Our new family pictures

My father in law took some great pictures of the whole Divis family in August. These are our personal family photos. 

Sadie's new bed!

With the new little one coming we needed to move Sadie out of her Toddler bed so Emmy can occupy it soon. This is the first time in out nine year marriage we've had to buy a kids bed. We count ourselves blessed for that. But not wanting to spend a ton of money was necessary! So James made Sadie a very sturdy bed and stained it gray and sealed it. I found a great deal on a twin bed at Walmart for 89 dollars and free shipping!! So all in all the bed cost us around 150 bucks!! Sadie's in love with it and laid in it for ten minutes before she came upsatirs. I'm feeling a little more ready for a sixth baby now that all of our kids will have a bed to sleep in come April!! And James made it a little taller than normal so we can put at least five totes under it so I can fix a small bit of our storage problem!

James Micheal's Baptism and eighth birthday!

James micheal was baptized September 14th, 2013 in the Spokane stake center. It was quite a special and emotional day for us. I'm grateful he chose to take such a defining step in his life. He looked so cute in his new suit and watching him get baptized by his dad is something I'll remember forever.  It's hard to believe he is already eight. Soon he'll be twelve, then off on his mission before I know it. 

James micheals celebration after his baptism was also kinda his birthday party. We had lots of family and loved ones come it was so great to see all the support for us. 

James micheal has been such a blessing and help to me these past eight years. He has helped me wrangle babies and clean the house. He has been a great source of love and comfort in our home and I thank Heavenly Father for sending him to me first. It's going to be so amazing to watch him grow into a great young man of God. He was blessed with the gift of the Holy Ghost and that he would be a help and example to his siblings, and that he would be an amazing missionary.  How exciting it will be to see him achieve those things. We love you James micheal. Thanks so much for choosing to be part of our family. You've taught us so much about selflessness, compassion, and love. We love you, mom,dad,makayla,Sadie,Evan,Emmy, and baby number six. I'm so happy to know we can have ya forever!

My trouble maker

We will call this photo what happens when mommy goes to the car to grab the milk and leaves an unopened pudding cup on the table. Yeah...she's nuts!!

Evan's first day of preschool.

Also Evan in his German outfit that used to be James micheal!

Evan started his second year of preschool a couple of weeks ago. He loves riding the bus alone and seems to enjoy it just as much as last year. Sadie has been pretty lonely with Evan not being home in the afternoons. She misses him a lot and has no one to get into trouble with until Emmy figures it out, which won't be long. Here is Evan and Sadie on his first day back!

First day of school

James micheal and makayla's first day of school was September 3, 2013. Makayla loves her new teacher mrs. Hagood, and James has Mrs. Larson, who seems rather nice. I can't believe I have a kindergartener and second grader. They love being in the same school and James even said he saw her in the hallway and gave her a quick hug....how cute is that, seriously!!  Love my two big kids. Evan starts on Monday so we will see how that goes!

So...

So I don't exactly know how to start this post, so I guess a picture will suffice:

In case you don't know what that is, it's a pregnancy test, and yes it is positive. Our sixth and final child is due in mid April. I will have a blog for this final child, more for me and my journaling purposes but you are more than welcome to check it out. Just click on the picture to the right. I'm happy and sad this time of my life is almost over. It's still beyond super early, so I'm hoping that I'm not jinxing myself with posting this, but all the people who read this blog already know. So...here we go. One last time!

Silverwood

Last week we got to take James micheal to silverwood! Because he had earned his free ticket for reading ten hours. My mom was gracious enough to watch the five other crazies so we could have some special time with our oldest. It was a lot of fun to spend the whole day with our seven year old he loved the water park and his favorite ride was the log ride. I love how almost bored James micheal was without his siblings. He truly loves his little brother and sisters. But, he had fun and so did James and I. Here are a few picture of our adventure.

July so far and the last part of June!

The end of June was perfect pool weather. 

