bouncing!

1st time in the bouncer...

Some help from sister!

Checkin it out...
Liking it...Not so sure...hating it...loving it...And this one just makes me laugh...he's got his daddy's gag reflexes!!

"Cutest Toes in the Whole City!!"

What little girl doesn't dream of having their own real live baby! Lauren loves and adores her baby brother! Problem sometimes it's a bit much for the baby! Clint loves his sister but sometimes more from a distance! :) This day Lauren was holding Clint and I was taking pictures of them, when Lauren looked at Clint's little chubby toes and said, "He has the cutest toes in the whole city!" Just the city!! I have to admit they are pretty darn cute!!
**I love that my kids all have my feet. Mine aren't as chubby!! but we all have some padding on the bottom and flex our toes! My dad does the same thing! It makes me laugh when I see my kids cute toes all flexed. Back in the day it made my toe touches not so cute!...oh to do a toe touch wow that was for sure back in the day! :)

My blog

So I have decided that I am never going to catch up on my scrapbook and I just keep buying supplies but literally haven't scrapbooked since I lived in CA...1 1/2 years ago. It's much easier to blog... so I am going to try catching up my life on blog. If you get bored... sorry! Really it's for me and my journaling! So here goes the good, the bad, and yes I tried to skip the ugly...but let's be honest it's there too!! :)

more partying!

Can't forget the family birthday party! We had Grandma Judy, Grandpa and Granny Lynch over for presents and the fancy cake aka donuts! Zach insisted he didn't like cake...I didn't complain!Happy 9th Birthday Zach!! Can't believe my baby is 9!! Zach is such a sweet boy! Everyone tells me how polite he is and just the other day the neighbor said she would be so happy to have one of her daughters marry him! I am so proud of Zach! He is so smart and is always trying to make everyone laugh. He bring so much happiness to our home! Just love him to pieces!! His new bike!The quilt Granny made him!Lauren bought him and herself kites! :)...and she dressed herself too!!(making a wish! Love it! )

Zach turns 9!!...in May

***(Sorry this is old news but I am playing catch up for my own personal journal...since I gave up scrapbooking (let's be honest who has time for that...wish I did! ))

For the past 2 of Zach's birthdays (#8 and #9) we have been in the middle of moving. Last year we were literally unpacking the uhual the day before. This year we had only been in our house for a month or so...which didn't give much time to meet a lot of people. but I wanted to have a friend birthday party for Zach ....however wanted it simple! :) So Zach had 3 buddies (Brayden, Elijah, and Aaron) come party/sleepover! We had pizza for dinner, then played some old school games...I thought I was just going to be annoying with my games...but actually the boys loved the games. We played the penny in the flour, the candy bar game, and the present wrapped a million times and you have to roll a certain # to steal it and unwrap it. After games we hit the movies to see Shrek Forever After. Then after the movie, 2 of the boys had to go home. Elijah slept over and they played video games until midnight. I kept telling Gerry they need to go to bed...but Gerry insisted it was a "party"! None of Zach's friends knew each other but were all buddies within minutes of meeting. It ended up being a fun filled night and Zach had a great birthday!!

cont...

When Clint gets upset and is so tired he will just give up and put his face down into his hands. It is thee cutest thing ever and at that point I know I better help him out!!

Clint @ 6 months (catch up)

6 months old and a lot to LOVE!!

We are back!!

an update on us...

Zach...

(Zach had a shiner in this picture!)
*turned the big 9 in May!
*loving being in a neighborhood where he can roam and hang out with his buddies!
*enjoyed a great season of baseball and took tennis lessons this summer...which he is better than I am (I guess that isn't saying too much:)
*excited (well not so sure ready for summer to end) but going to start 4th grade next Wednesday!
*wants to be an astronaut when he grows up!

*Loves helping with Clint and can get Clint to smile no matter what!

Lauren...

*turned 5 in July
*Loving the summer days
*Lives outside on her scooter. Seriously is a skilled scooter machine! She balances and flies down the hills in our neighborhood! I wish I had it on video! Her buddies envy her skills :)!
*heading for the big K (kindergarten) in 2 weeks!! What will I do with my baby girl all grown up!
*Wasn't excited for school until went school clothes shopping...defiantly a girl!!
*Is growing up way to fast. Her new thing is peace signs...I swear every shirt she wanted for school had to have one on it.



Clint...

*Is 8 months old! growing too fast!

*weighs almost 20 pounds!
*Liking his baby food...finally!!
*still no teeth

*still has closed tear duct in left eye...darn thing!
*has been crawling and sitting up since 6 months.
*favorite thing to do: crawl under my bed and gets stuck
*gets so excited when kids come in the room, can't keep his eyes off them
*screams at the top of his lungs (sometimes scares himself) and thinks it's the funniest thing ever! :)
*pulled himself up for the 1st time last week and now is mastering it
*climb his 1st stair this morning...what?
*Is seriously the best baby...happy as can be...smiles and laughes at everything! Even when crying I will say "shhh" and he will start laughing!! :) love it!
*but I think is going to be some serious trouble already having to keep up with the other kids and toys are just not his thing...everything else is!


Oh how I love these little people and so happy they are mine!!