May - June 2013

 Tommy finally caught on to how this is done from Emmy.  These are Vivi's shoes he has on.  Vivi has to hide her shoes from Emmy whenever she comes over!

 This is Tommy hugging Erica's friend Clara.  We say that Clara is Tommy's girlfriend.  Whenever she comes over to play with Erica he runs up to her and gives her a hug.  It's the cutest thing!

 Here's Bryant, the mighty grasshopper!  We survived our first season of baseball 3X a week!  He had a lot of fun.  The beginning of the season was early spring so it was still freezing and so they sold hot chocolate at the concession stands.  By the end of the season we were hot and they were selling snow cones.

 This is the piano recital!  Erica did an amazing job.  It was also Bryant's piano recital, but it conflicted with baseball and baseball won.  Erica and Bryant had already played their piano numbers for Federation.  Federation is a chance for piano students to perform and be judged by a group of local piano teachers.  They were both awarded superior ratings for their performances.  I was so proud of them, that's the highest rating you can achieve.

 I have two great little helpers!  They are especially good at taste testing.

 They must each have their own spoons, of course!

 Erica donated her long, beautiful hair to Locks of Love.  This is the after picture.  I think it's darling on her.

 But...this is how she felt about it just after getting it cut.  She was in total shock!!  There were a lot of tears.  Bryant even freaked out and went to bed early because he didn't want to face Erica.  He said it looked nothing like her.  Erica didn't want to go to school the next day.  After about 24 hours all was calm again and Erica quickly adjusted, whew!!  I don't think we will do that one again.

 Here she goes again...she loves the heels the most!

 Here we are with all the cousins at temple square.  We have so many little ones, this picture is crazy!!!  There are even two babies missing.  We have 6 babies to toddlers in the family right now.

 Look at how cute this is with Erica looking endearingly at Emmy.

 This picture is so lucky.  Three of the four of them are smiling at the same time!

 Grammy and Emmy.  They look coordinated!

 This is Emmy's cousin Sarah.  Sarah is always playing with Emmy and Tommy and taking care of them.

 Mike and I had a 4 day get away to St. George.  It was for our anniversary.  We hiked, swam, played tennis, ping pong, pool and watched movies.  It was so much fun.  We didn't want it to end.

 There's nothing sweeter than this. 

 Emmy and Tommy started going to a nursery class during church time so that Mike and I can go to the adult classes.  They play, have a lesson and a snack.  She got her cute head band there.  It says, "Jesus said love everyone."  She wore it around the house for a whole week.  You can see how much she loves it!

 Bryant's remote control car was a great source of entertainment.  The twins would chase it and squeal.

 Brothers.  This is in our neighbors yard.  This swing is so much fun.

 Here's Emmy in our neighbors yard.  She doesn't look so sure of the steel bar hanging above her head!

 This poor drawer!  I keep toys in it for the babies.  Emmy often crawls inside of it and plays but today Tommy joined her.  The drawer somehow survived.

 Happy Birthday to Daddy!!!  He is showing off the nice card that Julie made him.  He loved it Julie!  Tommy is showing off his new favorite toy!

 Emmy was obviously not up for a photo shoot.

 Erica took this picture and the next of the babies.  I keep thinking I've got to stop calling them babies.  They are almost 2!  But I want them to be babies forever!!!  OK, maybe not forrreevvveeerrr.

4 month catch up! Feb - May 2013

 Vivi's Happy Birthday!!!

 Mom's Happy Birthday!!!  We wont say how old she is (:

 This was the 100th day of school!  Bryant's class dressed up like they were 100 years old.  I don't know if you can tell but he has a lot of white flower in his hair.  They paraded around the school.  He loved it!

 Bryant the tool man!  He loves his tool box and is always going around the house helping Dad fix things.  Just yesterday he ran upstairs with his phillips and tightened some knobs that were loose. 

