My boys!

1.25.14

These two got a hold of my phone while I was in the resturant getting food! I sure love them! 

After school smoothies (bribery)

1.22.14

My kids love my smoothies! And sometimes I use them as bribery! Especially if homework needs done and toys need picked up!!

Stockton

1.16.14

I seriously love my days at home with this kid. We play Legos, games, work on letters and numbers, paint, play cars, clean and do chores, shop, and much more. I told him I'm not letting his birthday come and he is not allowed to go to kindergarten! We are freezing time! He did pinky swear me that he'd be my favorite little boy forever!

Grandma and Grandpa Allen

1.18.14

My mom and dad came and stayed for a couple days. They hadn't seen our new place yet and of course missed the kids. We love it when they come!!! I just thought this picture wad funny. The kids got in early morning movie time with them before they had to leave. 

Peyton

On January 20 I took Peyton into the doctor because she had not been acting like herself for about 5 days or so. She was battling a cold, not a terrible one just a minor one with a bit of a cough....thanks to her older siblings for sharing that! Well she had an ear infection! That explained everything. I was a little emotional and freaked out as my other kids never got sick this young and I can count on one hand how many ear infections I've had to deal with! I couldn't believe that my 4 month old baby needed antibiotics already!!! Is she going to always get ear infections? Is she going to be sick all the time? She has been such a good baby....is this going to be her downfall!?! Yes I know, I'm a crazy mom....but I'm sure I'm not the only one! Just being honest. Also I was sleep deprived and our family is dealing with lots of "stuff!" So we started her on the Amoxicillian which she hates taking! And come to find out it doesn't really like her either! Diarreah came, upset stomach, and no sleeping! So finally after I endured all I could....which was 5 days and I still had 5 more....my doctor decided to switch to a different antibiotic. And we've been on it for 2 days and I can tell a difference, a good kind of difference. So my fingers are crossed that we are headed that way! She is feeling so much better! Here are just some random photos from the last couple weeks.

Full out not feeling well here......

Feeling much better!

Fathering

1.14.14

Fathering at it's very best right here! 

Buzzed!

1.11.14

I always said I would NEVER buzz my little boys hair off! Well it happened! 

He's a cutie no matter what! Now to just get use to it!! 

Smiles!

1.10.14

I get a lot of smiles from this little one in a day! And it is even the day after shots! 

Our life...an update

Like I said we accepted an offer on our house the day before thanksgiving. The buyers were very eager to close and move in before the first of the year! They gave us our legal 30 days and wanted to close December 27 and us be out by 5:00 p.m. So we needed to find a place to live! We have been watching a foreclosure for the past year or so and did some investigation on it and was told the bank was doing some work on it and they were going to put it on the market for sale in December.....we were eager to just get inside it and see it! Well day after day it never came on! So then we explored the option of building! Our realtor found us a great lot and drew us up some great house plans and we were figuring it all out affordability wise! Ken our realtor has built lots of houses in town, sub contracting most of the work out. We like the guy and trust him and consider him a friend. But we knew this wasn't the right time to build. Although building is definitely something we want to do, right then and there and making a quick decision wasn't what we wanted. We didn't want to make any decisions that were to permanent. Soon as we know what we are doing and where we'll be with State Farm and Aaron's job then we can talk buying or building a house! So then it was the back and forth decision of renting or living in my inlaws basement out in inkom. I searched for places to rent and called on stuff....nothing was working out. Everything I thought was either overpriced, dumpy, wanted a year lease, application fee, or just didn't feel right. So on December 26 we moved out with a lot of our stuff going to a storage unit and what we needed went to inkom. We were very grateful to Aaron's parents for letting us come and having a whole big basement to ourself! A week after being there I was kind of having a rough time, nothing to do with Aaron's parents because I get along great with them. It was hard being in Inkom and not being able to get out much, away from friends, and other reasons, but mostly just hard not having my own place...being a stay at home mom, that is very important to me. So I said a prayer and grabbed the newspaper and there was an ad for a duplex for rent that jumped out at me. I called on it. Aaron went to look at it as he was in town for work, then that night I went in to look at it and the next day we signed the agreement! This happened on Thursday January 2nd! We hadn't come across anything like this! Nice people own the place that come to find out Aaron knows them. They let us sign a 6 month lease! Then month to month after that! It was a good deal and has a huge storage room in the basement so we don't need a storage unit! It is walking distance of the school Abby goes to. Why couldn't we have found this a week ago???? Something finally felt right for our temporary home!!! Oh well let's move again!! So on Saturday, the 4th we moved yet again and got all our stuff to our new place!! Thank goodness for great friends, family, and new neighbor who helped!!! Wow! It was all so exhausting and we are still exhausted and trying to get as settled as we can. But I'm truly grateful for a loving Heavey Father who hears and answers my prayers. I am very blessed and so thankful for the Gospel in my life. It is everything to me. Here are a few pics from our last couple weeks......

Abby helping with P why I unpack boxes...who knows maybe I was packing them! That's all I've been doing lately!!

 

Stockton with his new Mike the Knight toy!

Peyton does not love her infant car seat although she is getting much better....considering giving this one a try!

Picture courtesy of Stockton!

Moving into the new place Peyton needed a place to nap!

Megan and Kynsley stopped by to check out the new place!

So tricky!

Kissable cheeks!!

Entertainment while bathing the other kiddos!

The best 9 years!

1.7.14

Aaron and I celebrated our 9 year anniversary! Wow! Next year is 10! Marrying Aaron in the Bountiful temple on that snowy "storm of the century" weekend was the best decision I've ever made! Because of that I have an eternal companion, 3 beautiful kids that are sealed to us forever! 

We celebrated throughout the day surrounded by the kids. Aaron went to costco with Stockton, Peyton and myself and we got lunch there and shopped together. Romantic, right? I think so! I bought him some swedish fish there and told him "that out of all the fish in the sea, I'm glad he chose me!!" Haha, cheesey I know! Stockton repeated it throughout the day! Then Aaron brought home our favorite cafe rio salads and some chocolate covered strawberries for dinner. It was a quick dinner date as I had to head out the door to get Abby to clogging class! It really was a great day! I'm a lucky girl....end of story!