Sunday, July 24, 2011

longest post of pictures for Guinness book of Bowen records

Amelia breaks her arm on the last day of vacation in Moses Lake on Memorial Day...James took all the girls on his own but they had so much fun that I don't think it deterred to him to do it again someday


We highly recommend a watermelon toss for FHE, just be sure to share with a family that's just as excited to eat watermelon off the ground as you are! It was more exciting than a pinata...truly.









Below is a picture of what we like to call a future prearranged marriage, unless Thomas shakes things up
Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe is our new beach destination so feel free to join us, we go with the Rasmussen gang b/c if another mom is crazy enough to go alone with all of her kids then I can't be left out!

The water may be freezing but I hear it keeps you young :)

4th of July bike parade was a hit & we are looking forward to do it again next year...the kids followed the fire truck through the neighborhood by the church but Amelia ran the whole way in flip flops







Thomas was not so thrilled
Went to Carson City Train museum afterwards





and even though it was hot they loved it
Getting the cast off was my favorite day...no more worries at the pool or bath time


We even got to meet up with some of our St Louis friends for hugs and pizza...Autumn & I
Samantha and the girls

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

happy daddy's day to the one they love


to the daddy who still gets requests from each girl nightly..."dad can you rock a bye me tonight?"   With each year that passes their conversations grow a bit more serious such as what happened on the bus to what they ate for lunch :) but it's always a safe place to cry if it didn't turn out to be such a great day. Dad wins for being the best listener in this house.
He is our planner for outdoor activities & after all the hassle he makes our time together worthwhile
Bringing six babies into this world is a big deal & during hectic moments we could both agree that 3 was enough, then 4 was enough, then 5 was enough but then he would say...'you & I both know that there is one more' so here we are at the final six!
they love their dad because he loves treats as much as they do
Here we are when we took a drive to Lake Tahoe last year as he was doing his best to convince his family that moving to Reno would have its benefits
This picture is from Summers dance recital from last year & her daddy remembered to get her a rose but this year I went to her recital with just the older girls & at the end she asked why I didn't have a flower for her...so I guess I'll be sending James alone to the next one!

 Taking the time to teach his girls to ride a bike
 One day soon he will be teaching his boys how to be spiritually strong as well as trying to get these weights off the ground
Here is the poem that Summer wrote...
Father's are a special thing to have
a man that's very loving and caring dad.
I never want to leave you
even if you're dead.

Yes, fathers are a special thing to have and our little ones are blessed to have this one!
(we will do all we can to keep him alive)

Monday, June 6, 2011

Tommy boy is not even 2 years old yet
 and he's already outgrown our dining room chairs

Sunday, May 29, 2011

10 weeks old

 our bald little guy sometimes reminds me of daddy warbucks, without the cash of course. For the past few weeks he's been a happy sweet baby & I'm so grateful b/c the first two months were long and sleepless...may have something to do with a dairy/soy sensitivity.

 His cheeks are a firm chubby, & at times his double chin can make him look like Jiminy Cricket
He smiles whenever you talk to him
He likes to make lots of bubbles on his mouth and Tessa refers to this as 'boiling'
He cannot hang out on a blanket on the floor b/c Thomas instantly wants to lay on him like he does with his sisters (we call him Thomas the tank for good reason)
We are so grateful for this little big blessing to be in our lives and complete our family.

Monday, May 23, 2011

The Lovely days of May

 I wish my secretary could pull out the picture from 6 or 7 years ago to compare when Liza, Summer, & Tessa were just chubby little toddlers running around this slide





Let's just say that the first 2 months of his life will be a blur b/c of tiredness but here he is showing huge improvement in his sleeping habits


 The girls have a rule that only during the time that Thomas naps can they plan their own american girl tea party

 thomas has his own rules to live by too...