Play Dates and Having fun.

After 15 kids, we are still friends and love to get together. I love these girls like they are my sisters. Claire, Lauren, Bridget, Lauren, and Liz and (Missy our occasional honorary guest).....So much fun raising our families together. We use to get together every week when we all just had one baby, and now 15 kids later we still meet for breakfast, gossip, and some fun playtime. The Loft is such an awesome place to go, they have the best breakfast and a fenced in play area for all the kiddos to run around. The kids ages....Cohen 2 months, Parker 4 months, Hudson 5 months, Ella 10 months, Kate 15 months, Creed and Evie 20 months, Brody 2, Weston 2.5, Brooks and Taylor 3, Chandler and Jake 3.5, Noah 4.5, Chance 5. So that make 15 kids under the age of 5

A friend of mine from High School came into town to see her family, so we had the privilege of getting to spend some time with her and her three beautiful kiddos. Me met at the park so that the kids could play and we could catch up on some lost time....BUT, with 4 toddlers and two babies all going in different directions it was a little hard to complete a story in one sitting. Needless to say, the kids had a blast playing together and it was great to see Kirby. Her kids are just precious, and now Chandler has a new boyfriend that she is thinking she might marry one day.....Asher!

Gotta love a boy on a pink bike.

Sleep baby sleep.

There is nothing more precious than your babies sleeping...so I thought that I would share my sleeping beauties. Something about how peaceful they look just makes me what to stare at them for hours on end while they dream. So sometimes in the evening I sneak into their rooms and just get to enjoy this......

EGGstravaganza!

Our dear friends Tiffany and Jonathan decided to host an awesome Easter party for all the little kids. Not only did they have a party but they went all out. Well I have to give her mom and dad credit because really I guess it was her party that she was hosting for all of Alexa and Addi's friend. We are just so glad that we got to go. The kids had a blast, and Mommy got to get a couple of cute pictures out of the deal.

Almost got one of them all smiling....but not quite yet. The look on Cohen's face is that of terror because the picture right before this one, Creed decided that he wanted to hold him and well lets just say that he is not so gentle.

They actually got a real bunny and chicks from the feed store. All the kiddos were a little intimidated at first, but they soon warmed up and loved the animals. This poor little bunny was probably so ready to go back to the store by the end of the day.

This picture just completely shows Creed's personality. He is a lot of cute, a little naughty, and a very inquisitive little boy. I just can't get enough of this precious little angel. Every time I blink he is bringing some kind of "excitement" to my life. For those of you that know my little Creed, you know the kind of excitement that I am referring to. I just love him to pieces!

Cohen continue to be the most easy going baby. Pretty much the only time he cries is if he is hungry, hot, or tired. He is very easily soothed and just makes life on his mommy pretty easy.

This little angel we often refer to as our "Partner" she has matured so much over the past couple of months and is a companion. She can really carry on more of an adult conversation and she is just the best little helper in the world. Whether she is helping mommy with the boys or daddy outside, she is just such a joy. I am amazed when I set back and watch her and I constantly have to remind myself that she is only 3 1/2. She gets much gratitude in being our little angel. God definitely gave me Chandler and a girl first for more reasons than I could ever list, he always has a plan bigger than we can imagine.

Our babysitters!

Uncle Lance fixed the tire just so that he could take Creed on a ride in the "Tractor"

Aunt Momo and Chandler made a cake, then ate it all. I warned her that the kids were going to have to go home with them if they fed them pure sugar, but I guess that they didn't believe me.

Reading some books to the little munchkins.

What can we say....We are so thankful that we have such wonderful family that is always begging for us to leave the kids with them. I have to say I am ready for Lance and Morgan to have a baby, but then again they sure do take good care of ours!

If Walls Could Talk.....

Just to give you a little sneak peak into our "not dressed up, everyday life."

Our baby blue eyes, he is just the most easy going little man.

This is the attire that you are most likely to see Creed wearing while we are at home, although lately he is tearing off his diaper as well. I told him today that I bought his last box of diapers from SAMS and when they run out he is going to potty train....ready or not Creed is fixing to be a BIG BOY!

Their Cousin Weston is currently obsessed with being "Cowboy Weston" so he was sharing his hat for a quick second so that we could all look like him!!!

And here they are...This is what a typical day with my sister looks like. Do you think there is enough kids between the two of us? Well glad you said no because we both plan on having one more!

Daddy and the little man...well he is not so little anymore.

BAAAAALLLLLL

Not sure how people work out with 3 kids, but this is how we do it.

Spatulas are Creeds most favorite thing in the world, he usually carries at least one around with him wherever he goes.

All the Grandkids

Mimi with all her grand kids at Jumpy Jumpy over Spring Break. From Left to right Creed (20M), Chandler (3 1/2), Parker (3 M), Cohen (3 weeks), Weston (2 1/2), and Brooks (3)

A picture Fiasco.

So I thought that it would be a great idea to take some family pictures this last Saturday since we have not done that since Cohen arrived mostly due to the fact that Creed has had one bruise after the next on his forehead. Well let me just say it was a fiasco for so many different reasons.

1.Momma hasn't lost all the maternity weight, so I hated all the pictures

2.Creed was not in the best of moods and would not smile at all.

3.It was super hot

4.Cohen decided that he needed a binky on this day even though he does not ever suck on one

5.Chandler had one tiny little mosquito bite that she had to make a fuss over.....

So I would have to say that taking pictures of our 3 kids was not a success. But I decided to let you in on all the chaos anyways.

He finally went to sleep when we were done taking pictures.

They are only smiling because I am acting like a crazy person behind my mom as she is trying to snap pictures just as quickly as possible.

Creed is crying because he didn't want anyone to hold Cohen if he couldn't

 Oh well, maybe next time.........