harvest dance 2012

she went stagg

as a hippie with her girlfriends

love that she is loving high school.

bren and abbey

they went as soccer players

so fitting since abbey and the girls soccer team

just took state!

go vikings!

funny. but not really.

late at night when everyone is asleep

 B will actually talk.

words do come out of his mouth.

he informed me that he had his first visit

to the principals office.

12th grade first time.

apparently he and a buddy(spencer) thought

it would be funny to copy money

and set it on the floor in the commons area at school.

to see how many people thought they had just found  a 20.

not so funny.

3rd period he gets a note.

OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

not good.

i had one terrified, scared out of his pants teenager.

i can get so mad at this child and have plenty of times.

but when i saw the look of fear still

in his eyes

i knew i didn't need to get mad.

i just said

if you think something might be a bad idea

it usually is.
especially when it comes to counterfeit money.

seriously.

 



ruby girl

my ruby girl is off to school.

and she is so excited!

love her.

the first day of school.

his last first day of high school.

 her first day of high school.



back 2 school

back 2 school! 

yipee!!

1st grade is a toughie.

i kept asking evan

are you sure you are ok?

you sure you want me to leave?

i'll stay for a minute.

then he said.

just go home mom.

sniff, sniff.

and i left.

a little (lot) sad.

my evie is gone all day now.

i miss him.



my birthday girl

my yankee lovin girl is 15.

seems like she has been going on 15

for 5 years.

happy birthday jessi

we love you!



things that make me smile

a new color on my front door

thanks ricky poo

&

my hanging flower basket

little things make me smile.

the end.

yesterday was the end.

the last game of the season.

i would love to say the season was wonderful.

it wasn't.

 so proud of #7.

he's tough, and never gave up.

these boys are awesome.

no matter what anyone else has told them.

senior prom

he looked so handsome.

his date looked adorable.

they kinda make a cute couple.

the one.

how do i know she is the one?

he has brushed his teeth more since the day he

met her than he has brushed his entire life.

thats how i know.

we like her. she's a keeper.

krissy and bren.

morp 2012

six.

six.

bowling, friends and lots of legos.

a party for 2 special people

born in the month of march.

happy birthday evan and emma!

we love you both!

another day another dance. so fun.

surfer kids.
the older he gets the more and more he starts posing like his dad for pictures.
goofy! but still handsome.

julia and brendan. davis sadies. 3~17~12

play ball.

little sister wants in on the action too:)

i have yet to find something he doesn't like to do.

crafts, sports, homework, tumbling, dishes, cleaning toilets.

i know he won't like all these things forever, but it sure is awesome now!

dad is quite happy evan wants to practice the second he walks in the door.

and its usually rick saying, "thats enough for today boy."

my babies

these 2 always end up in my bed.

they like to snuggle up with mommy.

they grow up way too fast.

and before you know it

your kids are snuggling up with someone

else.

and that someone else is not me.

its a girlfriend:(

i've come a long way

i never would have let jess or lily out of the house looking like this.

but ruby is #5 and

if she wants to dress herself its all good with me.

she did ditch the scarf but we did go out in public like this.

what you can't see is the zebra striped clip that pulls the whole outfit together.

he loves school.

i love that he loves school.

i can't believe the year

is half over.

1st grade next year.

wow!

baby cal and the cousin who named him.

calvin craig sorensen

7lb 8 oz 19 in

feb 27

this makes a dozen

for mom and dad

and completes our family

and he is one special little caboose baby.

i cleaned my house, really i did.

yesterday i cleaned my house. like i always do on mondays. but then i got a phone call. it broke my heart and made my stomach hurt. and i basically quit for the rest of the day. i want to be better at blogging. i want to remember all the little things that make life so perfect and beautiful. i love my family. with all my heart. hard things make us stronger, and they change us. they change us so we can become more like our Savior. i love my little sister and i love my sweet nephew that was born yesterday. calvin craig sorensen.