Easter

We were able to continue our Easter tradition and have dinner with our dear friends the Barker's. We will miss all our friends in KC.

We watched "The Lamb of God" video at the Barker's and the kids were mesmerized. Luke and Chloe had so many questions about Christ's atonement and resurrection. We were trying to teach the kids about His great sacrifice and Chloe blurted out, "I colored the resurrection at church". Translation, "I learned about the resurrection in nursery and we colored a picture of Jesus."

It was a beautiful day and as I contemplate the life of Christ I have a new vigor to be a better, more patient me!

Rhett's Blessing

My parents were kind enough to host Rhett's blessing at their house. He is one loved child. He had 2 sets of grandparents, great grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles, and dear friends all to participate in the special occasion. Thank you for all coming.

All Our Family

This was a very special trip to Utah. We had the chance to see so much family.

Jake got his mission call to Curitiba, Brazil!

Chloe snapped her glasses in half. Just sitting in the back of the car driving to my parents and .....SNAP!!!!! It was a good thing we still had 30 minutes of driving time because I needed every minute to calm down. She is challenging, but it teaches me to be patient. We started with duck tape, but ended up with electrical tape and skewers. What a mess.

We got to stop my and see Grandma and Grandpa Hobbs. Rhett was happy to meet his great grandparents.

We took a trip to out favorite pool in Utah. We were a motley crew. The Lee kids didn't have swimming suits so we borrowed some that were like 10 sizes too big, Tyson was in a swimming diaper, and Chloe's glasses are a gem. My mom was gimping around with her ankle and I was running between kids and baby. But we never let anything get in the way of our fun!

The "twins" were inseparable.

Jen & Jeremy's Wedding

Jen and Jeremy's wedding was beautiful. We all had a delightful time. All of the kids were so well behaved and we all had a great time. I so enjoy being will all of my family!

What's Been Going On

Rhett got is first haircut last month. He didn't even fuss. We had a rough start, but he is such a great baby. He eats great, sleeps great, and is such a happy dude.

Chloe went to her first princess birthday party. She was so excited to go. She is getting so grown up. She is such a funny girl. She abbreviates words just to be silly. Like "cook" for cookie, "tum" for tummy, "Makenz" for Makenzie. She is spunky and we love her.

My BOYS!!!! Oh so handsome!

Trying to Live a Normal Life

Three kids brings so many challenges, but we are trying to get back to "normal" life. Here is what we have been up to...

Decorating sugar cookies with friends.

Chloe is potty trained.... well almost. We are getting there.

Homemade bow.

Chloe feeding her baby.

Making forts with Dad.

Snow angels.

Snow forts.

Hospital Hell

Unfortunately Rhett got RSV and pneumonia at 6 weeks old, which is a very bad thing. We were in the hospital for 7 days. Rhett had oxygen, a feeding tube, was catheterized 2 times, deep nasal suctioning, breathing treatments, 2 IV sites that took 6 tries and multiple nurses to get, blood drawn, antibiotics, and dozens of hour long coughing fits. It was quite the ordeal.


I saw my kids about 4 hours the whole week and slept an average of 3 to 4 hours a night. It was insane. Our only saving grace was Kay, Kyle's mom. She was in town for a visit and extended her stay for almost a week. She single handily took care of Luke and Chloe so that Kyle and I could live at the hospital. Thank you!! And thank you to all our other great friends who offered service in ways that we didn't know we needed, but we did!