"What Mom?
"I'm a big boy?"
"What's the number?"
"I'm calling Gamma!"
The Magic Of Vacation!
17 years ago
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
"Take a picture of us!"
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
9:30am Church Service, Michael's on the Lake & Goodbyes :o(
Today came so fast!!! The weekend flew by fast like it always does. I said goodbye to my Brother this morning. It was so sad to watch most everyone leave today. It makes me remember all those times we lived nearby and I NEVER thought the day would come where I lived so far away. I know I am blessed to live only 2.5 hours away from my family. I know there are families out there who live thousands of miles away from each other. I am so blessed with a wonderful family I hate being away from them. I love them and hope one day we are all closer together. That also includes Christina...she needs to be my next door neighbor. I think we should build a huge community compound and all live on the same 10 acres or so. Here are a few more pictures from the weekend....
Brady and his John Deere Bear from Gampa & Gamma (my parents)
His new cozy John Deere blanket that he LOVES! (my mom did it again! Not sure how my kids would survive w/o these blankets!)
Practicing driving his tractor
Loves for Auntie Bobo
Uncle Jeremy got a true "White Girls Wake-UP"! Doesn't he look fancy in is boa!?
Reagan and Uncle Jeremy
Lorelai being feed eggs by her Gamma Judy! (SPOILED)
Lorelai and Uncle Jeremy
My cute Grandparents (we call them Pops and Meme)
My FIL and my Dad after their fishing trip
Today came so fast!!! The weekend flew by fast like it always does. I said goodbye to my Brother this morning. It was so sad to watch most everyone leave today. It makes me remember all those times we lived nearby and I NEVER thought the day would come where I lived so far away. I know I am blessed to live only 2.5 hours away from my family. I know there are families out there who live thousands of miles away from each other. I am so blessed with a wonderful family I hate being away from them. I love them and hope one day we are all closer together. That also includes Christina...she needs to be my next door neighbor. I think we should build a huge community compound and all live on the same 10 acres or so. Here are a few more pictures from the weekend....
Brady and his John Deere Bear from Gampa & Gamma (my parents)
His new cozy John Deere blanket that he LOVES! (my mom did it again! Not sure how my kids would survive w/o these blankets!)
Practicing driving his tractor
Loves for Auntie Bobo
Uncle Jeremy got a true "White Girls Wake-UP"! Doesn't he look fancy in is boa!?
Reagan and Uncle Jeremy
Lorelai being feed eggs by her Gamma Judy! (SPOILED)
Lorelai and Uncle Jeremy
My cute Grandparents (we call them Pops and Meme)
My FIL and my Dad after their fishing trip
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Water Park Fun and Auntie's Birthday Party!
Brandon, my dad and my FIL went fishing in the morning. They left the house at 5am for a very full and tiring day. The rest of us got up, put bathing suits on (well, some of us) packed a delicious meal, again my sister out did herself and made panini's and wrapped them in foil and we put them in a cooler and they were warm when we ate them! We met Autumn and her boys at the water park. She was nice enough and go ahead of us and snagged us a table with an umbrella. So thoughtful and so appreciated! The girls had a blast at the Water Park along with the rest of us. I will let the pictures tell the story here.
Kisses for Uncle Jeremy
Hugs for Uncle Jeremy
A sweet treat for Pops
Fun in the water
I can't believe how much he LOVED it!
Splish, Splash!
Getting away
Water slide
Uncle Jeremy and Lorelai
Uncle Jeremy and Brady
Lexi and Auntie Rachel (They are both doing the exact same thing!)
Big sissy and Brady
Brandon, my dad and my FIL went fishing in the morning. They left the house at 5am for a very full and tiring day. The rest of us got up, put bathing suits on (well, some of us) packed a delicious meal, again my sister out did herself and made panini's and wrapped them in foil and we put them in a cooler and they were warm when we ate them! We met Autumn and her boys at the water park. She was nice enough and go ahead of us and snagged us a table with an umbrella. So thoughtful and so appreciated! The girls had a blast at the Water Park along with the rest of us. I will let the pictures tell the story here.
