Have A Ball!

First Day of School!

2009-08-12T15:27:00.000-07:00

Madilyn and Alyssa have started school. Their first day was August 3rd. Madie was so excited to start 2nd grade. Aly on the other hand was nervous to start Kindergarten. She was excited that morning....but when we got to the school she started to cry just a little. She told me that she wanted to go home and did not want me to leave her. I have to admit that it was a little scary. The place was packed with parents all taking their children to their classrooms. I took Aly to her classroom and we found her desk and met her new teacher, Mrs. Cole. I showed her some things around the room and she started to calm down a bit. I stayed for only a few minutes and then when I told her that I had to go she said OK. When I left the classroom I looked back and she was at her desk playing with a puzzle. I had to hold back my tears as I walked out. I just can't believe that Aly is old enough to start school. When I picked them up that day, they both said that they loved school!

7 month old Belle!

2009-08-01T20:51:00.001-07:00

Isabelle still continues to be the best baby ever! She finally learned how to sit up on her own and roll over. She has even started this week with eating food. Yeah! She loves bananas! She is content to sit on the floor and play with her toys and watch her big brother and sisters play! Of course they love to play with her too! Oh yeah, she also this week has gotten two teeth. She is just so sweet!

2009-08-01T20:46:00.000-07:00

I just had to put these pictures on here from Aly's dance recital. She had a ballet dance and a tumbling routine. She was awesome! She had so much fun and loved getting her trophy which she shows off to anyone she can!

My Bradley Boy!

2009-08-01T20:38:00.000-07:00

Bradley is 2 1/2 and he is so full of energy. He loves to laugh and smile. He is such a lovable little boy. He also likes to get into trouble and test me all the time. We are just starting to potty train. He is doing pretty well. I am lucky that he is motivated by stickers so that's pretty easy! I can't believe that he is not a little baby anymore....he actually looks like a little BOY! He definitely acts like one too!

Aly Sue!

2009-08-01T20:33:00.000-07:00

My Aly Girl is 4 (almost 5) and she will be starting Kindergarten on Monday. I just can't believe it. It makes me want to cry to think about it. I don't know what I am going to do without her here at home with me. Aly has such an outgoing personality. Once she gets over her separation anxiety, she wants to be the star of the show! She loves to dance and I think that she is pretty great at moving and shaking! She loves to laugh and smile and is one of the cutest little girls ever! Aly has so much love to give. She tells us everyday that she loves us and she has to give Nate a hug and a kiss every morning before he leaves for work. She always gives Nate a hug and says, "I love you so much Daddy!" Mommy and Daddy love you so much, Aly!

My Madie Girl!

2009-08-01T20:28:00.000-07:00

Look at Madilyn! My sister-in-law, Sara, took the cutest pictures of my kids at the Sand Dunes in Idaho Falls. Madie is just growing up so fast.Can you believe that she is only 7 (almost 8)! She is such a good kid. She helps me so much around the house. She especially helps me to take care of Isabelle. Hopefully she won't grow up to say that she raised her younger brothers and sisters because I don't ask her to...she just does it. I love her so much.

6 months!

2009-08-01T20:22:00.000-07:00

Isabelle turned 6 months old when we were on our summer vacation in Idaho! As I did with Madilyn and Alyssa, we went and got her ears pierced! She only cried for a second and then she stuck her two fingers in her mouth and was fine! Gotta love those self-soothers!

Hello Again!

2009-08-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

OK so I really want to get back to this blog. I know that it has been 4 months since my last posting, but I have decided that even if no one reads this....I really want to post for myself. I need to write things down about my kids before I forget them. So for those of you that do check this page, I will be posting much more often! I hope you enjoy!

Isabelle 3 Months old

2009-03-19T09:15:00.001-07:00

Isabelle is now 3 months old! Time seems to be going by so fast! She is a very happy baby. She has started to really laugh now. She is ticklish around her neck and will laugh at that. She loves to just watch her sisters and brother. Although, her brother, Bradley, is starting to be pretty rough with her. We have to keep our eyes on him all the time. She is still a really good sleeper. She sleeps through the night and is just starting to get big for the bassinet. But I am not ready to move her out of my room yet. Here is just a picture of her so you can all see how big she is getting!

Isabelle 2 Months Old

2009-03-02T20:26:00.000-08:00

Wow! The time has been going by so fast. Isabelle is already two months old. She is getting so big and she is such a great baby!!! She is so cute and is smiling and even starting to laugh now. Here are a few pictures of her. We are just so happy that she is in our family!

