My 100th Post

This is my, drum roll please.....100th post!!!! I had no idea that I would enjoy blogging so much, but I really do. It's so fun, and it's such a compliment when someone tells me that they enjoy my blog. So thank you all for reading! For my 100th post, I thought I'd fill you in on a few things here and there. Here goes-

As you see here, Our Little Family of 6 looks like Our Little Family of 7. Last weekend, we decided to have our very first sleep over. Evan really needed some time playing with another little boy. So, we invited my nephew Stephen over. We started the night at Grandma and Papa F.'s house for some early 4th of July fun. Here we are after just arriving. (Note to self - Tracy, fix the time and date stamp on your camera.)

All was going well, until dinner time. Mr. Stephen lost not 1, but 2 teeth simultaneously. He swallowed one and we were able to save the other one. That was, until we lost the lost tooth. (As of the latest search, the tooth remains missing in action.) We finished eating our dinner and some of the kiddos went to play outside with Papa F. Playing outside after eating too much turned out not to be such a great idea. Stephen got sick and we had to take him home. It wasn't until then, that we discovered just how much the little guy had tried to eat - 1 hamburger, 2 chili dogs, 2 pieces of cake, home made ice cream, and chips. Poor little guy. =( We will try another sleep over again before school starts.

On the actual and factual 4th of July, the Fab 4 and I went over to Nana and Pop's house. Nana and Payton made Grandpa Chuck some interesting treats for his birthday. While they were cooking, these two snuggled up together and it wasn't long before they were snoozing away. Really, how precious is the picture?

We went with Nana and Pops, along with my brother and his family, to visit my Grandpa Chuck and Grandma Paula and to deliver the birthday treats. We got home just in the nick of time to have dinner with Daddy before he had to go to work. The kiddos were all pooped and in bed. I thought our 4th of July was over. But then, at the last minute, I decided that I just couldn't stand the thought of the kiddos not seeing fireworks. I woke them up and we went to our town's firework show. I loved that they were standing in their pj's watching the sky being lit up. Karsyn pointed at the fireworks trying to figure them out. Addi said, "oh my goodness, goodness," "I like the pink one," "I love the yellow one," about 100 times each. It was so dang cute! Payton loved the fireworks that changed color in the sky. Evan kept trying to guess when the grand finale was going to be. (Note to self, try to make sure Evan doesn't always over think things, so that it doesn't get in the way of him having fun.) Here's some of what we saw.

Somewhere between our sleep over fail and the 4th of July, Addi and Payton looked too cute in matching sister outfits. They were so excited to wear these outfits to church last Sunday. They even had me fix their hair the same. So cute!!! I think Addi and Payton look more alike every day.

We've been told quite a bit that Karsyn and Addi look alike. And to be honest, some of their baby pictures look almost identical. But, I think Karsyn is getting a little look of her own. Compare the two, if you will. Here is Addi at a year old in 2010.

And here is Karsyn Faith 2 years later, at a year old, in the same dress. The nose, chin, and hair color look a lot alike. But, I think my kiddos each have a beautiful set of eyes, that is different from one anothers.


I love looking at my kiddos and seeing myself and Jason in all of them, but I also see so much of my mom in Addisyn. Here is my mom as a youngin'.



Here is my Addi. (Yes, she is dressed like a ragamuffin, but what a great picture!)

At this time, I would just like to say again, thank you so much for reading my blog! I appreciate you all. Here's to the next 100 posts!