Here is Hadley Christmas morning. The boys got lots of nerf stuff and spent many weeks shooting each other and making battle zones and having wars in our basement.

Christmas

These are some late posts - but better late than never. Chase on Christmas morning with his new rip-stick. I was very nervous to get it for him - I don't really like broken bones. He has praticed a few times outside when the snow has gone down and seems to be getting the hang of it. I could really hate it later.

Older!

So yes I had my 34th Birthday yesterday! It is so funny that as a child I couldn't wait to be 13 to be a teenager and have my freedom ( so I thought). Than I couldn't wait to be 16 so I could date. Next was the ever lovely 18 so you could be out on your own and not be ruled by mom and dad. After 18 I waited for 21 so I could go to the dance clubs up at college. After that I wanted to be 25 so my insurance would go down. Now I can honestly say I don't look forward to Birthdays anymore. Birthdays not only mean that I am getting older but that means my kids are getting older too. Which, in turn, means that I am edging every year closer to being a Grandma. Now being a grandma does have it purks but I picture myself with the white hair and the out dated clothes and think there is no way that is happening to me. But if you would have asked me when I was 18 if I was going to be a mom of 4 children before I was 35 I probably would have slapped you too.
I guess that it goes to show we never know how much we will love getting older. I love to watch my kids grow and love to see the new things that they learn. I can't wait for there 1st dates and when they get there driver's licenses. I guess that means that I will have to learn to love the thought of being a Grandma someday too.

And here is my little princess. I don't think that I have ever met a little girl who loves being a girl more than her. It is a lot of fun! I hope the next one is the same.

And my Hadley - he will be turning 8 this month. My blue eyed little boy.

Latest picture of my handsome - Chase! I can't believe that he is over 10 years old.

Drum Roll Please!

So for all of you that are dieing to know.......drum roll please......
We are having a Girl! Can't begin to tell you how excited Elaina is. And she was the only one that was right in knowing that it was a girl. Everyone else was always guessing a boy. I guess that sometimes kids do know more than we do.
Anyway, she looks good and is growing right on schedule. Said that her weight is 14 ozs and she is 10 inches long. Right on the money. And now I have advanced to all maternity shirts - some pants I am still getting away with but not much.
Now we have the grueling task of names......................Any Help!