pictures, pictures, pictures!!!!!!

Well, here is the post on Memorial day weekend. We had a lot of fun driving, wedding crashing, and camping with the Palmers. :)

We started out driving to Lexington for a family get together at a park. We had a little picnic and play. Afterwards we stayed at D and S's house--always fun!!! The next day, we woke up early and headed to the Louisville temple. I was able to go through a session before D's dad's wedding. There were lots of people from Ashland (D's hometown) in the session. It was fun to see everyone. :) After the session, D's Dad was married to Sue! She is a great lady and D's Dad seems very happy.

After a quick pizza party with the siblings, we headed to flatwoods for the reception. It's interesting trying to keep kids still at a table when they've been in a car for 3 hours. We finally opened the nursery at the church and got all the toys out for them. They had a lot more fun. :)

We stayed the night at the hurts home. D's second family in flatwoods. For breakfast she made us bisquits and gravy. . D's favorite. :) They were GREAT!!! After sacrament meeting, we headed back to lexington and off to d's brother's property to camp. It was super fun to watch all the kids enjoy each other. Hopefully they will have good memories when they get older. :) Well, here are some of the pictures from the weekend. :)

Palmer fam with D's dad and sue!

Cousins playing on a hay bail! :) So much to explore.

good friends!

D giving nephew, R, a ride through the woods

S and A. chillin'

One shot of all the cousins except A who was already in the car to go home.

J was sooooo proud of herself for putting up her's and L's tent almost all by herself. :)

Diaper changing race at the reception.

Even clean up was fun!!! Especially getting the balloons out of the hoop!

Me and my sweetie!!! (oops, I need to fix the red eye!)

Palmer siblings with their Dad and Sue!

Aunt J took such good care of Z when we needed help. Sooo fun to see her. She lives in the West, so we don't get to see her too often. We love you, J.

Single Palmers with their Dad and Sue.

cutting the cake.

Grandpa and J at the temple.

The hurts. She makes the BEST bisquits and gravy EVER!!!!

Some of the group at the temple.

D's Dad and Sue at the Louisville Temple.

One of the best highlights for J and L was the 4 wheeler ride they took with Uncle D. :)

Well, that was our memorial day weekend in a nutshell. We stopped by D's mom's grave and remembered some of the great things we love about her. The kids said hello Grandma Palmer and goodbye Grandma Palmer! We love her sooo much and hopefully we can teach our kids all the great things about her as they grow up. She loved to travel and learn about all sorts of interesing things. She truely was a woman of God and great to be around. I'm grateful for the lessons she taught D growing up and helped mold him into who he is. :) We love you Grandma Palmer!!!

ode to my babies

Well, since D took the camera, I'll wait on the weekend pictures, but I thought I'd post this picture I put together today. I'm going to frame it and put it on my mantle. :)

I love my little ones. Sure, there are days that I wonder what I'm doing and why this is soooo hard, but overall, I love being a mom and am amazed at my children. I love pictures because they capture life and bring back sooo many memories. I'm getting better at taking pictures. I'm afraid our youngest child will have more pictures than our oldest (normally, I think that is opposite). Oh well. :)

I'm sooo lucky to have such an amazing husband that supports and loves me. I've never felt belittled, or less of a person from being around him. . . He truely lifts me and encourages me to be who I am. He is a great daddy and I love that he is here for the kids. They love him and jump on him the second he enters the door. I love that I can even communicate about the hard things in life and be understood. :)

Anyway, Here is a little tribute to my precious babies and my husband that supports us all. :)

memorial day weekend

We had a great weekend filled with family. I have lots to write and TONS of pictures. . . but D took the camera with him to NJ. I'll post LOTS on Thursday or Friday!! :) Until then.. . . . I love you all!

J and Z

Many people have said that Z looks like J. What do you think?

funny fun!

Funny pictures and stories:

A radio station in the area is having shoesday-tuesday where they give shoes away on Tuesdays. J heard this on the radio and said, "I think shoesday is the day we wear our shoes ALL day long." It's amazing how much little kids hear and absorb when you don't think they are listening. :)


D borrows our neighbors lawn mower each week and mows both ours and our neighbors lawn since the husband is away at war. I don't think D minds mowing the lawn anymore. :) He really likes this lawn mower. :) I think he looks kinda funny.. . . but fun!!!






