Thursday, September 3, 2009

Happy Birthday Cowgirl!










Mia turned two last Saturday. Can you believe my baby is two already! We love this little girl. There is not a day goes by that she doesn't make us laugh. She is a cuddly, fun loving, very smart toddler. She learns new words everyday. Today she has almost mastered "popsicle". She loves to keep Mom and Dad on their toes. She is not a big fan of clothes as we found that out in the middle of church when she stripped down to just her diaper. Dan quickly picked her up and took her to the hallway and tried to convince her to put her dress back on with out her having a terrible two melt down. She decided that would be ok to put the dress back on but the shoes were out of the question.

We celebrated Mia's big day cowgirl style. We invited family and friends over for bbq ribs and chicken and a little rodeo. I decided to make cute homemade crafty stick horse for all the little party guests. I made 20 of them! I was up pretty late on a couple of occasions but it was well worth it. The kids loved them. Dan came up with special names for all 20 with a little bio about each horse. The kids were presented with an adoption certificate with these names and cute stories on them. Dan is so creative...we had horses named Willow, Stardust, Buck, Rocky and Twilight...just to name a few. We finished off the night with a sheriff badge shaped cake and lots of ice-cream. (Thanks Frys for the yummy ice-cream!)

Monday, August 31, 2009

Family Photoshoot 09














We were all together (minus a brother-in-law)! So what to you do when that happens? Take photos! And thanks to Justin Hackworth Photography we did just that...lots of photos. Here are a few of my favs. I fill so blessed to have such a wonderful family. Pretty good lookin family, don't you think?

By the way...Justin is fabulous to work with and does amazing work! I highly recommend him. Ashlee thank you for the fabulous hair and for making the donation at the "30 Strangers" exhibit. And Mom and Dad thanks for starting this family. We love you!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Happy Birthday Dan!





My honey turns 39 today. What an amazing person you are Dan! I really am the luckiest girl. He is a wonderful husband, a terrific daddy and the BEST of best friends. Happy Birthday Dan! We love you!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!









On our vacation in Oregon we went to the Zoo in Portland. The kids had a fabulous time. One of their favorite parts was the petting zoo. Mia really bonded with the goats. I thought she would be afraid. I was afraid! The train ride was a lot of fun too. We say lots of animals and finished the day off with dippin dots. Yum!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Home Sweet Home



The kids and I packed up our suitcases and went to Oregon for a week. Daddy stayed home to work. We missed him terribly! We had fun spending time with Grandpa, Grandma, Cate, Justin, Addie and the cows. The kids would go to the barn everyday with grandpa to help him feed the cows. Brock would yell right after Grandpa would "come cavee" The cows were a little afraid of the kids at first but by the end of the week Mia would end up in the manger with the grain and hay right next to the cow's nose. Dani and Brock also learned how to drive the Mule (the Kawaasaki kind not the four legged kind). Both were pretty good at it except sometimes we would have to remind them to keep their eyes on the road. We had so much fun and made some great memories! More to come...we also took a trip to the Oregon Zoo.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

He Makes Me Laugh







As I was going through all the photos to load for Dani's birthday these popped up at the very end. This is what happens when Brock gets a hold of the camera when mommy isn't looking. Life is good... and how can you not laugh at these.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Dani The Birthday Girl






We are now in June blog followers! Dani celebrated her 7th birthday movie "star" style. We first spent the afternoon at the movies with friends. We went to see "Up" in 3D. We all loved the show. Then we ended the evening with a family BBQ. Dani requested meet on a stick..aka ribs. I made the two layer star cake which turned out great and we had lot's of ice cream to go with it... YUMMY! Dani also got an ipod for her gift from mommy and daddy. She is in love! Hope you had a great Birthday Dani. We love you so much!