A new beginnig, maybe....

I have decided to try to start blogging again.

Notice I said try and not that I am definitely going to. I am hoping that I can at least post something every couple of weeks, but at the very least once a month. Surely I can find time once a month to post an update, right??? I guess we will see.

I will probably be setting up a new blog and will give you the link after I get it set up.

The kids are doing well. Jacob loves having a little sister and cannot get enough time holding her and loves to help take care of her. Isaak also loves holding her and helping as long as she is not crying, as soon as the crying starts he's done. We are hoping that Jacob will be able to start preschool this year. I think he will really enjoy it if he gets to go. Kaitlyn will be 4 months old on Saturday and I frequently find myself wondering where the time has gone. She is a fairly easy going baby and brings lots of smiles and laughter to our family.

We're still here!

I know you thought I abandoned you all, but we have just been really busy or really sick for what seems like months now. Since my last post we have been to Disneyland. Thanks to some wonderful family members for making that possible with my birthday gifts!! And we also went to the beach for 4th of July. We didn't want to carry the camera around at Disneyland so we took pictures with our phones. Only problem with that is I still need to get them off of Brian's phone, so here are a couple of the ones from my phone. (I didn't take very many on mine, as I was having too much fun to remember to get it out)

Isaak on the carousel


Jacob on the Disneyland Express Railroad. Can you tell he was loving the train??

Jacob and Brian on the Autopia Cars.

Hopefully I will have more shortly, but maybe this will help hold you over a little while.

Mama's Boys

Easter.... Beach style

We spent Easter weekend at the beach this year with Brian's WHOLE family.....

It was a very crowded, very wonderful weekend. The kids had a blast with their cousins all weekend and we of course forgot to get the camera out until it was time for egg hunting, so here is some of that...


Isaak got to go first because he is the youngest walker.

Jacob patiently waited for his turn. (Well as patiently as a 2 year old can wait...)
Isaak was a quick learner and decided he wanted 2 at a time.
That was our sign to let Jacob out. He quickly cleared all the eggs off the step...
....but, then decided to stop and examine what he had found.


Lily was on the hunt next, with some help from Auntie Ellen getting them in her purse from the Easter Bunny.The came Kyle...


and here are some random pictures of the continued egg hunt



Morgan did get one too.....

Hail in our yard!

The news kept saying that it was going to snow on this day (12/15/08), but this is all we got.





Jacob still thought it was pretty cool.

Christmas Parade

This is us in the Christmas Parade t the beginning of December. Since this Jacob has decided that it is fun to wave and say hi to EVERYONE no matter where we are.....

Doing away with secondhand items!

Please take a few minutes to check this out. It will affect us greatly since I tend to shop eBay and thrift stores for clothes for the boys. Write a letter to your congressman.

Boo!

So Brian finally got the camera and card and reader back in working order so maybe we can catch up on pictures now?? Maybe, hopefully......

These are just some random pictures from December.....

Rainy Day Diamonds: Brrr...It's Cold Outside

I just came across this post and found it inspiring, and wanted to share.


Rainy Day Diamonds: Brrr...It's Cold Outside

Random

Decorating the Christmas tree made Jacob happy because all of the ornaments this year are cartoon characters.



Jacob hanging his Elmo ornament on the tree.

Just some random shots of Jacob from November

Cool Guy...


GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!


Cheeeeeeeese!

Crawling

Well Isaak is showing signs of getting ready to walk so I thought I better hurry up and put some pics of him crawling big boy style before he starts walking. He has gotten pretty fast and gets where he wants to be faster than I can stop him usually. Oh the joys!! 2 mobile kids!!! I think I'm gonna need another leash before too long.

Isaak and Morgan

Morgan is sitting up now so he and Isaak were able to be happy and play on the floor together at Papa John's house on Tuesday afternoon.

Veteran's Day Parade

Just a few pics from the parade on Tuesday, I would have more but it is hard to deal with standing in the back of the truck without falling, watching 4 or 5 kids and taking pictures.

I love these quilts.....

.......and I am hoping to win one of them. But you should go here try to win too. And then you can send it to me for Christmas... hehehe There's also a button on the side that you can click on to enter, but you have to enter by Monday. And by posting this and adding the button on the side I just got 10 extra entries!!! yay for me!!!!

GrosgrainStore.com Grand Opening & Giftcard Giveaway!!!!!!!!

GrosgrainStore.com Grand Opening & Giftcard Giveaway!!!!!!!!

Go and see all the cute stuff that she makes at http://www.grosgrainstore.com/

Spinning on the beach