The last two weeks have been amazing weather wise, besides it being slightly windy! The boys have taken full advantage, and I love it!! I am so happy our yard and trampoline have been used so much lately. It seems as if winter is over, but I'm afraid that means it's going to be a long hot summer!!
We have been blessed with great neighbors that come to our house daily. I am so happy when all the kids are playing because the neighbors are good kids and it keeps my kids away from electronics! They don't even ask to watch anything on the TV or play with the iPad. It is truly a miracle!! It surprises me how much the kids come to our house because I don't feel as if we have much to offer here, especially since all but one of the kids are older than ours. However, I really hope it continues and the kids keep playing together!
Playing at the park in their cool shades!
The first of many tutus for this girl! I love her sweet smile and personality.
It seemed as if over night these pretty flowers showed up all over two of our trees! It really looks like popcorn popping!
So petite and pretty!
Everyone Jump!
I guess Damon was the only one not jumping, hence he is the only one that's not blurry!
We love our neighbors! The oldest brother Isaiah is missing, but here is JoJo (Joseph), Damon, Jaky (Jacob), Kyler, Chloe, and Radley.
Radley's tricks on the trampoline. He will try any trick he sees other kids doing. It's kinda scary, but thankfully right now, he doesn't have quite enough coordination to do most of the tricks!
Damon's trick!
I think we need to get a bigger basketball goal, but they still play with this little goal all the time.
Radley usually seems to get the regulation size ball. It's such a big ball for such a little boy!
Damon's shot is getting pretty good, but he is a really good defender.
This little girl has had some major bed head lately!
This has been the worst so far!! She is also rubbing a nice bald spot on the back of her head which makes me sad, but right now her hair is long enough to cover it up. Hopefully the spot won't get much bigger!
I have been trying to combat the thumb sucking with gloves, but she just loves her hands. Kenney and I are still shocked at how easily she will fall asleep sometimes. The boys would have never fallen asleep with so many people around at Sunday dinner.
So sweet and peaceful sleeping on Daddy!
Damon is the best big brother! All of the boys have been debating about who loves Bentley the most. Although I do not doubt Kyler and Radley love her, Damon is on a different level! I caught him singing this song about how beautiful she is and a little later in the day he was singing another song he made up saying, "Bentley, I love you. I love you the most. You are the best!" I am in awe and so happy to see him love her. They also decided in the car the other day that all of them would marry her. I'm not so sure any of them will like that plan in the future, but I will just let them love her for now!
My little brother picked out this adorable dress for Bentley. I love it and her tongue!
She is just so precious!
I can't believe how old and big he is getting!! I'm also glad I got this picture because he was playing with his tie during church and it had to be ripped off since he tightened it and started panicking. Ugh, this is why we don't have nice things. It's not worth it!
I got the pouty face!! I love this lip!
Almost a little bit a chunk on this little girl!
One night at Nana and Papa's house Radley was so tired he fell asleep in the middle of the living room with everyone around. He hadn't taken a nap and was just plain worn out!
On another night, these two fell asleep rather close! I don't know how they were sleeping.
They really could not have gotten any closer!
I was exhausted this day because of sick kids. Two had pink eye and one was throwing up through the night and one is a baby! No further explanation is needed! I think I may have actually gotten a little nap like this.
Notice the drool on his face!
She wants to suck her thumb so bad! I think it is so cute, but only while she is this little. I have been trading it out for her pacifier, but she loves her hands and seems to find her thumb often.
Just happy!
One of Radley's nasty falls. This one broke through just slightly on the other side of his lip too, but thankfully not enough to get stitches.
I haven't gotten the camera out much and don't have much to report, but life continues around here. The camera on my phone is still awful, but it at least captures small moments! Here are a few from the end of January.
I didn't get the best picture at Muffins for Moms, but I thought this was a sweet moment when Radley and Damon were sharing a chair and eating muffins!
Radley loves to hold his baby sister; well for at least 15 seconds!
Not the best picture, but I love these bright colors on her.
Bentley is such a happy baby; the happiest baby our house has ever seen!! We all adore her, and her smile is even more cute when her bow is making her hair extra poofy!!
During the month of January, Kyler was able to play on his first sports team! There was a local basketball league for the elementary kids, and it was a lot of fun! We were going to let him play t-ball or something while we lived in Lubbock, but it was really expensive (like $125, ridiculous). So he never played. I was shocked when they told us the basketball league cost $10 and that included the t-shirt!! Wow! We did have to pay $1 to get in every game, but that didn't break the bank either! Kenney volunteered to coach his team as long as no one else could do it. Well of course they picked Kenney. He was the coach for the kindergarten and first grade purple team! We were really surprised that Kenney was the only male coach, not that there is anything wrong with that, we just thought there would be more dads involved. I think it was safe to say that the kids had more fun than Kenney, but it was fun for him too! Kyler liked the first practice, but after the first game he didn't like it because he couldn't shoot without being blocked. Welcome to real basketball Kyler! You are no longer the biggest, playing against your two little brothers!! Haha! Towards the end of the season he started to have a lot more fun with it.
