Princesses On Ice

All of the Aunties (Chelsea included although I didn't get a picture of her) took Remi and Ava to Princesses on Ice last week. It was a fun girly girl activity while all the boys were home playing Wii. Kelli and Devan had actual tears going on from all that "magic." Kelli said it best, "Why can't life just be a fantasy?" I told her, "That's what they make drugs for." I love how Remi is just about as tired as she could be in this picture.

My Baby Sister Had a Baby!

My wonderful sister Chelsea had her baby girl Carma Nicole last night! She was a big cutie baby, 8lbs 12oz and 21 inches long. Chelsea did a great job. She was in labor for a good 30-something hours, with a threat of c-section but managed to prove everyone wrong with a normal delivery and the final product being the sweetest little girl you have ever seen. All four of us sisters were there to watch little Carma be born along with the grandmothers and Chelsea's husband of course. It was such a wonderful experience to all be together to welcome this sweet little baby into our family.

Hooray for Chelsea!

Snow Day

We had snow in Arizona! In our part of the country if you want snow, you just hire a company to make you some. My cousin Nicole had her 13th birthday party and they had snow to play in and hot chocolate for everyone. The kids had a blast having a little snow fight in our 60-ish degree weather. Hooray for Phoenix winters.

Happy 17th Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary BFF! It has been 17 crazy years since the MLK Day trip to the mall. Here is the journal entry to prove it. Wow, being eleven was great.

HOW MANY BOYS CAN YOU FIT INTO A SHOPPING CART?

I think this is the last time all my kids will ever be able to all sit in a Target shopping cart again. They were all eating lunch so I made them all squish in so that I wouldn't be slowed down by them trying to walk and eat at the same time. My great idea lasted about 5 minutes. Let me tell you, those 5 minutes were blissful.

Check out little Cruz and his funny face.

John Edwards For President

Slade decided to take a little rest on my bed the other day . I came in to check on him and he announced, "I am voting for John Edwards for President." I said, "Ok, what made you say think of that?" He said, "I prefer him over Obama or Hillary Clinton."

His Dad who is a McCain fan said, "At least we are raising a free thinking individual."

Amen to that.

Pretty Cute Kids

We were walking into Dunkin Donuts the other day and my three sweet boys were all holding hands. I had them freeze for a second so I could snap this picture. These are the moments that you always want to remember. Thanks to the digital camera on hand and the bloggy blog I have a record of a perfect Saturday morning in '08. Oh yeah, perfect not counting the 2 donuts I may or may not have had.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

This is a little delayed due to blogging laziness. It really is a serious disorder. Nonetheless, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!