Brody loves his daddy, especially when he gets some good "playtime".
He is not easy to please, but there are things that please him most and always! One on one time with Mom, Dad, or big brother definitely please him.



His blankets definitely please him. He has two blankets. Both are the same texture just different colors. One is for him and the other is for him unless he really loves you or wants to snuggle with you. I really try to drop everything to snuggle with him when he asks - for several reasons. One, he is a very busy boy that rarely stops moving. Two, I am sure that his loving requests for snuggle time will come to a sad end at sometime in the nearer future than I would like. Three, did I mention he is a really busy boy? Four, how could I pass up the opportunity to use one of those "clean" soft blankets!?!?

Sometimes I wish I could be six again. I did have Mrs. Stevenson for first grade - she was at least eighty, and she could never remember my name which made me unsure of whether or not I was "well-liked". I had a mad crush on Pat Farrel - a friend of the family, I liked going on the swings and playing handball, I started my first dance class, I lost my front tooth, I was happy.

Emmie is six. She has Mrs. Cato for first grade - she is probably only fifty, but after 25 years of teaching, I am not sure if emmie is "well-liked" by her. She has an unaddmitted mad crush on a boy I can't mention because he is a family friend, she likes going on the swings and playing handball, she started her first dance class, she lost her front tooth, she is happy.

Here is Emmie being happy

I waited a long time to have my 3 boys. Davin waited 16 years almost exactly to have his 2 brothers. Sometimes they annoy him, sometimes he annoys them, sometimes they laugh together. Brody had his first sleepover with Davin. It was serious business. Strict instructions were given by BIG brother to little brother that if big brother's eyes were still closed little

brother under no circumstances was to speak to big brother. Brody has never waited to come

out of a room until 8:45. He did this day because he loves big brother like no other!

TAYLOR SWIFT is big at our house!

Can you believe by chance both Perry and Josie were invited to the concert. It is a good thing because Josie was invited first for Thursday night and it wasn't until the next day that Perry got her invitation for Friday night. They were not disappointed by the singing or the message. Davin was the only disappointed one as he has a mad 16 year old crush.

Spring Break 2010

Emmie's princess vacation at Nana and Grandpa's house. There is nothing like feeling special for a couple of days when you are part of a big family.



Thought I would post a rare shot of Brad and me. We are getting older by the minute, but we still like each other most of the time :)!



Kellen's first trip to the beach - he was a trooper with the wind, sand, and sunblock.


Perry's State Cup action shot. She is fun to watch, but then I am definitely partial.




Josie at the beach sporting her new bathing suit. Josie, I believe you are what they call a bathing beauty.






Brody has been waiting since last summer to go back to the beach. His day finally came, and it was the happiest he's been in weeks! He didn't even complain about the sticky sand.

Girl shot. Oh wait, I spy a boy in there :). You can see a glimpse of Perry's new bathing suit in this one.

Boy shot. It looks a little different than girl shot don't you think?

Brooke and Perry - friends for life cousins forever.

I have thoroughly enjoyed spring break. Busy mothers need the two week break. I hold no mothers including myself accountable for time schedules, dinner menus, educational improvement with their children, or good nutrition. I stop short at bath time! Family is a must and spontaneity too. It takes the first week to talk myself into letting go, and the second week to really go for it. This spring break, Perry earned 200$ running a kids club, had sleepovers and played her first state cup game. Davin ran his first post surgery race, worked out a lot, had sleepovers, and went to movies. Josie had sleepovers and her first break from soccer in a year. Emmie got to be part of the kids club, did a princess vacation at nana's, and a sleepover with cousin Lauren. Brody got just what he wanted from the Easter bunny, a light saber, and a day at the beach. Kellen didn't get his nap - hardly ever! The door to our home seemed to be open constantly. I got to touch my older children at least 20 times a day, which I know is optimal for emotional growth - they just don't seem to agree. I got to workout without babies and toddlers. I also took a lot of pictures with my new toy. I got to go out with the girls and see the play, "Legally Blonde". I took my two big girls and Kellen for a sleepover at Nana's. This included dinner, shopping (shopping is a big sacrifice for me, but nana always pulls through for her girls), relaxation, and breakfast. Now back to the grind until summer! Just like I tell Brody, "I think I can, I think I can!"