Oh Romeo, Oh Romeo

Tyler's class performed the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet"--so very professional and so dang cute.

4 Months Old

Why do babies grow up so fast?? We love our little Sarah--who can't seem to smile without the use of her tongue!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JORDAN!

Riding a two-wheeler, Sarah entertainer, sensitive to what mom needs, good little missionary, tall, dark, handsome, master lego builder, playground pro, wrestle champion, thoughtful prayers, reciting poems, almost done with kindergarten, math wiz, faithful, fun.......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

COUSINS!

So, we didn't take a whole lot of pictures while Jon and Michelle were here. We had a GREAT time! Thank you so much for coming, you guys. We really regret not taking advantage of the photo opportunity. But, we did get a few. Here are some pics from hanging out around the house.

The Race

Kory was part of a marathon relay for the Ogden City Marathon last Saturday (yes, I am talking about Kory Kemp). I had signed up to run it in January and then I found out I was pregnant, I felt bad pulling out so I asked Kory to run in my place. His part was a little bit longer than a 5K and he did a really good job.






Kory is the one in the blue shirt without boobs and with the beard.

Playland

Marti and Emersyn have recently become obsessed with McDonalds, (healthy, right?) anytime we pass a McDonalds, or Old McDonalds as they call it, they both begin to shout "Old McDonalds, Old McDonalds". Marti loves to go up and down the slide and Emersyn loves to crawl up into the tubes and just sit there, the only problem is that she won't come down. So now when we go Kory or I have to climb into the tunnels, that were built for little kids, to retrieve Emersyn.

We love you mom and Grandma!

Happy Mother's Day! We wish we could be there in person and give you a big hug! We hope you had a great day and know how much your Delaware family loves and misses you!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS

Happy Mother's Day to all. 

Karen, Stephanie, Michelle, Tawnia, and Dani. 

We love you and feel blessed to have you in our lives.  Thank you for being the mothers you are, and for giving us the greatest blessings from heaven....your children.  We love them and wish we could enjoy them every day.  May the Lord always bless you as you strive to be the best mothers you can be.  

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Our Blessings

Kayla is the happiest and cutest baby! She has a giggle or a grin for everyone and is a wonderful blessing in our lives. We had a difficult time finding the faith to have a fourth baby! And yet when I look in her eyes, and cuddle her close, I am so grateful that someone knew so much more than me and that he sent me a little chubby blessing to sweeten our chaos!

Brinley and her "Ugly Little Furball"

Our sweet Brinley's world turned upside down when little Kayla was born. Because she had pink eye and a cold the first month of Kayla's life, we wouldn't let her near her or touch her. Then Kayla ended up in the hospital for a week with RSV, and Brin was shuffled between friends, wondering when mommy was coming home. She was such a trooper. After Kayla came home we were a little overprotective, and wouldn't let any of the kids touch her or hold her... We finally relaxed, but found Brinley to be a little rough. Without realizing it, we were still frequently asking her to leave baby Kayla alone. The boys no longer had any patience for Brinley. Everything she did was annoying, and everything the baby did was adorable.

As Kayla got cuter and more responsive, Brinley became more difficult and rough with her. (As you can imagine.) We didn't realize what was really going on until we heard the nickname she had for her. "Hey you ugly little furball" was her new favorite phrase. When asked where she came up with that name, she told us that in her Care Bear movie that was what shreaky said to Beasty. (I think she missed the message of the movie) We had a nice little chat on some nicer names(she grinned when I asked if Shreaky was being nice when she said this...NO!)and mom has been really trying to give Brinley extra love and attention. I've also realized what happened with all the sickness, and have been trying to let her help me instead of always just asking the boys. We'll see how it goes....I'll let you know if she comes up with a friendlier nickname.

Mothers

Happy Mothers Day to all of you! We hope you have a great day and that you know how much you are loved.