Introducing ...

LAUREN BROOKE!

Lauren is our soon-to-be teenager and is Mark's "boy". She loves sports and does really well. This year she has been on her middle school track, soccer and basketball teams, which has kept us so very busy. She also plays soccer for our county rec league and has been a referee for them this year. She is a huge help with her little sisters! It's so great owning a babysitter! Lauren is in the 7th grade and has done well in all of her classes.

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MACKENZIE KRISTINE!

Mackenzie is truly our energetic one. I don't know that she ever slows down! She is always willing to help out and is such a great kid. Mackenzie is 10 and in the 4th grade. She is our social one and loves to talk on the phone to her many friends. She plays soccer and loves to be outside. She can be quite the drama queen! I guess the upside to that is that you never have to wonder how things are going with her. You just know! She's a pretty easy going girl and full of love and laughter.

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ASHTYN MICHELLE!

Ashtyn is my cuddly one. She likes to be held and doesn't let anyone leave the house or go to bed without a kiss and hug. She is so sweet!! She has just turned 5 and is looking forward to kindergarten in the fall. Ash has reached the age where staying home with mom just isn't enough. She wants to have a friend over or go somewhere everyday. Thank goodness for preschool 2 days a week! Her closest friends started kindergarten this year and it has been an adjustment for her. She misses them! She played soccer this fall and had a great time figuring it all out. She loves animals, especially our little white poodle-bichon, Princess. Ash takes good care of her and likes for her to sleep in her bed.

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SIERRA RILEY!

Sierra will be 3 in March and is soooo busy! She is always doing something, but thankfully loves to watch TV. I can usually keep her in one spot by turning on a Disney Princess movie or High School Musical. She loves to sing and dance and jump on and off of the furniture. I lovingly refer to her as our "grand finale". She is definitely our last--a little bit sad, I know. Sierra likes to be outside and sometimes ventures out on her own. She likes to jump on the trampoline and play on the swingset. She loves playing with her older sisters and is very dramatic. As if our house needed more of that! We love her and think she's absolutely adorable!

Getting Started...

My family thinks that I am computer illiterate so I thought I would give this a try. My girls will either think I am cool or be completely embarrassed by what I post. The older girls are to the age where I have lost my "super mom" status and really don't know everything, if anything at all! Thank goodness for my little ones who still think that I am perfect and can do just about anything.