Pirate Day

National Pirate Day!?!  Really?  Krispy Kremes had a promotion that if you dressed like a pirate they would give you a free dozen donuts.  Thank you Spencer...the whole family appreciated your sacrafice!

William 6 months

William Davis is 6 months old!  Time has flown and this little chunk continues to melt my heart.  Thankfully Will has mellowed out a lot in his "old" age.  His face lights up with smiles and he makes the best cooing babbling sounds.  Recently he has started squealing.  He can roll multiple times in a row to get across the room.  He has yet to cut any teeth but that doesn't stop him from loving his rice cereal and apples/pears.  He LOVES playing in the saucer and is our only baby who has sucked their thumb.  When he goes to sleep/nap he grabs his blanket...pulls it up to his cheek and pops his thumb in.  He does this EVERY time like clock work!  He still wakes up at night for nursing.  The kids love making him laugh...peek a boo or jumping up and down are the usuals.I get lots of comments on his red hair.  Sometimes I hear he looks like Natali and sometimes people say the can see some of Spencer.  I think he just looks perfect.

 William also sucks on his lip...I kind of think it's the cutest thing ever! 

{I know I am biased, I am allowed to be.}

He can't get enough of his toes.  He curls up into a little ball and tries to get them all the time...while I am changing his diaper, getting his clothes on, or loading into the car seat {super helpful}.  I sure love this little bundle of sweetness.  He is such a joy.  I find myself holding him longer during our night time feedings.  I let him fall back asleep on me and I just sit there in the recliner with him.  It's one of the only times he let's me snuggle him.  I LOVE my sleep but I also know this stage will pass and once it's gone I wont get another one.  I love the feel of his squishy little diapered bum and the way he tries to grab my face.  I love how his face lights up and he starts squirming when I walk in to his room to get him out of the crib.  I think he still smells like heaven.  I love everything about him...we all do!

Off to Preschool...{pass the tissues}

This little buddy of mine had his first day of preschool.  We've done co-ops and he has gone with me to a preschool I taught...but this was the first time I dropped him off.  With a stranger.  He acted like a pro.  Gave me a hug and walked in.  The kid was in the zone...he didn't even look back.  I stood there watching.  I was that mom that just couldn't leave.  Finally I left and then proceeded to cry my face off the whole way home.  This was so hard for me!  He has been my little shadow for so long.  I missed him.

When I picked him up he said he had a great time playing with friends, toys, and play dough!  They talked about colors...Spencer's favorite is blue. We celebrated his first day with a hot dog & "blue" water {powerade} at Sam's Club.  I sure that love little face!  I am SO not ready to even think about next year and kindergarten.

Back to School 2013

 Now presenting our 2013 Back to School Fashion Show...

Miss Natali sporting some new kicks and threads!  She is pumped and ready to start 3rd grade.  She is even more excited to start at her new school with her teacher Mrs. Brown.

 Isaac is sporting his new school t-shirt.  He is also PUMPED for 1st grade, making new friends, 

and being in Mrs. Wilburn's class.

Spencer didn't want to be left out...although he refused to change his clothes.  Showing support for our number 1 team...go BYU!  Spencey gets to start preschool in the upcoming week and is excited (we think or at least that's what we tell him)!

Baby Will....what else can I say...pure sweetness. {LOOK at that chub!}

THE FIRST DAY...

We had a special breakfast of sugar {aka Trix, Cookie Crisp, and mini donuts} and introduced this years school year theme "Work will Win"...each year we pick a new theme.   

 Our 3rd & 1st graders.

{and Spencer not wanting to be left out}

Here's to lots of friends and fun this year in our new adventure in the Lub.

Brothers

Brothers are the best

Baby William...5 Months

This kid is a ball of chubby squishy softness.  At his check up he weighed 17.7 lbs 97%, and was 27% for height!  He is the sweetest thing EVER!  I could kiss that face all day long.

Isaac's 6th Birthday

For Isaac's 6th birthday he asked for a Despicable Me cake.  Thanks to pinterest...this is what I produced...not too shabby.  We ate breakfast and opened presents.  That afternoon we went and saw the new Despicable Me 2 movie & went out to dinner at Chuy's {Isaac's pick}.    It was a great day celebrating our sweet little bub's.

 Opening cards from grandma's & grandpa's

 Some new Texas Tech apparel

Even Will got in on our birthday celebrating.

Natali's Baptism

With the move this summer we decided that it would be the easiest to baptize Natali in Utah.  It was such a special day, July 20th.  Natali was baptized in the Bountiful Tabernacle.  In the same font that her Uncle Spence was baptized.  We were blessed to have so much family and friends there.  Grandma Gerry, Great Grandma Dove, and the Kings were in Park City already so it made it easy for them to come down and be there as well.  I gave a little talk about baptism and Grandma Gerry talked about the gift of the Holy Ghost.  Dad perfromed the baptism and confirmation. Since we were already gathered we took the opportuntiy to bless William as well.  Such a sweet baby and beautiful blessing.  It was reported that Will just sat there staring at everyone making little cooing sounds.  I had a hard time paying attention since Spencer was detterminded to be a little turd!  {Loved that he kept trying to lift my skirt up while I was up front giving my talk!}  After we all went back up to Fluhmans and ate, celebrated, and talked.  It felt like the perfect day!

Dressed in white 

I was so glad this fit him...finally getting blessed at 4 months.  