Kisses for Uncle Jeremy
Hugs for Uncle Jeremy
A sweet treat for Pops
Fun in the water
I can't believe how much he LOVED it!
Splish, Splash!
Getting away
Water slide
Uncle Jeremy and Lorelai
Uncle Jeremy and Brady
Lexi and Auntie Rachel (They are both doing the exact same thing!)
Big sissy and Brady
Then later we ate teriyaki chicken, sticky rice, steamed cabbage and yummy oriental salad for dinner and then my sister opened gifts. We sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her and had yummy chocolate pudding cake made by my mom. My sister and I request that cake for our Birthday's every year. So yummy! My sister got Fool's Gold for her birthday so we decided to all watch it. Well, our DVD player has been sick so after some heroic measures by Brandon our DVD player still died on us. So my sister and I made a mad dash to Walmart and bought a new one. Came home Brandon set it up and we all watched a movie. My MIL made popcorn and we ate yummy gooey brownies and drooled over Matthew (well, us girls did)! We went to bed late again but again had a blast just being together. More picture to come!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Brady's Party Day and Independence Day!
This day was so much fun! We started out with 15 people waking up and hungry. My FIL made some super yummy omelets and we all got ready for a day of fun. Brandon and my Dad went over to our friends for about 2 hours lending some help with fence posts while my aunt, grandpa and FIL watched the 4 girls and Brady while we (me, my mom, sister, grandma and MIL) did some shopping. We came back and let the guys make a trip to Tri-State for fishing gear for their adventure the next day. We got ready for the BBQ and made some more yummy foods and my sister made yet another to-die-for dessert! I will have to post the recipe for you all. Here is a little description of it...chocolate brownie with small chunks of milky way bars, gooey marshmallows melted over the muffin brownie and then topped with carmel sauce. Oh, my they were so bad yet so good! Autumn and her cute little boys joined us as well as the Horney's, Sandy and Debbie. It was a full house and was so much fun. We ate yummy foods and Autumn made a delicious cake that tasted just like strawberry shortcake but better! As you can tell we weren't short on food or wonderful desserts! We watched Brady open up toys and some adorable outfits than sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY and ate cake! He wasn't sure at first if he should play with the cake or eat it. He figured it out quickly and then got cake EVERYWHERE! It took 3 people helping to get him cleaned up. My Mom was the bravest and was the one to scrub him down in the tub while I held onto him. Thank goodness kids are cleanable :) We sat around and visited and then put the girls down. They were SO tired!!! We heard the fireworks going on but we were enjoying the company of family and friends too much to leave to watch them. My brother came about 10:30pm that night. It was so good to see him.
Here are pictures from our 4th of July:
Breakfast
The girls playing Build A Bear
John Deere Boy
Happy 4th of July picture
Lorelai and Gampa James
~THE AMAZING CAKE~
"Is this all for me?"
"WhooHoo...here I go!"
"MMMM...MMMM...Good!"
"I shouldn't have eaten that last bite!"
This day was so much fun! We started out with 15 people waking up and hungry. My FIL made some super yummy omelets and we all got ready for a day of fun. Brandon and my Dad went over to our friends for about 2 hours lending some help with fence posts while my aunt, grandpa and FIL watched the 4 girls and Brady while we (me, my mom, sister, grandma and MIL) did some shopping. We came back and let the guys make a trip to Tri-State for fishing gear for their adventure the next day. We got ready for the BBQ and made some more yummy foods and my sister made yet another to-die-for dessert! I will have to post the recipe for you all. Here is a little description of it...chocolate brownie with small chunks of milky way bars, gooey marshmallows melted over the muffin brownie and then topped with carmel sauce. Oh, my they were so bad yet so good! Autumn and her cute little boys joined us as well as the Horney's, Sandy and Debbie. It was a full house and was so much fun. We ate yummy foods and Autumn made a delicious cake that tasted just like strawberry shortcake but better! As you can tell we weren't short on food or wonderful desserts! We watched Brady open up toys and some adorable outfits than sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY and ate cake! He wasn't sure at first if he should play with the cake or eat it. He figured it out quickly and then got cake EVERYWHERE! It took 3 people helping to get him cleaned up. My Mom was the bravest and was the one to scrub him down in the tub while I held onto him. Thank goodness kids are cleanable :) We sat around and visited and then put the girls down. They were SO tired!!! We heard the fireworks going on but we were enjoying the company of family and friends too much to leave to watch them. My brother came about 10:30pm that night. It was so good to see him.