One Month Old

2009-01-19T09:18:00.000-08:00

Isabelle is officially one month old yesterday! I can't believe how big she is already. She is so much more awake these days! She loves to look around at everything that is going on around her, which is usually alot with her three other siblings running around! She sleeps great at night. She usually only wakes up once around 3 or 4 am and eats and goes back to bed. If we ever have any trouble getting her to sleep we just put her in her bouncy seat and it vibrates her to sleep. It's great!

My sister, Stephanie and her little boy, Dominik came to visit Isabelle. We had a great time while they were here and I was very sad when they had to go home. But my sister was here for my Birthday. We had a fun girls night out and Nathan stayed home with all the kids. I am 30!!! I can't believe it!

Pretty Baby!!

2009-01-19T08:52:00.000-08:00

These are a couple of the pictures that I put on Isabelle's baby announcement. I wasn't able to send them out to everyone so I thought I would put them on here. Isabelle is such a good baby. She doesn't cry very loud at all. She's gonna have to be louder if she wants to make it as the fourth child in this family:)

Isabelle Lynn Ball

2008-12-27T12:32:00.000-08:00

December 18, 2008

Isabelle is Here!!! She was born at 1:57 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long!!! The delivery at the hospital went just great! Probably my easiest one yet!:) We do wish that we could have had more family with us. I had Nathan and Emily in the room with me and it was very nice. She is a great baby and has been doing pretty well at night. The first two nights home were not so good. She was up almost all night. But since then she has been doing much better, letting her mommy get some sleep. Her big sisters and brother love her so much and we are just so glad that she is in our family!!!

Bradley's Mess

2008-11-16T09:59:00.000-08:00

Bradley was having lots of fun in the kitchen! He decided to play in the butter! What a mess!

Our Trip to Florida!

2008-11-11T13:05:00.000-08:00

Nathan was able to take off four days and so we decided to drive down to Florida to see my sister and brother. We had a great time! I hung out with my sister, Stephanie, while we let our kids play all day. Nathan had a great day of fishing on the ocean. He caught his biggest fish yet! He was so excited. It will be hard to top that day now!!! It was just nice to be with family.

Happy Birthday Bradley!

2008-11-11T13:00:00.000-08:00

On November 5th, Bradley turned 2 years old!!! Can you believe it? He is becoming such a big boy! He loved his cake and ice cream and then had fun opening his presents. All he loves right now is Cars, Cars, Cars!!! He played all night with his new cars and really did try to share with his cousin and siblings. Hey it's his Birthday!!!

October Festivites!

2008-10-30T07:58:00.001-07:00

We have done so much this month and it's not even Halloween yet!! We've gone to many events in the community like Halloween in the Park. The kids really enjoyed that. We went to a very cool Pumpkin Farm. We went on a hay ride and the kids went through a hay maze. They loved petting all the farm animals. Bradley especially loved it. Then of course they picked out pumpkins. Then we also went to Trunk or Treat at church. It was very cold outside but the kids had fun! We hope you enjoy just a few of the pictures.

Crazy Eyes!

2008-10-08T11:55:00.000-07:00

While getting out Halloween Decorations, these glasses were found. Of course everyone had to try them on and get their picture taken!

Bradley's New Bed

2008-10-08T11:52:00.000-07:00

Bradley has actually had this bed for awhile, but he does not want to sleep in it. But for some reason this particular day, he said he wanted to take his nap in the bed. I just had to take a picture of him because it probably won't happen again for awhile. He just loves his crib still! There's no rush, I won't need that crib for another five months at least, so we will slowly move him into his bed. We'll see....

Movie in the Park

2008-10-08T11:47:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, I took the kids to the park where there was lots of fun activities for the children. First, they had their faces painted. Bradley had his arm painted with a spider! Then we got a pumpkin and the girls painted and decorated it. Then they played, "It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" in the park. We sat and watched the movie. Bradley loved it. He just laughed and laughed! Then we went on a scavenger hunt for pumpkins. It really was alot of fun!

Cute Kids!

2008-10-08T11:45:00.000-07:00

I took this picture before church. I know their my kids, but I just think that they are adorable!

Butterflies!!!

