THIS IS MY DAD. . . AND IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY "LITTLEST" BROTHER KASEY!!!!!

My Little Brother turns 16 today!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE BROTHER!!!

You are a wonderful BROTHER to me - BROTHER IN LAW to Kyle -

and UNCLE to my kids!!!!

HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY!

I LOVE YOU!

GIRLS NIGHT!!!

While the "FATHER'S and the SON'S" were camping, the "MOTHER'S and the DAUGHTER'S" enjoyed a pedicure night . . .

Katherine, Laurie and Savannah

Kelsey and Lexie

These daughters got fully pampered by their moms. Foot baths, leg massages, heel buffing, 

and of course toe-nails were painted (sparkling stickers included)!!!!!

THE RESULTS. . .

Thanks to the MOTHER'S - Jen, Tory, Robyn and ME

and to the DAUGHTER's  - Kelsey, Lexie, Savannah, Laurie, Katherine, Taylor and little Kara

for filling our usually testosterone filled house with a little bit of GIRL POWER for a night!!!

(And in case you were worried - Kara's pedicure from when Aunt Jana and Jodie were here still hadn't worn off  - so don't think her toes didn't go unpainted!!!)

OUR SUMMER PROJECT

So this is what our yard looked like when we bought our house. . .

(This should tell you how much I loved the inside of the house if I was willing to actually purchase this yard!!!)

This is what happens when we are naive enough to think that by working in the yard 1 day a week (Saturday) that our children will have a yard by the time they go to college. . .

And this is 4 days  - yes 4 days later after calling TONY (the landscaper)!!!

THANK YOU TONY!!!!

Now instead of yard work every weekend we can enjoy family and friends over for barbeques - oh yah - now we don't have any money left to buy the barbeque or the patio set to sit on - NEXT SUMMER EVERYONE!!!

One Of These Things Is NOT Like The Other. . .

First I should probably explain. At Kindergarten registration for Kale one of the questions was "does anyone in your household speak fluent Spanish?" Without thinking I answered yes of course - (proud of my husband for his talent) - Well, in so doing Kale was forever placed in the BILINGUAL class! It's quite hilarious to get his class pictures back each year.

So here HE is getting his GOLD MEDAL - for reading 80 books in 8 weeks (not easy for the child or the mother - who must sign off on every single book making sure each book is at least 32 pages in length) 

So while my pride for him was beaming this day - I couldn't stop laughing about the picture I had captured. 

PLEASE TELL ME HE WILL HIT A GROWTH SPURT SOON!!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Mother's Day 1978

Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's I know.

You each inspire me to be a better mother!

Enjoy OUR day!!!!

GRANDPA

My kids with Grandpa Mangelson!!