OUR Christmas...

I think the girls (& Christian) liked thier gift!

O! make sure you scroll down and watch/listen to Madeline's rendition of "my Favorite things"

The concert waw so much fun! The kids really put in their all!

My new winter hat...

Years after being realesed from YW's - my girls are now in colledge, ones engaged, anyway to the point.... Ari made me this hat, I LOVE it! Blue ribbion and all. Great girls, and great hat.

Thanks Giving!

The girls in the above picture are helping me with the pie crust, the are sporting their new fashionable aprons, designed (grandma) Ann Nelson.

Cooking... daddy making gravy.

There is SO much to be Thankful for! Good health warm friends and loving family. We had a dear friends (and family) the Yoo's and their daughter Jasmine and our best of friends family, the Thatchers with their three kids and they brought along Angela, a friend of theirs, now ours as well.

I remember as a kid we had the "kids table" and I hated it! Couldn't wait to graduate, but it seemed by the time I did, the "kid" table was no longer. :(

Any way, I hope this isn't a way to torture my kids, but hopefully because they are with their best friends that they can enjoy the "kid table".

Its nice having such a LARG hot Cocoa (coffee) table for the kids to sit around.

I realize that I didn't get a very good shot of ALL the adults, but here are a few for the idea.

Ellie and her homemade drum set.

TWILIGHT, Edward bit me! (SO lucky!)

The evening of November 20th, my awesome cousins threw me a good-bye party. Shortly after I met my Sister Diana and her kids, Danielle, Hannah, Steve, and Karlee, and my mom. They had beenin line for over an hour and and 1/2, then an hour and 1/2 more once I arrived! At least we had good sets, besides these obnoxious group of annoying girls. I loved the movie, Edward is hot and they did well-comparing to the book. Espexially on a $37,000 budget!

My Favorite Things, By Madeline

Piano Recital

Girls playing piano at their recital
Ellie playing Marry Had a Little Lamb
& Madeline playing the "Door Bell"- but I think it sounds more like a Grand Father Clock.
& "Once there was a Princess".

Real Halloween

Here are some pictures of real Halloween, 2008

My Beautiful, Wonderful Family!!

Isn't this the cutest picture ever? I wish that I could just reach out and hug them all! Such an amazing and loving husband, smart, caring and beautiful girls! I am the luckiest mom ever! I really am!

Trunk-or-treat. Ward Halloween party.

So the party was fun, we had a small group of about 12 people, and I enoyed myself, sure hope everyone else did. I don't have pictures :( since I left my camera n Jersey. But my sis. took some, so I'll post later.
Christian sent me some pictures of the girls from the Ward Halloween Part.is MAdeline and
her BFF Hattie. MAdeline wanted to be the girl in Clone Star Wars? I have NO idea how she know about this movie, let alone the characters. Hattie is a Poke-mon. (Spell Check)
Ellie was the Corpse Bride (what Maddie was last year.)

Halloween Party!

Everyone is invited to come and celebrate Halloween in Sandy at my folks house (they wont be there!)

Date: Friday, October 24th

Time: 7ish

Where: Sandy Ut. Joe and Ann's Haunted House

Please bring a goulish treat, movies, and games if you wish.

Costumes are MANDITORY!!

See you there,

questions, give me a call!

Bridal Veil Falls, UT

My awesome sister in law (with my cute little niece & nephews) had a friend in town so we decided to drive/walk up to Bridal Veil Falls. It was such a beautiful Fall day! Just wish my family lover (christian) and my babies (Madeline & Ellie) could be here!

I found this on my computer....(I think we have an impostor!!)

Madeline, where did we get this kid???

Little Mimi

LOVE the station wagon?  SO COOL!

No, I am not taking a crap!

As the photographer squatted to take my photo, I followed her example.

First picture, I could say that I REALLY look like Ellie.  I am glad she is mine!

10 years, and still playing with playdough!

11 year old Mimi having attitude.

So everyone know.. Me & my cousin Jenny!

Okay, this is at my house on Garfield, in Sugar House in Ut.

One is obviously me - without the shorts - I guess I wpuld rather be topless then put on a "crazy  woman's wig!!! & the other is my cousin ?.  Can anyone guess who is who?

You'll win a treat! - of sorts, maybe you'll just be the winner!!  Hurray!

If its you... please don't guess, at least right away!

5th grade.

5th grade, first year in Ohio.

Look how cool I was with the paisley caller pulled up!

Funny to look back at trends.

Maybe I was out of it? 

Ellie Bellie lost a front tooth!

I am notorious for pulling out teeth.  Ellie wanted to do it herself and gathered the family into the bathroom for the "show!"  She tried to pull it out, but I think she was a little nervous to use to much pressure, so I sneaked up behind her and with one twist and pull, it came out, she screamed - then when she say  it wsas out laughed with JOY!!

While we were in Utah over the summer, Madeline lost a tooth and grandma N. & the girls decided to make tooth Fairy bags to hold there teeth and $$

THe girls have their own tooth fairies,  Ellie's is named Stardust, here is her letter;

Dearest Ellie, Congratulations on loosing your 1st front tooth!  The front teeth are always SO exciting!  And like always, I am so proud at how clean your teeth are, and still no cavities!  Keep up the good work!

Sincerely, your Tooth Fairy,

Stardust!

School days, school days, read & write & rule days!

First day of school!  Ellie is headed off to 1st grade! & Madeline is going into 3rd!  My babies!!!

I had my first official day off!  Cleaned, did laundry & then just floated around the pool, by myself!! Wow!

It is SO nice to live just a few blocks from school!  But SOME how my kids still have to complain about walking!!

Ellie & daddy

Madeline found a friend with matching outfits!

Ellie had a sudden panic attack, but was short lived.

Land of Make Believe

The Thatchers & me & my kids, decided that we needed an "End Of the Year BANG".

I love this place.  Its a small amusement park, in the small town of Hope, NJ and there is the perfect amount of stuff to do that you CAN do it all!  and its so young kid friendly, even the water park is cozy!

Why do we get a kick off of things that make us want to barf?

The Free-Fall drop!

Elizabeth and Lilo on the back of the roller coaster

Madeline, Hattie, Jameson, & Ellie

Err.. Matey... Ellie & her Pirate Ship thats in the water.

The whole main pool was about a foot deep with so much to play with.

Ellie & Jameson on Puff the magic Dragon.

Hattie as a skunk, Madeline a Princess, but changed into a Knight later on.  Ellie, a princess  & Jameson was a Knight.

Its allot of, they let anyone and everyone participate in this play.  There is a narrator, so we just do as he says.  Ellie as a princess, & I am a "Burger" a native from the land of "Noranburg".  I was hoping for the Olga, inspired by Aunt Yvonne, you can't tell, but I even had sausages that I used in defense against the knights! 

Ellie & Jameson on a plane ride!

Saying "good-bye" to the L.O.M.B. Mascot!