Here are the kids ready for their school Christmas concert. They're gonna sing their little hearts out! Well... Sam and Emily will sing their hearts out. Ethan.... not so much.

Violin Recital

Samantha did an awesome job at her first recital! She was a little nervous because she had a mini solo part, which she did wonderfully. We are proud of her for not giving up.

First Day of School 2009/2010

Birthdays-

Samantha, Ethan and their aunt Donna getting ready to go for a ride.

Partying with Taylor Swift

The girls and I got the awesome chance to go see Taylor Swift in concert. Samantha and Emily are big fans! It was 3 1/2 hours of lots of loud music and screaming teenagers. We had fun dancing and singing along. Unfortuanately, Emily fell asleep the last 45 minutes of the concert. Who falls asleep at a concert?! But the best part of the night was when Samantha got a big hug from Taylor Swift herself! So sad to say that it happened so fast, that we weren't prepared to take a picture of it.

Emily graduates!

The time has come and I have to say that it's bittersweet. Our last little baby has graduated kindergarten. Her teacher, Miss Ritter wrote a poem for the class.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

adapted from Dr. Suess

Congratulations!

Today is your day!

You're off to great places, you're off and away!

You have brains in your head,

You have feet in your shoes,

Now you're off to first grade.

That's such great news!

Small groups, fun songs, and early releases,

Sorry to say, but those all go to pieces.

But look up ahead- you're such a bright crew.

Big playground and lunches are waiting for you.

First grade is hard work, not all games and fun,

But I know you're ready for that big number 1!

So goodbye Miss Ritter and Mrs. Nielsen, too!

Oh the places you'll go are just waiting for you!

Don't forget to come see me,

come back for the hugs,

Because this kindergarten class

I hold with such love!

Miss Ritter 2009

Evelyn's Birthday

Evelyn turned 2 not too long ago. Cousins, aunts, uncles and grandma & grandpa all went to the park to celebrate.

Samantha turns 11

We had the family over to celebrate Sam's 11th birthday. I made her a funfetti cake and had some good old fashion ice cream.

Easter Sunday

Ethan 8, Samantha 11, Emily 5

Easter in the backyard

The kids had a small egg hunt in our backyard. They never seem to be too old for this.

Samantha gets a new haircut

Samantha begged for a long time to get her hair cut. I finally gave in. Not bad huh?

Emily & Katelyn

I had to put this one in. Aren't they so cute?!!

We had visitors

My aunt and cousins (Camille & Nora) decided to do a road trip over MLK weekend. They came to little ol' Gilbert to see us. Of course the weekend flew by. There was only enough time to do two imporant things....go to the mall and go to the Mesa Temple grounds.

Look who turned the Big 3..0

Pete turned the big 3..0 not too long ago. We gathered at Pete & Hiedi's house to eat cake, ice cream and karaoke!!

So, this year I thought I would try to do something completely new to me....blogging. We have friends and family that live all over Southern CA and we don't get to see them very often. So, I figured having this blog would be good way to keep everyone clued into the day-to-day stuff that goes on in our crazy, busy life.