Knight Family

Kylie's Baptism Day

2011-11-26T18:29:00.000-06:00

Yep, I have known this day was coming since Kylie was born. I knew once she turned 8 that she would get baptized. I just didn't expect it to come so quickly. The couple of months leading up to the baptism were full of plans and happy tears. I am so proud of Kylie and her decision to follow the Savior and be baptized as a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. At this point I hope that I have taught Kylie what she needs to know to make good choices. I think she will do amazing. She is a wonderful girl and what a special day.

Molly was so mad at me that I wouldn't let her in the picture. I am sure one day she will be so glad that I let her in it and that she looks sooo happy.

Matt baptized Kylie.

What a special day and we are so grateful for our family and friends that were there to share her special day.

Halloween Fun!

2011-11-26T18:18:00.000-06:00

Halloween! Aunt Lynse planned a super fun halloween party full of games, food, painting pumpkins, and even a Frankenstein pinata. We had so much fun and we love our cousins!

These two are so cute together. Camy and Molly call each other their best friend. It is really cute. I couldn't get them to both look at the camera at the same time. Silly girls. (I took 10 more with the same results! Love it.)

Our ward had a trunk-or-treat. Noelle was a butterfly. Both Megan and Molly have worn this costume. The zipper broke this year and I almost cried. Seriously...I almost did. I LOVE this costume so much. It is just so cute with the antenna and the stripes and the cute little bug inside. Sigh...

Megan was a reindeer, Rudolph to be specific. So, we love Christmas just a little at our house! She had a big red nose and hooves but she didn't wear them. Good thing I made them last minute for her!

Kylie was a bunny. Classic and simple...and very cute.

There they all are together including our very grumpy Molly who was a queen mermaid (those are her exact words...get it wrong and you are in trouble!)

How could you not love this little butterfly!?

This was the day after the final World Series game where the Rangers lost in game 7. Matt kept joking that he was a distraut and depressed fan. But he has that cute butterfly so all is well...ok, I will get over this adorable costume...promise.

My beautiful family! I am so blessed!

My sister, Dede, and her kids came into town for Kylie's baptism and they arrived the day before Halloween. So, we got to trick-or-treat with our cousins. The girls (all 8 of them) had so much fun. Kylie the bunny, Kate the genie, Megan the tiger, Mayli the fairy, Madi the fairy, Molly the queen mermaid, Noelle as Minnie Mouse (minus the ears here), and little Juliet the pink bunny.

Girls Weekend

2011-11-26T17:51:00.000-06:00

Girls Weekend = 2 days of no kids...ahhhhhhh. Or 2 days of no snoring husband. Or 2 days of no diaper changes. Now, don't get me wrong...I LOVE my job of being mom. It is rewarding and fabulous (most of the time). However, you gotta love a little break now and then! My mom-in-law took me and my sis-in-law on a girls weekend with Matt's aunts and cousins. We all stay together in a cabin and eat lots of food, play games, act terribly silly and make memories. The days are filled with shopping at outlet malls or market days. Really, a very fun weekend. Can't wait til next year. I mean, look at us...how can you resist those faces! Hahahaha!

Red Ribbon Week

2011-11-26T17:44:00.000-06:00

Each year during red ribbon week the school has dress up days. In the past they have been not so great but this year they were SO MUCH FUN!!!! One of the days was crazy hair day. They encouraged color and craziness as long as it was "school appropriate" by the next day. I sooooo wanted Meg to do a little hairstyle from the Whoos in Whooville but she wouldn't let me. But I showed her how awesome it would be and she still said no...I suppose that was a good choice since she couldn't stop laughing. I think there must be a correlation with high hair and silliness! Kylie would have done this "do" but her hair is too short. So we opted for silly and colorful!

Another of the days was crazy clothes day. Here is where I get my "cool mom" points. We went to Goodwill and found a cheap long sleeved shirt and a cheap short sleeved shirt. I cut them down the middle and sewed them together. We also took jeans with a hole in the knee and cut off one side. One side summery and the other winter...VOILA!!! Crazy clothes! The girls loved it. They also wore one flip flop and one boot. So cool...or hot...depending on what side you look at. Hahahaha. Oh, and Molly couldn't resist being in the pic.

The last day was career day and the girls went as doctors. Meg was an animal doctor and Ky was a dentist. I had gone to the dentist earlier that week and they gave me gloves, a mask and other dentist stuff. Very cool. Hopefully we will have awesome dress up days next year too. And, of course we love all the don't do drugs stuff they do! Yea for Red Ribbon Week!

Meg's Punkin'

2011-11-26T17:29:00.000-06:00

The first graders got to decorate a pumpkin and bring it to school for a competition. When Megan brought the paper home she knew she wanted to make a puppy. Her puppy didn't win any prizes but she had fun making it and showing her class.

Random October Fun

2011-11-26T17:24:00.000-06:00

Kylie turns 8

2011-11-26T17:19:00.000-06:00

It's hard to believe that Kylie is 8. I remember a time when I thought she would never be 2! Time sure has flown by as I have watched Kylie grow into a responsible, helpful and loving young lady. Oh, how I love this girl!

We didn't have a party this year with friends so we just had a little family party. Kylie has developed a love for making jewelry so we made some macaroni necklaces and opened presents. I also let Kylie decorate her own cake this year. I made it into a butterfly and she embellished it and bedazzled it. She had so much fun doing it and I loved not having to do it!

Our new birthday tradition...8 ballons hung up by fishing line with a bill of money inside. When the night was ending and everyone was getting ready to leave she got to take a push pin and pop all the balloons. It was so much fun and she didn't mind the cash inside!

Happy birthday to my sweet Kylie and looking forward to the next 8 years full of excitement and happiness!

Breakfast

2011-11-26T17:06:00.000-06:00

Ahhhh...the morning breakfast routine. If it was up to Molly breakfast would be replaced with snack time. Forget cereal, waffles and bagels...she would rather have crackers or even a hot dog! Noelle on the other hand LOVES breakfast and would like it if all meals were breakfast food. Pour syrup or milk on it and she is sold!

One night Noelle didn't want to eat her dinner (a normal occurance) so I gave her a bowl of cereal instead. She picked up her bowl and started drinking it. We all laughed and I had to get a picture! She thought she was pretty cute too. Love our silly girl!

TOOBABALOOZA!!!!!

2011-09-27T08:13:00.000-05:00

Lori gathered a group of us together to do an extreme race, the Toobabalooza. The race started with a 72 foot inflatable obstacle course. Then we had to toob in the river with our 5 toobs tied together. All of us had to be hanging on to the toobs the whole time. The race also included a little running, mud pits, mud hills, wooden ladders, a rolling of the toobs and more toobing in a lake. The race was very fun but not quite as easy as I was expecting! The obstacles like the mud pits and the hills were where we did the best. We struggled the most in the water with our not-so-muscular arms! We had a great day and are looking forward to April when they do it again!

Me, Robyn, Audrey, Michelle, and Lori

Matt totally surprised me and showed up right before the race started. He brought all the kids and I couldn't believe it! He followed us through the course and took all the pictures. I am so glad he came!

Can you spot the turtle?

Finish...we were tired...and wet! The rain started on us when we were in the lake and it was pouring. The day was perfect for a race. It wasn't too hot and the water wasn't freezing.

Mother/Daughter Campout

2011-09-15T09:33:00.001-05:00

Each year our church has a campout for only girls. We have attended several times and it gets more and more fun as the kids get older and we gain more friends. The spot we camped in had about 10 tents all squished together. We wanted to squeeze in as many people as we could! And we had an awsome time. I left Noelle at home with Matt and while we missed her, it was nice not to have to worry about a little tiny one toddling into the river or wandering off somewhere.

Friday night we arrived about 5 and set up our tent (with much help) and then helped with other tents. We unloaded the van and then headed down to the river for a little swimming. Paradise Canyon is a beautiful place with great access to the river. The water was FREEZING but it didn't seem to affect Kylie and Megan. We stayed at the river until it got dark and then went back to the campsite for some S'mores...well, we tried to have s'mores! Robyn and I attempted to start a fire with charcoal but we just couldn't get it to light! We spent an hour working on this fire and every time we would get a small flare the kids would thrust their marshmallows in to share the tiny flame! It was rather funny. So, we abandoned the fire just enjoyed talking with each other under the stars. The temperature dropped to about 60 so it was very comfortable and we weren't sweating while we slept. Not that we got much sleep! In bed after 1 and up by 7.

Saturday morning we fixed breakfast (thanks to Robyn and her victory at starting a fire!) and tore down camp. Then we headed back to the river for more frigid swimming. We had a great time with so many friends and can't wait until next year.

Here the girls were fishing for tadpoles...with a plastic cup on a string.

Kylie caught one and kept it captive in this water bottle.

Sam and Megan

Molly had crackers with easy cheese for breakfast. Don't judge people! She also was running down the hill from the bathroom that morning, got going to fast, tripped and scraped her head. Thank goodness Robyn had a band-aid to fix the bloodless wound.

A bunch of the girls camping with us. Such fun friends!

This was the funniest thing. This dog must belong to the people that run Paradise Canyon. Megan and Lydia were playing with him. They would throw rocks in the air and the dog would jump up and catch them in his mouth. Then he would spit them out and wait for the next one. Sounds painful to me but the dog and the kids loved it!

Cup stacking

2011-09-15T08:46:00.000-05:00

Each year in PE the girls get to do cup stacking. They race to see who can build it the fastest as well as who can build the tallest stacks. Although they haven't quite reached this unit, Kylie and Megan found some plastic cups in the pantry and began a little cup stacking practice. They had so much fun giggling and laughing over these cups. Best toy they have...and only $1.50.

