Daddies little boy.

During those hot summer days Josh and I got some special one on one time with Adriel. It was nice because one on one time is a rare commodity around our house, it was nice to see his individual attitude shining through. He's been a bit of a difficult kid this summer and we have cleaned poop weeks/ months on end. But it's all worth it. I know this little guy has alot of potential given the time and one on one dedication he needs. Adriel is a sweet kiddo and I believe partially suffers from middle child syndrome. ( Meaning he's the middle child so he gets ignored alot more then the other kids.)

In this photo Adriel had Daddies shirt and socks on. He got treated and got to nibble on some cookies and whatnot before we got his brothers up, which is a good thing cuz he likes food....

Summer Fun in the sun!!! August 16th 2010

Ellie and I by her pool, she has a receiving blanket that's wet to keep her cool it was really warm that day.

Ellie's very first swim suit. The cutest thing.

Elijah trying to get my attention.

The kids playing in the pool

Adriel and I, Mommy soaking up alone time with her boy.

This summer didn't seem as hot as the last two we had, so when we finally did have hot weather I made sure the kids and I took advantage of it. I sat up a whole water play center in our backyard and we all had a blast. I had sprinklers going, two pools one of Ellie and one for the twins and even random buckets and containers of water. We even took the boys play slide and swing and used the slide as a water slide. It was tons of fun and I spent 2 days outside in the pool with them. Let the housework slide and everything. It was totally worth it. The boys and I had a blast. I even one of the two days got to spend a little one on one time with our Adriel. It was nice just being with him. The other 3 kiddos were cranky and had attitudes so they went to there room. Adriel stayed happy go lucky well mannered kiddo so I soaked it up. Hey I even got a nice tan. So it was a win win situation.

Family Fun At Tacoma Childrens Museum. August 9th 2010

For our second family fun weekend in August we decided it might be a good idea to try the Tacoma Children's Museum. So we packed all the kids up in the car and headed that way. We got there thinking we had to pay a certain amount and we didn't have to pay, I still have a military ID, So we got in free as a military family ( retired). It certainly wasn't what we expected, we thought there would be more exhibits, it was more like a play area for kids. It was kind of boring for us. But the kids loved it. Though I have to say I really loved the arts and craft room. Loved how they had it sat up. Kinda wish I could do that with our garage, never know I may be able to at some point. Anyways it was amazing to see the kids scatter and see which area they each were drawn too. They had fun and it was a place with free arts and crafts and I didn't have to worry about the mess on my carpet. Tons of free stuff for the kids to play with and white boards to paint on. Really good for kids like ours..

Family Fun At Bradly Lake Park August 8th 2010

Elijah, of course being the center of attention.

The best photo we could get of Ellie with her Brothers.

A gorgeous photo of Mathias

Daddy and our sweet Ellie, love her little pucker face.

Most of the Month of August I think we spent at Bradly Lake Park. It became our favorite park, and with the summer being a bit cooler it was also the warmest option. We like Wildwood park better, but due to the weather it wasn't accommodating anymore. Anyways we had fun, we walked around the lake twice and Josh and I got to talk a bit while the kids hung out in there strollers. We stopped before leaving and let Elijah play for a bit, we were too tired and weren't brave enough to take the twins out of there stroller, maybe next time!!! We had a fun walk and enjoyed ourselves. Nice to get to go out as a family...

Bradly Lake Park Adventure

This summer we've had tons of fun, one of the things that we did was go to Bradly Lake Park, Alot!!!! Normally we go every Friday morning with the play group through Birth to Three, but August 6th we decided to go to play group, then later on that day go back to Bradly Lake to meet up with a friend and hang out with her. Our friend Heather invited some friends of hers and we had a whole brood full. Was quiet funny watching the trail of kids go around the paved trail in Bradly Lake. The kids had tons of fun, though my twins were stroller bound. Ellie was carried most of the time. But we all had fun and Elijah got to play with his best friend Joshiah. It's nice to be able to go and hang out with people who understand how much of a challenge it is to be Mom to so many little sweeties. Maybe sometime soon we can do it again. All the kids had fun and needless to say. There nap was awesome lol.. They were totally worn out.

VBS Week of July 26th thru July 30th 2010

The Entry way into VBS this year.

Where our normal services are held. But was the meeting place for the kids of VBS

Elijah's VBS classroom.

Elijah digging into the VBS treasure chest.

The helper in Elijah's class Brandon.

VBS started this last week and initially I wasn't going to take the kids, mainly because I told Elijah was too young. The only child care was for the workers ( though I believe there were a few kids care was provided for that weren't workers, I'm unsure), which these classes were reserved for. Surprisingly they needed one more nursery working because of how many kiddos were there and I was it. VBS went well though and after working there I actually enjoyed it. It was exhausting but enjoyable. It was great for Elijah and the twins too. I had to much to my dismay had to miss one day and the end of the VBS week celebration. But I don't do it for me, I do it for my kids and my church. This year has me excited for next... Can't wait to see what next year holds. Looking forward to volunteering too.

