Kyleigh Grace

Here's a sneak peek at our newest bundle of joy, due April 5th.  The kids are over the moon excited to have a baby in the house!!!   (We'll see how they feel when the crawling and terrible 2 stages hit...haha)

Thanksgiving update

This year Thanksgiving was eventful!  We were hosting it at our place and couldn't of been more excited!  The kids were even counting down the number of  sleeps until everyone got here.  :)  We had 16 people all weekend long, plus an additional 6 for Thanksgiving meal!  Blessed we are!  <3

Thursday morning started out like a regular Thanksgiving with lots to do in the kitchen.  Until Mama threw a kink in it.  I hit my hand on a plastic bag that had broken glass in it.  Blood instantly went everywhere.  It looked like something from a horror film on the floors.  The second I looked at it I KNEW it was off to the hospital we were to go.  (And that is saying a lot....I pretty much have to be on my death bed to go to the doc, especially the ER.) Needless to say, food still needed to happen, and our wonderful family and friends stepped right up!  Taking care of the kids and continuing to cook the meal.  The OCD/Manager/Planner in me still had to call the house every 30 mins to delegate more things and check on how everything was going, but hey.....old habits die hard.  ;)

The meal was fabulous, the company was great, and the kids were HAPPY.  :)   On Friday, the weather was fantastic, so we all headed to the park.  I took a couple pictures of Kim and all the kids to hopefully get them a good shot for their Christmas cards, and also took some of the kids.  They weren't into cooperating...LOL  This was the best pic I could get.  :)

Here are some other fun pics from our time at the park!  Enjoy!

Halloween

The kids love carving their pumpkins!  It's messy and gross and they get the biggest kick out of it.  This year we laid sheets out all over the floor and all 4 of us went to work.

Dressing up at Halloween is always a mixed emotion for me.  I remember dressing up and trick or treating as a kid and have fond memories....nothing negative and dark.  So we let the kids dress up and go out.....but only to certain houses and only in good costumes.  No death and destruction.  It was raining so they only went to our closest 5 neighbors houses, came home and watched a movie.  :)

The 

Pumpkin Patch

This year we decided to avoid the chaos of a weekend at the pumpkin patch and go during the week.  The kids had a blast, LOVED picking out their own pumpkins, and mama loved that I could let them walk around and be free while not having to panic about the crowds.  :)

Newport Beach Trip

One of the fun things we did this summer while we had visitors was of course go to the beach!  Around March of this year we found a wonderful little hotel, that looks like a dive from the outside, but the view is GORGEOUS and the rooms are cozy and adorable!  And the best part is that there is private beach access!!  Only the hotel and about 3 residences have access to this strip of beach.

This was our second time staying there, but it was of course Monea, Kayla and Nate's first time.  Here are some fun shots from our trip!