So Sleepy

2011-09-15T08:41:00.003-05:00

Noelle wasn't feeling very good last week and one morning I was busy picking up things and saw Noelle lying here on the floor. I thought she had just laid down but she had fallen asleep. It was only 9 am but her little body needed a nap already! After I snapped these pics I took her up to sleep in her bed. Sweet baby.

First Day of School

2011-09-08T16:41:00.000-05:00

First and second grade? I am not sure how that happened!! My girls are getting so big and responsible! We decided to let the girls walk this year to and from school. I took them the first week and picked them up but I am gradually meeting them closer and closer to home with the goal of them walking all the way by themselves. They are walking with 3 friends so that makes me feel a little more comfortable with the idea and so far so good! Even with the terribly hot weather there is limited complaining. We are off to a great start and can't wait to see how the girls change as the year progresses!

And then we come to the all important first day of school outfit! The girls have full drawers and closets thanks to Grandma Sherry, the Attic (a resale shop in my home town) and some hand-me-downs, so they didn't need much school shopping. I took them out to pick out one brand new outift to wear on the first day of school. It only took about 2 hours but they love what they picked! Even the shoes were a gift from Grandma. Thanks!

Crazy Fun Summer

2011-09-08T11:09:00.000-05:00

The summer of 2011 was awesome! We went to Montana for a month to see my sister graduate, another sister get married and to see old friends. Then we came back and had almost 2 months to play before school started back up. We had so much fun but the girls were ready for school to start. A great summer with a great start to the school year.

My kids are addicted to the Holland kids. We LOVE them! And how can you go wrong when you add a bit of whipped cream!

After the water problem saga we have had since living in this house, we finally solved the problem! HOORAY!!!!!! That means we were finally able to use a slip-n-slide. Before there wasn't even enough water pressure to force out the water. Celebrating our water pressure!

We had a late night (a sleepover without the sleeping over) with a bunch of the girls' friends and what fun they had. Sorry to all the moms for the sugar overload from the mass amounts of sprinkles these girls used! I think some of them frosted their cupcakes, added sprinkles, licked it off and then started over with more frosting...YUM!

Matt's parents recently got a couple of jet skiis. Soooooo much fun! This was our first time out at the lake. Noelle wasn't digging the rocks so she spent most of her time in the pack-n-play...but she looks like she was having a good time!

Megan with Dad

Kylie with Grandma

That's Noelle...she even went for a slow ride.

Okay, one day at Hobby Lobby the girls saw these scarecrows set up and had to take a picture with them. I agreed and the girls got into it.

Meg's new boyfriend...

...but Molly is making the moves...

...and Kylie just wants to swipe the pumpkin! Silly girls!

I love my friends! I hosted a baby shower with Lori's help for my friend Claudia (the pregnant one in black). We had so much fun together. I love to host parties and spend time with good friends. Thanks for having a baby, Claudia! Pictured here: Kethy, Tracy, Claudia, Me, Lori L, Lori H, and Aili.

Sad note about that super cute black sweater thing I am wearing...I washed it and accidentally dried it...it fits Kylie now...I am soooo sad.

Noelle climbs on everything!!!!! I find her playing on the computer, standing on the table, bouncing on the couch...this child has no fear, until I am about to put her into her crib.

We had a family picnic with Matt's extended family and the pool was super great. The girls had a blast swimming and hanging out with cousins.

MINI TOWN!

Lori gave us some tickets to see The Jungle Book at the Magik Theatre (FABULOUS PLACE!!!). The girls had so much fun watching the play and then getting autographs of the characters...after I explained what an autograph was. Molly was slightly terrified of all the animal masks at first but she gradually relaxed and enjoyed the silliness...as long as that tiger stayed off stage!

Their favorite, silly Balloo.

Here's to a great summer with my silly girls!

Molly Turns 3

2011-09-08T10:24:00.000-05:00

Molly is 3 and super big! We had a little party for her on her birthday and then we had another party with family.

She looks like someone in this picture but I just can't figure out who!?

Camy gave Molly this shirt so they could be twins. They call each other their best friend.

Piggy Cupcakes!

Molly is rather shy in new situations. She likes to stay with me and at playgroup she sits by me instead of playing. Molly loves to read books, play with barbies, swing on the swing and watch Frances. Her favorite foods are hot dogs, bacon and cheese.

Happy Birthday Noelle

2011-09-08T09:51:00.000-05:00

Wow, my littlest baby is growing so quickly. I can't believe she is already one. Noelle is such a sweet girl. She loves to run wherever she is going and usually in the opposite direction I want her to go. Noelle has a smile for everyone.

Noelle loves water, yogurt, fruit snacks and macaroni and cheese. She likes to play with baby dolls and push a stroller or cart. We love having Noelle in our family and look forward to watching her grow.

Noelle didn't quite get the birthday stuff but once she got rolling she figured it out.

Until she got to this sippy cup. Then she wouldn't let it go and got mad when anyone tried to take it from her. We had to wrap the sippy cup up in the paper from her other presents so she would even look at them. This cup takes the prize of favorite gift!

Stripping down for some cake...topped with mini M&Ms...another favorite!

Our silly family. And that is frosting on Megan's face, not facial hair!

My sister McKenna with Noelle.

Rainy Night Football

2011-09-08T09:36:00.002-05:00

After almost a month with my family it was time to come back home. On our last night all together we had a great time. First, my dad took all the kids on a lion hunt.

"Oooma-gooma, cowa-bunga!"

Then we headed outside to have s'mores in the firepit...but it started to rain. My dad was so funny standing out there holding the umbrella for the patio table while everyone roasted their fill of marshmallows. Kenna and Baylee (my cousin) grabbed a football and when I successfully intercepted their pass we were on for a game of football. Kenzie joined the ranks and we began our rainy night football game. Kenna and me vs. Kenzie and Baylee. Before too long everyone saw how much fun we were having and we added Lindsay, Dakota, Jon and Kylie to our game. Megan stood on the sidelines with a whistle and was our referee. What a blast. We were soaked and dirty and so happy! :) Thanks to mom for snagging my camera to take a few pics.

Good Friends...Forever Friends

2011-09-08T09:21:00.000-05:00

It is not often that you find good friends. I am talking about the kind of friends that laugh with you, cry with you, save you in your times of depression. The kind of friends that take your kids when you aren't feeling well or bring you a Dr. Pepper on a particularly terrible day. The kind of friends that you can go out with or stay in with and still have a fabulous time. Those friends. I am lucky enough to have two of those friends. Lindsey and Terrianne were the best part of living in Billings. We had about a year of inseparable-ness (sorry Terrianne, I know that's not a word!) before I moved to Texas. A couple years later Lindsey left for Idaho and now Terrianne is in Utah.

We can go a year or more without seeing one another and when we get together it is just like old times. Just like we saw each other yesterday...and the day before that...and the day before that. That is the kind of friend I have in Lindsey and Terrianne.

This summer, on our way back to Montana, I stopped at Lindsey's house for several days. Terrianne came over from Montana and we were back together again. Good times. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of us, but I did get some of our kids. Another great part of this friendship...our kids love each other too! Terrianne, Lindsey and I went to a movie one night leaving David to babysit and the kids decided to have a sleepover on the sofa bed...all 4 of them. We were threatening to make them go to different rooms if they wouldn't go to sleep and these are the pictures.

Finally asleep...

Maybe not!

Jase, Megan, Emma, and Kylie

My Favorite Place

2011-09-08T08:56:00.001-05:00

Never fail when I get to a new place and introduce myself and claim Montana as my home I normally get the comment, "Oh! It's so beautiful there!" To which I reply, "Nope, I am from the ugly side of Montana." Now to some I am sure the badlands of Eastern Montana are beautiful but my heart lies with western Montana. This, for sure, has to be my favorite place in all the world. God certainly showed his creative hand when it came to the Gallatin River Valley.

Nestled in between West Yellowstone and Bozeman is a set of switchbacks that follow the Gallatin River. I have probably made this drive at least 50 times in my life and I am pretty sure I fell in love with it as a young child. When we lived in Utah we would drive up to see my grandparents. Then when we moved to Montana and we would make that drive back to Utah to see my Grandma. For church we attended the temple in Idaho and made that drive annually. I attended college in Idaho and frequently made the drive home. Suffice it to say, I could drive this road with my eyes closed. I have almost hit a moose, slid off the snowy road into the ditch, had several car breakdowns, and have many family car memories such as "salad freaks" and "fruta juego" that include this stretch of highway.

So now I will admit it. I am in love with this place! If I could choose to live anywhere in the world, it would be close to this river valley. In all the times I have made the drive through this beautiful area I have always wanted to stop and snap some pictures thinking someday it will be my bathroom artwork or something! But, I have never stopped...not in the so many times I have driven through there. It always seems so much more important to press on and get where we are going. However, that ended this summer. I finally did it. I finally stopped. And it was every bit as beautiful as I remember it. And now I have a photo memory so I can see it whenever my heart aches for this gorgeous land.

Mackenzie's Wedding

2011-08-29T17:00:00.000-05:00

My little sister got married this summer to a man named Jon. We were so excited to be with her for this amazing time in her life. The wedding was beautiful and full of so many promises. How blessed we are to know of the plan of happiness and to have the knowledge of forever families. I was reminded of my own marriage in the temple and the covenants Matt and I made with one another. I am grateful for the blessings of the temple, especially now that there are 4 little girls that are included in those blessings!

We were so happy to share the day with Mackenzie and Jon and wish them much happiness. They were married in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.

