Happy Father's Day!

And the Father of the Year goes to:
THIS GUY!!!!

What a great daddy I picked for my kiddos. He is kind, loving, way more patient than I,challenger(of the children), hardworker, long-suffering(of James Micheal)...really the list could go on forever. Dealing with James Micheal alone is enough to make anybody a super hero, but I digress. I truly am grateful for James. If you guys knew how hard he works for our family, you would all wonder why he choose this life. But, I know he does it because he loves the gospel and his family. Simply put...he is a SUPERDAD! Thanks for being awesome babe and giving me these things:



Oh yeah, and my own dad... I know he never reads my blog. But, I love him and am so grateful he showed me the kind of man that I would want to marry by being a great example of what a father and husband should be. Thanks Love Ya Audra

My Mother's Photography

My mother is an amazing photographer. Luckily since I have had children, she has turned the lens off me and onto my darling babies! We went over there last night for some BBQ and good times and my mom got to take pictures of Sadie and Evan. I am in love with them. I am lucky to have a wonderful mother who is also a talented memory capturer...as I like to call her. Enjoy!!

Hammock Time and 6 Months!!

Well, it is official, Sadie is six months old!

She loves her tummy time, food, and brothers and sister. She loves food! And only does really good belly laughs with James Micheal, those two are like two peas in a pod! I can't believe she is already six months:( Seriously, flown by! We love this girl.

And Daddy got out the Hammock for the back yard. The boys love swinging in it. They are so adorable. In other news: JAMES GOT OVER A 90% in ALL his classes at EWU, WHAT?! Yeah I am super proud!

Ev-bot!

I know this kid has like a billion nick names, but when you are this cute, it's hard not too! This kidlet is walking everywhere these days and getting much steadier! We are so proud of him! I know the pic is blurry but I think it showcases his cheesiness perfectly!

SO HAPPY!!!

Evan has no genetic or chromosomal abnormalities!!! This is wonderful news!!! I am so extremely giddy right now. If anybody really knew how much James and I have been WORRIED about Evan you would know this is BIG!! It doesn't mean we are out of the woods...I mean the tumor is always in the back of our heads, not literally but...you know what I'm saying. But we won't know more until July when he gets another MRI. I guess it just feels good to know that James and I didn't accidentally/un-purposefully cause his delays or pass a certain gene on to their kids that would cause delays also. I just have a great sense of RELIEF right now. Prayers are answered!! Thank for all the continued prayers and support everybody gives are family, they are definitely felt in our home!!

Oh yeah...in other news Sadie is eating solids!! Oh yeah, and almost sitting up! WHAT? I know she is a crazy little monkey. Here is a picture of her eating her first solid (Applesauce)!

Just a Spoonful of Sadie....

Helps the medicine go down! Man I love this little girl and all her good smiles. She makes any crazy moment a little less. She is definitely my spoonful of sugar! She is finally starting to like her tummy time now and still LOVES her jumper. I can't believe she is 5 1/2 months already. It just goes quicker and quicker. I have had quite a few people say I am obsessed with this girl...and I agree! It is nice to have a little girl that people get all googly-eyed over. And like I told my hubby, I think I deserve it after all the stares I got from people with Makayla when she was a baby...they were hurtful, but made me love Makayla that much more and treat her like the princess she is. But Sadie gets stared at for a different reason...and...it's nice:)

My GORGEOUS Girls!!!!

Well, I went over to my moms for dinner today, because James had to work(BOOO)! Anyways I had a wonderful mothers day. It was definitely the best:) Well my mom took some pictures of my darling girls. Can I tell you how much I love these two. Two completely different personalities and looks, but they both are so special to my heart. Here are my darlings!! Thanks mom, I love all the memories you capture in your photographs:) oh yeah... and the adorable sun hats!!!

The Sick House!

