Mormal Formal

Here's Kathrine and her date Parker G. This was Kathrine's first date and first formal. So much fun for her (and for me!).

Thought she looked absolutely stunning. And Parker was as dashing as a young man can be.

Wooo-Hooo! Sixteen is pretty great! 

Aren't they the cutest?

Good Things to Come

Liked this today. Love listening to Elder Holland's voice narrate this.

This one I can believe.... double digits.

Hello Handsome. 

Can't believe it....

We've made it 16  years together! Whoot-Whoot!! 

Ya, they're pretty great

Little side note to the TOM'S listed below..... again..... 

I splurged a little bit and got some..... and they're pretty great. 

Wanna wear them everyday, I mean every other day. 

Wanna wear them in the house and on the street, in a car and on a train, on a bus and on a plane.....

OK,  you get the picture. 

Yes, this is my life, this.... and salted pistachios. 

Couple Action Shots

Trying to work on my shutter speed stuff..... beginner photos, no laughing please. 

Mid-air jumping jacks..... 

Red Letter Day

It was what I like to call a Red Letter Day the other morning at our house. Kids were up and at it early, dressed, rooms clean, hair done, chores done, bags packed and time for hot chocolate and whipped cream. 

K was long gone at seminary. 

Gotta love it. 

Um, no I do NOT make Logan wear a shirt and tie to school usually. He had a field trip that day. Which he later told me was B-O-R-ING. Don't you just love that type of description from the kids? 

Spring is in the air....

Saw this little number peeking out of the bushes the other day. Love that things are beginning to bloom again. And it's only February. Ahhhh, the California winter. 

The perfect everyday shoe

Honestly, I have not been a fan of Toms thus far.... but look at these babies:
I'll take one in every color please.

And this boy

Logan 9 yrs. & ll months

Can't resist her either.....

Claire, 6 yrs. old

Love this teenager....

Kathrine 15 yrs. & 11 months

Love this Girl

taylor 12 yrs. old

 

K, just a couple more.....

Cute, huh?

Um, these.... not so much. Yikes. These seem Miami Vice or something.

Shoe Fetish

Here's just a couple of shoes I'd like to have right now. The list is lengthy.... I'll add more later, as to not scare everyone with my love of shoes. I might even throw in some handbags.... have a serious problem with those too.

New Year's: Look Not behind Thee

Watch this video. Some friends of ours from Austin are in it. In addition to that, it's a great New Year's Message! You'll have to pause the music at the bottom of my blog.

Cousin Visit!

Luke was here for a visit recently! The kids had a great time seeing him again. It's been forever!
They enjoyed lunch at Farrell's and even took on the Pig's trough.
(You'd think they could have named it something more appetizing).
Hopefully the girls can come out soon too.
We miss you guys!

Gingerbread Project

Truth be told, I'm not a huge gingerbread house fan. I usually try to dodge the questions from the kids about doing these. They seem so messy and something about how they never really stand up, then no one eats them, they just go into the trash, ya-da, ya-da, ya-da....
BUT, this one...... GREAT one! I would HIGHLY recommend this one. It comes in a package with EVERYTHING you need and it actually stands up, and is eatable. It was so cute and the kids had a great time piping on the frosting and placing each little candy. And the gingerbread.....ooooo, it looked and tasted yummy.
Thanks to our friends for dropping this little treasure at our doorstep. You've permanently changed my Scrooged opinion on gingerbread houses!

Proud artists.
BTW, it's from TJ's..... no kidding, huh?
I love that place!

Happy New Year's Eve

We took the kids to the Aquarium of the Pacific for New Year's Eve. We thought it would be fun to do something different. Plus the Queen Mary was having a Fireworks show for the holiday!

Claire couldn't believe the size of this fish. As big as her.

Future Marine Biologist?
He loves, loves, loves this stuff. Although, this picture might seem to tell a different story.....

Here are just a few of the things we saw. There's tons more.

 

Touching the sharks.

Hands on with the sting rays. This place reminded me of our trip to Atlantis.

Star fish and sea anemones.

We are enjoying living near the ocean.
Love the beach. Looking forward to another beautiful summer here!

 

Ended the night with dinner and some fireworks.
Good Bye 2010.
Welcome 2011!