Spring is here and we are loving it!!

Lauren's first time at the park, she loved watching her brothers

Devon "mom higher higher" he always loved to swing, as a baby he would sit in that red swing for an hour if I would let him


Cameron he is off, "look mom no training wheels!"



My baby is growing up





I love those dimples




The sun is out and so are we. It's amazing to me how your spirit feels when the sun is out. I've had to tell me kids they can't go out side until 8am so they don't wake up the neighbor hood. We have enjoyed the park, and riding bikes. Hey, did you know that the boys learned how to ride their bikes with no training wheels? Devon had been asking for a while. So one sunny day we took them off. JB was putting the tools back, and talking to Devon about what they were going to do on the bike when he looked up and Devon had all ready taken off. Then came the cheers of the neighbors and mom and dad. You could almost see Cameron's wheels turning (any thing you can do I can do better, I can do anything better then you). Whats that song. Ain't nothing gone hold me down oh no I got to keep on moving. He's off Cameron too can ride. I'm not one of those sappy mom's, but I have to say it was like I was sending them off. They don't need me. It's great to see that they did it with easy.

Who new roller skating could be so hard :)

Cam, you really should take your hands out of your pockets

Me and my boys, don't worry Lauren is asleep on the table

The BOYS! Devon and Cameron are getting older but not as mature as friends
Josh, Gavin, Brayden, Reed and Brenden

Strike A Pose

Devon and Cameron before they hit the floor

Soar cheeks

I'm hooked, Saturday May 9Th I did my first bike ride with my girlfriend Carrie. It was a 20 mile ride all over Lewies County. It was called the Lewie County Historical ride. We had a blast. The weather was awesome. A little cool, but perfect for riding. We had one challenge along the ride, and when I saw it with me eye's I was mad because I thought for sure I'm going to have to get off my bike and walk. (Carrie is an amazing rider, she rides all over and 20 mile to her is a warm up) I didn't want Carrie to have to wait for me. Let me compare this hill for you to something you would understand. It was like the hill in puyallup going up the back side of Canyon from Wattson's. Have you ever had a mind war with your self? Well I did that day, finally half way up the hill I said to my self "don't look up, keep your head down, and ride". Needless to say I made it to the top with out walking. YA! I can't wait for the next ride JB and I are going to run a 5.2mile race next weekend. Now that should be interesting.

Mother of the Year

On Thursday's I have been taking the boys rock climbing at the local gym. Each week the boys have been venturing a little higher. It's fun to watch them reach their goal for the week. It all started one afternoon when Devon FREAKED out, I mean he really freaked out. I'm like "Devon knock it off, calm down, your fine, put both hands on the rope." "IF YOU DON'T STOP!!" It went on for about three weeks and yes each week I yelled at him. I was about to say "well maybe we won't climb anymore" when my nephew and the boys were like "come on mom you try." "Come on please." With a smile, flip flops, and a mind set of "I'm going to show them" I headed up the wall with ease. It's about 50 feet to the top. Up I went quite pleased with myself on how fast I was moving. Then it happened, with only 3 feet left to go...I had a nervous breakdown. I looked down, then up, the kids, now with a crowd were yelling "go mom go." "Come on, you can do it Rachelle, it's 3 feet." I froze, if I go up then that's 3 more feet I have to go down. So I started climbing down ( you are never supposed to do that) and my flip flop slipped. All you could hear was me screaming. Brayden said I said "oh shoot" (except not the edited version). I fell about three feet before the harness caught me. Have ever had to go to your child and say: "Mommy is sorry??" (me) "Devon mommy is so sorry, I will never yell at you again when you are up on that wall. I will try my best to talk to you calmly and make sure I really understand you." Needless to say Devon and Cameron are doing great at tackling that wall, me on the other hand, I am loving cheering them on.