Elle's Baptism

My sweetheart turned 8 in July and got baptized by her daddy on Sept 1st.  She is such an amazing girl with a beautiful spirit.  She is a great example to her three brothers and helps me out so much.  I am so proud of her for making the decision to get baptized.  I can't believe she is already old enough for this, I remember my baptism like it was yesterday! I couldn't ask for a sweeter, more beautiful little girl inside and out.  Love you with all my heart Elle!

Best buds

Grandma Leesa and babies

Our little Fam!!

Mimi and Papi Delavoye

      Thank you to our family that came to support our sweet girl, we love you!

Update

 I am finally going to start blogging again...hopefully.  Things have been so so so busy around here and I will try to post about our summer and this last year mostly for me to be able to remember all of this!  But for now, here is what is new, short version.

• Moved to Vegas in July
• Justin started Dental school in August
• Elle started 3rd grade...how did this happen?!  I am not old enough to have a 3rd grader..
• Talan started 1st grade, which means I have two kids in full day school, yay!
• Hudson is in a big boy bed, and binks was gone over the summer. BIG accomplishment since he was so attached to it. Still trying to potty train.
• Emerson is almost 10 months ALREADY and I can't stop him from growing up.  Stay little for me just a little bit longer, I want to enjoy our last baby as long as I can!!

So there you have it, in a nutshell.  Of course there are a TON more I want to catch up on.  Things are going good though, Justin is gone A LOT.  Like A LOT alot.  People used to tell me that once he started dental school, I would never see him and I thought, ya right I'm sure I'll see him around.....nope, he is gone.  I am super proud of him though because he is doing so so good in school, on top of being the class president, go Justin!!  I'm finally getting used to taking care of the kids and our crazy schedule by myself, so we're good!

(Here are some pics of our sweet baby boy, since I feel like I never take pictures of him.  I need to be better about this for sure.)

Perfection

just love him

He's here

Emerson Henry Ewell

January 10th, 2012

7 lbs 10 oz

20.5 inches

Love him to pieces and couldn't feel more grateful to have this healthy, perfect little addition to our family

Yearly post :)

Hello!!!  It has been waaayyyy too long since I have gotten on here and have sooooo much catching up to do.  Probably won't happen today, but here are a few things that we have been up to!

• school, lots and lots of school.  Justin is taking his full load as usual, then comes home for me to go to school.  It has been really crazy, but I am glad I am getting classes out of the way.  Justin is almost done, only has about two semesters left.  I never thought this day would come!  Well, we are by no means done with school, but at least the first part:)  We finally figured out what it is we want to "be when we grow up" and decided on dental school.  He applied a few months ago and now are just waiting to hear back from different schools.  So anxious and excited for this new chapter in our lives.  
• Elle started 2nd grade and is growing up way too fast.  My little girl isn't so little anymore and getting so mature!  She already has boys calling her, and she is only 7!  We are in big trouble.  She has been playing soccer, doing gymnastics and staying busy with her little brothers.
• Talan started kindergarten!  I cannot believe that I have 2 kids in elementary school now, it makes me feel old!  He LOVES it so much and feels like such a big kid.  He has been waiting for the day to be able to go to school with his big sis, and gets so excited to go to school everyday.  Love that kid:)  He is learning to read and doing so good at it.  I am such a proud mama!
• Hudson has grown in to his own little personality.  He is 20 months old and quite the little stubborn, persistant, sassy boy.  I couldn't ask for a more perfect baby.  It's crazy to me how much he has grown up in the last few months.  He runs everywhere, is starting to talk and loves to play with his bro and sis.  He really thinks he is as big as them and when he can't do everything they do, he gets mad!  He is such a mommie's boy and I love it(most the time.)  I couldn't imagine our lives without his fun little personality and blonde curls bouncing around the house constantly!
• Oh....and we are having another boy!!!  I am due in about 7 weeks (if I go full term).  This pregnancy has gone by so fast, I feel like i was just yesterday I got pregnant!  We are so excited to be having another one, even though 4 seems like SO many kids.  I am excited to meet him and to see the little man he will grow up to be.  All of our kids have been so different and it really is so fun to see what each little individual grows into!

Here's a couple recent family pics...( and don't worry I was 30 weeks pregnant there, not just fat, ha!)  I haven't taken any pregnancy pictures yet this time around, so this is what you get!  

So it's been crazy but good over here, and hopefully won't be another year before I'm back on!

Hudson 1st birthday

I CANNOT believe how fast this year has gone with our little peanut.  He is such a perfect baby full of life.  He makes me smiles constantly. HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY LOVE!!!We love you to pieces Hugs and can't wait to see what this new year brings!!

Talan turns 5

My big boy turned five years old on the 5th.  I can't believe how much he has grown up this year.  He is such a sweet boy, loves his sister and brother so much and is so full of energy.  He wanted to invite al of his little preschool friends and have a spongebob birthday party.  He had the time of his life!  Thy played games, ate pizza, had cake, did a pinata and just had a good time.  He is such a good boy and couldn't imagine my life without him!! 

