40

I turned the BIG 4-0 a few weeks ago. When I was in High School my mom turned 40 and man was that old! :) Now that I am 40, I feel differently about it! It's not bad, at all!! I've been looking forward to this birthday for a while and excited for it to come. We celebrated on my birthday and then entire rest of the week and into the weekend! It was great!!

I wore a tiara Scott bought for me. Scott also bought me 40 red roses and a small blue box from Tiffany's. The boys all got me darling gifts. My mom had 40 red, pink, yellow and white roses delivered to my house. It was awesome!!

On my actual birthday we went out to a Mexican restaurant with several cousins. It was great food and wonderful company.  The next day, I went out to dinner with some of my closest friends. We ate at Tepanyaki and it was a lot of fun! I plan on having a birthday party; but I want a luau, so I am waiting until the end of May or so. 

There's been a few things I've wanted to do but always said in the back of my mind, "I'll wait until I am 40 to do that...". Dumb little things. Most I've already done.  Having my eyebrows professionally threaded. (That was weird!!), My armpits lasered. Teeth professionally whitened. New hair-do. Just to name a few.

Three Months

HAPPY (belated) THREE MONTH BIRTHDAY to Robbie!! 

Well, that went way too fast! This sweet little guy has been such a great addition to our family. He is loved by all his big brothers. Robbie has this petite little baby doll face with these huge eyes always looking around. He coo's and smiles all the time. He's easy to put to bed and sleeps great at night. 
He has been a little under weight, so we've been working on that a lot lately. He went in for a weight check ad had gained almost 2lbs! Thank goodness!!  
We love you Robbie!!

Jump Around!!

Jackson's birthday is officially tomorrow, but he collected on one of his main gifts yesterday. Jackson invited a couple of friends and went to a place called Airborne. Will joined them as well, and man did they all have a blast. I was tired just watching them! There was several different rooms with tons of tramps to jump and flip on...But my favorite room was the XTREME room. It was a mini American Ninja Warrior course!!! So cool!!

 Here is most of the Extreme course that the boys practiced on over and over...It looked super fun and hard! 

Happy, happy birthday Jackson!! 

I'm glad you had a great time at Airborne. I love you with all my heart!!

15

Wait, that can't be right. 15 years ago my first son joined our family? 15 years seems a long time ago, but that sure went by fast.

I wish you all knew Will, he's a great kid. He's the best oldest child. Will is helpful, hard working, smart and fun. He is self motivated which is great for all his little brothers that look up to him. Will isn't afraid to try anything and everything. He's participated on the wrestling team, the cross country team, football team, basketball team, golf team, musicals at school, lacrosse team, student council, several different clubs at school, scouting program and much more. 

Will has been a straight A student for as long as I can remember. He's enrolled in all Honor or advanced classes. He received his Eagle at age 13. He enjoys hunting, football, lacrosse and of course his new love skiing. He has already figured out what classes he needs to take in his Jr. and Sr. year to get him the most college credits so he can be ahead of the game. 

As summer started he vigorously looked for a job that would allow a 14 year old to do. He wanted to make some extra money so he could focus on park skiing. Will knows he can join any club or team or camp but has to pay half. He was thinking ahead, skiing cost a lot of $$!

Here are just a few pictures of him through out the years.

Will you are a stud. You're a great example to me and I love you with all my heart. Continue on the path you're on, you'll accomplish lots of wonderful things!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!