I did Mackenzie's hair...not too shabby!

I love these ladies!

They were...ummmmm...having a moment...

A Haircut with Love

2011-08-04T21:55:00.000-05:00

Kylie decided to chop off her long locks for a shorter hairstyl while we were in Montana. The stylist measured her hair and said she could donate her hair to Locks of Love! I explained to Kylie what that was and she was so happy that someone, somewhere, maybe a little girl just like her, could use her hair. What an amazing moment! Kylie's haircut turned out absolutely adorable too!

Casey (the hair stylist) also looked at Molly and told me she could clean up her flowing (hahahaha) locks a bit. So Molly had her first haircut!

Indoor Water Park

2011-08-04T21:42:00.000-05:00

While we were in Montana we took a day and drove an hour and half to an indoor pool in North Dakota. There are water slides, a lazy river, and a play area for little ones. My girls are like fish so they had a blast here. I even got to go on the water slides a few times. This is definitely a place to make memories!

Mackenzie's Bridal Shower

2011-08-04T21:34:00.000-05:00

My little sister, Mackenzie got married in June and we threw a bridal shower for her before the wedding. I love my sisters so much and I am so glad we have the relationship that we have. We are goofy and dorky and a whole lot of fun! Kenzie had so many friends and family come to support her and we had a great time. Congratulations Kenz!

A month in Montana

2011-08-04T21:12:00.000-05:00

We had a trip to Montana planned for the summer as I had a sister graduating and another sister getting married. We pulled the girls out of school a bit early and drove up to Montana. We made the long drive in 2 days and were so glad to be there...and out of the car! The weather was so different than Texas. The high during the day was in the 50s and we were in sweaters and pants. It was rainy and cool and beautiful! The wet, cool weather didn't stop the kids from playing outside and here are a few snaps of them on the trampoline in the rain.

Noelle found the shelf with all the bowls and was often found playing with them here.

My uncle adopted 4 kids from Haiti about a year ago and we were able to spend lots of time with them. My girls grew to love those cousins and what fun they had together!

Don't you just love this face?! Little DJ is 5 but he is so tiny. What a little man...and sooooo loving and cute. He became my buddy right away and I felt pretty lucky. Noelle loved him too...I think she was rather intrigued by his dark skin. She kept poking his face.

On our way to Utah for my sister's wedding, we ran into SNOW!!!!!! Yep, the last week of May and we had snow. I had to stop along the way to let the girls play in it for a bit. They had so much fun making miniature snowmen and throwing snowballs.

We were caravaning with my parents and while we stopped to play in the snow we stumbled upon this site...perhaps the scene of a crime? Hahahaha!!!! We totally played it up and had Kenna and my mom pointing at the "bloody clothing" while I snapped the picture so I couldn't be implicated later. We came up with quite the scenario...these girls make me laugh!

Our stop in the motel...the girls wanted a bubble bath.

Our beautiful 6-year-old

2011-08-04T20:39:00.000-05:00

Megan Nichole Knight was born on May 14th, 2005 in San Antonio. She weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 inches long. She was such a sweet girl from the start and remains that way to this day. We love our Megan. Enjoy the pictures of her over the years.

1 month

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

A big 6!

Megan Turns 6!

2011-08-04T20:26:00.000-05:00

Megan wanted a friend party this year, so we invited over lots of girls to celebrate with her. She chose to have spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and we played lots of games!

Here is Megan all wrapped up like a mummy for the toilet paper mummy game. We split into 4 teams and raced to see who could wrap their mummy first. Totally fun and all the girls were giggling!

Our version of duck, duck, GOOSE. "Sleepover, sleepover, PARTY!!!!"

Meg opted for ice cream sundaes instead of birthday cake and the girls all had so much fun with all the toppings and whipped cream.

Ok...I like my whipped cream too!

Megan's actual birthday was the following day and we gave her all the presents from the family. She got loads of squinkies!

And then we had a family birthday party with Matt's family. She got so many fun things. Thanks to all who made her birthday the best yet!

Eiffel Tower Architect

2011-08-04T20:09:00.000-05:00

Kylie is in a Gifted and Talented program at school and this year the topic of study was structures. Each student had to choose a structure, research it, and then build a model of it. Kylie chose the Eiffel Tower and we began building her model over Spring Break. She chose to make it out of marshmallows and wooden dowels. We had a bit of trouble with gravity taking its toll on the gooey marshmallows but it turned out pretty good. When we finished building it, Kylie spray painted it a shiny brown. Unfortunately we missed the showcase where they were on display as we were in Montana but Kylie did an amazing job and had fun building it.

Makeup Time!

2011-08-04T19:58:00.001-05:00

This girl is so sweet and fun but she can be quite mischievous. She is a terror in the bathroom and LOVES makeup! This is what I walked in on one day. Pay no attention to the scissors and the allergy meds at the bottom...

Naptime

2011-08-04T19:45:00.000-05:00

When you're tired, you're tired! :) I LOVE this!

Easter 2011

2011-08-04T19:42:00.000-05:00

The girls look forward to dying Easter eggs all year. They really have fun and get into making eggs multi-colored and doing odd combos.

Check out all our loot from the Easter Bunny.

We had an easter egg hunt in our neighborhood that was really fun and complete with a visit from the Easter Bunny himself. They separated the kids into age groups so all the kids had a shot at getting eggs. Molly was the oldest in her group as well as Megan, while Kylie was one of the youngest. But they all got lots of eggs and had fun with many friends who were there as well.

On Easter Sunday we spent the afternoon with Matt's family. Their neighbors had a little bunny they passed over the fence and we got to play with it a little bit. It was so soft and fluffy and super cute.

After the easter egg hung with our cousins, Parker, Carson, Camy, and Brynlee.

At this time of year we can't help but be grateful for the gift of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and His resurrection that makes the atonement complete and allows us to live again. What a glorious plan! Happy Easter!

Backyard Camping

2011-08-04T16:47:00.000-05:00

We have been wanting to go camping as a family but the weekends never seem to work out for us. The girls were especially excited when we told them about sleeping in the tent so we set up the tent in the backyard and let them sleep outside. We set the tent up as the sun was going down and the girls played outside in it all evening. They ate snacks, told ghost stories and stayed up til they couldn't keep their eyes open anymore!

Fiesta Kinder Float Parade

2011-05-04T11:11:00.000-05:00

During the week of fiesta the kinder classes had a float parade. Megan decided to make her float a castle. We went to the school to watch the kids as they walked by pulling or carrying their floats. There were so many creative ideas!

After the parade Matt stayed at the school to help at Kylie's class party. I wanted to leave him the van so the girls and I walked home. We passed the park and had to stop for a minute to play. The girls sure enjoyed themselves!

I am not sure what she is yelling at but something was bugging her!

Molly insisted on pushing the stroller all the way home. She did a pretty good job and felt rather important!

A Bit of Ballet

2011-05-04T09:36:00.000-05:00

Kylie and Megan were in a dance class for a few months at the home of a friend. The girls enjoyed the relaxed nature of the class and that all their friends were in it too! They learned ballet positions, rythym, music theory, instrument recognition and they can name classical music peices by name and composer! My favorite part of their little recital was the warm up. The teacher held up a sign with a pose on it and the girls had to make the same pose with their bodies. It was rather silly and super cute.

Dad's Birthday

2011-04-29T14:18:00.000-05:00

Each year the girls get just as excited for Matt's birthday as they do for their own. They love choosing and wrapping the gifts and helping with the cake. We certainly do love dad. We are lucky to have him around.

Yep, he's 31 this year. Molly added the random m&m...but we left it.

We gave Noelle a little practice with the cake since her first birthday is rapidly approaching. She handled it very well and thought it was pretty tasty!

She was, however, extremely messy and we opted to bathe her in the kitchen sink instead of leaving a trail of cake up the stairs.

Silly, silly girls!

2011-04-29T14:06:00.000-05:00

At our house, everyone loves drumsticks for dinner. Matt makes them sooo yummy and the girls just love them. They are a bit messy though. Now, Kylie was very reluctant to let me take this picture making me promise not to show anyone...so don't tell. :)

Miss Megan lost her first tooth and was so very excited for her first visit from the tooth fairy.

Think she has enough forks...

Noelle is eating all kinds of food now, including popscicles...which she very much enjoys.

Please don't ask why the watermelon is on the floor...I don't have an answer.

We hosted a baby shower at my house and the kids were playing outside. Molly and Annabelle were playing doctor and it was rather cute. :)

Snow in San Antonio!!!!

2011-03-18T22:32:00.001-05:00

SNOW IN SAN ANTONIO!!!!! We were pretty excited. Even better they cancelled school and Matt didn't have to be to work until noon. Gotta love snow days. Unfortunately the day that was cancelled was a half day and the bad weather make up day was a full day. Oh, well, we sure enjoyed the quarter inch of snow and ice that stuck to the ground! The girls were tickled to wake up to snow in the morning. We bundled up and went outside and tried to sled on a rubbermaid tub lid down our neighbors driveway. Molly lasted 5 minutes. Megan lasted 10 minutes. Kylie played outside all morning in front and in back on the trampoline. That girl has a little Montana in her blood after all!

After the snow melted (by noon) we stayed warm inside and made all sorts of creations in the

(Not-so) easy bake oven. I hate that thing but the girls love it. This oreo cake they made actually looked kinda good. Hooray for snow days...maybe we will see another one in 20 years!

