Today is Blake's Birthday

Happy Birthday to You!!! Showing off in Disneyland with his Indiana Jones hat.
This is at one of the beaches out by the Coast House. I just like this picture.

T-Ball

1st day of school

Just hanging out after church pretending to play dad's video games.

Here's just a few pictures of my little boy. Where has the time gone? He is 6 today. Yup he was born on New Year's Eve @ about 8:00 in the morning. What adventure this little boy has brought into our lives. He's in kindergarten & doing so well. He likes to play sports & he enjoys going to primary. It's CrAzY that he's 6.....I remember just having him..........HaPpY BiRtHdAy BlAkeY!!!!!! We love you♥♥♥..........Mom, Dad, & Sonny

Just a quick makeover

So, I figure since Christmas is over I needed to change my blog background. I love changing it. It's so fun to pick a new background. Hope everyone likes it. By the way.....I joined Facebook & I am loving it. What a fabulous way to connect with friends & family near & far. I love it!!! Tomorrow is Blake's 6th Birthday!!! I will post some of my fave pics of him tomorrow. I love that boy......he's so cute!!!!

Christmas Slide Show.....Enjoy

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Isn't it Ironic!?

Ok, so I must've taken about a million photos of all of our Christmas festivities & now I cannot find my stinking camera. Of course....totally figures. But, in my search it has helped me to start putting our Christmas loot away. Wow!!! We had a fun time & I'm so grateful for Santa & all of his little helpers to help Christmas be merry & bright. So, if I ever find that stinking camera I will finally post our Christmas happenings. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas & that there was time to reflect on the wonderful gift we all received from our Father in Heaven so many years ago. Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas Party

This is where the kids got to sit & visit with Santa @ our ward Christmas Party.
Blake was HAPPY but Sonny was not having any of it!!

We got him to calm down just a little bit, but he was not going to
sit with Santa!! No Way!!
Sonny likes to hold his finger up to his mouth & say SHHHHHHHH!
It's so cute.

There's our Happy boy. Well we had a nice time at the Ward Party.

There was a Nativity program that turned out very well.

Blake was one of the shepherd's but those pics didn't turn out @ all because

apparently I am the only one that know how to work the camera (sorry Brad,

I still love you anyway). I was behind the scenes making sure the

kids knew when to go out on stage. I was so proud of Blake because we

also had a Stake primary choir practice that morning that he would not

participate in at all. It's frustrating to me that he does this thing when he tells me he

has stage fright. Well he did his part in the Nativity with no problem & then on

Sunday at the Stake music fireside, he went & sang with the children's

choir. I was soooo Happy & proud (even though he did have his ears plugged

during one of the songs). I don't want to make him do things that he doesn't want to but

I do want him to at least try. Is that so wrong? Well anyway, I am proud

of what he did do.

Christmas pics

Oh, Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree!

So here's our lovely Christmas tree that Blake & I decorated. We don't have a

tree topper so Brad suggested that we make one.
Blake & I decorated stars for the top of the tree for FHE (something
I'm trying to do more regularly). He asked which one we
would be using & of course I told him we would use his. (he actually did a really good job).
We had a lot of fun with glitter &glue. (it is my intention to make this a new family tradition)


We usually have family dinner @ my dad & Dawn's house once a month. This month
Naunie (Dawn) had everything ready to make gingerbread houses.
Here's Blake, Austin & Naunie decorating
(as always I am the official photographer)



A close-up, but not the finished product. (actually, I don't think I have a final pic.
some photographer I am!)

Oh, here we go. I have no Idea why he & Austin decided to make scary

faces with the gingerbread house. BOYS!

Bathtime Woes

Sorry, but if there is one thing that I absolutely do not love doing, it is bathtime with my boys. I don't know why but it just puts me over the edge. It has to be done of course, cuz I don't want to have smelly boys but I just don't enjoy it. Maybe it's cuz I don't really enjoy sitting in the bath. I get bored. On occasion I'll take one but it's usually when I am soooo cold that there's really no other way to warm up. Anyway, some people love it. I'm not one of those mom's. Am I the only one? Oh well if I am. I never claimed to be perfect. But I do love the way they smell after they've been bathed. I just want to get them in, washed & get them out. Is that so wrong. Why delay bedtime any further?! But I do what I have to because I do love my boys.

Thanksgiving Slideshow

Hope you all enjoy my new creation. I found Smilebox & think it's pretty cool. I am seriously considering switching to digital scrapbooking. (at least for all of my recent pics...seems I'll never get caught up on all of my prints). This might be a way for me to at least keep up with all of the millions of pics I seem to take. It's kinda cool & I don't have to come up with all of the cutesy things that I love in other people's books. We'll see. Maybe I'll do a little of both. Depends on what it's for.......I guess. I know.....makeup my mind, but who says I have to do that right now. No one!!!! Enjoy♥♥♥

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Holiday Card.....What do you think?

Make a Smilebox greeting

Having Trouble

I'm having some trouble with my computer so the pictures will have to come at a later time. Dang it!!! I can't even read other blogs right now. Frustrating!! Oh Well!! See you tomorrow.

Holiday, Holiday, Holiday!!!

Why does my post say holiday 3 times you may ask. Well, we were lucky enough to have not 1 but 3 Thanksgiving dinners!! We had turkey, turkey turkey. But, not all in one day (thank goodness). We spent time with all of our parents except for my mom. We'll be able to something with everyone during Christmas though. Each night was so nice. Small & quaint gatherings. Tons o'food, tons o'fun!! We got to go to the coast for the 3rd dinner & stay for a few days. It's always so nice to get out of town. There's something so warm & cozy about a warm fire in a cabin. The kids had fun & we got to go to a nice beach but the waves were HUGE. And now we're on to Christmas. Hurray!!! I have lots to say about the fun stuff we've been doing but I'll save it for another time. So, here's some pics from our Thanksgiving fun. I'm so grateful for family.