July 4th... with my favorite 4!!

Well, 5 if you count Matt... but you get the idea!! Ha! I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend! I know we did!



Matt had a 3 day weekend so we decided to head up to the mountains for a quick camping trip with the kiddos! My family was camping near Woods Canyon Lake. We drove up Friday morning. The weather was beautiful and the kids were being SO good. We were there for a bout 2 hours when it happened. The clouds rolled in and it poured... then hailed!! Yes... Hail!! In July! It was crazy! We ran for cover in my parents' trailer and waited for it to stop. It slowed to a sprinkle after about 30 minutes, and the ground was one giant mud puddle. NOT ideal when camping with four kids 4 and under! Haha! Matt and decided that it would be best to just head home. We drove 2 hours to get there, stayed 2 hours, and then drove 2 hours home! Haha! I didn't even have time to take any pictures! It was still fun though.

Our 4th started out pretty quiet. We were all still tired from our day trip so we just lounged around the house. Kaleb and I went to the grocery store. We made red, white, and blue cupcakes to share with our family at the fireworks. We got dressed in red, white, and blue. (So much fun with Kassidy!!)



We popped poppers and threw snaps out front on the driveway. The kids liked that!



Then we loaded up our little ones and headed to the park for the fireworks. Every year we meet up with my brother and sister and their families.



It is always a lot of fun! This year was no different.



The kids ran wild, squirting each other with water bottles.



We all ate cupcakes and played with glow sticks.



Then we cuddled up and watched the fireworks show.



It was really special this year because our family is complete.



I just sat back and watched the expressions on all of my kids faces.



It is so fun to see them take it all in.



I am a major traditionalist. I love making memories for my family. It was fun to have our first 4th of July as a complete family.

Lazy Summer Days....

I can NOT believe that it has been a whole week since I posted last!! I was doing so good at keeping up with blogging... but these lazy summer days are getting the best of me!

Matt is back to working full time (Thank God!!) so I have just been hanging out at home with the kids! It is hard to go anywhere during the day. Taking 4 kids 4 and under out in public is still tough for me! Haha! We save all of our errands and activities for the weekends.

This weekend Matt's parents came into town so we visited with them along with Matt's grandparents. They were nice enough to watch the kids for us yesterday so Matt and I could have some time together! We ate lunch and went to see the Hangover. It was the funniest movie!! If you have not seen it... I highly recommend it! I will warn you however... it is not for the "conservative" ...haha!

Today we took the kids to the library to check out a few books. Kaleb picked 3 books all about the moon and the solar system...of course! Karson followed along and picked a book about the sun.

Now we are home relaxing and trying to stay cool!! It has been really hot the past few days!! I hope you all had a great weekend too!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all of you Daddies out there!!

I wanted to use this special day to honor Matt. My husband, best friend, and father of my children. Words can't express what he means to me.

He is an amazing man.

He loves us all unconditionally.



He makes us laugh.

He plays with us.



He works hard for us.

He supports us.



He protects us.

He is the best.

Matt has been such an amazing Daddy. I am so thankful that our children have him in their lives. He is an amazing role model for them. The boys already strive to be just like daddy... and Kassidy is a definite Daddy's girl. What more could I ask for??!!

I know this is a ton of pictures... but I wanted to put together a picture time line of Matt's journey through fatherhood.

Daddy and Kaleb visiting Mommy at work.


Daddy and Kaleb at the beach.


Tub time with Kaleb (he might kill me for this one!)


Kaleb and Daddy at the pumpkin patch!


Kaleb's first time to the fair.


Kaleb watching Daddy hammer.


Cuddles with Kaleb.


Daddy holding Karson for the first time.


Daddy and Kar in the NICU


Lounging with Karson.


Play time at the park with Kaleb.


Looking at animals with Kaleb.


Soccer Tots with Kaleb.


Daddy and Karson at Gigi's.


Karson's first quad ride.


Daddy and Karson camping.


Daddy teaching Kaleb to swim.


Chili's with Kaleb.


On the chopper frame with Kaleb.


Karson's 1st birthday party!


Daddy and Baby Koen.


Sleepy time with Kar Kar.


Feeding Ko Ko a baba.


Daddy and the silly boys.


Carving pumpkins!


Daddy and his boys at the zoo.


Crazy Daddy and Karson.


Daddy & Kaleb at breakfast!


Daddy and Kassidy in the NICU.


Daddy holding Sass at the park.


On the beach in California with Kassidy.


Night night with Kass.


I love you Hunny!!

Oh Brother

See these two brothers?



They really make me laugh.

While they were reading this book together...



...I overheard this conversation:

Karson: Look, a horse!

Kaleb: No Karson, that's a cow.

Karson: No! It's a horse!

Kaleb (pointing at the cow's utters): Look... see his penis? That means he's a cow!

Karson: Oooh.

Kaleb: Yeah... that's where the milk is.

Haha!!

2 Months

I am just now getting to post, because a certain two month old got her shots today... which made for one unhappy little girl! Three shots to be exact... and one to drink. She has been so cranky and fussy! I feel so bad for her! She screamed at the top of her lungs when they poked her. I really think girls are more sensitive than boys... even when they are babies! Haha!

Well... I am sure you are all wondering how much the little chub weighs. She is up to 11 lbs. 8 ozs! She is the 60th percentile for her weight and the 75th for her height!! She is growing very fast! I was looking back to this post and she if flying up the charts! Her head is catching up too! Slowly but surely... she is now on the chart at the 5th percentile! Haha!

The doctor checked her out and said she looks great. She is right where she should be as far as development goes. That was great to hear. You always worry about that kind of thing when they are preemies.

The one issue we did discuss was her tummy. She is very spitty (just like the boys were) but she gets really upset and is also very gassy. The doctor said she has reflux. She will be taking medicine to help... so I hope it works. I am also going to try to cut dairy out of my diet. The doctor said that should help with her gas.

So overall... she is doing great! Here are some recent pictures of the little Sassy girl!