Autumn Lilly Green

I became an Aunt for the 11th time the Monday we were in Costa Rica!

Sheree had her C-section on Feb. 20th and Welcomed Baby Autumn Lilly Green!!

Shes absolutely Adorable and been a fabulous baby! Sheree has been recovering MUCH better this time around and was walking laps in the halls the following morning.

We of course went to see her the morning after we got back in town :)

While your away the kids will play

Why?? oh Why?? was I sooo sad to leave my kids for a week. They had a blast while we were away. I doubt they missed us much. I think it wasnt until the last few days they got sad. Petes Family had our Kids Friday after school till Monday night (no school) and Celestial and Brandon had my kids Monday Night, Tues (no school) - Friday morning. Rose had the kids Friday night till we got home. Seriously!! We soo thankful. I couldnt talk on my phone unless I wanted to pay a fortune. So we stayed in contact through facebook. I cried when I first saw the first post of my babies. I missed them like crazy. Then I was ok for a few days and then bawled like a baby. Anyways... we had a blast but It SOOO hard being SOO far away from them for a week. Im glad they were spoiled like crazy back home. here the fun they had ...

Movies, Park, Sleepovers (Ry at the Hotel) and Buffets with Petes Family...

 Mckee Ranch and Jacuzzi Time with Tippetts!!

 Seriously... Theyre soo loved!

Reading to the Kids

About a week before we were leaving to Costa Rica I was feeling STRESSED!! I pull out Jaidens homework and right on top is a paper for Nv Reading week that has a parent volunteer sheet to read to the kids classes. Jaiden had helped himself to adding his daddys name to the volunterr sheet. I called Pete in from the other room. Honestly. It was the day was were leaving and like I said.. feeling stressed. Pete doesnt like reading much and so I try to break it to Jaiden that we just cant. WELL.. try having your seven year old upset that other parents come in and volunteer but we dont (Or Course.. I have been to a few things this year, including Halloween and Thanksgiving, ect.. but I work.. Im not in there as much as some moms... and thats the thing I feel THE MOST guilty about)  Soo.. I caved in about 1 SECOND!! and I SOOO glad I did. It really did mean the world to them. We started the morning taking Kadence to daycare... which I cried as I left. Then we took the boys to school ourselves, which was fabulous in and of itself. I said my goodbyes then since I doubted Id get to again.  :( We waited 15 min and then Headed to Rylans class. Pete was suppose to read to Ry class and Me to Jaidens. He perswaded me to do both. Rylan was beaming the whole two books. After he came and gave me a HUGE hug infront of the whole class. Then he got sad. We explained to his teacher he knew we were leaving for a week. She let him come to Jais class with us. I read to books to Jaidens class as well then we were able to say goodbye in the hall because Jaidens teacher knew we were leaving as well. What a great last thing to do with/for the kids before our trip. Im SOOO glad we did!!

Brotherly Love

I just had to snap a picture of this moment of the boys getting along so well together and laying together.

Sherees Baby Shower

2 Weekends Ago Celestial threw a Baby Shower for Sheree.

 Celestial and I made this diaper cake for her.

Chop and Grow

Rylan decided to ditch the mohawk once again. He is absolutely adorable with OR without it .. if you ask me. He likes it so far so well see if it sticks!  He wanted his hair like Jaiden.

 Arent the cute!  Jaiden also hit a growth spurt and his poor pants are all getting high water. As you can sort of tell in this picture.

Busy-ness

Lifes been busy lately. Pete & I leave for COSTA RICA on Friday. I totally excited, and totally overwhelmed. This is the hardest trip ever to plan for. Never been on a trip leaving 3 kids. Who go to school/daycare/babysitter. Who have homework, dance, and no school for 5 of the days were gone. Plus a dog and people staying at our house. Planning food and everything. Theres so much to do for them to stay here. Way more than the stuff we have to plan for ourselves to leave the country. Im unbelievalb ethatnkful to my family whos stepping in to make this trip possible. We need it. But... I want to slow down and blog some of the latelys Ive missed.  

Heres some phone pictures...

Alyssa and Kadence palying dress up one night when I was babysitting. Too cute!! We hae tons of dress up stuff thanks to  our Nina Crystal. Kadence LOVES it!!

 Jaiden was invited to his first official "GIRL" party. Ya know.. no little kids friend or relative.  It was at the pottery shop at town square. Its the first weve been in there and well be back. Adorable. Kylei's mom made these cute aprons and this fabulous table display. Very fun!

 Friday night we helped celebrate Ethan Anya (Petes close friends baby) turning 1. That was a first at Childs Paly. Again, adorable!! What a crowd too. The whole place to themselves too!!

This morning while eating cereal for breakfast Kadence started srinking her milk like her brothers. The only problem... I was expecting her to spill all over her clean, dress self. Thankfully she didnt but Im sure today is not the only day she will do this. She constantly following her her brotehrs foot steps.

Who needs to go sledding in the snow. Throw a sled over a skateboard and pile on :) They made a couple rounds around the house on this baby one night!

Pinterest has me addicted. I only attempted this hair style on Kadence so far. Its cute while it lasted but Kadence's hair is so full and thick.. I cant ever leave it this loose. It did NOT last all day!

They had a full size tv about a foot away and I found them like this!! 

Latelys

Jaiden:
~Hes doing a fundraiser right now for Cancer and he is being so cute about it. His way of asking people to donate it " Could you spare some money"   haha, seriously, I find it to be the cutest thing ever. Just love that boy
~He still LOVES going to the Andersons home before and after school. Lately most days whe nI pick him up hes out in the street with Braxton playing basketball.   No wonder he loves being there :)  Im honestly soo jealous of there street though. There are like 10 kids playing in the street when I come to pick him up. NO kids play in our street :(   
~Hes still rocking A's and B's at school   YEAH!!
~Like normal, he cant make it past 8pm most nights.   Friday night Jaiden asked if he could stay up till midnight. We told him yea, its the weekend... but we all doubted he could do it , we thought
Pete: 8:45p
Me: 9:10p
Rylan: 10p
Jaiden: Midnight   haha

Normally I would never say that late for that little man but I figured he was really trying so I figured he last a little longer.

at 8:50p we looked over and he was passed out. Daddy won!


Rylan:
~Asked almost everyday if he can stay home from school, but then doesnt fight it to much when we say no  :( Poor thing, Jaiden LOVED Kindergarten.
~Still teases his sister but is getting REALLY cute with her at times to. Lately she asks him to dance with her and he does. Soo cute! I better get a video


Kadence:   This girl.. seriously
~ Shes Super in to princesses right now. She has watched beauty and the beast ALOT lately. She makes us dance with her. Wants all things princess. This morning Pete went to wake her up and she told him. NOt yet daddy I still sleep in my castle. I just LOVE it :)   She even wore a princess dress up shirt over her pants to school one day last week. I didnt look TOO weird  haha.
~Shes such a sas! And she doesnt hesitate with anything she wasnts. She has no problem holding her own with her brothers.
~I was getting dressed to hit the gym the other night, and trying to be sneaky so she did get mad. Well... I got caught. She saw my shoes on and said to me:
Kade: MOM! you no go downstairs. k
    pause
  YOU HEAR ME?


for real.. the girls a hoot.