Student Led Conferences

2011-03-18T22:07:00.001-05:00

During the third quarter of school, instead of having normal parent teacher conferences the school has student led conferences. The kids get to show the parents their favorite parts of the classroom, show off their work and what they are learning, and do it completely independently. I love these conferences. Megan wanted to show us every page of her notebook. Everything was very important to her. Kylie was a little less excited only because she doesn't usually like all the attention on her.

We are so grateful for wonderful teachers for each of our girls. Megan's teacher, Mrs. Taylor, is patient and kind and loves having Megan in her class. Miss Zepeda is Kylie's first grade teacher. She is full of fun ideas and is so appreciative of the help Kylie offers to her classmates. We are very proud of our girls and the hard work they do each day in school.

Megan on Modesty

2011-03-18T21:51:00.002-05:00

Last weekend we were all working together to clean up the girls' bedrooms and the game room. Part of this job was dumping out all the toy bins and sorting them into the correct spots. As we were doing this I came across several things that needed to be thrown away including all those little accesories that come with various dolls that seldom get played with in my house. I decided it was time to get rid of them all...no more hoping "someday" they would get played with. In the course of our dejunking I came across a small Barbie purse that had no straps, a clutch bag. Here is the conversation that followed:

Mom: How about this bag? Do you ever play with these purses for the Barbies?

Kylie and Megan (in unison): Nah, throw it away. (I tossed it in the trash.)

Mom: Oh, here's another one. So, I can throw this one away too? (After finding a brown Barbie purse that had straps or handles.)

Megan: No, I love that one! Keep it!

Mom: What's the difference? You love this one but you want to throw away the other one?

Megan: Well, the other one isn't modest. (Said very matter of factly)

Mom: What do you mean, it isn't modest?

Megan: You know...it doesn't have any straps!

Oh, my Megan...I had a good chuckle and then smiled...I guess maybe they are learning something from me after all!

Not-so-little Noelle

2011-03-18T17:53:00.001-05:00

Noelle is just shy of 9 months and pulling herself up onto everything! She just figured out how to turn around and stand up in her high chair...I am not sure i am ready for this! She also started walking along the furniture. Noelle is such a happy baby. We love her so much!

Molly is soooo helpful...and she shares! :)

Daddy Daughter Date

2011-03-18T17:34:00.000-05:00

Chick-Fil-A recently hosted a Daddy-Daughter Date night. I made a reservation for Matt and the three older girls. He is a lucky man to have so many beautiful daughters! He took Kylie, Megan and Molly to Chick-Fil-A where they were led to a table and waited on. The food was brought on plates and set on placemats. There were pink flowers for each of the girls and following dinner they went on a limo ride. The girls had so much fun and I think Matt did too.

Rodeo Time

2011-03-18T17:20:00.001-05:00

Each year in February the rodeo comes to San Antonio. We took the girls last year (and I forgot the camera) and had so much fun that we made sure to go this year with a super Groupon deal! Matt was able to get off a couple hours early one day so we could head to the rodeo grounds right after school.

Matt is hiding on the side holding up Noelle...we didn't just stick her on and run. But she was happy regardless!

Molly made me stay with her...she was terrified.

All our crazy girls together. The fact that Molly was holding Noelle...now that is terrifying!

Last year and this year the only ride we will spring for is this little pony ride. They are real ponies and the girls beg and beg to be able to go. This year Molly even wanted to ride so we had enough rides to qualify for the super saver. Buy 4 get one free. We figured 2 for the big girls and one for Molly. It cost $18 for 3 rides and $20 for 5 rides...hmmmmm. We ended up having to buy Molly another ticket. She was not happy about missing the second ride. Totally worth it...they LOVE this.

She really was happy even though she doesn't look like it.

I didn't even notice this until now that there is a little Wells Fargo propaganda in the background! Anyone need a home loan or refinance? :)

The girls were a little disappointed this year that HEB replaced the bouncy castles with a farm but they enjoyed it. Kylie especially loved milking the fake cow. Molly wouldn't touch it.

Okay, by now you see that Molly is a wimp. She wouldn't sit on the fake horse by herself, milk the cow, or walk around the petting zoo. Matt had to hold her the whole time. Oh, Molly!

We keep hoping that some year we will be able to take the big girls to a concert...a Disney star of some type. I think they would love that. These concerts always seem to be on Sunday...but, maybe next year.

Kinder Hoedown

2011-03-18T16:42:00.001-05:00

Each year around rodeo time, the kindergarteners do a hoedown. We went to one last year for Kylie and got to attend Megan's hoedown this year. It is so fun to watch these little poeple work so hard on something...and they do work on it for weeks! Yee-haw for Megan! When we were getting her dressed for the day she informed me that she needed a jean skirt, a bandana and a cowboy shirt. I told her we didn't have any cowboy shirts and she pulled out her Texas Longhorn shirt and told me that was a cowboy shirt. :) And that is what she wore.

Temple Trip

2011-03-18T16:16:00.000-05:00

Grandma Sherry needed to scope out a picture spot for a Young Women activity and took my girls along with her. She took a whole bunch of pictures of the girls at the temple and these are a few of my favorites. I have such beautiful girls. They were so cute getting ready to go. They both wanted to wear dresses because they wanted to be dressed right. I love my girls! And thanks to Grandma for giving them such a fabulous memory.

The Flour Game

2011-03-08T13:32:00.000-06:00

I was in charge of the activity for family home evening one night and I wanted to play a game we used to play in my family when I was younger, the flour game. Using a cereal bowl, you place a penny in the bowl and top it with flour. Then you flip it over onto a plate and each person takes turns cutting the flour, as much or as little as you like, until one person makes the penny fall. That person gets to retrieve the penny with their mouth. It is so funny to watch. I made the penny fall the first time so the girls could see how to do it and then we played again. This time Kylie let the penny fall and she actually tried to get the penny. I don't think she ever did actually get it but she was a good sport. She spent the next 10 minutes trying to get the flour out of her eyes, ears, nose and mouth!

Watermelon in Winter

2011-03-08T13:21:00.000-06:00

Yep, this is watermelon in January...and it was so yummy! Grandma brought us a watermelon and as I was cutting it up the girls wanted to suck all the juice out of what was left.

Changes

2011-01-31T13:12:00.000-06:00

Regardless of what I tell them, my girls continue to grow. Lots of exciting changes in the Knight home.

Kylie is losing so many teeth! I feel like everytime I turn around she has another loose tooth for Matt to pull out. She now has lost a total of 6 teeth (with at least 2 others that are loose) and only 2 of them have grown in so it gets harder to eat everyday! I must also mention that our tooth fairy is very unreliable...she keeps forgetting...darn tooth fairy!

Megan remains mostly the same. She is also getting a few loose teeth but has yet to lose them.

Molly is as silly as ever and now that Noelle is becoming mobile, Molly is showing her the ropes and they are quite the pair! Mischevious little people! Molly also decided several weeks ago that she wanted to be potty trained...so she is! She just decided and did it. We are so proud of her and her desire to be so independent. She has been such an easy girl to potty train...much easier than her big sisters.

My little Noelle is growing super fast. She is sitting up in the tub, eating solid foods (generally with the help of her sisters), crawling and beginning to pull herself up onto things. I really feel like she is too little to be doing all this. My sister just had a baby girl and I feel like it wasn't so long ago Noelle was not even able to hold her head up. But alas, here she is, my human vaccum cleaner, crawling around and finding the tiniest little things on the floor that go right into her mouth. She has also started falling asleep in random places, like her jumperoo...is it terrible that I think that is so adorably cute?!?!?!?!

Dear Mother Nature,
Please slow down the sands of time so I can keep my babies for just a little longer...

Gingerbread house

2011-01-31T12:42:00.000-06:00

We were so behind this year! We always decorate some type of gingerbread house or village for Christmas but we didn't get to it this year until New Years Day! The girls had loads of fun creating and decorating and made quite a mess while doing it.

The house on the left is the house Kylie decorated in her GT class and the one on the right is the one the girls made together.

Fiesta Texas

2011-01-31T12:13:00.000-06:00

Some of our good friends had some complimentary passes to Fiesta Texas that they got when they bought season passes and they gave them to us. We went on New Years Day and we had so much fun. The girls loved riding all the rides and even Molly rode them all. She did not want to be left out of anything! By far they all loved the Taz swing ride the best although Molly was very upset when I wouldn't get back in line for the little rollercoaster. Matt and I took turns riding with the girls and we had a good time too.

And then there was the ice skating. They had transformed the bumper car area into a skating rink. There was no ice, but the floor was covered with wax and we used real ice skates. Kylie and Megan loved it. Kylie caught on pretty quick but Meg fell quite a bit. They both loved it and didn't want to leave. Molly insisted on getting her own skates which didn't work very well. I ended up basically dragging her around by her arms and she just kinda hung there. It was rather difficult since I was on skates as well...talk about an accident waiting to happen! :) So much fun!

The weather was gorgeous. The sun was out but it was nice and cool. Noelle almost slept the whole time we were there and stayed in the stroller.

Thank you to the Hardmans for a lovely day!

Family Pictures

2011-01-31T11:52:00.000-06:00

We had our family pictures taken with Matt's family the first part of December and I was so happy with how they turned out. The photographer, our friend Krista, did a fabulous job and our girls were great too! I think they were looking and smiling in almost all of them!

Kylie is 7, Megan is 5, Molly is 2 and Noelle is 5 months in these pictures.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-28T22:45:00.000-06:00

For Christmas this year we invited 4 families over to spend Christmas Eve with us. We played games, ate yummy food, enjoyed being with each other, acted out the nativity and made lots of noise! We are so glad these families came over and made some memories with us! We want to make this a Knight family tradition! I wish I would have taken more pictures but I didn't. I may need to steal some from the Lilywhites.

