Happy Birthday to my BIG 5 year old boy!!

I was watching you sleep this morning (you climbed in bed with me after Dad went to work)
and you were tossing a little because your feet were sticking out of the covers. It was hard for me to believe that you are big enough for Dad's blanket to not cover you anymore. You were just a little boy yesterday and it seems that overnight you grew and you are now a BIG boy! What happened to my cute little Panda Man?!

It seems the older you get the more you are your dad's boy! You do everything just like him, you want to do everything that he does and you look just like him too.

You are turning into such a BIG helper. You are a little worker bee just like Daddy!

But you are still so tender hearted. You hate when I am mad at you. You sleep with your sister almost every night because you can't stand to see her so sad when she has to sleep by herself. You play so well with your little cousins and I love watching you help them. Aubrey is a lucky girl to have you as a BIG brother.

You are a funny guy too! You always have your dad and I cracking up at the things you say. Right after Aubrey was born we were driving somewhere and you told dad, "if you have too many kids then we can sell Cooper." You said it so matter of fact that we were cracking up.

I love you Alex! Happy Birthday Panda!!

The BALD BROTHERS

I do have sons. I do love them too! Every time I have gone to post something on here lately it is about the girls. I just can't post enough about my new little love and Chloe has had a pretty eventful summer. So here is for my boys... They all got buzzed! Chris hates giving them haircuts. He wanted to wait until right before school to do it again, but I really couldn't stand it anymore so I buzzed them. It isn't my favorite, but it will grow out before school starts. They are cute none-the-less!!

{a name and a blessing}

On the first of the month Aubrey was blessed and Chris gave her a beautiful blessing. I am so thankful for priesthood power and that my husband is a worthy priesthood holder. With all of our family there I was really able to sit and listen to the testimonies, it was a wonderful meeting!

My beautiful girl!

Trying to get a picture of all of us or even just the kids is a chore. Family pictures in a month are going to be FUN!

Lucy and Aubrey

Thanks to all of our family and friends for sharing such a special day with us!!

Dance Recital

Almost 2 weeks ago (it was a busy weekend and then all 7 of us got sick again!) Chloe had her 3rd dance recital. She started taking dance when she wasn't even 3 yet. After her first recital she didn't want to dance anymore and then she started again January of 2009 and again after her recital last year she "wanted a break". She started up again at the beginning of this year and after her recital she wants to keep on dancing. I am so happy that she likes dancing and she has improved so much. It was so fun to watch her on stage! I saw their number many a times and then again at dress rehearsal, but it brought tears to my eyes on the big night. You could tell she was having fun and I loved that all of our family was there to support her.

Miss Brittney & Chloe

She loved having her for a teacher and I am pretty certain that she is why Chloe still wants to do dance.

(I didn't mean to cut out her cute baby, Bella)

Grandpa & Grandma

Auntie Jenny & Katie

Our Family

"DO YOU LOVE ME?"

You broke my heart

'Cause I couldn't dance

You didn't even want me around

And now I'm back, to let you know

That I can really shake 'em down

Do you love me? (I can really move)

Do you love me? (I'm in the groove)

Ah, do you love me? (Do you love me)

Now that I can dance (dance)

Watch me now, oh (work, work)

Ah work it all baby (work, work)

Well you're drivin' me crazy (work, work)

With a little bit of soul now (work)

I can mash-potato (I can mash-potato)

And I can do the ywist (I can do the twist)

Now tell me baby ( tell me baby)

Mmm, do you like it like this (do you like it like this)

Tell me (tell me)

Tell me

Do you love me? (do you love me)

Now, do you love me? (do you love me)

Now, do you love me? ( do you love me)

Now that I can dance (dance)

This is just part of the song that they danced to. They sang it as they danced and Chloe was pretty animated, especially in the beginning. It was too cute!!

Alex's Family

I just love this picture that Alex drew of our little family. He forgot Aubrey, but he saud he will draw her next time. I guess we have been hanging out at home too much because he obviously has been seeing me way too much with crazy hair!

Dr. Cooper

I was folding laundry on my bed the other day and when I went to go put some of it away I came back to this. Cooper said, "I am just checking her!". It was pretty dang cute!

Our doctor doesn't like to keep his clothes on!