I appoligze It has been a while since I have had anything blog worthy so here is a little EASTER OVERLOAD!

Easter Day. The yearly egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Alvey's.

Waiting in the front yard playing a little croquet while the eggs are being hidden by Grandpa and Mandi.





Keeping all the kids corralled in the back of the truck while the eggs are being hidden. No peeky peeky.





Everyone lined up ready to go. Listening to the rules and boundaries.





Jenna Brady and Brookelynn Searching for eggs at Grandma and Grandpa Alvey's yearly egg hunt. In hopes for the Gold or Silver egg.



This year Brady found the silver egg containing $3.

Easter Morning.

All the loot from the easter bunny.


Brookelynn found where her basket was hidden.


Now that Jenna and Brady are a little older the Easter Bunny hid theirs a little harder in the basement.




Searching for the three dozen eggs we colored at Grandma Alvey's house the day before. The Easter Bunny hides those for us as well. Good thing he helps him self to the fridge to get them out and hide them.

Egg coloring.

Brookelynn sooooooo happy to be here.


What a group. Egg coloring at Grandma Alvey's the day before Easter. Do you think there are enough cameras? The kids will be seeing stars by the end of this.


Brady is so good with kids younger than him. He needed a little brother. But cousin Kayden will do. I'm sad they live so far away.


Brady Brookelynn and Jenna showing off their handy work.


Brookelynn became quite a pro. And only a few drips. Thank-goodness for Grandma's bright idea of garbage bag aprons.


Mandi Kayden Brady and Myli ready to start coloring. Garbage bag apron Check, 1 dozen eggs Check, Ready for fun Check.


Jenna so excited for Easter.

April fools

My Brady can be so sweet and funny sometimes. He wanted to play an April fools joke on me so he wrote a sign that said.
Your room is drtey and put it on my door. Then when I walked in he had cleaned my room. He made my bed as good as a 8 year old boy can. put all my dirty clothes in the basket of my clean clothes that needed to be folded, and moved my stuff so I may never find it again. Sweet as he is it really was a good joke on me.

Happy Birthday Jenna.

I just wanted to make a list of 10 things we love about Jenna for her 10th Birthday

1. Her smile.
2. She is always concerned about others feelings.
3. She is funny.
4. She is SMART!!!
5. She is helpful with her little sister.
6. She is outgoing.
7. She is a good listener.
8. She is a good friend.
9. She loves to read.
10. She is very creative.

and one more to grow on for the year.
11. She is ours.

The BIG 10!

Birthday tradition to have either french toast or pancakes with candles.


I'm the BIG 10.

Brooke is officially on the naughty list.

This is any old picture but captures here naughty nature.

Her latest offenses
1. Tried to pick Mandi's door with a screw while she was away.
2. Colored on the toy room door with marker and crayon. Most kids eventually do that one.
3. I Just discovered she stole a barrel of Monkey from my moms house and has been hiding them
Sorry mom they will be returned when she finds her sorrys for you.
4. Stole my makeup for my cabinet and took it downstairs to give herself a pretty face and was busted when
she wanted me to see how pretty she was.
Ya she is defiantly harder than any of my daycare kids.

Spring Fever

THERE MITCH I ADDED A PICTURE FOR YOU. I KNOW YOU CAN'T READ AND NEED VISUAL AIDS. LOL ;)

I don't know what is up with me lately. And no I'm not pregnant. But it feels like the nesting stage of a pregnancy. Every day for the last week I have been deep cleaning. And the is not like me ( if they can't see it it's not there.) But every day I've cleaned at least one set of blinds and I'm not sure they have been cleaned since the 1900. I say that like it was so long ago but for a blind cleaning it is. And may I say it is a good arm work out. I've also scrubbed the grout in the shower with a tooth brush. Cleaned a few cabinets and rearranged some food cleaned under the fridge and freezer. And soon my next project will be to paint the major living area. Anybody want to join me. I think I was me alone who brought on SPRING. Your welcome.

Let me start by saying SORRY MOM I LOVE YOU.

So we all know the curse our mothers put on us. I HOPE YOU HAVE A CHILD JUST LIKE YOU.ok not so bad she will be funny, outgoing big deal. So the curse i now know was so they have all my bad qualities of your childhood. And so my mom says Brookelynn is my spiting image. So just today she.
1. Popped my exercise ball with a push pin.
2. Got into the fingernail polish.
3. Stole and tangled all my jewelry.
4. Climbs the cupboards and grabs any treat any time she wants.
5. Got into Jenna's closet and got Mandi's wedding dress out of the bag.
6. Got one of the babies up from nap just because she wanted to play with them.
7. Went in Brady's room, found his candy, licked a sucker which she doesn't like so she leaves it stuck to the floor.
8. When asked to say sorry all she ever says is she doesn't have any. They went to school or the church or the store.
boy does she have busy Sorry's. So stubborn as she is she sat in time out for a good hour before she found her Sorry's.

Are you a believer?

Brady and his friend Spencer were told by a kid at school that Leprechauns are real. And If you leave a note and a treat they will be your friend and return your message. So here are their notes the treats they are going to leave for them. Who wouldn't want to be their friend Oranges and Almonds are good.


Spencer and an orange for his Leprechaun.


Brady and Almonds for his Leprechaun.


Headed out to hunt for a good spot to leave the treats.
Fingers crossed.

Crazy Kids.

Brady and his friend Spencer found the Halloween box and helped them selfs. Then started running around the house driving me nuts.

Brady's 8th Birthday.

Make a wish. Blowing out the Birthday candles.





Brady got BEN 10 Alien force action figures from both Grandma and Grandpa Mcmillan and Grandma and Grandpa Alvey


Grandma and Grandpa Alvey also got him a new set of Scriptures.


And aunt Mandi got him a scripture bag.


We bought him a new trick bike. And oh boy check out those tricks.


Grandma and Grandpa Moore gave him a card with money. And it is burning a hole in his pocket. I'm trying to get him to really think what he wants to spend it on. But he thinks 10 items at the dollar store sounds fun. To a kid it's the amount of things you get not how much you want them.

Girls night

I get to go out with my friends from High School about three times a year. We try to do it around our birthdays and since Rachele and I have the same birthday I guess I'll be seeing you girls in May thanks for a great night It was soooo needed.

Dinner at Goodwood.

This is how we HANG.

So ya I’m a little crazy by the end of the day. But in times like these I am soooo thankful I still have a job.

OK OK so there are two extras. Due to Rachel visiting. And I only have that many babies three days a week.

It’s My Life. AndI'm greatful everyday for all the parents who allow their kids to come to my crazy house. But in the end they are loved and have plenty of other kids to play with and will be well adjusted before they leave me for Kindergarten.

No fitting necessary

So the best thing about having an Aunt the same size as you. LOTS & LOTS of hand me downs.


Mandi thought it would be fun to see if her Wedding dress would fit Jenna. So If Jenna just gets taller she already has her wedding dress picked out, Chocolate stain and all.