Where did April go?

April was a CRAZY month for us. I sometimes don't even know how we manage to fit so much into one month. I guess as time goes by you just start getting used to being busy ALL the time. I think I have almost forgot what it's like to have a day that we don't have something that we have to do. But the truth is I LOVE IT! Yes, sometimes I get tired and maybe even a little grumpy (only if I miss a meal), but I love living every day for my family. I am so lucky to have Kwinton and our kids. There are a ton of pictures in this post. Sorry, but I have to post pictures of everything!

Cali lost her first tooth this month!

She was so brave.

Gabe has had a few baseball games. This picture is funny

because it looks like he is making a great play or something

but in actuality he was dancing in the outfield!

We have to hide behind the dugout at the games

because it is so freaking cold!!!!

I went on a field trip with Gabriel. This is him and

his best friend Whitney on the bus.

We had an Easter egg hunt at my moms on the

Saturday before Easter. Ready.....set....GO!

Jarom

Enoch

Cali

Gabriel finding the GOLDEN egg!

Thanks mom for doing so much for our kids!

Again....it's freezing in April!

I snuggled with Kwinton J.

Easter Morning!! Cole hates waking up. Haha!

Cali loved the GIANT chocolate bunny!

Gabe looking for his Easter basket. ( The E.B.

always hides their baskets.)

Kwinton J. found his Easter basket and dumped it out.

Cute kids going to church on Easter!

We had an Easter Egg hunt at Grandma Franc's.

This is just the younger kids (1-6)!!!!

These are the kids that are 7 and older.

NERD ALERT!

Kwinton's sister Stephanie was nice enough to come to

the temple with us on a FREEZING cold morning and

take some pictures of the kids for Gabriel's baptism.

Cole

Gabe

Kwinton Jeffrey

Cali

This picture is hilarious! All of the kids

personalities are totally showing. Right

down to Cole's famous wink.

AWWWWWWWW!!

Gabe had his Birthday. He got a new bike, some books,

and some baseball stuff.

This is Cole. The kids keep wearing this creepy mask!

Kwinton likes to throw this ball at Coles face.

Cole likes it too!

Kwinton J. just crawls around the house

trying not to get trampled by the madness.

Gabriel got baptized on April 30th.

They practiced before we got to the church.

It didn't help! Gabe had to do it twice because his

elbow came up.

They also had a stare down before we went to the church.

Me and my baby!!! I cant believe he is eight.

Kwinton and Gabriel.

Family came over after for lunch.

By the end of the day Kwinton J. was DONE.

Or should I say by the end of the month he was DONE.

He really is a trooper. The poor kids is constantly being

shoved into his car seat so we can run from one place

to the next. But I think this month finally got to him.

March Madness

I feel like life is coming at me so fast I don't even have time to keep up on things. I think the best way for me to keep the blog updated is to maybe take it a month at a time. So here are some highlights from the month of March.

Cali turned 6!!! She got a new bike.

She was a zoo keeper at her party. Her cousins

got her this puppy and vet set. SHE LOVES IT!

The rest of the monsters.

Cupcake time!

Jarom loves cupcakes.

I should have pushed his face down in it.

I will remember that next time.

Weird Chris.

Kwinton J. is getting cuter by the second.

Gabe put this on in the car and waved at other cars.

Gabe also started baseball. Look how ready he is.

His team is the Nationals.

We froze our butts off at his first game.

Oh, how I love Utah weather.

And on a final very exciting note.

I GOT MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!!

Kwinton and his mom made my this quilt for Christmas.

But it has been away for months getting quilted.

Pretty amazing hu? Kwinton made 24 of the blocks,

Kathy did the 12 harder ones. Then Kwinton did all the

borders and his mom took it somewhere to get quilted.

Off track fun!