2008-10-08T11:40:00.000-07:00

Aunt Crystal sent Madie and Aly caterpillars for their Birthdays! The girls watched them eat and get bigger. Then they turn into their chrysalis and then hatch into Butterflies! We kept them for a few days and then let them go outside to fly away! What a great Birthday Present. Thanks Aunt Crystal, Uncle Brett, Sammy, and Ella!!!

My Family!

2008-10-01T07:21:00.000-07:00

Here is an updated picture of the Ball Family. Hope you enjoy!

My Girls are getting So Big!!!

2008-10-01T07:17:00.001-07:00

I just love this picture! Nana and Papa came to visit us last month and we had a wonderful week while they were here! I just can't believe how grown up Madie looks standing next to her Nana!

I Am a Child of God!!

2008-09-16T13:58:00.005-07:00

Bradley made this crown at church on Sunday! He just loved wearing it! I had to take a picture of it before I knew it would be destroyed soon enough.

Hannah Montana???

2008-09-16T13:58:00.004-07:00

Madie and Aly got these wigs for a Birthday present and they love them!!! They had so much fun wearing them!

Birthday Party!

2008-09-16T13:58:00.003-07:00

Birthday Parties!!!!

2008-09-16T13:58:00.002-07:00

We let the girls invite over friends for a combined Birthday Party!! First, they made little pizzas that Daddy brought home from work. All the kids took their own pizza to bake at home. Then they played a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, and outside for a game of waterballoon toss! Both Madie and Aly wanted their own pinatas, so we had to break two of those. All the children got lots of candy because of that!! Then we had cake and ice cream and opened presents. I think that everyone had a great time. We had a house full of squealing girls, but it was fun! I was very tired by the end of that party!

7 Years Old!!!

2008-09-16T13:58:00.001-07:00

Madie turned 7 years old on September 5th!!! She also picked what she wanted for dinner and she picked Steak, corn, and "the little round flat potatoes" (scalloped). We had Seth and Emily over for dinner and opened presents and had cupcakes! Madie was so excited to get Hannah Montana presents!

4 Years Old!!!

2008-09-16T13:58:00.000-07:00

Aly turned 4 years old on September 4th!! I can't believe how big she is getting. On the day of her Birthday, I told her she could pick whatever she wanted for Dinner and she of course picked hotdogs with ketchup! So we had Seth and Emily over for dinner and Aly opened her presents and had a cupcake. She was very excited about her new Bike!!!

Too Big!!

2008-08-27T18:50:00.001-07:00

Bradley has figured out how to open the sliding glass door!!! What am I going to do with that little Boy??? So far I can just keep the screen door locked and he hasn't figured out that one. I'm sure it won't be long.....

What do you Shink?

2008-08-27T18:44:00.000-07:00

The mosquitoes out here in Tennessee are awful!!!! You have to have on bug spray just to go out and play in the yard. Well, I'm not very good at remembering that and so my kids are always getting bites. But for some reason Aly is the one who gets the most and they are always very big and red!!! I said to her, "Why do you always get so many bites?" and Aly answered, "I shink they shink I'm their dinner." She was very serious when she said this and I just had to smile. I love that girl!

Fun At the Fair!

2008-08-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

We went to the Wilson County Fair last week and had lots of fun! Madie and Aly went on every ride that they could. Nathan and I just had fun watching them and of course we enjoyed all the wonderful food. Bradley was actually a very good boy just sitting in his stroller. I think there was so much to look at to keep him entertained. It was a hot evening but we had a blast!

It's A Baby.......

2008-08-15T12:49:00.000-07:00

GIRL!!!!! We had our ultrasound last week and found out that we are going to have another girl. We are very excited, especially Aly who wanted a baby girl because, "I already have a baby brother!" So it looks like Bradley will be the only boy. That's OK, He's gonna be a great brother to his three sisters!! My due date is still set for December 26th. We will be having a wonderful Christmas!

Bradley's Names

2008-08-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

A is for Aly!

2008-08-13T07:46:00.000-07:00

I have decided that I am going to teach Aly Preschool from home. We started on Monday because she wants to have school when Madie does. I attempted to make homemade finger paint and I put a little too much cornstarch in it so it was too thick. Oh well, Aly liked it and I'll try again next time. We both had a lot of fun and hopefully I will be able to get her ready for Kindergarten next year!

First Day of School!

2008-08-13T07:42:00.000-07:00

Madie has started First Grade!!! She was so excited to go to school on Monday. I walked her to her new classroom and we found her table. They had puzzles on their desk to work on and I sat there with her for a couple of minutes to make sure she was alright. I told her that I had better get going and she was just like, "Okay see ya mom." I was so sad that I couldn't stay with her all day long. Madie is just getting so grown up!

