Maxson's Blessing

On August 2nd Maxson was blessed at church. He was adorable in his little white outfit and only fussed a bit while his Daddy gave him a blessing. In some of the pictures you could even see how really red his hair is. He is such a special little boy. I never imagined that the Lord would send me another son, and I was content with my two boys. I have since realized that life would never have been complete without our little Maxson. He is such a good baby and is such a joy. He has been smiling since he was a week old and is already recognizing faces and knows who is holding or talking to him. It was so exciting to have Chad's mom, Grandma Marsha come from Utah and be here for this special weekend.

Anna's Baptism

August 1st Anna was baptized. She looked beautiful in her white dress and was glowing. She was thrilled to make sacred covenants with Heavenly Father. Tons of our family and friends came to support her in this decision and we had a wonderful cake and icecream afterward at our home.

July 4th

Fishin with the Boys

Jeremy and Levi were able to go fishing with their Dad and Grandma and Grandpa Birch. Their cousin Devon and Uncle Richard went too. Levi was so proud of the fish he caught. They had a blast!

Birthday cakes

In July we celebrated Celia and Kimi's birthdays! I worked for hours on their cakes. I have really started to love cake decorating and I am getting better and better at it. It was my first try with fondant, and gum paste flowers and leaves. It was time consuming but so worth it. I still have lots of room for improvement so I will continue to practice. In August I am doing a wedding cake....hopefully it will be beautiful!!

Ms. Ellie's Makeup

Ellie loves makeup. I have caught her more times that I can tell you in my makeup and in her sister's this time was her sister's make up. What a little hottie!!!

Ellie's First Hair Trim

When I was doing the other girls hair Ellie was having a fit, yelling that she wanted her hair cut. I wasn't ready to cut her hair because she is finally getting some hair, so I decided to trim and I mean trim a bit off so that she would feel like she was a part of what was happening. She definitly enjoyed it and was thrilled with the trim.

Hair hair and more hair

Celia has a new hair cut so I colored and highlighted it. Several of the other girls wanted highlights and cuts including my best friend Shannon's daughter Jillian so I spent hours on my feet doing hair. They all looked adorable when it was done!

Oops a daisy!

Imagine never having any broken bones in a family with 10 children....well Anna broke our record this summer. In June she was sliding down the slide (the wrong way, of course) and fell and landed on Levi's super soaker. She broke her ulna in her right arm. Lesson for all slide on the slide correctly and put your junk away, hehehe!!!

Smarty Pants

Jani and Rose earned the Academic Parade of Champions Medal for the last quarter of school last year!!

More of our little man

Isn't our little red headed angel beautiful!!

First Bath

Maxson had his first bath on June 17 at 6:01 p.m. He didn't really care for it at all. He fussed and cried out and once I got him out and dressed he needed to nurse in order to calm down. He would much rather shower with Mommy!

Maxson Thomas Ross

Well it has taken me two months to get to get back to catching the blog up. I am finally starting to get back to normal a little. Of course how normal can you be when all you do is breast feed and take care of 9 other kids? Maxson joined our home on May 28, 2009, four weeks early. He spent a week in the NICU (intensive care unit). He was 5 lb 14 ounces and 17 inches long. He has RED hair and lots of it. I don't know where he gets it. I get the red hair at the salon (LOL) but I think Heavenly Father heard me say I was hoping for a red head one day. He is the best baby. Levi calls him "my baby" which is so cute. He kisses him no stop. Everyone else of course thinks he is the most adorable little guy. All I know is that I am so thankful that Heavenly Father surprised me with another little boy. He is amazing and brings me more joy everyday. He has been smiling and following me and his Daddy with his eyes since he was a week old. I have never had a baby do those things so early. He is such a joy!!