Christmas festivities

Christmas came and went so fast this year, but it was such a good one.  For one, I got to have my husband home for 2 whole weeks!!  Such a nice break, lemme tell you!  Hudson had his first christmas and was so cute about it.  He of course loved the wrapping paper and all the boxes the toys came in...don't know why I even bother to get him toys!  Elle and Talan where so thrilled because Santa gave them all that they asked for, yay for Santa!  We hung out with family, ate way too much and just relaxed at home with the kiddos.  Couldn't have asked for a better christmas! 

9 months....2 weeks late.

Seriously,  I can't even keep up with Hudson, time is just flying by with him!  He is 9 months, and the cutest little thing ever.  Here are some of the new things that he now loves


* He LOVES to splash in the bath.  And I mean A LOT.  I am SOAKING every night after tubby time:)

* He is quite the little clapper now.  He claps when he really likes something...mostly while he is eating and during baths
* He is ssooooo  close to crawling and rocks back and forth like a madman on all fours, but ends up going backwards instead of forward.  I often find him half way stuck under the couch with nowhere to go...silly boy:)
* He says mamama and blahblahblah ALL the time
* He like to blow bubbles with his spit while saying MMWWAAHH, so so cute.
  He is just a little joy to have around and is such a happy baby, don't know what I'd do without him!

8 months

Here is what Hudson is up to these days

• LOVES bath time and splashes EVERYWHERE, its really cute
• Weighs in at 20 lbs already
• favorite foods right now are applesauce and sweet potatoes
• loves to jump jump jump in his jumper
• does not like to get strapped in to his car seat and arches his back everytime I try to put him in, silly boy
• is a total mommys boy and will jump out of anyone's arms that is holding him to get to me, I'll admit it is kinda cute
• has 3 teeth on the bottom
•  is such a happy baby!

I love my little man so much and it is so fun to see his little personality really coming through right now.  He is growing so fast and is such a silly little boy.  Love Him!!

On a happier note....

  I have this....

look at my little angel holding his little hands as he his sleeping.  Melts my heart..

Vent Sesh

You know what, my life is so NOT perfect right now, and it it soooo NOT what I had pictured my life to be 8 years into being married with three kids.  I mean, did I really think that I would be living in the basement apartment at my mil's house...hell no.  My husband is constantly gone, and when he is around, its all about his books and schoolwork.  I feel like me and the kids are totally on the backburner, and I am just there to cook, clean and do laundry.   I feel like I am a broke, single mom but only worst because I don't get to have every other weekend with the kids, its 24/7.  Don't get me wrong, I love my kids to death, but sometimes I need a freaking break, and a husband.  I did not get married and have kids to do it all by myself.  There is a reason why it takes two people to make a baby.  And to raise them.  Ugh.  And I miss home.  It's so hard to be away for so long. Somedays I wish I could take the kids to mim's and papi's, and to see their cousins.  And with the holidays coming around he corner it makes me think about it even more.  We have gone trough so much crap in the last 8 ears and seriously enough his enough!  We have had some awesome times back in the day, and I just wish I could rewind time and freeze it right then a few years ago when things were really really good.  And to thing I took it all for granted and now looking back at it all, I realize I was one lucky girl.  We had money, we could go do things as a family, had date night every weekend,  husband that was there for me and helped out, I could go shopping when I wanted and we really lived it up.  As petty as that may sound, i don't care cuz I was happy.  Everything I had ever wanted I had. I feel like people look at us now and think how loserish we are when we have three kids and living at mama's house.  Really though, its true.  And who are they to judge because they don't know us and what we have been through.  You really think if I had a choice I would wanna go through all this crap?  NO!  You know what, This is reality, and there is nothing I can do about it.  And really I am sick of being patient and waiting and waiting and WAITING for something good to come along.  I hate waiting for things.  Esspecially when I have kids and I feel like we can't even provide for them like we should.  *sigh*...... Am I just really unrealistic about things that I want in my life, I mean I think I deserve the little things in life that make me happy, right?  I am just having a really hard time with things right now.  ugh.  Anyway, enough with the sob story.  Feels good to let it out once in a while, try it, you will thank me.

Halloween Fun

Hope you all had a fun Halloween, I know we did!  We had fun with friends and family and with lots and lots of candy.  I am so sick of candy.  We had fun though.  This year, we had a really fun trunk or treat, and it was our first year decorating our car.  The kids thought it was th best thing EVER.  It looked pretty awesome because we had strobe lights going and all.  The kids were super terrified of Justin and his outfit.  Some kids wouldn't come o the car because of him, ha!!


Then we had a little get together fri night with friends and family.  Had some yummy soup and homemade donuts....YUM!  The kids were so cute in there costumes, they LOVE to dress up.









Happy Halloween!!

7 months

Happy 7 months bubby(last week), we love you!!

26!!

 I had such a perfect birthday this year, it really was so amazing.  My sweet husband of mine planned a little over nighter sans kids to Park City, and it was fabulous!!  I REALLY needed some time away, and I got exactly that.  Went by waayyy too fast, and I didn't want to come home..ha!!  I mean, I love my kids to death, but sometimes a little break makes me a way better mom, don't you think?  It was so relaxing.  Thx babe for planning this fun trip! 

Yes please

Hunter/ Jimmy Choos?  I'll take some, thx.