Foster Family

Well right after we came home from girls camp we noticed some kittens were left alone in our back yard. We watched for the stray momma cat to come back. We decided after a day or so that we needed to step in and help these little ones out. (Those that know me know that I am not a huge animal lover.) So we asked a couple of people we trusted what to do.

Ran to Wal Mart and bought milk replacer and a bottle. The next day we ran back to Wal Mart and bought more bottles. ;) One bottle wasnt enough for 5 little ones.

Anyways a couple of weeks later here they are. Proud to say they are finally off the bottle. They started eating the nipples and Brent decided that was it. If they wanted to eat that they would figure it out.

Here are Courtney and Cara's kittens, the twins.
Austin's kitten. She is a little bit of a go getter. Always the first to eat!

Here is Cael with his kitten. As much as we try to clean her up, she is always the dirty looking one.

Here is Cason with his kitten, aka the Runt. She was so cute! We are keeping them in a play yard in the back yard. She was so tiny she could sneek out. She would always come to visit us at the door. She had the cutest little cry. You couldnt help but love her. We really got attached to this one. Sad to say the day after this photo she got caught in the rain storm we had. Brent and I tried to help her out. Warm her up and feed her by a dropper. A couple of hours later she lost the will to fight. Cason was really heart broken. But we have four other little ones to play with. They older kids have really stepped up and told Cason they would share. It is just taking a little while to get used to only counting to four. All in all it has been a good learning experience.

Dont tell any one. ;) Even Brent and I have gotten into really caring for these guys. Never thought I would be doing what it takes to take care of new kittens.

T-Ball 2010

Before it becomes long lost history I thought I should post about the twins and t-ball. This is the first year we have let them play sports. So they have wanted to do it all.

They loved t-ball but they thought the season was a little long. It was great to watch their growth. I love baseball so in turn loved watching them play.

We had great coaches this year. Thank Jeff and Lili!!! Thank you for also being back up parents when needed. With 5 kids and my church calling I wasnt able to go to all the games. So it was nice to keep it in the family. We are truely lucky!

This was Cason on third base.
LOL Love this picture. My kids arent short. ;) This is one of their classmates. But she is tall for his age.

Cason

I also love this action shot of Cael.

Cael loves to have his picture taken.

Cael

Here's to our first t-ball season! May we have many more games. Thank you to all that came and watched them play.

GRADUATIONS!!!

This week we hit two huge mile stones. Tuesday Night Austin had his 8th grade graduation. Woo Hoo!!! We are so proud of him. Brent just told me that he also recieved student of the month!!!

Here is a picture with Grandma and Grandpa Cox.
Austin, Brent and Cindy

We have had the pleasure of having Eric hang around with our family this past week. He has been such a joy to have in our home. So Austin thought it would be great to take a picture with him. Eric- YOU ARE A GREAT KID AND WELCOME ANYTIME!

Then Wednesday the twins had a turn. This is kindergarten graduation 2010!

Cael

Cason

Cason, Mom and Cael

Cason, Mrs. Wiley and Cael

Two of the cutest kids in Kindergarten. Or at least mom thinks so. ;)

Cason and Cael- Congrats!!! We are proud of you.

Pig Wrestlers

Tis the season. Well we finally went out and had the kids choose their pigs for the year. We should of went out weeks ago. Would of been a lot easier for Brent and Ted to put ear tags in. Anyways we all had a good laugh at these two tough men. Thought I would share a few pictures of what these two poor men went through. Funny what we do for our kids.

They had to lay on the pigs.

The pigs cried so loud!

They tried to jump out of the pin.

Good thing Brent is a wrestler!

This is what Cason and Cael thought of the whole thing.

Cara's 1st Dance Comp

I just wanted to post some pictures from out past weekend with Cara. We took her to her first dance comp with the Dazzlers. They did great for their first time. I think the girls had a lot of fun. I know Brent and I did. They were so cute and fun to spend the weekend with. Thank you to all those who helped with the other four kids so that we could spend this time with Cara. We are proud of you Cara and love you deeply.
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Blogging...

You know there are times you dont have things to blog about. Then there are times when you have plenty to blog but just dont have it in you to blog. Well, I just havent been up to blogging this past couple of weeks. Life has had many ups and downs. I just feel guilty blogging. Plus I cant seem to put my thoughts into the right words. But I decided to post a quick update.

I will start with Spring Break. We decided to take the kids to Seattle for a short family vacation.

We went to Science Center first. The kids had a blast. It was a lot of fun. So much to see and play with. Even the oldest ones love it.

Then off to the aquarium. I think this was Austin's favorite part. The kids loved petting the star fish.
The next day we went to the Zoo. This is just one of the pictures of the kids monkeying around.

After the Zoo we came straight home. We had heard it was snowing on the pass and wanted to make it home in time for Easter sunday. The next two photo's are of the kids heading out to our family easter egg hunt.

Finally soccer. The twins really loved soccer this time around. I didnt get to make it to much of their games due to dance. But I heard they did much better than last season. Way to go Cason and Cael.

Cael

Cason loved playing in the goal box!
Lastly, Cara had a soccer tournament this past weekend to end her season. They had a hard go at it this year. But they finally had a win with their last game. Cara even got her goal! So it was a great way to end the season off. Way to go Cara and the fireballs!