My Man loves me!

Look what he brought home to me! He stopped by Costco and picked up my pictures even though he had already been there today, and he bought me some scrapbooking stuff at Target. (He was there looking for Geotrax.) Thanks, Honey!

mall play date

Yesterday, we had a mall play date with some friends from church. We met up first so that the kids could play at the park. There were my friend, Amy and her two kids (Addison and Anderson), Barbara and her three kids (Micah, Moriah, and Ross), and then me with all five of my kids. Ages ranged from 3 months- 8 years old. Talk about craziness. Actually they were all really good, and we had a great time. We met there so that we could get Barb registered because she's expecting baby #4, so we were off to Babies R'Us. You should have seen the workers when we all paraded into Babies R'Us to register. I could almost read their minds...thinking....."haven't they ALL done this before???" I also bought a baby gate for our kitchen. That was fun carrying all the way back across the mall. Thank goodness for kids. Luke and Moriah took turns carrying it. (Yes, that is Luke having fun with a GIRL!)

After getting Barb registered, we went to eat in the food court, then it was off to Bass Pro Shop because I told my kids that we were going to go look at the fish and turtles. I told them that there was absolutely no way I was going to climbing the water like Betsy does to get a turtle, and they were so sad. Fortunately, when I looked int he water, there was one actually swimming right up to me. Betsy, you would have been so proud of me! I leaned right over and picked that little critter up and let the kids look at it. (Seriously, Betsy, can you picture me getting the turtle??? Crazy, huh? You sooooo rubbed off on me! If only I would have gotten pictures!)

deals, deals, and more deals

It's that time of year for good deals!!! Seeing that I have five kids...well, I have to be pretty thrifty! Obviously, I did not get this all at one time. It's been over the past couple of months.

So let's see.....Sears had 50% off their clearance prices....got lots for Makenna next year....dresses for $4.50 and got some shirts and ties for the boys

Then here's some outfits from Kohls....

I must say girls are so much more fun to buy for than boys...not to mention I have tons of boys clothes. But the older boys are starting to outgrow some of their clothes. My friend, Amy found these for the boys at Walmart. I think the most expensive thing was $3.00 She got khaki pants fot $1.50. Thanks Amy!

Then we have the clothes that I got at Walmart. Shirts fot $1 and dresses gor $3!!!! (some are as big as 3T, but she'll eventually wear them!)Then after getting such good deals everywhere, I splurged at Costco and got these dresses for $5 each. Poor Makenna has plenty of winter stuff for next year, but no spring/summer stuff.

snow, snow, and more snow

Let me just start off by saying this past Monday 3-3 was absolutely awesome weather. It was like the beginning of spring. It might have even hit the seventies, then we had Friday 3-8, where a BLIZZARD started and went on all day and onto Saturday. By Saturday we had at least 8 inches of snow if not more. Talk about crazy weather! However, this was one of the first times the boys all got to go outside and play in the snow. (Oh, by the way, it's 3-10 now and the snow is melting quickly...it was 50 degrees today. We went out without jackets!
Here's some pics of the kids in the snow. Even Makenna got pictures in the snow right before she fell face first in the snow and lost her love for the great snowy outdoors.

"It's raining...

...in the house!" These are the exact words I hear from my seven year old son, Blake today! Of course at first I simply ignore him because I figure he's just fooling around...at least until I heard it.....the sound of rain falling in the house. Then i saw it, the rain pouring down into the basement from the above bathroom. Luke was taking a shower, so we had him turn off the water. Then the rain turned into a drizzle then into a sprinkle. We put a bucket underneath it just in case, and then we moved on with our day. Later when I went to the bathroom I started swimming in a pond, a pond that had been created by none other than Luke himself. He had taken an entire shower witht he shower curtain on the outside of the tub causing the water to pool up on the floor and run into the closet down a little crack in the floor onto the basement floor downstairs. I asked Luke if he didn't notice the lake that he created in the bathroom, and would you believe he said YES! And that was it....never once did the two connect in his head......pool upstairs........raining downstairs.

Eric's 37th

Poor guy! He didn't get to do anything too exciting for his birthday. I guess that's what happens when you hit the big 37!!! He took the day off work to do some freelance work on the side. I had meant to take the kids out and get a cake and presents, but Jakeb was still running a fever, although with a fever, he went outside with the rest of the boys. However, for dinner we went to Toot's again and spent $11 something for dinner. Yum! Then it was off to Costco to get some food and his birthday present which by the way is what he's holding in his hand. It's what he wanted - a heavy duty tape measure. (It was hilarious. He was in his office and all of a sudden I see this tape measure poking through the door and then it turned on my TV. Note to all you non-handy people: most tape measures will get all flimsy when extended a long distance. Shoot this one turned on the TV and turned it off.) Regardless, I think he had an okay birthday. I love you, Honey!!! Happy Birthday!

Does this make me look FAT?

I hope no, but today, my brother was playing with me when I overheard him tell my mom....."Mom, this shirt really makes Makenna's belly look big!" I mean, seriously, what is he trying to do...give me a complex? I'm just a baby! Does it matter if my belly is naturally big? It's not like he has the tiniest belly ever. It would be different if it was coming from Kaleb. He's extremely skinny, but Luke? Seriously! And you know what else? I didn't even hear Mom correct him. She simply said it was the outfit I was wearing. I've heard her complain about outfits making her look fat, but I have a real hard time believing outfits can make me, a cute little baby, look fat! Seriously, the nerve of some people. I'm not fat, I'm just cheerfully chubby!

no-no-no

Makenna likes to let us know when she's done eating! Check it out!



ps. let me know if it doesn't work because it's really cute.

The un-cooperating Princess

She would look everywhere, but at me! That little booger!

Makenna chilling out

Look at her. We really stopped using the swing quite some time ago. It's actually just been taken up room in her room since probably Thanksgiving. Recently, I put her in it, and she thought it was awesome. Only problem was, I couldn't find the power cord to plug it in, and I was much to cheap to buy batteries for it. So, I searched.....I eventually found it.

Anyways, on Sunday the boys were sick for the morning service, but they were starting to feel better, so I got EVERYONE ready for the evening service. I put Makenna in the swing after getting her dressed in one of the most adorable outfits ever, and then I started to get ready. Here's what I found her doing....sleeping. How cute is she?

Of course, after I got five kids ready and myself, Jakeb comes to me and tells me that he's sick....and sick he was with a fever. Grrrr......So obviously, we didn't go to church that night either, and everyone switched back to their pajamas. But at least I got pictures of Makenna in her cute little outfit. (Lisa, that's the jacket that you bought her, Remember it from the pant outfit? It still fits!!)