The Suiter Family

The Craziness of Life!

2011-05-25T08:57:00.001-07:00

I'm a swirl of emotions lately. How can my sweet baby boy be 10 months already?!! Have we really been in our new house for almost a year? Has it already been 10 years since I pleged my love to my best friend, forever?! Well, tomorrow will be our 10th wedding anniversary. It has been quite a ride.

We have been so busy the last year, I really just want to take time off from life. I'm I the only one that feels that way? I wish we could take a month long vacation with our kids this summer and just be a family. Work and school and family obligations seem to take up so much time. There is always something going on. Our weekends are so full there is barely time for laundry. Let alone have time to really clean the monster of a house we live in. Don't get me wrong, I love my house. But the task of cleaning it just overwhelms me. I haven't been able to clean it top to bottom all at once since we moved in. Maybe this long weekend will allow me to get a handle on things.

The kids are growing up way too fast. Hailey is be coming a young lady way faster than Bill and I want her too. I resently had THE TALK with her about how she is changing. I was surprised at how open she was to asking questions. I did my best to answer them without getting too beyond what she needs to know. I found some cool little books at the Christian book store that helped. I read one of the books and let her read certian chapters out of the book. Then she was able to ask me about stuff she didn't understand. Bill and I decided we would rather talk to our kids about these things than let them learn from other kids that don't know what they are talking about.

Bill is doing great with his new position at Southwest Gas. It has been a learning experience for him. They have so many training classes that he has to go through. But we are both learning from them. He shares the good stuff about the classes with me. Since we are both in management type positions, I am able to gain some info from them too.

I can't believe that the school year is almost over. I'm going to have a 4th grader!! Holy Cow!! Happy Memorial day!

Coupons!!!

2011-05-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

So my new passion, thanks to Jamie Bielich, is couponing!! I know that with this crazy ecomony almost all of us are looking for ways to save money. Well, with the new house and new baby comes more expenses. More than I could have imagined. Don't get me wrong, I know diapers, clothes, and baby food were all in the mix. I just didn't expect to have the cost of daycare yet. You see we have been blessed with amazing moms. When Hailey was born, Bill's mom quit her job to watch Hailey. She knew that we just wouldn't be able to make it with the cost of daycare. Hailey didn't start day care until she was 18 months old!! I huge savings of over $14,000!!! She is amazing!! My mom was also helping to watch Hailey a couple of days a week. Then when Clayton was born, I only worked 3 days a week. My mom was able to watch him the other 2 days and Lori watched him on Fridays. See I have amazing moms!! So Clayton started daycare at 12 months. Another savings of almost $10,000. For those of you that haven't had to use daycare, it is a staggering number!! Well, this time around, I have had to work full time. In fact I really only took 3 weeks off after having JP. My mom was able to watch him full time for 6 months before it really started taking a toll on her. So at 8 months JP has started daycare.

In trying to save money, Bill and I decided we needed to start clipping coupons. Like most people we really didn't know where to start. I have been trying to do this for a couple of months now and really haven't gotten anywhere. Then I watched that new show called Extreme Couponing. I couldn't believe how much these people were saving. But it failed to tell you how they really do it. I wanted to learn more, but couldn't find anything. About a week later, My great friend Jamie invited me to a free couponing class. So of course I was there with bells on. I wanted to know how these people are able to save so much money. As the class started, everything was so intreging. The wheels in my head immediatly started turning. I think I fustrated the teacher cause I jumped ahead. I couldn't help it. I had gotten it and had to learn more. My the end of the class, I was so excited to jump on this coupon bandwagon. I want to share it with everyone I know. I'm going to host a free class sometime soon. Let me know if you are interested and what day of the week works best for you!!

Just so you know, I got 6 boxes of healthy pasta for FREE this week. :)

Easter

2011-04-21T06:12:00.001-07:00

Easter is a holiday that is celebrated across the globe. We have made it about Bunnies and eggs. But it is so much more than the candy that is sold at the stores. As Christians, it is why we live. I was fortunate enough to grow up in church. So Easter has always been about Christ dying for me. Just for me. That is such a hard concept for us as Humans to grasp. Why would the God of this universe send his son to die for me? I couldn't send my child to die so someone else could live. How was he able to do it? The answer is simple, a little too simple. He loves us so much that he was willing to send his son to die on a cross for our sins. The cross was a death for criminals. Jesus was far from a criminal. He was blameless and pure. He was and is the only person that will ever walk this earth that is without sin.

