EIGHT?!

It really is Great to be EIGHT!

I really CANNOT believe that it has been EIGHT years since I

became a mom to the sweetest little boy.

From day one Blake has always been so sweet and the older he has gotten 

the more caring he is of others. Blake is an awesome example and is always aware

of other peoples feelings. Since his first day of school he has always had multiple 

best friends because he doesn't think its nice to have just one.

He is an amazing big brother to his three little sisters, they are three really

lucky little girls to have Blake looking out for them.

He loves his dad and wants to be just like him

(lucky for him, he already is A LOT like him!)

He loves playing ALL sports but favors football, basketball, and baseball.

Things come naturally to him, especially with sports and I'll always LOVE

watching him compete in these different sports.

I'm so excited for Blake and for his decision to be baptized!

Happy 8th Birthday Blake!! 

On Blake's actual birthday he had a double header football game and they

won both games! He also had a pick and two touchdowns!

He was SO excited! :)

He chose to have dinner at Texas Roadhouse after hearing that you

get to ride on a saddle and get an ice cream sundae! 

Blakes Favorites at age 8:

Favorite movie: Avengers

Favorite color: light green

Favorite show: Dog with a Blog

Favorite sport: Football

Fatvorite team: Seattle SeaHawks

Favorite thing to do: play with friends

Favorite food: pizza

Favorite subject: writing

Favorite animal: ostrich?! ;)

Daily Updates...

Just some little updates of whats been going on lately...

This crazy little 2 1/2 year old is always looking to get someone

to laugh... or she is as SHY as can be?!! 

You just never know!!

With Kenzie's help, Peyton is now potty trained!! 

She gives Kenzie NO privacy in the bathroom and decided

she wanted to do what Kenzie was doing, so after

buying her a pack of panties she did it!! She was the easiest to potty train! :)

Fun times at the Halloween store...

Kendyl at 5 months! :)

 This fun/sassy little girl can ALWAYS be found 

upside down! She LOVES to watch tumbling youtube

videos and teach herself different tricks!

She has taught herself a

backbend

front and back walkovers 

and one handed cartwheels!

She is ALWAYS tumbling!! :)

(note the bump on her forehead: tumbling at recess)

 When the big kids are at school poor Peyton 

is SO bored... so we try and have playdates every 

once in a while...

Lyvi and Peyton playing dress up! :)

 The older Kendyl gets the more these two cute

little girls become friends and 

I LOVE IT!

 I'm not sure how this has happened, but Blake is turning

EIGHT and preparing for his baptism!!

One evening he and I went on a date to take pictures

and get dinner! I cannot say enough times how happy I am to

have Blake as a son and how even happier I am that he is my first 

child! I couldn't have asked for a better example to me and to his

three little sisters! They are three pretty lucky little girls to have such 

a good big brother around!

He is definitely a mini me of Ryan!! 

Fall Break!

This year for fall break we decided to have a "stay-cation" since Ryan had

just started a new job the previous week!

(Loan officer at Fairway)

One of the days I took the kids to the 

Mesa Children's Museum.

We had never been there before, 

besides how busy it was the kids LOVED it!!

 Blake and Peyton decided to put 

The Alexander Show

on the marquee. ;)

 making crafts...

 Jumbo size light bright! 

 Another one of the days we met the 

Galovichs at the zoo!

The kids all had so much fun...

 Blake made a little monkey friend! ;)

 Kenzie looking at the cheetahs.

 So much fun!!

It was nice having a break from homework, early mornings, and

packing lunches... but after a week we were all ready to

get back to schedules! ;)