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My Day

2011-05-18T18:13:00.000-07:00

Love my kiddos....okay, the furry ones too.

Cinco Of Mayo

2011-05-18T17:39:00.000-07:00

The school is non-stop parties for EVERY occasion, especially May 5th......

Check out Bo, she wants to go to school soooooo bad....

The chicken dance is pretty cute......

Bunny Stuff......

2011-05-18T16:46:00.000-07:00

Across The Border

2011-05-18T15:05:00.000-07:00

This pic above is actually how it always ends. We never wait in line to go in, why would you.....

And the boys must play........

If you look closely you can see the curve of the wave as it goes all the way around, so perfect......

A snake? No, these two can not ever separate!

Wave after wave after wave. And to top it off there were whales all over the place......

Best beach hair ever........

Lupe giving us a show of his fighting roosters......

I think he's a little scared........

Thumbs up from the taste test of crazy sodas.......

I'm serious, it's disgusting and delicious all at the same time....

I think there was a toast to good waves or something like that.......

Consuelo's quickly became Kid Island, those little people take over everything......

And then there was Rosie.......

Rosie was at the house of the dad and two sons that were with a dude on the beach and then........can't say the rest.

Bombs, rockets, firecrackers, anything explosive!

Hold onto your eardrums!

Volleyball in the house, super great idea!

The water duty is brutal at times. Hank felt it was time to contribute.......

After church activity: Balance. Loni and Hank could do it too......

This is what they are all looking at, love Mexico.

2011-05-18T14:11:00.000-07:00

Father/Son at the school. I love the sign! No purses? Really?
Hank got student of the month. Well deserved, he is a great student.

It's a huge assembly and he had no idea, so awesome.

Loni got her art nominated to be on display at the local high school art show......

She was very proud and so were we!

Had To Redo

2011-05-18T14:07:00.000-07:00

I thought the blue was great when I saw it in other people's homes or in TV. But I cringed every time I saw it in my own house. Back to basics again......

She Delivers

2011-05-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

Once you turn 3 in this house the Paci Princess will soon send for her pacis for all the new babies.

Paci Princess sends a note and the box to be filled with all the pacis you can find and for each paci you give away you get a gift.......

After Bo filled the box the night before, and set it on the porch, she went outside first thing in the morning....

She's over it, not even having near the hard time Loni had that first little while. Yay for great teeth!
Bo said that she was okay with the pacifiers going to other babies but would be VERY sad if there was a Linky Princess. I told her the blanky could stay forever......

Odds And Ends

2011-05-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

The kids looking at the zoo map cracks me up.......

This guy just loved her....

A girl being a girl........

House Party

2011-05-18T13:07:00.000-07:00

When I asked Hank and Loni what the best part of their party was, they said it was the end when they could climb on top while I let the air in and out of the jumper.......

Kids+pizza+cake+bouncer=good times.......

First Hank blows out.......

Then Loni gets sung too with her own blow out.....

It looks pretty empty with everyone in the jumper.....

Last long eaters.......

By the way, Loni blew up 95% of all balloons by herself. What a huge help!

Family B-day Party

2011-05-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

Loni finally got her press-on nails.....
The blow-out......

The stare while being sung to......

Wow, 6, it really flies!!!

School B-day Party

2011-05-18T12:47:00.000-07:00

Hank and Loni turned 6 and along came the parties!!!!

Crazy, Whatever It Was

2011-05-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

Our closest thing to snow, so far........
Our poor, old house can't really handle a beating like the one it got this year. She definitely has been protected and babied ever since (before she falls apart!)......

20 inches of rain this year!!! This particular storm did about 7-10in. in a couple of hours. SO insane!

Daddy/Daughter Dance

2011-05-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

Pets Post

2011-05-18T11:58:00.000-07:00

L-Stevie R-Jessie

Please, nobody drop anymore dogs off or tell me you can't have them anymore! I don't have the heart to say no......
Jessie just had some minor surgery, Bo has bed heaters.....

Bo's bird, Sally, the boy. Don't ask, we don't get it either......

Our last of the birds finally passed away due to old age and it was time to reload the bird cage. I thought 4 was a great idea until I actually sit down for dinners and can't hear anyone talking....

Our pitbull/poodle which we call a pitoodle.......

They totally love each other.......

Baby No More....

