On the Phone with Grandpa...

And I was worried that we wouldn't get Ethne off the phone! She only talked for about 4 mins, however Tristan spent a half hour talking to Grandpa. Topics ranged from... How to play the new Super Mario Bros, the rose bushes in the backyard, how we got Netflix on the Wii, and that you should always wear pants when you go outside.

Serious...

Little Intense...

Stretching...

And... The Power Laugh.

We Turned Five!!

Well, it there goes my life. The twins are now 5... wtf. hahaha!

This year we had a bowling party & the whole family turned out. Ethne got a surprise from Jeff's ex-g/f, Sarah. She had moved to Oregon but was up visiting friends that weekend so she stopped in and surprised Ethne for her birthday. It was very sweet.

Kids had a blast, as well as the bigger kids... Thanks to everyone for the presents & making the day so special.

They were trying for about 3 minutes... at one
point all the candles went out but came back on.
I asked Bri,"Did we get trick candles???"

My Birthday Cake

The kids wanted to make me a cake on my birthday & it was the best thing ever. We used my peace sign mold and topped it, of course, with sprinkles! Peace Out Baby!

Hailey turns 9!

My little sunshine... growing up so fast & with each day becoming more beautiful. We combined our birthday's this year & celebrated at my mom's house. They have a park near by so after the festivities we all walked over and had the best time goofing around. I captured this one of Hailey as she was twirling...

Happy Birthday Sunshine!

Exploring

We all went for a drive the other day and ended up by the Kingston Ferry. They are re-doing the whole area down there and put in a great little park by the water. Got a little family photo op...

Even though it was a little bright,
Ethne said she didn't want to ruin her eyes!

Gwendilyn's First Salon Visit...

This week I took Gwen for a treat... Her first salon haircut! We went to visit my best friend Melissa at her salon & Gwen said she felt like a princess. Melissa didn't cut much off but gave her some shape & a few layers in front and then angled her bangs a little more. Yay! It looks amazing! Next time... Ethne. ;)

Getting all washed up!

Snip, snip...

Bang Perfection!

From Gwendilyn's Viewfinder

One night, before Christmas, we all went out shopping and traffic was horrendous. So, to pass the time, I took pictures of the traffic but swayed the camera to create light designs. The kids loved it.

Tonight, Gwen asked me to download her pictures from her camera because she wanted to show me the last one she took. She is very proud of this one, as am I!

The ceramic Christmas Tree.

My Favorite Marilyn Photo

I came across this a bit ago, but have not been able to find out who took the photo or if it is even available to purchase. There are so many good Marilyn photos out there, but they are hard to find. I get tired of seeing the same ones over and over. I always have been amazed in the beauty of trees and to see her looking so free and full of life in these photos... I would love to have this for my house.

Gingerbread House!

This year the kids made a Gingerbread house for Christmas... It was a project the kiddos and Brian did this year while I was at work. There were only a few pokes & candies missing... I'm surprised it lasted all day!

My Old Dress

My mom found one of my favorite dresses from when I was about 3 years old and it fits Ethne perfectly. Maybe this is why green is my favorite color...

Ethne in my dress playing with her new ponies.

White Elephant & The Cake

Caitlyn & Erik held a White Elephant party this year and it was a BLAST! The gifts we ended up with were a set of Guinness Pint Glasses and a Nerf Basketball hoop set. Yeah baby! ;)

Erik & Caitlyn also got Brian a cake for his birthday. It said, "Happy 13th Birthday Brian"... and it was quite a smash!

The Tree

The New House

Tim & Amanda are almost finished with the hassle of buying their first home. Whoo-hoo! I am overwhelmed with joy for them. Hopefully come the first of the year, we can start moving them in!!

All the kids on the front porch!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. It's the start to the holiday season... amazing food, family, and all the silliness that goes along with it. A time for us all to think about what we have gone through and learned over the year, as well as what we are really thankful for... Being alive & living life to the fullest.

New Lens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the holiday deals for online shopping! I was able to get a new lens for my Canon camera... it's a 70-300mm with a built in macro option. The thing is ginormous! My previous lens was an 18-75mm.. so I cannot wait to get it out in action and see what it can do! Hahaha!