Recent Pictures

This was my birthday--Coldstone Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cake was SO good! Kara and Andrea had volleyball practice that night. Kara helped me blow out the candles. Ashley is cheering here.

Andrea

Tyler--wanting to be like dad.

Ashley loves to just pose!

A recent one of Madison. She is growing up!

The Big Day

My mom made a dress for Andrea to be baptized in, and she was so excited about it!

This is her with Madison at our house afterwards.

Of course, here we are--the VERY proud parents. It was a very special day for our family. Thank you to everyone who showed so much love and support for us and our children! Andrea is still glowing!

Andrea's Baptism and Madison's blessing

Just wanted to give you all an FYI that Andrea will be baptized tomorrow at 2. We will bless baby Madison right after at the church. I will post pictures in a few days. Thanks to all our friends and family for your support!

10 Days old

Just some pictures I took of Madison yesterday. She was 10 days old!!! They grow and change so much the first little while. We are sure enjoying her!

She is here!!!

Madison Kay joined our family this week on the 10th. She was 6 pounds 7 ounces and 19 inches long. She was born at 6:56 p.m., and everything went well.

I still can't believe I am the mother of 5 kids, but we are so excited to have her here! She has lots of dark hair, which reminds me of Andrea as a baby, but she looks the most like Tyler to me. The kids couldn't come to the hospital because of the flu season, so these pictures are the first time they saw her and held her. She is 2 days old today!

Here she is with Ashley (who just became a giant to me).

Tyler was happy to see her. When I called and talked to him from the hospital, he asked me, "So mom, are you having a good time?" I wasn't sure how to answer that (who has a good time at the hospital?), so I told him I was enjoying baby Madison.

Kara and Andrea are already fighting about holding her.

I think she is still like a new toy to them.

Just showing her dark hair.

Right after she was born.

She is one day old here:

Santa

So we got these for free at our snow event. I know they aren't the greatest, but when you are almost 9 months pregnant, honestly, you don't care!

Ashley wasn't interested in sitting on his lap, but she did want the candy!

Snow!!!

So it was homemade snow, but my kids sure didn't care!!!
Here is Tyler throwing a snow ball at dad!

Ashley showing me her gloves.

Notice the palm trees in the background.

Digging in the snow to make snowballs.

Missing Denver all over again!