She makes the best faces. This was actually a pose.

Ok, so Ellie wanted to jump in the mud so we went outside and our flowerbed has wood chips in it so there was no mud. We noticed that the house next door that no one has lived in for 2 years now had mud. Soooo yeah

Rebel's new favorite toy is one of Ellie's rubber balls. When I went to the store the other day he asked for one of his own. He plays with this stinkin' ball all the time. If $1 could go this far all the time it would be great! Yes the kids also play in the driveway of the house next door...hmmm wonder why no one wants to move there?

Great game..7/6 us. Tallyn got one hit but the second base boy caught it. He is really glad he decided to play. Tracy, the coach, said they will have to cut their hair if they do not keep it out of their eyes. There is ALOT of hair on this team! lol

Happy Easter

Here are most of the pictures we took before Church today. It was a chore since the kids (including Jeff) don't make it easy. We missed spending time with our families and hunting eggs with all the cousins. We love all of you and are looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

OK if you look close you will see the space on one side of Talyn's mouth that he had to have teeth pulled to make room for more teeth. Our first step toward the first phase of braces. Oh, he has a gap just like this one on the other side. In one month time he lost 7 teeth. 3 he pulled and 4 the dentist pulled.

Some of the goodies the Easter Bunny left.

He was not allowed to wear the hat to church.

Tallyn had his first baseball game today. I LOVE their uniforms!! They won 12-2 Tallyn had one hit and ran in for a point. He is really glad he decided to play.

Miss Thang thought we needed to make her hair wavy for school one day. I really hope this is not a regular thing because she already thinks it has to be blown out after she washes every time. She refuses to let it air dry. What have I done??!?

The boys are at that age that they like to wrestle and fight each other. I don't get it but Jeff tells me it's just what boys do. So, I take pictures and try not to be such a "mom" when someone gets hurt.

Tallyn
I wanted to let everyone know that Tallyn has decided to play baseball. He waited till the last minuet and we had to scramble around to get everything and his uniform, I hope, will be in the same time as the other boys. So much for a break, they practice a ton! He also announced that he wanted to start boxing. Mom is not happy about this but I think Dad is about to pee his pants excited. We are waiting till after baseball and only if he decides not to play football. I'm tired.
Rebel
Just girls...nothing else matters...nothing at all...nothing....at...all

Texas

Jimmy get so excited when we come home
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I'm thrilled I really am!!

My big strong man

They changed out the front door while we were there. Let's just say it was a pain in the @$$!

Just hangin' in Granny's back yard

Don't let the sweetness fool you

Kiddos with grandparents

He might be 13 but he'll still get on granddad's lap

Granny and her babies...she makes them rotten

Grandad made a video of them screaming and now they are watching themselves scream...ugh

The kids with Granny Terri, Granny Brown and Caroline...I have never heard her called anything else but she is a granny too. We will give a shout out to Steve for lunch...he fed a big group!

Ellie being silly

ROCK ON!!!!!

Hmmmm....I should have listened about eating watermelon seeds

I promise to take pictures of the kids soon. We will all be together in Texas this week and I will get some new ones up. We have done nothing but GO and go some more. I told Jeff today that I am so ready to get away for a few days with the kids. Either they are with their friends or we have a house full of boys so it feels like I don't get to spend time with just them anymore. So, I promise to have something up soon....

We are done with basketball. We lost again today but the boys have come so far this year. When the season started they were still a little timid and by the last game I think they invented the sport of tackle basketball. When they fouled they made sure it was worth it. It was great! Next year is the first year for full court, I'm excited to see that.

Tallyn is refusing to play baseball..he says he will just wait till football. I think it's so he can skate all summer. Suits me just fine!

2 weeks till we go to Texas...see ya soon Mom!

Dustin....can't wait until you come home...we miss you so much.

One more thing..I was getting on to Rebel last night and noticed that he was eye level with me. This growth spurt is out of hand!!

We lost the last game. It was back and forth the whole game. I so wish they would have played like this all season. Tallyn made some really good shots. The last 2 games he has hit more shots than he has the entire season put together. Our next game in the tournament is on Sat. I will let you know how it goes....

Tallyn's team won the first game in the tournament last night and we have another game tonight. They have won the last 3 games and are doing a great job working together. Tallyn scored 16 points...he was on cloud 9 after the game.