Sunday, July 19, 2015

May--Errie's birthday

 Since most Elsa dresses were out of stock or $200, I was able to make one for Errie using another princess dress that cost $12, and then putting a new picture on and sewing a train in back. She loved it!
She also wanted to help decorate her cake, so we made this beauty together. And then had her dinner on the back patio per her request.










 Errie really wanted us to bring cupcakes for her birthday at school, so we got some very brightly frosted cupcakes and celebrated with her school friends.


After the school party, Peter and I (and Noah) went on a date to Tubac--a little artisan city south of Sahuarita. It was fun to walk around the shops and museum(one room school house) and eat lunch together in relative peace


 This was Noahs forst taste of a big chunk of bread. He loved real food and didn't want baby food for very long. He wanted the big boy food!
 Abe Lincoln and I having a chat.
Some of the sculpture including saguaro ribs


 Errie loved to play with baby Noah

Yes, that is baby vomit all over my face. Yes it did go into my mouth. Never hold a baby up over your face after they've nursed

 It was so nice living next to this beautiful lake!  We would take lots of walks as a family around this lake.
But This was a very sad time for me. We were preparing to move back to Texas and I knew it would be any day when CPS would call and say they were coming to pick up Errie and Tionne and take them to a temporary home while grandma was getting ready to take them to her home. It is hard to let go of your kids!







 The neighborhood Luau at the pool


 Lunchables at the park. Noah really wanted to eat Kimballs food, and Joey wanted to make the tallest cracker sandwich ever.






 One night I was so exhausted and didn't think I could handle another sleepless night of kids needing help or fed. But in the morning I looked over and saw this sweet little face and those huge eyes, and decided it was worth it





May--Mother's Day

 It was a great Mother's Day getting spoiled with breakfast in bed and lots of sweet little notes and cards from all my favorite people







 I still can't believe I went from 2 kids the last Mother's Day, to 5 kids!  I sure felt like I was mothering to the max of my abilities. Actually way beyond my abilities, but I had some serious Divine help because it was beyond what I could do alone.
I sure love those kids and Im very grateful to be their mother!!




 Noah started to love cheerios once he discovered them


 My yummy mothers day meal--creeps--my favorite tradition



 He somehow managed to get the straw down his shirt, and it was perfect! He couldn't drop it, so he constantly had something to chew/suck on.


 All Girl!  Errie loved to dress up and sing and dance to the FROZEN movie. We had to make sure the big boys were playing somewhere else so we didn't have to hear their moaning about how much they "loved"  that girl movie :)






 Its a good thing your dads a dentist when he can fix your braces with pliers in the downstairs bathroom

snuggle bug



Joey was a great help when he wanted to feed Noah his baby food