Combined Party

The other day Wes's mom came down to spend a few days with us before she flew out to Denver. Wes's parents like having birthday parties for our kids. We had a joint party for all three of our kids because their birthdays are all in the fall. Grandpa and Grandma like to spoil them. They all got to open presents and they helped Grandma make a yum yum cake. It was fun.

Cute Fall Pics

Here are just a few pictures I have taken of the kids recently.

One on One

I believe as a mother that it is very important to have one on one time with each child. The more kids we have it becomes harder. The other day I was able to get away with Ethan for about like a half hour. We went to my friend Lindsay's house to see her pony mommy and baby. They were so cute!
Ever since we got our kitties our boys have been warming up to animals a lot more than they had before. If any of you have kids, I definitely recommend getting a pet. It teaches them so much!

Weekend with the Fam

My mom wasn't home this weekend, she was in Dallas with my sister Liz visiting my brother Sam. So, we hung out with my Dad a lot. It was so nice to strengthen our relationship with him and my bros. We went to Wes's brother Kyles' football game on Saturday. He got kicked out of the game for the whole last half for doing an illegal block. Sad!
On Saturday night we had a little birthday get together for my brother Ben. It was so fun. My brother's are so corky and hilarious.It was a great weekend.
My Dad made a dutch oven cake for Ben. The top burned so he took that part out. He did such a great job on playing host. My Dad is such a good guy.
My brother Daniel and sister in law Sadie gave Ben a bag of like cowboy and native American toys and Daniel made him a homemade basketball hoop out of a hanger and gave him an old sock wadded up. It was so funny!

Fun weekend with Skye

This past weekend we went up to my home town to do a girls lunch, go to Skye's reception, and go to her wedding (which was so sweet by the way). I had such a great time with my friends. It's like my friend Nancy said, "We are making new memories". It was fun to visit with everyone, and try to be a supportive friend for Skye. I am going to try to be a better friend. That's one of my resolutions. I want to be more dependable.
P.S. That's sparkling cider I promise.