Chelsea, our great babysitter!

Do you have a sitter that you just LOVE calling to watch your kids? Chelsea Behn is our favorite!! She does so well with the kids and Emma and her have matching shoes. They're sooo cool :) Thanks Chelsea for all your help. We love you!!

Emma puts on her make-up

Emma told me she wanted to play with her make-up. She took a long time in the bathroom and when she came out I knew WHY :)
She woke me up today @ 5 am with a toothache. When I told her she had a loose tooth, she was so excited. Needless to say, I'll NEVER tell my kids any life-changing news in the weee hours of the morning. Our sleep is a little more important. Congrats to Emma on her first "loose tooth"....now I'm answering alot of questions about the tooth fairy!!

website for all those who need a "pick-me-up"

HI all you faithful readers :) I've discovered a website JUST for you! Type in www.yourname.youaremighty.com (ex:www.carissa.belford.youaremighty.com)
and SEE WHAT'S THERE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!! You'll love it. Trust me.

cowboys supper

This is Andrew with his friend, Jackson. They are such great friends. When he comes to play, they are always COWBOYS!! So, for dinner, we had "cowboy applesauce, and cowboy tacos, and cowboy rootbeer!" I praise God for such sweet friends that my kids have here!

the happy fam

This is Caleb, Sheena, and Jackson today. They all are doing so well and look great too! I just wish I had a black shirt after I gave birth! I think I'd feel more presentable for all the visitors!!!

Here's Jackson's 1st Picture!

What a cutie pie!

Jackson Brian Widmer is born

I'M AN AUNTIE. My brother and Sheena just had a boy this morning at 8:42am. Jackson Brian Widmer is 7 lbs. 3oz. and 20 in. long. I am so proud of them. They're already great parents! Pray for them as they adjust to this new journey of parenthood. What a high calling that demands selflessness. What a challenge for me!! His blog is: jacksonwidmer.blogspot.com Check him out!! :)

pops and mama belford

we had such a great week. The twins are so dirty in these pictures because they were hiding in the dirt behind the door in the backyard. We searched for them for 5 WHOLE minutes. Those were the LONGEST minutes of my life. We searched everywhere, but God was keeping them safe in the sandbox (I looked across the yard to the swingset and took off yelling!!) Thank God He watches over my children better than I do.
We loved having Pops and Mama Belford come for a whole week. They were so fun and so much help!


Chloe after the "dirt" experience!

Chloe helping Eden (I just love watching them play together and helping eachother!)


All 4 of our kids on the "horse" swing.
mama helping the girls




pops and andrew washing the van

the girls love to hug eachother!

pops helping emma spell "I love you"


we got to celebrate mama's birthday while she was here too. This trip was her "present" from Pops. All she wanted for her b-day was to see her kids! We love you both and will miss you greatly. Thanks for your help!!!

MAMA AND POPS COME TO VISIT!!

Pops and Andrew are "best buddies". Andrew keeps calling mama and pop's names to make sure they haven't left yet. He enjoys their company so very much. They are grilling yummy chicken for supper!! We'll suprise Daddy.
Mama and "the girls" have so much fun playing babies. I found them in the twin's room playing and laughing. We are so blessed that they are here to see us! We love you both.

what's up with my blog?

The page is blank, they could be working on it....I think I'll try to see if this post comes up :)

slip-n-slidin

enjoying our "last" day of summer weather. Andrew was at a birthday party on Monday sliding in the cold water...It'll be winter weather soon :) He loves Michael Markham, his friend too!

Our family at the Norway Fair

This is Bryan, our cousin. We just love him and are thankful for his help at the fair. He was the official "stroller driver!"

This picture is dedicated to my dear friend Trisha Fipps...whose blog I am copying. I think this is the same clown that you took your picture by :) We tried our best to copy you. Wish we could've gone the same night :)

Notice Emma's Scooby and Andrew's superman behind him. We had a great time together.







This is Andrew and Emma on the bungy/trampoline thing. They had a ball. Emma knew how to do flipps in the air "on command"....Andrew kept yelling, "aaah!!" "aaah!!" every time he was thrown back in the sky!! We laughed sooo hard!
























Emma and Drew in the sharks mouth.......................The babies got a speeding ticket in their stroller. Bryan must've been driving them too fast!!! They all received badge stickers from the sheriff...............................their highlight.