Missing tooth fairy!

Alex lost tooth #2 yesterday! So this morning at 4 am he is in my room frantic! "she still hasn't come mom!" "I've been waiting all night!" Half asleep I stumbled down the hall after him. Told him "She" wouldn't come until after he was asleep just like Santa. I felt awful! If he hadn't woken me up I would have completely forgotten that he had put his tooth under his pillow! So 20 minutes of scrabble on my cell phone and $2.00. we were set!

First thing this morning he is so excited about his two buck! He is tell the little kids all bout how he woke up and the tooth fairy had changed his tooth into a dollar and the plastic bag it was in into another dollar! LOL Since today was half off day at Goodwill that is where he wanted to spend his money! So after a breakfast of Dunkin Donuts, a treat from Daddy for everyone, Alex & I were off!






After a good 20 minutes of cruising the toys, picking things up, keep the ones he wanted to think about he settled on these! LOL Pillow Punching Gloves! What made me laugh is we looked at something similar for Topher for Christmas! He may be getting them now so that we have two pairs!

Alex & Bella From next door!

To be fair!

Dani and I went in the back yard and played with the dogs for a little while last night. Rich and the boys had gone to the car wash to wash the carpets in daddy's car and Ellie was sleeping. So I took advantage and took a few pictures of the dogs. I didn't get any great ones of Lady, she is to quick but here are a few that I took. I took some pictures of Rich's car too! LOL He told me he was going to clean it really good! Little did I know.........


Yes those are his seats, the panels, and his carpets!

The naked car!


My three oldest in what used to be the back seat!

You have to admit that they are cute!

Dolly gave me this look when I playfully growled at her!



Dani gave Jersey some water, then climbed up into the play house with us and before I could stop her she took a drink! Which she promptly spat out and complained about the hair in her mouth! I told her it was her own fault for sharing a cup with the dog! Jersey didn't understand what the fuss was all about!

We have the funniest doges ever! They all love to be on

the trampoline with the kids!

I am wondering if Jersey worked for my

dad in a past life!!! LOL

This is the best shot of Lady that I got and for some reason it can't get it to post the right direction!

So annoying!

Reminiscing.......... Oh how cute they were!
This is Topher and Lady when we first got Lady,
before Dani was born. This was a few months later. He had hair you just can't tell! LOL He has always been my super blondie! You can't even tell that it is the same dog! She changed a lot!

Kiddo's Well two of mine..... anyway!

My sweet Ellie is always into everything!

She found some Cream Cheese Poppers & decided that they would be great to eat! LOL Who would have thought that she would actually like them! She ate the entire thing!

Ellie & Carter are such sweet babies! I hope that the like each other this much when they are teenagers! Hee hee! The first two are from Friday of last week.

Ellie was getting a diaper change and Carter just walked up and kissed her! It was so cute! We tried to get him to do it again but all we got was this cute hug!

Then he laid down by Ellie and she kissed his head. They are so sweet to each other! Only time will tell how long it will last! Now I am not saying that they are always this sweet! LOL Now and then Ellie will steal Carters Binky, she doesn't even like them, and they are always taking each others cups! They are so funny to watch!

This was this morning at Wal-Mart. Every Christmas ornament Carter saw it was a "BALL". I told Rich this is why the tree will be small and up high this year! Hopefully to avoid any major run ins with the babies!

This afternoon Topher and I took "Pepper" the pig out in the front yard while everyone else was napping and let her eat some grass. Topher was having a great time so I thought I would get some pictures. I haven't posted any of Pepper before so here she is! She kept hiding under his arm when ever she got startled.

Such a sad little face!

This was my Favorite shot! He wanted to take some with her on his tummy, and it came out great!

He picked his clothes out this morning and told his daddy "My girlfriend is going to like these cloths!" According to Topher he has a girlfriend at preschool! LOL It was so cute listening to him tell Rich all about it. Then on the way to preschool Rich and Topher had this conversation.

"Do you have a girlfriend Dad?"

"Yes."

"What's her name?"

"Her name is Mom!"

At which Topher laughed and said

"Nooooooo I mean at work!"

We had a good laugh at the child like innocence with which he asked the question.

Well I guess to be fair I am going to have to post some pictures of the dogs sometime soon! LOL The "puppies" Jersey & Dolly are huge these days and so much fun for the kids. Lady tolerates them, but she has to considering that they are easily 5+ times her size! So much for Lady ruling the roost!

Kids on the Farm!

Today the kids had a field trip to the Dewitt Farm and they had a ton of fun! They got to pet rabbits, chickens, goats, and a turkey! They also went on a hay ride, got to milk a goat and ride a pony! For my 4 & 3 year old this was high end stuff! Dani's favorite part was everything involving the horses, and I do mean everything! She went on and on about the horses. Chris really liked gobbling at the Turkey so he would gobble back. But they both really liked the goat milk they got to taste when it was over! Here are a few pictures from our big adventure!

Dani got to hold the bunny!

Chris holding a Chicken!

They babies weren't sure what to think about the fuzzy thing the lady kept telling them was a bunny! I am not sure they believed her! LOL
All of the horses were very friendly and walked right up to the gate so the kids could touch them.
Riding Elvis was a highlight!

Milking the goat!
The babies touching the horses! Carter.
Ellie's turn!
I'm not sure who was more interested the horses or the babies!
Goats milk Yum! The teacher said so!