After everyone left, the girls opened their one Christmas Eve gift...pajamas! This year I made them myself and they all matched...even a little nightgown for Noelle.

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Kylie got to go shopping at school with the points she gets in her GT class. She used her points to buy things for me, Matt, and her friend at school. What a sweet girl. She was so excited to give Matt this Santa candle for his desk.

Matt (with the help of his dad) built this amazing barbie doll house for the big girls. They LOVE it! I got to decorate it and I am so happy with the way it turned out. I think they will spend many hours playing with this house. Molly got a smaller dollhouse too but we missed a picture of that, although the package was missing the people for her dollhouse! Boo!

We spent Christmas day with Matt's family and had a wonderful time. We talked about the true meaning of Christmas. Matt's dad asked the girls, "What is Christmas all about?" To which Molly promptly replied, "We get lots of presents!" Oh, my Molly! Good thing she is only 2. :) Kylie then set her straight that it was about Jesus and then tonight as Molly said her prayer before bed she said, "Thankful for Jesus' birthday."

Merry Christmas!

Family

2010-12-28T22:21:00.000-06:00

I love my family. I love to have them visit and I love to visit them. It is very unfortunate that we live so far away from each other. My family lives in Montana and that is a 2-day (at least) drive from here. My brother, Sam, just returned home from his mission in Canada at the beginning of November and I wasn't able to go see him so he flew down here...and my mom couldn't let him come alone so she came too! We were thrilled! Sam was so great with the girls. Kylie and Megan were old enough when he left to still remember him and Molly thought she remembered him...Sam was her best friend within minutes of their arrival. Sam played with the girls and took them to the park...I think I need a Sam with me all the time! Molly was grumpy here because the big girls were riding their scooters and Molly didn't have one.

We took a trip to the fabulous San Antonio zoo one day. The girls are always begging me to ride the train but I am always by myself so we took advantage of the extra hands! What a fun time. It was a little chilly that day so there was hardly anyone at the zoo. Bonus...until...

...the birds hadn't had much to eat that day. So when we went in with the nectar we got attacked...and I mean attacked! Kylie and Megan were both sobbing and I was pretty sure a bird was going to eat my hand. Sam dumped his nectar on the ground but the birds still climbed on him. And I was covered in birds...and the dumb zoo guy just stood there and watched...it was rather comical...after we escaped.

Okay, we totally cooked a lobster...it was sweet. Sam served his mission by the ocean so he had fresh seafood a lot. He kept raving about lobster and we had to try to cook one. So we went to H.E.B and bought a live lobster...we named him Dinner. For 20 bucks it was totally worth the experience, and it tasted good too! Sam, of course, said he was a lobster cracking pro and we got to see him in action.

Waiting for Dinner to cook...

Look at all that meat. It was super yummy and all the girls liked it. Meg loved it!

Mom was so sad we cooked our lobster until she dipped him in butter!

Sam and I went to the temple while Grandma babysat. Lovely time.

Oh Sam! We miss you!

Sam wanted to see the Alamo since he hadn't been there for 8 years (when I got married). It was a lovely cool evening and we were able to see the riverwalk all lit up as well.

We were so sad to see them go. Hopefully they will come back soon!

'Tis the Season to be Jolly

2010-12-28T21:38:00.000-06:00

What can I say? We love Christmas at our house! The month of December is busy and we love it all!

It has become a tradition for the girls to have their own advent calendar to count down the days to Christmas. The girls love these inexpensive countdowns that are all their own. Here we are just starting the countdown...and then the month went so quickly because we were...

...visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus at Chick-fil-a. The girls were thrilled that Mrs. Claus was there and it was indeed pretty cool. They even insisted on holding Noelle so we could snap a picture. They were everything I would imagine Santa and his wife to be. And the month kept flying by because...

...Kylie decorated gingerbread houses in her GT class. Then we got to see them at a holiday party hosted by the PTA at the school. Ky was rather proud of her house and I must say she did an awesome job...all by herself. And we got even closer and closer to Christmas because...

...Megan had a little dance recital. Her very amazing dance teacher, Elspeth, has taught my little Megan so many wonderful things. Meg loved her dance class and is looking forward to doing it again next semester. Right after the recital, the girls had their holiday parties at school and then it was Christmas break! And then just a few days before Christmas...

...our very wonderful and anonymous friends from the ward delivered a very cool gift to us...a plaster (I think?) nativity that was white and needed to be painted. I let the girls paint all the pieces themselves and didn't even suggest colors or ways to paint them. They painted them all on their own and enjoyed every minute of it! Even little Molly joined in the fun...and got more paint on herself than the actual figures. :) Good thing I thought to take off her shirt! I am thrilled that we will have this nativity to look at and play with year after year! Thanks again to our anonymous ward family, whoever you are...we soooo appreciate your kindness!

These are Molly's pieces (minus the angel in the back...that was Meg's).

Our buildup to Christmas has been rather exciting and enjoyable! We also had a visit from my brother (just barely home from his mission) and my mom but I will include that in a separate post. I was anticipating a Christmas break full of boredom and sisterly quarrels but I have been pleasantly surprised at the fun I have had with my girls! I wish I had another week with them home. I have truly enjoyed this holiday season and the joy that has filled my heart!

Random Stuff

2010-12-01T22:24:00.000-06:00

November was full of fun things. With Thanksgiving on its way, Megan's class had a feast in honor of the first Thanksgiving. The kids got to choose if they wanted to be a pilgrim or an Indian and Meg chose to be a pilgrim. I LOVE that she got to do this. Thank you Mrs. Taylor! Megan had so much fun and came home telling me all about what she learned. Love it!

We had our first "late night" with a group of the girls' friends. We had pizza for dinner, hours of playing, a couple movies and managed to make a huge mess...but they all had a wonderful, noisy time. When we picked them up, I told them our only rule was that we couldn't have any fun. That immediately got them laughing and I am pretty sure they never stopped! They quickly claimed the upstairs as the girl area and said no boys were allowed...Matt had to beg them to get through when he got home from work. Heehee hahaha! I thought for sure someone would get tired and crash but they all made it to 10:00 (besides Molly...she wanted to stay up all night but mean mom wouldn't let her). We will definitely do this again!

Noelle is growing...so fast. We had a trip to the doctor the other day and she weighed 17 pounds at 5 months! SOOOOOO BIG! I love it...she is just right. She fell asleep one day on the floor with her little stubby legs in the air. I am pretty sure I couldn't do that! :)

My niece, Camy, had a birthday party and what fun! My girls love their cousins and this night was no exception. I am so glad they are good friends.

Uncle JT was getting Molly and she was loving every minute of it.

I love this face...and her eyes are so huge!

Camy and Noelle love their Papa!

It's Christmas in Kilarney!

2010-12-01T21:56:00.000-06:00

The title of this post comes from a song on my favorite Christmas CD by Anne Murray. I have no idea where Kilarney is but it is certainly Christmas in the Knight home! I admit to being a bit of a Christmas fanatic. I usually start plotting my Christmas decorating right after Halloween but I wasn't feeling it this year. However, my normal excitement for Christmas has overflowed to my girls and we set up our tree the week before Thanksgiving...and that got me going! Bring on Christmas!

Decorating the tree was our family home evening activity and we had cinnamon rolls for our treat. Yum!

This "beside the tree family picture" has become quite a tradition. Here is this year's:

Fall Soccer

2010-12-01T21:30:00.000-06:00

Kylie played soccer again this fall season. The HOA in our neighborhood has a fabulous program and we love it. This year Kylie's team was the sharks. She had a ton of fun as usual and did very well. We all got team shirts this year and were there every game to cheer her on. At the end of season party her coach said that he fought to have Kylie on his team. That made her feel great!

After the trophy ceremony, there were bouncy houses and several games for the kids. Here are the girls fishing (for ducks???). It was WAY harder than it looks...it took Megan forever!

This sack race was hilarious! The potato sacks kept ripping and kids were tripping and losing shoes all over the place...but check out Kylie's face right when she turns around...so great!

Until next season!

Tooth Number 3

2010-11-18T10:23:00.000-06:00

Kylie lost her third tooth just a week ago! She had been wiggling it like crazy and Matt pulled it out. She was relieved to have it gone so it wouldn't bother her anymore! Kylie has 3 other teeth that are close to falling out...I can't wait til' those top two go! I don't think it will happen before Christmas but that would be totally cool! All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. :)

It's My Birthday!

2010-11-17T14:19:00.000-06:00

Well, I am officially less than a year away from turning 30! My birthday was a couple weeks ago and I wanted to post a few pictures. The highlight of the day was when Matt took the 3 big girls shopping and I stayed home and took a nap...yep, that's right...a nap while Noelle slept. How lovely!

Matt and the girls got me all sorts of good stuff. Meg picked me out some sweet slippers that are totally warm and cozy and Kylie got me a water bottle I have had my eye on for a while! Molly got me chocolate...not surprised and Matt got me a rice cooker!!!! LOVE IT! Happy birthday to me! Yippee!

This picture is kinda funny. We have some water problems in our house and I have become quite a pro at replacing the fill valves in our toilets. So, Matt used the box from our last toilet issue experience and I had to put on a good face...what else would you want besides toilet fill valves...luckily it was the water bottle instead. :)

How old are you?

