Joey Turns 6!

So our Joseph turned 6 this weekend!  Woohooo!  I can't believe it has been 6 years since we came home from the birth center with this little guy in our arms.  He is such a sweetheart! 

But he can sure be a silly kiddo too!  He loves to make people laugh and he LOVES to tell stories! (Just like his dad!)  Joey is very creative and imaginative.  He can create things with legos and have a full story to go along with it, including background details!  We love him with all our heart and are so grateful that Heavenly Father has sent him to our family! 

To start out Joey's birthday weekend, we brought donuts to his kindergarten class and they celebrated there with him!  

His teacher Mrs. Williams is super nice and made him feel very special!

Then the next day was his actual birthday!  We had a movie/pizza family night and he ripped open some very fun presents!  Thanks everyone!

The operation...opening the boxes! :)

Dave and I made him some arrows with a little holders for them to go with his bow and arrow set.  We were so grateful it turned out! :)

Then that Sunday, the day after Joey's big day, we had a family party for him at our house. Dad made a delicious dinner of mashed potatoes and hamburger gravy---Mmmm!  And I can't believe we made it as far as after dinner for Joey to open his presents, but somehow he did.  I sadly didn't get many pictures.  But everyone spoiled him and he loved his presents!  Thank you again!

Then it was Cupcake time!  He requested Chocolate cupcakes with min frosting.  And then he chose the colors of the frosting and the style I used to decorate them.   He had a wonderful birthday filled with lots of love!  

We love our Joey!

Joey Celebrates 4 with the Whole Arizona Clan!

Our Joey boy got TWO birthday parties this year since we live close to family now!  No one complains about that now will we? Joey decorated the cake himself! What a big boy! 

Fun Day!

Fun People! 

Fun Presents!

Yummy cake! 

Joey got to frost and decorate his own cake! And pick out the color of the frosting.  He did a great job! 

What??!!??  I can hear it now!  :) Love my Joey!

Vader Hat!! Woot woot!

It is such a treat that Grandma Betty gets to come to family events!  She just lights up when everyone is around.

Joey wanted Pizza for his birthday dinner.  I won't complain...Daddy makes the pizza! :) And can you say, Yu-uhm!

It was super fun having everyone over for the party!  Love my fam! (We always miss Pheob & Mom and Sadie!)

Our Joey turns 4!

I surprised Joey with a Star Wars themed dinner for his bday dinner! He was tickled!  It was very fun! 

The kids decorated his bday chair balloons. :)

Joey's birthday wish...play Lego Star Wars with his Dad! :) It looks like Dave is working, but he is playing with Joey using his keyboard since we only had one controller.

Here's his loot!  Present time!

So fun!

Jo has been big into soccer lately. 

Our Joey is already 4! It really wiggs out my mind to think about how fast they grow.  He is a happy boy with so much energy!  I'm so grateful he is part of our family!

Star wars all throughout the day. I don't think he could get any more excited! :) 

Happy 5-0 Mom!

We had a little party at grandma's house for my Mom's bday first.  Can you tell I may have forgotten candles?  hehe

And later that night we all met the Colorado folk at Texas Roadhouse for a big bday dinner!  Funny, we all took more pics of all the babies than the bday girl.  It was the first time they had all been together.  It went Des (in the middle)- born Feb 2012, then Ellie March 2012, and then Kingston in April 2012!  

3 right in a row! 

And here is one with Sammy who has a few months on all of them! 

Ellie was the prettiest of the bunch!  :) Only girl.  She'll have lots of cousins to have crushes on! 

Sadie....side saddle?

Amber's Bday- She's getting OLD!

Happy Birthday to me! :0)

Dave and the kids surprised me and made a pinata for us!!  It was so fun!

Joey got it to the ground finally and split her open good!  Treats galore!

Ellie Bellie!  She looks so different before her hair got long and curly! 

Elizabeth Claire Omer Meets the World

Welcome to earth little Elizabeth Claire!  

How did it go you ask?  Read on if you asked yourself this.  (If not, just skip down and look at the pictures.)  I went into active labor on Tuesday night, March 20th around 8:30pm and got to the birth center about midnight.  My water broke around 1:40am. And after a couple hours of really long, hard contractions and another hour of pushing, our little sweetie was born at 4:18am!  (Seemed like MUCH longer to me!) She was 8 lbs 12 oz and 21" long.  Sounds big, but she was still just tiny.  She's got a nice crop of dark hair that is kinda wavy in the back and she has long skinny fingers and toes.  I am completely in love!

It took a little time to figure out what her name was to be.  So she was nameless for a while which felt weird.  Once we were home and settled with Abby and Joey with us, we had tried out a few of our 'top of the list' names, and couldn't quite feel it.  Then one night we both looked a little further down on the list and just knew her name was Elizabeth.  It just seemed obvious and very clear.  I love that feeling...the spirit confirming truth.  Names are very important and she is supposed to be Elizabeth Claire. Claire is her great grandmother's name on my dad's side, and just a beautiful name too.  

We are so thrilled to have her sweet spirit in our family.  I feel like she is going to be such a peacemaker and calm influence on our home.  She looks so precious and angelic here.  So much love.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth! Dave got us a little microwave dessert thing to have at the birth center to celebrate her bday and sing to her! :) We had another wonderful experience at the birth center.  The midwife and nurses took VERY good care of us.  They are fantastic!

Packed up and ready to go...although, it looks like she is still wishing she was packed inside my belly! 

The kids made (with help from our friend Emily) an adorable "Welcome Home" sign for Ellie!  They were ecstatic to meet her and absolutely adore her!

Our Abby is FINALLY 5

Abby has been long awaiting her 5th birthday!  

And she got even a more special day, because Grandma Omer was still in town for the first 1/2 of the day!  

She loves her woodkin dolls!  Such a great idea! Thanks Mom O!

Abby requested a rasberry cake!  Luckily I had some in the freezer (being not a very February fruit). 

Grandma even did her hair! Lucky day!

Happy Birthday Abby!  We love you!