Happy 12th Birthday Forrest

12 Years ago I had my first of 4 sons. 12 years ago I had 2 babies under the age of 1!!!! Did I mention that Forrest and Savannah are only 11 months apart? I can hardly remember what that was like. Now I have two 12 year old. Forrest was such a great surprise. We are so blessed to have him in our family. He is so tender hearted. He is almost always found with this great smile. Forrest was such a chubby baby. I loved how squishy he was. Forrest has taught me a lot about patience, and working hard. I truly admire how hard he works. Forrest took awhile before he started talking, when he wanted to tell me that he loved me he would come over and look at me and say "you, mom." It was so precious and still is to me. Forrest has always been aware of me and my feelings. I love him very much. I love that he shares his birthday with my sister, Beckie! Happy Birthday Forrest!

Forrest loves animals. He was so excited to hold this snake! DISGUSTING!

He is very flexible. I think he would do well in Yoga!

Forrest and Sunny...one of our MANY dogs that we no longer have. :o) Forrest loves dogs.

My all time favorite photo of Forrest! He loved those yellow boots, and it was not uncommon to find him in just his underwear.

Goofy is Forrest's favorite

Forrest has always loved to climb. When he was probably 1 or 2 he would climb over our fence and cross the street. It is a proud moment when your neighbor brings you your kid! We literally had to put up barbed wire on the top of our fence so he would stop escaping! I wish I could find the picture to prove it! True story!!! I swear~ He still loves to climb.

Forrest has a very sensitive heart toward animals. He tried to nurse a young squirrel back to health after one of our other many dogs caught it.

Happy Birthday Forrest. Thanks for brightening our lives with your gentle ways and great smile!

Happy Birthday Beckie!

What can I say about Beckie? We weren't always great friends...who can blame me...? we shared a room, and once the massive amounts of PINK and Strawberry shortcake took over, I was out of there! That was the worse thing I could think ofabout Beckie. :o) She is the type of person you want to have on your side. She is the most caring person I know. She has been there for me and my family many times. I know I will never be able to pay her back for all the kind words and actions she has shown me. She is nonjudgemental, she is kind, she is strong, she is F U N N Y! Not too many know the funny side of Beckie.....but she can make you laugh. Wether it is by her spontaneous dance moves, or a funny comment. I will never forget how Beckie kept her sense of humor even through the chemo. Beckie has always loved to bake. I remember when we lived at home she would make chocolate chip cookies...I love cookie dough, Beckie would only give me a little smidge of the dough. Now, when she makes her absolute best cookies, she saves some dough for me. :o) We have come a long way! She is unselfish, and always keeps others feelings in mind. I always tell her that I will have to try and sneak into heaven with her. She is my best friend...and I am so lucky to be able to call her my sister.

Some pictures from a long time ago!!! Could we look any more opposite?
Me and my sisters.

Check out all the candles!!!
Beckie and Troy...although I am pretty sure she looked this good after she delivered her babies!
I love this picture because at the time I was thinking this was the last time i would go through labor...kid#4, and Beckie was so kind to encourage me by saying..."just enjoy the pain Julie" how thoughtful of her. :o)
Beckie and Jim took me and my sister Cherie to see Brian Regan in concert....we laughed the whole time!

Here is what we have been up to:

Grant had his first baseball game on Saturday. Brett is the coach. It was so much fun to see Grant play. He has been waiting for sooooo long! He did so good too. He didn't even need to the tee. I guess all that time playing Mario super slugger on the Wii really paid off. I look forward to many, many, many, many more baseball games.

Doesn't he look like an awesome pitcher? I know Brett is crossing his fingers. As for me....I don't need that kind of nail biting stress!

Ok, I love this picture. Josh wanted to get out on the field so badly. He picked up a ball and bat and headed straight for the field. Needless to say, most of the game I would have to go pick him up and drag him away each time. Ahhh, good times. :o)

*******HAPPY EASTER******

A few photos of the highly anticipated Easter egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Each kid goes home with a ton o candy and about 10 dollars too!

Josh was so fun to watch as he found eggs. I can't believe my baby is old enough to look for Easter eggs.

Savannah only wanted one egg.

Just kidding! Easter egg hunting is serious business!

Not too many pictures of the kids in the new clothes.....I have almost given up the battle.

Looking so handsome.

Of course it was raining....which explains the umbrella.

******HAPPY BIRTHDAY TROY!******


Troy had Thomas the train party! He currently loves Thomas...but is scared to death of train tracks???? Anyway, we had a great time celebrating Troy!

Troy in his new Thomas PJ's from Grandma and Grandpa, & his new "speed" shoes.

I found this tonight as I was preparing my beehive lesson. It is Elder Hollands talk from conference last week, along with a video. It is a very moving reminder to me of what the true meaning of Easter is. Click on link below.



www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpFhS0dAduc