13 Years!

So we've been married for 13 years now! We tried to find some fun 13's to take pictures with, but didn't find very many, so we had to improvise.

Love you, Babe!

Dying MOSTLY eggs...

Ok, so we always get a little carried away when we color eggs-it all started a couple years ago when my sis-n-law (I soon shared our genious with my sisters, too!)and I decided to use white t-shirts instead of newpaper or a table cloth under easter eggs to get totally cool tie dye shirts. We took cool pics of all the kids in the shirts. The colors washed out, so each year we've been improving on our method. This year we did straight tie dye in buckets for the shirts. The shirts turned out cute but, in keeping with tradition, some people dyed more than just shirts. We did skirts, shorts, *cough hands cough*...oh...and eggs.

Front yard party

I think Kyle really just wanted an excuse to hang out with friends all day and ride around on a skidsteer, so he...Went out front and tore out the pond. And bushes. Removed and recycled the fence. Cut down this huge tree. (two of them, actually)Then, some friends (and my big brother) showed up to help remove this massive stump and over a ton of cement. (literally!) Shovels, dull chainsaw, sawsall, one big dodge truck, chains, skidsteer, sweat, tears, gatorade, pizza, and hours later...SUCCESS! (and the definite need for a broom)

Thanks everyone for all the help! Our front yard will look great when we finish the sprinklers and grass!

JJ! 12? HoLy CoW!

JJ celebrated his 12th birthday this month. He's such a blessing in our home. I LOVE THIS YOUNG MAN!

He was a spider in the ward roadshow (a traveling skit) at church. So cute! He jumped right in and did a great job. (sorry about the red-eye-I'm in the market for some good photo editing software)

Little Nicki's 5!

First, and foremost she opened her presents, because that's most important!
Then she ate her super delicious cupcakes which matched all the princess decorations.

Last, but not least, she discovered a most-entertaining-but-not-so-new 'toy'!

One!

Number 5 had her first birthday party last night, she somehow managed to knock herself over in her high chair over a 1/2 hour before the party, so she had a nice red spot on her forehead, but she's cute anyway... Had fun playing with her gift bag

and discovering there was actually something besides fun paper in there! Eventually she'd had ENOUGH!(cake and icecream that is.)

Thanks mom for getting that stuff off my face! Looks like she's pleased with her day!

Christmas pictures

~Check her out, standing all by herself!~

 Number 5 is so pretty in her Christmas dress...

And so is Little Nikki,

My photogenic LaLa,

And, last but not least, these two handsome little men!