mama to Sidney & Anthony!
It's fun to watch.
I think my favorite thing of all is her snuggles & hugs.
LOVE her to pieces!

Saturday, June 9, 2012

new games

It was a rainy day on Thursday so P-diddy & I decided to try out a new "homemade" game.

I simply wrote 1-10 on "parking spaces" on a sheet of paper.
Then he had to "park his cars" in the appropriate spaces I called out.
He quickly mastered the #'s so we did the alphabet.
He succeeded in doing this one as well & WE HAD FUN!!

10th Anniversary

Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary!

Hard to believe 10 years have gone by so quickly!
It's been one awesome ride, wouldn't change a thing!

I love this man & the 3 amazing children we've had together!!
LOVE YOU!!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Sidney is 2!!

Our sweet little missy!
 She had our hearts from day 1!
 Such a sweet little babe!
 These pictures bring me right back to when she was tiny!
 One of my very favorites of all time!!
We now have this beautiful little 2 year old girl.
She's full of giggles.
Loves to be read to, loves to color.  Loves going for walks & playing outside.
She loves her brothers, and LOVES her friends & especially little babies.
Probably her favorite thing to play is baby.
:)
On her birthday we went out to Country Kettle for lunch.

 Came home & hung out with these 3 sweeties
 She started getting excited to open presents, but I told her I needed her picture first.
 She was being silly.

She was NOT about to have me take a straight on pic...silly girl

 She makes my heart happy!
 Our beautiful Sidney Carin!
 Finally getting to open presents.
 The boys did a little helping.
 She LOVED her princess tent & ball!
 Cayden made her this adorable birthday card!
 Then it was cake time!
 She had helped me make a barbie cake! Turned out pretty cute!
 Happy Birthday to my Best girl! 
I love you all my heart!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

It was a "terantula" storm ~ and we survived!

The Marottek crew came up to camp out/fish/hang out.
They got a fabulous spot by Beulah Bay.
Justyn, Chuck & the 5 oldest kids camped out.
 Mine Svester & I stayed at our house with the "babies"
 us with "the babies"
 There was a storm brewing, so we quickly threw everything we needed to into the tents & went & got in our vehicles, Chuck drove up the hill with Charlie.
Steph & I were in the Escalade with all the little kids.  Justyn was in his truck.

The rain came hard & fast. 
I said "hmmm, I wonder how well Chuck has his boat up on the shore"
Then we giggled a bit & looked back at the boat, it was about 10-15 feet from the shore, we could not get it.
so we watched as it floated out into the lake.
Further & further away.
Then it hailed for a minute.
When it stopped we got out to survey the damage & found this:
 And TONS of water.
 The 3 middles had a blast playing in the mud & water & making a waterfall down the hill.



 Who said camping wasn't fun?
 See that white spec over there? That's how far away the boat floated.
 muddy kids
 my best girl & me
 the 3 amigos
 My love & I
" See mom, I got dem"
 Sidney wanted to play in the water too
 and splash with sticks
 Chuck got a ride out to his boat from a friendly fellow boater.  Such nice people.
 Sidney was wondering what was going on.
 Pretty girl
 photo bomb.....and dirty kids
 HE MADE IT BACK
 Charlie even had fun getting muddy
 MUD
 sneaking up on the muskrat
 .Reading all the kids some bedtime stories
 AND they're out!