{May 2016: Outdoor Family Fun, Last day of School, Celebrations, Parties}

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that 

knows poems by heart." ― Rainer Maria Rilke

Baby D relaxing, reading his favorite book, "Llama, Llama Red Pajama", in his favorite hangout, our teepee.  Dandelions turned into wishing flowers.  Our Girls {R & K} watching the flock of geese, that we admired at the park.

The majestic, beautiful flock of geese, that we saw at the park.  Springtime flowers, growing out of our brick.  Baby Girl H, smiling adorably.

Little Man C and Baby Girl H, coloring in their coloring books.  Big Sister R, with her flowers, that she received at her dance competition.  Our family loves our new fabulous picnic table, that Daddy built for outdoor events & fun!  The Hive of Bees that visited our apple tree, for a few days.  Little Man C, with his long worm, that he found in the dirt.  Baby Girl H and Little Man C, finding snails in the irrigation stream.  

Baby Girl H and Little Man C, snuggling with Mama.  Little Miss K, dribbling down the field in her soccer game {E & R also played soccer}.  Baby D, Little Man C, and Sisters R & K, visiting the neighbor dog, Dewey.  Big Brother E, Big Sister R, and Little Miss K, with their teachers in the last week of school.  Summer has begun! :)

I will post links to other events that happened this month, after I post them on 

my photography blog:

{School Carnival}

{Cinco De Mayo}
{E's Karate Class}
{May the 4th Be With You}
{Mother's Day}
{R's Teen Beach 10th Birthday}

   

{January 2016: Snow Fun, Preschool, Baby Milestones, Dance}

Baby Girl H, Little Man C and Mama {Me} having Snow Much Fun together!  Such a Lovely Day! :)

 We enjoyed playing, making snowmen and snowballs.  Such a Fun Snow Day! :)

 Baby Boy D Standing.  He learned to walk this month {January}.  Baby Boy D loves to suck his thumb!  So cute!  Baby Girl H and Little Man C, wearing their crown creations, that we made at co-op Preschool, at our house.  So much fun!

Sweet Sleepy Baby Boy D.  Big Sister R, at her Dance Team Practice.  Baby Boy D, in the midst of his siblings "packing to go on a trip" game.  It looks like they didn't want to forget a single thing in the house, including Baby Boy D! #kidsarehilarious  

Baby Girl H and Little Man C, love playing in the Snow!  Baby Boy D smiling sweetly and eating. :)

Sweet Baby Boy D, and Baby Girl H.  Fun at Co-op Preschool {at our House}.  Mark's 2nd Graders at School, doing a Readers Theater. :)

  

{November 2015: Thanksgiving, Visit Family, Performances, Family Fun}

November was a lovely month!  We spent our time with family and friends; and feeling thankful for our many blessings, that God has given us.  We spent Thanksgiving day, up in Oregon, visiting Mark's side of the family.  It was Baby D's first Thanksgiving.  Our kids enjoyed spending time with cousins: going to see our friends, star in the play "Annie", making up plays, and making and eating our delicious, Thanksgiving Dinner with them.

 Baby Girl H, smiling for mama, with her fancy clothes and her baby doll.  Daddy {Mark}, showing our fascinated kids, a craw-fish, that he found in our irrigation stream.  We rescued the craw-fish, and took him to a better home, {at the park}, to live in a river.    

 Little Man C, playing in the snow.  Baby Boy D, sitting in his high chair.  Little Miss K, dressing up for 50's day at school {#50days}.  We enjoyed having Thanksgiving early in the month, at our home in Idaho, together with just our kiddos; before heading to celebrate with extended family, later in the month {on Thanksgiving Day}.

 Our Kiddos Love Snuggling with our Sweet Kitties!  We brought them into our breezeway, during the cold winter months.  Our Kitty in the Cat Habitat, with the visitor Kitten {that we later helped to find a home}.  

 Big Brother E, going on a hiking/camping trip with his Daddy.  We enjoyed watching Big Sister R, perform at a Christmas Festival with her Honor Choir {that she is in}, from school.  She {& the Choir}, did a fabulous job!

 Up in Oregon, at our Thanksgiving Festivities, the kids enjoyed playing awesome, fun Games with their Cousins {setup by Auntie Laura}.

 We enjoyed going up into the Mountains, with Mark's side of the family, to practice Shooting targets. It was a lot of fun!

 Our kids {& I} loved going to see our besties, perform in the play "Annie".  Little Man C, enjoyed building a cardboard boat, with his Daddy, and posing with his Grandparents.  On the way back down to Idaho, we were all excited to watch our Big Sister R, perform with her Dance Team, at a Christmas Festival.  {She &} They were amazing! #soproudofthem

  

{Sept. 2015: Family Fun & Visits, Kids Soccer, Farm Field Trip}

C & K having fun riding bikes.  Grandma {my mom} having fun, reading stories to our kiddos.

