Tess and her brothers

I thought this picture was SO cute of Talen and Tess. Her brothers love her so much. It's crazy to think about how much this one little girl is loved.

 What a stud!

 Love it!

 This was Tess's first time trying a cherry. She wasn't sure what to think about it.

 She ended up liking it... I think???

The Cabin

We went to the Taylor's cabin for the weekend over the weekend of the 4th of July. We always have fun when we go with them and we are thankful that they allow our rowdy boys to come :) Tess loves being outdoors!!

 Tray and Jayden getting ready to ride dirt bikes

 Marinda and I rode in their Rhino while all the boys rode dirt bikes and four wheelers.

 Tess loved it! She was so happy to be riding outdoors. Marinda was kind of scared to be driving the Rhino by herself but she did great!

 Ed and his faithful little follower (Talen). Seriously, how cute is that?

 Tess had to take a turn too!

 Our crazy son Tegen thinks he is a lot bigger than he actually is. He had to go for a ride on Ed's HUGE dirt bike, but he did a great job!

Random happenings!

Tess loves the piano and she loves to crawl up on the bench with her big brothers and play (or pound) a little bit.

 So funny- love this kid!

 He is getting SO big- I can't believe it!!!

Talen soccer and graduation

Talen is growing up so fast! He has played soccer this spring (indoor-yay!). It seems like he was always sitting on the sidelines watching his big brothers play sports and now he's playing too. Where does the time go?

It seems like Talen just started kindergarten. I can't believe he's almost done! They had a kindergarten program and graduation on Tuesday May 17th. They sang some cute songs with actions (which Talen actually does- the other boys refuse!) and received their "graduation" certificates.

Ha ha! I thought this was funny. I guess they're comparing certificates??

WAY TO GO TALEN!!!

There were several kids from our neighborhood that were in his class. It was fun to go in and help this year because I knew almost everyone in the class. They were so cute... and this wasn't even all the kids we know- just the ones we could round up and make stand still for a minute or two!

Talen and Mrs. Taylor... He has learned SO much this year. Don't they say you pretty much learn everything you will ever know around the age of 5? I believe it. He went from not being able to read- to reading very well. He can count way high, count by 2's, 5's, 10's, add, subtract, ect. He's learned so much!!! But he's excited to go to school ALL DAY next year!

Springtime is here.. kind of...

So spring has sprung and the boys have been loving playing outside. There new favorite thing to do is do flips on the trampoline. It scares me to death- but they're boys- I've learned to deal with them scaring me!

Talen turned SIX!

I can't believe that Talen is SIX already. He is such a fun little boy to have around our home. He is always posing for the camera.
For crazy hair day during spirit week at school we spray painted his hair red and black. There's not much else you can do with hair that is 1/4 of an inch long!

On his birthday the balloon fairy showered him with balloons!

We wake up every day at 6 in the morning so of course he couldn't wait until night to open his presents....

He got a scooter and a pogo stick...

If any of you have seen the cartoon Max and Ruby you will recognize this cake although Ruby's was pink. This was ALL he wanted- a blue round cake with star sprinkles on it...

He wanted to go to Leo's Place for dinner

Look at that smile!

Talen is such a happy kid most of the time. He is also SO friendly. He comes home from school every day and tells me stories about the kids in his class and they usually begin like this "My best friend so-and-so..." That's how he is- everyone is his best friend! He loves school and learning to read. He is the BEST big brother to his baby sister. He holds her every morning and plays with her while I get stuff done around the house. He absolutely LOVES her and she loves him too! He is pretty easy going until you make him mad and then watch out! He has a big temper when he gets mad. He recently learned to snowboard and it's his new favorite thing to do. He is playing basketball right now but he's not too sure what to think about it. He is such a fun little boy to have in our home and we love him to pieces!!! Happy Birthday T~

Halloween

It was such a nice Halloween this year. The kids didn't have to run through the rain or worse trudge through the snow thank goodness! Tessa was an adorable little BSU cheerleader.
Traysen was a football player again- wow what a surprise!

Tegen chose to be a football player too... a football player with attitude!

Talen as usual did his own thing completely. He didn't want to be a football player or a cheerleader (ha ha! thank goodness) so he was Darth Vader. And I must say of all the cheesy costumes I've bought over the years this was my favorite.

They seriously loaded up on candy. Oh well I guess that's to be expected, right? At least they got a couple of toothbrushes from dentists too :) Happy Halloween!!!

School Days...

The morning of the first day of school brought tons of rain with it. It sure was a slap in the face saying that summer really is over. It's on to a new year of school! My boys are all getting so big! Tegen started 5th grade- yea that's right 5th grade- holy cow! When did he get so big? Tegen has Mr. Weller. It's his first time with a male teacher and he is absolutely loving it!!!
Traysen started 3rd grade. He has Mrs. Anderson and has the same teacher as all of his friends. Poor Mrs. Anderson!!

Finally my sweet little Talen is in Kindergarten. This has been a much awaited day and it finally is here. Talen asked ALL morning about every 10 minutes if it was afternoon yet. He was so excited! He has Mrs. Taylor in the afternoons and knows a lot of kids in his class. He said he wasn't nervous at all. He's so big!

My three handsome little guys getting ready for their big day!

Yikes! I'm glad I got to stay indoors all day!

Talen couldn't take the bus for the first week so I got to drive him the whole week. On the first day he just ran into the class sat down at the table and started playing. He didn't care at all that I was leaving him. I don't think it was quite as traumatic for him as it was for me :)