Taquito night...

Every Saturday and Sunday night my husband mosies into the kitchen and makes me a wonderful spread of Mexican food. It's a tradition that has taken place nearly every weekend for the past 11 years. Sounds healthy doesn't it?? If his taquitos weren't so darn good, I wouldn't be so darn addicted. I love that he does this for me. He's my Mexican food buddy.

Loud...

Do you have any idea what it's like to have three boys in the house playing board games? Well I will tell you....IT'S LOUD. It's obnoxious. It involves yelling, teasing, and even a little tormenting. I have a feeling that the older they get the louder it will get. I couldn't help smiling to myself at how fun it is to have all these kids. Loud yes, but also a whole lot of fun.

Christmas Day....

The kids had us up by 7:30am today. Not bad compared to the usual 6am christmas wake up call. What a great day it has been. I love when the kids open their gifts. We don't buy stuff for our kids all that much so when Christmas comes it's super fun and exciting for everyone involved.

We also cooked a big turkey dinner and have pretty much been hanging around in our pj's all day. We're getting ready to have some pie and watch the sound of music....the original. (The one with Carrie underwood was not worth watching)

Merry Christmas!!!!

Christmas Eve heaven...

Let's face it, Christmas is fun, but Christmas Eve??? It's the very best of all. All the anticipation is what makes me christmas giddy. We baked all day yesterday. I made myself go running in the morning because I knew if I did I would be in a good mood the rest of the day and I was right. 

We reinacted the nativity and ate goodies. And of course the kids opened up their christmas Jammie's... One of our treasured traditions.

The girls left cookies out for Santa and then Chris myself and the older kids watched its a wonderful life. Our favorite.

This dad is on fire.....

Literally. Chris was leaning against the stove today telling me a story when suddenly Christian yells "dad! Look!!!" Chris felt the heat permeating his back and yells to me "sweetie I'm on fire!" (I think it's pretty sweet that he called me sweetie in such a crisis.) I started beating his back with a broom...and he was saved. Thank goodness he had on two shirts today. 

When mama gets sick...

Just the other day I was saying how I haven't been sick with the flu in I don't even know how long. Why do I say things like this out loud? I woke up in the middle of the night completely down and out. I absolutely and positively hate being the sick one. I like taking care of my children and husband when sick...but hate being the one who has to lay in bed feeling like crap.

On the bright side...Chris has done so much to run the house/kids. Connor took my temperature...his idea. And grace and Scarlett made me pics and wrote me notes about getting better. And all the others have made an effort not to argue and fight. Sheesh I'm a lucky girl. Now if this can pass quickly I will be even luckier.

Surreal...

Do you ever feel like you're living in a dream? After finding these photos I felt this way. I couldn't believe how little my four oldest were. It was so vivid and yet so blurry and far away. I miss these angels. My life was so different then. I had so many young ones and plans for more. Now I'm raising teenagers, middle schoolers and thankfully I still have a few young ones. At this rate though, they will all be in college, serving missions or married before I can blink. I can tell you this much, these days they wouldn't be caught dead in the bathtub together.