2 months

Thanks Mattie for capturing these awesome pics for me, I already have one enlarged on my wall! I love them

Blessing

While Jesse's parents were in town last month we blessed Milo. We were excited to have his parents come out to visit and meet the boy and be here for the big day! Our family pictures turned out well but did not get many great ones of Milo. Oops
After church we packed up the gang and headed out to the state park for a picnic, tadpole catching and hiking relaxing. It was an awesome day! We love having his parents come out! Oh- best part of the day was when Joss figured out soda makes her burp. We might just be posting that little clip for entertainment purposes, it's so funny!

A Teenager in the House

Ry had a Birthday last month, and she is finally a teenager. I really feel that she has been one her whole life, its just now official. She and I went out shopping ALL day long, ate at Red Robins, and had dessert with the other kids that evening. Jesse was in Utah, his grandpas funeral was that same day.
Rylee is such a book worm. She could read all day every day if I let her.
She is such a smart girl, she has been doing awesome in school, made the honor role and is glad to have the first year here almost behind her. She struggled a bit finding friends here but seems to be happier and slowly fitting in more. She is the Beehives President and does a great job using her bossy/leader skills, she really enjoys it.
She is such a good sister, she has been working so hard on being nicer to Ave and does so much to help with the younger girls. She loves her baby brother so much and does half the caring for him. She will bathe him, dress him, feed him, rock him, etc. She is going to be a really good mom someday.
Rylee loves to sing, she is always singing and has started piano lessons. She is a fast learner and is doing really well.
She has her whole life planned. Career, school, wedding, how many kids etc the only thing she has not planned she said is her husbands careeer. Oh boy, he is in for it!
She is one amazing girl, she is fun, she has the best laugh, she is sensitive, she is smart, she is so helpful. I cant imagine life without her. I cant wait to see what she does in life and I am so glad I get to be a part of it.

Happy Birthday Ave!

Ave had a birthday in February and I did not get around to posting about it. She got an ipod charger, clothes, money and stuff for her bedroom. We did dessert with the family and Jesse and I took her shopping and out to dinner, she chose sushi- we love when its her birthday!
Avery is such a fun girl. She loves to dance, she is always making up dances and listening to music. She says music is her life. I can turn on the radio and she knows every song and turns down the volume when a bad part comes. She is in a singing and dance group which she loves and she cant wait until dance tryouts for middle school.
Ave is just finishing up 5th grade. She is such an awesome student- straight A's this year so far. On her report card her teacher said she needs to find her more things to challenge her with. School is just easy to her, she never has homework and she never studies for tests and she still Aces them.
She wants to be a chemist when she gets older, she loves science. She reads chemistry books and memorizes the periodic table. She is by far the cutest, most popular nerd I have ever met.
I love her drive and motivation. She does not give up and if she fails she tries again. She is confident and bossy, smart and crafty, she is a leader, she is a good friend, she is all around amazing. I love this girl - she for sure tests my patience but I am so proud to be her Mom.

Milos First Month

I am a bit behind on Milo's Updates, I guess having five kids keeps me a little busy:) This little guy was 9 pounds at one month, he loves to eat. He is such a good baby, sleeps well, eats well, cries almost never.
These pictures are actually from when he was a week old but I just got them back. My dad took the pics and my friend Randee edited them for me so they went from Indiana to Utah to Pittsburgh and back to Indiana.