Hayden's Vacation Pictures

I finally got some pictures of Hayden's trip to Montana with Gramma, Grampa & cousin Haley and I wanted to put them up here! I did have to steal them off of my mom's facebook account, but oh well! Enjoy!

Will this move EVER be over???

It's been so long since I've posted anything on here! Since tax season ended April 15th, our lives have been such a whirlwind of one thing after another and lack of rest. It's crazy how quickly time flies when you are so super busy.

Let's see.... Since I haven't updated anything with us on here since Ellie's birthday party in JANUARY, I'll do my best to go through and give a summary of all that has happened since then. From January through April, life was pretty much a blur for me as I was pretty much only part of the family on Sunday's and weekday morning's before work. I am definitely NOT working as many hours next year, as it was really hard on the kids, me and the family altogether having me away so much of the time. Plus, I just plain missed them!

February 2009

Most of you already know, but we found out that we are expecting #4 in February! We are very excited as we had always planned to have 4, even though we hadn't "planned" for it to happen just yet! It WAS fun to know we actually got pregnant without hardly even trying this time, after all we had to go through to get pregnant with the girls.

April 2009

As tax season was about to come to an end, we got some big news. Our landlord called the last week of tax season to let us know that he was almost facing foreclosure, so his mother was going to bail him out and try to buy the house.... BUT she wanted to move herself and her granddaughter in the house. We were told that we had to be out by June 1st, but they weren't going to charge us rent for the month of May. Well, this wasn't such a blessing. Our lives were consumed with finding a house that would fit our family well, was still in the area, and was in our price range. When we FINALLY found one (after looking at a gazillion different houses), we had to act on it fast and they wanted it rented by May 1st. Needless to say, our May rent was more than usual, my job had just ended and the landlords of the first house were trying to move the lady's stuff in the 2nd weekend in May, before we had even started packing! I could go on forever about all the drama that went on, but will save from the blog.

The kids had a hard time having to move, but I think they've all adjusted well now and this new house really feels more like "home" than the other one did anyway. Plus it's smaller and MUCH easier to keep neat and tidy! Our new neighborhood is a very shady and the kids have been spending most of the day in the backyard. Even though it's small, it's very peaceful and cool back there!

The worst thing about having to move (besides all the work!) was that we were not able to take our dog Ziggy, or our swing set with us. This was hard for the entire family, but we found a great home for Ziggy where he will be well cared for and loved very much. Below is Jordyn VERY unhappy about losing her swings, and Hayden posing for his last pictures with Ziggy.....

Our new backyard.... and as you can see, Obee put up some swings for the kids! Yay!

And we have swings again!

Obee must have really felt bad when Jordyn had a nervous breakdown as he took down the kids old swing set from the old house. He put up swings for the kids this week while Hayden is in Montana. Hayden, these pictures are for you to see what daddy put up for you! Your swing isn't finished yet in the picture, but it has a piece of wood that for you to sit on that the rope goes through the middle of.

These are the swings he hung from the patio cover....

And here's Hayden's rope that goes to his swing. This one is hung high in the tree....

I think Obee had more fun climbing the tree than he admits to!

Hayden Goes To Montana (without us!)

Yes, my baby boy left for vacation with Gramma and Grampa in Montana last week. I can't believe what a big kid he is becoming. He hasn't been homesick once and seems to be having a blast seeing "cowboys" and going to the Rodeo with the grandparents. It doesn't hurt that Haley is there to play with too, I'm sure! I'm so happy for him that he got to go on this trip, but I must say we miss him VERY much! It's just strange here without him. Every morning, Jordyn wakes up and asks, "Boo home?" and she asked the same thing when we drove out to my parents house this weekend too. It's so sweet that she keeps asking when he'll be home. Here are some pictures of when he left. I'm sure there will be more to post when they get home on Thursday or Friday!

Giving hugs and high five's goodbye to his sisters....

Getting in the Suburban.....

The girls wondering why everyone is leaving without THEM!

Princesses in their Castle

My friends Alis and Samantha came over today with their kids to hang out and see our new house. It was fun seeing all the kids play together. When they were all up in their "castle" we had to get a picture. It was too cute!

Visit with the Family

Even though we've been super busy with the move, when we heard that Obee's sister was going to be in San Jose for the weekend and the whole family was having a big get together, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see them! We had a great visit with everyone. I cannot believe how long it's been since we last saw everyone! The kids had fun seeing their family that they do not get to see often enough and everyone thought Jordyn was pretty funny. I wish we lived closer to more of Obee's family! Above is a picture of everyone that was able to come (except me of course).

This is our family, Obee's brother's family, and his sister and her boyfriend....

Jordyn was set on eating HIS food instead of her own! Luckily he was very patient with her and I think he had as much fun feeding her as she eating his food!

Hayden was SUCH a good boy the whole time. We were so proud of him. Here he is coloring...

And last, a picture of my kids with their cousins. The last time we saw them was Hayden's 1st birthday! I couldn't believe how grown up they are now! Ellie thought her big cousin Diane was the best thing ever.