Emma starts school

As you can tell by the picture, Emma didn't think she wanted to be at school. Emma is a big momma's girl and doesn't like change. She wasn't sure she wanted to start her last year at preschool. But I was sure she needed to go. Looking at the next picture you can see she ended up having a great first day at school.



Emma said the best part of her first day at school was being able to play with her cousin at outside play time.

Soccer Time

I'm now an official Soccer Mom!!
Addie is playing her first year of soccer and she is loving it. I'm having a lot fun with her and her team. I'm the assistant coach and the coach was out of town for the first game, so I coached the first game, made the banner, and brought the snack. So you could say I had to be supper soccer mom the first game. Addie did great her first game as she scored the first goal of the game just seconds after the kick off.

A very happy birthday boy

Adam loves quads, or as he calls them "cycle" meaning motorcycles. So this year, for his birthday we decided to spoil him. As you can see by the picture, we have a very happy little boy.



Adam's Contruction Birthday Party

Adam had a really fun birthday party, thanks to great friends and John Apple, who let us use his land, quad, tractors, and all the dirt a kid could ever ask for.

Voted best two rides at Ventura County Fair

The fair has come and gone and I'm finally getting to the pictures. I just had to share with all of you the kids favorite rides.
The girls vote this ride #1

Addie Lainey Emma Malia Giana



The girls were all very excited to ride this ride until it started to move.




They all had so much fun that they all asked to go on the ride again

Adams #1 vote



Adam loved this ride so much that when it was over he didn't want to get off and tried to get on to another car before exiting.

Addie started school

Yes, my little girl is ready for kindergarten. Addie's first day of school was August 19th and she was so excited to start school. To tell you the truth, I think I was more excited than she was. Addie has a great teacher, Mrs. Vaglica, and I feel very confident in how her school is run, so I know she is in good hands. Addie has also spent most of the summer fighting with her sister, so I was ready for them to have some time apart.






Addie said that school "was great, no, it was terrific" and that the best part of school was making a new friend. She also thanked me for taking her to school and said she really wanted to go back tomorrow.

Happy Birthday big boy!

Adam is two day! Happy birthday big boy!
I feel so blessed as a mother to have this little ball of boy energy in my life. Adam is always making me laugh and always making me tired. He's new favorite thing to say is "lov u mama" I'm so luckly!

Bye Bye baby Hello big boy!

Adam one day old



four months old



nine months old



one years old



eighteen months old

The Tooth Fairy Came to our house

Addie lost her first tooth

Addie is so happy to have her first lose
tooth and she can't wait for it to come
out! Addie was so excited that she had a
lose tooth that she told every person that
she saw, she had a lose tooth. She wiggled it
and wiggled it, she even tried eating apples
to get it out. Soon it was so lose that mommy
reached in and pulled it right out.


Addie was so excited for the tooth fairy
to come that she got up at 5:30am to look
under her pillow and see what the tooth fairy
left her..Addie got 1 dollar and a pack of bubble
gum for her tooth

I'm so lucky

Because I have a super husband I get to be the lucky aunt and be with new baby Brooklyn for her first weekend of life. She is really a good baby and it has been so nice to be in Utah and spend my day doing nothing but set around and hold a new baby. This is my first trip all by myself and I have to say I really miss my family but really love the break too.Thanks Super Dad for haveing the kids all weekend and thanks mom and keely for your help too.
And to Addie,Emma and Adam I love you keep being good kids for daddy.

Our new cousin is here!

Brooklyn is here and we are so excited!
She is one of the cutes babies I have ever seen, she was born on July 30th and weighed in at 7lbs 9oz. Lisa is doing great and is a great mom already.
Look on Lisa's blog to see more cute pictures of Brooklyn.