Z is smiling all the time now. He is such a good baby. We just switched formula because he was a bit fussy with the other kind. He has done SOOO much better since we switched. He makes us happy! He will be 7 weeks old tomorrow! :) WOW!!!!


L helped me do laundry yesterday. When I went down the hall once, I saw him. . . . HERE!!! in the Dryer. I took a picture, THEN taught him it wasn't the best idea to be in the dryer. :) Kind funny.

spontanious painting

I'm still trying to paint our house. I've tried about 3 different colors on random walls trying to find the right color. Well, we got a little crazy one morning with the colors and made our family wall! I like it so much I'm going to leave it up for a while. I'll probably paint over it eventually because it's not really "decorating," but it's my house and it makes me smile. . . does that count?

Anyway, here's a picture of our creation. :)

I don't know a title for this blog.

Well, it's been a while since I updated, soooo. .. . .


Everyone is finally all well. I can't believe it. It seems like it's been a long time. J is over her strep and pink eye and glad to be back at preschool. :) She's going to be sad that she has to wait a WHOLE summer before going to kindergarten. D bought some "educational" placemats the other day. One was of times tables. We thought we'd work on add and subtract and just change the sign, but after D explained what times was to J, she could do them all. CRAZY!!! She is such a driven little girl. She sits until she figures it out. :)

L is busy busy busy. He makes us laugh all the time. Last night he saw an airplane in the sky and asked us where it was going. D told him it was going to Grandma's house. He laughed and said, "That's silly. It won't fit in Grandma's house." He is finally getting his 2 year old molars. I think it's making him a bit grumpy at times, but he's o.k.

Z is a sweetheart. He is sleeping about 6 hours at night and 7 on a good night. Hopefully he will continue to progress. It's starting to catch up with us. D and I always feel tired, but oh well. Z's worth it. He is smiling all the time now and trying to talk to us. I had to buy size 3 diapers today. He is getting really big. :) He is pretty content during the day, but has his "fussy" time in the evenings. He isn't all that bad, but likes to be held in the evenings. :) That's o.k. though. :)

D has finally finished working on his "investment house" and is ready to sell it. Some investers are coming to look at it this week and then we will put it up on the market. :) wahoo. :)

I'm really enjoying going to the gym. I wasn't able to go today because I had my 6 week post pardum dr. appt. All is well. :) :) I'm hoping to be back to pre-preg. weight in 2 weeks. Then I have about another 20lbs to go before I'm at my pre-kentucky weight. :) It's slow going, but I'll make it. :) it's fun. D made me a graph I've been keeping track of eating and weight, etc. I'm ALL over the place with my weight, but with a slow downward trend. . . . so that is good.


L and Z in matching (kindof) shirts. :) They are good buds!!














Brothers. :0)




















On Sunday, L and J made a big pillow pile in the living room and jumped in them. After they were done, I told L to put the pillows back on the couch. Well, by this point, D had layed down for a rest . . . Sooo, L just piled them on top of D. If you look closely, you can see D buried in the pillows. :)

GYM TIME

Well, nothing really exciting is happening, but Z is officially 6 weeks old so we went back to the gym today. :) I did "assisted" pull ups, dips and ran 2.5 miles. phew. It felt good. D's side of the family is having a biggest loser contest. So that helps me be motivated. :) :) Sadly, I have about 30 lbs. to lose. It's going to take me a while, but hopefully It will come off with time. :0)

Well, I'm going to go paint the rest of the bathroom!!! :) :)

L is a proud big brother

L LOVES to hold baby Z. I think he likes knowing that there is someone smaller and younger than himself also. He get this proud big brother look on his face when he gets to interact with Z. He always says, "ahhhh." very quietly and gives pats or hugs. :) Here's a pic. L's face is soooo him.. . . full of something all the time.

smiley days

Z has been smiling for the past couple of days, but today I was able to get him to smile lots. He even attempted cooing at me as he tried to talk and use his voice. It made me smile! I can't believe he is going to be 6 weeks old this thurs. Time has certainly flown by since having him. Why is it that time passes soooo slowly those last 6 weeks of pregnancy and it FLIES by afterward?

J hasn't felt well yesterday or today. I brought her home from school sick with a fever. She complains of a tummy ache. She was relatively lathargic today if she didn't have tylonal or motrin in her. Poor girl.

L is a funny man!!! He definitely thinks for himself. That tends to be a bit dangerous at times!!!! But super funny.

