Sweet Sierra!!!! I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be!

A recent picture of Sierra! Her school went and played in the snow at Crater Lake - she looks so beautiful and sounds amazing!

Happy 7th Birthday Boys!!!!! Party time!

Today, the boys 7th b-day - we packed two parties into one day! This was party #1, which was for the boys with Bailey, a few cousins, and a few class friends - 17 kids total. We had it at the new YMCA we are members at - and it was great! The kids played hard and non-stop for an hour, then it was cake (well, cupcake!) and present time. The boys & all the other kids had a WONDERFUL time! So did Chris & I! OH - and it SNOWED again today!

Handsome, 7 YEAR OLD Trent!

Wyatt took time to to flash me his adorable grin, mid-slide!

Some of Trent's good friends: Jeffery, Aaron (with the frosting all over his face!), Devon & Anthony

Some of Wyatt's best friends: Chloe, Anna & Grace

Wyatt, Bailie, Abby & Bailey

There were kids everywhere! 17 kids ... this room was perfect!

Adorable Karsten! A cousin, and a great friend of the boys! He is in class with Wyatt - and he and Trent will play one-on-one soccer for HOURS!

Some of the kids took a break from climbing up the tubes and did some coloring & a running/tackling game with Chris!

The "zany zone" was great fun - for kids, and even Chris & I!

Bailey kept wandering back to the kitchen area - she was ready to eat!

Abby, Chris & Wyatt playing a big version of tic-tac-toe!

My cousin, Annalise, with 2 of her 3 - Annika & Kaari (Karsten was already off playing with the kids!)

Wyatt & Abby

The party room - it worked out perfectly!

Bailie playing on the ball

THANK YOU for the crab, Jake!!!

Jenna's boyfriend, Jake, brought us some INCREDIBLE crab that he brought home from Alaska - crab is probably one of my very favorite things in the entire world - it was HUGE and so good! Chris, Dane, Kiera & I hardly spoke a word, we were too busy eating!

Look at all that crab!!! And, yes ... just a little butter!

Even Dane ate crab - and he has *hated* crab (who hates crab????) since he was a little kid! And, he liked it!

Olivia working on the laptop ... Chris is right next to her working on his laptop, too ... ahh, networking ...

Trent lost his first tooth!!!!

One minute, he was showing me how loose it was (see picture down below) - and the next minute -it was out! I think I heard he may have been hit in the face with a basketball ... but who knows. Now its Wyatt's turn! To lose a tooth, that is ...

Look how cute & grown up he looks with one missing tooth!

Minutes before - Trent was showing me how loose his tooth was!

Trent taking his job very seriously!

Everyone helping to wash our new family car - finally, something that fits us all!

Dinner with Dejah & the kids!!

This evening, Dejah brought Kora & Zoe over to play - and wound up cooking dinner for us at our house! It was delightful - I got to snuggle with Zoe and watch Kora and the kids play, while my sister used our kitchen to cook us all a meal that I hadn't had for YEARS ... I am so incredibly grateful for my family, and for the wonderful relationship I get to now share with my sisters!

Chris & Trent were taking silly pictures of themselves - but I just love their beautiful eyes!

Wyatt, Kora & Trent having banana popsicles!

I can't get enough of Zoe - she is the sweetest, happiest little girl!

Trent & Zoe ... he is so sweet and gentle with babies!

Zoe & Bailey ... too cute!!!

Cutest Cousins!!! Kora & Bailey - they play together so well - I love it!

Wyatt with Zoe ... so sweet!!!

Wyatt & Trent had diaper duty!

Wyatt taking it easy with baby Faith! Right before this - he actually changed her diapers! It was adorable - and he realized it wasn't as easy as it looks!

Getting a two year old is hard work!

Trent changing Isaiah's diapers!

Wyatt and Bailey were taking self-portraits - there was about 50 pictures they took ... of odd things ... the TV, a vase of flowers, a string-cheese wrapper ... their feet (they get that from Sierra)! And a lot of too close, very blurry silly face pictures!

While the boys all play basketball - Bailey likes to collect things like sticks and rocks!

Trent, Dane and Chris could play for hours!

Wyatt and I like to stay on the sidelines and take pictures!

The game goes on!