Our Interview on Fox 10 News

So Fox 10 wanted to interview us on our ever growing family & some of the decisions we've made from keeping our family from growing. This is the 2nd interview that we've had. First w/ the Cronkite Newswatch & then w/ Fox. We had no idea the interview would be so lengthy. Enjoy.

Bella works!

Today we had to be at the Desert Ridge Marriot at 6am which meant 4am wakeup. Isabella was wide-eyed & ready to go. The photo shoot is a nation-wide campaign for the Marriot Kids Club featuring Nickelodeon. Isabella had a lot of fun & met some new friends today. She got paid to hula hoop, play tag & get pampered. What a life! Did I mention the hula hoop. I didn't even know she knew how & there she was doing 2 at a time & for longer than 2 minutes each time! What a big girl. What a fun day.

Tillman Run

Daddy's been training for only a couple months but has been working really hard to get ready. Too bad he woke up a couple days ago w/ a cold given by none other than Noah Hector. He was bound & determined to run anyway so me & Isabella got up early to support him. Andrew spent the night at Harrison's & Noah and Maggs at Papa & Mimi's. There were so many people there ready to run for the cause. Daddy looked great in his shirt & had special words for Maggie printed on the back, "HOPE 4 MAG". He said it was so he could carry her on his back. What an amazing daddy you guys have. He ran 4 miles & did it under his goal of 30 minutes & came in 497 out of 13,ooo runner! I'm so impressed. Too bad he's totally sick now & feels like his chest is gonna explode.

Happy Easter 2009

The Easter Bunny is so smart! He always knows exactly what the kids need. They each got a new bathing suit, pool towel & pair of goggles. Of course lots of candy & misc fun toys were also included.





We started the moring off right. Daddy sat you all down on the couch & explained the real meaning of Easter. Noah didn't care much for the explanation & was much more interested in his candy. I think he ate his entire box of Peeps in about 2 minutes. Nothing like sugar coated marshmellows for breakfast. But, it was really neat how Andrew & Isabella listened & really understood.

After church we headed to Grandma Mary & Grandpa Rick's house for as always, a YUMMY meal followed by an Easter Egg Hunt. Andrew's getting a little old this year & said he wanted to help hide all the eggs with the exception of the plastic ones w/ money. Angel told him that if he was still young he'd be looking. Of course the advice of an older boy is all Andrew needed. Isabella as always rocked & was all over the yard. This was the first year Noah really understood what to do & boy was he good. He actually found more than Isabella & quicker. Not just the easy eggs either. I was very impressed. Miles & Wyatt had fun looking for eggs too while Vivi napped on the couch. It was Maggie & Vivian's 1st Easter & boy did they both look amazing! What precious new additions to our family. The table seems to be getting bigger every year.






My favorite part of the day thus far was looking outside & seeing daddy resting in the grass w/ Ms. Maggie on his knee. It was so beautiful I had to grab the camera.






After dinner & fun we headed over to Papa & Mimi's house for dessert & even more fun. Papa & Monique went out & hid eggs all over the park. It's so funny how when Aunt Heidy & I were kids we never did things like egg hunts & now that Papa's doing it w/ you guys, he gets sooooo into it. It's really cute! Of course Aunt Heidy & Tiana helped you guys find your eggs while Grandma Mimi adored Miss Maggie Moo. Nothing is better than hanging out w/ our family on the Holidays & celebrating the Resurrection of Christ. Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice!

Another party for Bella

How many times can 1 child celebrate her Birthday? Tonight the entire family came over to celebrate. Even Rene & the boys came over. Miss Sarah, mommy's helper came to say "Happy Birthday" too! Bella is so lucky to have such a big family that loves & spoils her rotten. She got so much cute stuff. It's gonna be fun playing dress up w/ her Hannah Montana wig that Uncle Noel, Heather, Angel & Wyatt got her. We could've totally used that for the other party!