Father's day

We have the best dad! Who else would wear a homemade tie with his kids faces on it to church.

Bampa got one too and he actually wore it to church as well. His tie had picture of all of his grandbabies on it.

Our dad is the best as he wrestles with us, he takes care of us, makes the best pancakes and homemade rolls, plays with us, takes us on many fun adventures, and so much more. We love you DAD!

TLex's Big Day

Our sweet boy was blessed and given a name today. I can't believe he is already three months old. Almost too old to bless as three month olds are so wide eyed and alert. Thankfully, TLex just looked at the strange men in the circle as they bounced him. No tears were shed. Few!!!

We are so grateful that Glama Tuzie and Bampa Jim came out to celebrate with us. I love that we live close enough to family that they can drive up and spend special occasions with our family. We are so loved and blessed. Thank you Glama and Bampa. We love you! 

We are also grateful that my cousin Wes and his son Curtis came from Bakersfield (1hr and a half drive) to be with us too. You will learn TLex that family is very important no matter where you are. We also had our Home Teachers in the circle Brother Bullard and Brother Bartels, they have been so very good to us since we have moved here to California. Also in the circle was Brother Moulton he is another ward member and works with dad. You will come to learn that ward families are important too. They are given to us from Heavenly Father as an extra level of support and love. We feel so blessed for our ward family.

Dad did a beautiful job giving your blessing. I want you to know dear TLex, that you are so very loved by your whole family and your Heavenly Father. Please always remember that your Heavenly Father is always there for you and if you follow His plan He will pour out many great blessings to you. Your family will always be there for you too.

I can't believe that we are a family of four boys. Good thing I wouldn't have it any other way. Ash and Lil B pal around a lot which makes Coach feel VERY jealous and left out at times. I tell Coach to just wait as I gave him you as his own special little buddy. My hope is that all of my boys love each other very much and form special bonds with one another. We are going to have so much fun as a family you just wait and see.

We love you TLex and are so happy to have you part of our Eternal Family.

The many faces of B

I crack mom up face

 Sad face

 Take a picture of me face

 I found mom's IPad face

Rock star face

 Sleepy face

 Big brother face

Messy face

Life is not fair face

Super hero face

I am still the baby face

Mothers Day

I love being a mom! My boys are always so fun to be around. I love watching their little brains work trying to figure new things out. I love seeing them interact with each other, especially when they are playing so nicely. I love how they love and trust me so unconditionally. I thank Heavenly Father everyday for sending me my wonderful sons.

Happy 6th Birthday Coach

Somebody in the house turned a year older. Coach is not one to let us forget about his birthday. I am pretty sure he talked about his birthday all year, especially when he started school and he saw that you celebrate your birthday at school as well.

 Coach with all his loot.

 Coaches Despicable Me cake. You ask for it and dad can create it. The cake turned out so cute!

 Lego's make the best presents. Thank you Grandma Honnie and all the grandparents for all the great gifts!

We had a family party and then a friend party where Coach invited two friends from the ward to go to Chuck E Cheeses with. Good times were had by all.

Dad took Coach on his special father son date to Universal Studio. They walked around the park, but Coach wasn't into it he needed Ash to be there with him. All he could talk about is how Ash would be jealous and that he needed to buy something from a store to make Ash even more jealous. Obviously  Ash and Coach spend a lot of time together and we need to separate them a little more so they can create their own identities.

Six things I love about Coach.

1. Coach is a creative soul. He is always asking if we can do a craft. I need to get better at providing him material so he can.

2. Coach LOVES to dance. Turn on music and his body just starts to move. He has some real good moves too. I really need to sign him up for some dance classes.

3. Coach is my cuddler. If Nate or I sit on the couch Coach is instantly on our lap. He also asks for us to cuddle with him at night when he goes to bed. I need to take this opportunity more often.

4. Coach is an awesome playmate. He plays well with his brothers (most of the time). I do have to say he plays better with Ash than B, but we are working on this. He also loves Mr. X a lot. Of all my boys he plays with the baby the most.

5. Coach is a good student. He loves learning, he loves his teacher Ms. Mealey and his classmates. He is always telling me about what Ms. Mealey has taught and what him and his friends did that day.

6. Coach is my best sleeper. When he goes to bed he falls asleep almost instantly. He seems to need sleep more than his brothers. He may go to sleep earlier than the others but he is my earliest riser. He is usually the first one up at 6:30 and pulls the rest of us out of bed. His favorite way to get dad out of bed is to wrestle him.

Glama Tuzie Visit

Because our plans changed and we were no longer heading out to Utah to have Lex we had the pleasure of Glama Tuzie coming to us.

Glama Tuzie visit means.....

Field trips into LA

Mommy and daughter time

 Sugar cookie making while wearing St. Patrick's mustaches

 No one was exempt from wearing a stache

 And I mean no one!

 Lots of snuggle time

 and reading time.

Along with all the fun we had Glama Tuzie took care of the cleaning, the laundry, the dishes, homework, and making dinner. We were so spoiled to have our glama with us.

Thank you and we love you Glama! Come again SOON! Next time bring Bampa with you.

On the day you were born

On my 35 week visit to the midwives they noticed that I was itching my body quit a lot. The midwife at that point asked me if I always itched. Baffled I looked at her and said yes I do, I have Cholestasis of pregnancy, it is in my charts. The midwife was shocked as if this is the first she heard of me having it. Too be fair I never saw the same midwife twice so it was the first she heard, but if she would have read my charts she would have seen I had it. To make a long story short the midwife freaked out sent me in for blood work and non-stress tests and scheduled me for delivery at 37 weeks. This meant my plans for delivering in Utah had to be cancelled and we had to arrange for Glama Tuzie to come out to be with the boys.

March 4 was eviction day, but I didn't actually deliver until March 5 as my labor was 16 hours long. By far my longest labor. The midwife and my delivery nurse gave me pitocin to induce labor and every hour or so they would increase my pitocin levels. I told the midwife several times that I usually deliver within 3 hours of my water being popped. She didn't want to risk it as breaking waters may cause infection if the labor is too long. Finally after 13 hrs of labor and my body not really progressing my dear sweet nurse convinced the midwife to pop my water. The midwife obliged and baby Lex arrived three hours later. His labor may have been my longest, but his delivery and my recovery was my best.

The second my baby was born he/she was handed over to Nate who pried open the babies legs to see if we were adding another boy to our brood or a lone female. A BOY! So we became a family of 4 boys. I was thrilled so was Nate!

After gender was determined I was able to hold my baby and nobody took him away from me for at least an hour or two. The first bath was given right in my room, so I actually got to see it. It was the first bath of my baby that I actually got to see.

I fell in love with my sweet Lex at first sight. I am one lucky mom to be blessed with 4 boys!

Nate and I have both always liked the name Alexander with the nickname of Lex, so that is where his first name came from. Joseph is after my grandpa, my great grandpa, and my great, great grandpa.

Me at 37 weeks 16 hours before delivery

First cuddles with my little guy

Saying hi to dad

7lbs 15oz not bad for being 3 weeks early

First bath

Meeting Glama Tuzie

Meeting big brothers

More snuggles with dad

Mom and her 4 boys