I love my family!!

These are just some of my favorite pics!!! I don't have one of my little Carkey though!!! :( I will need to add one!! I love my cute family!!!!!!!! They are the best!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAXTON!! MY BIG 9 YEAR OLD!!

Braxton and mommy!

Braxton's best friend Lexie gave him Bendaroos!!!! YAY!

Grandpa Gary and Aliya

HAHA! We made pizza cakes!!!! :)

Grandma Mindie and Aliya

Thanks for the bank Uncle Marty!!

Grandma and Aliya

Playing with the Bendaroos. We don't know who loved them more!

Merr and Jaden! Thank you!!!


Words just can't express how much I love this boy!!! I can still remember the day I found out I was pregnant with him. I had taken about 5 home pregnancy tests and all said negative but I knew I was pregnant. So I went to the hospital and had a blood test and sure enough I was! We went right to the mall and bought a cute outfit and ran to tell everyone!! I was soooo excited! I thought for sure he was going to be a girl though... but nope he was definitly a boy! I was excited though because growing up I always wanted an older brother so I was excited for our first to be a boy! He was the most beautiful baby I had ever seen and I loved him so very much. I quit my job and had to stay home and play with him all day!! We played so much too. We sang songs, imagined things and had fun!! It is no wonder at all that he was a little jabber jaws. He never stopped talking with his high sweet voice. He has a snowman doll that is his snowy that has been his best friend since birth it seems. We finally had to retire him for a new one it got so dirty. He has grown so fast and I can still see his anxious little face the first day of kindergarten. I cried and cried and cried. My big boy. And when I tricked him into going on the spider at Lagoon! Ifelt soooooo bad that he was so so scared!! June and Robert will remember... what a mean mom!! :) He is such a good boy!! He loves loves loves to read. His favorite books are Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpants. He loves baseball and even running on the track at Olympus. We can't wait for warmer weather!! Thank you for making my life so much better Braxton!!! You are such a blessing to me. We love you soooooo much!!!!! Happy Birthday!!

6 MONTHS OLD!!! HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY ALIYA!!

Well, this month just flew by!! I think that we spent the whole month sick!! And poor baby had most of it! With RSV, ear infections, a virus and teething to top it all off!!! My poor girl!!! I can't wait for warmer weather! Spring here we come! Aliya just keeps getting cuter and cuter. A thing which none of us thought possible but its true! She is babbling a lot now... its so cute to hear. She loves to sit up and play with her toys, read books, and just chew on things! She LOVES food!! Seriously... I have never seen a baby who wants to eat like she does. And she really knows when you are eating something that she wants!! She throws a huge fit for it!! She loves her bath now and likes to splash in the water. She cries when it is time to get out! She definitly recognizes people now and is in love with her brothers!! She is always smiling and giggling at them!! What a pretty princess!! We love you Aliya!!!!