I'm not giving up on this blog!

That's what I keep telling myself. It has been way too long since I posted. You know what though? I would probably post more if my husband would have gotten me this for Christmas.

Instead, I got this.

I didn't even ask for it. He might as well have gotten me a hammer. Anyway, Avery Started Basketball in December. It was quite an adjustment for her in organized sports. She loved it, and she hated it. She played really well at times and sometimes just gave up and sat down. I learned to just chill out when it comes to my kids playing sports. I get a little carried away trying to coach them from the bleachers (You know that mom. It's me!!!). Christmas was amazing from what I can remember of it. I feel as if a tornado picked me up on December 10th and gently placed me back down on January 2nd. ALL of my brothers and sisters were here--Not to mention mom and dad, Mammaw and Aunt Jan. We had a house full of chaos and fun.

We laugh and played and celebrated. I almost forgot to mention the most important thing that happened over the holidays--Avery got baptised. It was amazing! I am so grateful for her decision to be baptised. The Holy Ghost testified that she made the right decison.

The Busy Life!

I feel like I am working all the time these days. At least I get to work with my handsome husband. Also, my mom gets to spend A LOT more time with my kids. I wouldn't trust them with anyone else. My beautiful little boy just had his FOURTH birthday. He is a superhero through and through. He is obsessed!!! I love my girls very much but Spencer definitely changes things up a bit with his "boyness".

Fall is in the air. I love fall in the south. The weather is 70-80 perfect degrees and you can still wear your flip flops. Have I mentioned that I DO NOT like to be cold. My baby Kate is starting to stand alone. It won't be long before she is walking. NOOOOOOOOO!

We are still alive

Hands down! This has been the craziest summer of my life.  We had about a 2 week notice to move out of our house because we had renters wanting to move in.  Mark spent the summer in Mississippi and the kids and I stayed with my parents in Tennessee.  We were finally able to find a place to live in Mississippi so we could finally be a family again.  Two days after we moved in, school started.  Now we are all getting adjusted to living in a new place, a new job, new schools, and a new ward.  We had to juggle the move with birthdays, family reunion, fun trips, business trips and a wedding.  Someone needs to give me a medal.  Let's see one of those Olympians do this!

What's going on

Things have been crazy around here. Mark and I decided on a career change and move. We have been scrambling around since March trying to get our home ready to be put on the market. We decided to lease it out instead of trying to sell it right now. This has been an especially hard task because Mark is travelling out of town with his new job and four children never make anything very easy. We have been trying to chip away at the massive list we have to do and we finally got the house on the market last weekend. Yay!!

Sitting up

It only took 8 months. Kate can now sit up without nose diving to the floor. She rolls over from her back to her stomach but will not roll from her stomach to her back. I still swaddle her when she sleeps and I am currently working on moving her out of my room into her own room. She loves the snuggness of her bassinet and is having a hard time getting used to the pack-n-play. I have noticed that as I have more children I am becoming less concerned about them completing milestones on my time schedule. Kate is progressing well enough and I'm actually pretty happy she is not crawling or getting into stuff yet.

My 6 month old

This little girl is growing too fast. She's almost sitting up and she's almost rolling over. I think she is holding back a bit because I want her to. I would like to keep her my baby for as long as possible.

We're so glad when Gramma and Grandad come

Mark's parents came down to visit. The kids have been having a great time.
They love to play.





Thay love to bring gifts.