Howdy Cowgirl!

2008-08-13T07:37:00.000-07:00

Madie and Aly were invited to a Birthday Party last weekend. It was at a Horse Ranch. They had two horses for all the kids to ride. Of course both girls wanted the white horse. They had so much fun!

Miniature Golfing!!

2008-07-28T07:58:00.000-07:00

The girls worked really hard this summer reading books for the Summer Reading Program at the library. Their reward for this was to go golfing. They were so excited for this and just couldn't wait to go!! Madie and Aly both did really well. Bradley was so funny! He just carried his ball around and whenever anyone hit their ball, he would run and go pick it up for them. He was worried that we might lose our balls! He is such a funny boy!

Playing in the Rain

2008-07-28T07:54:00.000-07:00

Madie and Aly just got these new Rain Coats the other day! They were so excited when the next day it rained. They begged me to play out in the rain and I just couldn't refuse. I didn't let them stay out long though, which they weren't too happy about.

Pioneer Day Celebration!

2008-07-21T13:08:00.001-07:00

We had a picnic at our church for the July 24th celebration! We had a great time! We had a water balloon toss (well with ziploc baggies). The kids had a great time. They loved spending time with thier Dad. They had missed him this last week while we were gone.

Other fun things we did!

2008-07-21T12:58:00.000-07:00

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-07-21T12:24:00.001-07:00

Chicago

2008-07-21T11:52:00.000-07:00

We took a train ride to Chicago!! The kids loved it! We made the long walk to the American Girl Store. It was insane!!! There were so many people in this store buying dolls and taking them to the Doll Hair Salon to get their hair done. You can even buy a matching outfit for yourself and your doll!! We had a nice picnic in the park and then took a couple of trolleys to the Navy Pier where we went to the Children's Museum. The kids had a blast and were very tired by the end of the day!

Our Trip to Illinois

2008-07-21T11:47:00.000-07:00

Me and the kids took a drive to visit my sister Tanya in Bourbonnais, Illinios. Nathan had to work, so I decided I would make the drive on my own. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. It took me about 8 hours to get there and about 9 hours to get home. We had to make a few more stops on the way home!! We stayed for a week and had a great time!

Monsters!

2008-07-10T08:42:00.001-07:00

So while I have been working on this wonderful new page, Bradley and Jaxon have been down in the kitchen eating cereal. Bradley knows how to open doors and he often gets in the pantry and gets what he wants. What a mess!!

Bradley's Bump

2008-07-10T08:35:00.000-07:00

So yesterday, Bradley and Jaxon took off running down the hallway. Nathan and I heard the smack of the wall and heard both of them crying. But it was Bradley who hit the wall. I think Jaxon was just crying because Bradley was. It was pretty bad! Poor Boy!! He already had a black eye from two days before. Aly was pushing him in the stroller and tipped him over and he hit his head on the road! He's a tough Boy!!

Fishing with Dad

2008-07-10T08:32:00.000-07:00

Nathan was able to take the day off yesterday, Yeah!!! So he took advantage of that and took the girls fishing. It was raining, but they still had fun!

4th of July

2008-07-10T07:51:00.000-07:00

For the 4th of July, we took the kids over to Providence where they had a little festival. We let them play on a few of the blow-up toys. Then we were invited over to our friends the Turner's house for a Bar-B-Q. We had such a good time. All of the kids had so much fun playing. There were 8 girls and just Bradley! Poor little Boy!!! But he still had a good time. We lit off our own fireworks in the street and watched all the other neighbors light off theirs. It really was cool! Since fireworks aren't illegal here, everyone is lighting them off. So you don't even really need to go to a show! We hope that everyone else had a great 4th of July as well!

2008-07-10T07:31:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone! I have decided to switch to this blog instead of my other one. It seems that everyone is using BlogSpot these days and it just seems easier. So, to all my family and friends, please get on and check out this every week so you can see what the Ball Family is up to.

My friend Sandy helped me to set this up. She is so crafty and has made this cute page for me! Thanks, Sandy!!!

Alyssa Sue

2007-11-29T16:30:00.001-08:00

Aly is such a sweet little girl! Yes, she has a strong attitude but just look at that face!! Nathan and I are so grateful that we have her in our family.