rebekah's day

i don't have any pictures, i know i'm a bad mom. today was the fathers and sons campout for our ward, and rebekah was feeling very left out and sad. so i told her that today was her day, and we could do anything she wanted, within reason of course! my sister and her kiddos were here around lunch time, so once the boys hit the road, we did too. tattie graciously offered to stay here while all the babies were napping, and rebekah and i went to see the new movie, "up". it was quite a cute and touching little story at first, then gets a little creepier and made the poor girl jump out of her skin. i kept reassuring her, it's just a movie, it will be ok. thankfully, all the other kids were whimpering with her, or i might have been embarrassed at the constant, "mom, i'm scared, what's gonna happen now??" i enjoyed the movie, and at the end she breathed a gigantic sigh of relief. then she told me, "mom, i don't know if we should get that one when it comes out, it was a little scary for the younger kids!" i burst out laughing, and said, you mean YOU?!?! what a character. (don't let that turn you off from seeing it, it really was a good flick!)
then, she wanted a lot of options for dinner, so i thought souper salad sounded like it would have all the choices, and wouldn't break the bank. after trying everyone i could think of, it looked like we were going solo. then tattie, who had just left my house, called to see where we were going, and could she come too. so it was a little crazy to have all the babies at the same table, but it was fun. and rebekah even got ice cream with sprinkles. yummy! then we went to grandma scooter's house, which they lovingly call my mom. we all played and chatted there for a few hours, until i took the exhausted kiddos home to their little beds. tomorrow we are going to pick out some new nailpolish colors and have a little painting party before the boys come home. sound like a good enough time for rebekah's special day?? i hope so!! and here i sit, pondering why i am typing instead of sleeping. hmmm..... i think i'll do that now. night y'all!

changes

miss rachel decided that she really likes spagettios with meatballs. can you tell? and thank goodness for the long sleeved bibs that actually cover the clothes!! the only part that got it was the cute little sleeve hanging out of the wrist under the bib.








rachel has started giving caleb lots of hugs. she almost knocks him down if he isn't expecting it!! she wraps her arms tight around him, and rests her head on his shoulder. then she pats his back with her tiny little hand. could she be any cuter??

rebekah had her spring sing, and graduation from kindergarten. can you believe the little princess is getting so old?? seeing her walk in with her class, and go up on stage really hit me this time. she started kindergarten early, she technically should be starting next fall. but she was more than ready for school, and actually did better than most in her class! i am so proud of her, and can't wait to see what she does next! she is growing up right before my eyes!

rachel backs up and sits on whoever happens to be behind her. we were waiting for the program to start, and my dad was sitting next to me. instead of sitting on his lap, which she couldn't reach, she backed up and planted herself right here, leaning into leg! it was very funny.

our pool is not functional at the moment, so i got a baby pool, and we put it at the bottom of the slide. that way, you can go down a water slide into a pool, kinda!! here we are spraying each other and being goofy. looks like fun, huh? hey, you do what you can to keep cool!!

lots of kiddos

so yesterday, i needed to get some of the clothes back from tat that abby has outgrown. i was at the walmart down the street from her house, so i called to see if i could drop in and get them. she told me andrew had been up all night complaining that his ear hurt, so i told her i would watch the babies so she could take him to the doc. after being at her house looking through clothes for a couple hours, the kids were getting rowdy, so i took everyone home. (i babysit, so that made 6 kids!!) we had a crazy fun day, and here are some pics of the kids playing in the backyard. they rode their scooters and cars around in a circle chasing each other down. it was very fun to watch, but i didn't really get a good picture of it.
rachel, climbing out of the dishwasher for the umpteenth time, and this time, i had sam and abby trying to climb in too!!

our pool needs to be resurfaced and repaired, so here is our pool for the time being. and the hose on the trampoline works too!! looks like they are all having fun, right??

spring sing and fun

the quality of this pic didn't end up so good, but this is rachel today, and rebekah at 6 months. they were in the same outfit, so i thought it would be fun to compare. think they look alike??




















