10 Flippin Years!!!

Phil and I just celebrated our 10th Weddding Anniversary! We both can't believe how fast time flies by! We had a bunch of fun thinking of all the things we used to think would have happened by the time 10 years would come. We were so retarded! I think it's safe to say we accomplished more than we thought! We're still waiting for a few things like...having a 65" big screen and buying matching bedroom furniture to name a few. We're oh...so close though! j/k Phil's parents were sweet enough to come and watch the two girls we had at home for us while we went out for a bite. We decided that we were going to post pone our "second honeymoon" for a later date, when Seattle gets a little older. Being the "old" people we are now, we decided to celebrate our big day at Dave and Busters! It was so much fun! We had way to much fun playing without any kids to watch! Being the cute romantic he has always been, Phil continued to make sure our 10th was a year to remember. He surprised me on Valentines Day (10 years to the day of his proposal) with a second proposal which was totally so incredibly sweet and it even included a new "double" sized ring! I was so amazed and didn't expect anything else but dinner for our anniversary, but Phil later surprised me with my own actual pair of diamond earings and a beautiful watch! He knows I'm completely satisfied with my "Claire's jewelry" but didn't want my ears to turn green any more! It was so cute! Just so everyone is clear, my most expensive piece of jewelry, prior to this year, besides my previous wedding ring, was like 15 bucks! Jewelry has never really been my "thing", but I have to say there's something so awesome about a guy buying them for you without even having to ask!!!! SO I'm not bragging, I'm just way excited! So here's a cheer for the next 10!

Up, Up, and Away!

Brooklyn, Boston, and Paris are officially on their way to California! Today is Paris' 5th birthday and the day they get to fly to their Nana and Papa's house! They've been counting down the days. While we were standing in the security line, Boston sounded a little worried as he asked how the pilots could steer the airplines in the air with no tires. Then when we came to the security check point, he wanted to know why they checked kids for "weapons"? "Don't they know that we're too little to have weapons"? I had to laugh at his use of "weapons". I'd wondered where he heard that they were checking for "weapons" and he said that dad had told him last night. "That's why they have the metal detectors, to check for weapons, mom". He also gave me a million kisses and said he wanted to remember my face. He was so sweet. My girls on the other hand didn't seem nervous at all. Brooklyn just thought the kid passes around their necks looked "dumb." Paris was too excited to jam, she did manage a "goodbye" "I'll miss you" at the end, which was nice. They'll be gone until June 30th, which seems like forever, but I know they'll have a blast. My mom and Dad have a fun two weeks planned. It's seems so wierd to only have two at home. It seems so quiet! I'm sure it fly by!

Happy Father's Day!

I planned on doing something sweet for Phil for breakfast, but instead...I slept in. Well I don't know if you could really call it that. I was up at 6:10a.m. when my sister Sarah called me. (She's in South Carolina) In her defense, I'm usually already awake already around this time. My nephew, Steele, learned my name and was saying it so perfectly over and over again, so she let him call me. It was so cute. Phil, of course was already awake. Oh well. Better luck next year. It's the thought that counts anyway, right? Since it was a rough night for Seattle (allergies), and the other kids stayed up late, the kids were all begging to stay home with Dad instead of going to church. Nothing says Happy Father's Day like staying home with 5 kids right? Phil happily volunteered, so I told the kids they could only stay home if they performed the song they were supposed to sing to him in sacrament meeting! Let's just say...I'm not sure what they do during Singing Time??? The kids got him an "I love Dad" tie and I got him an Ipod Shuffle for his workouts at Lifetime. All in all I think it was a great Father's Day!

Paris had an "Amazing" B-Day party!

Paris and Maddy shared their 5th B-day party today at Amazing Jakes in Mesa. Maddy turned 5 on the 12th and Paris will turn 5 on the 18th. We invited their friends and had about 4 hours of non-stop fun! Paris got so many sweet gifts including "Heely's" to match her big brother and sister's. If you want to see all the fun pictures we captured, you'll have to look on my slide.com account to see them. (we took a bunch:) There were rides, games, and tons of food! Thanks to everyone that was able to come...thank you cards are in the mail!!!

Books for Grades!

Brooklyn got straight E's again for like the 8th quarter in a row and we're very proud of her! She loves to read, so while we were at Costco last night, we let her pick out any book or set she wanted! Boston had a record 3 quarters in a row with no "S-" so we're very proud he's even improved to having only S+'s and E's! (Which if you knew how much Boston hated to go to school or do homework, you'd be very proud too!) Both of them love to read, so he got to pick out a book too. They both stayed up late last night and have been reading all morning so far...I can't wait until the rest learn to read! What a quiet summer it would be!!!

