Merry Christmas 2013

Christmas Eve

We always make cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve, after the candlelight service at church and our annual Chinese food takeout tradition. Here they are making brownies together.

Charlotte's 6th Birthday Tea

Happy birthday to my sweet girl Charlotte. We had a fancy tea party with Grammy and her friend Maddie.

GoDaddy Christmas party!

Rich took me to his annual company Christmas party...this year it was on Chase Field, and it was amazing! Had to show you my new dress, since I never get dressed up. :)

10th anniversary

Happy 10th anniversary to my husband, I love you so much! I am the luckiest!

Virginia Vacation Slideshow

Slideshow of our trip to Virginia in July, 2013.

Love your neighbor

Charlotte tells "The Three Little Pigs"

Halloween

Jack's 8th Birthday

Jack took 5 friends bowling and then back to our house for pizza and cake! Happy 8th birthday, Jack. We love you.

Day at the Park

School Pictures

Jack 2nd Grade

Charlotte Kindergarten

Lucas's Third Birthday

Charlotte loses her second tooth

First Day of School!!

2nd and Kindergarten

Liter bug

I have so many questions about this sign that Jack posted on Charlotte's bedroom door. I tried to have a conversation with Jack about this. Sometimes being a parent is so confusing.

Airplane

I love watching these two wrestle!

Chores

What took me so long to think of this?

Family pizza night

Barros pizza!

game night

here is our community group playing games last night...

Summer begins!

First grade graduate!

Sword Fight

What it's like to have two boys with a girl in the middle? War...with the occasional peace talk thrown in, usually followed by a lot of screaming...and then more war.

Charlotte lost her first tooth!

Matthew 28:19

Jack reading a book to Charlotte, Lucas, and Capt. Underpants

Thanks, Yia Yia, for the Easter package, complete with Captain Underpants book and doll.

Church group

The last day of our Women in the Word group for the year. We studied the book of Hebrews.

Trip to Sedona

My parents watched the kids for 2 nights in Feb so we could go to Sedona. Such fun!

When the cousins visited

We had a wonderful visit with Carolyn, Daniel and their three kids. The six cousins had a great time together.

Yes, they are wearing the same dress

And it is zebra stripe.

Easter 2013

I'm busy

If you don't have time to read a story to one child, just multitask!

Jack got in big trouble at school for this

Gangnam Style

Note to Jack from a girl

Bring your flute??!!

Our Small Group

Here is a picture of our church small group - a few families who get together every week to eat, talk, discuss the Bible, and pray for each other. The kids love hanging out with their friends and we have had such a great time getting to know these families.

Report Card

Another amazing first grade report card for Jack! This second quarter, he got "E/4" (Exceeds) in Science, Social Studies, Math, Reading, English Language Arts, Art, Music, and PE. He got an "S" (Satisfactory) in "Stays on Task" and "Completes Work in a Timely Manner." Mrs. Hansen's comments were: "Jack is a delightful boy. He knows a lot about a wide variety of topics. He is making good progress in reading, writing and math. He is still learning to stay on task, and finish work on time."

Great Grammy Charlotte Visits!

We had another wonderful visit with Great Grammy Charlotte and Patty. This year, Charlotte and I got to ride in a hot air balloon with Great Grammy and Grammy Barbara. It was so exciting! We also went out for "girls' night" and visited the horse stables and the olive oil factory.

Charlotte 5 year appointment

Height: 42.75 in (52%) Weight: 38 lbs (35%)