D is well. He's glad it's the weekend. He had the kids laughing sooo hard tonight as they wrestled and played. He is such a good daddy.

I am sooo excited that all my bushes, trees, and flowers are thriving thus far. Hopefully they will continue. It's fun to watch them grow. :D

Painting GREEN!!!

Sooo, I decided to start painting my house today. I started with the kids bathroom. I'm sad to say, I don't like the paint I picked out. I'm so bad at paint!!!! HOWEVER, I really like the shower curtain and the wall hangings that I made!!! The shower curtain has lobsters, fish, octopus, etc. on it. :) Lots of blues, greens, with splashes of orange and purple. WELL, I made the following for wall hangings above the toilet. I picked a green color for the walls which is tooo green. hmmmmm. I'll leave it for a few days on one wall and decide what to do later. . . :) i bought a power paint sprayer with is AWESOME, except not really great for small areas like a bathroom. I covered EVERYTHING in green and ended up wiping down everything. I think these will look pretty cute after framing. :) I had fun creating them in photoshop today. :)

Well, my mom and dad went home yesterday. SAD! We had so much fun while they were here. They are awesome people!! It was fun to just have someone to talk to during the day. It made the days go by faster. We enjoyed getting together with my sister's family so often while they were here also. :) We went on drives to show them how GREEN the area is. J and L keep asking when grandma and papa are coming back or when we can go see them. Z misses grandma's snuggles, I'm sure!!! :)



Thank goodness I still have my sweetie and kiddo's! :) Aren't they great?!!!

family, friends, and fun

Here are pictures from Z's blessing day! :)

Blessing Day!!!

We blessed Z in church yesterday!! It was such a wonderful day full of family and friends. We had neighbors come to church with us as well as come to our house after for dinner. It makes us feel loved!! We had family drive from lots of different places to celebrate with us. Z is such a special boy and we are so happy to have him along with J and L. It was a great day with family and friends. :) The kids had a great time playing with cousins also.



I think we need to work on natural smiles!!! :)

baby bath

Z's umbillical cord FINALLY fell of on Saturday. So he finally got his first REAL bath!!! :)

One MONTH

My sweet Z is one month old today!!! :) We're so happy to have him.

J and L love their sunglasses!!!!

L wanted to carry a baby too. He decided to take all it's clothes off! :)

Grandma B.

My grandma on my mom's side passed away this morning. I have been thinking a lot about her. She was wonderful grandma with many special things that are unique to her and make her who she is. I remember how much she LOVED doing our fingernails and making us look pretty. She loved for us to comb through her hair, which we did frequently. She loved shopping and eating out. She loved to plan her birthday parties and would frequently be planning them months and months in advance. She was a classy lady that liked the finer things in life.

She has now joined my grandpa B who passed away almost 25 years ago. What a great reunion. I'm so grateful for Eternal families. I know that I will see my Grandma B. again and have a wonderful reunion with her. I know because of the sealing power of the temple we will be together forever. :) I know Heavenly Father loves us to give us such a blessing. :)

I will look for a picture of her sometime soon.

fun times

We have been having so much fun since my mom and dad have been here. My dad just had back surgery, so he has been reading all sorts of great books that he tells us all about as he recoups. L loves to run and jump up to papa (while Papa is sitting). Then papa hugs on tight and tells him to wiggle free. He laughs and laughs. L has been talking and talking and talking grandma and papa's ears off. :) Grandma hasn't stopped cleaning since she got here. She has been such a HUGE help getting lots of things done. :) It reminds me of when I would come home from school and follow her around the house telling her all about everything that happened that day while she cleaned. I've tried to help her clean this time though. She has LOVED lovin' on Z-man and brought some great workbooks for J to do. Grandma has helped J learn to read. I couldn't believe it. :)

We have seen my sister and her family 3 times this week soon to be 4. That is a record. We've had fun doing dinners and play time with them. Isn't family GREAT!!!

Today I shopped for Z's baby blessing food. It was so fun. I like shopping for events!! because you get to buy "fun" things. We are super excited to bless Z tomorrow. He is such a special and great addition to our little family. I feel so blessed!!!!!! My kids make me smile and laugh. :)

Yesterday we drove to Indiana to visit a friend who graduated with his MBA. It was fun to see Big J. He will be moving to Colorado, so we don't know when we will see him again. aren't friends GREAT! Once again, I feel so blessed to have family and friends that care for us. :) It was fun to see Indi and go for a little family drive.