Christmas

The kids got up at 6:30.
Mason came in out room at 1 am and said he couldn't sleep and asked if he could go downstairs. Uhhh......no! get back to bed!
Eli......
train set
pillow pet
cars
Buzz Lightyear
Hooded towel
Blanket with his name on it

Camden...... with her hooded frog towel.
Barbie Scooter
Pillow Pet
Barbie
Pretend kitty
Leapster 2 (to share with Eli)
books


Mason....
Stealth RC car
Razor sole skate
Game for his DS
books
Pocket watch
Pillow pet
Mason's new white shirt and tie. Looking over at Eli thinking "I hope you got something better."


After Santa came
I got Daegan some cologne and a evil roy steel target.
He got me an IPOD touch. My first IPOD!

Our tree died 4 days before Christmas. It. looked. awful.
So we threw it out and picked up this little beauty to get us to Christmas.

check it.........Christmas Card.

We haven't had family pictures taken for 3 years. SO, this is what you get. The neighbor girl snapping a picture of us in front of the house. We were on our way to church.
Maybe next year.
BTW.....I have my braces off. YEAH!

Family camping trip

I don't mind camping.....for a short period of time. Like 1 MAYBE 2 nights. I enjoy the rugged outdoors, fresh air, peeing by the tree just as much as the next girl.
It took us what seemed like forever to get to our sight. You see, the mountains are only on 1 side of Denver. We live on the other side. The Kansas side.

I was probably sipping my Diet Coke while Daegan was setting up camp.





I don't want to brag but I have a pretty good aim when it comes to shooting.
I probably was taking down a grizzly in this pic. I shot so many things it's hard to remember.

Denver Zoo

We went to the zoo back in July. We ran into my friend Melanie and her 2 kids so we hung out with them for awhile. She was our guide since she had a pass to the zoo and knew her way around. It's good to know people with passes.

Mason turnes 8.......4 months ago

Our M-Dawg turned 8 on July 26. It was on a Sunday and we were traveling back from Idaho. The next night we went to dinner at Village Inn to celebrate. The boy LOVES his pancakes, french toast, and waffles. I made his favorite chocolate cake. Happiness. He also got a Nintendo DS for his birthday. He has wanted one for a long time but I am so against the electronics for kids. That's all they want to do. Next thing you know they are 50lbs overweight and tired from walking to the bathroom.





Favorite things......straight from the mouth of Mason

1. I love french toast
2. Favorite color is green
3. I like playing my DS
4. I like playing with my friends
5. Love to talk about knives with my dad
6. My favorite movie is Star Wars
7. I love watching TV

Va-cay

We took the Disneyland for the first time. They were pretty dang excited about the plane ride. Here we are on the train to take us to our gate. EXCITEMENT.
Day 1
Daegan was by far the most giddy......as usual.


This was our first stop after checking into the Hotel. I am not a big fan of the burgers but they do make a killer strawberry shake.

Day 2
As many of you know my husband is a flashoholic. No, he doesn't go around flashing people, he finds bright lights fascinating. He will pay a lot for a good light with lots of lumens. SO when he found out that there was a Surefire showroom we stopped by for a quick look.

Aquarium



We took a walk to Downtown Disney to get us pumped up for the next day.


Eating at House of Blues


Day 3 Disneyland

Nemo ride


The 1 character we did see. I was a little dissapointed because we didn't see Mickey or any Princesses. What's up Disney?

Tea Pots.....Not for me. I'll let you take this one babe.


Waiting for the fireworks.


Day 4
Headed to the beach




SO Camden left the Cheetos out and the birds ate them up in about 5 seconds. Not even a crumb left. Just a feather.

Day 5
We stopped at the LA Temple for some pics.

We had a great time! Now it's back to school and laundry.
The school part I don't mind so much