John 3:16 -18"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him. -The Message

Hailey's take on Easter...
Easter means new life and when Jesus came and died on the cross and rose on the 3rd day. He died for our sins.

As this Easter draws near, I invite you to find our about this God. This awesome God who sacrificed His son for us. My church is have 6 services this Easter. Come find out what this Jesus is all about! gvchristian.com

JP is 9 months!

2011-04-20T07:27:00.000-07:00

Where does the time go? I really can't believe we are already at the 9 month mark. Jonathan started daycare a couple weeks ago. And 2 days in he came down with the first of many colds. Well, he was nice enough to share it with me. So JP and I have boggers everywhere. He has them coming out of his eyes and his nose. They are dry and crusted to his poor little nose. I finally broke down and took us to the Dr on Monday. I was first, I have a sinus infection, infected throat, and an ear infection. Fun stuff, NOT! JP was next, He has a sinus infection and double ear infection. Poor thing. I can only imagine how he feels. He has been so cranky lately. Sometimes I wish we as adults could just cry and complain how horrible we feel. Babies do it. Yesterday my amazing mom watched all 3 kids. Hailey and Clay are on Easter Break. Jonathan cried pretty much all day and yet she still made time to make cupcakes with Hailey. She is amamzing! I would have told Hailey maybe another day.

Today I woke up with no voice and my throat is killing me. I can't even swallow without being in pain. I know I need to go to work, but I really don't want to. The things we have to do to live the lifestyle we want to live....

Jonathan is 6 months today!!

2011-01-18T12:41:00.000-08:00

Where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday we were bringing this new baby home. How can he be 6 months already?! He is the happiest little guy, most of the time. He is scooting all over the place already. He hasn't quite figured out the crawling, but if he wants to get there bad enough, you can bet he will! He's trying to sit up and on occasion he gets it, even if it is just for a few seconds. I"m sure in no time, he will be walking. Clayton was walking at 8 months so why not.

We are trying to start baby proofing the house. I realized yesterday that I need to get those plug covers. If anyone knows how to block off the stairs without destroying a banister, let me know. I haven't figured that one out yet. We also have to put a gate around the pool. We got a quote and boy are they expensive. We have a great friend that has volunteered to help us so that will cut the cost. Bill can do just about anything when he has the time. He's pretty handy to have around. We are constantly reminding the older kids to keep their toys picked up. JP will put anything and everything in his mouth. He likes chewing on anything leather. We were at Brianhead and he got a hold of one the leather pillows. He was going to town on it.

This weekend we went to the first off road race of the season for our family's team. We broke some bolts, but were able to finish. Uncle CJ drove while Uncle Jason was the navigator. Fun times in the desert. JP slept through most of it. :)

Boot Camp

2011-01-18T10:43:00.000-08:00

Need I saw more.....

I got this great idea to lose weight. Let's jump start it right! Man, what was I thinking. I got a groupon for a crazy discount to try out boot camp Las Vegas for a month at the weekly price. I roped my awesome friend Tara into going with me. You don't realize how out of shape you are until you are pushed to the extreme. These people are crazy, I'm confinced. We started Monday last week. Boy was it killer. Here is a little recap.

Monday - 1 mile run for our warm up. Then extreme circuit training. We used tires and logs for an upper body workout. I busted my chin and bit my tongue trying to put the log down and rest.

Tuesday - We ran to the high school just down the street. We were told to pick up 2 2 - 3 lb rocks to use as weights. Once at the track, we were told this was the mission impossible challenge. No one ever finishes it. We ran one lap of the track then up the bleachers to the very top, did jumping jacks, then down back up again and down. The next lap we did with our weights. Then a lap without then, then we ran again with the weights only we ran backwards. So our total around the track was 4 laps plus the 4 times up and down and up and down the bleachers. Oh, then we had to run back to the park! Most of the veterens were 3 - 4 laps a head of us!!

Wednesday - 1 mile run warm up. We got in a circle and the lower body workout started. Squats, squats and more sqauts! I thought ok, I can do this. Ha was I wrong! We only stared with 2 squats, then we would do a minute of some floor exercise then we added 2 more squats. By the time we were done, we were doing 50 squats at a time. So total, we did 650 squats total! I just keep telling myself, it's only an hour long class. I can do this!

