It only took NINE months...

Will's first tooth FINALLY broke through today. I felt the little jagged edge while I was feeding him dinner. When he had woken up from his afternoon nap, I noticed him rubbing his tongue around on his bottom gums, but didn't think much of it. It took me a few minutes, then I realized and felt around! "YEA!!" I was singing and clapping my hands for him. He just looked at me, like, "What did I do?"
The weird tongue movements wasn't the only thing I DIDN"T pick up on. Runny nose, SUPER Slobbery (more than usual, if that's possible!), Cranky! Oh Boy, was he EVER CRANKY!!, wouldn't let me put him down, and constantly chewing on my chin, shoulder, knee..and soaking my clothes! You'd think by the 4th one might be able to pick up on these clues. But, since all my kids are completely different, I never can tell.
Oh Well! What can I say! I'm a nut! Especially since I've been excited about this all night, and now, while I'm writing this post, I'm getting very sad, I feel like crying! Do I really want my BABY to get teeth! It means he's growing up and I'm not very fond of that!
I'll post a picture of his tooth when you can actually see it! For now, here's one of him smiling his Crazy Smile at the camera while in the tub!

He loves to SPLASH!

Daily Funnies...

So, I was driving home from picking up Eryn at school and this is how our conversation went....

Mom - Eryn Jane, how was your day?
E.J. - Good!
Mom - What did you do?
E.J. - Well we didn't do much work because Firefighter Johnson came to our class.
Mom - Cool. What did you learn?
E.J. - When your home all by yourself, if you "got bleed" you call the 911.
Mom- if you're "bleeding"?
E.J. - Yeah! If you "got bleed" , like, blood.

I think, now, when ever my kids get hurt, I'm going to ask them.. "Got Bleed?"

President's Day Hike...

We decided that we'd spend our day off hiking with our good friends The Rays. After getting some much needed antibiotic drops for Eryn Jane (finally) we headed up to Usary Pass (is that how you spell it?) It was so much fun! It was a beautiful day! And, I was so surprised at how well the kids did. Especially Eryn Jane. I kept calling her my Super Trooper! Because she WAS!!! She was AWESOME! I'm so proud of her! Then they all passed out on the way home! Love it!
Jens said, "All we need is a few more hikes to get us ready for our Germany trip!" We've got to get ready for all that walking!

Will was such a good boy! As long as Jens was moving he was happy! He LOVES being outside!

Briggs chose this spot for a photo op!

We hadn't walked very far when Reagan started complaining! But, once we gave her a power bar and she got into her groove, she did great! We have to accomidate her high metabolism and long skinny legs.

Taking a break! ..AND...a Nap!

Valentimes Time...

Have I told you that I have the most AWESOMEST calling. I get to have all the eight year old girls (including my beautiful daughter) come over to my house twice a week and we just get to Have Fun!!! That's all we do! This last Activity Days we sewed Valentines pillows! They were quite simple, but I'm amazed at how well the girls did. A lot of them had never sewn on a sewing machine before and they did awesome! I was very proud of them! It was a lot of fun!

Of course, I had to be prepared to help Eryn Jane make her VERY OWN Valentime Pillow as soon as Activity Days was over. She always has such a hard time staying away when the girls are there. She just can't understand why she can't join in the fun.
Now all Reagan asks me is if she can sew some more. She wants to make a blanket and a pillow... She's my crafty girly!

This is MY pillow. I'm very proud of it! Every time Will sees the camera he smiles! It's great!

The kids were so excited to go to school on Friday for their "Valentimes" parties! Reagan and EJ were especially excited because their Aunt Kaci bought them new special "Valentimes" outfits! How cool is she! They loved them! They laid them out the night before and couldn't wait to wear them to school! Thanks Kaci!

On Valentines Day Jens stayed home with sick kids while I went and ran a 10k for a fundraising event with my good friend Dena Gazeley. I was excited that I shaved 8 minutes off my last 10k time and it was good to run for this fundraiser. It was for two conjoined twin girls. Two Sisters - One Heart. They share one heart and one liver and they are just adorable. It felt good! It was neat to see how their community came together to support these girls and others with the same challenges.

When I got home I was greeted with all kinds of cute signs that the kids had made me and taped to the front door and the garage! That made me feel even better! Jens even made a special sign for me... a stick figure running past a 10k sign, headed for a half-marathon and then a marathon and then a triathalon. I am training to run a half-marathon in July,but I don't think that stick figure will ever make it past that sign! It was nice to see that he has such faith in me!

Jens was able to go biking after I returned home and we just hung out with sick kids. EJ got pink eye over the weekend. It was very sad and she kept telling EVERYONE..."Don't touch me!" Poor Baby!

Briggsy's Birthday Party...

Yes, two ice cream cakes! Spoiled Much?

Briggs wanted a Lego Birthday Party this year. Surprise! Surprise! So he invited some friends, I think we had 8 boys total. We took them to the Lego Store at the Chandler Mall, gave them an allowance and let them free to choose what they wanted. I have never been myself before and it was lots of fun. Briggs was kind enough to let his sisters Reagan and Eryn tag along. They chose to buy a container and fill it with all sorts of different blocks from the back wall. I think they're lego fans as well now.
We then brought them back to our house where they built in silence for a good hour. I had gone to pick up pizza and when I got back I expected to walk into a house of screaming crazy chaos. The only sound heard was that of rustling legos. It was interesting and I quickly became a HUGE fan of the Lego Party Idea!!

We ate pizza, played with legos, sang happy birthday and Briggs opened his presents and then we played Guitar Hero World Tour until 10pm. A lot of the moms told me when they dropped off their boys that they would come and pick them up early if I needed the evening to end a little early, if it was just too much for too long. Jens and I actually didn't even realize what time it was and were surprised when the doorbell started ringing. We were jammin out with the boys and we all had a great time! Santa did good with that gift!!!!

So, I guess you could say the party was a Huge Success! and most importantly Briggs had an "Awesome" time, so I was pleased!
Happy Birthday Bud!
I do wish I had better pictures! First, I forgot my camera at the Lego Store and then it was being quite lame or I was being a lame photographer. Nothing was coming out very good!

How cute is this boy????

Mini Briggsy...

Just posting a fun picture. are those teeth EVER going to come?