April 2016

Not too much going in this month. Some of the Rodebacks all got to ether to help out/surprise my Aunt Elaine paint her house. I couldn't do much but make a salad for the bbq but we had a lot of fun. It was a mini reunion and her house was painted very quickly. Adyson had her first softball game and she did great and had a lot of fun. She was also in the softball/baseball parade with her team the snap shots. It was a long warm day but we had fun. Adyson and I were able to attend muffins with mom at the end of the month at her school. It was fun to go and take a silly picture with her and have a yummy poppy seed muffin. She had a lot of fun. Also at the end of the month something big happened! Harper registered for kindergarten! Can you believe it! I am still in shock she is old enough to be going to school. Now I will have 2 in school and for a little bit one at home (2 in october!) Life is just flying by!

March 2016

March brought on a big celebration! Spencer turned 30! We clebrated by having a Back to the 80s themed party at chicos. We dressed in our best 80s clothes and pigged out on pizza. We even had a guess the singer/song game for everyone to play and a best dressed contest, which Cavern won, but Cathy was a close 2nd with her pregnancy outfit (since she only remembers being pregnant through the 80s, lol!) We also announced to the family that we are expecting (Spencer could NOT keep it in any longer. The day I told him he told 3 or 4 co-workers!)
I have noticed that I really haven't spent one-on-one time with the two older girls so this month I tried to make an effort. Adyson and I went to the BYU I dance ensamble. She was in heaven! They had music and dances from all around the world. It was really awesome. She danced in her seat the whole time. I really wanted to take harper to shrek the musical the community put on but I was feeling super sick so Grandma Cathy took Harper (thank you!) She had so much fun and talks about it all the time. She even got her own set of shrek ears. Next month I plan to make up our mommy/daughter date!
We of course celebrated St. Patrick's Day. Didn't do much, dressed them in green and colored their breakfast (eggs) green. I'm super tired right now so that's all I came up with.
Harper ended her soccer season. She had so much fun and received a trophy, the highlight of the season. We had a pizza party at the old adventure park building and they were able to play in a huge play place they had. It was a great time.
Adyson started up softball! We are all super pumped if you cant tell!!!
I almost forgot to mention easter! It's so weird when it falls in march. We dyed eggs the day before at my parents house. The next day we had both our parents at church with us and the girls wore adorable matching dresses and shoes from cathy. We went to Aunt Marge and Becky's house to celebrate with the kings for lunch and an egg hunt and later we went out to crystals house to celebrate with the Rodebacks and Bruces. The kids had a hunt and the adults had a in the dark hunt with glow sticks. It was hard but everyone won a giftcard. It was really fun. Had to wait until it was super late to do it though. I won a hastings gc and bought myself a new jack johnson record :)

February 2016

This month brought sickness/dr. visits, superbowl/valentines, a field trip, soccer and a surprise!

Sickness: Adyson woke up super sick one day with really bad weezing (sp?) and a fever. She was not feeling well at all. We made it into the dr and she had to be xrayed to make sure it wasn't anything really bad. The dr concluded that she had some sort of lung thing going on and she had to be on a nebulizer. Luckily insurance covered the whole thing and now me own one. They had all sorts of animals to choose from and of course we went with a panda. We call him weezy. Adyson was sick for alost a week and missed 4 days of school. When she went back she couldn't go outside for recess for a week. It Sucked but now she is all better. At the beginning of the month Taryn had a specialist appointment. We have noticed that Taryn walks with one foot turned in and her legs were slightly bowed. Not too big of a concern but enough to be checked out. Dr. Wu confirmed that she does have a turned in leg and walks with her left leg/foot turned in. It wasn't bad to require surgery or brace so that awesome. He reccomends that when she's old enough, she need to try roller blading or ice skating to help turn the leg out. So glad it's not as bad as I was imagining! He said she should grow out of it.

Superbowl/Valentines: we celebrated the superb owl over at my parents house for tristan's bday. Although we were sad the Seahawks didn't make it, we were super happy Denver won and Peyton went out on top (ok I don't care too much for watching the game, I'm just there for food and commercials, lol)
  Well this year Valentines fell on a Sunday so we stayed home and had dinner as a family. I of course dressed up the girls in vday shirts and forced them to take pictures. I have to! It's in my blood to celebrate almost every holiday! The day before Spencer and I went out to eat at China Buffet and did a little shopping WITH OUT kids. It was awesome!

