My hands are happily full

Nixon's eyes are half closed...

...now Cooper's eyes are half closed!

AAAAnd now BOTH babies eyes are closed!

Much better! 

**pictures by Ashton and Weston :))

A great Mother's Day weekend

Me and my big boys after church

Tommy's first mission home and church building

4 out of my 5 favorite guys....Just missing Daddy

I had a nice Mother's Day this year. 

After church, we drove to see Tommy's first mission home and church building. It was fun to let him show us around and tell us a few memories. We went home and ate a yummy indian feast (curry, naan, chicken, safron rice)and then took a nice walk to a park to enjoy the warm weather. 

Weston and I enjoyed a 2 hour nap after the park. 

It was a very lovely day spent with the 5 most handsome boys! I am a lucky mama :)

The cutest cow ever!

Ashton's school assembly presentation was yesterday and he did great! It was based on the book 'The cow that went oink!' and he was the cow.

What I loved most about it was how happy he was with all of his friends. It was fun to see him in "school mode" but having fun with all of his peers. 

They have been working on this presentation since January. It turned out very cute and Tommy, Weston and I were happy to share this event with him.

We have 4 boys...

Having kids is an adventure. Having ALL boys is an even bigger adventure! I think I will always be physically fit because every day I am literally running, chasing, climbing, wrestling and jumping (or doing karate!) with my kids. Not to mention throwing, kicking, batting and hitting different kinds of balls!

 Our bed is a favorite for our boys to play on. I decided to capture some of the action today. Even the twins have been joining in on the fun! I grew up climbing trees, playing sports and catching lizards. Maybe that is why I have been blessed with my 4 boys! 

How did I get so lucky to call them mine?!

Golden week in Japan

Today was a Japanese holiday and Ashton went to the aquarium  in Shinagawa with a friend. While he was out on his adventure, we thought we would go and check out the Ueno zoo.  We took the train and of course the babies made fast friends and were entertaining everyone.
All Weston wanted to see at the zoo was the lion. We saw other animals also, but the lion was a highlight.  After that, we decided that ice cream would be a good treat to accompany us on our walk back to the train station. The babies, especially Nixon, loved the treat!
We were happy to join back up with Ashton in the late afternoon and spend the evening together as a family at the park. At one point I turned around and Nixon had climbed to the top of the 8 foot tall metal slide. Tom and I both spotted him at the same time and I think both had heart attacks!
It was a fun day for all:)

More from our visitors

Fun toys!

We found the whistles!!

Homemade fudge! Yummy :)

The boys were happy to have our Aunt Kathy and Uncle Randy here (even though they called them Grandma and Grandpa). They loved showing them their toys and rooms. They were so excited that they brought gifts and homemade fudge with them! The light sabers were a hit and it only took a couple of days for Ashton and Weston to figure out that they had whistles on the ends of them :))