Happy Halloween!!!

I haven't uploaded this years Halloween pics onto my computer yet, and am sitting here at home with the flu, while the kids are out with Daddy trick-or-treating, but I found these from two years ago, and am wondering where the last two years went. I tell my kids daily to eat lots and lots of candy so they'll stay little forever. They just laugh. Why do they have to grow so quickly???

Breakin' My Heart

Both of my boys got the flu tonight! Bless their little hearts, I feel so bad for them.

Berkley: Mom, can I have something that will make my belly better.
Me: You can have some gatorade.
Berkley: Oh, thank you Mom, thank you; thank you so much Mom. (Takes a drink and then throws it all up.)

He is even polite when he is sick. I just want to hold him and kiss him...but I won't since I would rather die than have the flu. I keep going to check on him in the bathroom (where I made a bed for him) and every time I do, he is just staring at the ceiling. SOOOOO SAD!!!

Oh, and did I mention it is our 8th anniversary today! I am celebrating by cleaning up throw-up! Yeahh!

Oh, How We Love Our Uncles!!!

Seriously though, what would life be like without them? I took these pics in Rexburg over UEA weekend. LOOOOOOVE my brothers!!!

All In a Days Work

I am finally catching my breath at 8:00 this morning. I just cleaned up poop from all over the bathroom (Maddox had a blowout), gave him a bath, have a load of sheets in the washer (one of the kids wet the bed), have a load of bedding ready to wash (Maddox wet through his sleeper and all his blankets last night, got Savanna ready and on the bus (by 7:30), comforted a crying child on the way up to the bus stop, organized a closet, and read Berkley 5 books. Sometimes I have to sit back and remember that I love being a mom and that it is all worth it!

Mad's New Monkey

My mom just sent Maddox a new monkey, and he is in love! He always takes Berkley's monkey, and it makes Berkley sad, so it was time for him to have his own. He is so happy and attached!

Soccer Savanna

So Savanna has been doing soccer, basketball, and T-ball since she was three. We definitely started her too early, and she has never been a fan of any of them ... until now. Mike decided to be one of the coaches, and it has made all of the difference. Instead of picking flowers in the field, or re-braiding her hair while looking into the sky, she actually plays. It is so fun to watch her. There are two other little girls on her team, which helps, and she is always excited to get in her "cute soccer outfit". Berkley loves to practice with the team too - benefits of being the coaches son, I guess. Here are some pictures I took of practice last week.

My mom took the kids home for the week (YAHOO!) before school starts. I don't even know what to do with myself! So I guess I'll post some pictures. We had a McEwan Family Reunion every day of last week, so I got a ton of good pictures. It was so amazing being able to be with the whole family. The kids had a BLAST together! Here are some from the night of family pictures.