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I love my kids. They make my life complete.

My kids are so fun. I am slow at blogging because the older they get the busier they get, which means I get busier. They keep us entertained and they keep us on our toes. They make us happy, sad, frustrated, mad, proud, humble, excited, stressed......complete. Life with them is great, but it is hard. 

Sometimes I feel like I had no idea what we were getting into when we had kids. I am grateful that thus far they are obedient, kind, honest, love their Heavenly Father and His son, want to make a difference in the world and are trying to be their best. Each day I pray hard that each one with be safe, will make it through the current challenge, that I will know what to do, that they will know what to do and that we will love each other. Sometimes my prayers are shorter when things are going okay and when only one of the kids is having an issue, but sometimes they are long when more than one of them is having a hard time.

A few weeks ago, I swear every single one of them was having a hard time. Jay and I were about at wits end. We just didn't know what to do. Right now, at this very moment only 2 of the 4 are having a dilemma. That seriously is a relief compared to just a few weeks ago. Alex was in a car wreck. Maylin was in the car. Just a month earlier, Austin was in one and Maylin was in the car. She happily proclaims that she's been in two wrecks in two months. At least she is happy about it. We were just grateful they were okay. Being a parent is seriously the hardest thing we have done.

When I look at these pictures or get a hug from them or watch them hug each other, I do have a moment of sunshine. A moment that carries me on to the next crisis. 


My two young ones sharing lunch at school. Love these two. They love each other.


 Alex at an 80's dance at his school. He is dressed like Marty McFly. This is the girl he had a crush on at the time of the dance. They are really good friends now. They have never dated since she isn't 16, but I took their picture together at Alex's request. She is a cutie and a good friend.

Here are a bunch of his friends.



 Here are the tired parents. We look old and haggard. No time for dates. This was a Walmart run and we counted it as a date.

Our baby dogs. The kids love these dogs. They call them "the boys."


Here is crazy Alex in art. Dancing with a skeleton. He keeps us laughing.



 Austin was visiting his sister. He is a good brother. Of course he has to raid her animal crackers! I am glad they are close to each other. This picture just makes Kenzie laugh.

We babysat Jay's nephew's kids for the weekend. It was a blast. Our kids love them. They treat these sweet little boys so well. They push them around in strollers, play hide and seek and hold them so sweetly. It is nice to see they love their family and will make good parents someday. 


The boys went to the school with me to help with Maylin's pilgrim celebration. The boys were hard to handle while I was setting up food. Alex had math lab and the teacher said he was complete so he could help me. He grabbed some blocks and entertained the little kids for more than an hour. 


Maylin loves her cousins. She is so good to them. She was so cute in her pilgrim costume. It is fun to help in her class. I love having a young child too. Sometimes it is really hard dealing with adult drama, teenage drama and child drama....which I have all 3. Maylin keeps us grounded and active. She will be a great source of joy when everyone is gone and its just us 3. 





Alex takes the cousins to class to meet his friends. I think it was to attract girls. It really worked too!




This melts my heart. The little boy, Kye loves Alex and Alex is so sweet to him. Here they are cuddling watching Saturday morning cartoons. Kye is attached not to a blanket, but to a green plastic skeleton. He calls it Green. Alex was so tender with Kye and Mr. Green. 


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