Sunday, July 5, 2009

The 4th

Our Super fun 4th...


A bike parade ...
We met at the school to decorate our bikes and then were escorted around the neighborhood by this fire truck who flashed his lights and blarred his siren the whole way. Neighbors came out and sat in thier driveways to wave to us as we passed. Why go to a parade when you can be IN one!?!

Gage, Sunny, and Ike by the fire truck ...

and exploring IN the truck ...

Star spangled boy ...

Popsicles after the event!

Gage is braving the gigantic titanic slippery slide at the park festival.

Steve was thrilled to see an El-Camino at the car show ...

We watched this life-flight helicopter land and then got to check it out up close.


Ahhh ... what a GREAT day!!

Friday, July 3, 2009

Betcha didn't know ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE!

33 years old! Whew ... That's really getting up there!

Some little known (and some more well known) Steve facts:
1. Steve is awesome!
2. He loves toys for his birthday
(seriously, the guy got a GI Joe and a toy grenade this year)
3. He loves licorice
4. He still rides motorcycles
5. He's a master griller
6. He makes dinner at our house 80% of the time
7. He's dedicated to exercise (this guy can do chin ups and push ups for days)
8. He'll dress up in winter gear to exercise in the garage when it's freeeezing out there (that's commitment)
9. He owns more pairs of shoes than Sunny and I combined
10. He's an El-Camino man
11. Or a 1979 Ford Bronco man
12. Or a 1964 Chevy Impalla man
13. He turns his head every time when a girl is riding a motorcycle (I've learned to just accept it after 10 years)
14. He'd love to skydive some day
15. He loves seafood
16. Including sardines (I'm trying not to gag right now)
17. He spent his grade schooler years in England which means he's:
18. Seen the crown jewels,
19. Been to Merlin's cave,
20. and has to fight the urge to speak with a brittish accent when he hears it.
21. He was born in Texas and learned to talk there which means
22. he fights the southern accent urge quite a bit too.
23. He's a Miami Vice guy (who doesn't love white linnen pants and wicker shoes?)
24. The ring tone on his cell is the Duke's of Hazzard theme song
25. He's a big Queen/Freddy Mercury fan (can't argue there, that band was awesome!)
26. He's a classical music fan too (Moonlight Sonnata anyone?)
27. Loves to play cards - Hearts, Spades, you name it
28. He used to work in a womens clothing store
29. He had a paper route as a kid
30. He's a big Sherlock Holms fan
31. and a big Shaekspear fan
32. He loves being a dad
33. and WE LOVE HIM!!!
HAPPY 33rd STEVE!!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Mr. #1

Happy Father's Day
to our #1 strong man!!!

I didn't do nearly enough justice to the dad of this family yesterday.
(tired, worked all night, busy Sunday stuff ... excuse, excuse, excuse ...)
So, I'll just say here and now that:
Steve, WE LOVE YOU and are SUPER glad you're the Dad of this family.
You cook us dinner,
you give great snuggles,
you play "rough-up" every day,
you keep the cars filled with gas,
you mow the lawn,
you change diapers (even the stinky ones),
you take our fussy kids out at church,
you ride bikes with Gage and Sunny,
you walk Gage to school (even when it's uphill, in the snow, both ways),
you're a sounding board,
you're a shoulder to cry on,
you're my solid rock,
you balance school and home like a pro!
We SUPER love you and can't wait to spoil you on your birthday later this week!!!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

10 Years & 1 Day



Married 10 years and 1 day to you ... the most INCREDIBLE man in the world!
You can read my thoughts (does that make you a super hero?) ...
You pull dinner out of a hat ...
You tuck our kids in bed ...
You pick out movies that you think I might like ...
You tell me EVERY day that I'm beautiful ...
(and because of that I'm actually starting to believe it!)
You fill the car with gas so I won't run out ...
You make sure I get plenty of sleep before each night shift ...
You're going to law school to make my dream of being a stay-home mom come true ...
You look great with your shirt off ...
You're my absolute BEST friend ...


Thank you for taking me to the temple ten years ago
and thank you for taking me back there today.
... XOXO ...

30

Uh ... hello? Is this thing on??
Thirty this year. Yup, the big 3.0. "Finally" would be more like it.
I've been looking forward to this birthday for a while now.
Growing up the baby of 8 kids means you spend a lot of time trying to be grown up.
I've been an adult for a while and now I've finally got the digits to show for it.
There will be a LOT of changes in the next decade for me.
-Steve graduating from law school ...
-Massive student debt to overcome ...
-The possibility of another baby ...
-The idea that I could actually become a stay-home mom ...
-The first grey hair ...
-The first noticable wrinkle ...
-Having to work to keep my figure ...
All good stuff ... well, MOSTLY good stuff. But all very exciting.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Michigan Summer Perfume

If you were wondering what kind of perfume
to get me for my birthday this year

... here's a hint!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Vacuum Saga ...

"Ike, can you come here for a minute?"


"Sure Mom, what's up?"

"I was wondering if you knew how my vacuum got clogged? "

"That's gross mom!"
"But if I remember right, first I opened the trap door like this ... "


"... then I put in a few animal crackers, like this ..."


"and finally, I crammed them down nice and tight, like this."

"Here's what I think of your new vacuum game!"



"Sorry Mom."


"Lucky for you you're cute!!"


"Now, let's kiss and make up!"