Here are pictures from our 4th of July:
Breakfast
The girls playing Build A Bear
John Deere Boy
Happy 4th of July picture
Lorelai and Gampa James
~THE AMAZING CAKE~
"Is this all for me?"
"WhooHoo...here I go!"
"MMMM...MMMM...Good!"
"I shouldn't have eaten that last bite!"
Thursday, July 3, 2008
So much to blog about so I am going to do one post for each day! Here it goes...I know that most of this is way more info than you may care to read but this blog serves me a purpose of details I can call back on and remember, but only if I type them down :) Feel free to skim through the babblings to check out pictures :)
Family Arrives
Since my In-laws and the older girls arrived the night before I had made a quick hair appointment for that morning. I was out the door at 8:45am for a 9am appointment. After the much needed cut (a color is needed too but I didn't want it to eat up the morning) I came back home to still only 3 children. My FIL watched the older girls and Brady while my MIL and I ran to Safeway for some dinner fixins and to the health store for more waffles for Brady. We came home then out to eat for lunch. We then headed back home where my Grandparents, Mom, Dad and sister arrived. It was so nice to see them. They brought in tons of goodies and I got a sneak peek of Brady's amazing cakes my sister made and decorated. You will all be in awe! It is by far the best I have seen! And yes, I am super lucky she's my sister and that she loves my kids so much to make amazing works of art! And yes I said CAKES...one for Brady and one for the rest of us! I think she should open up her own shop so you can all have one.
After a few hours Brandon came home from a stressful days work he was put to work grilling some yummy beef ribs! We had many yummy salads to go with them. Right after dinner my aunt arrived. That night we stayed up late talking and laughing! It was great.
Here are a couple sneak peeks of the birthday bash the next day! You have to wait until later today to see more :) I know, I know, I am mean :)
Birthday Boy with his John Deere hat and tractor!
Auntie Rachel made this cake for the rest of us. Just wait until you see Brady's, it will blow you away!
Family Arrives
Since my In-laws and the older girls arrived the night before I had made a quick hair appointment for that morning. I was out the door at 8:45am for a 9am appointment. After the much needed cut (a color is needed too but I didn't want it to eat up the morning) I came back home to still only 3 children. My FIL watched the older girls and Brady while my MIL and I ran to Safeway for some dinner fixins and to the health store for more waffles for Brady. We came home then out to eat for lunch. We then headed back home where my Grandparents, Mom, Dad and sister arrived. It was so nice to see them. They brought in tons of goodies and I got a sneak peek of Brady's amazing cakes my sister made and decorated. You will all be in awe! It is by far the best I have seen! And yes, I am super lucky she's my sister and that she loves my kids so much to make amazing works of art! And yes I said CAKES...one for Brady and one for the rest of us! I think she should open up her own shop so you can all have one.
After a few hours Brandon came home from a stressful days work he was put to work grilling some yummy beef ribs! We had many yummy salads to go with them. Right after dinner my aunt arrived. That night we stayed up late talking and laughing! It was great.
Here are a couple sneak peeks of the birthday bash the next day! You have to wait until later today to see more :) I know, I know, I am mean :)
Birthday Boy with his John Deere hat and tractor!
Auntie Rachel made this cake for the rest of us. Just wait until you see Brady's, it will blow you away!
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