Click here to view this photo book larger

Shutterfly photo books offer a wide range of artful designs and embellishments to choose from.

Click here to view this photo book larger

Shutterfly photo books are the new way to preserve your memories. Create your own today.

Out of the Mouth of Babes!

We just started school this week, hence the update in forever. I will get more pictures soon, but I wanted to write this before I forgot. My bigger boys are typical boys but they really LOVE their baby brothers. All of them are a BIG help. Michael, being ever so thoughtful, said to me a couple days before school started, "Mom, how will you ever get a bath with all of us in school? Who will watch the babies?" I laughed and assured him that I would figure it out. Well the first day I finally got a bath at 2 p.m. and the second day I got one at 12 noon and only because Craig was home from school then. Today.... well it is 9:30 and I am all exercised and showered. So, I am making improvements, but Michael is very right. It is a big adjustment. The babies are struggling with it because I am just not as exciting as 4 rambuctious brothers and playtime with mom is fun but she has so much to do. (That same son said this morning, "Mom, I have no pants clean!") Colton and James can't wait for the weekend. As for mom, she is enjoying a small amount of peace and quiet. Adam is adjusting well to Middle School - cross our fingers - and Jonathan loves riding the bus and going to kindergarten. All seems well. I hate homework, though. We have hours of homework!! Uck. We really do have a life! We only have 4 day school days which means we get on the bus at 7 and get off at 5. It is a really long day so even a bit of homework means that anything else puts us to bed late (think FHE, scouts, and piano). I hate it and as a parent, I think homework should be outlawed! I am sure my kids would agree. It just seems like the least important thing in our evening.

Here is a picture of my Mom and Step-dad John with all my crew and Alexis' little one, Christopher. I have seen my mom more this year than ever and I am so grateful for their help. They came out for Spring Break to help me survive the chaos. It was great to see them. We wore them out!! They had to go home to rest.

Blessing James and Colton

Here is a picture of Craig and I with James and Colton on their blessing day. It was the 6th of March 2011. It was a good day with family from Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada. We had a hard time getting pictures because the older 4 were running around in the excitement and when we could get them to participate, the twins were screaming. Oh, well.

Colton

James

Life in Babyland.

Life at our house has been turned upside down. It is amazing how ones so small can make such major chaos out of everything. The four older boys are doing wonderfully well with their new little brothers and they even fight over who gets to hold them next. Even Jonathan is very good at sticking in binkies and rocking bouncy chairs. Colic is taking it's toll on mom some days since comforting two screaming babies is a lot more labor intensive around the clock than just comforting one. She is lucky to ever get 2-3 hours in a row, day or night. All of our babies have been colicky-some way worse than others. Hopefully this round will be short lived. We have learned a few things along the way - those peanut butter cups are just not worth it!! Our babies always start out lactose intolerant as well so that means no dairy products for mom. That is so hard since she is a dairy lover. It is amazing how much cheese is in the American diet. Everything tastes better with cheese and oh how I miss it.

When one baby wakes to eat, we wake the other one so that they are on the same schedule. It seems to be working so far. We are going to bless them on the 6th of March. They are growing so fast and hopefully I will have time to post some pictures in the next couple of weeks, especially the one of the bigger boys sticking Nerf darts on James' forehead and telling him that he has been "got". I couldn't help but laugh. That is what happens when you are the youngest. James was just happy to be part of the gang. He didn't mind a bit. Gotta go. My two minutes has expired!!