Mid June Mariah and I had fun at the color me rad 5k

I love this shot of Emmy at her birthday party

These are some random fun shots of the Fourth of July! We had a blast with our best buds the Carlsons. We never see them enough!

We hung out with a certain cousin quite a bit:

We had a terrible sickness rampage all of us. But Sadie was the worst.  Luckily we are on the mend. Especially Kay Kay. 

Evans brain tumor is stable and not growing:

James micheal has had soccer all July and loves it:

And that pretty much sums up our activities so far this summer:) hopefully I will do better with blogging!

Emily is one!!!!

Our little Emsy turned one yesterday. The weather was exactly the same as it was the day she was born. Sunny and rainy:)  she will have a birthday party on Saturday but I wanted to write down about what has been so special about her first year of life. Emily has always been a quiet kind of soul from the time she was in my tummy.  She has remained the same as she was as a newborn; a quiet observer. I love that James micheal can make her giggle like crazy, I love her chubby thighs and adorable dimple. She has the most beautiful big eyes and is slow to fuss.  She has been a quiet reminder of God's love in our home. She has fit in to our family like she's always been here. She is patient and kind.  

Last night she woke up around 11:30 and was fussing, which is usual for her(she wants a bottle mostly). But last night she didn't want the bottle, she reached out to me and said,"momma!" I was surprised because she never says my name, ever.....I mean ever.  So I picked her up and cuddled her in her blanket and sat in the rocking chair with her. I sang a couple of lullabies to her and told her I loved her....she looked at me when I said that, smiled, touched my cheek with her little chubby hand and fell asleep instantly.  Lets just say I started crying...what a tender mercy this little girl has been in my life and what a blessing it is to be her mommy. This experience was a perfect example of who she is, not requiring much but loving you regardless of my imperfections. Thanks Heavenly Father for our little one year old.  We love you Emily....you are such a wonderful daughter of God!

Makayla's graduation

Makayla graduated from preschool on June 11,2013. I am so proud of my big girl. She's growing up these days. She's ready to take on full day kindergarten in style. 

James micheal's first grade concert

At the end of February, James and I were able to go to James micheal's first grade concert. He was really nervous and shy during the first couple of songs, but did wonderfully by the end of the night. He was part of the dance number, which was pretty much him dragging a girl by the hand till he was at the end of the dance line. James and I were just laughing so hard at his expressions the whole time. He also was part of the class xylophone number and got to play on one of the large ones. We went out for frozen yogurt afterwards and had fun discussing the songs with him. He did so great and it was nice to have one on one time with him. He's growing up so fast!

Makayla's birthday!

Makayla turned six this year on February 26th. We celebrated her birthday for quite a few days. I had gotten tickets for Kay and I to see the little mermaid put on by the children's company. Brandon and Callie came along too! James wasn't able to come because of a death in the family, but I was able to go with Kay, and we were there in spirit. Makayla had such a fun time at the theatre and got all the treats she wanted during and after. On her actual birthday we stayed home and had some yummy cake and she got a new princess shirt, hat and necklaces. Very low key and very Makayla!

Sappy time: Its hard to believe that Kay is finally six! She has grown a lot this year and surprises us with her whit and easy humor. When I talk to others who interact with Kay, they always seem so amazed at how loving and Christlike she is. She softens hearts and brings understanding to others that reaches far beyond our home already. I'm so grateful that I get to see how she touches other people almost immediately. I won't say everything has been easy breezy this year and that I haven't felt discouraged at times, but The Lord constantly reminds me what a privilege it is to have her in our home and know her more than anybody else can, and call her ours. We love you our Kay Kay! Can't wait to see what being six brings!!

Portland trip for valentines day!

So hubby surprised me this year to get me back for his surprise party, by taking me on a four day vacation to Portland. We had a nice break from the kids, and a wonderful time. Going on getaways reminds me that there is so much more to James and I then babies( which are wonderful), but a nice reminder of why I love him so much. Here are some pictures of the fun-ness!