Crazy Hair!

Our little buddy is known for his "crazy hair", we call it "buddy hair". In the mornings it is COMPLETELY out-of-hand! Sometimes when I'm lazy and haven't cut his hair, his faux-hawk gets HUGE!!! I took a few pics (March 24th, 2009) because words cannot describe how crazy his hair really is. See for yourself...

The side view

and the front view. Notice the funky "Flock of Seagulls" flip on the top of his faux-hawk....pretty cool, if I do say so myself!

Now you may be thinking..."There is NO WAY his hair just does that by itself" but I'm here to say that it does. I didn't touch it at all before taking these pics but I definitely did after :)

A New Addition

Hannah was so excited to get new glasses. Everyone in her school class had recently done the same so it was "cool" to have glasses but not just any pair of glasses, they had to be thick plastic glasses. Hannah picked this pair out all by herself. I think she did a wonderful job!! They look terrific on her. Once she wore them to school, she couldn't believe how much better she could see. She was thrilled that she could see clearly across the room. In a few years, she decided she's like to wear contacts but for the time being, the glasses are GREAT!!

Hannah and her cutesy glasses on March 23, 2009. I believe this was taken the day after she actually got her glasses.

Reigniting an Old Flame

Over the past few years I have had less and less time to do what I like to do. So, I've decided that I need to start making time for things that I enjoy, especially those things that encourage family history. One thing was to update my blog, which I'm in the middle of (as you know) and the other is to once again, spend time scrapbooking. Little Gabe only has about 8 pages complete, compared to Hannah's 8 BOOKS, so I've decided that I need to get my rear end in gear.

So, yesterday I actually sat down and did one page for Buddy's book! Yippee for me!! But what's even more exciting is the fact that I actually used the "Cricket" machine that Greg gave me on Valentine's Day 2007!!! Yes, you heard me right....2007!!! And I'm thrilled to report that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!! It is so much fun! I can't wait to do another page again tonight, if I can get the kids in bed at a decent hour.

So, here's to reigniting an old flame....scrapbooking! I'm so glad that we've been reunited :)

Hannah's 1st Time Making Jam

Hannah really wanted to learn how to can jam so on February 16th, 2009, when the strawberries were on sale, we got to canning! She thought it was a wonderful experience and she couldn't wait until she could actually taste it (we already had an open jar of jam in the fridge). It was a fun bonding moment for us and a great learning experience for her.


Hannah with her strawberries


Hannah thought the blender was the funnest part. Here she is with the pureed strawberries.


Pouring the strawberries into the pot to cook.

Stirring the pot...Hannah's REALLY good at this!! (he-he)

Jam has now been poured into the jars...almost done!!

Hannah and the finished product. I'm so thankful for the Relief Society mini-class that taught us the "just turn it over to seal the lids" theory. It worked perfectly!! Yummy-yummy!

Hannah was so proud of the finished product. Now she can't wait to see what's next on our canning list.

Valentine's Day!

We love Valentine's Day at our house. I bought some fun plates and cups for the kids to eat their breakfast on, this year. The plates were shaped like hearts and the cups had floating glitter and hearts in them. The kids thought they were great! The first pics were taken on actual Valentine's Day. The later photos (at Hannah's school) were taken on February 13th, at her school party.


Gabe and his fun plate and cup. Looks like he ate all of his food...that's a miracle! He must have had pancakes.


Hannah and her fun Valentine's stuff.


Gabers digging in his Valentine's gift bag...wonder what he got?!?

Airplanes, of course!!!!

In Hannah's bag she got tons of lip gloss, jewelry, and these fun socks. I'm not sure what her fascination is with these type of socks, but she absolutely loves them!

Hannah's hairdo for school. I love fixing her all up in red. She looks so good in that color!

I helped out at Hannah's school party so Gabe got to come along. He had lots of fun with the older kids.

Beautiful Hannah...my beautiful lady in red! Hannah really loved this shirt because it was so soft, like velvet. The pin she's wearing was mine when I was a kid. So funny to see her wearing it. It just means I'm getting old!

Hannah's bucket of valentine's.

My two Valentine's...I love you babies!!

Kisses -n- hugs -n- hugs -n- some loves!!

The Beauty of Frost

On January 14th, 2009 we woke up to a beautiful sight...everything was covered in frost. I couldn't believe how wonderful everything looked. I got out my camera and tried to capture the moment and the beauty of nature. You may have to click on the photos (to make them bigger) to see the amazing details.


Hannah thought the frost was awesome. She had fun wiping it off everything.


Here's a close-up of the branch that she "defrosted". If you click on this one, you can see the little pieces of frost flying away...pretty cool!


Our birdbath...now an ice skating rink for little "tweeties"

Here's a shot looking up our street. I know that the photo doesn't nearly capture the whole beauty but believe me, it was almost surreal.

Blades of grass...obviously :)

Our flag had the frost hanging from it. It made for a pretty picture.

See Greg...the winter does have good things about it!

My Mom's Birthday

My mom turned 59 on January 12th, this year, which means next year she'll be the BIG "60"!! Wow, is she getting old!! ;) Here are some photos from her special day.


For dinner, we took her out to Texas Roadhouse, which we all LOVE. Without her knowing, we told them it was her birthday, thinking they'd come sing to her or something. When they came around the corner carrying this big sattle-thing, I busted up laughing!! They did sing, very loudly, to her and she was a good sport and climbed on top the sattle. Doesn't she just look adorable, sitting on the sattle, holding the sundae they gave her?!? Too funny!


Grandma and Hannah


At home we sang Happy Birthday to her and got her cake and ice cream. I didn't have enough candles to put FIFTY-NINE on her cake, so I just put two curly pink ones on it. She was grateful I chose that option!

Hannah, Mom, Gabe, and Me

Me and my "mommy". She's done everything for me, more than I ever deserved. I'm so grateful for her!

Here's to another 59 years! (he-he)