Author: Tami

After another rough night of not much sleep, I dragged myself out the door and into the car to take the boys to school this morning. And what did I find? A big fat flat tire. Oh joy. Strangely (or maybe not, I’d say I’m an optimist in general) – my first thought was not…

This morning I woke up, rolled over, and discovered Lucky Charms in my bed. Yep, this is the life I lead. I am sleep deprived and I smell like spit-up. And I have no clothes that fit. But at least I’ve got these pictures to show for it: Pretty sure these will go down in…

It’s been over a month! Blogging has been pretty far down on my list lately. Four kids will do that to you I guess. All things I enjoy – like writing, shopping, showering, sleeping, brushing my hair – seem to be put on the back burner these days. Mostly due to this little troublemaker: But…

I finally am feeling almost whole again. Thank goodness! A little more sleep and a few more regular trips to the gym and I’ll be back to my old self. Being sick for three months sucked. And really sapped my energy. But I’ve never been so happy to be healthy. It’s left me wanting to…

So, I’m sick again. I had one healthy week which included a crazy busy and kinda stressful weekend of planning Josh’s baby blessing, and Lindsay’s 3rd birthday party (doubled up). Everything went off without a hitch. We had lots of company, perfect weather, ate lots of food, and cousins had a ton of fun playing…

Josh decided to celebrate his sixth week of life by setting his new record and sleeping from 9:30 at night until 5 in the morning. Not too shabby! Needless to say, Mommy was in a fantastic mood today. It didn’t hurt that the scale also moved down a few notches, I’m finally feeling better, bought…

Thanks to the new baby, this was the first year our little family stayed home for Christmas. Usually we rotate holidays between my parents’ in Utah and Brent’s parents in Fresno. But after 10 years of marriage, and four kids, we thought maybe it was time to do our own thing. Fun! However, Christmas at…

Well, at 39 weeks and 3 days, and after some stern father’s talking to’s, doctor’s cajolings, Grandma postponing her flight, and Lindsay sweetly rubbing my tummy and announcing “He’s weddy,” baby Joshua decided to finally enter the world and party crash his dad’s birthday on December 15, 2011. When regular contractions started up late the…

Thanksgiving? Done. Drove to Fresno and back with no traffic and no early labor/delivery. Lots of food, lots of sitting around, fun family times, and The Muppets. Success. Approximately 3 million leaves raked up off our front lawn? Done. Christmas decor? Check. Kind of a North Pole, kid friendly candy cane lane this year. Stockings…

Lindsay just finished her first dance class. It was a sight to behold. A sort of organized chaos with about 15 toddlers DECKED out in tutus, legwarmers, and fairy wings each week. LJ thought it was heaven on earth. So did I. Every time we went I would silently thank Heavenly Father for giving me…

Well, the room Lindsay will soon share with her baby brother is almost ready. After suffering through almost a year of hideous glossy peach walls, hardly any furniture, mismatched bedding, and toys and junk all over the place we all think the room is MUCH improved. I’m still shuffling a few things around and unpacking…