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Michigan 2015

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We made our annual pilgrimage to Michigan to visit friends and family. Honestly, I think traveling with kids gets worse before it gets better. The boys cried a lot in the car, and that was even with stopping and staying in a hotel.  Tim just tunes them out, but I want to rip my face off!!! But alas, it's all worth it, right? RIGHT? It was a fun time seeing everyone, spending time at the lake and trying out paddle boards for the first time. They make nice boats for kids to sit on and get paddled around FYI. We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary, and looked back on how crazy life has been in the last five years. Of course we wouldn't change a thing. Crazy suits us! Let the torture begin!  Michigan! Cousin Mandy and Blair 5 years of love!  My first born crush My BFF Rachel and baby Silas.  Between us, we have 6 boys!  Boy Crazy!  Paddle Boarding with Grandpa Brian Visiting Aunt Shar and Uncle Lance

Golden Birthday Boy

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Our sweet little Finn is 1 today on the 1st! Golden Birthday Boy!  We love this little peanut so much. So full of smiles and happiness.  Happy Birthday! 

First Birthday Invitations + Minted

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We have an almost one year old in the house! Little Finnley Parker will soon be One in August! This past year has just flown by and it's so crazy to think that at this time last summer I was hugely pregnant and so ready to meet our little Finners. I've been planning and thinking about having a little party for Finn, and as a family, we have come up with some fun ideas. The older boys think Finn would like to celebrate at Chuck E. Cheese's, but I have to remind them that the party if for Finn and not them. When planning a party, of course you need some invitations! So when I was contacted by Minted to check out their Kids Birthday Party Invitations , I totally jumped at the chance. I've used Minted before for Christmas Cards and I absolutely love their designs and the quality is very nice. They also have beautiful art work too, which I happen to have a couple of art pieces from them as well. There were so many cute invitations to choose from, it was hard to

Summer!!!!!!!!!!

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I know that it isn't technically summer yet, but since my husband is done with work for the school year... it's summer!!!!! We've finished preschool for the year for Everett. And now we've started sports camp, t-ball, and soccer camp. Anything to keep our active boy moving. Deacon will be 2.5 next week and we are having a party for him. Complete with a pinata and cupcakes and pizza. The poor kid gets such a crappy birthday being so close to Christmas, so why not celebrate his life when it's warm and sunny? Finnley is crawling and standing and eating every Cheeto he can find on the floor. He's such a smart little guy. I mean, seriously, I show him how to do something and then he copies it. And he's so cute and little, like super, 3% on the growth charts, little. I don't care... I think he's awesome. We have a super fun summer full of lots of fun activities. Trying to stay sane with three really active boys. My husband asks me everyday when we are

These days...

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Is it Spring yet? The days are dark and cold and I'm ready for long sunny days and warmth! We've been getting by, but it's hard to leave the house with three kids when it's minus 100 degrees outside, or so it feels. I like to hibernate, but this is getting ridiculous! The baby weight doesn't just fall off by itself when you sit on the couch and binge on Sister Wives. I want to go for a walk, or go to the zoo. Never mind, Why would I go to the zoo when I live at the zoo? Is it just my boys or are all little boys wild feral children? We are caged animals, and we need to be free!  Someday we'll be free of the tyranny of winter! But in the mean time, here are some pics of the boys. Because what else am I supposed to take pictures of?  "first we are going to bring all our toys out into the living room, then we are going to dump and throw them everywhere. After that, let's have a wrestling match, hurt each other and then start screaming as lou

7 Months!

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My good luck charm! 

6 Months

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How can my baby be a half of year old now? He was just born!!! I love this little peanut so much!

2014 Book Review

Another year, another year of books. My goal again this year was to read 52 books. I read 34. whaa whaa. I mean, it's pretty good, but in 2013, I read 38 books. You might say, You had a baby in 2014!!! Who has time to read? News Flash Walter Cronkite, I had a baby right at the end of 2012 too... a baby who was actually supposed to be born in 2013. So for realz, I also had a baby in 2013. No excuses!! And no, no babies for me in 2015. Please girl. I think last year when I posted my books, I wrote about each one and highlighted my favorites. This year I'm going to mix it up and use my Goodreads rating system using the star amount I gave each book. Last year my favorite book was Me Before You, by Jo Jo Moyes . This year, I don't know that I had a stand out favorite, although I did enjoy quite a few books. One Star:  No one star books this year. But basically, if I don't like a book, I just stop reading it. Life is too short to read bad books!! Two Stars: The Best

5 Months!

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I love this little guy so much!