First Day of Preschool

We are well over due for a new post!!! Mason started preschool (kindergarten prep) a couple weeks ago. He and I both are very excited. We have had a couple adventures but hopefully they won't happen again. Mason got put on the wrong bus coming home and had to sit on the bus until the driver finished his route and then brought Mason home. It was over an hour late. He seemed fine but me not so much. He is only four people!!!!! Anyways he loves it and is doing great.

Heap Reunion 2009

Here is just a taste of what is to come. I am going to have to post in sections because there are tons of pictures and tons of stories. We had our annual Heap Reunion camping in the mountains for 5 days!!!! The kids, epically Mason just loved it. Me on the other hand is really looking forward to next year when I am not pregnant. It was fun but a little rough for me. I would do it again in a heart beat for the kids and when I say kids that includes Colton the biggest one of them all. I just picked a few random pictures to get started.


Ashton and Brinley not yet dirty.


Mason and Preston shooting his bow and arrow. Mason really wanted to shoot it not sure why but I am sure he saw it on a show or something and Colton told him Preston had one and maybe he would bring it to the reunion if he was a good boy. So here they are.


Brinley is going to be a big helper for me when this baby is born. Every time Maya woke up Brinley was all over her and just had to help aunt Denee. Well she thought she was helping.


This face describes Mason the whole trip. Except when we had to let the toad who he named Drake go because he wasn't coming home with us. More to come on that story!


Breakfast of champions doughnuts and OJ.

Bubble Gum

I told the kids the other day if they were good and helped mom out they could each have there own pack of gum. They were so excited and of course Ashton and Brinley practically ate there's in two days but Mason came to me and said "mom look" and he was blowing bubbles. He keeps practicing and is getting better every day. It kinda keeps him busy for awhile too!!!!

It's a......

It's a boy!!!! If you look by the + on the last two pictures you can clearly see boy parts. We are very excited and can't wait to meet him. (you can click on the picture to make it much bigger)

Don't Jump!

Yesterday I sent the kids outside to play while I was cooking dinner. I took a peek out side because they were all yelling over the fence at the neighbors. Come to find out they are trying to relax in their pool and Mason was asking if he could come swim too. Poor neighbors. When I went to get the camera they were all three standing on the highest point of that swing set. I can't believe they are not scared.





In this picture it looks like Mason is trying to convince her to jump. I am sure he said "I will catch you". I don't think so!!!!


And yes the twins are in their undies. Who need pants anyways???

Summer Time

During the Summer all ya do is swim. So today we went here...


With these cool cats!!!


Mason did a little bit of this...


Ashton and Brinley did a lot of that...

Back Yard Before and After

Colton has been working very hard on cleaning up our back yard. We haven't really posted pictures of our new house because it has been a work in progress. But we actually have a little bit of green grass growing. Getting rid of weeds that have roots like trees and preventing them from coming back has been the challenge. But I do have to say it is looking like a back yard now. There are still some spots that need a little TLC but it is way better than before.

Before we moved in....





After.



Before...



After.