Happy Birthday Lauren/ Happy Valentines Day!

Wow! We have 5 kids! It is wonderful.

Sweet little Lauren is 5 years old. She is already excited to start kindergarten this coming fall. I did a little interview of her to document on her birthday page. Some of her answers were so cute. I am excited to do this for all the kids each year and compare answers. I got the idea from a page that I saw on a blog that I love.http://allisonrdavis.blogspot.com/
She designs some great layouts. I love that she does 2 page layouts, and uses 4x6 photos.
Check her out if you are a scrapbooker.

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

As we are getting to know Taryn, we are learning just how blessed that we are to have her in our family. She is so sweet, and calm. She cries less than 30 minutes a day. I know that as she gets older she will be awake more and will probably complain a bit more, but she really seems to be calm and patient. The kids all adore her. Some people were wondering if Brynn would get jealous. I am happy to say that she is only jealous when someone else is holding Taryn because she wants to be the one holding her baby sister. I hear Brynn say "let me see her!" and "Me hold her." at least 50 times a day it seems.

All in all we are all doing well. Last week a stomach bug hit Kenley and Brynn. This week Lauren got a cough. I was hoping that we could avoid all sicknesses this year. So far the baby is avoiding everything though, and that is a great blessing.

I am just enjoying being a mom, and have been content to let Cody take care of the day to day chores. He has been WONDERFUL. The house is clean, laundry is caught up, and meals are taken care of with little, if any, help from me. I am going to enjoy it as long as I can. As a side note, we found out that when he goes back to work he will be back on the day shift. YEAH!!!

What a wonderful life I have.

Welcome Baby Taryn!!!

We finally got to meet our baby Taryn.

Notice how calm and comfortable I look. Epidurals are priceless!!! I can not believe I had four kids without one.

Her hair is so soft and pretty.

Taryn Charlene

February 7 2010

8 lbs. 2 oz.

21 in.

She is doing great.

Sushi night!!!

I think I may have eaten too much, I seem to be a bit round. :)
Dallin did not like sushi.

Lauren loved it.

Good food and family. What more could a person ask for.

Justin, Deana, and Jess came over for dinner tonight. We made 8-10 sushi rolls (only using cooked meats of course). They were filled with a variety of vegetables & meats. I only recently discovered that I like sushi. Lauren learned that she loves it. Dallin was the only one who did not like it.

A great DI redo

Cody sculpted this chess set about 5 years ago. He sold a few sets with a chess board that you would just set on a table. He has wanted to build a chess table to keep the pieces on to display, and be ready for a game at a moments notice. After my Dr. appointment this week we stopped in the DI to look around. As we were leaving I noticed this end table. The top was ugly, But the base had a fun personality that I thought would match the pieces. When I pointed it out to Cody he was sold instantly. We bought it on Tuesday and the top was refinished and the tiles glued down by Friday. We are happy with the final project. I guess that this story proves that patience pays off because it is just what we wanted, and only cost $10.

Lauren's first field trip

For the letter "M" we took the kids to the Air force Museum. All the moms came so with the 6 preschool kids, Moms, and Siblings we had a big group. They had so much fun.

Cody had a pottery order to finish so I did not leave Brynn home with him. I am so glad that it worked out that way because she really enjoyed it.

The volunteers in the learning center were so great. The kids were able to experience a lot of fun things. None of them were ready to leave.

Christmas was a Success!!!

Brynn loves her puppies. It is a good thing, because Santa was not the only one who thought of it. She ended up with four puppies this year. She loves them all!!!
The big hit for Dallin was the bacagon stuff. He was so happy with all that he got.

Kenley was spoiled also. She loves to make things, so I know she will have fun with her sewing machine. She loved everything that she received.

Lauren had a great day also. She opened the etch-a-sketch that Santa gave her and said "Wow, I have been wanting one of these.

Our extended family really spoiled these kids. We all had a wonderful day.

We are now trying to do some serious "Spring Cleaning" to get the house ready to bring a new little girl home to. One month left and then we will get to meet our daughter. We are so excited. All of the Dr. visits are full of good news. She is doing well and is about 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 pounds now. The final 2 ultrasounds showed a normal, healthy baby. Although that was great to hear, I would have loved to see her face. She just would not put her hands down. I guess she is shy. It will be fun to get to know her.