Another year completed!

Can you even believe that school is out again? This year flew by! I now have 3 full time students.:( I can't believe that Lane and I will be all alone next year. What will we do?

Our little man graduating kindergartenThe cap toss.:0

Congrats Bud, We love you!
Cupcake time

Jordan and Mariah on the last day of school. They got their teachers flowers. I love when they love each other!

It was a fun year of ball....

We completed a fun year of baseball. It was a great time for all 3 kids. They learned so much, I was really impressed. We got to get to know some really fun people too. It was kinda sad to see it end.

I just love this little man....So cute in his little uniform!

Our tough 3rd basegal!

Our Power Hitter!!

Carter and his trophy
The end of the year party was at the coaches house. They have a great big blow up water thing. The kids loved it.

The girls with their amazing coach.

Tolmie State Park

We went on Carter's field trip on Monday. But first I have to share a picture...last week I helped the class make their shirts that they were going to wear. They painted a real fish, and then we stamped them on the shirt. Lane got to make one too. He loved it! He kept saying "can I take my fish home", too funny...they stunk so bad!

Here is Carter in his on the field trip.

I brought the gang, The girls were so excited to skip school! They had been to the same field trips in the years past. They still had their shirts, so it was so cool to have them all match.

The sun was in all their eyes, so kinda a silly picture if you look at all their faces.

Carter and his whole class

Jordan's best friend is Carter's teacher's daughter. (Did you follow that?) So she came with us too.

The tide was way out so they get to see lots of sea life. One of the Dad's scuba dives and brings up lots of great stuff. We have lots of fun!

I have been Tagged!

Please copy and paste this list, obviously changing the answers to your own, and post a new blog.

A. --Attached or Single? Attached 100% Been married 10 years in Sept.

B--Best friend/s? I am blessed with a lot of great friends. Alysa my sister is of course my #1. My sis in law Erica, My cousin Jenny. And LeAnn is my friend since high school, that is still putting up with me.

C--Cake or Pie? Pie, I love the creamy ones....Chocolate cream pie, yum!

D--Day of Choice? Friday, even more right now, Clint is home!

E--Essential Item? besides my kids? Cell phone, water, keys

F--Favorite Color? Red

G--Gummy bears or worms? bears


H--Hometown? I always say Tumwater....but Clint corrects me and says Orting. I can't argue, I love Orting. But a piece of my heart is in T town

I--Indulgence(s)? Chocolate, ice cream, fried foods! my list is a mile long:)

J--January or July? July, I love summer.

K--Kids? 4, Mariah 8, Jordan 8, Carter 6, and Newborn Lane 3

L--Life is incomplete without? My family, friends, laughter, good food (Heidi, you nailed that one!)

M--Marriage date? Sept 11, 1999

N--Number of siblings? 3, Lydia, Carole, and Alysa

O--Oranges or apples? apples...allergic to Oranges

P--Phobias or fears? Losing family

Q--Quotes? I can't say I have a favorite...but I like this one. "Being a parent means never having a minute but always making a moment.

R--Reason to Smile? School is almost out, I love summer!

S--Season? Summer , what is better than a good tan?

T--Tag 5 people? Andy, Kristin, Stephanie, Jenn, and Lanette

U--Unknown Fact? I am allergic to, watermelon...all melons, oranges, raw carrots, avocado. And much more. Only since I was pregnant with Carter. It swells my throat and mouth. :(

V--Very Favorite Store? I love Target, & old navy

W--Worst Habit? Falling asleep during every movie I try to watch.

X--X-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasounds, so many with twins!

Y--Your favorite food? I love BB-Q's. Chocolate!

Z--Zodiac? Aries

I Can't Believe Our Newborn is 3~ Happy Birthday Lane!

I just can not, and do not want to believe that my baby is already 3. I feel like I just brought him home from the hospital. I wish I could just freeze him to stay little. He is so much fun...He truly completes our family. Lane brings so much joy to all of us. The little things that they say at this age is the best. For example, as I am sitting here typing. He is playing at my feet with his new toy. I just told him to be quiet, mind you it is 10:30. (Spoiled, still up, when all the other kids are in bed...Times sure change, Our other 3 kids were never up past 8:30 at this age, or any other age. He is my buddy when Clint is gone.:)) And he said, "It is OK mom, Carter is asleep, he is asleep hard." ( asleep hard= sound asleep. He is so smart, but so naughty LOL!)

I am so Thankful for our Little MAN!

This is his AMAZING cake his Auntie Alysa made for him!

Thank you to all of you, who made his birthday so special! We love you!

My Pretty Girl!

My little diva, Jordy. I was lookin back at my posts and I never just share about Jordan. She is getting so big! I feel like she is turning into a little tweenager. Is that what you call it? I was so excited the other morning...She is starting to not let me get very creative with her hair, she thinks things look to babyish. But she came in the bathroom and asked for 2 buns. I almost fell over with excitement. She looks too cute!

She is so special! She is such a awesome big sister. Mariah too, but this is about Jordan.:) I am so thankful for my huge helpers!

Fun with family...

We had a fun weekend, but why does it go extra fast when it is sunny. I love warm weather! We went to my sister Lydia's house on Saturday to celebrate all our spring birthdays. There is so many of us now, we have one big party. It was so great being outside to enjoy the weather and company.

(My beautiful sister Carole and Me)

(My other beautiful sister Lydia and her daughter, my adorable niece, Sara)

I had to throw in this picture, from one of last weeks games. Carter and his team sit on buckets when they are up to bat. Carter let Lane sit with the team. I love moments like these!

I am so excited! 50 pounds!!!

About 3 months ago I went in to the doctor for a physical and I learned that I had elevated blood pressure. I pretty much freaked out. I, being almost 30 couldn't except that. With my Dad dying at 53 of a heart attack...that was not the route I wanted. So I have been changing my habits. I have been eating better and working out. I have not posted any of this on here, afraid of failure. But I told myself at 50 lbs I could share with all my blog buddies. So here you go 50 lbs later! It has been a total life change. And I am doing this so my kids will have a mom for a long time.

My journey is still going strong. I first set out with a goal of 88 pounds in mind. That is the weight when I married Clint. So I still have 38 to go! Then of course the toughest goal to maintain it. I could use all the advice or tips any of you may have. Please share! I will keep you posted. Wish me luck!

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers day to all you wonderful mothers!

I am so thankful for my 4 special kids that make me a mom. They bring me so such joy. Being their mom is the best thing in life!

Baseball season has begun....

Our 3 little stars have begun. They are going so great. Mariah and Jordan are on the same team, This is their first year playing, and they are both learning so fast. Mariah has every parent talking about her pistol of an arm. Jordan has come so far too...Great job girls. They haven't yet had a game due to our awful weather. 2 rain outs... Yuck!! I am sure I will have a lot more posts on this. Games 4 nights a week. It is kinda crappy...The games are on the 4 nights Clint is gone. He is gonna try to drive home to catch a few games.

Carter had his first game last Tuesday. He did so great. He is quite the little hitter!

I just love his little booty in his pants!

My little #8.

It should be a fun year of baseball.