2010-11-17T14:05:00.000-06:00

Whenever I tell Molly that she is silly or anything else she always says, "No! I'm Molly and I'm 2!" So here was a conversation Matt and I had this morning with Molly:

Mom: Molly, are you silly?
Molly: No! I'm Molly and I'm 2!
Mom: Really? 2...not three?
Molly: No, I'm 1.
Mom: You aren't 1.
Molly: Megan is 1.
Mom: Oh? And how old is Kylie?
Molly: Kylie's 1.
Mom: How old is Mommy?
Molly: You are 1.
Dad: How old is Daddy?
Molly: You are old.
Mom: Hahahahahahaha!
Dad: How old is Mommy? (Course he had to ask again...I was perfectly happy with 1!)
Molly: Mommy is old.

Molly is a load of fun! She cracks me up...sheesh!

My Growing Girls

2010-11-02T22:22:00.000-05:00

My girls are getting so big...I know I say that all the time, but they really are. I mean, we only get 18 years with these little people (although I hear the last several years don't go quickly enough!) and it seems that they grow so quickly.

Kylie and Megan had picture day a couple weeks ago. What gorgeous, intelligent and loving girls I have! Wow...I am so blessed.

Today was Megan's 50th day of school and they got to dress like they were in the 50s. My Meg is just adorable. I love that she is excited to participate in everything.

And my Molly...silly as ever. She loves lip gloss. I giggle when she says, "I need lip gloss!" The way she says it is absolutely adorable...and look at those shiny lips. Sheesh...I love this girl!

And here is little Noelle...growing super fast. At 15 pounds she is hitting all those milestones. Just look at her holding her head up so good. Her little neck looks so tiny under those heavy and perfectly kissable cheeks!

Noelle likes to watch baseball (or football or basketball) with Dad at night. It is rather cute. Matt was convinced the Rangers were only winning when Noelle would watch the games with him...guess she went to bed early a couple nights...oooops!

We pulled out the high chair and Noelle sits up in it so well. She is starting to grasp toys and chew on them. We even tried a little rice cereal and pears the other day. Yummy...well, she actually thought it was all rather terrible at first. We will keep trying. :)

Let's Go Fly A Kite

2010-11-02T21:46:00.000-05:00

Today was a perfect windy day for flying kites. We had so much fun and the weather was lovely...very windy and not hot! A lovely fall day!

Trick-or-Treat

2010-11-02T08:17:00.000-05:00

Halloween this year was so much fun. As my girls get older and start to understand and enjoy holidays more and more, it is more fun for me. With Halloween on Sunday this year we didn't trick-or-treat that night but we had loads of fun the whole weekend. Kylie was a black cat, Megan was a witch (specifically the wicked witch of the west from the Wizard of Oz), Molly was Minnie Mouse and little Noelle was a pea in the pod for about 15 minutes and I am so terrible that I didn't even get a picture of her by herself...the life of the 4th child...sigh!

Friday night our church had a Trunk-or-Treat and the girls played loads of carnival style games and then loaded up their Halloween buckets with candy. Kylie and Megan can move pretty fast and they thought Molly was sure cramping their style since she was moving so slow. :)

I even dressed up this year thanks to my friend Claudia letting me borrow her angel costume. Kylie and I threw together a little devil costume for Matt...kinda funny. I have to admit I have never been much of a Halloween fan since I have had kids but I enjoyed dressing up for the night. A few little girls kept calling me a big fairy.

Happy Halloween!

Fun in October

2010-10-18T21:49:00.000-05:00

October has been full of fun things! I have LOVED the slightly cooler weather, especially in the mornings. My big girls have been busy with school and we are already almost at the end of the first quarter! Time flies. I am home with my little girls and I had to put some pictures of our latest adventures.

My little Noelle is not so little! She is actually quite round at almost 4 months...and I love it. She is growing like a weed (we do have some of those in our yard as well but I doubt those weeds are as interesting or near as cute as my baby)! Noelle is so alert and happy. She is giggling and cooing and she likes to be sitting up. I pulled out our walker and she does quite well in there...she likes to chew on the red steering wheel...doesn't it look tasty?!?!?!?!

She found her feet...and she loves them!

The girls' elementary school had an academic night. All the students and their families were invited for pizza and academic classes. We could choose to attend 3 classes of many. We went to a color mixing lab, a workshop on math games, a reading comprehension class, and a water cycle class. The girls got to play and try things and they brought loads of great ideas home on how to make learning fun and exciting. It was so wonderful and I am so glad we went. Here the girls are mixing play dough to make different colors.

Red + Yellow = Orange

Yellow + Blue = Green

Blue + Red = Purple

And of course we couldn't go without talking about my crazy Molly! She is still as inquisitive as ever and such a joy! I love that smiling face. She loves little Noellee. Right after that second picture they both toppled over. Molly found it hilarious while Noelle found it quite tramatic! Good thing she has lots of padding! Heehee! :)

And finally, Kylie had to decorate a pumpkin for her class at school. All the first graders got to decorate one any way they wanted. Kylie wanted to make a fairy pumpkin. She painted it pink and we included loads of glitter, ribbon, purple hair, wings and even a magic wand. Kylie had so much fun making it and was rather proud of the result. Here she wanted to take a picture of her pumpkin with a plain one so we could see the before and after (just in case you haven't seen a normal pumpkin before)! :)

Kylie took it to school on Friday and came home and said, "Everyone LOVED my pumpkin! They kept looking at mine. Gosh, I don't know!" She felt pretty special and we had a ton of fun making it.

And just a little note...Kylie's pumpkin won the award for the most creative pumpkin in her 1st grade class.

Kylie's Birthday Party

2010-10-18T21:09:00.000-05:00

Kylie has never had a "real" birthday party so this year she invited a bunch of friends from church, school and soccer as well as family. She had so much fun playing musical chairs, eating pizza, playing bingo and pin the crown on Tinkerbell at her High School Musical themed party. She chose a music note cake and ice cream cone cupcakes (they are supposed to be microphones). She got loads of fun presents and we ended the party with a huge soccer ball pinata (thanks Grandma!) and cake and ice cream. She had so much fun she is already planning her party for next year!

Swinging at the pinata...

Asher cracked it open...

And Tyler went in for the final swing when the pinata fell off the rope to the ground! Poor Tyler didn't even get a shot...so we let him beat it a few times before ripping it open and...

frantically grabbing for CANDY!!!!!

This is almost everyone. A couple kids had to leave a little early.

Happy Birthday to my big 7-year-old!

Last Night's Dinner Conversation

2010-10-14T08:26:00.000-05:00

Megan: Hey Mom, what's 2, 7, 9...9, 9? (I figured she wanted me to add them up so I was keeping track in my head.)
Me: 36.
Megan: No...what's 2, 7, 9, 9, 9? Add them!
Me: It's 36.
Megan: Oh...that's a lot of money! If I had that much money I would be rich! Anyone with $36 would be rich!
Kylie: No, Megan. That's only $36 (coming from the birthday girl who got a bunch of money for her birthday). To be rich you have to have $100. (said very matter-of-factly)

I still am not sure where she got the random numbers and why she was wondering but I do know that I wish $36 or even $100 would make me rich!

Seven Years Old

2010-10-08T12:13:00.000-05:00

Wow, my Kylie Grace is growing up so fast. I remember the day she was born. It was the night before my due date and I had decided that she was never coming. We had walked around and done everything we could think of to make this baby come. I was scheduled to be induced on Monday the 5th of October. So, Friday night after walking around the Auto and Truck Show for hours, I was laying in bed and said with much frustration, "This baby is never coming!" Fifteen minutes later I said to Matt, "Either I just peed my pants or my water broke." My water had indeed broken and we headed to the hospital a little after midnight. Kylie was born at 10:16 am on the 3rd of October weighing a perfect 7 lbs. 2 oz.

Kylie was a happy baby from the beginning. She ate like a champ and gained weight quickly. She almost never cried. What a happy and enjoyable baby. Kylie grew up just that way, very cheerful and happy with not an ounce of fear. She would do anything and try everything. She became the bully of our playgroup when she started biting all her friends. :)

I am so grateful for this girl! She is such a blessing to our family. I am very glad she came first. I don't know what I would do without my big helper. Just this morning I was needing to feed the baby while we were getting ready for school. Noelle was STARVING and I was going to pour cereal for the girls. Kylie said, "Don't worry mom. You feed the baby and I can take care of breakfast." And she did just that. I love this girl with every part of me! How grateful I am that she came to our family.

Kylie loves anything active but don't let her fool you...she loves dresses just as much. Kylie is an all around girl. Her favorite foods are chicken drumsticks and lasagna. She loves grapes, gushers and oatmeal cream pies. She does very well in school and is in the Gifted program. Kylie loves art and math. She loves riding her bike, swimming and playing soccer.

Age 7

Age 5

Age 3

Age 1

Kylie at 4 months

Rockstar Photo Shoot

2010-09-28T11:18:00.000-05:00

I admit it.

I lead a secret life as a rockstar.

I am sure you were all on to me. I know my life screams rockstar. Ya know, the countless diaper changes, housework, loads of laundry and snotty noses. It was all a perfect cover.

I had a photo shoot just yesterday where a fabulous photographer (aka Molly) took loads of photos of me. She wouldn't let go of the camera until she had taken all the pictures she needed. This photographer is particularly good because she required me to do all the work. She pushed that silver button and it was my job to make sure my face landed within view of the lens. Tough work...but definitely worth it for the chance to be with this girl...and to see the smiles on her face and hear her little giggle.

Here is Molly's attempt at a silly face...I couldn't stop laughing...she couldn't either.

Well, the word is out and now you all know my secret...aren't you jealous?!

Princess Party

2010-09-24T10:09:00.000-05:00

Chik-fil-a had a princess party this week. I have seen them do these before but I have never taken the girls. I figured that since I have four girls, three of which are very into princesses and dressing up, this would be a fun evening. It turned out to be fabulous.

