The Carruths

We have been spending a lot of time with family lately making memories that will last them a lifetime. We went to Washington on the Brazos where they have a living farm. The kids had a great time playing with all the old toys like a rope for jump rope, a stick and hoop and a wheelbarrow. Maybe Santa will bring old farm toys instead of the electronics that the kids are asking for now.  For David’s birthday we went down to Lake Jackson and celebrated with cousins and friends.  Every year we spend a day at Dewberry Farm this year we took along our friends the Taggarts who have girls that match in ages to our kids. It was lots of fun as usual. Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we did taking them.

So nothing really too exciting has been going on around here lately. Just the same old same old stuff. Everyone talks about how busy the holidays are but I really think it starts in September and stays busy through the beginning of January. We are having a great time lately just spending time as a family doing things.  A trip to Old McDonalds Farm (our first ever), a Halloween party at the Little Gym, Academic Fair, date night with Daddy to Mary Poppins the musical downtown just to name a few fun things. It seems like lately I have heard a lot of people says things like “you look great for having 6 kids” or “you don’t look like you have had 6 kids” or other comments like that which leads me to wonder what a mom of 6 is supposed to look like. Should I be frumpy and dull, should I look worn out because I have 6 kids, should I look like I am barely hanging on because I am so crazy. I love my kids and think that they actually give me energy and a reason to do the things that are wonderful and fun. This world has so much to offer us as a family and I hope that I can do as much as I can with these sweet children before they grow up and have their own busy schedules to keep up. So whatever you may think a mom of 6 kids should look like here’s to changing that opinion maybe even just a little bit Enjoy our pictures

Birthday’s are always a little bittersweet. I love watching my kids grow and become the people they are going to be but I have enjoyed my little ones and all that goes with that the good and the bad. Havana is 5 and she is so sweeet and precious. She loves to help and be my helper. She is a fabulous big and little sister. So full of personality and spunk!! Enjoy all the pictures of her birthday

This weekend was a big one for the family. Aimee turned 8 at the beginning of August but chose to wait to be baptized until this month so that family could make one trip for her baptism and Holli’s blessing. It was a busy but amazing weekend with family and friends that came to spend time with us. How grateful I am for my Aimee with her fabulous smile and very funny sense of humor. She is also a very sensitive little girl who loves others so much and is very aware of other people’s feelings and needs. I am so grateful for all my children and the joy that they bring into my life. How blessed I feel to have been trusted with these sweet spirits and to be able to spend my days with them.

Things have been busy and fun since Holli joined our family. Check out the pics to see how things have been going!!!

Holli Danese was born at 4:46 pm today. She weighed 9 pounds and measured 20.25 inches. Check out some pictures!!

As you should be well aware, we are expecting our 6th child very soon. To make it more interesting we are starting a contest for all of our friends and family to guess the gender of the baby and the birth weight. If you just want to guess the gender then vote in the poll on the right side of this page. If you want to enter the contest then leave your name, email, guess on gender and guess on birth weight in a comment to this post.

P.S. Ruth is currently scheduled for an induction on August 11 (one week before her due date).  You may want to consider this in determining your birth weight guess.

I guess my family realized that we hadn’t all been together in a long time. So my sister Charite and my mom planned a weekend trip to New Braunfels for the 4th of July. Caitlyn was excited that she had soooo much family around for her birthday. I can’t believe my baby girl is 9 already but I mean it makes sense because I am getting older but man she is growing up way too fast.  We spent a day at Schlitterbahn on Friday and then Saturday we headed out to the Aquarena for a glass bottom boat ride.  There were a few other things to do there too so we finsihed up there and then headed back to the rental property for naptime. The kids hung out and the adults chilled after a big day in the heat. We celebrated Caitlyn’s birthday then headed out for fireworks. Enjoy the photos we had a blast making lots of memories!!!