2011-05-18T11:42:00.000-07:00

She is 3!!!! 1-11-11 was a good day......

B-day breakfast......

Love you Bo!

The King And The Shooting

2011-02-08T16:25:00.000-08:00

The MLK day and a police officer shooting were our latest adventures.

First, there was the King's holiday. The kindergartners learned all about Rosa Parks on the bus and the separated bathrooms from whites and blacks. Yikes, I know it's part of history, but I wasn't ready for my kids to know a difference between anyone, especially at 5. So here they come home from school, and explaining all that they have learned, in detail. I tell them how great Rosa Parks was and what a great dream MLK had for our country. Hank and Loni had only one question for me (with wondering what part of the bus they would have been sitting at if they were there with Miss Rosa) and it went like this,"Mom, so what are we, light or dark? Whoa, I thought, what can I say? So what came out of me was," Well you are actually both, you are light in fall and winter and dark in spring and summer, so both". They just looked around like"okay, if she says so", and we moved on to how great "the dream" was and has become.

Second, the police shooting. A local school officer gets shot by a guy breaking into cars at the local high school and all local schools surrounding are on lockdown. Meaning no one in, no one out, until you are let go. It was an all day event of hovering helicopters, the news telling us to stay in our houses, to keep the streets quiet, as they look for the guy that took off on foot. Kids were eventually being let out super late and some families not being able to go into some of the neighborhoods at all (we had 2 other families come over that couldn't go home until late that night).

So with my 5 year olds in a classroom, not able to leave all day and afternoon, blinds have to be closed, policeman on the campus walking around, helicopters hovering the whole time, were told of the shooting that was close by. This lead to a billion questions of why, and how, and who would have, and where are they, and will they shoot us, and the list went on. All I kept saying was that no one wants to hurt us, and that everyone is good, but even good people do bad things sometimes.

Thank goodness for strong kids, protective school staffs, Rosa Parks, and MLK.

*And just a quick note for those who hadn't heard of the shooting, it ended up being a hoax that the police officer had made up and is under investigation as of right now. So crazy.

It's The Most Wonderful........

2011-01-11T13:11:00.000-08:00

Santa is always great!
I love how the kids never hesitate to perform. And Bo went up too and sang her heart out.....

This one loves to pose and insists I take her picture more. She is the only one I don't have to beg to take a picture.

This one is itching to run......

This one had her art time interrupted.....

These are her very own poses, classic Bo........

Ah ya, the

'Lane'.........

Who knew 12 bodies could ride so smoothly....

With parties, parties, shopping, decorating, packing, mailing, hiding, and such, it just felt like time was zooming by and I couldn't catch it. Anyone else? One month of this all is just not enough!

Our Jesse

2011-01-11T12:49:00.000-08:00

Short story, kinda:

Next door neighbors find this dog on their porch one morning.

They have no idea what to do with it and they are leaving for work. I say I will take it and find the owner (nothing new to us, we find lost dogs all the time and return with 100% success).

I take the dog to the vet to get the chip scanned (since no collar), no chip.

No problem, I will make signs and post them in the neighborhood.

No one calls, for 1 1/2 weeks. Big problem now, the kids love the dog (and I might, kinda, I just don't want to take care of any more beings right now!). So Hank insists Santa sent the dog to us (since I said we couldn't have a dog until everyone was potty trained) because he thought it was the right time. Great, now what do we do? At the church Xmas party I was talking to Santa and explained to him that Hank is going to ask him if he sent the dog to us. Santa said, "What do you want me to say?" I had no idea. Then Santa said," I will just ask him if he got the dog" I looked at Santa and realized if he says that then this dog is a lifer. I paused for a LONG time and said okay.

Santa asked Hank what he wanted for Christmas and he told him and then Santa said, "Did you get the dog?" Hank was looking at the ground and his eyes got humongous and he shook his head slowly yes. Than he looked up at me and I thought, 'how awesome and magical! Then thoughts quickly turned back to me and I thought, 'ah crap'.

So she is ours and she is a puppy which means some trouble. I love dogs, don't get me wrong, I just don't like taking care of them. I like animals that are self cleaning, exercising, entertaining, etc. But the kids adore her so she stays......for now.

The Eve Eve

2011-01-11T12:20:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas

2011-01-10T21:30:00.000-08:00

It was simple. The kids were a little disappointed that we had no parties this year, but we did have a simple family party that was just perfect....... The other couches were loaded with what Santa brought too, spoiled children.......