 I love this picture.  Bryant got on a fast treadmill at a friends house and down he went.  You can see how the left side of his face got scraped up.  Poor kids.  He said he will never do that again.  Whew!

 This is the beginning of a Tommy news reel.  These five pictures in a row seem to capture him.  He is such a funny baby.  He loves to laugh and he loves mischief.  The other day he figured out how to open a box of spaghetti noodles.  He dumped two boxes on the floor and I caught him dancing all over them and crushing them up while he giggled.

 I love that smile.

 This is Tommy's hair at it's best.  I have since given him a butch and now I miss those curls!

 Bryant was a rain drop in his 1st grade musical called "Splash".  It was all about the water cycle.  He did great!

 These are the cheeto breath girls.  That's right...the cheeto breath girls!  They were all in the same school class this last year.  We had a "late over" at our hose and I let them put on clothes in my closet and come out and model.  It was sooooooo funny!!!  We put on runway music and they totally hammed it up.  They put on a few different "styles".  It was fun to see how creative they were.

 Bryant's 8th Birthday party!!  It was a basketball party!  We had it at the church.  First we had lunch and cake.  Then we played basketball.  Then we did a pinata and a fish pond.  Then presents and it was over.  The kids had a great time.  It was such an easy party and it was exactly what Bryant wanted.  Lucky me!

 Here's the party crew!

 This is the party crew at their best!

 Bryant came up to me and said "Mommy, just in case you are thinking about what to get me for my birthday, stop!  All I want is a camel  back like Erica's but not in pink.  That's it!  Nothing else Mommy."  I loved it!  So of course...that's what he got!  He looks a little excited.  He uses it all the time, even just around the house.

 She loves my shoes.  I think her favorite ones are my red heels.  It's so funny to see her walk in them!  I tried to upload a video next but I am still unsuccessful!  I think she knows she looks cute.

 Jenna Pay Lee was born in March!  She is such a sweet little bundle of love.  She has brought a lot of happiness to the Lees as baby number 4 at their house.

 Here I am with Jodi, Mike's sister, and her new bundle Jenna.  Look at her with her hair curled and looking great...did she really just have a baby?!?

 Emmy found these cowboy boots and had the best time clomping around the house in them.  She is always cracking us up with her fashion choices.

 I asked Tommy and Emmy where their noses were.  They are getting it!

 What's that face?  I've got everything under control.  I think that's what it's saying.

 Happy Easter!!!!  Here is Mike with the munchkins.  We had Scott and Kelli and their kids with us!  We also got to have Kelli's parents and her sister Ashley and her husband Eric.  It was Kelli's brother's wedding that weekend.  We had a great time with them.  I hosted Easter dinner for 35 here.  We had a lot of fun.  It was Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Randy and their kids, Brenda & DJ and kids, Scott & Kelli and some of Kelli's family.  It was a great day.

 The bunny found us!

 Emmy in her cute Easter dress.

 We went to Grandpa and Grandma's house for Spring Break.  We had such a great time visiting them.  This was a hot toy for the twins.

 Here was are with Grandpa Jess, my Dad's father.  We are so glad he is still with us.

 Emmy's favorite shoes here were Grandpas!

 Good thing he never figured out how to open it up!

 Vivi graduated!!!!  She graduated from LDS Business College with two degrees in finance and business.  Congratulations Vivi!!  We had a fun party here for her after with lots of her friends.  It was so great.  Julie came to the graduation with me!  Grandma and Grandpa were in town for Bryant's baptism so they had the kids.

 Here is our cute future graduate.  Doesn't this outfit look perfect on her?

 Bryant's Baptism day!  Uncle Randy, Aunt Marilyn and Mattie came to support him on his big day. We had a great baptism lunch here at the house after with lots of loved ones.  Bryant's cousin Lily was baptized the same day so they joined us for lunch with their friends as well.

Boo hoo.  Grandpa and Grandma and Julie had to go home.  This is just before they left.  They were both pretty attached to Grandpa.  We loved having them here.  It was short and sweet.