Family picture taken down at the Boise river. What a nice fall day.

Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday to YOU.

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to. What a blessing. Lauren was like: are you for real?" I call her our "baby of hope." This girl has eyes as blue as the waters off of Maui. JB calls them her "trouble spots" (love it). What a happy and kind little lady and I must say that she love her brothers. She has taught them gentleness, she loves to rub their heads and give them kisses. Lauren will walk over to one of them with mouth WIDE open and squawk until they give her a kiss. Lauren loves her daddy but if I'm in a room she wants me. JB told me "enjoy it", it won't last forever. I'll show him. Hence the picture below. I have to say Pink is so much more fun the blue.

I want my mommy!!!

Daddy and me looking at the Boise River. Lauren gets her curls from him:)

I love a good KISS

She is yelling and thinks she's funny

Enough all ready

Great Grandma Ruth would love this picture

Just me and a bunny

My trouble spots! Look at those eyes.

She loves to push this around, So I turn it on then "off she goes",

little does she know she is helping me out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN YOU ARE LOVED SO MUCH.

Born: December 1, 2008

8lb 3oz 19 1/2 long

at ONE

20lb 11oz

29 3/4 long

Third annual Downie Harvest Party or should I saw the first because we now live in Idaho? Anyway, what a fun night we had with friends. We had 25 people over for a Harvest party, and party we did. The kids all wore their costume's and looked so cute. We had lots of actives for the kiddos. Starting with blind folding them and then having them pin the face on the pumpkin:) After that we went out side and bobbed for apples this was a crowd favorite. Then it was time for making Carmel apples. I think Cameron won with the most candy stuck to his apple. We are so thankful for such wonderful friends.

This is Dylan bobbing for apple's he loved it.

Look Gretta did a great job for being blindfolded she is 1yrs old

GO Mekeiah!

This is most of the kids. It was hard to get them all to sit still. We are missing a frog, buzz light year, and a pumpkin.

The Baby's Lauren and Addie

Cameron putting junk on his Carmel apple

Devon's face from blind folded pin the face on the pumpkin:)

trying to be scary

Cameron coming up with an apple look know hands

Going in for the kill. Cameron loved to bob for apple's

My Cow boy and protector. He told me some people better watch out:)


I'm going to try to get the video of us scaring the kids on my blog. We pulled a mean trick on the kids. We had are friend Jim bring over his Monkey suit, do I need to say more? I had all the kids go out on to the trampolene and jump, all the mommy's had their cameras ready. Jim came around the corner and I about peed my pants, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The kids were terrified Cameron cryed the longest bad mommy bad:)

Their is something about a baby sleeping that makes very thing in the world all right.

Lauren does not like to have her feet covered, in her sleep she will kick her little legs like she is riding a bike until the covers come off. She loves her blanket that her Gi Gi gave her. It's not a very good picture but her lips are to die for. You just want to smooch her.

Look at those lips.

OK, so here is the story with the boys. They each have their own room, however they go back and fourth between one another room. Tonight it's Devon's room. It's funny because they will sleep together for a couple of nights then they will go off to their own beds. Then back together. I love listen to them just before they drift off giggling with one another. They informed me when Lauren gets a big girl bed she can sleep with them to. Can you feel the LOVE:)

I came outside today to play with the kids and they were covered in leaves. This is Cameron, I think I took 15 pictures and I never saw his face one time, just heard his laugh.

Devon loved throwing the leaves up into the sky

Just hanging out in the leaves

October 20, 2009

What a day of "firsts." Let's start from head to toe. Lauren had her first piggy's today. Yes, there are now two pig tails instead of one. Her hair is growing so fast and it's blond like her daddy's was at his age. Now to her toes, she is walking! She just decided today was the day and off she went. Full tilt just like her brothers. She is 10 months old and I don't see her slowing down anytime soon:) The last first for the day was she fell a sleep in her car seat and transferred into her stroller and slept for another 30 min. YA YA!!! You go Lauren. What a sweet, funny, smiley little girl you are, I can't wait until you can talk.

Here she comes and so proud of herself:)

Around around she goes with a watchful eye (Devon) following her.

Look at those piggy's, she is beautiful!

The Boise Zoo is so quaint, we love going their are just having a blast! Every time so far that we have gone the animals are up and moving. Lauren loves it!

kiss me brother:) Cameron being the photographer

Two little birds calling for their mommy

Devon loves to take pictures!

These two tigers so big and love to come to the window and play. This picture does no justice to how big these cats really are.

Lauren loves going down slides with her brothers she smiles the whole time:)

What a great day at the park. The boys are really into skateboarding these days. I can't believe how well balanced they are for their age. Cameron is my dare devil and will try anything at full tilt. That accounts for all his bruise and scrapes, but he doesn't mind. Devon on the other has to thinks things through, and is hard on him self if he doesn't get it the first time. This is day two at the park last night Devon fell and was so mad at him self. He laid on the grass and had a pity party with him self. That night in bed he asked if we could go again excited to tackle that hill. Well he did!! It"s funny how you can love your kids the same way and they are sooo different. I hope I continue to see their differences and rejoice in them and help them in their own special ways .
Devon getting ready to ride the "hill"

Cameron taking a time out for a potty break. That crazy kid will drop them anywhere:(

Cameron riding the hill. He looks so natural.

Devon did it!!! He beat that crazy "hill"

WOW, I love that they truly love one another.

Reno OR Bust

3rd Annual girls trip

What a great weekend. A little crying, a hole lot of laughing, and some great solo's at the top of our lungs. What a start to or 3rd annual girls trip. I hope you all have a sister or a friend that you can truley be yourself with. I mean right down to you birthday suit(HA). What a wonderful time just being silly. We took the town by storm and the old men 65 and older loved it. The money flowed just like the drinks down the drain. I have to say looseing only $48 dollars in three days is great. Tiff had me at the table until 1am every night. For those of you who don't know 10pm is late for me. It was awesome. I'll leave are trip with that because what happen in Reno stays in Reno>>

Lauren loves to dress up with Cameron

Shark attack

I wish you could hear her laughing she loves it!