Thursday - 1 mile run warm up. Upper body work out with weights and medicine balls. We also ran chasers. My arms were like jello!

Friday - too much going on so we took the day off.

Monday - 1 mile run warm up. There was a long line of cone set up. We jumped over the cones then did a push up. There must have been like 25 comes. We also hit tires with a sleg hammer. Lots of sit ups and ab work. I'm pretty sure there was more running in there too!

Today, we were told its all cardio. I'm a littlr scared! Wish us luck!

My goals for 2011

2011-01-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

I'm really not into "New Year's Resolutions" but I need to set goals for me and my family. So here goes...

1. First and foremost, I want to spend time in God's word daily. This is going to mean waking up earlier, but it will be so worth it! I need His daily guidance to get me through my day.

2. Become healthier. Not only for myself, but for my family. This includes me losing weight. I know, I just had a baby, but I don't want that to be my excuse when he is a year old. I have become so lazy when it comes to making sure my kids are eating health. No more fast food for a long time. If you have any recipes you would like to share, I'm all ears.

3. Get us on a budget! We have tried several times but to no avail. Christmas this year really snuck up on us. We were still shopping the week of and it all went on the credit card. BOO! So now we have to work extra hard to get things back in order. Oh, and it doesn't help that the IRS still hasn't sent us our refund for 2009!!! Yeah too bad we can't assess penalties and interest to them!

4. Start a support group for young moms. God laid it on my heart in 2010. I have been that young mom that didn't feel like I really belonged anywhere. Everyone my age was single or just married and without kids. They didn't understand that I couldn't be out until morning. I've already kind of started this one. I'm in contact with a couple of ladies that are ready to meet with me. Just have to make the time. If you know of anyone that would like to check out our group, let me know. I want these ladies to know that they are not alone. God has placed these precious children in their lives to save them.

5. Get organized!! If you know me, you completely understand this one. So we went from a 1600 sq ft house to a 3500 sq ft house. I should have plenty of room for everything to have a place. WRONG. I just have more places for things to not have a place. If that makes any sense? We still have boxes that need to be unpacked or given away. The kids have a great playroom, but there is little room to play.

6. Get some pictures hung on the walls. The walls are pretty bare in the new house. I started taking down the Christmas decorations and realized that we have absolutely nothing decorated. I'm looking for someone that wants to help me. I'm really not the decorating type. I just want me house to look put together.

I'm sure there is more, but I need to get to bed so I can get up early. I have goals to work on.

Happy New Year!!

2011-01-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

So, I haven't posted anything since April 2010!! I'm a slacker, I know. But I'm willing to try this again. I have a lot of things I am going to try to do this year. I'll post more later. I've got to get this cranky kid to bed :)

Clayton's 6th b-day

2010-04-13T18:04:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my baby is 6!! We had a great time at the park with friends and family.

We are having . . .

2010-04-13T18:01:00.000-07:00

a baby!!

I know I haven't posted in over a year, but I'm going to try to post something weekly.

Clayton's Christmas Program

2009-03-08T15:48:00.000-07:00

Hailey's 7th B-day party

2009-03-08T15:44:00.000-07:00

SNOW in VEGAS!

2009-03-08T15:32:00.000-07:00

I know you all never believe me when I tell you it snows here, but here is proof! Once every couple of years, there is snow. This time, there was enough in Henderson to close the schools the next day. We had about 5-6 inches on the ground in our neighborhood. We even made a great snow man. It took forever to get home that night. No one in Vegas knows how to drive in the snow. I was one of the lucky ones to have 4 wheel drive. I locked it in and away we went. My sister couldn't get her car home. Even after having our brother drive it. He just went to a rally school on the east coast. All they did was drive in the snow. I was so fun!!

It's about time!!

2009-01-05T20:26:00.001-08:00

So I decided to update the blog. I have a lot to post so don't hate me if its out of order. I need to post Hailey's b-day and Christmas too!!

