My baby is 8!!!

My parents went in on the didj for Tyler, he was really excited! This is my whole family, miraculously MOST of us are looking at the camera!

Tyler blowing out his candles, my brother Spencer with his Clone mask and party blower!

Sunday morning we let him open a couple of presents early... So handsome! ;)

So, Tyler turned 8 yesterday! He will be getting baptized in a couple of weeks too - I just can't believe it!!! He is such a sweet kid with a lot of love to share. He does have tons of energy and imagination that it is hard to keep up with, but that just adds to who he is. He loves life and playing make believe. This year we did the Clone Wars theme - which he is totally into. So, for my BIG grown up 1st baby, we love you and we are very proud of the person you have become. We are also very excited to have you make the next step of joining the Church on March 7th! Love you bud!

Happy 5 months Max!

Me and my big brother Gabe, whom I resemble grately!!!

Messy, happy Max! Loves his cereal...

Sleepy Max with his Doggy friend - so cute!

Aren't they so serene when they are sleeping?! (fell asleep on Daddy's lap)

So our baby is officially 5 months old, as of the 12th actually. I just thought I would post these funny pictures of him. He has kind of been a roller coaster baby. First, he's a boy, not a girl - nuff said! Then, angel baby the first week, fussy ever since. However, he is getting better at nights and starting to self entertain - FINALLY! My other kids all had about the same routine from birth to 12 months. This boy has thrown me! He HATES baby food! LOVES the rice cereal and I can put applesauce in it no problem. So, yesterday I thought I would give him some sweet potatoes just to see what he'd do. HATED IT! Well, since I put applesauce in his cereal I thought I'd give him that instead right? WRONG! Frieked out... I can't explain him. He baffles me. He is SO DANG CUTE though!!! When he is happy, he is EXTREMELY happy and when he is mad, you can guess - EXTREME the opposite way. I guess that is what he will be for us. Our extreme kid. We love you EXTREME MAX! You are getting to be such a big boy! :)

Happy Valentine's Day to me!

Tyler's Valentine Lion - they got to wear pajamas to school too!

Gabe's Valentine heart vest with a message for me, and Haleigh eating a sucker and posing for the camera!

This is Roger setting up our romantic dinner :)This is the kids interupting our romantic dinner - knew it was too good to last too long!

So, did I mention I had a great Valentine's Day? My husband pulled out all the stops this year. Instead of going out and waiting in huge lines and spending lots of money on dinner he decided he wanted to put the kids to bed early (haha) and make me an good old fashioned romantic dinner at home. So, he got out the new tablecloth, bought some new votives and candles, already had the roses and made some steak, potatoes and all the yummy sides to go with it, including hand dipped chocolate covered strawberries! One of our favorites. Mind you he did all this on his own and he even let me pick the movie to watch afterwards (I chose Emma) and he even offered to paint my toenails... I considered it for a second, then thought I had better just do it myself. (I probably should have let him attempt it for romatic purposes) So, for the love of my life, thank you for making my Valentine's day special! You make me smile - lots!!! My kids didn't make off too bad either! (these are pictures of them after their parties at school)

Go back in time - to January 31st, 2009

A new Sonic Hedgehog game for his Leapster!

A Wall E pillow and blanket for my snuggly boy!

Money is always a good gift, just look at the glow in his eyes! :)

Wall E masks to make the party complete!

So, I haven't gotten to my blog this week and I want to take a minute to wish my Gabe a belated Happy 6th birthday! We did the whole Wall E theme this year. He is my snuggly boy. He is so much fun, with the funniest and best sense of humore. If you met my brother Aaron you would say they are two peas in a pod. :) He is such a loving kid. Loves to hold Max and snuggle him - sometimes a little too much. He has been a great helper to me and has a kind and loving heart and spirit. He likes to write me notes now that he can read and spell. They usually say, "I love you Mom, from Gabe." What a cutie. He loves being a kid! And he doesn't try to grow up too fast; still loves things he did two years ago. He is good at sharing! He is constantly asking if I want some of his treats or whatever it is he has. (sharing with Ty sometimes it is a different story, wink* wink*) What a treasure he is to our family. Happy birthday buddy! You ROCK!