During the first couple games, Kyler pretty much avoided everyone on the court. He didn't want anyone to touch him, and he sure wasn't going to touch anyone else! He was without a doubt, the first one back when the ball changed possessions. He was definitely one of the fastest kids out there every game!! He didn't get the ball very much even though he was one of the better shooters. By the last game, I was afraid he might not get a chance to make a basket. However, during his last turn on the court he made a shot!!! I was so excited for him!! He didn't show much emotion, but he was really happy!! He also kinda played defense during the last game. He at least got close enough to touch people!! Next year it should be really fun to watch Kyler and Damon play together!!
PS~ These pictures are not very good. I was trying to control two crazy little boys dying to play basketball and holding a baby, so my picture taking really suffered!!
Not unusual to catch him alone without anyone else around!
Notice where the ball is and where all the other kids are looking... except Kyler!!!
During Kyler's first game he got blocked while taking his first shot, as seen here. It made him pretty hesitant to get close to all the other players after that. Eventually he got comfortable enough to shoot again!
First one back and no clue where the ball is!
I got super excited when this happened. Kyler got the ball on a fast break and was alone dribbling the ball. He can run faster than he can dribble so the ball got behind him, but he did shoot a basket all alone. I was bummed when he didn't make it, but he just got too excited and nervous at the same time, so he didn't shoot his best shot!
Warming up before a game.
These kindergarten and first graders were so much fun to watch. They were clueless to pretty much everything going on, but they all had so much fun!!
Kenney did a great job coaching! All the kids loved him, and he made it fun for all of them. It was impressive how much better the team got as the month progressed!
I told Kyler to get with one of his friends after the last game to get a picture. He just stepped slightly closer to the kid next to him, whom he hardly knows, and faked a smile. This is Kyler and TJ.
The team picture. Kyler really wasn't as small as he looks in this picture. The first graders were definitely bigger, so it will be fun to watch next year!
This is the beginning of the first game. Our team, which really wasn't very good, was playing the best team! Our kids still hadn't figured out how to throw the ball in or learned to not steal it from one another! Towards the middle of the month we had kids doing "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" to pick which kid to throw the ball to. It was quite funny, but the beginning of the season was a little embarrassing because the kids seemed so clueless. Kenney was trying to explain and yell so the kids could hear him, but they didn't listen very well. They were just too excited which made it even more comical.
This video is the best because in the background you can hear Radley and Damon yelling, "Go Kyler!" You can especially hear Radley yelling, but Damon is Kyler's biggest fan. He would get excited when anyone made a shot, but even in warm-up, if Kyler made a basket Damon was the first to yell and get excited for him!
This is just one of the many times Kyler would just run as fast as he could to get back. It was so funny to watch. If there was a fast break Kyler could always catch up to the kid with the ball, but he never played much defense once he caught up! We can always teach defense, but we can't teach speed, right?!?
The camera pops out almost every time Bentley puts on a new outfit, especially on Sundays. She has been blessed with so many adorable clothes! I feel like I have to get a picture before she grows out of all these cute clothes! It is really funny how much the boys pay attention to her clothes. Damon loves to pick them out and is very opinionated about what she wears. We all love having a baby girl in the house. I really hope that she continues to have her brothers wrapped around her finger because it is the most amazing thing to watch! I absolutely love it!!
Not the best picture, but look at that cute sweater dress!
She was so smiley in her polka-dot dress.
She makes all of us smile!
Look at that, how could you not be happy looking at that?
Just couldn't get enough!
And this was the winner!!!
Bentley makes the best pouty faces with a lip that sticks out so perfect. I was trying to get a picture of it, but she couldn't decided if she was happy or sad!
This was as close as I could get when I had the camera out. I tried for a good 5 or so minutes, but I couldn't make her sad anymore!
I didn't get a great picture of the dress, but I love feminine things that aren't pink!
Poofy hair!
Nothing special about these jammies, but I love how she is sleeping. Don't tell anyone (especially the Dr) she is sleeping on her stomach. I promise it's only for short naps.
Just so tired!
These next few videos are of Bentley just smiling and talking. She is getting so much more interactive and responds so well when she looks someone in the eye. Here she is talking and smiling at me.