Halloween

2009-01-05T20:23:00.000-08:00

Snowboarding

2009-01-05T20:22:00.000-08:00

Our Family has taken up snowboarding. Kelly's parents bought a condo in Brianhead UT. Bill has been snowboarding for a while. Last season he bought a new updated snowboard. Kelly learned how to snowboard in high school but hasn't done it since. We found a good deal on a used board and bought it for Kelly right before Thanksgiving. We rented boards for the kids and away we went. so far we have gone up to the condo 3 weekends. The kids took to it fast. Clay is a natural. Kelly, Hailey & Clay are going to get a family lesson next time up. Bill gets real sore trying to help us learn.

Hailey's first lost tooth

2008-07-14T21:28:00.000-07:00

Hailey has been waiting all school year to get her name on the chart for lost teeth. Well, finally about a week before school got out it was pulled out by mom!!

Hailey wake surfing

2008-07-14T21:22:00.000-07:00

The Polar Express

2007-11-10T17:56:00.000-08:00

Bill and I took the kids to Williams, AZ this weekend. The Grand Canyon Railway has recreated the Polar Express. It was so fun.

Shark Reef

2007-10-14T11:09:00.000-07:00

I took the kids to Shark Reef the week before school started. They are really growing up too fast!

1st day of Kindergarten

2007-10-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, I'm a little behind. These are Hailey's first day of school in September!!

Nap Time

2007-07-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

Hailey and Uncle CJ taking a nap after a long day at the lake!

more animal pics

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We love to feed the animals

2007-07-12T20:57:00.000-07:00

Mrs. Corbett took the kids and I to feed the animals at the animal preserve that is just up the street. As you can see Hailey and Clay are pretty fearless when there is a fence between them and the camels!

Auntie Angela's Creation

2007-07-12T20:55:00.000-07:00

Well, needless to say, our very own Auntie Angela is very talented. The kids wanted grapes one afternoon and Auntie make them a sculpture of cowboy riding a horse, out of grapes!!

Hailey's First Fish

2007-07-12T20:51:00.000-07:00

Hailey caught her first fish with the help of Uncle CJ!

Clayton's First Fish

2007-07-12T20:50:00.000-07:00

We went fishing at the lake this past week. Hailey and Clayton both caught a couple fish(with daddy's help)!

Circus Fun!

2007-06-24T14:25:00.000-07:00

We went to the Circus Thursday with Uncle Chuck, Aunt Liz, & Michelle. It was so fun. We can't wait til they come again next year!

Hailey!

2007-06-24T14:20:00.000-07:00

My little Ballerina!

2007-06-24T14:16:00.000-07:00

Sha Sha Lori is helping us put Hailey through a Ballet & Tap combo class. Hailey has only been to one class but is loving it. If things go good we might have ourselves a little dancer!

Hailey's Pre-K graduation!

2007-06-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby is going to be in Kindergartan in a few months.

Hailey's Pre-K Graduation

2007-05-19T09:48:00.000-07:00

My Sweet Baby is graduating from preschool! If you are here in town, please come! Thursday, June 7th at 6pm at Green Valley Christian Center 711 Valle Verde Ct

Hailey's first pedicure!!

2007-04-24T21:25:00.000-07:00

Auntie Angela and mommy took Hailey for her first professional pedicure on Saturday! It was so fun!

Easter pictures

2007-03-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

I had them all dressed up for their spring pictures at school, so we decided it would be a good time to see the Easter Bunny. Hailey is so smart and funny! We got in the car and she said, "thats not the real Easter Bunny, mommy." I asked why she thought it wasn't the real one. she said she could see his man arms and legs. LOL Kids are amazing!!

Veggie Tales

2007-03-27T08:01:00.000-07:00

Clay loves Lightning McQueen!

2007-03-26T21:09:00.000-07:00

Cake time

2007-03-26T21:06:00.000-07:00

more pics

2007-03-26T20:54:00.000-07:00

Shelby's Birthday Party

2007-03-10T09:54:00.000-08:00

Registration

2007-01-31T20:36:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it is already time to get ready for kindergarten. I have to register Hailey in a couple of weeks. We are planning on keeping the kids at Green Valley Christian as long as we can afford it. I just can't get over the fact that my baby is ready for school. Time flies when your having fun!

