My sister is so weird....

You all know I love her dearly. But yes, my sister is weird.....and definitely has BOYS. The GIRL side of the family says "Ewwwwww!!!" So what am I talking about? One night while I was out there, Beth got a babysitter and we were able to get some sister-dear-sister time in. On the way down the hill (for those not used to Beth's house, this translates to 'out of the neighborhood') we saw what looked like a dead hawk in the road. My DLS immediately turned around and went back to investigate. Yep, before I know it, IT'S IN THE CAR!!!!!

 On her work-out mat, I might add....

 ....and here she's telling me I'm a sissy and the boys will think it's so cool. Yes, I am a sissy.

 The boys DID think it was cool. It was a small falcon of some sort (sad, because we think this type mates for life....) and we have no idea how it died. There were no external injuries.....which I do have to say that Beth checked for before she scooped it up with a spare magazine.....

 The feathers were cool, and they spread out the tail and wings. I'm still slightly grossed out by this.....I totally love the princess world that the girls and I live in!!!

The boys!

I also was able to go to see the boys at Tae Kwon Do....very cool. They had a blast!

 Austin starting off with the jumping relay...

 Zac and Darren running around the nunchucks (how do you spell that?!?!)....

 REALLY cool picture of Darren kicking the dummy....

Look close, and all three boys are in this one!

 The boys also graduated to the next belt!!

Zac's Birthday Party!

On Sunday, I was super-happy to be able to be at Zac's birthday party!! He is officially 8 years old -- I can hardly believe how big ALL the boys are getting....

 ....money is ALWAYS cool....

 .....and Legos are a must.....

 .....showing off the new clothes....

 ....and blowing out his candles!!

All about Andrea!

Some of you know that I was in California for a week and half a little bit ago. Some of you don't know WHY I was there -- Andrea got married!!!! So my wonderfully gracious husband agreed to watch the girls and let me have some Mommy-time. I had a blast, but missed my family SOOOO much!!!! I flew out on a Friday, and Saturday morning several of us met at the Glen Ivy Spa in Brea -- the real bonus to this place is that you can sit in their lovely bubbling hot tubs for as long as you want before or after your treatment. Paired with a massage, it was absolute bliss. Following the week of complete crazy that proceeded it, there are just no words. After this wonderful time of unwinding, we got ready and met over at La Vie en Rose, a FABULOUS french restaurant that Ann had always wanted to try.....let's just say that I'm very sad that the family that owns it has decided that they are ready to retire. It was so good!!

One half of our table....not sure why we didn't get the other half.....

Dinner was great, but the purse that somehow carried two bottles of wine was a pretty great hit, too! (One of Ann's friends loves wine, so she brought a couple REALLY good bottles along with her!)

 We DID manage to get a picture of all of us!! What a nice time out with the ladies. Of course, this wasn't the end of the night.....we then headed over to The Twisted Vine in downtown Fullerton to sample some more wonderful wines. Lots of laughter, great conversations, meeting a few people that I have heard their names for many years but never actually seen face to face, we had a great time!!

Christmas Cuties!

Okay, so these were actually taken the week BEFORE, but who's counting?

 Ashley did NOT want to have her picture taken.....

 .....so she tried to hide.....

 Then Daddy convinced her to smile and be goofy! (As only Daddy can!!)

 Flying with Daddy!

 Two of my favorite people having fun together....

 And of course we can't forget Danielle!

 She LOVED this dress.....which was actually from last year, but it STILL fit!!!

....oh yes, she's a bit goofy too!

 Sisters!

 Sister...a little blurry.

Much better! How sweet are they?!?!

I made it!

....with Bob's help. Seriously, I have the best husband in the WORLD!!! I was completely losing it and WAY too stressed out, and he graciously amended his plans (work plans....out of town work plan) to help me out for an extra day. This isn't to say that he didn't have a ton going on himself. In fact, on Sunday he NEEDED this:

In other random silliness, I thought you'd enjoy the following:

 Seriously cool costume, babe!

Fly-away hairs!

....and earlier today while I was working, things got a bit too quiet. I discovered the girls playing very nicely together.....IN the baskets with blankets and coloring!

 ....I think I'd pull something trying to get into or out of that....

Stay Tuned.....

Yeah, I've been missing. Please wait for me to make it through Thursday in one piece. Then I will try to get some recent pictures up. Sorry, but my brain just plain hurts these days.....