this picture just deserves to be posted

Fantastic February Weather!

My fav

Date with Daddy

Chick-fil-a had a fun Daddy-Daughter Date night that I signed Jeff and Lyla up for. They took reservations and had a section of their dining room set up with table cloths and flowers on the tables. Lyla was sooooo excited to go on a date with Daddy! He had to work that day, so we got her all ready to go and she waited outside for him. She had me curl her hair and paint her fingernails. Sooo sweet.

Daddy was taking longer than she expected him to take, so she came in and had a snack while she waited. :)

Jeff said they had a really fun time together.. I'm sure this will be a tradition!

Done! And just in time!

This year for Christmas we were looking for a kitchen for the girls. A friend who knows how we like to make things sent me a picture of a kitchen she saw online made out of a nightstand. We just so happened to have a sad old nightstand taking up space in a closet! So for very little money we went from this....

To this.... !!!!

The lighting in our workroom wasn't the best for pictures.. but you get the idea. I found the window looking mirror at the thrift store for less than $4 and painted it with some left over paint I found in the basement. The burners are old scratched up CD's with red sharpie drawn on them, the faucet is a wood letter "J" from Michael's, all the knobs were from the original nightstand with some silver spray paint on them and all the hardware we got at Home Depot for cheap! Sooooo fun to make!

Random things that still need to be documented :)

Every year we take the kids on a "tour of trees" to see every family members Christmas tree. I only had my camera for our stop.. but I'll get more pics from my sister from the other stops.

While making cookies one night Lyla was upset that I was too busy to paint her fingernails. I turned away from the oven for a second and found Jeff painting them! Daddy of the year.

This is our Elf. Brock affectionately named him "Mr. Hunkel" ?????? Brodey is a little freaked out by him and hides from him. Brock will sit in front of Mr. Hunkel all afternoon carrying on the funniest conversations. In particular I overheard him say, "Mr. Hunkel, will you please tell santa to put some candy in my "sock-ing", my mom ate all mine." :/

Again.. daddy of the year. All four in his lap is not an uncommon occurrence.

Lyla and I were baking cookies AND popping popcorn one morning.. she was so excited she found this little spot to sit and watch both! (I know.. very odd outfit)

Almost a vacation...

We were getting ready to head to the lake for the weekend with some really good friends so Jeff and the 3 big ones got our vacation-mobile ready to go by washing her Thursday morning.
Unfortunately we got strep throat.. or hand foot and mouth disease... or maybe just a carpet allergy (new carpet installed in the basement on Thursday) on Friday morning and had to cancel. Puking, fevers and blisters in the throat... two different pediatricians, with TWO DIFFERENT diagnosis... and everyone woke up fine Saturday morning. Such is life with four kids!!
Oh well... at least I got a clean truck out of it!

Daddy's girls

More slip n slide

It has been EXTREMELY hot here lately and the only way we can play outside is if there is water involved. So we bring out the slip n slide a lot! We have a hill in our backyard... makes it so much more fun! (plus... no need for bathing suits!)

Especially when you go flying off the end and roll in the grass!

(Later that night I went to the grocery store and came home to find 37 year old Jeff sliding down the slip n slide in HIS underwear. (not really who I meant when I said no need for bathing suits... we still have neighbors!!) Plus he had added a tarp to the end to make the slide longer. Again.. these kids sure are blessed to have such a fun dad!! (even if he does embarrass me sometimes!) :)

Super Amazing Dad x4

These four kids sure are lucky to have such a fun dad!

Father's day morning Lyla woke up with a snotty nose, so me and the girls stayed home from Church and cleaned out the garage while the boys were gone as a surprise for daddy. Well... I cleaned and she sat on some boards and ate a Popsicle.

Then she came inside and fell asleep in the couch.. rough life for Lyla!

That afternoon Jeff took the boys to see Toy Story 3... they all three had a blast. It was fun day celebrating daddy... we are so blessed to have him!

Snuggling

I love Saturday mornings.

Home Depot with daddy

Jeff took the boys to Home Depot one Saturday morning and they got to build these little toys. They were so proud and had so much fun... crafty little guys!

Life at home

I think she looks just like Lyla in this one...

Can you feel the love?

Hard to believe my big Brodey was once that small

Lucy Rae, 1 week

Super Dad

Sisters = BFF

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday morning we headed out to our Church Easter Egg Hunt. This year they had 40,000 eggs! The kids also had a fun time playing on the jumpies and in the petting zoo. It was a fun morning/afternoon!

Lyla, Maddy and Ava

Luke, Brodey (looking oh so excited to be sitting with all the babies), Lyla, Maddy, Ava, Caleb and Brock

Jeff caught this picture of our Pastor and Lyla... he carried her around for while... she LOVES him.

After the egg hunt we came home and helped daddy assemble our new (to us!) play set!

This video is for Luke's mommy... he is sooooo hilarious. So wish I would have taken the time to focus my camera before I shot this, but it's still so cute. The boy likes to dance!