"Mom, I am ready for Kindergarten!"

Happy 5th Birthday!! I was sooooo worried that Jason wouldn't be ready for Kindergarten this year since he has an early summer birthday (July) and would be just barely 5 when he started (Wayne kept saying, "He'll be fine.") but..... he has grownnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn sooooooooooo muchhhhhhhhhhhh this summer in soooo many ways. He is such a sweet boy with such a sweet disposition. He is also our 'class clown' always trying to make people laugh at home and wherever he is. (He usually succeeds.) We love you.

Anxiously waiting....






1st swim team ribbon. He carried it around for a week.









Look Mom.. no hands!



































A beach bum. He always asks, "But, why do they put all that salt in the ocean? I don't like it."

We were all wondering where Jason was at dinner one night and then he comes back to our table with an ice cream cone so big that he needed a plate and an escort back to his seat by the gal at the restaurant. The gal said she watched him make it and knew he would never make it back to the table alone. He loved every minute of it. (the ice cream and the attention)

Even a small fish makes him happy. He is soooo proud of every catch.








I have never met a treat I didn't like.. (I wonder where he gets that from??)

Dancing at the bowling alley. Entertaining all of us and anyone that would watch. I guess every family has at least one "ham."

"Hang loose" is his new favorite thing...

We have now declared him 100% ready for Kindergarten.

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10 yrs and counting.....

Just 10 yrs until he walks on the sacred ground (aka Toro Stadium) for real but his 1st Toro camp was a huge success.

Look at the form... Wow, a chip off the ol' block. Nice hit, son!

He'll be ready...

The "Toro Tradition" talk by Toro legend Todd Shell . I had goosebumps..

It's gonna be a long wait...

-Dad

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My aMaZiNg daughter

Well it all started 1 year ago today! We made a challenge to our kids that if they didn't eat candy for 1 YEAR that we would give them $100 dollars. Ashley said no way (she is like me and addicted to chocolate). Katie lasted about 4 days (money just doesn't interest her yet). Then there is HALEY! I am so proud of the . SHE DID IT!!!! Haley is 1 disciplined person. (Yes, that meant NO Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's or Easter Candy!! Amazing!!) I already knew this about her, but this shows me more about her. GREAT JOB SWEETHEART!

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2 Years Later :(

I can hardly believe that it has been 2 years since my brother Michael passed away. It is like he went on a mission and I am ready for him to come home. I miss him so much. There is nothing better than a good Michael story. For those of you that knew him, you know that Mike was one of a kind. He was so funny and did crazy things. One thing that helps when we are feeling sad about him is to talk about him and tell funny stories. So I am asking all that knew Michael to leave a comment, tell a story, share a memory, or anything would make this week a whole lot better. (Please!!) It would be much appreciated! Help us keep his memory alive. You have no idea how much my family would love this (especially my mom). THANKS!!

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Charity

I have been thinking a lot about this quote lately. I try to read it everyday with the hopes of being a better person. I really do feel this way, but it is easy to let my mind and mouth do otherwise.

" Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone's differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisiting the impulse to become offended.... Charity is refusing to take advantage of another's weakness and be willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other." (author unknown)

Just a little something to think about :-)

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TRADITIONS

I love this time of the year. We have established a few traditions in our family. One of those would be the Easter Pageant. We figured out that this was our 16th year of going . (One of our 1st dates was to the pageant.) I love it so much that I have decided that next year me and my girls are going to try out. I am so excited about it! Wish us luck!This is Ashley's bff Karen. She was in the pageant. She was the one sitting on the rock when Jesus was telling the story of the 10 virgins. Pretty cool.

This is Haley's bff Chantel. She also was in the pageant. My girls are blessed with great friends.

Saturday the Easter Bunny comes to our house. After the fun, we go to eat breakfast with the bunny and have a great Easter egg hunt. Mikey wasn't so sure what to think.

Jason is petrified of the bunny. When we were eating breakfast and the bunny came by, Jason headed straight under the table.

Sunday is our day to think about the Resurrection and what Our Savior did for us. We love that day to enjoy church and spending time with our families and of course.....to eat.
Mikey loves both of his Grandmas. He is such a pleasant little guy and full of love. What a joy he is to us. We are all so in love with him.

HAPPY EASTER to all!!!

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Craftie Katie

My little girl is a girly girl. I love it. She loves bling, pink, and shoes. Last night she cleaned the kitchen and mop all my wood floor, so I decided to do something nice for her. She has been asking me for a while to go to the ribbon store get stuff to make flowers for her hair. As you can see we did just that. We also made something to hold all her new clips. She has my love of baking. I think all my girls do. Katie just loves to work with her hands. I think she looks pretty cute in her Chefs coat and hat. That's my baby girl!

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My obsession

I have become obsessed with cake pans. Why I have know idea. I want them all. I look at them whenever I am out shopping, and I search the Internet for them. I think I watch too much cake challenge on food network. I need to just go sign up for a cake decorating class somewhere. My other obsession is cake stands. Especially Holiday cake stands. I look for them when I am out shopping, and I search the Internet for them. My dream is to have a big hutch to set them on in my kitchen. Then I can look at them every day. Weird I know.

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Modest is Hottest

Ashley and I went to a modest prom dress fashion show. My favorite neighbor Anna was modeling. It was so fun. There had to have been at least 50 beautiful dresses they showed that were so stylish and modest. I think our world is way too desensitized to looking immodest. I was so glad to have been invited and to have brought Ashley. It was nice for her to see at 13 what true beauty is...... Anna is a great example of true beauty. She is such a cute girl, but what I love most is that she is so kind, always sweet, funny, happy, and true to herself, and I love how she always has a smile on her face. She is a great role model for my girls.

To my surprise, I had 2 cute (really cute) cousins escorting the girls. I got pictures! I am sure he will be surprised if he was to ever look at my blog. I just couldn't resist.

My girl is growing up. (all of a sudden I have tears in my eyes) She is such an amazing young women. I wish I could just freeze her right now, but it is so fun to watch her grow and mature. I am amazed at all that she can do. I was looking at my pictures on my camera and found this silly face. I not sure when it was taken, but it made me smile.

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Happy 7th Birthday to you!

Happy 7th Birthday Joey!!

Your family loves you!! You are a JOY and a BLESSING!

1 more year til baptism & Cub scouts.. Wow! (He can't wait)

(Is this not the cutest smile ever??!!)

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