Kindergarden is coming too soon

2007-01-31T20:34:00.000-08:00

Laughlin Desert challenge

2007-01-23T08:17:00.000-08:00

As most of you know, my dad and brother race an off-road car in the Score Desert Series. Bill and I drove down Thursday night to watch the Leap. Racers jump their cars off a man made jump in the infield. We don't do it because you can really hurt the car. Bill stayed the night in Laughlin and I drove home so I could work Friday. Holly, Ang, the kids and I drove back up Friday night. Dad was driving Saturday. He was doing great when the car broke. He couldn't finish the race so we decided not to fix it for Sunday. CJ was supposed to race the car Sunday. We stayed the night Saturday then came home. It was nice to just get out of town.

Race Day

2007-01-23T08:16:00.000-08:00

Super Clay

2007-01-23T08:11:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

2006-12-27T14:45:00.000-08:00

I picture of the aftermath!

Morning of the play

2006-12-19T22:25:00.000-08:00

Praying for a white Christmas!

2006-12-19T22:23:00.000-08:00

Playing Hookie from work

2006-12-19T22:22:00.000-08:00

Bill and I took the kids and dog up to play in the snow! What fun we had! The kids and Bella loved it!

Let it snow!!

2006-12-19T22:20:00.000-08:00

This is what we woke up to Tuesday morning. Snow in Las Vegas!! Maybe we'll have a white Christmas yet!

More Pics of the party

2006-12-19T22:19:00.000-08:00

Hailey's 5th Birthday

2006-12-19T22:14:00.000-08:00

Our tea pot cake! Courtesy of Jacquie Alford! Thank you!

Hailey had a Princess Tea party for her birthday this year! We had lots of fun. A special thanks to everyone that helped me make it a huge success. Lori, thank you for letting us use your house. Holly and Angela, thank you for doing make-up and nails. The girls loved it. Jacquie, I can't thank you enough for the beautiful cake!

Candy Cane Lane

2006-12-19T22:09:00.000-08:00

Hailey & Clayton were both in our Christmas play at school this year. Clay was a sheepard and Hailey was a cheerleader. Thanks to help from Grandma Janie and a few others I was able to sew her a real cheerleading uniform!

Bye Grandpa!

2006-12-03T19:50:00.000-08:00

While we were having a farwell send off for Boyd 12/1/06 Michelle came running down the hallway yelling, " I lost my tooth." Of course Hailey was right there thru the whole thing wondering why everyone was getting so excited about Michelle loosing a tooth. Can you imagine what was going thru her mind. Anyway I told Michelle she is going to have to put this under her pillow for the tooth fairy and the tooth fairy leaves money for the tooth. Hailey said, " you have got to be kidding" She couldn't believe that you could get money for losing teeth! It was a great night, alot of fun and excitment. (Lori)

Happy Thanksgiving!

2006-11-27T13:51:00.000-08:00

We have so much to be thankful for. Most of all is our family. We are blessed to have both sides of the family so close. We get to have 2 thanksgiving dinners! Thank you to everyone that made this weekend such a success!

Also, I'm working on a project! I have gotten this great idea to make Hailey's costume for the Christmas play at school this year. She is going to be a cheerleader. Little did I know that sewing is very complicated. Bill's grandma was up this weekend. She helped me get started. I finished the top but the sleeves are too long and well, the skirt is another story. Needless to say, Grandma is coming back up this weekend to help me finish it. Thanks Grandma!!

2006-11-12T22:00:00.000-08:00

My Hawaiian Name is:

Nalani Alohilani

What's your Hawaiian Name?

Almost 24 hours alone!!

2006-11-12T21:37:00.000-08:00

We had almost 24 hours to ourselves this weekend. My wonderful husband made arrangements for us to spend some time without the kids. Bill had gotten a gift card for a couples massage for his birthday. We spent most of Saturday hanging out. We started with our massage. It was so cool to have him right there with me. Thanks Holly, CJ, and Angela! It was fun! Then we spent some time wandering the District. We are trying to save money so we opted for renting movies and grabbing some KFC to take home. We watched 3 movies before heading to bed. It was so nice to be able to sleep in. Thanks Gene & Lori! We really appreciate it! On to the next crazy week.

I'm pretty sure our lives are going to be crazy until after New Years. With company parties, Thanksgiving, Hailey's birthday, and Christmas, we have no time to sit and relax. That reminds me! I still have to find some thing to wear to our party. I hate shopping!!