All dressed up and ready to go!

The Princess Cow, Cinderella and Snow White even made an appearance...although the girls found it odd that Cinderella had braces. :) Megan was tickled that there was a big Snow White and she even made friends with a little girl dressed as Snow White. Kylie thought she was pretty special since there were only 2 other Belles.

The staff had prizes for the kids and even a wheel they could spin twice to win more things. The girls left with necklaces, silly bands, bracelets and gold sparkly wands. What a fabulous evening. As we were leaving Kylie said, "That was the best night of my whole life!"

Matt had to work late and I was not sure if I could handle all of them alone but I am so glad I took them! I live for comments like that!

What beautiful princesses I have.

Girly Girl

2010-09-19T21:42:00.000-05:00

My little Megan in 100% girl. She loves ruffles, bows, dresses, makeup, lipgloss, sparkly shoes, anything froofy, curling irons, hairspray, dancing in tutus, purses...you name it...she loves it. She wants me to make her hair really curly everyday but the humidity makes it go straight before we even reach the school! Here she is on red, white and blue day and she thought she was pretty cute and asked me to take a picture of her before we left for school. You can't see her shoes but they are her ruby red sparkly shoes...she was stylin'!

My Megan...all sparkle!

Early Release

2010-09-19T21:28:00.000-05:00

Several times throughout the school year the girls have an early release from school. This Friday was one of those days. The girls get to come home at 11:45. My sister-in-law, Lynse suggested we meet at the zoo that afternoon and I totally jumped on that idea. So we headed to the zoo and had so much fun...and expended all that kid energy.

The zoo is so great and really geared toward kids. There is a spot just for kids with a little beach and the girls all love to slash and play in the water. We spent a very long time there playing after we were all hot from walking around to see the animals. It was hot and humid! The kids were glad to cool off in the water. I was thinking of diving in myself! :)

After swimming we changed and cooled off in the tiny tot nature spot. It has AC...and how lovely it was. Noelle was so happy and I actually caught her smiling on camera.

After playing for a while we looked out the window and the wind was blowing and it looked like rain. By the time we got the kids all out the door it was sprinkling and we booked it to the exit...but we had to stop and take a picture on the lions right at the front entrance. We made it to the car and it started pouring 5 minutes later...we got out just in time!

Labor Day

2010-09-08T17:30:00.000-05:00

Labor Day has to be one of the coolest holidays. It can be busy or laid back and it comes right after school starts to give you a "just started school" break.

This year we went with Matt's family out to Paradise Canyon which has to be one of the coolest places in Texas! I love it! The river runs right through with grassy shores, shady trees and picnic tables. This is a recipe for a great day. The river was shallow enough but deep enough. It was perfect. We had the best spot (thanks Grandpa!). Kylie and Megan LOVE the water and spent 98% of their time in the river. Molly (who doesn't care for the water as much) chose to spend her time on the shore...eating cheetos...

Seriously, this is like 5 minutes after we got there. She wanted the life jacket on and a bag of cheetos. I took her in the water and that lasted about 2 minutes...if that. But, that's okay. It was a "yes" day as my brother-in-law, Keeper referred to it. We don't get many of those so Molly ate just as many mini bags of chips as she wanted...and drank some root beer...does it get any better than that?!

Noelle did pretty good. She wanted to be held quite a bit but took a good nap to let us all swim and play. Here is Grandma on baby duty. She even snagged a picture of the two babies together. Can you believe that Noelle is only a little over a month older than her cousin, Brynlee? She is huge! We love our round baby! :)

The girls played and played in the water and threw rocks. Then we discovered right next to us was a big rock that people were jumping off. Keeper and Lynse tried it first and then my girls wanted a turn. I was a little skeptical if they would really take the plunge...but they did! Over and over again, in fact!

Yep...he caught it. :)

Then, to make the day even better, a couple families from our ward, the Munoz and the Robinsons showed up with kayaks. They were totally nice to let us try them out...and what fun! I think I would have a blast with one of those. I got to take each of the girls out for a little trip in the kayak. So amazingly cool and the girls thought so too!

I was in the green kayak. Kylie's turn.

Meg's turn...yep that's Kylie trying to flip us over...but she didn't.

Even little Molly wanted a turn in the "boat". Earlier that morning this was my conversation with Molly:

Molly: Mom, I go to the river. I need a boat!

Mom: You need a boat?

Molly: Yes. A pink one.

Mom: Well, I don't think we have a boat, honey.

Molly: Yes, a pink one!

Well, we got to go in a "boat" and she was so excited. It wasn't pink though...she said it was yellow. I guess it worked for her. :)

After getting out of the kayak the girls went to the big rock for more jumping and Molly actually went in the water with Matt. He came over to where I was treading water watching the girls jump. Molly was so sweet and fun clinging to Matt for dear life. I was reminded why I love that little girl soooo much! Thank goodness for those times. I jumped out and grabbed this picture...I love it...and I love both of them. Molly got lucky and got Matt's gorgeous eyes.

The day was fabulous. The river, swimming, food and family. How wonderful. We left mostly exhausted and then got to go have dinner with our friends the Charltons! What a lovely day...can't wait 'til next year!

Dream Job

2010-09-05T22:09:00.000-05:00

Kylie: Mom, after you graduate you go to college. Then what do you do?

Me: Get a job.

Kylie: Oh...I think I would get a job at McDonalds or Subway. I haven't decided yet. Oh! Maybe Chick-fil-A!

Me: Chick-fil-A would be good cause they are closed on Sundays.
Kylie: Yep, I think I will work at Chick-fil-A. Hey Megan! I am going to work at Chick-fil-A after college and you can come and visit me!

Megan: Cool!

Back to Normal

2010-09-02T21:44:00.000-05:00

After our long trip to Montana we are home and back to normal. We are adjusting to the school schedule and having 4 girls!

Kylie is in first grade and she loves her teacher, Miss Zepeda. Kylie didn't have any homework this week except to read for 15 minutes each night. I am amazed at how well she can read already and the big words she knows. She will choose 3 or 4 books and read them to Molly...yep, that's right, NO MOM INVOLVED!!!! Totally cool!

Megan loves kindergarten. Her teacher, Mrs. Taylor, is wonderful and keeps Meg busy. She already had homework this week and thought she was pretty special...especially since Kylie didn't have any! I just think she is adorable and look forward to watching her learn to read this year.

And then there is Molly...aka my little busy bee. Here are a few pictures of what she has been up to. I have found that grabbing the camera and snapping a picture is a good time for me to collect myself and helps me not to yell at her. Someday we will laugh about this, right? :) This all happened within 3 days. And it doesn't include many other messes. Sheesh...no wonder I am going crazy!

She just wanted a little lotion. After I had her all cleaned up she asked for more. I said no...are you surprised?

Such a little artist. She wouldn't let me clean her up either. She ate a string cheese that turned pink from all the marker...good thing crayola makes non-toxic stuff. You can't see but it's all over her hands and legs too.

My little Noelle is getting large too. She is growing so big. She is already 13 pounds and her little face is super chunky. I LOVE it!

Now, I confess that I was a thumb sucker when I was little, but seriously, 3 out of 4 kids suck their thumbs!?!?!?!? What are the odds...oh, wait...we have 4 girls too. :) Yep, Noelle is a thumb sucker. She takes a binky too, weird...that probably won't last long. She looks so darn cute though!

She is really smiling now. It makes all those late nights and hard times so worth it. What a miracle.

Look at that chubby face and beautiful blue eyes!

8 Years

2010-08-31T22:00:00.000-05:00

Wow, it has been 8 years since I married my love. I remember the days at Ricks College and our quick courtship. Matt was in a class with my roommate and best friend, Maggie. I was convinced he liked her but apparently he was in to me. Once I figured that out it was a fast, exciting and fun courtship and engagement. April 2nd was our first kiss, we were engaged on the 1st of June and married in the Billings, Montana temple on August 30, 2002.

My goodness was I in love! Yet, I do love Matt more than I did 8 years ago. We have had our share of tough times but we have had many more good ones. We have added 4 beautiful daughters to our little family and have enjoyed watching them grow. I am so grateful for the way Matt strives to provide for our family and the dad he is to our girls.

Here is our 8 years of marriage in photos:

Now we are 3! Spring 2004

Christmas 2005

Summer 2009

Our family of 6. August 2010

Me and my man...I love you, Matt!

Girls Night Out

2010-08-24T17:11:00.000-05:00

It hardly ever happens anymore that I am together with all my sisters (mom included). While we were in Utah all of us were together and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to take one night and hang out together. (Next time we need Sarah with us! We missed you!)

Linds, Celeste, Mom, Dede, Kenna, Carli, and Kenzie

Oh, and the Indian in the back...heeheehaha!

Poor Carli was feeling so pregnant sick and we were so glad she came anyway! I love laughing and talking with my sisters. They are so great!

I feel so blessed to come from the family I do. My parents are amazing and I am not sure how they successfully raised all 8 of us without killing anyone! Now that I am a mom I am in awe of the great job they did. I hope I can measure up.

I recall our years growing up. We lived several places and I remember Montana the most. We lived in a 3 bedroom trailer for a year while we looked for a house and we were cramped! Kids sleeping on couches and in bathtubs. Good times. We fought and argued and hit and yelled. But now I am so grateful for all the tough times and family bonding times we experienced to get us to where we are. I love my parents and I love my siblings! It has truly paid off now that we are older and having children of our own. Our relationships keep getting better and better. I have a special and different relationship with each one of them. I could honestly say they are each my favorite for very different reasons.

