Cowgirl up!!!

This one of my favorite pictures!!

He did what I thought he would....eat rocks, should make for an interesting diaper later :)

Another favorite!! Little Miss Makayla loves going for rides with her daddy!!

Jaker Boy taking it all in.....and about to fall asleep!!

Yep....she was dressing Max Puppy up with hay....looks good on him ;)

She realized I was watching her!!

Our little cowgirls!!

Dave doing what he loves!!!

Daddy hanging out with his proud little boy!!

Jake's first horse ride!!

Is he too scared.......?

Nope, you made daddy proud :)

Making a pile of hay for the horses....

Come and get it horses :)

Savanna trying to keep the hay from blowing in her eyes!

Ava thinks she is soooo strong but she didn't realize that Dave was helping her ;) We will let her think she is super woman!!

Best Buds!!

They were trying to do their mean faces!!

And their funny faces :)

Savanna was driving all by herself.....scary!!! Just kidding, she did do good!!

Amberlee pulling Dave cause the hook fell off the 3 wheeler, how sweet is she :)



We had so much fun in Cedar with Dave, Amberlee and Savanna!! They are always so welcoming and sweet every time we are there and they always show us a good time!! Me and Amberlee had lots of fun making crafts and trying out new recipes, pics are coming soon, while the boys played around in the shop like they always do :) The kiddos had way too much fun cause they didn't want to leave!! It is always hard leaving there!! Love you guys and can't wait to come back soon :)

A little dirt won't hurt!!

My sweet Ava!!

Savanna kept falling down and making the girls laugh!! Crazy what amuses them :)

She thought that if you sit on it, it will make the dry dirt stay :)

We could not keep the girls from being outside! It was beautiful weather so they were out there making a huge mess of themselves! But that is what you are supposed to do at a ranch right??

They made their own little slide.....out of a dirt pile :)

Stuffing dirt into a pipe that they were not supposed to be doing...

haha...I caught you!!

Our little princesses!!!

So Amberlee and I had so many crafts to do I thought the girls needed something of their own to make!! What does not like a crown? They were a hit and they wore them all day!! And I must say....these are the three cutest princesses I have ever seen :)

Little TV Junkies!!

The girls were so into this movie and cuddling that we could not get their attention.....really!! :)

There we go :)

Jaker is our little prisoner :)

So Jaker has this toy that Michael thinks is so cool!! It can move in lots of different ways. So Michael was playing with Jake while Amberlee and I were making us something to eat and Michael calls me in the living room and I find our little Jaker being hauled off to jail by the girls ;) Love my little prisoner!!

Bowling!!!!!

Makayla and Savanna are such good friends!! Makayla is always asking for her :)


When we were down in Cedar we thought it would be fun to take the girls bowling and it was such a hit!! The girls loved it!! I have never seen Ava so competitive, it was so funny :) She was a good sport though and it was too funny watching her throw, yes throw the ball down the lane!! She would get a running start and the ball would pretty much take her down the lane, haha, so funny!!! We will be taking them again!!

Look at my super cool shoes mommy!!

Look at Savanna go!!!

Makayla's turn, she is so excited....

The girls kept saying...Please please pleeeeeaase!!!

She did pretty good I must say!!! She only had 1 pin left standing!!!

Savanna's turn!!

Me and Amberlee getting our bowling on!!!!

Ava's turn!!

Do you see the excitement?!!

Sleepy boy....

We went down to Dave and Amberlee's for our spring break and while Dave and Amberlee were at school we decided to take all the kids on a truck ride... they love those ;) So we just put all 3 girls in the back and had Jaker boy ride in the front. He was sooooo LOVING it!!! He could not stop smiling!! Well, we got about 5 minutes down the dirt road and Jake looks up at me and his eyes start to slowly close and I had to catch his head with my arm :) Ahhh....Michael and I just melted, we just love this little man!!!

I love this man.......

I have been thinking a lot lately about my life and how much effort I am doing to strengthen it. I have learned a lot of things about myself in the process that I need to work on, as we all do I am sure. I would fall into the category as a people pleaser, which I have learned that is not such a bad thing, BUT, it can turn bad if I start letting what other people think run my life. I have some people in my life right now that are just bitter sweet. I love them dearly but I feel like I get pulled down by them. A lot of people have a hard time with my husband.....I have been asking myself for a long time what is it about him that make people shoot him down. First off, I love him unconditionally, we have made it this far, there is nothing that anyone can do or say that would make us change our mind about our marriage or our career choice.

I used to think that Michael was a very different person than anyone I have ever met, that is probably what attracted me to him ;) But as I sit and compare him to a lot of other people in my life that I used to struggle to please but never could, I realized.....I have the best husband any girl could ask for, even if other people can't see that. I realized that Michael has some habits that are hard to break but have also realized that it is a result of how he was raised and the time he has served in the Marine Corp. Michael picked up a few habits, which in my opinion are not that bad considering and I think a lot of people struggle with them but won't say it, but I think that Michael is the amazing, wonderful husband and father he is today because of all the experiences and struggles that he went through. I think that it is just our nature to focus on the bad and overlook the good in people. I think that some people are quick to judge and overly critical of one another and in some circumstances, jealousy will cause people to make assumptions that are exaggerated or just simply not true. I think that if someone is always judging and comparing themselves to other people then that person has some issues of their own. I can't imagine someone being truly happy when they are constantly comparing and putting you down. I used to let things like this get to me because I like to make people happy. I decided that I am going to be selfish and make myself happy and ONLY surround myself with people that lift me up, not down. I wonder how people would like it if I laid out everyone else's flaws and mistakes out for everyone to see......just a thought. My husband is the greatest person that has ever been a part of my life and I am so lucky to have him and I would never change anything about our life together......I LOVE THIS MAN!!!