I want to be.....

Rich & I in Virginia, D.C. & Maryland this summer! First is D.C. we walked around all or the monuments and took lots of pictures just like good tourists should! LOL









The falls that border VA & Maryland. They aren't exactly what we expected but they were pretty.

Cape Henry is just outside of Virginia Beach and they have two light houses. It was beautiful!



I want one of these signs for my house! They were everywhere along the board walk, at the mall etc... It was great!


You would have thought that he was 5 years old again! LOL He had so much fun catching the little sand crabs!




On another note!

Today I have had part of last months Visiting teaching message going around and around in my head. It says..........

"Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. … We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith”
(“The Joy of Womanhood,” Liahona, Jan. 2001, 18; Ensign, Nov. 2000, 15)



I want to be one of those women! I want to be tender, kind, I want to be a women of faith! It is my goal to be better! To do better and serve more. There are so many things that I want for my family and faith is such a big part of it all.

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks
The time of year for giving thanks is here once again.
Thanks for all the little things that we all hold so dear.
The smile from a child, a simple kiss good night,
“I love you mom” as they leave for school and quickly run out of sight.
A goodbye kiss, from the one that we hold most dear.
The phone call from them later to see how our day has been
and if we are all right.
Or their warm embracing hug when they return home to us at night.
A quick note from a friend or mother can change an entire day.
Or better still the hour chat that could go on for another hour or two still.
When asked “What did you talk about?” That is the easiest of replies.
We talked about the little things that we love about our lives!
The things that drive us crazy!
The things that make us cry!
The things that we worry about!
All the little things that add up in our lives!
And what would our day truly be without those simple things.
The phone calls, kisses, hugs, and such that we all hold so dear.
The things that keep us sane!
So even on the days when you think “I’m going to lose your mind!”
Just remember all the little things that make it all worth your time.

We don’t remember our blessings as often as we should
and in the time of year when we are reminded to
give thanks for all the things we have
These should be the first and not the last
we thank the Lord for in our prayers.
One more thought before I go………. shouldn’t we give thanks
all year for these “little” things and life that we have?
The things and the life we are so blessed to have?
Why do we wait till we are reminded to “Give Thanks”
We should remember them all year, every day, every hour!

Truth be told!

So if the truth is to be told, it is this! I realized today that the reason I don't blog very often is because I value my "nap" time to much! LOL When I have the extra 5 -20 minutes it is usually spent napping! I wish this happened more often but it only happens about 2-3 times a week. So when the dishes are all done, laundry is running, and not needing to be folded, the little ones are all sleeping and I have the quite moments to blog.................... truth be told I would rather take a cat nap! But as I promised I am trying to post more often and keep everyone up to date so here is the latest in our lives!

Thursday ~ The little kids Dani & Chris had a Halloween party at the park for Preschool. They had a blast! Chris made a cookie that was so covered in candy you never would have guessed it was in the shape of a pumpkin! Ellie & Carter (my nephew) had a great time chasing each other around and making me chase them! Chris & Dani insisted that I have a costume so I wore one of Dani's dress up things in my hair and went as a Hippie Mom. Chris told me I looked like Jesus! LOL

Friday ~ Mom & Dad came down and we all went to Trunk or Treat at the church. The kids had a great time. There was a jumper, popcorn, and cotton candy. And of course TONS of Candy! It was from 6:30 to 8:30. Ty came and so did David (Jessica's Husband) with their kids. When we got home at 8:45 we were all tired and ready for bed! But it was fun!

Family Picture!

Alex and a friend from school.

David and the Kids.



Our two Dragons! Chris and Xander. Xander is Jessica's Son who is the same age as Dani.


Our happy but tired Unicorn Ellie!



Enjoying the candy Uncle Ty gave them for Halloween on Saturday morning! They are suckers! LOL





Saturday~ Mom & I did some early morning shopping, it was half price day at goodwill. Then Rich & I took the kids to have family pictures taken in a grove of pecan trees with the rest of the Mortensen crew. It was a beautiful spot and I can't wait to see all of the pictures! We had the photographer take some of Carter & Ellie together, and some of Lindsey, Dani , & Bridget. Since they were all born with in a few months of each other. I think the one of the three girls will be adorable! They were all born in a three month span and Dani and Bridget are only 3 weeks apart, they were due 3 days apart. But Dani was 2 weeks early via C-section and Bridget was a week over due.

Carter and Ellie going for a walk after the pictures were done!



Sunday ~ We had a huge family breakfast at my house, which meant that my house got clean! LOL everything but the mopping anyway! We were having pancakes and why mop! You know that one or more of the little kids were going to spill syrup or milk on the floor if I mopped it! In the afternoon I made a cake for my sister in law, it was her birthday and we were having her birthday dinner. I also had a WONDERFUL hour and a half nap! Hee hee!

Here is the cake when it was all finished.

One, two, three BLOW!


This morning I found out that Alex is getting yet another teacher! This is the third one this year! But the school assures me that she will be the teacher for the remainder of the year! His first teacher didn't have any experience and couldn't handle the class, the next one they moved from kindergarten and she has gone back to kindergarten. I am hopeful that this one will be the right one! Otherwise I will be ready to hit the roof!

I am ready to get all of my Christmas Decorations out! It seems like the Christmas season comes and goes so quickly that I don't get to fully enjoy it! My Christmas shopping is almost done! Is it to early to decorate?????