tRuTh TuEsDaY!

Here it is!
The Twins are T.W.O. today! I can't believe it! The older I get the faster time seems to be going by! I can't seem to get it slow down and it scares the crap out of me! Happy Birthday Mason & Grace! We love you both so much and are so incredibly blessed to have the both of you in our lives!

J.Paul came home for the weekend! It was so nice to have him here, even if it was only for 2 nights! It was perfect timing, Saturday was our 6 year wedding anniversary and Sunday was Father's Day!

Truth:
These past 6 years have had MANY trials and challenges for us....I am sure we will have a ton more in the years to come! It has all made us stronger and HAPPIER! Even the toughest times I wouldn't change because they have made us who we are and brought us closer than ever! We truly are each others best friend! I love how we can sit together and just laugh at the dumbest things for hours! I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us!
I love you with all my heart James!

Five of the Greatest Blessings in my Life

Truth Tuesday

Yeah I know I said I wouldn't post my truth Tuesday a day late again but things have been a bit crazy around here! J.Paul left for Wisconsin yesterday. As of today we have 17 days until he comes home for the weekend!

Truth is I already miss him so much! I barely got any sleep last night. It is so weird to sleep alone! I woke at least 4 times. My plan for while he is gone was to clean like crazy and get some serious packing done but it is now 2:09 p.m. and all I have gotten done today is the dishes! I have really got to get some motivation!
Poor Caleb left for school with tears in his eyes, he really misses daddy and wants him to come home already too! IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG 17 days!

Sometimes the truth hurts!
I am F.A.T.!!!! I am the biggest I have ever been and it is driving me crazy...everyone keeps telling me that I have had 4 kids in 3 years and its ok and that it will come off(blah, blah, blah)...No its not ok! And yes it will come off but its not coming off quick enough! Riley is 3 months old and I am still having to wear my maternity jeans(gross I know). My BIG HUGE truth of the day is my weight....maybe if I share it I will be even more motivated to get this off!
Here it is! I weigh 185 pounds! I know, for me that is really big! I hate it, I feel so gross! And that's the truth!

"Truth Tuesday"

So, I have decided to do a "Truth Tuesday"! Here is how it works, every Tuesday I will blog about what ever I have on my mind at that moment. It is sort of a way for me to keep up on my blog and maybe vent a little along the way! It being Wednesday today I will start it a day late this week but I promise this will be my first and last late Truth Tuesday post!

Truth 1.
Things have been a bit crazy around here lately...I am so tired of living out of boxes and when we moved into this house I was so excited to finally be in a house big enough for our family and all our stuff. With that in mind, I was heart broken when I found out we were going to be moving again! Don't get me wrong I am so proud of J.Paul he has been waiting for a promotion like this since the day he stepped foot into a kitchen its just we live in the perfect house, in the most perfect neighbourhood with TONS of kids and the best school ever only 2 blocks away! TRUTH is I am so worried we won't be able to find another house this size and in an area like this when we move...

Truth 2.
I am scared to death of all the storms we have been having lately! I just keep waiting for a HUGE tornado to rip through our house killing us all. This is my newest fear and anxiety! And if you know me well you know how bad my anxiety can be!
I am just thankful to have a wonderful and understanding mom who is married to an even more understanding man...they have invited us to come stay with them while J.Paul is gone and we are still here! Thank you mom & Mike!

Sometimes I feel like the luckiest women on the face of the earth! I am married to a wonderful man, he is my bestfriend and I love him more with every passing minute of the day! I have the best and cutest kids in the world who are teaching me how to be a better person daily! I have a loving Heavenly Father who continues to bless me even when I don't think I deserve all these amazing blessings and a Savior who loved me enough to die for my sins so I could one day return to live with my father in heaven! Yep, I am one lucky women! AND THAT IS THE TRUTH!

Grandpa comes for a visit!

My dad flew in from GA for Caleb's baptism! It was so nice to have him here for Caleb's special day. We don't get to see my dad very often, the last time we saw him was well over a year ago. I loving watching my dad play with his grandchildren, he is such a fun grandpa!

Caleb's Baptism

Saturday was a very spiritual and emotion day for me! From the minute Caleb came down stairs dressed in his suite I was fighting back tears! He looked so grown up! He was so excited and you could tell he was very proud of himself! I was very impressed at his days leading up to his baptism. Caleb prepared himself very well for his baptism, making sure he fully understood what it meant to be baptised and the covenants he was making with his Heavenly Father! We couldn't be any prouder of him!
After he was baptised and returned to sit next to me he quietly leaned over and whispered in my ear "I feel different mom"! He was glowing and has this huge beaming smile on his face!

Caleb,
mom & dad are so proud of you and the amazing person you are becoming! We love you very much!!!!

J.Paul's New Toy!

So J.Paul has been wanting a flat screen for some time now! I will admit that our t.v. is very out dated and in the past month or so the picture has starting getting green BUT I really haven't seen much need for a new t.v. in a house that doesn't even have cable (we haven't for 3 years now!). I HATE t.v. and what it can do to a family, I would much rather spend time together playing than sitting in front of the t.v. not paying attention to one another!
Now, J.Paul never buys anything for himself and rarely ever asks if I mind if he does buy something he really wants so when he found a Samsung 55 inch on sale for 1/2 off I told him to buy it!
Here's hoping the family doesn't get stuck in front of this bad boy!

Two Little Pigs

Mason & Grace Have been eating so much the past week now. I can't believe how much they can take in with out puking! The other night at dinner they both ate 3 plates of spaghetti and 2 pieces of bread. Yesterday at lunch they both had 7 chicken nuggets, I had to cut them off or they probably would have had more! AND now this morning they just ate 2 pieces of toast each and a banana each, WOW! They must be growing or something because I have NEVER seen 2 22 month old toddlers eat so much, at least without puking it all up!

Meet Riley Craig Keiser!!!

Riley FINALLY decided to make his big entrance into the world on Saturday February 26TH @ 2:25 p.m.! He was only 2 days late, which is a first for me, all the other kiddos were at least 4 weeks early!
I was only in labor for 5 hours but they were a hard 5 hours! It is a good thing Riley is our 5TH and final baby because after the experience I had I don't think I could ever do it again (which for me is crazy because normally I LOVE labor!)...

The recovery has been even harder. I was literally unable to walk with out help for almost 3 weeks and the pain...we won't even get into that!!!

Riley is such a sweet baby! The kids all love him, yes even Mason who is the biggest Mommy's boy on the face of the Earth! There is absolutely no jealousy which is amazing! Grace is his second mommy and has to be watched because she is always trying to pick Riley up (by his head or neck, YIKES!), Tanner Bug thinks "he is the cutest baby ever" and Caleb just loves having another baby in the house!

I have finally had that missing space in my heart filled! Until Riley I have felt like someone was missing, I would look at a picture of our family and my heart would just sink. When we would get in the car to go somewhere there were a couple times I started to panic because I thought we had left someone behind... Since Riley's birth I feel like our family is whole!

Riley Craig
2/26/11 @ 2:25 p.m.
9 lbs. 11 oz. 21 1/2 inches long