WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??

I have not posted for a very long time! I've been too busy DOING fun things, but soon I will take the time to POST about the fun things....cause I don't want to forget things like

1. Little Bean turning 2...I can't believe it!
2. Hubs turning 40....I can believe it (gray hairs don't lie)!
3. A delightful Thanksgiving crowd of 60....all piled into my front room!
4. A raging Halloween bash that involved glow stick juice all over my basement!
5. Plus a whole bunch of fun stuff coming up including 6 and 9 year old birthdays!

Stay tuned folks....I promise to do better!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL....

MOTHER'S DAY

It was a great day being celebrated by these three:

They make me miss this gal a tiny bit less:

I'm sure grateful for all the things she taught me.
She really was the best Mother I could have asked for.

I love you, Mom!

CHRISTMAS CAME AND WENT....

...and I've recovered enough now that it's February to blog about it!  

Little Buddy's loot included a Razor 360....sure to cause injuries at some point!

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This baby loves candy and that's all she really cared about!

This little gal got a princess Zhu Zhu castle and a bunch of other girly things that she loves!

After about 50 picture, this is the best they could come up with!  We'll try again next year (actually, this year.....since it has taken me past the new year to post)!

LAST, BUT NOT LEAST.....

.....on the birthday train is Little Buddy, who turned 8 this year!!! That's big stuff around here because you get to be in cub scouts, get baptized, and (if you're spoiled rotten) spend the day at Disneyland to celebrate! When we got home from a week (but certainly not weak) vacation to Newport/Disneyland (blog post to follow), he had a "minute to win it" birthday party with 10 of his best buddies.....it was a hit!  We didn't get any pictures of the games....but just trust us, they were wild!  His reported "best birthday party ever"!

THIS FELLOW.....

got baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!  It was a great day with lots of family and friends to help us celebrate!  He was just busting at the seams he was so excited and proud to be baptized!  Yesterday he fasted and bore his testimony for the first time and then it was me who was busting with pride!  It's so fun to be this kids mom!

BIRTHDAY CENTRAL.....

Tis the season for birthdays around here!  We started out with Little Bean turning ONE!  It was a big day for her (read us, since she didn't know the difference)!











Next up was Hubs (he turned 30 AGAIN this year).  There are no pictures because he spent the day sick as a dog, kneeling by the toilet (pretty picture isn't it!).

Yesterday was the biggest princess party this house has every seen!  It was awesome, if I do say so myself!  Festivities included as REAL princess, an almost real castle, fun games, and 11 cute friends!  When it was all said and done, the birthday princess said it was the "best day ever"!