Hank's new crate

Hank got a new crate. Very necessary as he had outgrown the cat crate. Look closely and you can see all the kids inside. Is this a problem? I think it might be my new babysitter. (totally kidding! I think.)

Cornbelly's

We spent a wonderful Fall afternoon at Cornbelly's by Thanksgiving Point. It was a gorgeous, warm day and really put me in the mood for fall.Jill was in town visiting with her girls so we wrangled the kids together.
We went and watched the pig races. The kids were excited:
The announcer asked who had the "prettiest Mom" and the kids went nuts. Bless their hearts! As a result I was roped into kissing a pig. Let me just say...not much upsets me. In general I am pretty confident. I thought...no big deal just get it over with quickly. Then "Bujo" brought out the pig. It was squealing like crazy and absolutely filthy! The smell was overwhelming and I panicked. Swine Flu! It took me WAY too long to kiss that darn pig and I was so embarrassed. The kids thought it was pretty funny. I won this for my efforts:The kids all took a ride on the cow train:We also jumped on the huge air pillows. Wouldn't it be so fun to have one of these in the backyard?I got Tani to sit still long enough to have a picture with his Mom:Everyone had a ton of fun and I got to spend time with the kids and my sister!

Grandad's 70th Birthday

Grandad Young turned 70 on October 5! We had a party to celebrate at the Lodge in Midway.

We are so very blessed to have Grandad! He is so much fun with the kids. He loves to take them fishing, swimming, hiking and he is always up for a party. He is kind and helpful. He is a great example of what it means to spend quality time with your family. We love him! Happy Birthday Grandad!!!

The 4th Child

I feel so bad about this. Sometimes the morning goes by and I don't realize I haven't changed poor William's diaper until it is falling off. This is proof of that sad fact: So sorry, Buddy!

School Girl

What a beauty! I love this age and stage. Anna is wonderful!

Poor Rod!

I love watching Rod play softball. That is...until something like this happens: Rod turned his ankle on second base. It was a terrible sprain that has taken A LONG time to heal. Poor guy.

6 * Tanielu's Sixth Birthday * 6

Tanielu turned six! He took cookies into school to share with his class. Then we went to Chuck E Cheese's with Grandma and Grandpa B. After we played there we came home for cake and presents and Nonna joined us.

Tanielu is a wonderful boy! I love that he is so quick to help out around the house and is the best Tani-bear hug giver ever! He always knows how to make everyone feel better and gives great compliments. He has become very good at soccer and T-ball this year and is great on his bike. He has become an excellent reader and has stopped "guessing" at the hard words. Tani loves to watch "Treasure Planet" and the Star Wars movies. He also really likes "Tom and Jerry". He has recently started building with legos and can build some amazing guns and cars. Tani is my "Golden Heart" boy and has a lot of emotion about life...happy, sad, joy, fear, love....Tani feels life to the fullest.

Happy Birthday Tanielu! We sure love you and can't wait to see all you will accomplish this year!