Tagged - Eight fun facts about each of our kids.

MaKyra is a wonderful kid. She has such a kind heart. She reaches out to others with her kindness. MaKyra is so helpful with her brothers. She plays Barbies and Monster trucks with them. She helps them get snacks, toys and most anything they need. She is so fun! She loves to dance. She enjoys her dance class but also enjoys making up her own dances. One of her favorite things is drawing and coloring. She says, "It's my best talent." She spends her spare time drawing pictures for her friends and family. She is definitely a "Grandpa's girl." She and my dad are "best pals." She is a fast learner and remembers everything. She is very honest. She makes sure we tell our stories verbatim and not stray from the straight and narrow. We love her so much!

Gabe is a sweetheart. He always has hugs and kisses for everyone - especially his mom. He loves to sing. His favorite songs are Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Had a Bad Day, See Me Run, Who Let the Dogs Out, and Scripture Power. He loves 4-wheelers. He is really kind to let Grandpa "borrow" the big yellow 4-wheeler. Gabe even lets him keep it at his house. Gabe has a great talent for building. He really enjoys counting anything he can. He builds the coolest things with his blocks. He is also quite a gymnast. He spends a lot of his time on his head, climbing, and doing all sorts of acrobatics. Gabe has a smile that will melt your heart and beautiful eyes to go with it. We adore him!

Parker is our running man. He runs to everything whether it is for hugs, eating, sleeping, or anything. His feet love to move. He loves animals and makes their sounds. He is quite an eater. He thinks everything is pizza and cookies. Parker loves to dance with Gabe and MaKyra. When he hears, "Who Let the Dogs Out," he starts to groove. Bathtime is a favorite - splashing and kicking in the water. He loves swimming pools and our spray park. Parker is mellow and always happy. We love him so much! He brings great joy to our family!


Who am I tagging? Everyone on my friends and family blog list that would like to share 8 fun things about their cute kids. :)

Is it summer yet?

Gabe is ready for summer. Everyday he wears his swim shorts. He even decided to swim in the tub. The funny thing is Gabe really dislikes swimming. During the summer when we would go to the Spray park or swimming, he would cry when I pulled out his swim wear. "No spray park!" was his motto. Lately he has been telling me he wants MaKyra to go swimming. I think he is ready for the sun. Hopefully swimming will be fun for him this year.

Wii!

The pictures don't do justice to the intense action going on. Brent and Isaiah duking it out on Wii boxing. Lisa and I were trying to be tough. Well, she is. I am not great at the Wii yet, but am working on it. Next Wii party everyone better watch out. I will be ready.

More Snow!

The kids were attempting to scale this snow wall. I think they did it too. The snow they are standing on is about two feet off the ground already. They are loving the snow. Matt was loving the snow too. He shoveled off six roofs last weekend. What a nice guy!

Too Much Snow!

In the beginning of winter Matt told MaKyra to pray for snow up to his knees and up to her tummy. I think it worked. These pictures are for you, Dev, since you were at the park yesterday. I don't think we can even find the park in all this snow.

Things About Matt

This is a fun tag because I mosty talk about the kids on my blog so here is my tribute to Matt.

Things About My Husband
What is his name- Mathew Reeves
How long have you been together- Married for 7 years next month, but our first date was a little over 10 years ago.
How long did you date- We dated for almost 1 year, broke up, and Matt went on a mission. We were married 4 months and 4 days after he got home.
How old is he- 28
Who eats more- Hopefully Matt
Who said "I Love You" first- Matt, but I kind of cornered him
Who's taller- He is by 10 inches
Who can sing better- me - but neither of us will be trying out for American Idol anytime soon
Who is smarter- Basically Matt's knowledge passed me a long time ago, but I know how to diagram a sentence, can pass a quiz on the parts of speech and can throw out a great transitional phrase. It is good to know I am still needed.
Who does the laundry- no one
Who pays the bills- Both
Who sleeps on the right side- If you are standing at the foot of the bed looking down, Matt does
Who mows the lawn- Matt does, unless we are at my parents then we both do - they have two driving lawn mowers. We have to give the kids rides too.
Who cooks dinner- Both of us. Matt makes great steaks and hamburgers.
Who drives- Matt - I don't like to drive!
Who is more stubborn- Me
Who kissed who first- I kissed Matt.
Who asked who out first- Matt asked me.
Who proposed- Matt did, but it took him so long - well it seemed long - I seriously considered proposing to him
Who has more friends- I think we are pretty equal. We are just so friendly
Who is more sensitive- Me
Who has more siblings- Matt does. He has 4 siblings, I only have 2
Who wears the pants- We are pretty equal in that area too. We make a good balance.

I tag anyone who wants to do it.

Matt or Cookie?

Everytime Matt comes home Parker says, "Cookie? Cookie?" It is so cute. However, I can't figure out if Parker thinks Matt is the only one who will give him a cookie or if he just thinks Matt's name is Cookie.

Cold January

Well, January is here and it is COLD! MaKyra was out of school yesterday because of the cold. I think she was sad when she realized I still had to clean the house before play. She was really sad when I informed her it would go faster if she helped. A day off of school and you have to clean. It seems wrong, doesn't it? Gabe had his first day in his new preschool class yesterday. It was so cold my car wouldn't start. Luckily my mom came to the rescue. She took him to preschool. This smile never left his face.

Holiday Fun

We spent Christmas Eve with Matt's family. We had plenty of kids to put on a great Nativity. The boys all wanted to act like ninjas instead of sheperds but we got it worked out.
On Christmas day we headed to my mom and dad's house. The kids were every excited about their new snow clothes. The kids helped Matt plow my parents drive way and then Matt pulled them behind in their sled. It was a lot of fun.