Emmy's birthdays remembered...

Age one- partying with friends! (If you call crying partying.)

A little help from Dad with the candle at age two!

Age three.... birthday party at McDonalds!

Age four... opening a doll house and loving it!

Emmy had a great time at her 5th birthday party. She loved the game where we hid her presents and she had to find them!

Emmy turns six! A friend from down the street surprised her with a hoodie that matched her own! Emmy liked it a lot.

Emmy gets taller and more beautiful every day! She is such an independent spirit- strong willed and has great managerial skills. :) We're so glad Heavenly Father sent her to us!

Noah turns FOUR!

A present from his big bro Christopher....

Noah is a natural at baseball, and got just what he wanted- a Better Batter baseball set!

Yes, he's four, but he'll always be my baby.

Whoever invented balloon pumps is really cool!

Noah likes building a fort with his siblings and playing in it!

Helping Daddy is one of his favorite things!

Yes, time flies and my little Noah is four years old. He is all boy, and sometimes I don't know what to do with myself! But then he tells me, "Mom, you look pretty!" or "Mom, I love you!" and my heart just melts. Noah is the class clown at our house... always joking around or trying to be funny. We love his sense of humor! Happy Birthday, son!

Adam is TWO!

On Adam's second birthday, we were at a homeschool conference in SLC. Upon arriving home that night, Adam spilled red kool-aid all over the carpet, crumbled an entire loaf of bread on the floor, and plugged the toilet using several bars of soap and other household items, all within a matter of about ten minutes. I thought to myself, 'Is it normal for kids to hit the terrible twos on the actual day they turn two?' Luckily every day since then has not been like that. Yes, my little sweet-ums has a little attitude now, and is very proficient in using the word "no", but he is still my little angel, especially when he is sleeping. :)

Adam loves his baseball cap. Sometimes he even holds onto it while taking a nap.

He wants to be just like his daddy. :)

Adam's new set of wheels!

I couldn't have picked a better present for Adam's birthday. He LOVES it. He pushes it up to the front door, climbs in, and gets a sad look on his face until I come outside and push him around. It's very sad, but very effective. :)

David turns the big 4-0

"This is dad when he was little."

"Then he grew."

"And he was smiling."

"Then he grew a little bit older with long hair. He was kinda young."

"Then he grew to have no hair and just a mustache. That's when we got our pictures taken."

"This is what dad looks like when he's driving. He wasn't smiling very much but he still had a beard that was kinda short."

By Emmy Ward

Happy Birthday David!

Emmy loses a tooth!

Emmy was both excited and shocked to lose her first tooth! The dollar under her pillow was particularly exciting. She thought she might try it again for several nights in a row, to see if she could get more dollars. It worked once at home, and once at Grandma's, but she was disappointed that the money stopped coming after that. She knows that Dad is the "tooth fairy" but can't get him to tell her what he did with her tooth! Whenever she asks he says, "the tooth fairy has it!"

Visit to Grandma and Grandpa's

I discovered how much Adam loves Vanilla wafers

All the kids had trouble sleeping in a different place than home

Emmy had the most fun- she loved spending time with Grandma!

Goodbye and hope to see you again soon!

My step-daughter's bday pics! :)

Kyle, Parker, Kiley and Lily

Lily

Parker

"Each life that touches ours for good reflects thine own great mercy, Lord; Thou sendest blessings from above thru words and deeds of those who love"

Hymns- 293