From my family to yours...

Wishing you a new year filled with laughter and blessings!!

Bowling anyone?

So my baby boy turned nine!!  (Insert tears here)  I cannot believe he is almost double digits.  I need a baby in my life quick.... I don't want to HAVE a baby, I just want to love, cuddle and squeeze a baby then send it on home with its mama!  But I digress....
What do you do with a group of hilarious, fun albeit occasionally rambunctious nine year old boys?  Well you go bowling of course!  I came in last - LAST place to children.  I really need to work on my game. 
Happy Birthday Colby, I love you sweetie!!  ( And don't forget you promised to stay nine forever )

 His friends got to sign the bowling pin for him to take home...too cool!

Thank you Target for pulling off what I couldn't!  hehe

Not sure where this ball is going to end up

Don't mess with mama when she is bowling!

They knew how to keep score better than me, so I let them

 Present time....

 Who knew car shaped colgne would be such a hit?

 Dad is proud

 That's a bow tie made out of money by the way

Good times with good friends!

OMG I have a teenager living in my house!!

My beautiful daughter turned 13...."finally!" as she would say and "already?"  as I would say.  Since her birthday was toward the end of volleyball season and her and her friends can't get enough, that's exactly what we did.  A volleyball party.  Now, my husband and I both played volleyball and several of our friends and my family love to play as well so it was a really fun party for all.  Here are a few goofy pictures of the evening!

This might seem like a silly pic but these are their volleyball socks for the year (knee high) and I thought it was a super cute picture Syd took of hers

Here's what happens when you try to take a group shot!

That's a little better!

 Can't have enough candy and cupcakes!!

The many faces of the girls....and we can't forget the "annoying" little brothers! Happy Birthday Syd!!

Midnight Snackin'

So we had a very low key New Year's Eve this year. All of our friends and family were out of town so it was just us and the kids. We had "junk food night" for dinner/snacks throughout the evening and had a lot of fun hangin' out together. Way too much food for four people but I wanted it to feel like a party! :)

We had poppers and blowers, tiaras and hats but most importantly....the sparkling grape juice. Colby was asking me before Christmas how many days until New Year's so we could have the juice (guess I should buy it more than once a year)! We toasted at midnight and are looking forward to a great 2010!!