{My Jett Is Four!}

Happy happy birthday to my Jett, who is four today!

Time needs to slow down!  I can't believe he is already four.

I love this little boy so much!

Jett at 5 months old.  I don't think he has changed at all!  :)

Here are some fun things about Jett at four:

-He loves dinosaurs

-He loves his blankies and still has a binky at night

-He is so tender hearted

-He is shy

-He loves Bubble Guppies and Max and Ruby

-He likes trains and cars

-He is so snuggly

-He tells me everyday that I am his best friend and sometimes tells his dad that too :)

-He likes to play outside and LOVES to swim!

-He loves jets and airplanes and says he wants to be a pilot when he grows up

-He is my pickiest eater

-He is so excited to go to preschool in the fall

We love you so so so much Jett!

{4th of July 2012}

The 4th of July is my favorite holiday!!!  I love America!  

We had an awesome day!  It was so great to spend time with our family and the people that we love the most.

My wonderful kids, minus Derek, who was inside with his dad.   Love these people!!!!

Little Lily Pearl ready to go to the parade.  She was so excited!

Kylie in her Lightbox parade outfit, ready to dance & tumble.

Punkie P with Grandma Joan.  She loves her grandma!

Me with my mom and sister.  Love them!

Derek and his cousin Bryson, waiting for the parade to start.

Blake and Ethan.

Ky tumbling with Lightbox.  Go Lightbox!!!

Lily and her cousin Hallie.  They are so adorable together.  I love them in their red, white, and blue!

So precious!!!

Ky and her cute cousin Abby.  

My Jett.  If they gave out an award for the most patriotic, he would win!  I could not get enough of watching him.  He waved his flag and clapped through the whole parade.  He waved at the Veterans that came by and they waved back and he was thrilled.  I love this sweet little boy!

After the parade, we went home and did naptime.  Then we headed over to my parents for our traditional 4th of July barbeque.  I was so fun!  The kids had popsicles after dinner and played outside.

My grandpa Walt with Lily Pearl.  She adores him!  I'm so happy that we have him to celebrate with.

Me and my mama.  She is the funniest mom in the land and I love her.  We always have a good time together!

Later that night, we did our own firework show in the front yard.  We usually go to the fireworks, but I thought it would be fun to just hang out and do our own.  It was awesome!  Lily P did her first sparkler and Ethan got to help his dad light the fireworks.

I am so proud to be an American!!!!

{Our 10th Anniversary in Vegas}

Adrian and I celebrated our 10th anniversary on June 5th.  We wanted to go somewhere fun to celebrate but we could only go for a few days because we have so much going on with the kids and everything else. We decided to go to Vegas!  I love Las Vegas.  I love all of the different kinds of folks (and they are very different :) and I love the heat and the lights and sounds!

We left on the morning of our anniversary and flew down. My mom watched the kids and poor Jett was so sick.  Poor mom and poor Jett.  It was really hard for me to leave my little ones.

We stayed at Planet Hollywood, it is my favorite hotel on the strip. It was so fun!  It has awesome shopping and really great places to eat.

This was my view as I layed on a bed by the pool on part of the roof.

I love my Adrian so so so much!  He was made just for me.  I love that we have the same sense of humor and we are so silly together.  He is my favorite person EVER!

Us shopping.

Me at Ceasers Palace, another of my favorite places on the strip.

My hot honey!

Me in the at the Lily Bar and Lounge :)

Hanging out by the pool.  It was AMAZING!  It was an over 18 only pool with a D.J.  We rented a bed that was next to the pool, had a few pina coladas and just relaxed for hours.  Best day ever!

Good lookin man!!!!!

We had so much fun!  I am so happy to be married to my very bestest friend.  Ten years, six kids and three dogs later, we love each other more everyday!

{Summer!}

We are having an awesome summer!!!!  I am enjoying having my kids home and not having such a strict schedule.  I am still running like a crazy person, since Ky is doing summer dance and Blake made the Strikers soccer team. 

It is nice to have our days together.  We are spending A LOT of time outside in the sun and swimming.  :)

We never want summer to end!

{Little Bijou}

I haven't blogged in forever!!! So much has happened in the last couple of months.

June 16th, we adopted a little rescue puppy.  'As Good As It Gets' is one of my favorite movies and I have always wanted a dog like the one in the move, a Brussels Griffon.  I love the strange little mushed face with the underbite. :)

Adrian and I were looking at homeless friends online a couple of days before Fathers Day and I joked that he was getting a dog for his Fathers Day gift.  He saw this sweet little munchkin face and wanted to go get her.  Her name at the rescue was actually Lilly, but we knew we had to change it. Having two Lilys would be a little confusing!  We filled out the adoption application and were accepted to be her family. 

We found out that she is a puppy, she was  born December 12, 2011, and she was rescued a day before she was to be euthanized from a puppy mill in the midwest.

Adrian named her Bijou, which is french and pronounced bee - ju.  It means a jewel, something small and delicate and exquisitely made.

The day we brought her home.  We were so worried she would be scared and possibly agressive but she walked into the house like she owned the place and loved the kids and Sweet Lou and Durban. 

Meeting Sweet Lou.  Lou was TERRIFIED of her at first, but she got used to her being around.  Now she just kind of ignores her. :)  Durban and Bijou have become best friends!  He is such a puppy at heart and they love to run around and play.  

Bijous new collar and tag that matched Sweet Lous.

Ky and Derek with Bijou the day we got her.  Derek loves animals so much and won't stop kissing them.  I love that he is so tenderhearted and kind to animals.

Bijou and her most favorite person ever!  She adores Ethan and sleeps with him every night.  

We love you so much Bijou and we are so thankful that you are part of our family!!!!

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{Easter - 2012}

This post is SO late!  Things have been so crazy busy around here! 

The day before Easter, we all went to Lagoon.  It was so much fun, my kids are at the most perfect ages now to enjoy it.  :)

Adrian and I brought the little ones home and gave them naps, the older kids stayed at Lagoon with our friends.  After naps, we colored Easter eggs.  It went over way better than I expected, they loved it!

Lily did a great job and didn't even crack any of her eggs.  They turned out so bright and pretty!

The Easter baskets that the Easter Bunny left.  Six baskets are a lot to fill!  Thank goodness for the dollar section at Target!!!

We went to dinner at my moms and did our annual Cousins Easter Egg Hunt.  It was such a fun time!

Ethan was having some blood sugar issues, so he was feeling horrible.  I was sad that he had to feel so crappy on Easter. :(  Next year will be better!:)