The morning is the best!

Even Jesse got a coat......

Santa knows what goes with candy best......

The aftermath....

She was good this year......

Hank went from the Leapster (which was a huge disappointment), to the DS, to finally going for the Wii. The Wii fits him perfectly because he can play a game and still be social around him. Seriously, perfect fit.

Thanks Santa!

Cabin I

2011-01-10T13:19:00.000-08:00

So Christmas morning (We had asked Santa if we could celebrate our Christmas on Christmas Eve this year and he said okay. School calenders make it impossible to trick the day on the kids now! And I actually think I kinda like it better because you have all of Christmas to play, or exchange your gift , Hank found out.) we headed to the mountains of AZ. Dog in tow.

And thankfully this sign was on the mountain just in case we weren't sure the direction.

The eagles.....

Poor Bo, super sick, super mad......

An attempt at family photos.......

Wow, we did it.....

The angels......

The mayhem.....

The pets......

The baby I want to keep......

Has to pee and not sure what to do, might miss something......

They love each other.......

The time-out.......

Much better.......

The sled dog........

Cabin II

2011-01-09T15:35:00.000-08:00

Some car races......

Dogs getting friendly.....

The "Dog Whisperer"......

Such great form......

Ouch, that will hurt later....

This one hurts now.......

Walking is so lame.......

Kazoo showcase.....

Air hockey tourny........

Family Pics 2010

2011-01-09T13:58:00.000-08:00

Finally our family pics. Some screaming, crying, and running around did happen, but I finally was able to calm myself.

The official family finalist........

Thanksgiving 2010

2011-01-09T12:32:00.000-08:00

Biggest piece of pie I have ever seen or eaten!
I love how in Mexico it seems like all restaurants have make-shift playgrounds, I love it.

Water was so pretty but SUPER cold.

Don't let Loni fool you, she gets in anything, at any temperature.....

Bo had just woken up for this pic, otherwise, good times.....

The canals are always fun.......oh, and ALWAYS adventurous.

The whole Thanksgiving crowd......

Lobster was good too.......

Foosball was a constant.......

Same with the swing.......

The whole reason why we were all there, the turkey!

Henrie......

Ryan......

Potato launcher.......

The dunes.....

Check out the tongue on this girl....

One of the kids in the other family says to me, "You sure eat unhealthy for a mom!" It cracked me up.

Before Christmas we take the kids to the toy store and have them show us what they want and I take pictures of the stuff. I just loved these serious faces.

Loni lost her first tooth and accidentally swallowed it. She was devastated that the tooth fairy wouldn't come so I told her she could write her a note and that the toothfairy sees everything like Santa.

The note.....

The letters are the first sound of the word she is saying in her note......

The last time we had hit our favorite beach.....

Loni found this swimsuit in her dresser, loved it, insisted on wearing it, and it was the last time she wore it!

Hallo Festivs

2010-11-13T06:51:00.000-08:00

They actually carved themselves.....

He was into it big time.....

Okay, maybe she didn't carve so much this year....

Class party and parade day........

Brunch was delicious!

Bo was the best spider-man......

Bo loves the whole school thing and anything they do, even sitting in the hot sun for the parade!

It was a busy weekend with the fall festival the following day, plus grandparents in town, plus trunk-o-treat church party, plus Ry's birthday, plus our Halloween party and our own trick-o-treating.

The cars were the favorite at the festival, check out those faces, they loved it!

Bo not loving this slide so much..........

Bake sale was a hit, so I heard. I only helped for a minute and even then it was going really well.

The church party was fun, I promise, don't let the grandparents facial expressions fool you!

Poor Hank, ALWAYS the only boy.......

When Bo woke from her nap and saw Loni as a mouse she decided she wanted to be a mouse too but we had limited time so we compromised with the combo mouse/princess costume. Everyone was happy.....

Let's just say that vinyl does not breath.......

Too much sugar? Oh ya!

Whoa, way too much.....

Ry's birthday...........

I have even bigger plans for next years trunk, this one was not scary enough .......

Super funny......

80's party........

Newly painted living room, not married to it yet. But I think it's growing on me......

Goodbye Halloween!

