Christmas Morning - 2009

Santa was really good to the kids this year...

Pasta Fest...

So, Alysha's Band does this fundraiser called Pasta Fest Annually... this was her first year... doesn't she look Shnazzy

Bella

HOMECOMING #1

Alysha is in High School now, so she attended her first homecoming...

The last picture we were still at the salon, but she was so pretty...

and for the record, it took my dad pointing out the darn trash cans.. .sorry :(

She looked so beautiful...

AND... I am still a den leader

with 7 scouts...

COuld I lose my mind any more?

Alysha's in the band

as if my plate weren't full enough,

Alysha is also in the Pep band, the Cadette band, and the Marching band... Sunday, she participated with the band in the walk for diabetes... I am very proud.. and they sound GREAT!!!

Bella looks goofy

So bella is our puppy, she is now about 10 weeks old, a pure breed shephard, and many people think I am nuts with my zoo (4 cats, 9 fish, and the puppy) but I like it around here... LOL

Check out her ears,

Bella and Bobby are great freinds... Though I am wondering if growing up with kitties is a good idea.. she thinks she can jump where the kitties do... uh oh.. Imagine my surprise when I found her in the window sill...

Bella & Bobby lookin at a squirly...

The other kitties like to tease bella from the cat tree... LOL

Sarah plays soccer too!!

yep, Sarah wanted to play too... though she doesnt want to play this winter..

She makes a great goalie.. she has blocked many a goal this season.. the team loves her.

Alysha Joined Venturing

She is loving it... she gets to do so many cool things...

She already got to work at an airshow, and has been invited back (her whole crew) to ride in a refueling jet, WHILE it refules a fighter jet... HOW cool is that.

Thomas played soccer this year

Thomas joined soccer this year for the fall season, he loved it...




He learned alot from his coaches, and looks forward to winter soccer (its indoors)

We got a new puppy

SO, on the last weekend before school started, we got a new puppy. WE drove all the way to southern Ohio to get her...

Here is her picture the weekend we took her home... she rides really well in the car.. .LOL

So my kitties are all grow'd up....

Bob (we call him bubba)




May (we call her May-May)

Here is June (we call her June-bug)

And lets not forget April... yep Just April

Here are my kitties now...

Our new Kitties

LOL - so, I decided to let the kids get a kittie... but not one kittie, that would be a kittie a peice... So when I went to Ohio, I had the intent of coming home with 3 out of the 5 kittens that Amanda had... I came home with all of them but one (Sorry Bugsy)

Here are the pictures of our kitties.... April, May, June & Bob.... LOL.. yep that are their names...

This kittie is April...

This kittie is May...

This kittie is June...

And this kittie is Bob, our only Boy

Trip to Ohio - Happy BIrthday Libby

This weekend we celebrated Libby's birthday

Which meant I got to see a few family members... there were 7 cousins there (that is counting my kids) Mom, Dad, John, Amanda & Russ, I had a great time.. as did the kids...

While in Washington

While In Washington Reagan kept me busy, thats when I wasnt being the crazy aunt chasing Aubrey around...

We made it a point to stop by Starbucks at least once per day for a delicious "Iced Vanilla Chai Tea"... mmm mm good...







My first day there was eventful... First, it was Reagans Birthday: "Happy Birthday"... we headed home for some "relax time" it had been a long day for me already. After Aubrey's nap, we headed into town so Aubrey & Aaron could go to their swimming lesson, well the lesson is for Aubrey, but Daddy gets to thelp :) after the lesson we went out to dinner, it was very good... then Aaron, Aubrey & I headed back to the house while Reagan headed off to her Softball game... I didnt make it too long at the house, passed out by 1030PST.







The next day, I convinced Reagan that a relaxing day sounded great, so we went and did some shopping, and just hung out... was a perfect day for me... lol






Wednesday we made it to Pike Place Market and to the space needle...


At the market we walked all around and checked out the sites. Reagan showed me the gum wall . EWWWW and after lunch we took Aubrey on the Carosel... she didnt like getting off.





































The space needle was amazing, I had never been, but we hit it on a perfect day, which suprised us as we couldnt see the top of the needle when we went to Pike Place Market. Aubrey loved walking around, and I was more than willing to chase her ... lol While at the space needle, we walked through the fun center, and Aubrey played with the cars. Then we went and checked out the fountain, Aubrey really wanted to check it out, so I took her down in the fountain, and then we walked at a baby's pace back up the fountain. I was so worried she was going to fall, and she kept watching her feet... lol. Once at the top, she got scared when she rushed up on a puppy (a Multeese) and it barked at her...

















































On Thursday, we went to Snoquami falls, another first for me, before we trecked down the boardwalk, I took some time to blow some bubbles for Aubrey and pose for a photo-op. We didnt hike down to the water, thought it might get hard with Aubrey, maybe next time. but, we were able to get a nice group shot...
































































Thursday evening, we headed into town and grabbed Aaron and took off for Discovery Park. it was not what the internet made it sound, but was still fun to walk around, and I got some AWSOME mountain shots...












































Friday, Aaron decided to play hookie, and we headed off to the zoo... it was a lot of fun, the animals were all out, and we even got to see the baby gorilla, though it didnt come out so well in my pictures, though if you look closely, you can see Aaron in the picture.. .lol...





















Saturday morning, Aubrey made me sad, cause she didnt seem to want me to go... I am very glad she liked me, though, it made me sad to go... I miss you guys, I cant wait to come out and see you again...






















My "goin home" photo of Mt Ranier