 Baby D Snuggling with Grandpa {my dad} and {my brother}, Uncle Joe; and saying "hello".

 Our son E, and daughters R & K had a blast playing soccer this season.  They had fun scoring lots of goals, dribbling down the field, passing to their team mates and kicking down the field.

Some of the Chandler side of the family, at Mark's little sister Kristy and husband Troy's baby's blessing.  They have 5 kiddos.

Our daughter R baked a cake, for our church party. Little man C going to his first day of Co-op Pre-school.  My friends and I take turns, being the teacher, one week {2 days}, a month. Baby D standing in his crib.  Little Miss H smilin' & stylin'.

Special Family Fun Moments.  Little Miss R, with her volcano project, that she made for school.

Our family having fun together, watching the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse. Our Pre-school group, went to a Farm together, on a day when the kids...

{& Mark}, had the day off, so I took the 5 older kids {and Mark stayed home with the baby}, on the Field Trip.

We had fun: sliding down the hay slides, feeding &

 petting the animals, going through the hay mazes...  

racing rubber ducks, and having fun together with... 

 our Preschool friends, and our family.  We have 4 of our Birthdays in September also.  I will post our fabulous celebrations to my photog blog, very soon.

 

{August 2015: Family Visit, Anniversary, Brother's Wedding, School Starts}

We Love: Our Sweet Baby Girl H.

We Love: Our Sweet Kittens.

 Our Daughter R, LOVES to Read.  Big Brother E, is helping Baby D walk.  Baby D sleeping sweetly & practicing sitting up.

 Grandma feeding Baby D.  {Mark & Elizabeth} celebrating our 13th Wedding Anniversary.  Our Daughter H, with two of her brothers, swinging on the swing & snuggling with Auntie Angela.

We loved Celebrating the Wedding of my Brother Thomas & his new wife Maggie, at their beautiful wedding.  I will be posting more pictures of all of their celebration events, that I captured on my photog blog.

Our Sweet Kiddos, with their Daddy, all ready for their First Days' of School.

We love these cuties!  We adore them.

First Days' of School, in their Classrooms; and the kids with their teachers.  

On our trip up to Washington; our Kids LOVE playing with their Cousins. 

 

{April 2015: Easter, Baby Blessing, Cat Habitat, Family Visits & Fun}

April 2015 was a lovely month.  We celebrated Easter as a family, and enjoyed the beautiful blossoms budding on the trees in our yard.

 Princess H dressed up like the Easter Bunny.  Our kiddos enjoying their Easter Egg Hunt, in our yard.  Delicious Strawberry Shortcake, for our Easter dessert.

 Our Baby Girl H, with Baby Brother D.  Our Delicious Easter Dinner, that we celebrated with, together.

 Our children had a blast, during our Easter Egg Hunt.

 I love the Spring time, when new life is blossoming.  

Baby Boy D, showing off his buff arms, in his muscle shirt.

We also had Baby Boy D's Baby Blessing in April.  We had a lot of family, travel to come and share in this beautiful day with us.  Uncle Chris & Aunt Mandy holding Baby D.  Little Miss H, styling in her Diva Sunglasses, while she naps.

Baby D * Little Man E with cousins * Auntie Angela holding Baby D * Blossoms from our yard

We were worried about our kittens, outside {we live by a somewhat busy street}, so Mark built them a cat habitat {this is the first stage of this amazing structure} to keep them safe, while they are outside.  We have been adding awesome features ever since {to be continued in posts}.

We love our kittens: Pikachu, Peaches & Apricot.

Fun with Cousins.  K with Cousin R.  Little Miss R celebrated her birthday {cupcakes made by Grandma {my mom}}, with Cousin T, while family was here.  We also had a fabulous party for R, on her actual birthday {I will post a link to that later.  I usually post about our birthday parties on my photo blog}.  Baby H swam in the bathtub, while her 4 older siblings, went with their cousins to swim at their hotel.  So much fun!

Happy Little Baby D.  Styling Little Miss H.

Baby D's Baby Blessing went wonderfully.  Mark gave him a beautiful blessing.  We were blessed to have many members of our family; come to share in this special day with us.  

We had a luncheon afterwards, and enjoyed visiting with our family, in our home.

We had a lovely time together.  We were so happy to have everyone here, who was able to make it.

 Our kiddos had an awesome time, decorating Easter eggs together.

Little Miss H, getting into Mommy's ink, all while wearing her stylin' sunglasses.  Baby D, swinging in his swing.  Our girls H & R reading stories together.