All Growed Up

So these past few days I have been trying to play catch up from our trip to Oklahoma. Not only have I been doing laundry and cleaning the house, all while taking care of Dylan who has had pnemonia and me with Laryngitis (sp?). As I have been doing this, I have also been putting up the Christmas decorations. It has been fun because the kids have been remembering previous years and so naturally I have been hearing, "Mom, do you remember when....". Well this year I did decor a little different and hung up Christmas ornaments sporadically around the house. I have all small red balls hanging with garland and lights. I happened to have found a big red one that fits perfectly with the rest as a center piece to my garland. Well Dylan, the smart guy that he is says to me, "Mommy, look that ball is all growed up from those ones. He isn't small anymore, he is a big boy like me". The enthusiasm in his voice was just enough to melt my heart. It was so cute that I had to blog about it. One of those had to be there moments. But none the less it was cute to me

School Days 2009

Allyson
First Grade
Logan
Pre-K

Leaves Are Falling On The Ground, On My Head, on the Ground

Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love to watch all the different trees turn colors. It is also the one time of year that I have to make my children say something about eachother that they love about one another. (It do it more often than once a year, it just has more of an impact on the kids when I make them use their minds) Everyone knows that Fall is the perfect time year for outside fun. Whether it is from putting up Painting houses and Gardening to hanging up Christmas Lights and raking leaves. We have had such beautiful weather for the past week, I couldn't stand to be cooped up in my house another day, so I took the boys outside and WE ALL played in the leaves.

According to God's Plan

So being that we are all members of the church and that we all know that sometimes what we think is a good plan and are willing and ready to do that plan, the Lord doesn't always agree! So just to update everyone who has been reading our blog or just started, here it goes.

As many of you knew, we were planning on moving to Oklahoma this next year. Well after much prayer and pondering, those plans have changed. We feel that it is not time for us to leave good ol' Columbia. Apparently there is more for us to do here. The timing still isn't right for us to move after all these years of waiting patiently. With Louis being in school and with personal family situations, there will be no move for us at this time. So sorry to all of you that want us gone, you are stuck with us again for a few more years. (This is where I would laugh in that evil hysterical laugh, but I don't know how, something like mwahahaha.)

Happy Halloween!!!!

So after a long week of everyone having some kind of flu, only 3 of us were able to go trick or treating this year. Louis was home this year for Halloweeny and was able to take them out while the rest of us stayed home and tried to get better! Maybe next year we will have everyone!

Mother of the Year Award

So this is the face of Cameron right after he stuck his finger in the burning flame of the candle. Yes, out of 5 children, he is the first to grab the flame. So naturally I did what any mother would do to keep their child safe. I yelled, "NO". Now what? I made my kid cry on his birthday, what a great mom huh!

Happy 2nd Birthday already?

Ooops, another bites the dust!

So in the midst of everything, I realized that it is now November, almost half way through, (okay, I'm exaggerating, but you get the idea) and I still don't have any blog updates from Cameron's birthday or even Halloween! So here are a bunch of pictures. Enjoy!

Reflections of Christ......

After a wonderful conference this session, I have had some thoughts running through my head of what life was like for Christ, this just puts it all in perspective. May we all become more like Christ in all that we do and say!

Guess who just turned 3

3 Reasons Why We Love Dylan

1. He always has a smile.
2. He loves to give everyone hugs and kisses.
3. He loves to make everyone laugh.

Favorite Ally Quotes of the Day

"Does Jesus wear the same clothes everyday?"

"Do you think that he takes a shower?"

"Does Jesus wear pajamas to bed when he sleeps?"

Look Who's Turning 5

Happy Birthday Logman!

5 Reasons why we love Logan

1. He always tells me he loves me.
2. He is a good leader.
3. He always makes us laugh.
4. He is an eager learner.
5. He loves to help everyone

We love you buddy!

We will truly miss you

Make a Smilebox greeting

Make a Smilebox slideshow

True GQ

I was taking pictures of Allyson the other day and Logan asked me to take a picture of him and his "Kyle haircut". So that is what I did and in return, he gave me this pose! What do you think, is he the future GQ model or what? For those of you who are wondering, Kyle is my nephew and this is sorta what his hair cut looks like~ Logan wants to be just like him and Louis, so he says he will have Kyle's haircut and play football like Kyle and he says he wants to be funny like his daddy.

Who keeps robbing the tooth fairy?

So there is an ongoing joke in our house about SOMMER TEETH and it goes like this: Whenever you see someone missing teeth, we say, "You have sommer teeth, some are there and some are gone!" I know it's lame, but my kids get a kick out of it~ I love 'em!!!

Look who keeps getting money from the tooth fairy! I tell you what, that tooth fairy is taking pitty on everyone I guess with this recession because when I was a kid, I only got .25 for each tooth lost. It seems that the tooth fairy keeps leaving 1.00 in our house! I think that this fairy deserves a little more fairy dust don't you think?

Hush Little Baby

She is ever so peaceful when she sleeps! Wait, or is she? I don't think our nights have been going so well lately, so I had to post this beautiful picture as a reminder to me of what she used to sleep like. Ah, so nice! Lol

One Month Already!

So it seems that the time has totally slipped passed me and I have realized that I have no updated pictures of baby Maddilyn. So, with out further a due.....

Random Thoughts

Well, it has been a little over a month and we are just now getting into the swing of things around here. Maddie seems to wanna sleep all through the day and never at night. Hmmm. I haven't slept for more than 3 hours at a time since before she was born. She is doing so well with holding her head up and I must say that she is the best eater in the house! It is funny because every time I nurse, the kids are always making comments like, man she is loud. My favorite is from little Dylan, "Did Maddie hurt your belly mommy? We have to put her on time out, okay?"
The kids love her very much and always fight over who is going to hold her first. I think that her older brothers are going to be her watchful eyes. My favorite thing to watch is both Logan and Dylan rubbing her head and leaning in to give her a gentle kiss on the cheek or the head. It is very heart warming, I just wish that I could get a picture when it happens!

We had the opportunity to have her blessed on Sunday. I was listening to the blessing and I am so glad that the Lord blessed us with her to bring us closer together as a family of the Lord. I am so grateful that she has a father who holds the priesthood and appreciates the gospel in its truest form. I know that she is a blessing to us and that she will be there to teach us many things in the future, I can't wait to watch you grow in the gospel and pick a worthy husband and to serve the Lord with all your heart. Maddilyn you truly are a blessing to our family and I can't wait to find out what our journey will be together as a forever family! Many thoughts were going through my head as I sat and battled my kids in the row, but I couldn't help to think about these 5 little blessings from heaven that I have. It seems that these last two weeks I have really fallen in love with them all over again! It has been really nice just to focus on them and their needs. They truly are a gift from heaven. It has been so nice to see them smile. I am so grateful to my husband who holds the priesthood and who supports me as I try to be a good mom. There are times that I know that he gets frustrated with me, but I know that he still loves me no matter what. Louis you truly are amazing in all that you do. Your testimony of the gospel is reflected in your actions every day. Your love for the scriptures is so strong. I am so grateful for the hard work that you do each and every day. I am proud of you for the work that you are doing. I am proud of you for achieving the best you can in school full time and working full time. I am so proud of you for making the Dean's least whilst holding a full time job, going to school full time and raising a family. You Rock Dude!

Cherished Moments

Our Beautiful Baby Girl Maddie

Introducing the newest member of the family!

Maddilyn Nicole Bottoms
7 lbs 1 oz 19 inches
Born July 23, 2009

Louis' New Friend

I totally LOVE these guys!