Field trip and Soccer: Harper went on another field trip, this time to dominos. She was able to make her own half of a pizza with ANY topping she wanted. It was packed with tons of stuff on it. It was actually good too. Harper started soccer up again too. She was put with a really great team/coach this year (any thing is better then last year's coach!) She is having a great time.

AND the surprise is...... we are expecting! It was another one of those, "well i guess we are blessed with three and that's it but check one last time to be sure" moments. Happened with Taryn and now with #4. We are super excited and I am due in october. Hoping/praying/crossing our fingers for a boy but anything happy and healthy is more than welcomed into our home :). Can't wait!

January 2016

The new year brought the end of basketball for Adyson. She loved being able to learn a new sport (I think she liked hanging out with her cousins more). Adyson also had some softball clinics which she loved. I'm so happy she likes softball! It's one of the sports I actually know a lot about! I love softball!

Well besides sports, Adyson received student of the month! She was awarded academic effort. She has been doing so well in school and love it and loves her teacher Mrs. Cox. She just likes to be apart of anything.

 Adyson was also able to take Kamaile on her shopping trip for her Bday. We took Kamaile to ross and they had a fashion show and I bought kamaile a shirt. We went to blue palm after to celebrate. They had a blast.

This was a big month for Harper. I have tried to home preschool Harper but it just wasn't working. I was holding out as much as I could, I really didn't want to spend the money and really thought I could do it. Nope, teaching is super hard. I contacted a lady in my ward for help (she runs a preschool in her home) and as luck would have it she had a spot open! So Harper started preschool at Preschool Express with Mrs/Sis Bruneel. She is having so much fun and it is so good for her! She also had her first field trip to McDonalds, which she loved.

Taryn is just growing and learning. She had her 18m check up and she is doing fine. I don't have the stats on hand but I know she is healthy! Taryn is just busy tagging along to sisters events and playing with mom at home when they are both at school. She's just an all around happy girl. She loves to take pictures and laugh at anything.

We finally played in the snow and made a snow man too!

December

Lots to do! First up the nativity. It's always so beautiful to see all the unique sets that are on display. Really sets the Christmas spirit.

then of course coco countdown!

and tree decorating!

Adyson had her school Christmas program. Very cute and I loved the songs she sang.
Adyson also started basketball. Like everything she does she loved it and is always excited to participate.

Next up our anniversary! EIGHT years! It's been a crazy ride but I wouldn't take it with anyone else! We went to dinner and had a "birthday" cake with the girls. It was also our family birthday. I think it's going to happen every year now.

Christmas was wonderful. We went swimming at the hotel earlier in the day and after we went to the kings house on Christmas Eve and did the traditional opening of pjs and of couse Darrell insisted on opening git's thst night, so we did! Christmas morning we woke up, opened gifts at our house and headed over to the Rodebacks for breakfast and more gifts. Tristan gave the older 5 kid's tablets! They loved them! Around 4 we headed over to the Kings for prime rib dinner and to open gifts from Dees family. They gave the girls bikes!

New Years eve we spend at a friends wedding and after we stayed up playing games until midnight at my parents house. It was great! Bring on the new year!

November

November brought birthdays, football, and thanksgiving.
First off was me! I turned 28 on the first. It was low key, dinner and cake and ice cream with family.
Next up Adyson! (Separate post for her!)
So Spencer's work has the opportunity to go to Seahawks games. He gets to sit in the press box, go into the locker room after the game and go to the news conference after. How crazy awesome is that!?!? He has so much fun.
For thanksgiving this year we went to Wenatchee to spend it at Laskas house. It was yummy food and lots of fun. We also hit up some black friday sales too.

Adyson's birthday

My first born had a birthday! Adyson. Turned 7 years old! I can't believe it. She is so smart and sweet. Taryn thinks she is her second mom. She even calls her mommy. Adyson is always trying to make people happy. She does have her sassy and stubborn moments but who doesn't?! (Especially with us as parents ;) We love the sweetness (and sass) she bring to out lives.
For her bday we had family come over on her bday and help celebrate. The theme was her favorite animal ever, Panda! We had cake and ice cream and she opened gifts.... and then we had to kick everyone out :(. Taryn got really pale, hot, and shaky. It was crazy so we had to run her to the wall in clinic. It turned out to be pnemonia. I felt bad for cutting Adyson's bday short but she didn't mind. She got to spend the night at gma and gpas house!
The weekend following her bday she had a friends party. She watched kungfu panda and had lots of movie snacks. After she opened presents and had cake. She had a lot of fun.
I made some panda cupcakes for her parties and to take to school. It was a lot of hard work and one batch I made all the faces "melted" off but they eventually turned out.