Let's just say this past week was exhausting. Makayla brought home a stomach bug. It took her 3 days to get over it. It took Evan over 4!! Let's just say I don't want to clean up puke for a long time!! Evan definitely got it the worst, he was pretty much laying as a heap of blankets on the couch for days!! I have never seen him so sick in my life. Poor kid was a trooper though and made it through. Luckily nobody else has gotten it, or show signs of having it. Sadie got a low fever so I took her to the ER just in case! She hasn't gotten a fever again, we kinda think she is just teething because she is happy as a clam right now and won't stop slobbering everywhere. Having four kids to me really isn't that difficult, but let's just say I started feeling the stress of it when they get sick. Here is a picture of what Evan did for 3 days:)

And here are a few of my Sadie this morning, she is just too adorable to not take pictures of!

The Pictures of the Ev-bot

Evan got to spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa McIntire's last night,and had the time of his life. When I told him he was going to spend the night there, he waited by the stairs with a cracker and his sippy cup for like 10 minutes. It was the cutest thing he was so excited!! He had a great time being spoiled and my mom took some amazing pictures of him! He is our little photogenic boy, let me tell you! Enjoy!! Oh yeah and he loves hats!

New Pictures of the Kids

Here are some great pictures of the kiddo's my mom took. I love Sadie's the most, she is just so adorable!! I might be a little partial though!

Evan's Diagnosis

Well we got some news today at the neurologist. Evan has a benign teratoma in his brain below his optic nerve. They do not believe it is cancer. He is being sent to a neurosurgeon and we will go from there. He will have to receive MRI's every 3-6 months to see if it is growing or if it starts to make him have seizures. We are hoping for the best and are thankful for everyone's prayers. If he does have to have surgery it will be through his nose and not through his skull, which is definitely good news. This will be a month by month day by day process, but we know that with our faith we will be able to get through this. Thanks again for all your love and support. Also, this tumor is not the cause of his delays. The genetic testing should be back in a few weeks. If that comes up clear, than our Evan is just our Evan and he is getting all the therapies and help that he possibly could. Thanks again everyone!!

What we have been up to this month!

I hate to say this, but I am actually always busy. I didn't think it was possible, but it has happened, I rarely have a spare moment, and when I do, it is usually to make more appointments or take a shower:) We are all doing really well. Makayla had her first number 2 on the potty two days ago. Huge accomplishment for her and she loved to get the candy. I am not sure how much time I can spend potty training right now, due to well let's see my 3 and a half month old! But I do plan on going full throttle with the potty training late spring to early summer. I hope she is fully day potty trained by September. Send good vibes my way people, I am going to need it! James Micheal is well 5 and acting like 5 year old boys do (FRUSTRATING) but he is all registered for kindergarten next year and is very excited about it. Evan gets his MRI and genetic testing done on Friday. How am I feeling about it? NERVOUS, very nervous. Not about them finding something, just the whole being put under thing, which always makes me antsy for my kiddos! Makayla has been through it before, when she was about 2 days old with an MRI, but I didn't really have to see her get put under or anything because I was recovering as well. Luckily James will be coming with me so that should curb my anxiety a little. Evan also received his new orthotics last week and he loves them. I haven't noticed a difference in his stepping patterns yet, but he does seem more balanced when he tries to stand in them. Sadie is doing great and rolled over the other day. YAYAYA! All signs so far point that she will not run into the same issues that the middle two have had so far. We are estatic about that and the fact that she pretty much SLEEPS ALL NIGHT!!!!! So here is a picture of my precious after this very long post.She's about 3 days old, in this picture, I can't believe how much she is already growing up!! And that is all that is new with us for the moment!

My 3 month old and the Ev-Bot!!

This is my 3 month old:

She is quite possibly the cutest baby alive!! She is such a coo baby! Everything is gurgles and coo's. Which is definitely the cutest thing I have ever seen=) She is quickly going bald, and I hate to report it, but this girl has blonde roots. I doubt anyone will say she looks like me anymore, once the blondness takes over. Oh well, we had a good run! She loves everyone in the house, especially James Micheal, she lights up for that kid! We love her to death and pretty much want to eat her up and all her rolls too (which are several). The Pillsbury Dougboy has nothing on our Sadie.

