Camping!!

CAMPING YAY!!!

WE went camping with 2 of Justin's brothers this past weekend and it was GREAT! WE have missed camping sooo much! The weather (rain) held off mostly until our last night so we got to fall asleep to the sound of the rain I love that...only because we have a motorhome. Not so fun in a tent! The girls LOVE playing all day with their cousins and we LOVE just chilling and hanging out with family!!

Oaklee fell over right before we left and got this lovely cut...not a camping trip without some kind of BOO BOO!

Cousins!

Kennedy, Oaklee, Payton

Jusitns brother was in town for a few days so we got all the kids together and took some photos. ANDERSON COUSINS

Preschool GRADUATION...what???

Payton is officially ready for Kindergarten! Whether Mom and Dad are ready for her to go that is another question!! It was so surreal watching her sing and dance and tell what she wanted to be when she grew up...A MOM:)!!!

This is my BABY and she is going to Kindergarten. It seems like she was just Oaklee's age and it was just her and me all day. Playing learning just loving being a mom. Now here we are she can read, write her name, and is SO VERY EXCITED to go to school in the fall.

Payton

Payton & Paislee

Payton & Tiffany

This is Miss Amanda Payton's teacher. She ws absolutely amazing with her! She was great with the kids and Payton just LOVED her!!

Our big girl :)

Dinner was at the Olive Garden afterwards. Her choice and her FAVORITE! These are her plates lined up with all her favorite things on them!

WE LOVE YOU PAYTON!!!!

Oaklee 8 Months

Here is our sweet Oakie girl at 8 months! She is such a good baby and we LOVE all the things she is learning. She loves food and hates to drink. She loves any finger foods i will give her. She rolls everywhere and gets stuck under everything. She wants to crawl so badly and once she gets a little stronger in the arms will be on the move! She says mama dada baba and no :) not necessarily towards anything in particular but can form the words.

Glamour girl!

Payton is almost 5 years old and has never had a "haircut". I have trimmed it myself but that's it. It was some what of a struggle to get her to agree to this. So when I told her she could come with me to my hair appointment watch and then have Jodie do hers she was totally excited!

Payton wants Rapunzel hair.... so i also had to tell her that to get long beautiful healthy hair she needs to get it cut now and then. I love this kid and she looks so grown up i cant stand it!!

Getting her hair washed (massaged:) )

Before it all!

First chop off the back

Getting her layers

Dinosaurs at the ZOO!

We took the girls back to the Zoo to see the Dinosaurs they had all over. It was fun for them to find the different ones and learn about them. Payton wasn't too sure at first but after a few she was touching them and taking pictures by them. We love the Zoo but it was nice to have a change of scenery :)

Zoo

We took the girls to the Zoo a few weeks ago on one of the warmer days and it was fun! The wind kicked up a bit which made our trip kinda short, but we just love going and letting the girls roam and see the animals!

Mothers Day

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!

I had a wonderful Mothers day this year....like every year! But for some reason this year was different for me. Being a mom to 3 crazy little girls is SO much fun, but with that has come some crazy days for mom! Its a lot of juggling with back and forth from preschool, nap times, bottles, 2 in diapers, cleaning, meals, house renovations, and a husband that is working his tail off and with that comes a lot of doing it alone. I LOVE my life and absolutely wouldn't change it... but some days i think man I am not cut out for this!

So this brings me to the HIGH APPRECIATION of my mom and my mother in law! I wonder how they did it with 6( then 9) and 5 kids! Being a mom is the hardest, but most rewarding job that you will ever have. My girls are the light of my life and I am SO LUCKY to have them in my life. I hope that one day they will forgive me for being so crazy, type A, neurotic, perfectionist, and know I do it all out of LOVE!

So Happy Mothers Day to every mother out there. It is crazy that there is only one day in the year to devote to our mothers, but I hope that it was a GREAT one for all of you!!!

Kennedy's Party

Our big BIRTHDAY GIRL!

WE had a little party for Kennedy's birthday a couple weeks ago and it was really small but fun! She loves the park so i decided it was ok weather lets just go there and let her play. We had pizza, cake, a pinata, and friends! Thank you everyone who came!!

Before the party they are so dang cute!

Racing

Chasing Christian she loves her Cheechee!

Little Monkey

Getting the hang of this present thing

Her favorite princess Ariel or LOLO as she calls her

She chose this pony for her party

Not sure what to do

Daddy Mommy & their big 2 year old!!

Kennedy and her Buzz Lightyear...she LOVES him!!