My kids have been off track for a few weeks and we have had a pretty good time. They are going to go to a traditional school next year and honestly I am not sure how I feel about it. I love having them home with me throughout the year to hang out a little. Although I am glad that they will finally get to have a real summer break from school. Not just three weeks. So I guess I have a little bit of mixed emotions. Anyhow, they are home with me for a few more days so I am just going to soak it up. I feel like I see Gabe less and less each week while he is in school. I mostly work nights so by the time he is getting home from school, or choir, or piano I am bolting out the door to work. There are some days the only time I see him is when he is heading off to school in the morning. I guess its just another phase in the mom life. Kids getting older and doing there own thing. We will see how I do next year when I don't have these little times when they are off track and I get to see them a little extra!

Here are some pictures of some fun things we have been up to.

My nephew Tae got baptized. I think he is

a total cutie. But I recently realised that i am that

aunt that bugs the crap out of my nephews because

I love to give them hugs and let face it. They

are just "getting to old for this!"

We all got nice and pretty for it!

I put Kwinton in this outfit and found a picture of

Gabe in the same outfit!

They went on a train ride at the mall. They decided

to sit in the coal cart for Cole!

Me and Kwinton waited for them to get back.

They played in the dino land at the mall.

Cole jumping across the foot prints.

They rode the carousel. Gabe would only ride the dragon.

Haha, he is getting to old for this too.

Cali rode this ugly cat with a fish in its mouth.

and crazy child would only ride in the handi chair

because he was afraid of the animals.

We made a cake!

These two literally licked the bowl!

This is Kwinton J.s favorite toy!

We went sledding. Gabe loved it!

Cali didn't like carrying her sled back up.

and crazy child was afraid of sledding so he ran away.

Me and Kwinton J watched again.....

Cali decided to play at the park because sledding was

too much work.

Cole came back to play at the park too.

Gabe just kept sledding. He even went back later

that day with his friend Jake.

Waiting for Spring!!!

I am anxiously awaiting some better weather around here! It's pretty much all I think about all day long! These pictures are from last year, they just make me happy! Come on spring push Old Man Winter out of here.

p.s. I am not crazy, I know it's only February. What can I say, 4 kids stuck in the house all day because of cold weather can make a lady want an early spring.

Kwintons Birthday

Kwintons birthday was on Monday the 17th. The kids had the day off of school since it was M.L.K. day. So we spent the day cleaning up the house and waiting for daddy to get home from work. The kids decorated a little table and put a sign on it that said "birthday table". They also made Kwinton some hilarious birthday crowns which he happily wore while he opened his presents. For dinner Kwinton wanted French toast. (I don't get the breakfast for dinner thing, but hey it wasn't my birthday.)

Sitting at his birthday table, getting ready to open presents!!!

The kids got him Despicable Me!

I decided to get him a Blu Ray Player. He has really

wanted one, but would never go out and spend money

like that on himself. So I did it for him. He had NO idea!!!!

The look on his face says it all!!!!

This crown was awesome.

Kwinton couldn't wait to play with his new toy, so he went downstairs and hooked it up while I made his dinner. After dinner we just had to watch the new movie and eat some ice cream cake. All in all I think the day turned out great, I know Kwinton loved just staying in and spending the night with me and the kids!

First Piano Recital.

Gabriel had his very first piano recital in December. He has been playing now for about 7 months. I wish I would have had a video camera with me but I didn't even think about it that night. I was so, so nervous for him when he got up there. But as he always does, he pulled through like a champ. He is just like his dad and never tells me that he is nervous until it is all over. I think they do it to keep me calm. ( I know Kwinton does it to keep me calm, because I am always a ball of nerves at things like this.) It is just funny to see Gabe do the same thing to keep me calm. But no matter what they say it doesn't stop me from tearing up when I see my kids do things like this.

The songs he played were Thanksgiving day, Up on the house top, and Jazz Band Jam. Now, I don't know anything about piano, but I do know that he is doing really well. His teacher is constantly amazed at how fast he is learning.

We just brought Cali. Cole is not to be trusted

at things like this.

Isn't he handsome?

He looked so small next to that piano.

Piano Man.

The kids all sang We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Why does he always look so small....