Sweet baby in white.

Such a wonderful gift & keepsake!  

{It's suppose to be a baptism dress...get it...out of cupcakes}

Eight is Great!

This year was a milestone birthday for Natali.  My first born turned 8! {In 8 more years she'll be 16...NOOO} We spent the day celebrating all things Natali.  We had a special breakfast (even had some extra friends with us), took treats to playgroup to share, and topped off the day eating pizza and bowling at the new Spare Time center with friends.  I convinced the folks there to let us use the back room for our little gathering so it made it feel all the more special.  They brought us our pizza and there where plenty of lanes, lights, and food. Natali thought it was A-MAZING!

I love that sweet smile!   

 The girl loves Legos just like her dad and brothers.  

 Spencer bowling with help from Dad.

One of Natali's presents was to go get a pedicure.  I took her to a spa.  They had her sit in the "quiet/meditation room" and gave her a glass of water before bringing her for the pedicure.  She thought she was pretty special!  There will be no living with her after this.

I hope Natali felt our  love for her on her birthday.  I can't imagine life without this intense spunky red headed daughter of mine.  She has a tender heart and big ambitions.  She is a wonderful big sister and great helper to me.  She has taught me humility and patience.  She loves life.  She is an artist and loves to craft/create.  I love my Nattles.  Happy 8th Birthday baby girl!

The Graduate

Residency is SUPER easy...said NO ONE EVER!  Ha, like most things in life it was hard but rewarding in the end.  Rewarding because we could say that it was over.  Rewarding because Ben could look back at where he started and be proud of where he was.  I get emotional when I think back on the last 3 years of our life.  It was so much more than just residency but it WAS what we revolved around.  Our road getting to Temple/Scott & White was bumpy.  We saw the Lords hand open doors and lead us right there.  In some of my trying moments I often reflected on this and took comfort in the fact that I KNEW we were suppose to be there.

I knew that our 3 years would go by fast, I knew it.  But I wasn't prepared for the relationships and comfort I would have in those 3 short years.  Saying goodbye was hard.  I cried saying goodbye to the kids Kindergarten teacher...Mrs. Kelley.  Bless that woman...she was an answer to my prayers.  I cried driving home from Chick-fil-a {lets be honest...I have lots of memories there}.  I cried driving past the hospital...that's where I brought my sweet baby William into this world.  So many memories made in 3 short years.  Then there were the people.  People that we met there in Temple, life long friends.  People that will hold a spot in my heart forever.  These people made getting through residency bearable.  We each understood roughly what the other was going through.  It was comforting.

Then there were people who had been with you for the long haul.  People you'd been with from the beginning of this journey, 7 years together.  They'd been there for 3 of your babies.  They knew all about the craziness of your family {you can't share that with just anyone}.  Friends that really were more along the lines of family.  The kind that see you in your ugly moments and know all about your personal level of crazy!  The kind that you can just sit and talk with all day.  I was blessed with a couple of those.  Those were hard goodbyes for so many reasons.

In celebration of graduating, the Podiatry program took everyone out for dinner.  They do a presentation honoring each of the graduating 3rd years.  It was actually very funny!  It was a fun night of celebrating for both the husbands and wives.  It was such a bitter sweet celebration...I was so excited to be done and so terrified and sad at the same time.  I'm so grateful for Ben and his hard work and lack of sleep.  I could never have functioned like he did on such little sleep.

 {The ladies...Me, Jen, Shauni, Megan, Meghan}

 The DPM-3's...Ben, John, Colby, Jason

Dale made these awesome plaques for each of the guys.  They are pretty awesome.  We are just grateful he didn't loose another finger in the process!

More of the podiatry ladies...Jen, Shauni, Margret, Meg, Me 

Me and my buddy!  

Kindergarten Graduation

Isaac did it....he survived his first year of school!  He might not have loved EVERY second of it, but he did it.  He GRADUATED from Kindergarten.  On Wednesday Spencer, William, and I went to Western Hills to watch and celebrate.  Although it might seem a little silly, they had the cafeteria all decorated and the kids were decked out in mini caps and gowns.  I got teary eyed as I watch my baby boy walk out with most GIANT grin.  He was so proud, and I was so proud as his mom.  They had a banner up that said, 2025.  That will he be his graduating class in high school.  That seems so far away.  But I know it will be here before I know it.  Isaac has loved his year at Western Hills.  He has loved his teacher Mrs. Kelley.  She has been such a blessing in our family.  She was also Natali's teacher, and we all just love her to pieces.  They had the kids walk out across the stage and stop and say what they want to be when they grown up.  Isaac said, "I want to be a doctor so I can help kids not get sick."  Sweet boy!  Spencer was so excited to be apart of the action...poor kid just wants to be "big" kid just like his older brother & sister. {please wait Spencer just be little for me awhile longer}

 Isaac telling us what he wants to be when he grows up

{Isaac & Mrs. Kelley}

Our Dancer

This year Natali decided she wanted to give ballet a rest and try out tap.  I was kind of excited since I had loved tap as a kid!  She had a full & fun year Gabrielle's.  The year ended with an awards ceremony where she earned her 2nd year medal and a recital.  Natali did a great job in her recital.  She looked so grown up in her costume.  I loved watching her dance!  We were all there together as a family to cheer her on.  Dad even got a special rose for our dancing girl.

{Natali getting her medal on her last day of class}