I had no intention of getting the "I can't open my eyelids because the sun is sizzling my eyeballs" picture, but I got it and nailed it perfectly......

For Halloween night I have no pics, too busy with a party, feeding and eating, handing out candy, hanging out on the driveway, trick-o-treating, and trying to wrestle little ones to bed with a bucket of sugar in them. After Halloween I buy back whatever candy the kids have at 20 peices for a dollar. It's been a win-win every year. Kids get money, the dentist is happy, and I don't have to see candy EVER AGAIN, and we get a trip to the dollar store. Win-win.

To All

2010-11-08T15:23:00.000-08:00

Hey all, if any of you fellow bloggers have our full names written on your side blog rolls, would you be willing to change it to either our last name or our blog title or just something other than our full names? That would be greatly appreciated! I am finding out people are googling us in more ways than one. It's kinda giving me the heebies.

Revised....

2010-10-16T12:53:00.000-07:00

The dentist, I am a huge advocate......

His smile is pure nerves....

We dog-sat our neighbors dog "Dusty" for two weeks. All I can say is that I have great neighbors who will not say one word to Dusty's owners about our dog-sitting skills. Thank you GREAT neighbors!

The kids, on the other hand, are super responsible and love this dog to death!

When the rain comes here and the days are short, I have to look at pics of the house with nice blue skies sometimes....okay, that felt nice. Who knew such a small thing could cost so much?

She is really trying to keep up with the big ones.....

A very good day....

Captain Greg telling sailing stories to a captive audience.....

He loved this boat.......

It just kept getting better....

Still loving it.......

I love catching nature as it...... catches.

When it's your birthday you have to do a back flip!

Loni will swim in anything! Seriously.

Hailey bringing up the anchor....

Going to the 'Island"! We were so excited as if it were some far off distant land that has never been seen or touched. It was awesome...

A car or a boat, what's the difference?
Go Sammy!

Totally zonked, boats will forever do this to little ones, oh and big ones.

We just can't get enough of these buggers, they are awesome EVERY TIME!

Hardly any waves this summer, but when the slightest swell came in we went bonkers. So much fun and so little time....

Surfers shack....

Still trying to keep up.......

Loni really mastered the roller skating. Hank got really good at roller blading too. It seems like they want to conquer a new sport so badly and then once they got it they move on, funny.

The path to heaven.......

This was our life for this whole summer. It was great and I am already trying to think of ways to extend the fun longer.

We crack ourselves up every time we do this....

And then the horses came again....

She insisted on the kisses....

The 'Child Flinger'!!

These moments are priceless...

All the kids made this shack, pretty usefull.

First day of kindergarten!!!

The kids were super excited and are in the same class this year.
We ended up getting the best teacher without having to beg or bribe, thank goodness.

Concrete jungle here we come!

But after school..........

Loni puts water in the goggles and it makes her eyes look a little strange....

Ryan's grandma passed away so we made a quick trip to Utah. Loni and Charlotte, super cute....

We got to stay with Diane and she took VERY good care of us. The kids loved walking Muqua and Bubba. Bo walked her dog with them and then Diane put a plastic bag around it to protect it. Bo didn't mind....

Grandma came over.......

We just can't take a photo together......

I hardly saw Hank due to these little guys around, he loved it.....

The funeral home cat is always up for entertaining and a smothering....

The three beauties.......

Earthquake kit photos.......

Isn't that beautiful?

This camera is so fun........

My fav shot so far........

I like this one too......

The water was so clear on this particular day that we were able to go with the kayaks into the kelp and watch the little sharks below. Aquariums are just okay after this kind of stuff......

Check out the dogs tongue, so awesome!

These are moments we live for when everyone is exactly where they should be.

Getting ready to go home........

Bo just screams for these guys......

Trying for a running into.......

There is always more.......

Summer Is For Us

2010-08-25T12:10:00.000-07:00

My most favorite scene, if I haven't already told you..........

She's trying to sleep, for real.......

Dad making a surfboard delivery.......

Looking for anything exciting that the skimmer might have picked up......

Watering the lawn is so fun......

The whole crew at the beach. What a sight tucked under the freeway.

Oh ya, a dolphin coming right for us......

LOVE my new camera. A nice b-day gift from Ryan......

And this little one finally learned to swim!

Our bathroom away from home. Toilet, bath, changing room, sink, all in one.......

