5 years strong......

Bill and Isaiah after Christmas last year....adorable.
us almost 9 months ago, before Angel was with us. just showing ms. emily.

The kids again....Emily was sleeping.

There she is.

I couldn't find any recent pics, so here's some older ones.

Yesterday was our 5 year Anniversary. I can not believe it has already been 5 years. I have loved every minute of being married to the best man ever and to top it all off, he is truly my best friend. I love love love being married to him and love having babies with him. He is so good to me. He is definately the only man I know that will put up with me. We aren't much for romance or at least traditional romance. I think he is very romantic, he thinks the way I think. Not only that but romance costs money that we don't have. (hahaha) Any way I woke up to my anniversary card taped to the TV. (does that say anything about my life?) In it he wrote pack an overnight bag for you and the kids and meet me at your mom's at 2:30. So I did and didn't ask any questions. Had a pretty productive day with the kids other than our craft mishap. Doing crafts with the older two is fine, add my dramatic nearly year old into it and all the crap flies, literally. Anyway since no digital camera, you don't get to see what I mean. I did take pictures, just not digital ones. ( APS for those interested) We didn't leave my moms until 4. Which is the way it goes with the kids. We had two breathing treatments to give and lots of love as this is first night (all night) without Emily and Angel. Isaiah's first was when I had Emily, so I think I'm getting easier to let them stay elsewhere. At least not so overprotective. Neither of us had lunch, my kids did, but I was busy cleaning and getting things together. We were starving. We went out to eat at Applebees, which is a treat, we don't get out much anymore. I had riblets and loaded potatoes and a salad and a chicken strip. Took half of it with me. Bill had the new triple play, mini bacon burgers, steak fajita wrap and buffalo wings. He took half to. We stayed at the Great Wolfe Lodge, which was so much fun. I was a little nervous about being away, but welcomed the break and loved it. We walked around, then we played a little, we liked the tubes, mostly the green one. Then we went to Coldstone Creamery (ahhhh). I talked him into it. I got a signature dessert....lovin with out the oven, accept it called for cake batter ice cream and I got chocolate. It had whipped cream, fudge and cookie dough for the mix-ins. So delicious. went back to great wolfe. in the morning we swam a little, called and my dad brought the kids up...they were free, yay. and they played with us until this afternoon around 2. We had a blast. I have had so much fun this weekend and it's not over. At our wedding I remember being so extactic just to have him marry me and I would have never imagined 5 years later, 3 kids later, how much I love him more and more every day. He works so hard to take care of us and still finds time to make me feel special. I still feel like a young 19 year old when we are together.

Any way... not much else new Emily's first birthday is Monday, we will have a little family party for her. I can't believe how time flies. She is still chicken to walk. I am weining (spelling)??? her from breastfeeding now and she's doing ok. I still have weight to lose so hopefully that will happen soon. I have a quirk about working out and nursing, I don't want to take anything away from my breast milk, so it seems I am lazy, but it's more just worried about doing anything to the milk. Found out my best friend Rachel is moving back to KS from OK, which is awesome. She's a stay home mommy too and just had her second baby in July so I'm pretty excited about that. Bill loves his new job still and we are still trying to sell the house. (ugh). I can't wait to move and am hoping God works it out really soon. We have stayed really busy, so hopefully we can slow down soon and have some quality family time. All 3 of the kids are a little sick, Emily is teething again soon to have 4 on bottom and 4 on top, I thought Isaiah had all his teeth by her age? Emily has an ear infection, Isaiah and Angel have upper resperiatory and are on breathing treatments, but are getting much better. All 3 on antibiotics. talk about breaking the bank an extra $150, just for dr visits and medicine. God works it all out some how. My parents haven't downloaded there pics yet, so when they do, I'll have lots to show. Miss everyone we don't see and thanks for the comments in advance. :) my love to everyone

...Crystal