colby was in the spring sing at school wednesday night. dad had to help grandpa with a blown tire in phoenix, so i got to bring the kiddos to the concert by myself. it was very entertaining. rachel just wanted to go up and down the stairs next to our seats, and only fell twice. (with bumps to prove it!!) she was so cute though, she had everyone around us oohing and aahing over her. and she milks it too, flashing that grin and baby blues at them!! we are in for it with this one!!



and then, we took some more pics of the kids in their spiffy duds sunday. i can't resist, they are so cute!! aren't the boys handsome??

new easter duds

i was really into matching outfits this year. it is the first time i have found all the clothes to match the different sizes that the kiddos are. the boys are looking sharp in their black shirts, and cool pinstripe pants and ties. it was very fun to dress them up this year! and the girls were in these fun dresses. rebekah's even came with the cute little purple shrug to match. who could ask for more from walmart??


i think i have some pretty cute little munchkins!!

eggs and silly kids

these are my silly kids. caleb and rebekah dyeing easter eggs with their cousins, and having a blast.




colby and caleb got the same shirt at disneyland, and here they are sporting them with their matching camo shorts. aren't matching kids so fun??

disney vacation

so the genius that i am, i brought our camera to disneyland in the car, but never got it out!! so the only pics i have are in the car on the way home. sorry guys. there are some very cool pics to come of the whole crew that was there. we paid a bunch to have the little camera people take our pics together a few times. so those pics will be posted in a while.

ok, back to these. colby and rebekah got very tired after taking dramamine, which keeps them from getting sick. so here they are getting sleepy. and kinda funny looking!!

then there is caleb looking cool in his sunglasses (which he likes to wear upside down!!). he is a cute kid, isn't he? and the biggest thing in our lives right now.....caleb is POTTY TRAINED!! he did not have one accident the whole trip, or since. i am so happy to have one less smelly bum to change!! now it is just no big deal to him. what an awesome kid. and as a reward, he could pick anything he wanted to get at the store. know what he chose?? a blue TOOTHBRUSH!!! yes, my son is a nerd! i tried to get him to pick out a bike too, but he is in between the sizes, so didn't feel comfortable on either. we'll try again later. he had fun playing with tinker toys at our friend's house (thanks marie!!), so i have tried to find them everywhere. not at walmart or target, or at costco where she got hers. (they are a seasonal item, whatever!!) so we are still looking for something really cool to show how proud we are of him.

and then rachel. she stopped eating baby food a few weeks ago, and hasn't quite figured out what she can eat now. so most of the vacation, she was crying or whining. it was very stressful, and wore on us all. she enjoys smooshing up her food too much to actually stop and eat it. it was very frustrating that she wasted all of her good food and it was all over her clothes all the time! and she just wanted to walk around, which wasn't possible with us on the run all the time. as much as we could, we let her down, but it wasn't enough for her to be happy with. we had a wonderful time, but are very glad to be back!!
miss rebekah loved the rides, and cried when she was too short for one of them. she does things i wouldn't dream of, and loves it. colby is more like me, cautious and not too sure about the crazy rides. and caleb really liked the whinnie the pooh and buzz lightyear rides. those were more his speed. i enjoyed space and splash mountain, and grizzly rapids and soaring over california the best. it was a very fun time, but the food is so expensive. even with backpacks of snacks, you still have to buy lunch and dinner. blah!!




and this little darling took my cell phone while i was texting, and started walking away with it. i turned to talk to caleb, and turned back to her and colby looking down at it....off the pier in the water!! we were waiting for everyone to get off a crazy ride, and had to have someone else ask a worker if we could get it. no, they didn't want us to jump in the water and get it, so it is still there. mocking me where i can see it, but not get it. and now it has been long enough in the water, that it is most likely ruined anyway. it makes me very sad, i have only had it for less than 6 weeks!! such rotten phone luck!!