Happy "Sweet November" :)

Fun at Shasha & Papa's!

2006-11-12T21:31:00.000-08:00

Our Fairy Princess and Cow!

2006-11-01T20:36:00.000-08:00

Jack O Lantern

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We love to match!

2006-09-30T20:42:00.000-07:00

The cutest kids ever!

2006-09-30T20:36:00.000-07:00

More Pics at the Lake

2006-08-17T19:29:00.000-07:00

A New Schedule

2006-08-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

So we have decided that daycare is just way too expensive! My boss has agreed to let me work from home two days a week. This will save us $60 a week!! It is taking a little bit of adjusting for all of us. Hailey and Clay are doing pretty well so far. This is the first week. I feel I am getting more accomplished being home. I don't have as many distractions. Pray for us to get the kinks worked out. It always takes a little bit to get settled. I'm having to move things around to make my desk at home work for me.

That's not the only change! Bill will be going on nights starting Sunday. We always seem to struggle when he is away. Please pray for the kids to be okay with it. Hailey seems to act up when he isn't here. We were originally told it would only be 2 months, but now we are hearing it might be as long as 5 months. Hopefully, it will go by quickly!

LAKE OF THE OZARKS

2006-08-17T19:05:00.000-07:00

Our parents have been taking a yearly vacation to the Lake of the Ozarks for a few summers now. Well, they fell in love with the lake. In April or May they bought a house right on the lake. It's beautiful! We all went down last week and spent the week on the lake. As you can see in the pictures, I was having to much fun enjoying myself. I didn't take enough pictures. There is an animal preserve near the house. They take just about any animal that needs a home. They have everything from ponies to camels, lamas, even a zebra! They are all pretty much domesticated. We fed them carrots right out of our hands. Our friends the Corbetts were also there in a house just down the road. We went over one night for dinner. We had heard this rumor about a pet deer that roamed the area. (Doug said he had seen it, but we thought he was seeing things!) We were out on the water at Corbetts and this deer came right up too us. The story goes that he was abandoned in that area as a fawn. Some people found him and put a bright orange collar on him. They wanted to make sure he didn't become anyone's dinner. It was really amazing. I have never been that close to a live wild animal. He let us pet him and fed him.

Our vacation was great! We can't wait til the next time we are able to return. CJ & Angela, you two were missed. Every time we turned around it seemed like we were saying, "I wish CJ & Ang were here."

PET DEER

2006-08-17T19:04:00.000-07:00

WILD ANIMAL PERSERVE

2006-08-17T18:59:00.000-07:00

BELLA LOVES THE WATER

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CANNON BALL

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OUR LITTLE FISH!

2006-08-17T18:55:00.000-07:00

SHORT TRIP

2006-07-20T22:04:00.000-07:00

I made a short trip to Cali on Monday. My friend Melissa is moving to Oregon and finally sold her house. So I decided I was going to see her and get moving on our sand car. I took the sand car to Ramona to have the aluminum done. Yes, I pulled the trailer all by myself. I left Vegas about 8 am and got back home at 1 am Tuesday morning. I spent most of the day with Melissa. We shared our funny poopie stories and just hung out at her house. Later that evening we went to dinner with some of our friends from Biola. I had to eat and run, but it was so good to see everyone. As soon as one of them sends me a picture, I'll post it. I forgot my camera! Opps! I am so greatful for my sweet little sister, Holly. She picked the kids up from school and took care of them for me. Thanks, Sissy!

Cars, so funny!

2006-06-29T23:54:00.000-07:00

Bill is working out of town right now so, I decided to take the kids to the movies. My friend Tara suggested I take them to the Drive-In. She was suppose to go but didn't show up. Uncle CJ and Auntie Angela came with us instead. It was sure nice to have the help. I guess it was a little too late for Hailey and Clay. They were kind of antsy. Needless to say, I loved the movie. I think it was more geared to adults than kids though. I can't wait til Bill gets home. He is working in Laughlin for 5 weeks. They stay down there all week, working 6 days 12 hours a day, then come home Saturday nights and go back Monday mornings. We really miss him!

CARS

2006-06-29T23:53:00.000-07:00

Our 1st Drive-in Movie

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Spring School Pics

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I promise I will get these sent out soon! :)

soccer pics

2006-06-18T13:03:00.000-07:00

Thursday

2006-06-18T12:53:00.000-07:00

On our way to school. Everyone we passed asked "what happened?"

