#8 Disposable Diapers

I don't know how my parents dealt with six children in cloth diapers, especially when we were sick... I am so grateful to have disposable diapers (and fresh smelling wipes), it's a much cleaner, faster job!

#7 Lazy Afternoon

I am so thankful to be able to be in my warm home, close the blinds, turn on a movie, and sit back with my three little boys and watch a movie, ah, so relaxing! (especially when the baby falls asleep on his brothers shoulders.)

#6 Health

I am so thankful to be a healthy person. I have had my moments of sickness, but in general I am a healthy person. I can run (if I choose..), I can play frisbee, I can ride a bike, I can chase my little boys all day and still have the energy to make dinner, clean up(most days), get boys to bed, and even stay up late to post this... I am very thankful for my health.

#5 Levi

Of course, my little baby!! Oh, I can't get enough of this boy. He makes me laugh everyday and he has got personality written all over his face!! And his cheeks, oh how I still love his cheeks!

It has amazed me how much he has picked up from watching his brothers. For instance, today Corbin was saying "pow, pow" pretending to shoot a gun. Levi was in the other room and I could hear him say, "pow, pow...pow, pow" Okay, so sometimes it's not the greatest things he learns, but you have to admitt, hearing that from a 15 month old is pretty darn cute! He also loves holding onto his brothers hands and spinning in circles or else chasing them around the family room!

I love waking up each morning and seeing him jump up and down in his crib waiting for me to pick him up. As soon as I do, he points up to the basket in his closet and says "ball". He wastes no time in the morning cuddling, he is ready to play.

His favorite thing to do is Raaarrr!!! Everything raars; the bear, the dog, the cat, the fish, the pumpkin, the statue of a girl...everything. But, he does know how to bark like a dog, talk like a monkey, and moo like a cow.

Levi, loves food. If he wants it, he squeels as loud as he can, "ma!!!" and takes me over to the kitchen to find something...anything, but preferably the big bowl of candy on the top shelf. The only problem we have in the kitchen, these days is that Levi is too tall and any food that is left on the table, it's all his...

Oh, I am so grateful for my baby! Everytime I look at him I am so grateful we got him for our third child!

#4 Taylor

Oh, my little Tay. He has been such a light in our family. He has always been so sweet and really obedient. And he is the only one who will really cuddle up, especially when he has a sippy cup full of milk!

Tay is very content to sit in his room and play animals by himself or sit and look at books, or play with legos and come up with tons of creations. But as he is getting a little older, he is spending way more time with Corbin and they love to come up with ALL kinds of ideas!

He loves when he can get one on one time with mommy or daddy. He loves to help me bake, he loves sitting on our laps and reading a book, he loves when I sit down on th floor and play some game with him, he loves when I tell him stories about him being either a superhero or a knight saving the day. Although I think Tay really prefers Daddy's stories because he comes up with very entertaining ones! I just love that our kids love simple things and they don't need much to cheer them up.

Tay is a sensitive child and very caring of others. If we ask him if he would please share a toy with someone, he is usually willing to do it. Taylor and Justin love to give each other the "I Love You" sign, it is there thing, I love seeing Taylor do that to Justin just out of the blue!

When Tay get's in trouble, it is the saddest thing, he looks up at me with those sad eyes and then starts running off crying and saying "fine, I'm not sharing my toys with you!"

Tay is such a delight and he makes the perfect second child. I am so grateful that he was sent to us!

#3 Corbin

Corbs is not such a little boy anymore. I honestly don't know where the time has gone. I mean, we have had two other children since him so it would make since that he is growing up, but still it has just gone too fast.

Corbin has a personality like no other person I know and you can see it all over his face, his expressions say it all! He loves to get spazzed up and he gets so excited about the most simplest things; like going to the park, or getting to watch a movie, or getting to make popcorn...

He is very creative, I mean really, he is better than I am. For instance, today he found a stick, found some shoelace and made himself a bow (and used other sticks for the arrows). He was thrilled (until it broke 1 hour later) He has taught me how to make swords and shields out of diaper boxes, he loves making binoculars with paper and tape, he goes through tons of paper just making different maps, he ties rope from his bunk bed and uses them as monkey vines, or just to climb down, and the list goes on...

Corbs has got a one tracked mind, when he wants something and I'm not there to make it or get it for him...he is on it. I could just lay in bed all day and he would take care of himself, the only thing is, he loves me as his audience!!

Corbs has a pretty sensitive side, too. He can get devastated by something we say to him and he tells us we broke his heart, ouch, that one hurts. Or, I love when I see him take such good care of his brothers and makes sure they are okay! He is also quite shy. As much as he LOVES performing at home, he is sooo shy in public. It was a huge achievement to have him give his part for the primary program!

Raising this kid can be challenging at times, but when I see him and Taylor playing for hours laughing and playing pretend, I have to smile. When he does something without asking, I am grateful he is being such a good example to his brothers. When it is Monday night and we are sitting in the family room and he chooses to share his testimony all by himself, I feel, it's worth it all!

#2 Justin

Of course how can I not mention this wonderful husband of mine!!
*Thankyou Justin for choosing me to be your wife!
*Thankyou for being the best dad to our three little rascals!
*Thankyou for providing for us, for making us feel safe and well taken care of!
*Thankyou for taking the time to fix up our home! and anything our little ones break (or even me for that matter)!
*Thankyou for learning to take care of things yourself rather than pay someone else to do it!
*Thankyou for teaching me the value of saving!
*Thankyou for introducing me to frisbee and biking - I love that we really enjoys doing these things together - and even running can be fun with you sometimes :)
*Thankyou for stepping in when you know I have had a hard day!
*Thankyou for rubbing my neck to help get rid of my headaches!
*Thankyou for being the one to kill the spidees (and then teaching our boys so that I don't have too!)
*Thankyou for loving the food I make, or at least eating it!
*Thankyou for being patient with me!
*Thankyou for teaching me that I don't have to throw away food on the sell by date!
*Thankyou for the many hours of card games!
*Thank you for your example!
*Thankyou for being you!!