Spooky Halloween!

The Halloween spooks at the Mitchell house:

Dallin - Thor

Clara - Fairy

Ava - Pirate Princess

Bennett - Pirate

Emerson - reluctant cow

Mom - Scarecrow

Dad - "mean" dad (not pictured)

Being #5 isn't going to stop me!

Ok, well popcorn will stop him, but he is one daredevil little boy!  We love our Emerson boy!

Mortal frenemies

This never happens!

Ava and Emerson have been frenemies (friends but mostly enemies) from the time Emerson was born.  They are constantly harassing each other.  Mason found them sitting within 5 feet of each other and captured them...smiling.  Here is to hoping they learn to love one another, eventually!

Butterfly Exhibit!

While visiting Phoenix for Easter we went to the most amazing place...the butterfly exhibit.  It was magical, steamy, relaxing, humid and wonderful.  Butterfly Wonderland.  How aptly named!  A place where butterflies hitch a ride on little girls and where you can wonder around while 2500 butterflies dance around you.  We have been back twice more (both in one trip!)  Everyone should experience this beautiful place!

Backblogging: Easter 2014

We went to Phoenix for Easter this year and loved seeing our family and our BFFs.  

We swam, visited and basically exhausted ourselves for a few days!

Love this picture of Grandma!

"How is your vacation going?"

School has started in the Mitchell family.  

Dallin and Clara started full day Kindergarten last week.

Ava and Bennett started preschool on Tuesday and Friday mornings.

Only Emerson is left at home and he is LONELY!  He asks for "sissy" (Clara) all day, "Where Sissy?"

Mason has asked me repeatedly, "how is your vacation?"

I have decided not to respond!  Would you?

Back to school dinner ended up being french toast and root beer because the oven and stove broke!  The kids loved it!

Dallin and Clara going to kindergarten!

Ava and Bennett ready for preschool!

Not to be left out of the picture taking!  My baby Emerson!

Our February!

February was filled with trips.  Trips to Arizona with only 1 child! A holiday really! A trip to the Gilbert AZ Temple with my BFF.  A trip to Costco (a weekly occurrence...it is my grocery store of choice)! A trip to the bookstore with my favorite date (Dallin)! And a trip in our imaginations as we all (all 5 babes) sat on the table to watch an amazing show about a curious little monkey!  

It was a very busy month, hence the lack of posts.  On to March!

Love Day

Our Valentines Day was filled with chocolate and hearts!  The kids loved their goodies and Daddy even made French Toast with heart egg in the middle for breakfast!

How was your love day!

Out past 5 years have flown by!

Photo book

Emerson is 1 year old

Emerson is a year old!  I cannot believe how fast this year has gone by.  Here are a few of his latest tricks:

• walking at 11 months old
• words include mama, dada, aba (Ava), hello, bye bye
• he loves his siblings and wants to do everything they do
• trying to run after his brothers
• sweet baby who loves snuggles from all
• he climbs everywhere!  tables, chairs, into the dryer, etc.
• he throws fits already!  much to my dismay!  I don't know where he picked that up?

Overall, Emerson has been a joy to have in our family.  He has been such a good baby and sleeps through the night!  I love that!  We love our "brother baby" and don't know what we would do without him!

Happy 1st Birthday Emerson!

Open spaces to sit in!

Birthday cupcake and ice cream!  He wore the hat for quite awhile!

Not as messy as anticipated!

Phone pics of the latest happenings!

Emerson loves phones of all kind!  He especially enjoys my phone!

Game face!  Indoor fall soccer!  Dallin thought playing inside was hilarious and so cool!

Sweet "twin" girls!  Clara and Ava constantly ask for matching hair and outfits!

Bennett boy!  Enough said.

I ordered these cute slippers for Christmas.  The tile floor are beautiful but FREEZING!

Walking boy!

Emerson decided that he wanted to walk a lot sooner than his mom was ready for.  He took his first steps around Christmas and by New Years he was everywhere!  He now walks REALLY fast and can reach and climb anything!  He is so proud of himself and often claps for himself when he walks around the house.  We love our sweet walking boy!

Christmas catch up

Dallin and Clara had an adorable preschool concert right before the holidays.  They each sang two songs with their classes and here are my favorites!

Must Be Santa - Dallin


Christmas Lights - Clara



We had a great Christmas filled with 5 little excited babies and more than enough goodies.  Granee, Auntie Helen and Uncle Taylor came to celebrate with us.  We hope your holidays were as great as ours!

Seeing double?

I have been seeing Dallin's "second" twin as I have been taking pictures of Emerson.  The similarities are uncanny!  Here are a few of my favorites of both babes!

Who am I?

Same face on both!

Big boy!

Brotherly love!