The twins WWF..... Graphic photos included.

Two bruises on the side of Adriels face from Mathias.

Two bite marks in between hand and elbow.

The bite mark on Adriels back, the worst.


Walked into the most horrible sight ever to walk into, or at least at the moment, sure with time it will get worst. We walked upstairs to put our water down, get ready for bed and check on the kids. Our routine got cut short, as I came up the stairs I heard a loud scream from Adriel. I dropped everything and run upstairs to see what was going on. I walked into a scene I can only hope I don't ever see again. Poor Adriel was curled up in a ball in the corner of his crib sobbing and screaming. Mathias was standing up above him getting ready to stomp on him again. It took me a minute to figure out exactly what happened, but the marks on our poor Adriel tell the whole story. Thank God we came in and intervened.I hope to never see this again.

Rubber Ducky Your the One!!! Ellie's 1st rubber ducky .July 21st 2010

Yes I know a corny thing to document, but hey I thought it was pretty cute. This was one of the first baths that Ellie took where she's been alert enough to play with a toy. Thought it was pretty neat. I had just bought this pink duck for her that day... Was so happy to see her playing with it. So happy and excited in fact, that I had to have Josh take a photo. She had fun, wonder how long this beautiful baby girl will play with that one little duck?! Probably for a while, who can say no to there rubber ducky.

Elijah's 1st fish!!! July 21st 2010

Goldie, the beta. (Elijah named him)

Look at how proud he is of his first fish.

Elijah got this fish on our very first grocery shopping trip with all of the kids and Mom. He got it because he did very well and was a big helper. After a long day of shopping 2 stores and being in the second right around lunch. This was a well deserved well earned fish. I'm sure Elijah will have him for a while.

Ellie's 4 Month old well baby check up.

Gotta love that cute face.

Ellie had her well baby check up when she was actually 4 and a half months old. It was one of the first check ups that I didn't have to have Josh come home for, again thanks to our new mini van. It was nice to get to go to it just Elie and I. A good friend of mine watched the boys for me and allowed this ( Thanks Heather). While we were waiting for Ellie's doctor to come in and check up on her Ellie and I spent a good chunk of time just playing together. It was fun and she's such a bubbly baby it's always enjoyable. The doctor came in and looked at Ellie and she was doing fine, she still had a bit of torticollis but am confident Kirsten will get this taken care of, he was also concerned about the shape of her head, which at this point and time is getting better ( She's 5 months old now) Ellie at this check up was 13lbs and a couple of ounces, she was 25% on the weight chart, but still doing the steady climb on the growth chart. Ellie was 25 inches long so a very long baby she was 75% on height. So she's probably gonna be a tall skinny baby and I'm just fine with that. Actually pray she will always be a tinier baby. I wouldn't mind having a beautiful tiny baby.

The kids first play date outside of home. July 12th 2010

One of the first days we actually had the van, I decided to take the kids out to a play date with a good friend of mine, that and she offered to watch the boys so I could take Ellie to her well baby check up, so I was good with that. We went to her house and everything went okay. Elijah and Josiah played well, though Elijah encouraged Josiah to play in water in there bathroom and one Of my friends twins might of flushed something down the toilet. We aren't sure though, there's nothing to confirm or deny this.

Her and my twins did well together, though they didn't play too much together, they played more together this time then there very first play date. With time I'm sure this will change.

The girls actually noticed each other for the very first time, it was so cute to watch them interact. They got bored with each other fairly quickly. But did play okay together. I can't wait until they are able to interact more... Again with time. Will be cool to see her and my kids develop, play and grow together.

Our First Family Van. July 11th 2010

After a long journey we finally got our first family van. I was so happy to finally get it. The bad news is that the church had a van for us, it needed repairs but there were several people that were more then willing to fix it for us. But that's not the way things went. Either way we are just thankful to finally have a vehicle. This van though it will cause us to make it pay check to pay check, has already been a blessing. We because of having the van have more time with Daddy, because me and the boys can do the grocery shopping, I can take the boys out to play dates and take the kids to doctors appointments.. The van itself is awesome. It gets 19 MPG is nice and spacious inside, it has back up sensors so I don't run into anything and is a wonderful sky blue. Since driving the van I've been unable to drive the car comfortably. I keep on trying to shift the car with a lever by the steering wheel, which isn't there. Also with driving the car now I feel really low to the ground. Not to mention the get the same MPG on gas. So I'm not wasting money driving my awesome van....