Jake's baptism

Well I am a little late getting these pictures up on our blog! It is the last 2 weeks of school and it has been a little crazy being we are trying to finish up state reports,science projects,oral speechs (yes in 2nd grade!) force and motion projects, not to mention all the other craziness that goes on around here!!!

Our little Jake is growing up!!!! He turned 8 in March but we just baptized him in May because he wanted to have his grandma and grandpa there who recently returned home from their mission in South Africa. What a great day it was with all of our families, friends, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents!! Living in California we dont get to see everyone often enough so we love to have visitors and loved having sleepovers with cousins!! How proud I am of our sweet little boy who is not so little anymore. He was so excited to get baptized!!!

JUMPIN JACKRABBITS!!!!!!

JAKE AT HIS 8TH B-DAY PARTY

JAKE WAS SO EXCITED FOR HIS PADRE CAKE!!

SO I ROLLED UP MY SLEEVES AND WITH MY GIRLFRIENDS HELP& MADE BASEBALL CUPCAKES!!

MY KIDS KNOW I ALWAYS WANT A TURN!!!!!

OUR SWEET 8 YEAR OLD BOY!!!! WORKS HARD AND PLAYS HARDER!!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU JAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our baby is 4!@#^**** YIKES!!!!!!

Good morning birthday boy!!!!!!!

Make a wish!!!!!

Crew is the baby of the neighborhood which makes him everyones little brother!!

Even though we never even saw "Walle" in the theatre, Crew insisted on a Walle cake!! (I didn't even know he knew who walle was???) After all he is "4" and that's what he wanted so that is what we ordered!

Just because he is "4" doesn't mean it isn't exhausting saving the world!!!!

We love our "Crew Baby" so very much and cherish him everyday of our lives!!! We are so blessed to have him and kiss that little face 1,000 times a day!!!!! AT LEAST!!!!

We love our CREWISMS ............."you set me up....Conner" and "mom, I cant pick up my toys....I have a game to get ready for at four sixty" "who's in the bathroom......hurry...I gotta take a dookie" "mom....where's my cup? ( not the kind you drink out of!!) He has to call Steve at work at least once a day and ask "Dad when are you coming home to do batting practice with me?" and last but not least........."that's how I roll", and as he hits a baseball he says "All day baby...all day!"

Will you be my Valentine!!!!!!!

Valentines day is one of our favorite holidays! Steve and I got engaged on Valentines day 17 years ago!!!!! My kids cant go to school without their heart shaped waffles with strawberries and homemade syrup!!! a breakfast for any cupid!!!!!!!!

Our Kailee bear is 11

Kailee having her favorite b-day breakfast...ebelskievers! Good morning sunshine!!

And she if off to school in her new birthday attire!!!

On saturday we took her and 2 of her friends to eat lunch on the pier!
It was perfect timing for the picture, look at what just landed behind them on the fence!!!!

O.k. the boys needed a picture with the bird too!!!!

The day couldnt have been more perfect! we had a long wait to eat but the girls didnt mind!

Finally food....... along with oreo shakes!!

We came, we ate, and we left with our balloons!! What a fun afternoon we had!!!!

Kailee ended her day with her favorite dinner......pasta, ceaser salad, and garlic bread!



Happy Birthday K-bear!!!!!You bring us soooo
much joy and happiness! You are the cherry on top of our family and we love you so much!

I love your butterfly kisses, I love your hugs , I love your toes tucking under my legs when they are cold, I love your homeade oatmeal cookies on sunday night , I love your pink room that screams "girl", I love going together to get manicures , I love the notes that you leave on my mirror saying " I love you" . Daddy and I love that you are our only girl! Happy Birthday Love!

When the boys are at baseball and Kailee at a friends, Crew is looking for anyone to play with and hears some noise next door........the neighbors are swimming!!!

25 minutes later..........

Happy New YEEEEEAAAAAARRRRRRRR

Crew having the time of his life making NOISE
Jake, Phillip (his friend) and Kailee loving the celebration

Kate, Kailee, Tamara and Julia posing for the camera


Steve...having a little TOO much fun

Love, laughter and loopy

Can you say too much SUGAR

We are looking forward to 2009 and all that life has to offer! We are living the dream and loving every minute of it!