End Of Summer Fishing

Craig and I took our boys, and his little sister Maya fishing today at Willow Creek. It was a fun day!! We had a contest to see who could catch the most fish and I creamed everyone with TEN FISH! WOOHOO! I couldn't believe how good Tyler is at fishing. Craig has been teaching him this summer and he is a pro!! He caught the first fish of the day all by himself and was pretty proud. He said he was glad he wasn't a fish because he didn't want a hook stuck in him. I agreed. Only downfall today was I got stung by a bee in the head and a fish bit me when I was trying to take the hook out. He jumped up and bit me on the arm, I even have marks from it. Craig says he has been fishing his whole life and has never heard of anyone getting bit by a fish. Leave it to me to be the first. :)

Ear Tubes For Caleb

Caleb had ear surgery on Friday morning to have ear tubes put in. I had been nervous about this for weeks, but everything went really well. He has had non stop ear infections since birth and even antibiotics don't seem to work for the little guy. He always ends up having to get a nasty shot to get rid of them. I'm hoping that he will never have another ear infection ever again and will feel a ton better. It's been really hard to see him always sick. When they finally told us that we could see Caleb after his surgery we went to the room where they would be bringing him. Then we saw a crib being wheeled down the hallway and there he was, Caleb was sitting up in this big bed all propped up with pillows with this funny look on his face like he owned the joint. He was still kind of out of it, but boy it was funny. I was so thankful to have him back in my arms again and have it all over with!!

Happy 10th Birthday Levi!!

Two words....DOUBLE DIGITS!!! I can't believe my Levi is 10 years old! It's almost scary how fast it has gone by. Levi had a great birthday party. We went to a 3D movie with some friends, I could kick myself for not taking a picture of all the kids sitting there in the theater with those goofy glasses on! And then we went out to eat at Levi's favorite place. What an amazing kid I have, the two of us have been through a lot together in the past ten years. He had taught me so much about life, love, responsibility, compassion, and courage. Levi, I'm so glad God gave me you. You mean the world to me and your an amazing kid with a heart of gold. Never change! Your growing up so fast and I'm so proud to be your mom. Happy Birthday Levi!!! I love you so much.

My Rock Star

My friend Cheryl and I braved going to the mall today with all six of our kids. We found this hat for Caleb and fell in love with it. We had a great time, but I'm still in shock by how much kids shoes are now!! What happened?!?

"nOOb"

Craig's little brother Rod recently joined the air force and I bought a shirt for Caleb on his behalf as a joke because he always refers to my kids as "noobs", anyways here is a picture of Caleb in the shirt. I emailed it to Rod and he thought it was pretty funny. Caleb wasn't thrilled to be taking pictures, but I think it makes it even funnier.

Happy 6th Birthday Tyler!!!

I can't believe it, but Tyler is now six! I think six sounds so old, I can't believe how fast he is growing up. We had his birthday party at Chuckie Cheese's and he had a ton of fun. Every birthday we have I'm reminded of what great family and friends we have, thank you to everyone who came on such short notice. It was a bit of a crazy week. And for Tyler, I love you kiddo. I'm so proud of all the accomplishments you have made this past year. You always try so hard at everything you do and have so much love for everyone around you. Your one in a million....and I'm so glad your mine!! Happy Birthday Tyler!!!

Missing Aunt Kim

With my little sister Kim being away in Arizona for college, my boys and I miss her a ton! So we talk to her often on the web cam. She recently just came up for a visit and Caleb recognised her from the computer! It was really cute and I think it made her feel pretty good. Here is a picture of one of Caleb's web cam chats.