Ok, so this picture was taken like Dec 05'. It's the only picture I could find of our whole Clan together. It's all about the kids anyway right? No one cares what the parents look like every year, so don't complain if you don't see too many shots of Tony and I. Life is completely crazy as it passes day by day and I finally got to a point where I could slow down and start a Blog like the rest of the world..... So hooray for me. Ok, so our family is about to grow by 1 in Sept this year and we are thrilled to be adding Aspen Rae to the "girl" side of the clan. Justin cried for the first few hours after finding out, but realized he would be the ONLY boy and that didn't seem like such a bad idea after a while. Ashley already parades around with babies calling them Aspen and takes very good care to buckle them in the carseat etc with extra care. Jenna on the other hand keeps calling her Ammon (that was our boy name) and trying to shove fruit snacks through my belly button to feed "him". We have painted the nursery finally and are working on getting that ready for our new princess. Justin is turning 8 next month and will be baptized in September. He is crazy as ever and at the same time such a good big brother that's very kind and loving to his sisters. He has more patience than I do with them. Still a mama's boy too.

Then my little Ashley......she is something else. By far our most quiet and independant one. She loves to sing (like all day long) color, and LOVES her ballet classes. This girl colors for at least 2 hours every day....it's CRAZY. She loves to pose for the camera and is definitely the calmest kid we have so far. She is a daddy's girl for sure and a princess for surer. HA.

Don't let the cutesness and the pink floaties deceive you. Jenna has a fabulous disguise and a cute face to boot to hide her evil ways. Ok...so not evil, but close enough. She definitely gives us a run for our money. I can't wait to see what all this agression and strength leads to in her life. She likes to swim, bug Ashley for no apparent reason and wrestle with Justin. She bounces back and forth between "Dad's the best" and "Mom's the best" is what she says. Being the hyper spaz she is, has already had stitches to seal a split in her forehead......i'm sure there's more to come. There is no better job I could possibly have than to be a mother. It has it's trials and I have realized this year it's all about US....Our Family and what we create together here in this Life.