Brinley's 2!

 For Brinley's birthday we had a swim party.  I just love her in her new swim suit!  She has been so fun to have around!  She is talking so good, now if I can get her potty trained(:  She is really easy going most of the time, but she does let you know if you mess with her things.

She is just so sweet!  Look at that smile!

She got a new doll from Aunt Kandie!

 She loves her new bike and so does Whitley and Taggert so we may have a fight on our hands):

Aunt Shanie made her a new blanket and Brinley said, "I don't like it"  She is such a pill.  She has one favorite blanket and she won't go to bed without.  I am hoping she will grow to love this new one because it is so cute!

Our pool has seen better days.  It used to have three rings, now we're down to one.  Tanner won't even swim in it because it's for babies, but the other kids didn't mind it's shallow depth(:

March Madness

March was a busy month for Tag!  First, he was student of the month for friendliness!  His classmates voted for him.

Then his class did a Piggy Opera.  It was so cute.  They acted out the story of the three little pigs and sang.  Tag got to be the brick seller with Levi.  He did such a good job.  His teacher has been so good for him this year.  She is amazing!

 This is him holding the "heavy" bricks.

 Then, he won first place for the first grade talent show for his collage.  He was so excited to get to be on the stage. His collage was of Grandma and Grandpa Reber and our dog, Paco.

 And, finally, he had a birthday and turned 7!!!!  We celebrated a week early because Aunt Kandie came down to visit.  It is crazy to think that he is seven.  He tells everyone he is four and they believe him because he's about the size of a four year old.  He is just growing out of his 3T jeans and is in 4T shirts.  He is a little man but he is doing so well in school.  His teacher is bringing out the learner in him.  He has been able to memorize short poems and his behavior is so much better this year, at school, anyway.  We still struggle at home but he is a fun kid to have around.  He is talking so much now in full sentences.  It's awesome!!

Every present he opened, he got so excited.  He's showing grandpa the motorcycle that was on his cake.  He and his cousin Nathan have really started to be friends.  It is fun to see him interact with kids in a good way.  I have worried that he would never fit in, but all it takes is a good teacher at school to love him and good friends and family that teach their kids to love him despite some of his weird little ticks. I am so grateful for him in our family. I don't know who said it in conference yesterday, but it was said that the easy kids really don't teach us much.  It's the hard kids that teach us patience, long-suffering, and compassion to name a few.  And, I have to agree.  I have a lot to learn!!!

Christmas in February!

Our kids got a trip to Disneyland for Christmas, which didn't go over very well in December, but I guess it's the thought that counts!

One of the first rides we went on was It's a Small World and Tanner was not happy.  This was his face during the whole ride.

Tag loved it though!  He was clapping and waving at all the dancing children.  It was fun to ride with him!

Brinley woke up just as the ride was finishing but I think she would have liked it.  Whitley seemed to enjoy the singing!

We went to the beach one day.  It was nice until the wind started to blow and then it got a little chilly.

We had 9 kids from age 13 to 2.

My brother, Larry, and his family.

My brother, Steve, and his family.

We went to Goofy's kitchen for breakfast on Valentines Day!  It was good eats and we got to see a lot of the characters.

 Our whole group with Goofy!  He was quite the host!

Jace and Ty and Brinley.  They were so cute with her!

 My poor kids are freaks!  They were all upset that I wanted a picture of them with Jessie and the army guy.  I was like, "Please someone just take a picture so I can get them out of here" Pansies!

Tag finally smiled long enough for this pic but neither one of them were too sure about the fairies.  I thought Whitley would love them.  What do I know?

Tag loves Mater!  Trent said he was in awe actually getting to see him in person!

Ty and Whitley on the teacup ride.

It was a memorable trip for more reasons than one!  We finally got to use our timeshare that we've had since 2005, and the place was very nice.  We learned a lot and hopefully will do things better the next time we go!

Thanksgiving

The Lewis/White Clan

Tag getting some love from Tammy.





Kandie is sharing with Whitley.

Thanksgiving was nice this year, a little cold, but nice!  Trent had the whole week off work so we headed up north to be with my family.  I even did a little Black Friday shopping at 10 AM and still got most everything I was after.  That's pretty good if I do say so myself!

Tag getting some love from Val, he doesn't really care which sister he's kissing(:

My kids

My cute girls.

Tanner 9 3/4 yrs

Whitley 3 yrs

Brinley 18 months

Tag is a turdlet.  He does not like to get his picture taken anymore. At least this one has a slight smile.  He is 7 3/4 yrs.

In front of the tree all dressed for Church.

She does get her hair done on occasion.

The bow was out of her hair before we got to church.

Whirlwind Weekend: Halloween, Corn Maze and a Birthday!

The last time I tried to post this, something was going on with my computer so I am going to try it again(: Tanner decided he was going to be a Garden Gnome this year and with the help of his gradma, he was just that.  He got really annoyed at school when they didn'tn get it.  Tag was Woody, thanks Aunt Kate!(:

Brinley was Dorothy and Aunt Kandie did her hair so cute.  Whitley fit into that costume last year, can you believe it?   And, Whitley was Snow White and I am so mad I didn't get a close up of her because she was the cutest dang Snow White Ever!!!

Aunt Kandie and her family came down so we had a Woody, a Gnome, Dorothy, Buzz, Jessie, and Snow White for our annual halloween carnival at the school and then a trunk or treat right after.

Buzz and Woody checkin each other out(:

Riley wanted to go horse back riding for her birthday, hence their trip to our neck of the woods, and since Riley's birthday and Whitley's birthday's are back to back, we celebrated them together.  We started the day off horse back riding, well the mommas walked the horses and the kids rode.  Then, we were off to the corn maze.  We have lived down her for how long and we have never been to the corn maze.  I guess you could say I have a little bit of the Halloween humbug going on, but it turned out to be a lot of fun.

Brinley was trying to grab the corn stalks.

All the hudalums on the hay.

Check point

Tanner and Riley actually getting along!

AWWWW!

Tan and Brin on the tractors.

Kandie and Whit tearing it up on the dance floor.

Then we came home and ate pizza while we carved pumpkins.  Carving four pumpkins makes a big mess by the way.

Riley getting the guts out.

Then, it was birthday time!!! Kandie brought a huge cake that had Whitley's and Riley's name on it.  They each had one candle to blow out.

A purple tu-tu from grandpa and grandma Lewis.  She loved it!

Pretty princess shoes from Aunt Kandie that she wears to bed(:

A new dolly because Tag drew all over her other one and because he kept throwing it down the stairs, one of it's arms is missing(:

Grandma Reber made her a new pink dress.

New panties because even though she is potty trained accidents happen(;

We sure love our Whitley girl.  She is quite the character.  She has been healthy and she is so smart.  She talks like a grown up just about, she reminds me alot of Tanner at that age.  She has truly been a blessing.  Happy Birthday Whittle bugs!

And, oops, how did that get in there(:  Since Trent has been working outdoors this past year, he has lost a little weight and he went down a pant size.  Me likey(:

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