12 days of Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28GUU1YbP_E

I heard this a few days ago and had to find it again!

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

Christmas time

Since we moved in October our household has been sick - we share it, and cough together. It has been pretty awful with all this sickness. I have had it for two weeks straight and the kids go back and forth. John has some kind of amazing immune system and has only gotten sick a tiny bit. But that has made Christmas time hard - no cooking, singing (unless you count froggy sounds), parties, or even church. We probably are on the inactive list since we are sick EVERY Sunday. I feel bad for Matthew because he asks to go to church, but who wants a snotty nose kid at church- not me!!! But here is a picture of my darling daughter who went to church with daddy all by herself. I have so many Christmas dresses I don't know which one she should wear! Ahh! I just want her to wear them before she gets to big!


Yes, that is a tiny smile! (dang my camera is so slow)



Fixing my shoes - she loves shoes!

Going to church in my silk dress with velvet coat - ahh love it!

Coast Trip in November

In November we went to the Oregon Coast with my sister's family (Jackson's) the weather was drizzling and windy but we went to Newport's Aquarium then to Mo's our favorite seafood restaurant and last but not least we played a little on the beach. Good times!


Matt in the mouth of a huge shark!


Izzie and the huge star fish. But she is loving her cousin Jake more!



Matt touching some starfish and other sea creatures.

Matt and Rae Rae looking at 'Nemo' fishies.

The hubby and me and the Oregon coast!

The Haps

I have been so bad on blogging. So sorry my friends and family. I have been cooking, cleaning and watching kids in order and out of order! John has taken a part time job to keep him busy while we find that perfect job. This still keeps unemployment as well as his mind busy. We have been having some FREEZING temps here. Single numbers at night and below freezing in the day - crazy! It is sooooo cold to pee at night (I have to book it down the the bathroom in the shop, which isn't cooled/heated).

We have visited the Oregon Coast (pics coming soon) and John went to the Oregon (Ducks) vs Oregon State (beavers) for the Rose Bowl game and of course my school (Ducks) won!!! We have been making a lot of cookies for the holiday's and eating them. How can you not?! All the adults in the family went and saw New Moon. Stef (my niece) and I are the only ones who enjoyed it - I guess if you read the book it helps. Other than that we are trying to stay warm, get ready for Christmas and do all the other stuff in the normal day routine. Happy Holidays Everyone!

Girlfriends

I had to post something about Girlfriends tonight. I am sitting here in Oregon in front of the computer (yes, on Friday night) looking at pictures and thinking of my girlfriends. I have been so lucky in my life to have some of the best. I can't say enough about them. I have the best BFF - Tiffani who I met at Girls Camp when we were 12 and she was wearing pink sweats (yes, they WERE!!) Then I went to college and met many awesome girls who I lived with and still stay in contact with, even with thousands of miles in between. Then I have girlfriends who I got to know in Vegas and fell in love with, as we shared stories about pregnancy/breast feedings, sharing cooking disasters or masterpieces, were my kids babysitter savers, bookworms and late night conversations. I can't tell you how much I miss you and wish the best for all of you! Here is to you my GIRLFRIENDS!!


A friend is a gift you give yourself!


Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown


It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friends are relatives you make for yourself. ~Eustache Deschamps

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. ~Lois Wyse

Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Bible: Ecclesiastes

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. ~Oprah Winfrey

Weekend at Eagle Crest in Redmond, OR

We went to Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, Oregon with my BFF Tiffani and her family. 4 days of playing, hot tubing with movies and Italian sodas (yes together), kids, no sleep and lots of food. It was a great place with great company. Poor John had the flu for most of it, but he was a real trooper. There was a jacuzzi tub in the master bedroom and the boys liked to take a bath in it and one time they were left alone a little to long with the jets going and you can see what happened with the bubbles. We were cleaning bubbles off the carpet - the bubbles were at least 3 feet tall. The boys thought it was the funniest thing ever.






It was freezing and everyone was dressed as Eskimos.

Halloween of 2009

Halloween 09 - Matthew was SPIDERMAN! and Izzie was Piglet (yes, I know Piglet is a boy character but it was my sisters costume and it was free). Austin was a fireman and Karaline was a pink fairy (my BFF kids). I was a blue bride and my sister Jen was 'going to the masquerade ball'. The little witch is my niece JoJo (she loves to watch Izzie).

Izzie couldn't keep her eyes open with the flash - but I got a smile!

My BFF Tiffani (cowgirl) and her two kids. They are pretty much the same age as Matthew and Izzie.


We went to the churches trick or treat day, which was a lot of fun and games. Matthew thought Halloween was the best! Then we went to my BFFs house and had dinner and gave out candy to all the kids and watched a movie. The men in our lives were at the Ducks game (which they won to USC!) It was a great day with lots of fun.