Willow turns 9 months old tomorrow...

I have no idea how this little girl grew up so fast! I guess 4 kids make the days go by quickly...
Willow continues to be the best baby ever. She is still nursing, eating baby food & "human food" (as Grace calls it), has 2 teeth, crawls EVERY WHERE, pulls herself up and stands, walks around stuff if shes holding onto something, LOVES bath time & is beginning to make messes around the house! She loves to pull things out of drawers now, eat my coupons and keep us incredibly happy. We adore this little girl and the kids still argue every single day over who gets to hold her next! I love being a Mommy.

Gracie, Grace...

Here's a few of our silly Grace.

Daisy's T-ball game...

I finally made it to one of Daisy's games on Tuesday, and oh, how fun it was to watch them play! Daisy was really tired, but did really well after she woke up a little. It took her a few minutes at first base to realize that everyone was going to throw the ball to her, but after she figured it out, she was chasing the ball.

I have a DISHWASHER again!!!!!!

I wish I could say that the kitchen is done, but sadly, it is not. It is making progress thanks to our Bishop's help though. The floor has been put in, the cabinets repaired (almost)and placed in the kitchen but not secured to the wall completely & our dishwasher was put in last night! We have ginormous boards acting as a counter top for now until we can get that done, which means I can actually make food in the kitchen now! The counter tops have been ordered, but will take 7 business days, the back splash has been purchased, our hood range was bought off craigslist a few weeks ago, so we are getting closer to normal! I can't wait to do dishes now- 2 1/2 months of doing dishes by hand for 6 people has NOT been fun. There will be more sanding, repainting cabinets and other jobs, but at least we are getting closer!

Piggy back rides...

The kids were giving Willow piggy back rides the other day- I thought they looked pretty cute. The picture with Daisy in it is blurry, but her smile just melted my heart.

Father's Day & a visit with G-pa...

Yesterday for Father's Day we went over to Trav's parents for a BBQ. Aunt Ellen, Uncle Will & the cousins were there too. Lots of fun!

Tristin's first time at Scouts!

Tristin has been SOOO excited to go into Boy Scouts and last week was his first meeting. He can't wait for Scout camp this week as well. I am thrilled for him- he has needed something for the longest time and I am so thankful he is enjoying it and looking forward to "boy" things. He is such a good sport, but hanging out with 4 girls ALL day has got to be tough sometimes. There is only so much pink a boy can take before he goes nuts! I love this little guy with all my heart. He is the best brother and is am amazing help. I love our moments together and my heart smiles everytime he kisses my cheek, wraps his arms around me and tells me he loves me a hundred times.

Church softball...

Church softball started a few weeks ago... let the fun begin!

Celebrating 10 years with my baby...

Our 10 year Aniversary got a little lost in all the events when we were in Seattle, but we managed to get away for a hour and 1/2 to go to dinner.

10 YEARS! That's a decade! We've been together for over 11.

10 reasons why I still love Trav:
#1- He is my Ron Burgandy. And I am his Veronica Corningstone. We quote that movie everyday and still laugh at ourselves. There's nothing better than eating icecream in bed watching Anchorman.
#2- He is and always has been my "calm water."
#3- He is an amazing Daddy and our children insainly adore him.
#4- He still loves my body after 10 years and 4 kids later! He can't keep his hands to himself!
#5- Even though we are COMPLETE oppisites, we make it work.
#6- He is a good man. Besides getting mad at drivers and authority figures, Trav is good to the core.
#7- He watches the kids ALL the time and never complains. He is active in their lives and that is why he is loved by them. He reads stories. He puts them to bed. He plays games. He takes them swimming. Takes them to the movies by himself. Makes dinner. Bathes them. And plays with them.He is always there, and they are so lucky.
#8- He is patient with me.
#9- He is crazy smart! Really, I am amazed by his knowledge of EVERYTHING! When I ask him: "Where did you learn that?" He says: "Didn't you pay attention in school?" Or when the kids ask me something I don't know, they'll say: "I'll go ask Dad."
#10- He will "Rock-a-bye" the girls. Almost every night, he rocks Daisy & Grace while singing to them. It melts my heart.

The kitchen update...

Oh, how I want my normal life back!!! It's been 2 months now and I'm just tired of not having a kitchen! We have recieved all of our insurance checks now, we are no longer traveling, and the Bishop can help us in a week get things back together. (Hopefully in the 4 days that he has off, if not, it'll be another 2 weeks before he could get back to finish!) I am being patient, but it's been hard with everything ripped apart in the center of my house. Anyway, we ripped up the vinyl the other night in prep for the floor guy to lay our new one. It was not fun, but we got it done. Between a tiny 1 inch scrapper, a BBQ flipper, a butter knife and a fork, we scrapped off all the old stuff underneath! Oh, how fun it was...