I am 36! Aaaaaah, how did that happen?!

We saw the mommy make the nest, saw the three eggs, and watched her feed them once they hatched. Super cool. They just barely left the nest.....

The birdie home......

I went to go tinkle by the rocks and ran across this little guy.......

We thought this might be the babies mom who dropped him off while she went to go look for food......

Maybe mom and daddy........

My bros.......

My sistas........

Laughing like crazy until our tummys hurt.......

I was just the Aunt at the wedding. I swear, if I knew the photog was going to take so many shots of us I would have reconsidered my outfit. I was just planning on being comfortable for 18 hours in 100 degrees. I usually don't like my swimsuit lines to be part of my nice attire.

A couple of photos courtesy of my sis-in-law......

Pooped.....

Seriously one of the warmest fires ever........

Summer isn't over yet...........

Can't Forget

2010-08-02T14:05:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot these pics of our outing in Salt Lake. We went to the Children's Museum. Super fun! The kids loved the grocery store and I think we were there the longest.....

Loni was super good at being a cashier......

The Lately....

2010-08-02T13:45:00.000-07:00

Our mini garden is producing even with total neglect.......
This little guy came to the wrong house again, "tell your friends it's not a good idea little guy!"

Kenna was in town from Germany......

Kids had a blast.......

Lots of jellyfish this year, and this one was a BIG one.......

Mama Mukwa

2010-08-02T13:30:00.000-07:00

Before the wedding festivities we had to see the babies.......

The kids couldn't get enough.......

They were soooo cute!

Lacie and Lee's Day

2010-08-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

It's official. We have called Lacie 'Lacie Lou' her whole life and now it is "legally" Lacie Liu. It was destined. We wondered what will happen to 'Loni Lou'.

And my sister wondered why I insisted on not having my back towards my family during a picture...........nice job boys! Successful.

Lots of traveling on the wedding day......

After the wedding Lacie and Lee had a Chinese Tea ceremony in Bountiful......

I love Bo's smile here.......

The reception was really fun just hanging out, pictures are always fun too, aren't they?

Why the goofy poses? Can you tell we are all thrilled? All the siblings

together......

Some traveling pics.......

Such a funny picture, Braedon is hilarious!

We have yet to get a family photo with everyone happy.......

My brothers are so funny, they are all 11 years old again around each other.......

Everbody loves picture time.......

First time my kids saw a cow up close in real life, so awesome. Poor city kids......

Check out the stretch on Brea, awesome!

Just wanted some flowers to take home, poor girl.........

Justine coming through the goodbye line........

Oh yea, Diane's kids get the consequences of her own reception actions.......

Sorry Lacie, your mom started the nasty hidden diaper tradition, enjoy!
A little stinky in there.......

Baby Rosie.......

Vaca in Uta

2010-08-01T17:50:00.000-07:00

Nothing says summer like a good ol' drive-in............
A first for my kids and they loved it!

Ron and Shane came with their kids too. Just more people to throw candy at......

Utah stores cater to kids, and this is proof. The carts were so fun and fun to load up!

Grant was fresh home from duty.......

Loni got a hold of the camera.......

We just wanted a picture but we were laughing so hard!

My face hurt just from laughing......

The other two siblings were missing. I just love these guys! My family has a way of getting out that belly laugh in me that won't stop......

Misty was a very good cat. This was her position most of the time.....

May,June, And Some July

2010-07-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

Ryan's new job kept us above the border, for the first time in a bunch of years, for the fourth. Big fat boooooooo! But the parking lot of Ralph's was very nice for fireworks.

Summer has begun the weekly beach trips. Yahoo!

First time we saw octopus.........

Preschool graduation was a BIG day. We ended up celebrating at Chuckie's after.

I will miss seeing all these moms every day. We had so much fun!

We had a memory book made for Miss Bertha, I think she liked it.

It was graduation, it was busy, it was hot, and Loni hates doing photos.........

Their songs were too cute!

A great day that had all sorts of weird emotions come along with it that I didn't expect. So proud of the two of them for being such great students and making great friends. The whole experience was so fun and we couldn't have asked for more.

Father's Day........

Pre-graduation pool party at our house!

Loni's Ballet/Tap recital.........

