September 2014

Charity got her learner's permit! YIKES!!! She is actually quite a good driver!!  Here is she is in her brother's car...I am sure he won't mind since he can't drive it for another year and a half! :)

This little boy started sucking his thumb again...so cute!

Why did I post this pic...I couldn't resist he is such a ham and so adorable!

A little homeschooling in the yard with a snake! YUCK!

Joshua is starting to smile lots and lots!

Tyler loves his mommy!

Noel is a mommy's helper that is for sure!

I had surgery on my small toe that I broke several months ago...bed rest for 5 days meant my hubby did a lot of baby holding...he seriously is the bomb!

And of course there has been a lot of schooling going on around here!

Joshua Aaron's Blessing (July 6, 2014)

Joshua was blessed in July of 2014.  It was a beautiful blessing and he looked quite handsome!

Here is the whole crew...minus our missionary!  

 Me being a total goof!

 Sweet little boy!

I really wanted a "sailor" type blessing outfit but didn't want to pay the price on the ones I found. So, I whipped up my version of almost exactly what I wanted.  

Joshua Aaron is here! (May 23, 2014)

Our sweet little boy joined our family on May 23.   It was a good delivery...I decided to get an epidural this time.  My first time ever to take meds during a delivery but, my anxiety was out of control and it was the only thing that helped to keep it somewhat under control.  He weighed in at 8 lbs 11oz.  Not the biggest of my boys but, big nonetheless!  Here are pics of all the excitement!!

Look at those fat rolls on his arm!!! 

He has big 'ole feet!

 

...and hands!

 

The whole crew...minus our missionary who is in South Korea! He won't get to meet the little guy in person until February of 2016.

 

 Charity and Joshua

 Christian and Joshua

 Grace and Joshua

Noel and Joshua

Peter and Joshua

 Tyler and Joshua

 

Charity's Birthday (August 22)

Charity turns 15!

15 things about our lovely Charity!

1.  She has a fabulous singing voice...that she likes to not share!

2.  She is really into politics.

3.  She loves to read.

4.  She loves music.

5.  She plays the piano

6.  and the organ at church!

7.  She has gorgeous, thick brown hair.

8.  She enjoys a good argument!

9.  She is an amazing big sister...and a fabulous babysitter.

10.  She loves SIMS.

11.  She is very aware of those around her, which makes her very sensitive to the needs of those around her.  She is really good at making sure people aren't being left out.

12.  She loves a youtube show called Good Mythical Morning...it is really funny!

13.  She loves Studio C

14.  She love learning.

15.  She is really close with her younger brother Christian!

We are blessed to have this amazing daughter...we love her tons!

Tyler's 3rd Birthday (August 2)

3 things about Tyler

1.  He has a fabulous smile!

2.  He is a very picky eater.

3.  He is a very loving big brother!!

Tyler is a sweet yet ornery little boy...he keeps us on our toes!

We sure love having him in our family!

Grace's 10th Birthday (August 1)

10 things about Grace...

1.   Grace is super creative!

2.  Grace is a fabulous big sister

3.  She has a beautiful singing voice

4.  She is sensitive.

5.  She loooooves to wear leggings!!!

6.  She loves animals, especially cats.

7.  She loves the outdoors.

8.  She is a tomboy.

9.  She love stuffed animals.

10.  Grace loves to ride anything with wheels...bike, skateboard, ripstik and now her new flikr carver!

We love having this sweet girl in our home, she adds excitement and has taught this mom a lot about patience! She truly is a joy and I am so grateful to be her mom!!

Pictures of Noel in her baptism dress!

So I am totally going out of order...I am totally behind on posting stuff and I was only going to post the things I am behind on like the birth of our 8th baby and the 2 birthdays we had this summer, BUT I decided to go ahead and post pictures of Noel in her baptism dress. She was so fun to take pictures of and she added her little spunky personality to them which made them even more lovely!  I just love this sweet little girl of ours!