I Got a New 'Do!

To quote one of my Sunshine students...
"Your hair used to be long and orange and now it's
short and purple!"

Connor is 14 !!

It's hard to believe that he's so old already!
He is such a nice boy, he's an excellent student,
he's funny (and he knows it!),
he loves playing games on his ipod and the computer,
and he loves to read!

This was his response to my asking him
to open his eyes bigger...who do you think he gets
his sense of humor from???

And he's talented! This is his artwork! :)

And he's my buddy! I love him so much and
am so grateful that he still loves his mommy!

My, How They Have Grown!

I know I see them everyday, but when
I look at my kids in pics like these,
I can't believe how big they all are!!

Aubrie, Mikaela, Hannah, Emma, and baby Josie!

Clapping! One of her many talents!

So big! And so pretty!

I had to drag Connor away from his ipod to come and take a pic
with his baby sis! He is absolutely in love with her!

Better Late Than Never!

I know it's waayy past due, but here are some Christmas pics!

Christmas chaos!

Mikaela just noticed her gift from Santa!

I think she likes it!!

Josie's first Christmas!

Wow! Nobody is crying!

Life and Stuff

These are just some fun pics...it's been awhile since I posted, so this is kind of a catch-up post.

This is Josie waking up from her nap...happy as can be!

More from Mikaela's Portrait Studio...she loves having her sisters model for her!

Josie getting tangled up in the laundry...
I'm not sure how she managed to end up with one bra on each arm!

Josie and Que...

First Day of Preschool

This is Hannah's first day of "4 year old preschool" and Emma's first day of "3 year old preschool. It was Emma's first day of school ever! I can't believe how big she is!

The bus comes to pick up the kids...Emma walks right out to the bus by herself!
She loves school!

Hannah's first attempt at being a hair dresser...she may have gone a little too short with the bangs, but I think she looks pretty darn cute! (Don't tell her I said that. We don't want it to become a habit!)

Hannah loves school, too!

Emma is 3 !!

We had a little birthday party for Emma's 3rd birthday.

We let her invite 3 of her little friends over for a run in the sprinklers, lunch, and cupcakes.
I also let my older kids invite some friends over.
It was great fun and Emma felt so special!

Emma and her friends: Halie, Taesi, and Amy

ALL of the party guests!

This is the fruit that went with our lunch.
We also had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the shape of hearts and stars and
hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls.
The girls loved all the finger food...but what kid doesn't eat with their fingers?!

The girls and I made these cute cupcakes with flowers on top.

The flowers are made out of cut-up marshmallows.






Emma opening her presents!






Grandma Suzi gave Emma a Dora dress-up for her birthday...she LOVED it!!

Let Me Introduce Myself...

Hi! My name is Carrie Davis. I used to post on this blog...then I got pregnant (Morning sickness!) and our blog got neglected, along with most of my responsibilities. Well, I'm back and hopefully I won't disappear again...at least not for a whole year again!

So, obviously, we have a new member of our family! Her name is Josie Lynne and she was born on May 25th. She weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. She is cute and sweet just like the rest of them! Actually she's sweeter than the rest of them! Here are some pics!

The Chicken Coop!

My talented hubby has built a home for our chickens...all 2 of them.
We think that one is a rooster and one is a hen, and if that's the case,
then hopefully we will soon have more chickens!

Here are pictures of the process (that only took about 3 days):

Kyler was Matt's right hand man!

Putting treads on the ramp.

Twelve nests...get busy chickens!!

These chicks thought they would try out the nests...

My goofy husband thought putting the egg there was funny...cute chicken, though!

more progress.

Kyler putting the roof on.

Matt applying the roof paper. Isn't this exciting?! ;)

It's getting there...

Kyler and Hannah painting. (Kyler is standing on one leg, for some reason.)

More paint.

Still more paint.

WOW!!

It still needs shingles, but what a pretty chicken house!!