Family Pics

We had some family pictures taken while my brother and his family were in town. It was pretty entertaining. Enjoy!! Sorry some of the pictures are small. I clicked the wrong button and couldn't figure out how to fix them afterward.

This is the ENTIRE group.

These are my parents. Yes, my dad was pretty doped up that day with a dislocated knee. He's still cute though.

This is my oldest brother Derek, his wife Carrie and their little girl Hannah.

My second brother David, Sara and their kids Bailey, Wyatt, Jada and Ella.

My sister Cheryn, Brandon and their kids Jerrin, Dallin, Tamsen, Breanne, and Kyleen.

Myself, Kirk, Ellie and Paden.

My kiddos

My brother Anton, Jennifer and their little girl Madilyn.

My sister Danielle and her husband Clinton.

All the grand kids. I named them above. I don't wanna again. ;o)

My parents and their kids.

All the boys.

All the girls.

All the boys and girls.

Reflections of the "Yucky" Mommy

My friend Lindsey always refers to our angry or mean times toward our children as yucky mommy. I think it is a great name. You don't want to call yourself mean mommy or mad mommy or anything truly negative like that. I think yucky fits perfectly. Well I have once again been yucky mommy. I hate when I do it. It always makes me feel horrible about myself. Can I really not control myself when I go and find that the kids have taken everything out of the cupboards over the computer? I know they aren't supposed to get in there and they know they aren't supposed to get in there, but they also know some of their toys are in there and mommy was in the bathroom. Did I have to get mad though? It only took a few minutes to put everything back. No harm done. I hate that I can't always control my responses to them. I could use the excuse of hormones right now but that isn't a fair excuse to me. It's more like a cop out. I feel even worse about the way I have reacted when I see them sleeping. Like perfect little angels. I stand there watching them sleep and think how was I able to get mad at that sweet little face.

This last Summer a really good friend of mine lost her 14 year old daughter in a drowning accident in Utah. I was haunted by the idea of losing one of my children. I couldn't think about anything else for weeks. It made me feel horrible when I had to discipline because I couldn't stop thinking, "At least I have them here". I haven't really done any resolutions for this year. I normally don't. But I think this year I want to really try to remember what a huge blessing my children are. There are too many people in this world that can't have children or too many people that lose their children. I have been truly blessed to have these little miracles. The least I can do is show a little more appreciation and a little more patience. I think it's time to say good bye to yucky mommy. She'll still be around for the big things, but she doesn't have to be around for everything. Wish me luck!