Wednesday

2006-06-18T12:51:00.000-07:00

Clay's 1st black eye

2006-06-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

We were trying to get our stuff together Tuesday morning so we could move it another room. Our plane wasn't set to leave until late that night so we kept one room for everyone to have a place for luggage and to freshen up before the flight. I was packing up our bags. Hailey and Clay were running around like crazy people. So I told them to come sit down for a minute. Hailey must have run Clay over on her way out of the bathroom, because the next thing I knew, he was screaming. I think he hit his eye on the tub or toilet. I applied ice, with him kicking and screaming. We had a doctor with us so she checked out his eye and all was normal. At one point it was so swollen he could barely open his eye.

I love my new sister!

2006-06-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

I told Bill, Our family has just doubled. The Howards are our new branch on our family tree!

And they danced!

2006-06-18T12:32:00.000-07:00

Mom's Turn

2006-06-18T12:31:00.000-07:00

Mom was a mess! CJ had the DJ play "Mama" by Boyz 2 Men. A perfect song for them!

First Dance

2006-06-18T12:30:00.001-07:00

cake time

2006-06-18T12:30:00.000-07:00

Elegance at its best

2006-06-18T12:28:00.001-07:00

TANGO?

2006-06-18T12:28:00.000-07:00

How Cute is he!

2006-06-18T12:27:00.001-07:00

what a pose!

2006-06-18T12:27:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Bridesmaids

2006-06-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

Flower girl and Ring Bearer

2006-06-18T12:25:00.001-07:00

A room with a view!

2006-06-18T12:25:00.000-07:00

CJ & Angela's wedding

2006-06-18T12:23:00.000-07:00

CJ accepting the financial responsiblity of Angela! Her Dad took back his credit card when he handed Ang off to CJ. So, CJ gave Ang his credit card!! Very FUN!!

Shower Time

2006-05-21T21:11:00.000-07:00

Today was my future sister-in-law's Bridal Shower. I was so fun. We had a tea party theme. Hailey was also invited. Angela and Mom played this game I had never seen before. They were given all the ingredients to make a cake from scratch. The only catch was there was no recipe and nothing was premeasured. Angela had to tell Mom what to do and how much. When they were done mixing it looked more like dough for cookies than a cake. They baked it and it ended up tasting like corn bread without the corn flavor. Not too bad. Holly wrote a letter to Angela and read it in front of everyone. She sure know what to say to bring the tears. Ang got a lot of things they desperately needed. 3 hours sure flies when your having fun. Love you Ang!

I just thought this was a good picture!

2006-05-21T21:10:00.000-07:00

Game Time

2006-05-02T19:06:00.000-07:00

Soccer Time

2006-05-02T18:48:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, I have taken on the task of coaching Hailey's soccer team. I have 4 & 5 year old girls. Well, since about the first practice Hailey has told me that she doesn't like soccer and wants to play baseball. I told her she has to finish the season. We have practice once a week and a game every Saturday. So far, Hailey has not wanted to play or even practice. This weekend she played! I couldn't believe it. I later found out that her grandma had bribed her. Hey at least it got her on the field. Coach this team is helping me get back into shape also. At this age group, the coaches are also the referees! So I'm out there running up and down the field with the girl. It's so much fun!!

Lovin' the sand

2006-04-26T05:59:00.000-07:00

BEACH TIME

2006-04-26T05:58:00.000-07:00

Sun bathing

2006-04-26T05:57:00.000-07:00

pony ride

2006-04-26T05:56:00.000-07:00

We're trying this!

2006-04-25T08:02:00.000-07:00

Well, a lot of my friends have blogs, so I thought I would try it. Hopefully, I will be able to find time to update is atleast weekly.

For those that haven't heard. We wreaked our F-150 in February. So, I have been driving my dad's F-150. We have been looking for a new car for a little over a month. Last week we found an Excursion. (I have wanted one since they came out.) So we went and looked at it. It is an older truck, but it has been very well taken care of. We bought it Wednesday. I drove it to California on Friday. It is a diesel. It also has lots of extras. I will post a picture tonight. The kids love it because it has a DVD player. I have to turn on a movie before we go any where. Fun stuff!!