100 degrees, and Hank was throwing up with the stomach flu. Other than all of that, perfect.
Loni did a great job! She likes ballet but doesn't want to take it any more because she thinks that me, Hank , and Bo are doing something way more fun while she is in class. Trust me, we aren't.

Will my kids make fun of me when they are grown because I made them wear a hat all the time?

Ballerina's must sleep too.........

Hank finally ended his sports for the summer. He was really good at soccer. Coach David loved Hank and had him be the example for everything. Hank loved that.

Garbage truck station open house.......

Start Here........

2010-05-12T18:40:00.000-07:00

Hey Kenna, the tea set is a hit......

LA Red Liners

2010-05-12T17:17:00.000-07:00

Union Station, the scene for many movies.....

Seeing LA on the subway was so fun! We could go anywhere all day long, and we did.

Angel's Flight, the railroad ride for the rich in the old days.....

La is such an awesome city. I really wished we lived closer to the action. Makes us miss Glendale, CA.

Garbage or art?

Going dooooooooown............

Their first turn styles. What a moment.

Class Pics and Randoms

2010-05-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

Can you just see what he will grow to look like?

Loni just insisted only the professional photographer take her photo that day.......

The other pre-k class at the school......

T-ball.......

Anyone who remembers me living in these skates has a great memory. These were my skates from the time I stuffed socks in them because they were too big until my toes ached. Love these skates......

They are official "Roller Derby" skates and I showed the kids what roller derby was all about. Not so kid friendly videos.

Loni thought this might help with the falls.....

He's good at basketball too........

Can you believe she actually fit?

Mother's Day

2010-05-12T15:06:00.000-07:00

Mother's Day is always a great day. I have decided that I enjoy it more when I don't have to speak in church. Glad that's over!
I love being a mom to these monkeys. Thanks Ryan for a great day!

Randoms Again

2010-05-12T14:45:00.000-07:00

P-K Mother's Luncheon

2010-05-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

All the mother's (plus one extra) from the preschool class.

The kids made many projects for us including picture flowers, placemats, letters, and drawings. So cute.

Cousin Time

2010-05-12T14:23:00.000-07:00

Spring Break in Mexico 2010

2010-05-12T10:21:00.000-07:00

Three cars, two tow ropes, extreme speed........

Bo keeping tabs on the champion fighting roosters......

More flea pups, so cute ..........

Hank and Bo checking out Lupe and his neighbor's places.......

This whole beach all to ourselves..........

This was a kid project that got quickly taken over by the big people, but with great success.......

Something funny about this fusball......

A carnival was in town and we had to try it...........

P-K Easter Party

2010-05-12T10:03:00.000-07:00

This little one helped hide them.......well kinda.

Hike On

2010-03-23T12:25:00.000-07:00

BYU Friends

2010-03-23T12:23:00.000-07:00

2fer at CA

2010-03-23T12:19:00.000-07:00

Having Fun

2010-03-21T21:14:00.000-07:00

More Birds

2010-03-21T21:09:00.000-07:00

Can't Forget Her

2010-03-21T21:02:00.000-07:00

Wheels on the bus........

She wants to so bad.

5th at Home

2010-03-21T20:59:00.000-07:00

5th at School

2010-03-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

Sooooooo happy!

D-land for 5th

2010-03-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

Enough said.

For the Birds

2010-03-21T20:42:00.000-07:00

Good weather is calling our names!

Bo's TWO!

2010-02-06T11:06:00.000-08:00

Loni is super sad that it's not her birthday and she doesn't get any presents.....

Just happy to be there......

Bo spent her birthday going to the doctor and getting shots, playing outside, cake, and opening presents. It's easy when they are two.

For Bo to get this......

She always starts with this...... she is like a baby bird.

CHEESE!

So glad all our neighbors love to spoil their kids. We get great benefits from it.

The Randoms

2010-02-06T10:55:00.000-08:00

Playdates, playdates, and more playdates! Hank and Loni have actually wanted to take a break from them for a minute. I kinda liked that idea too. Love the kids, but love having stuff get done around the house too.

Pizza, decorating cookies......some staples.

Winter Swim

2010-02-06T10:42:00.000-08:00

I know, they are nuts! But they insisted and it's always good exercise......

When the garbage can is in the pool area you know it is still winter....

They did this for a couple of days until it started getting colder again. You wonder if I got in? No way, the air has to be 90 and the water has to be 90. That's ideal.