Meet the Troops!

Hi! This is my Luke, aka: Lukers! He loves cars, planes and trains. Won't leave home without them. He is 2 and no he isn't terrible. He is wonderful with a side of onry! He likes to ride bikes with Rylee and eat all day long. He knows how to find food ANYWHERE! He will walk into a room with a car in one hand and a "snack" in the other. Little stinker. He is really talking up a storm and we love to have conversations with him. Poor kid hates church (well, really just nursery). He is totally fine until the closing song comes and he starts debating to go home with anyone who will take him. People are begining to turn around when the songs starts just to see him beg. Not a show people!!!! He ends up crying for 5 minutes and is fine. Being the 4th child ~ he can't break me. Or can he?

Ummm...how cute is this kid? This is Rylee and she is 4, but don't let that fool you. She knows the ropes and can put you in your place in seconds. She runs the show around here and you better not forget it. She doesn't like to be called tiny or munchkin or even little sister! She gives nasty looks when you do and tells you her name is Rylee Mort en sen. She is in preschool and can spot the letter "R" pretty much anywhere. She loves to ride bikes and jump on the "jumpolene" when the big kids are gone. She sneaks sweets whenever she can and then tells me Luke gave it to her. Rrrrright. She drags a sleeping bag into our room at 5:00 in the moring everyday because she doesn't want us to be scared. She gives the best hugs and takes 2 hours to tell a story, but come one...she is too stinken cute.

Noah is the funniest kid you will ever meet and he doesn't even know it. The other night we heard a crash in the kitchen and I asked him to check it out. He yelled out from the other room saying, "clean up in isle 3"! Too stinken funny! He is the first too notice if you get a haircut or tell you how great dinner smells cooking. He loves to play with his sisters and brother and often times he even offers to help out with something just because (oh wait...he just wants to play the playstation). He is in the second grade and is ready for summer already. He turned 8 today and is ready to get baptised. We gave him a new bike and he just loved it. Told us he could even ride it standing up with one eye closed. Niiiiice. He thinks everything is "Sweet" and is loosing teeth by the handful (not really, but come on it feels that way). We all love Noah!

Kennedy is 11 years old in the 5th grade and is a mini Jessy, but smarter! She is the best kid and really keeps us in check. How many kids tell you to go out on a date and cleans your house and is the best babysitter ever...not too many that I know of. She is a beautiful person and we are so lucky to have her in our home. She throws a few fits here and there, but come on I still do that. She plays the flute, piano and is a soccer star! She loves to rollerblade and play basketball. Kennedy has a "possee" that she hangs with and they just crack me up. They cruise the block (cause I am too chicken the allow the neighborhood) on bikes and play basketball until dark. She's pretty cool if you ask me ~ but I am her mom!