who knew it would feel so acomplished

Since I scanned and uploaded those pictures for my Mothers Day post, and learned how easy it was, I have been scanning all my old pictures. Not only am I scanning them but I am naming them and putting them in the right files, like for each kid and vacations and other family. I am not quiet finished (I have a ton) but I am over half way. I had no idea what an accomplishment it would feel like. I have meant to do it for years and years and years. I am scared to loose all of those pictures. I know I still need to buy memory sticks and transfer them so I don't have a computer crash but I know I'm almost there. I would like to eventually digital scrapbook and print the kids a photo book. I still haven't done my blog yet so that could still be a long time coming. I wanted to post some of my favorite pictures though. Its also amazing how much I do remember about each picture, well and how little I remember on some of them. I do know which kid it is. There were a few of Sami and Jimi when the were first born I had a little trouble with but I did get it sorted out.


When I started finding my favorites I decided there are a TON, so I'll do each kid as it's own post. Starting with Alex.

Things I should have learned... Alex would play and play and when he would stop, he was out cold. He still does that.

Alex loved being the big brother, this is him with Jimi the day we brought her home. I nursed her and one day when she was sleeping on the couch he took his dinner and laid it by her. I asked what he was doing and he said "you don't feed her, so I wanted to give her my dinner" I cried of course, then explained the whole breast feeding thing to him. He's a great big brother.

Alex with Sami the day we brought her home. Both him and Jimi were so excited.
Alex was thrilled to finally have a brother. He was also thrilled to finally have Trever home. It was hard on them to see Trever in the hospital and not bring him home right away.
Yes I used to be super crafty. Alex's first Halloween. He was 5 months, yes crawling. I made his dinosaur costume. (look how young I was, and skinny that quick)
I think this was one of his 8th grade graduation pictures. We laughed so hard. Him showing off his muscles. Not to mention Jimi being a diva. Nothing has changed.

First trip to Disneyland

dirt heads, what else can I say

Again crafty Halloween. Alex a bumblebee, and Jimi a flower.

Alex blaming Jimi for spilling the egg dye, see nothings changed. It was her fault, but she was cleaning it up. Ok SOME things have changed.

Alex looks so old. And Trever looks so nice. (oh the date stamp on most of these is wrong Trever was only 10 months I think) Alex was 5.

Alex went with Jim on a scout camp out. They took their motorcycles. Yes the first born is always spoiled. He had his first dirt bike when he was 3.

Ran out of gas again.

Alex at just 1 week old.

Jimi's turn

Jimi was a good adorable baby. She was a daddy's girl, after going through the mama's girl phase. We moved a lot when she was little but she always adjusted really good. She was very mothering and did EVERYTHING her big brother did. She really did worship Alex.

Jimi when she was about 6 months.

Disneyland Trip

Jimi's 2nd Birthday.

Karrie just did a post on loving babies rolly polly thighs. Jimi had them.

Jimi holding Sami when we brought her home. One day Sami was sleeping on the couch. I was in the bathroom and when I walked in Jimi was carrying her, saw me, and threw Sami over a coffee table. Sami landed back on the couch, flinched like babies do and went back to sleep.

Jimi at one week old

Blurry, but she was 5 months old

Jimi about 6 months. We can't get over how much she looks like Preslie, her newest cousin. In her older pictures she looks just like Peyton, Preslie's older sister.

Jimi 11 months, she could walk

but not very well in those bigcow slippers .

Of course we are big Bronco fans.

This year they went to the Super Bowl

so we had a super bowl party.

She LOVED baths. We had a huge sink

when we lived in Vancouver WA. for the

short time we did. Adorable.

This was one reason I NEEDED to transfer

pictures, this ones damaged. Daddy's girl.

Jimi just a few days old.

Sami's turn

I feel a little bad about saying this but I have told the other kids and they all really agree. Sami was my cutest baby. I know moms aren't supposed to say that but she really was. I don't know if it was the bald head or the fact that I don't have one grumpy picture of her, not even the ones when she's just in the background. Not because she smiled when the camera came out but because she ALWAYS had a smile on her face. She didn't get hair until she was 4, and has only had trims NEVER a real hair cut. See for yourself how cute she was. She had a pacifier (sucky) the longest of all my kids, I think until she was 4. And was a sippy cup addict.

Sami's first birthday, and first baby doll.

I was pregnant with Trever (had him a month after this).

We went of vacation to South Dakota and stopped by Mt. Bedrock. Sami always hugged everything. She still does. Just ask her teachers.

She could entertain herself with anything.




Even as a dirt head she was still adorable.

She was a sucky addict. We would put it in upside down and she would flip it the right way with her tongue.

As you can see the crafty was gone by

a store bought costume. She was 16 months.

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She was about 9 months here (I think)

This was her 2nd birthday present. No more

great fun parties by the 3rd baby too.

Sami 1 month old

First born
minutes old

Sami with her uncle Kenny. Thanksgiving in

Phoenix when Tabi and Tim lived there.

Sami was 16 months.

The day we brought Trever home.

My attempt at cute pictures. They're cute but my pictures are stupid.

She started sucking her thumb almost instantly

that was the whole reason for starting her on

the pacifier.

She was the only one I could keep in the middle

the others would fight. (different now, I can't

put ANY of them in the middle, they all fight)

And now presenting Trever monster

God gave me Sami because Trever came along and ROCKED our world. He was sweet at times and a monster at others. He was definitely the last one. One reason being that we felt very blessed that until him we had very easy pregnancies healthy deliveries, fast labor and healthy babies. The other reason is it got VERY hard. Sami was 13 months when he was born and a HUGE mommy's girl. Trever was a mommy's girl too. I know hard to believe now that he's such a HUGE daddy's boy. He wasn't afraid of anything, just like Alex. He was the hardest to break from nursing and HATED the bottle. He loved being outside, we camped a lot when he was little and he loved it. From the time he was 3 months old I would put him in the snugly in front of me and we would ride the quads all day long. He would cry when we would stop. He was and is a pouter from the start.

This was at a park where we were camping.

He was 4 months old.

Trever at 2 months and Trever

Staring Sami down to stay out of his chair.

My Dad and Mom at Trever's first birthday.

Trever's first birthday cake.

Wyoming on his 3rd birthday. Looking for
adventure. (or trouble)

My favorite picture of all. We were in Sturgeouse (sp?)
and this guy in a restaurant was playing with
Trever. We walked out the same time and Jim
asked if he could sit on his Harley and take a
picture. Trever LOVED it.


And this is the pouting I was talking about.

This was the first time I held him. I think he was 3 days old.

3 months old.

I can't figure out how old he is here. Probably5 or 6. I love his smile.

This was his 3rd birthday. We were

at a family reunion in Jacksonhole Wyoming

staying in a cabin.

Trever didn't crawl because of the wood floor instead he did the Mowgli thing from JungleBook. On his hands and feet. It was so cute.

Halloween in Colorado was freezing
this one was really bad. We had a
blizzard. Trev was 3 months old. We
went trick-or-treating but that was
when we lived in a REAL neighborhood
with sidewalks and streetlights.