Aidan's Big Day!!

Aidan started Preschool on Thursday, August 27th!! He was so excited to be a big boy like his brothers Hunter and Reilly.


"Look Mom!! They have TOYS in here, I LOVE school!!"

Aidan playing with some of his classmates...

Waiting for school to start on the first day...it was super-hot, at about 101 degrees.....

Photos for Daddy in Afghanistan....

How does a busy mommy of 5 take pictures of herself and the kids for 'Daddy' while he's far away in Afghanistan??? Well, with the computer cam, of course.... ;-) Here's what we came up with for our first try:

"Mommy, Liam got into your purse!!"

Well, a picture is worth a thousand words :-)
I was in the bathroom less that 2 MINUTES...I swear...and Liam managed to get into my purse and smear lipstick ALL OVER his face. He was so proud of himself as he said "Hi, Mommy!" Aimee nearly 'shot-into-orbit' when she saw Liam's face, immediately saying "Wee-amp, you are biggest trouble EVER!! " and "Eeewwww, don't touch me!!" HA! After a good long bath, all is back to normal--for now!

The Princess & her Tea Party...

On this sunny Friday afternoon, Princess Aimee held her first official "
Tea Party." The official guests were baby Liam, Bedtime Bear and Bella, her baby doll.
Refreshments included cheerios, raisins, and delicious 'Sunny Delight' tea. Also served, pretend Birthday cake and pizza! It was a fabulous event, as you can tell from the pictures and guest photos. :-)

Fun at the Park !!

We went to the park last night to play and get some of the 'wiggles' out...and it was little Liam's 1st time in the play area. He was really concerned at first, but got comfortable after a while. Everyone had fun jumping and climbing, and the weather was perfect!

Shhhhh! I Be a Princess !!

Girls are so different from boys...seriously! When my boyz get in trouble, they say "I didn't do it", or "Hunter/Reilly/Aidan made me do it!" When Aimee gets in trouble, she holds out a pink flower ring and says, "Shhhhh, I be a Princess!!" HA! Look out guys, she's gonna be a pistol when she's older :-0

All I Want for "SUMMER" is My Two Front Teeth!!

After a long, wiggly wait of over 4 months, Reilly finally lost his two front teeth. As Reilly tells it, *EVERYONE* in his class has already lost their front teeth...so he was overjoyed to loose not just one, but *BOTH* front teeth in a span of 5 days.

Little Liam's 1st Haircut--April 24, 2009

Little Liam's 1st haircut....usually, I am soooo sad when I have to get my little ones hair cut. I remember crying when Hunter got his blonde curls cut :-) But this time, it was SO MUCH fun to see little Liam get his hair cut. He LOVED the whole experience. Of course, sitting in a blue car, watching the Backyardigans on DVD was cool...and kept him busy. I LOVE the way his little cut turned out.

BEFORE...the haircut!

Having so much fun, driving a car and watching a video :-)

Getting serious...

Little Liams 1st Haircut--too cute for words...

Liam LOVED the 'buzzer'--as long as it stayed away from his little ears!!

"Mommy, don't go anywhere, OK?"--Liam loved all the attention and pictures, but he sure wanted to know exactly where Mommy was at all times...

Things are getting serious on the "Backyardigans" show...

Liam LOVED the spray from the water bottle, and smiled EVERY time he got sprayed!!

"TAH-DAH !!" Such a big boy haircut!!

Liam LOVES flowers...

I dressed up three little pots with some bright, cheery RED Gerbera daisys and put them in the kitchen for some Spring color. Liam absolutely loved the flowers and couldn't stay away from them. He smelled them, bit them, played with them and talked to them. Such a cute little guy!!!

My Handsome Hubby, and an Awesome Daddy!!

Here he is in full gear...ready for the day :-)

Here's a fun pic that highlights just how far away Afghanistan is....

The Easter Prize--A fun and tasty Easter Basket!!!

Here is a picture of Hunter's Easter Basket!!

Here is Reilly's Spiderman-themed Easter Basket!!

Aidan LOVE's Disney's Cars...so the Easter Bunny brought him a cool Cars basket.

Of course, Aimee had a "Prinecess Basket", with her all-time FAV 'My Little Pony' tucked in it!


The Easter Bunny left little Liam's goodies on his high-chair...since he was too sick to hunt around :-)

The HUNT--on a rainy, snowy Utah day....

The Easter Bunny had to be 'super-creative' this year, because everyone was sick AND the Utah weather didn't cooperate. After a nervous night, all the little ones were relieved to wake and find that the "Bunny" didn't forget them--even though there was several inches of snow outside. Everyone had loads of fun looking around the house for their goodies....

More Easter Pics...

Lots of fun dying Easter eggs! Even little Liam got into the action at the end--though he wasn't sure what to do with the eggs once he got 'em :-)