Why is it???

Why is it that I can look EVERYWHERE for 4 minutes for my toothpaste to finally break down and use the kids (yuck)

and literally 15 seconds after I am done brushing I see my toothpaste sitting there right in front of my face???

Christmas 2009!!!

This year we had a great Christmas!

Here are the kids waiting to go out and see what Santa left them...

Aidan got a Razor!

This is where I should be posting the picture of Brinn opening her big Santa gift but instead I am posting this because of all her gifts she got this year her fingernail polish and pack of gum were her favorites. GO figure. I tried to have her give them to me so she could open some other gifts but she told me, "No Mom, you loose it."


Some happy and spoiled little kids. Thanks Grandma's and Grandpa's, aunts, uncles and cousins for such a fun Christmas.


My favorite gift was that we had David home for Christmas Eve and almost all of Christmas day! I'll take that any day!

It's Official!

My little brother Austin received his mission call a few days before Christmas and will be going to...


...MACEIO BRAZIL! We are so excited for him and so proud of him... although we will miss him while he is gone for the next 2 years. It seems crazy to think that Aidan will be 6, Brinn 4, and little Baby Boy 2 by the time he gets back.

Congrats Austin!

Silly Brinn

Still Catching Up...

Little Brinn proudly displaying her artwork...

If you will notice, Brinn's clothes are backwards and inside out. That is because Brinn is Little Miss I Do It! Most recently she wants to pick out her own outfits... and if I pick one out she does not approve of she will be sure to let me know... "That not cute Mom." But when she approves... "How cute," or "Cute shirt Mom" in the most over-exaggerated tone possible.

And yes, this was mid-November, and yes, it was warm enough for my kids to be running around in summer clothes. At the time I was ready for the cold... and now that it's here I am looking forward to the warm spring weather.

This girl keeps us on the go... Always. I think the phrase we use often with her is, "She is going to give us a run for our money." So much attitude and personality but so so so much fun!

Proud Soccer Boy

Still Catching up...
Aidan finished his soccer season back in November...

At the end of each game the parents make a tunnel for all the players to run though. (I think sometimes the kids look more forward to this than the game itself.) Here is Aidan going through his last tunnel of the season. So what that he scored a goal for the other team that day... doesn't seem to bother him a bit...(Just how I like it!)

Here he is with Coach Matt... obviously you can see the excitement in his face from receiving his first trophy!

Best Friends

Still Catching Up...
While in Washington I got to visit with one of my best friends, Kathleen, and her cute family. We have not seen each other in 3 years so it was great to visit again and let the kids play... after all Aidan and Mia do have an arranged marriage.

Brinn was IN LOVE with Ella...

Aidan and Mia spent their time playing "Temple" and "Marriage" and no this was not instigated by us although made us very proud!


Lance and David played "Daddy Daycare" while Kathleen and I hit up New Moon...

Kathleen, Lance, and kids...

Brinn and Maddi playing house...

Aidan and Mia playing "trick-or-treat"

Aidan and Mia dancing (Love the action shot!) In fact all 4 kids joined in on the fun and still weeks later my kids will chant, "Go Mia, go Mia, it's your birthday." or "Go Maddi, Go Maddi, GO."

What a fun time! Thanks again for letting us stay. Hopefully it won't be another 3 years before we can see each other again!

AIDAN AND TONY HAWK...

We got passes to Six Flags this year for Christmas and Aidan went the other day with my family. He is now tall enough to ride some of the big rides and my brother recorded his first ride on Tony Hawk. It's pretty funny!

Washington

What a blogging slacker I have been lately! Time to get going...

So here are like a hundred pictures from our trip to Washington....


Morisa and Tami, the birthday girls...

David and Alan Jr. sporting their manly beards...

David and Jeff...

Aidan and his cousin Miranda...

Taking time for a little time with Dad...

Game nights with the family...

Three little cousins: Brinn, Tayvin, and Jayah. It's funny because Tayvin is 6 months younger than Brinn and tall, Jayah is 6 months older than Brinn and short, and Brinn is right in the middle and average which makes them all about the same height.

Thanksgiving Dinner...

Proof that I was actually there too. David and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary while there and got to enjoy a night out with just the two of us!

Here is where a picture of David, Robert, and Derek went that I just erased... I will add it soon!


And finally, Aidan and Mekhi!

Thanks Tami for letting us stay with you. It was so fun to catch up with everyone and let the kids spend time with their cousins. I have more pictures taken with Grandma and Grandpa but my computer is not cooperating. Oh well... it's a good start!