What Can I Say...

She loves the camera, literally.

I Love This Face...Enough Said!

I Have The Sweetest Husband

My husband knows I love flowers and especially the big bouquets that he occasionally surprises me with from Pike Place Market. He brought these home to me at the beginning of Feb. and it reminded me of Spring. Have I told you guys how lucky I am to have him as a husband, a father and as a best friend. Well, I am. I am blessed beyond words. I love you John!

Science Fair Project

This was the first year Blaise was required to do a Science Fair project so this was definitely an experience. He chose his topic all on his own; which butter melts faster, margarine or real butter. He was excited about all the trials and presentations. I wonder what he will choose next year. Hmmmmm. Great job Brother (what everyone calls him at home).

Family During The Holidays!

This past Christmas was the first time we have stayed in Washington since moving to the NW. We celebrated Christmas with my Mother in law and sister in law in Renton. I wish I could have captured my children's expression as they walked into the door. There were so many presents and the house was decorated so cute with personalized stockings and decorations. Barbara, I know you will ready this, and I want to thank you for all the work you put into making our Christmas so awesome. It was amazing the happiest we all felt and you truly mean the world to us! We hope to see you this weekend :)

Christmas!!

Can you tell I'm trying to catch up on posting... Wow, these are from Christmas. I keep telling myself that as long as I'm posting, it's OK. We had a blast as always this past Christmas. Each of the kiddos received their very own cot for camping and Santa brought the younger ones a bb gun and Blaise a pellet gun. John loves to go shooting at the range so we thought we would make it a family event! The close up of our Christmas tree was to show you some of our ornaments. They each have one ornament for each year of their life. They are old enough now, that they can pick out their very own glass ornament every year. It's turned into a fun event and one that takes us down each isle until they find that special ornament that they claim as their very own. We come home and write their name and the year on the bottom so there is no confusion.

Birthday Meal, Japanese Style

Every year the kiddos get to pick a restaurant of choice for their birthday meal. This year we sort of guided Ethan with his choice and we ate at a Japanese restaurant where they cook the meal in front of you on a hibachi grill. We all had a ball as the chef tossed Shrimp shells, made volcano's out of onions, and juggled utensils. I do have to mention that the fire and utensil tossing scared Addi and I don't think she will be visiting that sort of restaurant for many years to come. Her birthday is in April and she has already mentioned to us that she will NOT be choosing the Japanese restaurant. I bet she chooses Rainforest Cafe, it's one of her favorites.

The Many Faces of E

Here are the many faces of our youngest. He is the happiest little guy who happens to have the best hair in the family. These pictures make me smile, how blessed we are to have this little guys in our lives!