My Girl

THIS BOY LOVES THIS GIRL MAKES A MOM HAPPY JENNA'S BUS STOP IS IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. DREW RUNS OVER TO THE FRONT DOOR AS IT PULLS UP AND YELLS, "MY GIRL IS HOME, IT'S MY GIRL!" WARMS A MOTHER'S HEART.

ON ANOTHER NOTE, THIS MORNING MY HAIR LOOKED CAPITAL CRAZY WILD...DREW GOES, "MOM, YOUR HAIR LOOKS LIKE A...BUTTERFLY." EXPECTING THE WORD MESSY. THEN I SMOOTH IT OUT AND THROW IT IN A PONYTAIL AND HE GOES, "THERE, NOW THAT LOOK LIKE MOMMY." THREE IS A FUN AGE.

DREW IS THREE!!!

DREW TURNED 3 ON THE 11TH!!! HERE HE IS GETTING USED TO THE FEELING OF HOLDING UP 3 FINGERS...A LOT HARDER THAN 2... WAY TO GO BUDDY!!!

HE IS EXCITED ABOUT HIS PRESENTS..."YAHOO" HE WOULD SAY...I WONDER WHERE HE GETS THAT SORT OF ENTHUSIASM (JOEL).

BAKUGONS ARE A HIT!!!

TURNING GREEN LIKE THE HULK!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

MOM GETTING OUT HER CREATIVE JUICES ON ANOTHER CAKE...DIDN'T WORK LIKE I WANTED...BUT DREW WAS HAPPY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREW!!!

YOU CAME INTO THIS WORLD WITH A BANG...

AND YOU ARE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY!

WE LOVE YOU AND EVERY"BIG" THING ABOUT YOU!!!

THE OTHER DAY WE WERE AT PLAY GROUP AND I TOLD ONE OF THE MOM'S THAT WE ARE WORKING ON NOISE CONTROL WITH DREW (BECAUSE HE IS SOOOOO LOUD)...DREW THEN STARTED TO TELL ME SOMETHING AND AFTERWARDS SHE GOES, "HAVE YOU HAD HIS HEARING CHECKED?" YES. WE HAVE. AND IT IS FINE.

Our 2009 Holiday in pictures

DON'T BE SUCH A POOR SPORT JOEL...YOU KNOW YOU LOVE THE GIANTS DEEP DOWN. BESIDES THEY DIDN'T DO MUCH WORSE THAN YOUR BRONCOS...JUST KEEPIN' IT REAL. JOEL WAS EXCITED TO SEE A COOL NFL SHIRT FOR ETHAN UNTIL HE SAW WHAT TEAM IT WAS FOR...CLASSIC. JOEL WAS HAPPY WHEN HE GOT HIS 50 INCH PLASMA THOUGH...

ALL IS QUIET ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...

THEN THEY AWAKE AND THE RACE IS ON...DON'T FORGET THE LITTLE ONE DREW IS HAPPY WITH A WALKING, TALKING DINOSAUR...AND SLIPPERS

JENNA IS ON A ROLL WITH NEW ROLLERBLADES, SHE IS PUTTING THE SPORT COURT TO GOOD USE...ZHU ZHU PETS SOME HOW LANDED UNDER THE TREE...AND STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAFE!!!

We had a wonderful post-Christmas with my parents who were in Arizona visiting my sister over Christmas. We of course were totally spoiled by all of our Grandparents-McCombs, Marks, and Shields.

Ethan got his license to drive. WATCH OUT!!!

Joel caught the holiday spirit and we (meaning both of us-but mostly Joel) put lights on the house this year. We only blew the fuse two times!!!

TOTALLY A CHRISTMAS VACATION EXPERIENCE FOR US...WE HELD A LIGHTING CEREMONY WITH THE KIDS...THEY DID LIGHT UP FOR A MINUTE...THEN GOES THE FUSE...PRETTY FUNNY.

ANYHOW...I AM TIRED OF UPLOADING PICTURES, SO THIS WILL HAVE TO DO FOR THIS PAST CHRISTMAS....HAPPY POST HOLIDAYS....ONLY LIKE A MONTH LATE, OR SO.

Holiday re-cap

Well, it was a very eventful holiday season and I have to say that we had a blast but I am glad it is over. So here is a little re-cap of what kept us busy during the 2009 holiday season...

Jenna-7

Jenna, Drew, and Ethan--such a classic picture. Jenna happy, Drew picking his nose, and Ethan not cooperating. Pretty much our life.

Cute pic of Drew-2.

I started off the craziness of the holidays with My Mom and sister Natalie. We all braved the crowds and did some Black Friday shopping. We couldn't sleep the night before so we decided to go to Toys R Us since they opened at 12am. I thought for sure that there wouldn't be anyone there...man was I WRONG. We ended up pulling an all-nighter!!! We were CRAZY but not as crazy as the lines we stood in!!!!

We made a long and cold trip to the North Pole the day after Thanksgiving to make sure that Santa had put all the kid's names on the "Nice List" and sure enough...he did!!!

We went with the Marks and had a great time!

Pictured Me, Drew, Jenna, Joel, Ethan, Scott and Asher, Cassie and Pheonix.

My best friends Jeana, Adrienne, and Marianne (who lives here) all came into town so we had to go to PF's to celebrate!!!

Santa came to our house and spoiled us rotten!!! --I got an awesome new Canon Rebel xsi camera!!! I have wanted one for years and Santa surprised me with it!!! I was totally telling my Mom how Joel hadn't gone out and done any shopping--really he hadn't--but to my surprise he had after he gotten off work one morning and she totally knew about it.

We stayed home all day on Christmas (which is a first) and I made my very first Turkey. I was surprised when it turned out and was edible. That was a prayer answered seeming we got it two years ago from UPS.

We saw some some movies...Avatar and The Princess and the Frog (for the kids of course).

And really just spent it with friends and family...no better way!!!