Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas






Jackson-My love bug

Yes, these first 3 pictures are almost the same, but I just can't get enough of this little guy!!!





Sunday, December 23, 2007

Oakland Zoo

I've never seen giraffe's sitting down, nor sitting down by a palm tree--interesting.Hunter had so much fun at the zoo with Uncle Brian, Aunt Margaret, Conor & pictured with Molly.

Thank you Aunt Danielle for my firetruck
xoxo-Jackson
Michelle-this is EXACTLY what we wanted before we moved, but we moved so fast we were not able to pick one up!!! You either know us too well, or the only souvenirs in New Mexico are chili peppers:) Thank you so much for being such a good friend!!!

The Bay Aquarium

This is heaven on earth for our 2 year old little boy. He LOVES "nemo". He would run down & back through this tunnel saying over & over
"oh, cool!" & "nemo"-thank you Finding Nemo.




San Francisco

How fun is that-San Francisco is 3.5 hours away-piece of cake! Quick trip we left Friday & returned Saturday. Thank you Uncle Brian & Aunt Margaret for your hospitality. Friday-Ted, Myself & the little boys went to Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, and the Bay Aquarium. Our favorite part was crossing over the bay bridge & paying the toll. Ted took a red-eye to Florida last week & the toll there was 25 cents. The bay bridge is a little bit different, we had our quarter ready to go because it's supposed to be a quick thing, as we approached the booth, it read $4.00 toll fee. Unfortunately they do not take visa/debit or we would have been in business. After searching our belongings in the trunk we conjured up the toll fee, smiled at the cars behind us & we were on our way. Apparently they do not teach you these things in New Mexico:)






Sunday, December 16, 2007

30 years old!!!

This little birthday ensemble was carved out of blueberry pancakes from my very thoughtful & creative husband. I LOVE these flowers!!! Friends over to celebrate, we had grilled chicken & shrimp for dinner & chocolate birthday cake-of course!
Saturday, the day before my birthday we drove up to Fresno to attend the Temple and.....
eat at Macaroni Grill and....
See the Christmas decorations & shops at the RiverPark
Life is good.

Crazy Kids

At the arcade, Hunter's getting the candy he won, if you don't pull him out in time he can crawl right up on in there--scary.At SaveMart they have "customer in training" carts for kids, I'm not sure if that is a good idea
Hunter loves to hide & then jump out & try to scare you
Jackson is pulling himself up onto everything, he's so cute!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Our dog Gus


There have been a few inquiries about our dog Gus. So in tribute to you Gus, here is your story. Ted & I decided upon my completion of nursing school my "prize" could be a puppy. So we drove to Lubbock, Texas to take the NCLEX nursing exam, when it was all over & convincing myself I had failed, our next stop was the Lubbock Mall. What a cute little apricot fluffball in the window, the puppy weighed 1.5 lbs, so tiny & cute. We were not sure what kind of dog it was, when we were told, "a poodle," Ted said, "absolutely not, we are not going to own a poodle." And after a few, "ohhh, but he's so cute, come on look at him, don't you love him already," he was ours:) Gus is now 2.5 years old, he is a minature poodle & weighs 11 lbs. He is a good dog, Ted will NEVER admit that he likes him, but he does. Hunter LOVES Gus, I've never heard him laugh as much as he does when he's playing with Gus. So here's to you Gus, thank you for being an alright little poodle!

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Update

I'm posting alot in one day, but my boys are napping & we want to get you all updated!!! Hunter was a dragon for Halloween & Jackson a cute little dinosaur.Jackson is 7.5 months old & such a good baby!
They really listen to their mother & hold still for their Christmas card pictures.
Jackson is cute, but his brother is missing.
Hunter loved hanging these wooden hearts, he would count them as he went, he can count to 12!!!-sort of:)

Sequoia National Park

My Family-Mom, Dad & Madeline came to Visalia for Thanksgiving. We live close to Sequoia National Park where "General Sherman" resides.
I thought it was beautiful!!!Madeline, Hunter & Myself
Look at the width of this Sequoia-Huge!





Our New Home

Our new home in Visalia, California
corner of a cul-de-sacFront entry & upstairs
Front entry, playroom, piano room, go through the piano room into the kitchen
The family room from upstairs view, take a left downstairs to the master suite, laundry room & guest bathroom
Upstairs 3 bedrooms (the boys & den) & their dinosaur bathroom
The kitchen looking into the piano room, take a right into the family room