My Big Boy Carter

Carter is acting so grown up. Now when I ask him if he wants a snack, instead of getting into his high chair he runs to Ian's booster chair. He insists on sitting with the big boys. I guess I can't blame him, I guess we need a bigger table or smash the 3 older boys on the bench. Luckily they are small.

Spring time Jeep ride

Our friends gave us this great electric jeep for the little boys to ride around in. They love it, Rick hates it. He thinks it takes up too much space in our already packed garage. We have had a great past week weather wise so we pulled the jeep out for the boys to drive. This was Carters first experience. The only problem is that their is only 2 seats so one of the little boys has to wait for a turn, or they can hop on the back. Check out the video below.

Look at these boys, do they have their daddy's eyes or what? Sensitive eyes must be genetic.

Tae-Kwon-Do Parker

Parker had his first Tae-kwon-do tournament on April 19th in Kansas City. He and Rick drove down together at 5:30 am and got back around 6pm. They had a great time and Parker got a Silver medal in sparring in his age division.


Kick Parker, Kick (He's on the left)

This ones kinda dark but Parker is on the left.

He is doing a great job in Tae-kwon-do and goes 2 times a week. His instructor is awsome and I don't know how he stays so calm with a gym full of 7-10 year olds (mostly boys!)

Enjoy this video that Rick took, he's not the best with a camera as you will see

Here is Parker recieving his silver medal. He was so proud of himself. Not too bad for his first tournament. He also recieved a participation medal for his forms. Parker is the one with the helmet in the middle.

Right here in Nebraska

My friend Jen had this on her blog and I thought it was great, especially if you live in Nebraska!! This is by the String Beans

My Ian...

For those of you who know Ian, you know that he is my "special" little boy. He is so sweet and innocent. He had his fourth birthday on April 16th. He went to the dr. for his 4 year well check and the doctor was concerned about his lack of weight gain. He has only gained 2 lbs in the past year. So even though he has the McInelly small genes, the dr. wanted to make sure everything was going all right.

They did a full blood work up and a fat test on his poop, yay you heard me right. He did great when they took 5 viles of blood from him and he thought it was pretty cool that he got to pee in a cup and pooh in a "hat" (a thing at the hospital to collect that stuff). Any way his blood work came back fine, but the fat test came back showing that he isn't absorbing all the fat he should be and is pooping it out. So today I had to take him to get a sweat test done to rule out Cystic Fibrosis. He could have the GI part of CF. So anyway we are waiting to hear about that even though neither I or the dr. think that, that is the problem. But they want to make sure. He has an appointment with a GI specialist and he also is going to see a behaviorist for his quirkiness. He did not want to go into the room this morning for the sweat test because it was the same place as the blood draw, "No blood taken" he kept saying. He even took of running as we approached the lab door. I felt so bad for him and at the same time was so grateful that he wasn't one of the kids upstairs at Children's that face these things on a daily basis. I thank my Heavenly Father every day that my kids are healthy.

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!

I know most people love their families, but after this past week and being with my siblings last weekend I am overwhelmed with how much I love my brothers and sister. We always have the best time when we are together. We get along so great and laugh a ton. Here are just a few pictures of my siblings from last weekend.

Sabrina and Jeff, I know she will appreciate this picture of her.

The four of us "Slacks". I can't look at them with out smiling. I hope my boys are as close when they get older.

Sisters....

The oldest, Jeff, showing off his pretty tiara.

John, man he looks so much like my dad. I love having John over to hang out.

Surprise Mom!!!

My mom turned 60 on April 20th and my brother and sister in law from Utah flew in and my sister from Arizona also flew in to surprise her. It was AWSOME!! All of us from in town were waiting for her in a party room at the Upstream. So this first video is of her walking in and seeing Rick and I, John and Barb and Erica and Andy (My step sister and her husband). Sorry they are all kinda dark.

Okay so this one is at an angle but It is when Sabrina snuck in and my mom totally looses it. We got her so good. She had no idea that we had planned this.

Okay and to make things even better, after she pulled herself together and sat down, in walked my brother and his wife and she lost it again. There wasn't a dry eye in the room.

Me, Sabrina, mom, John and Jeff

Erica, baby Bryanna, mom and Andy

Mom and Warren