Annual cookie decorating

Thanks for joining us Arnold Family!

Drew turns 9!!!

Halloween 2011

Pirates and a parrot. Not the great pic to show off how super cute Alex's costum was...but it was super cute!!! My neighbor made it!

Evan turns 3!

This is often the face our very excited Evan

He didn't care for our singing!

Super happy!

Evan has been one VERY energetic boy. He is into everything. Running, jumping, climbing, hitting, talking (finally). He comes up with some of the most hilarious things. He is very glad to have some space to run in the basement now. We are all glad that he has it to run off some of the boy energy.

Alex! Baby #5

Alexander Philip Brletich was born September 1, 2011. At 12:43 weighing 8lbs 1oz and I think it was over 19 inches. He looks a lot like Drew....but in the picture below it seems to be more of Izzy and Evan.

We have since taken many more pictures of Alex on our cell phone and posted them to facebook....perhaps after a catch of I will have a chance to post more off our quickly growing baby.

Meet the teachers!

We had an open house/meet the teacher the night before school started.....

Mrs. Brown. Amazing teacher....poor lady had to have neck surgery the month before school started. She is doing great and Izzy is loving her.



Elaine is loving Ms. Smith.

Don't ask Drew if he has a crush on his teacher....he will get rather upset! But we can all see why he would Miss Hanneman is a cutie.

Right before heading off to school!

Been awhile...catch up time

I am been dreading and dreaming about catching up on the blog all at the same time. Let's see how this is going to work....one really long post....or small ones with each thing...I think we will start with the small ones just in case I can't get it done all at once. Here is the story....on June 28 my Father-in-law past away. We came down that evening leaving the kids with some friends with church. I went home the next to pick up kids and get things together to come back to Indiana and help out. While packing the car on July 1st to go to the wake I feel and broke my ankle....drove on it in the worst rainstorm I have ever been in. Then the GPS went out as I get into town and had no idea where I was going. Found Kris' parents house dropped kids and went to the ER. Remember I was 8 months pregnant at the time too. Ever try to balance on crutches with an extra45 lbs and a huge belly. Not fun, I could hardly walk. Long story about needing to have surgery on the ankle and not being able to because of being pregnant....we basically just crossed our fingers and hoped for the best. We stayed in Indiana for a week or two....I can't even really remember how long it was looking back. We decided to move in. So on August 12th we moved in. August 15th, my cast came off. August 17th had my first OB appointment with my new doc. Kids started school on August 24th. Mom came out that weekend, and stayed for two weeks! So helpful. I wasn't able to pack my house or even really unpack it. I had an amazing ward and those Relief Society ladies came over did it all! I mean all! Between the RS ladies, and the missionaries they did most of it. The Elders Q did come pack us and the new ward came and unloaded the trucks. Since then I have had a baby, 2 kids had birthday's, Halloween and some other daily fun things. I meant to blog earlier but the computer was in the boy's bedroom and the only time to blog is when Evan is napping and I can't type with him sleeping. Hopefully I will be better at this now that the basement is finished and our space is set up! Ah it is so nice!