Now I give you the Ev-Bot!!

Definitely the cutest 2 year old! Let me tell you that kid loves him a blanket. Just thought I would show you how cute my kids are and make you all jealous. It's ok... be jealous, I don't blame you, they're pretty AWESOME!!

James M. Sledding

Here is a video I (James) made with my iPhone of James M. sledding this winter. He had a lot of fun until he ate it hard core.

Enjoy!!

So GUESS WHAT!!

So my Makayla turned 4 today, which was totally surreal!! I am literally in total shock about how big she is now. She had a wonderful birthday full of opening presents and eating at her favorite restaurant(Tomato Street). My mom came up and took some pictures and brought us a yummy ice cream cake for Makayla, she loved it!! She got an awesome apron from her Great Grandma, a pillow pet, pretty dresses from both Grandma Mac and Grandma Divis. She also got some pants and a cute little stuffed bear too. She loved all her presents, thanks to everyone who thought of her! She had a great birthday!!

Now, to explain the title. Makayla for the first time at Evan's school, stood up on her own!!! Not only did she stand up on her own, she walked to me and was basically chasing me around all over the Guild School Gym. She will not crawl around the house hardly at all anymore, if she wants to go somewhere she stands up and walks there!! All I can say is YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so happy about her progress. She is doing so amazing. It was funny because that day I was just thinking about how much I wanted her to walk and stand on her own, we have been very patient with her(stubborness), and I was starting to worry. All I can say is the Lord truley does answer prayers, and Evan is doing awesome in group therapy!! Heavenly Father sure knows how to make things come together when it really means something to you. I am so grateful and happy for Makayla and Evan and the steps they are taking in their lives, they are my greatest teachers.

Happy Birthday Angel Girl, you are so loved!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, from my little sweetheart to you!!

Sadie's Blessing

We blessed Sadie on Sunday February 6th in the Moran Prairie Ward. My mom made her a beautiful dress, it was full of sparkle but very understated, which I think describes Sadie to a "T". She looked so precious! I almost started balling when I put the dress on her, that is how beautiful she looked. Thanks so much for the dress mom, it made her special day even more special! Her daddy blessed her with kindness and to care for her brothers and sisters. Did you hear that SISTERS(plural)! I don't stake anything on it but I do know that Sadie only has one sister right now! Her daddy also blessed her that she would do well in her schooling, health and strength, and that she would gain a testimony of the gospel. All of those are pretty good things!!

Our dear friends, Russ and Emily came to visit us this weekend also for Sadie's blessing. We had a great time even though I came down with the deadly strep James Micheal had last week. We went out to dinner for James' birthday on Friday and they had a Halo party after. That is when my fever took off and didn't stop until 2 days later. Russ and Emily were great, cleaned my house, watched my kids, and help make dinners, while I laid like a heap of dead skin on the couch. James came down with it Sunday night after they left and is just now getting over it!
All in all it was a great weekend besides the almost dying part! It was worth it to have our little Sadie blessed.

She was blessed by her Daddy, Grandpa McIntire, Grandpa Divis, Great Grandpa Divis,(Great Uncle) Rip Divis,(Second Cousin) Russ Golding,(Friend) Chris English,(Uncle) Jordan Divis, (friend)Russ Carlson, (Uncle William) Divis, and (Great Uncle) Steve Dege. Yeah...a lot of people love our little Sadie.

Here are some pictures of our little girl on her special day, thanks to my mom!

Cake and Turtle Bum!

So I had to get a picture of Sadie in her turtle bum tights, that her Aunt Mariah made her. They are so cute, but she seems to blow out of them anytime I am about to take a picture, so I put her in them right after her bath today, and they are already getting a little tight. She is growing so fast. So her is my ode to turtle bum.




Oh yes, and here are pictures of Evan enjoying his cupcake on his birthday. The mess was worth the cuteness!