Gracie turns 1!

I can't believe it's been a year! Gracie

is so fun. How can such a little
person have so much personality?

She just mastered the skill of
walking and saying, well, demanding,
things. For instance, if I yell for

one of the other kids or Steve,

Gracie mimmicks me by mumbling

very firmly. She deffinently means

it. Then she looks at me like, "Yeah,
we told them!". It's

both very cute but
worrisome at the
same time!

Christmas Time!!!

We couldn't wait to get all the
decorations up! The kids were
very "helpful" and eager to help with
everything. We put on Christmas
music and put things up until the
kids started to fall asleep!

The Latest and Greatest!

The joys of parenting!!! The kids are as cute as ever and love to make messes! But they're worth it. They love to do crafts and help me bake things. I'm so glad they teach Steve and I how to have fun! We can get so caught up with everyday stresses and troubles that we forget the simple things in life. They remind us to take a breath and live in the moment. We're truly blessed to have such a beautiful family!!!

Pirates, Ghosts, and Ladybugs, Oh My!

Halloween was a blast this year! Stephen and Kaylie could hardly contain their excitement! Neither could Steve-I think he had more fun than the kids! Stephen went as a pirate again, Kaylie was a "Princess Ghost", and Gracie was, of course, a Ladybug. They were all adorable and we all had a lot of fun going around our own neighborhood. I think we decided it was time to head home when the buckets were overflowing and Kaylie could hardly walk anymore...I think Trick-or-Treating is making a comeback.

Camping in Coeur D'Alene!

We had so much fun camping! It was great to see everyone and let the kids play with each other.

Birthdays!!!!!

Ok, I've been a little behind on posting. Give me a break-I've got 3 munchkins to run after, well 4 if you count my husband! Kaylie turned 3 in April and had a "Pink Princess" party. She had a blast getting our dog, Dizzle, to play along! Stephen turned 7 in August with a barbeque party. He had fun also, our friends brought over their bounce house for the kids-it totally saved me from coming up with corny birthday games to play! Little Gracie is growing like a weed. She continues to steal the spotlight with her squeals and jibber-jabber!

New Pics!

The kids are growing so fast! We had Spring break last week so we had fun playing and not having to rush out the door every morning...unfortunately, it broke up my workout routine-but I guess having 3 kids to chase around is enough excersize!!! It was a lot of fun having Stephen home-he also met a new friend down the street so he had tons of fun riding his bike and playing with him-but with the looks of the pictures, we also had a lot of fun playing hide-and-seek, princess, reading, and just goofing off. I think we watched Alvin and The Chipmunks over 100 times.....till next time....Kim

Grandma Ann!

A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of having my mom come and visit! We all had a lot of fun and it was really good to see her! She is so good with the kids, they loved having her here and tackleing her, seen here! They ask all the time when she's coming back to visit.

Kaylie was playing with Dizzle and every time she would try to grab the bat from him, he would swing it away from her with his mouth. I think the whole neighborhood could hear her squeals-she was having so fun!