Foto Friday - Mom and Sis with The Boys!

A couple cute pictures to remember!

These boys can be little monsters (as their shirt says), but we love them!!!

How We Welcomed 2016

A little throwback to M and me saying goodbye to 2015 and getting ready to start 2016.

We played a few games of dominoes.

And of course enjoyed some sparkling grape juice.

So far - 2016 is pretty awesome! :)

Foto Friday - Skol Vikings

Remembering that one time last fall that we all supported our Vikings.

They were getting bites of a doughnut from Josh.

My girl and me!

Cooper, Carter, and Tucker.

Aw.....it's me and the kiddos, and Winky!

Skol Vikings!

Easter 2016

Thought I'd throw in a semi-current post just for fun. Don't worry...I still have PLENTY of past events to post about. But, anyways, here's a recap of our wonderful Easter celebrations.

Thursday before Easter, Madison dyed eggs with Dad and the Great Grandparents. I wasn't brave enough to let the boys try this year...next year for sure, though.

Saturday we attended a super fun potluck and egg hunt with Josh's side of the family. The kids all had a blast!

Not sure where Madison was...(oops)...thanks for the picture, Tracy!

Off enjoying the hunt.

All the cousins had a blast!

Easter morning. Madison was thrilled the boys were eating at the table with her. They enjoyed some yummy pancakes from McDonald's.

Then, we let them enjoy their Easter baskets. Madison asked us point blank if the Easter Bunny was real , or if it was just Mom and Dad - I'm not good at lying, and so we told her the truth. We let her know she still act like he's real because of her brother's and other kids that still believe, since there is nothing wrong in believing. Now she loves saying to me, "Mom, I LOVE the stuff YOU...I mean, the Easter Bunny, got me in my Easter basket. This kid...

Later, Grandma Tracy and Grandma Bevy and Grandpa Louie stopped by to spoil the kids some more.

Then, after nap, we let them do a small egg hunt in our yard.

They LOVE the candy!

The spoiling didn't end on Sunday though. Monday, Grandpa Dave showed up with more Easter goodies for the kids. They each got some awesome clothes and more yummy treats. No pictures - I missed my opportunity with my Dad because the kids got too excited and bombarded him when they saw the baskets!

Wow...it feels good to get something documented that didn't happen 5 or 6 months ago. Haha.

Halloween 2015

Here are a few random photos from Halloween fun from last year.

Mama and Madison LOVE pumpkin donuts from Casey's! So excited when they become available!


The boys got mini-pumpkins during a HyVee trip.


We went to our first Halloween Party hosted by our good friends, The Wegeners. It was A BLAST!

Cuties!


We went to our favorite pumpkin patch with our family.




Here's Madison with her cousins, Drew, Ava, Maddison, and Alex. And, Josh and the boys are in the background!

I let the boys paint their pumpkins.
Cooper

Tucker

Carter

We also attending (and way to crowded event) at our local HyVee with our triplet friends (that are one year younger than the boys).

We went Trick-or-Treating in Durant. The weather was perfect!

We also went Trick-or-Treating in Blue Grass with our friends, The Schaefers (as we do every year). Both of our girls were Elsa. :)

This post is already giving me anxiety about costumes for this year's Halloween festivities. One of these day I'll get us all coordinated and super cute...maybe...

Foooooorrrrrrre!

Last summer Josh took M golfing a few times, and she loved it.

Here's a couple shots he texted me from one of their outings.


Such a cutie!




Of course Josh had to run out and buy her her own set of clubs! She was pumped.

A couple fun selfies with Mom. Hey - you can see her clubs on the background!

Love her!

I am sure they are both looking forward to getting out to the course this summer again!

Mother's Day and My Birthday

My birthday is in May and always around Mother's Day. Here are a few pictures of how our family celebrated.

The day before, we had Tracy, Louie and Bev over for a grill out. Madison and I made a cake.


Here's Josh with his mama.

Josh did a lot of yard work earlier in the day and I took the boys for a walk. It's nice to relax and have a low-key day here and there. :)

I made them all take selfies with me. Haha.

Cooper

Tucker

Carter

Madison

Us.

A few days later on my birthday I celebrated with McDonald's breakfast for the boys and me. Yum!

That evening we went out to dinner at The Machine Shed.

Not the best picture - but here we are the day I turned 33!