Seattle's New Bumbo Seat!

I tried one of these at a friends house a couple of years ago when Madison was like 4 months old and thought it was amazing that she could sit up! (she was a little on the slow side) So I've been wanting one for Seattle...even though she's our last. (Can my sisters hear free "hand me down"?!) Anyway this thing is amazing! Seattle isn't quite 3 months yet, but has been doing so many things that I thought she might be ready to try the "Bumbo"! It is so flipping sweet! She doesn't really enjoy her swing, because she's constantly trying to sit up in it??? She doesn't enjoy tummy time or back time for very long...so the solution is this seat! I have been able to get so much done now! The kids love talking to her in it! She even catches a few glimpses of the T.V.! So if anyone is wondering whether or not to buy this seat I give it FIVE STARS!!!

Phil turns 31!

Phil had an awesome birthday! Yes, we celebrated "Wyatt" style...at home...near a pool...and with some awesome dessert! He celebrated "Phil" style with as much meat as possible! He cooked up some ribs and some fat steaks that he got from costco, while I worked my magic with the dessert! I decided to make him a baseball themed cake, since I got him 4 tickets to see the Cubs vs. D-backs in July! He was pretty stoked! But what else do you get a guy that has everything already???? JERRY SEINFELD tickets baby! I decided to splurge a bit since we both love SEINFELD and it's his birthday...and it's almost fathers day...and it's almost our 10th Anniversary!!!!

Madison's new face:(

This is what happened last night as a result of siblings carrying siblings! We have been dreading this one for a while! Usually it's our 30lb Paris carrying our 25lb Madison and we are constantly asking her to put her down, but this time it was Brooklyn trying to be helpful. Madison didn't want to come inside after a nice evening spent gardening with mom. Dad had his hands full, so he asked Brooklyn to bring Madison inside. Madison decided to throw a fit and Brooklyn decided to half carry her in, but on the way tripped and fell with her on the cement step! After I freaked out and thought for sure her nose was broken, her bottom two teeth were going to fall out, and her lip would need stitches...an amazing thing happened! The bleeding and crying stopped and off she went to play! Kids amaze me! She played, she ate, she slept, and she continues to play today! She's only mentioned her lip a few times. It looks a bit better today, but I told my family about the horrific experience and they all wanted to see her little face today. So here's the pictures.

What a Mother's Day!

It was a wonderful Mother's Day this year! I not only got to spend the day with my two moms (phil's mom too) but also got to have Seattle's blessing! It was pretty sweet I have to admit! I didn't get breakfast in bed...hello, my moms were here, I should have been doing stuff for them! But my dad made french toast, eggs, bacon, and juice for everyone! Breakfast is his specialty! Then I got the best cards from the kids and Phil! I had to share my card from my husband with both moms and I know they were jealous! It's this type of stuff that keeps our marriage going strong! I was laughing so hard...especially when I found the little note he hid in the back! That's an inside joke that we have. We try and give eachother coupons for things with expiration dates...and then hide them until after they expire! That way the thought was there! (It's something my brothers and sisters used to do all the time when we were younger.) P.S. I found his message before it expired!

Arizona Science Center

Since we had my parents and Phil's parents in town this weekend, we decided to explore other things to do around Arizona. We heard great things about the Arizona Science Center, so we gave it a try! My older 3 had a blast and got to learn things, Madison, loved the fact she could run around and play with things. Seattle...lounged in the stroller. We decided to get the year pass so we'll be going back! We didn't get to see everything because when you get a big group together, someone's always hungry, thirsty, tired, poopy, or all of the above...ironically none of the KIDS were...this time!!! J/K No, we really had a lot of fun! It's right next to that Pizza place that became famous on Oprah, so my dad went and talked to the owners to see when the best time to come was. They said to get there around 3:45p.m. and the doors open at 5:oo p.m.! So just in case anyone was wondering how to get to taste some of that pizza, now you know!
P.S. If you want to see what our kids are supposed to look like, check out the beautiful sight of Phil and I below! Can I hear....SEXY!!!

Time to Swim!

We've already broken in the pool a couple of times so far this year! It's been great for the kids! I refuse to get in until it's atleast 85 but the kids think it's perfect. I'll use the time to soak up some rays on the side for a couple more weeks!

Photo Op!

Okay, so this is as close as it's going to get for family pictures! I've been slacking in the "all the kids together" photos. So I decided to round everyone up and take some snap shots of everyone! As you can see it was a bit difficult to get everyone to look at the camera and smile at the same time! It was a bunch of fun though! If you can't tell by looking at the pictures, Madison was talking the ENTIRE TIME! We decided to take a couple of them all individually too so you can see how grown up everyone is getting!