Lindsay has the most tender and caring heart. She will call and say hello often and I love that about her. She is genuinely excited when wonderful things happen and mourns with me when I am sad.

Dede is one of my best friends. We experience life at the same rate and get along so well. Since we were younger we were partners in crime...I can share anything with Dede and she listens. From sitting in the back seat to sharing bedrooms we were in it together...for better or worse!

Carli is my sewing genius! I can go to her with any sewing problem and Carli will solve it. She is the most understanding person and willing to help anytime even when she is barely able to help herself. She is always thinking of others. And I won't even start on her ability to find a deal!

Caleb is my buddy. Since we were younger I was always the older kid paired with Caleb since I was the only one that could get along with him. :) I have loved the time since he has been home from his mission. I just have a connection with Caleb that is hard to explain...I love him. He makes me smile.

Sam makes me laugh...hysterically! He always has something to say that can lighten a mood or give you a giant bear hug that just envelops you. He is so charismatic and full of happiness. I can't help but smile when I am around him.

Kenzie is my soul mate. We were always the same. We both liked sports and balls more than barbies and dress ups. But don't let that tough exterior fool you. Inside is one of the most caring and gentle people I know, yet she can be very sarcastic with a funny bone of her own. We get each other.

Kenna is my ray of sunshine! What would I do without her bubbly personality!? I always tell her I want to be just like her when I grow up. I can laugh with her and cry with her and really think I need a mini Kenna to carry around in my pocket. She turns my frown upside down.

I am so glad my parents had all 8 of us...we wouldn't be complete without any one of us! We are unique and different and normal all at the same time, but mostly it is perfect...I couldn't live without any one of them!

You Stop!

2010-08-24T16:18:00.000-05:00

Molly has adopted several undesirable phrases that I wish she would forget! Among them are: "You stop!", "I'm tired of you!", and "You be mean!". I am fairly certain that this 2-year-old is just that...2. When asked where she learned these lovely phrases she responds, "Kylie told me!" At least I am not to blame for this one!

I recall just a few months ago my blog posts consisted of words of praise for my little Molly. I just loved her loving and silly attitude. Now she is developing quite a typical attitude for a 2-year-old. Perhaps this is punishment for laughing at my sisters, Dede and Carli, as they relayed stories of my mischievous nieces Maddie and Evie. I suppose it is my turn, however, I was hoping my sweet little Molly would stay just that way!

Although these undesirable phrases keep coming I can't help but love that little girl...its a good thing she is so darn adorable!

Summer of 2010

2010-08-24T16:11:00.000-05:00

WHAT A SUMMER! Talk about packing a million things in! Noelle was born at the end of June and then 3 weeks later my mom and sister, Kenna, came down to Texas for a week. We celebrated Molly's 2nd birthday and then we jumped in the car and headed up to Montana. Matt had to stay home since he just started his new job at Wells Fargo.

THE DRIVE

The drive from San Antonio to Glendive, Montana is about 1600 miles. That translates into one motel room, a few naps, several...no...many movies in the car and snacks, snacks and more snacks! Noelle did amazing only crying a tiny bit and Kylie and Megan were awesome. Molly was...well...she needs improvement when it comes to traveling! She did not enjoy the drive and wanted to sit in the front, then the back and she wanted food the whole time. When she got the food, chips, sandwiches, suckers, anything, she would throw it at Kylie and Megan and she thought that was so funny! Surprisingly we made the drive in only 2 days thanks to Kenna's help driving (and we only had one near death experience...hahaha). Here are our traveling girls!

Yep, I know...taking pictures of crazy Kenna...maybe not the best idea, however, this was not our near death experience. :) Love you Kenna!

Such a good little traveler. What an angel! I was worried how she would do with her tender little tummy, but I was pleasantly surprised.

AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE

We were so glad to finally pull into Grandma and Grandpa's driveway where we were met with hugs and kisses. We rushed the tired kids off to bed and Molly insisted on sleeping in the bed with me. She was not too sure about the crib. I think she thought I was going to drop her and run. As long as I let her sleep in my bed she went to sleep and stayed there with no problems.

My sister, Carli, came up for a few days and brought her adorable girls. Hannah wanted to sleep with Kylie and Megan in their bed. Here are the little slumber partiers...although it only lasted about 30 minutes and then Hannah went to her mom's room! :) Cute picture though!

Occasionally I would lose my little baby. I would often find her curled up with Kenzie while she was watching TV. Thanks for all the help, Kenz. I love my sisters!

Noelle was getting so strong. She would hold her little head up and it made Grandpa giggle.

Have I mentioned that I love my sisters?

This is the first time I got Noelle's smile on camera. Kenzie and I were sitting her up against the back of the couch getting her to smile and she kept falling to the side. It was adorable and we thought it was pretty funny especially since it looks like she was laughing along with us.

My sweet little baby at 6 weeks.

10 YEAR CLASS REUNION

I can't believe that 10 years have gone by since I graduated from high school. It was so convenient that my class reunion was just a week before my brother's wedding. I really enjoyed getting together with all my classmates and seeing where life has taken everyone. I was so lucky in school to have a strong group of friends that made high school fun and it was easy to make good choices! Only a portion of our group was there but it was wonderful to reconnect with them. It is crazy to see everyone with spouses and children but so good! I only wish Matt could have been there. The last day of the reunion we had a picnic and everyone brought their families (this photo was taken there).

Eric, Celeste, Kristin (with baby Lucy), Jessie, Susan (pregnant), Stephen (my locker buddy and trading card partner), Denae and Kevin Pena with their little guy.

THE FIRE PIT

Out on the back patio Kenna has a firepit for all her gatherings. It was so much fun to go out at night and sit around the fire making S'mores and talking. The big girls loved it. The weather was gorgeous up there and the temperature cooled off at night so it was pleasant sitting around the fire.

Molly hated the fire. It terrified her! She came out this night but stayed inside every other time we did a fire.

My dad baptized a man in Australia on his mission and he came to Glendive with his family while we were there. His daughter, Sydney, just turned 8 and she and Kylie had so much fun together all weekend.

There is Molly keeping her distance from the fire!

RANDOM PICTURES FROM GRANDMA'S HOUSE

I love my mom so much. She is my best friend! I am so glad I was able to go and spend a month with her.

This makes me laugh so hard! Molly was "helping" Grandma do the laundry. She would only take the underwear out of the dryer and she wanted to wear them all. It was so funny. She wore them around for about 20 minutes before she would take them off.

CALEB AND SARAH'S WEDDING

My not-so-little brother got married to Sarah on the 14th of August. They were sealed in the Mount Timpanogos temple at 8 am. That was a little early for the kiddos but it was so lovely to be there. The sealing was amazing and Caleb and Sarah are so happy. We snapped a couple pictures outside the temple while we were waiting for them to come out.

All the kids rushed Caleb after they came out.

This is while we were taking pictures and the kids were soooo not happy! Everyone was tired and hungry. Luckily we were almost done.

My mom really wanted a picture of all her grandkids together. Things didn't go like we had hoped and it was rather difficult to get the three 2-year-olds to sit for a minute for the picture. This is the best one I got that had everyone in it. :)

At the reception there was a dance floor with a mirror close. The kids loved dancing in front of the mirror, including my Megan.

Katelyn and Kylie

After the Utah reception we drove back up to Montana for the reception up there. It was beautiful and here is a picture of Grandpa dancing with Molly and Evie.

Congratulations Caleb and Sarah! I am so happy to have a new sister-in-law and look forward to the many memories we will make in the future!

GOING HOME

After being gone for a month we headed back to Texas. The girls were anxious to get home and start school.

Goodbye Montana

This was the funniest sign. Apparently there are speeding problems here on this road but not when we went through. There was an accident that caused slow traffic but Matt and I thought it was so funny that the speed limit was 55 and we were only going 5...hahaha! I think this was somewhere in Colorado.

The last few snapshots in the car...we were only an hour or so away! Anxious to be out of the car! Silly Megan and sleepy Molly.

Still friends after about 5000 miles of driving!

Still smiling...and being silly.

What a wonderful summer trip full of family, friends and fun!

Back To School

2010-08-23T13:52:00.000-05:00

Where did the summer go? Today marked day one of 1st grade for Kylie and kindergarten for Megan. My little girls aren't so little anymore! Both girls were so excited and looking forward to today. They both popped right up out of bed the minute I said it was time to get ready for school.

They are each meeting new teachers and classmates today and have a year ahead full of learning and fun. I look forward to watching them learn and grow over the school year. My heart aches a bit as well as they are getting more and more independent and developing their own attitudes and personalities. Oh, how I love my daughters.

Here they are right before we left the house (of course Molly wasn't going to be left out!).

Last night before bed Matt gave the big girls a father's blessing. Matt finished the blessings for Kylie and Megan, when Molly said, "Mines turn!" Absolutely adorable and it almost made me cry. She sat super still as Matt gave her a blessing as well. I am so grateful for the priesthood in my home!

Noelle's Blessing Day

2010-07-18T20:25:00.000-05:00

Today was Noelle's blessing day. She had a lovely blessing from her dad. She wore the same dress as all three of her sisters. Our fourth little girl. How blessed we are!

Matt is slightly outnumbered! All these girls!

The whole crew. Matt's brother Jason, Matt's sister Lynse, her husband Keeper and their kids Parker, Carson, and Camy, Grandpa Rick, Grandma Sherry (Matt's parents), Grandma Leta (my mom), my little sister McKenna, as well as my growing family!

Aren't they beautiful?! Oh, how I love them! Responsible Kylie, loving Megan, silly Molly and my sweet Noelle.