Blue Shirts

Okay so I was at Disneyland a while back with Sue and Courtney Rutenbar. We had dinner in Downtown Disney. I went into the Quicksilver store to look for coordinating shirts for the boys for a photo. I found 5 blue shirts in 5 different designs and sizes. Awesome. Even more awesome when the check out person said it was 30% off for pass holders. Great!!! So we were ready for a picture!

Courtney Gause and I took the boys to get pictures done. It was for Mac's 6 month and Miller's 9 month pics. I just wanted to have one of all of them also. So it did not happen. Prince Morgan (the almost 2 year old) decided he would have none of it. So above are random shots of the boys in the blue shirts (except for Miller). This summer I am going to try again at my mom's to get a shot of all in the blue shirts.

FYI about the pics.

Morgan- this is what he does all the time. Cars cars cars!!!!

Mac- Oh he wants to play with the big boys. He is smiling and watching the basketball practice of Max!

Miller- Smiling from ear to ear is what he is doing almost always. What great dimples!!!

Max and Marc- Hams for the camera and best buddies!!!

Here are my big boys in action. Max and Marc having been enjoying the Saddleback Rec Sports Programs. Marc did basketball and then soccer. Max did basketball twice. The programs go for about 6 weeks. It is super fun and relaxed. Both will play football in the fall. That program is through Pop Warner. It is really intense. There will be lots of stories and pictures when they start football. Stay tuned!!!

New Pics

I bet you thought the pics would be here on my blog.  Well I am trying to make an appt. with my husband to find out how to get the pics from where ever he hides them to my blog!!! So for now you can go to hokma.com and see the new pics!!!

Love to all

new camera!

here are some nice pictures from today.

max is mean.

love this a lot

here are some nice things.

Facebook and Twitter

I do not get to sit at the computer everyday just due to all the babies.  But my email comes to my phone so I am able to sort of keep up that way.  Sometimes I find it to hard to return long emails on the phone but I at least am reading the incoming stuff.  I also have lots of people's tweets coming to the phone.  I enjoy the tidbits of nonsense.  It keeps me connected to people.  

I will occasionally post something on facebook or send a tweet.  I am very inconsistent but I am pretty sure that no one cares!

So the reason I am even talking about this is because I have a gripe.  With this I am doing something that kind of bugs me and that is griping on a blog.  But I feel strong about what I am going to say.

I have a hard time when people put serious stuff out on facebook.  I think that if you are wanting to use it to get info out fast about someone being sick or something that is okay.  What I mean is too personal serious info.  An example would be letting the whole world know that you have been emotionally hurt by someone.  I think that is between 2 people not 700 billion.  

This is the same with Twitter for me.  I recently heard that someone proposed on twitter.  I love that.  I also heard that a plane went down and the first pictures were sent over twitter.  That is awesome also.  I jsut don't want to know that you are fighting with your husband or you are mad at a friend.  

That is my story and I am sticking to it!!!!

Easter

I love Easter!  First because of Christ!  Second because of the family time, egg hunts, awesome Easter services, anniversary of all regional campuses at church, and the fact that Spring has arrived!  

At my house growing up my mom and dad made Easter really fun.  They would tie a pink string to my bedroom door and a blue string to my brother's bedroom door.  We would wake up in the morning and get to follow our color string all around the house.  It would wind all over the place.  Along the way we would find presents and candy and it would end with the Easter basket!  So fun.  So I told this story and my 6 year old heard.  He then really wanted me to do it for him.  It was all I could do to have baskets for everyone.  I told him that next year I would do it for all the boys.  They could each choose a color and then the house would be filled with string.  So fun.  

So this year I did at least do baskets for all of them.  They each had a cute basket with their name on the liner.  Max and Marc got candy in theirs.  Morgan got cars in his.  I also put a few jelly beans in his and he totally did not care.  Miller and Mac got baby food and baby snacks in theirs.  I took pics of all of them and will try to post them.  

Happy Easter Eveyone!!!!

Working Out

I actually really like to work out.  Growing up I played sports.  Never a star but always had fun.  I now work out at the YMCA.  I love it there.  I do the classes there.  I do a cardio circuit class, bodypump, and 2 zumba classes.  Zumba is a latin dance class.  Try not to picture me doing the class.  It is not pretty but I love it.  Maybe one day I will have someone video me and then I will post it.  It is super funny.  I even have fancy zumba shoes!!!! 

I am feeling good and losing weight.  That is all I wanted!!!

5 kids in a line

  Okay so Matt was gone at a conference this last weekend.   It was the first time I had all the kids on my own since we went from 2 kids to 5 kids in a matter of 2 seconds.  So needless to say I am still alive.  It actually was really great.  I had some help come at times which was great.  So every Saturday morning I go to  Weight Watchers.  I am in the process of getting myself a hot body!!  So I knew it was going to be a good week on the scale so I really wanted to go weigh in.  So I got up and took all the kids to the meeting.  When we arrived there was a line of about 10 people ahead of me.  Now the meeting part had started so I was trying to keep everyone quiet while in line.  I was not going to stay for the meeting just weigh in.  So I am in line and people are seeing the triple stroller and the big boys and asking questions and causing a stir!  These are all examples of the fact that people noticed I was there.  They noticed that I was the only adult in my party.  They noticed that I had a lot of kids with me.  But not one person offered me a spot closer to the front of the line!  At first it was no problem because everyone was quiet.  But then after about 20 minutes the natives were getting restless.  Still no offers.  It was all of a sudden getting really hot in the room!!!  So then Morgan bolted out of the room.  I went really fast to grab him.  During the 3 seconds I was out of line it had become my turn and a lady went ahead of me.  Wow!  Awesome!  Really all I can say without being mad about it.  

   So here is the moral to my story.  If you see someone who is trying to doing something good but is needing a little help to make it easier then HELP!!!  

   My weigh in was great.  Worth the craziness.  I will be kidless at the meetings from now on!!

my typical lunch time

Except for yesterday when Matt, Marc and I met up with the Rutenbars and the Fields to have lunch, I usually eat at home.  Today I am trying to get a ton of things done.  Marc is having a birthday party today.  I actually do not need to do a whole lot for that.  I am organized with that stuff.  But I do need to still check the evite.  So I am eating, checking the evite, now writing this post, and also trying to get my staff wives small group Rsvp stuff done for our retreat.  I am doing this all super duper fast so I can get it all done before any babies wake up.  

I also have just a few pages left in my book.  I am reading Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck.  Very good.  I know you are probably thinking when could I possibly read.  My reply is you always find time for the things you like.  

No Picture

Well I was just making my profile.  I was looking for the picture of my whole family to have as my picture.  I could not find it.  So I will try to have someone take a picture of just me for the profile shot.  We will see if it works out.  If I can find the other one with everyone it might get used.  You will see soon!!

Since I need to practice my blogging skills I did find some cute pics of some of the boys while I was looking for the group shot.  Here they are.   

First Blog Post.

I can't believe I am doing this.  I just was reading a few blogs of people I know.  I decided to start one for myself.  I am not sure how this will turn out but I am excited to try.  Please accept my apology in advance for talking too much about my kids or the crazy life I am leading right now.  Right now that is what is making my life mine.  Enjoy!!!!