Birthdays

January and February are big birthday months for our family and we are soon to be adding yet another birthday to the list!

I'm officially 41 weeks pregnant today (according to an ultrasound I had done yesterday).

WAY past due!

So, any day now we will meet our newest addition and I can't wait:)

Chandler turned 10 on January 26th. He was my baby for a long time!

We went to dinner as a family this past weekend to celebrate Madison & Zach's birthdays.

They were kind enough to let me combine them!

Two of my beautiful girls, Hannah & Madison.

Joe & Maggie


Chandler & Zach

Our chef at the Geisha House

Madison & Hannah opted for the chopsticks- my boys used forks!

The birthday girl and boy

Madison turned 15 on February 6th & Zach turns 18 on February 12th!

Aren't they cute?!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

Fun at the Park

The big kids (minus Zach) took Maggie to play at the park yesterday-

I watched!

Hannah & Maggie



Madison & Maggie

Madison & Chandler swinging

Hannah helping Maggie swing

Chandler



Madison

Christmas 2008

Maggie left a note and some treats for Santa and Rudolph.

Mom and Maggie reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas".


Hannah

Zach

Madison

Chandler
Maggie

Everyone got matching beanies in their stockings.

We had a very Merry Christmas and hope you did too!

Snow Day!

Snow, in Vegas?!

It happened on Wednesday and we loved it!

Some snobby New Englanders (you know who you are) called it "picnic weather", but to desert dwellers like myself, this was a full-blown snow storm.

The kids pulled out every piece of snow gear we own, which wasn't much.

Chandler and his buddies built this snowman near our house. So they had to use every piece of snow available in the area (notice the bare grass around it!), it's still a real snowman, right?!

Cole and Chandler



Okay, this our backyard the next morning, Thursday:( The same day the school district declared a "Snow Day". Now this is one the snobby New Englanders can laugh at.

Not much of a "Snow Day" huh?

This is Madison and her friend enjoying a day off for, snow???

They don't even have jackets on!

Chandler and his friends decided to play a little football in the sun, I mean snow :)

Oh well, it was a nice day off. All the snow gear had some time in the sun to dry out before being put away. It could be another 30 years before we need to pull it out again!

Holiday Season 2008

I spent Thanksgiving this year with my family in Arizona.

I absolutely loved spending time with my niece Callie.

(I think Maggie got a little jealous!)

Callie is an amazing miracle.

This is Maggie and Callie kissing, something Callie loves to do!


These are five of my favorite people decorating the tree.
They are getting so big that it's tough to see the tree.
(We do have a bigger tree in the front room)


Maggie even got to help this year!

We ADORE this little girl!

She makes the holidays even more fun for all of us.

Santa says, "Ho, Ho, Ho!", lights and decorations are "cute",

all treats are "mmmmm!" and she likes to take baby Jesus from his manger

and put him in her mouth. You can get much more holiday spirit than that!
Merry Christmas!

Disneyland 2008

Here are some pictures from our recent trip to Disneyland.

We had lots of fun!

We ate at Goofy's Kitchen for breakfast on our first day.

Maggie enjoyed the characters from a distance only.

She's not sure what to think of Princess Jasmine!

Goofy and Chandler.


Chandler took this picture of "the girls".

Maggie liked the carousel.

Hannah and Maggie waiting in line for the Dumbo ride.

Madison and Chandler on the Dumbo ride.

(they went on all these kiddie rides just to be with Maggie)

This is what I did most of the time, waited.

There aren't many rides for expectant mothers!

We were there on Halloween Day.

I think Madison liked the pumpkin guy a little too much.

Chandler always likes to stop at the Shooting Gallery.

So does Joe.

So HOT.

So NOT HOT. (jk babe)

Have you ever seen a person laying on the ground at Disneyland?!

Maggie playing in the water in Bug's Land.
This is something my older kids reminded me that I would have NEVER allowed them to do at Disneyland. (I wouldn't have)

The Ladybug ride.

Joe joined Hannah and Chandler on THE slowest bumper cars in the world!

More fun on the carousel ride.

Madison just finished her first season of volleyball at Shadow Ridge High School.

Here she is with her coach, Coach Trace, after their team took first place for freshman at a tournament.

They finished the season 14-6.

Madison mostly played outside hitter.

Madison is #11 .

Go Maddy!

We loved watching her play and can't wait for next season.