awesome

as if the broken arm weren't enough!!!! last night after the kids had their skating party, they were super hungry so i let them eat pizza in the car on the way home. indie grabbed her slice and it somehow ended up melting all over her hand. she was screaming bloody murder!! i hurried and pulled over and dug sauce and cheese out of her cast, while she continued screaming. oh the joy!!! it was a night for the record books. nightmare. the only way i could cope was to self-medicate. riesens(however you spell it?), junior mints, charleston chews, and raisinettes. cute.

classic skating dance party

lib and her teacher mckenzie. totally 80's!!!

miss valarie and the monster.

ugh.

dance showcase company concert

nice plie inders!

i'm feeling the emotion, how about you?!

nice form!

the exact opposite of her personality is captured in this picture!

it's raining men!!

love the attitude!

grandma bulkley with the stars!

indie: did you get me a present?

grandpa: yes, i took you to wendy's for a kid's meal

indie: that's not a present!

grandpa: why not?!

indie: because you can't hold it in your hands and you poop it out!!!!!!

seriously.

love that girl!

ryder came to support his bff. indie was so excited!

another pic for the wedding video! libs and noners! soo cute!

cousin oaklee dances at dance showcase too! so fun to see her!

this is libby's teacher mckenzie. libby absolutely loves her. i think it's a big reason there's been so much change in libby's dancing this year. thanks kenz! emmie, jacee, and libs are the cutest friends ever. (their moms aren't that bad either!)

school's out for summer!!

chase with his 3rd grade teacher(saint) mrs. fehlberg

libby with her 1st grade teacher ms. grandstaff

singer/songwriter/illustrator

sitting pretty

those thighs!!! that tummy!!! i LOVE it!!

twins?!



i am in love! can i freeze her? does she have to grow up into one of my monsters?

about the author. . .

i love libby!!! she has decided to write a series of books, 23 to be exact. they center around a fictional character named sarah becker. i turned book 1 over the other day and found this awesome surprise. she is soooo cute!!! i think writers block is setting in. she's half way through book 3. stay tuned for more fun tidbits.

spring break at the vegas vacation house

the first activity after swimming in the 55 degree weather was a dinner show at the excalibur with the vegas andersons. merlin sat down and chatted with us before the show and even worked chase into his speech! he talked about having dinner "with his good friend chase" we are suckers for shout outs! wahoooo!! eating big rotisserie chickens with your hands in a packed sauna of a room= ga-ross! but the kids loved it and thought the show was awesome. capri even liked it!

casey helped the kids win teddy bears

m and m world=crowded, chaos, anxiety, ugh. not a stroller friendly place that's for sure.


besties indie and emery! soo super cute together and soo super opposite.


capri's first swim. sports illustrated here we come.

love those faces!

grandma took the kids to see the lions and i stayed and played with capri. she melts my heart every time she smiles or coos. the vacation house was a success for spring break. the kids had a blast and went swimming every day, rain or shine. yogurtland was our favorite place, somehow i didn't get a picture. one highlight was me attempting to shop at h and m with all FOUR of my kids. i am not above bribery and it worked for the most part. i'm just curious what onlookers thought of the crazy mom in over her head. :) grandpa took chase and libs to get books and to a movie one night.we're lucky my parents will put up with us and keep inviting us back! thanks for everything, we are seriously so spoiled (and blessed!) and thanks alison for all the locals only hook ups and dinner and playing with us.

chase turns NINE!!!

this wasn't supposed to be the first picture. i hate blogger. i actually hate my ineptness. anyway, cute little libs and noah got to go to the jazz game for chase's birthday.

chase and ethan at tucanos before the big game.

what happy boys! no, chase didn't just get back from the dentist?!

betty crocker's got nothing on me


chase got his car, or should i say casey got his car?! fun!! we celebrated with family on sunday. monday casey took chase and bff ethan to a jazz game where chase got to be the ball boy. tuesday, (the real birthday) we went to diary of a wimpy kid and got "panda bear express", one of chase's favorite places. chase has the biggest heart and is always quick to help out. he loves me and tells me this all the time. it always makes me feel so good. i love you snug bug!

bunny ears and easter outfits

my handsome one and only son.

the girls

my posterity

all 6 matching and ready before church!! we deserve an award!!

crazy hair day

too bad my kids are shy around cameras!

first feeding yum!

bumbo buddies

the cutest cousins ever do not like to cooperate for photo ops!

cute!!