365 in 2008

sleepy boy

2008-11-07T18:58:00.000-08:00

Dexter, hanging out of Cortney's overalls, sound asleep on our hike.

through the suroof

2008-10-17T20:43:00.000-07:00

siblings

2008-09-29T19:02:00.000-07:00

i love seeing these two together
it hardly ever happens
but once in a while casey will climb up onto camerons lap
these two never fight, never argue
they just kind of exist around each other
so when they do run into each other it is so sweet

white mice

2008-09-26T22:07:00.000-07:00

some people are squeamish around mice
i find them interesting and cute
these guys were so busy and never stopped moving
i wonder what they were talking about

nothing to wear

2008-09-08T10:11:00.000-07:00

Even Mico suffer from the *I have nothing to wear* syndrome.

freckles and curls

2008-08-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

Cody not only has adorable freckles but nice loose curls too, great combination.

Freckles

2008-07-25T20:35:00.000-07:00

Collin has the cutest splash of freckles across his nose and cheeks.

2008-06-13T09:16:00.001-07:00

burnt cinnamon rolls

(this is for you Judy)

Friday is cinnamon roll day for breakfast. Yep, I burned them. A good indication to how my day started out. It could only get better, right? You may notice one is missing. My husband ate it because he will eat anything, apparently.

2008-05-26T19:11:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day

Remember, Pray, Be Thankful

day one hundred and fourty three

2008-05-25T15:44:00.001-07:00

YUMMMY

day one hundred and fourty two

2008-05-24T00:24:00.000-07:00

boy cousins

just wanna have fun

day one hundred and fourty one

2008-05-23T11:30:00.000-07:00

monkey

day one hundred and fourty

2008-05-22T14:16:00.000-07:00

walk

our morning walk to the mailbox

day one hundred and thirty nine

2008-05-21T10:46:00.001-07:00

reusable grocery bags

because it is good for the environment and they really do hold a lot

day one hundred and thirty eight

2008-05-20T07:25:00.000-07:00

taco tuesday

day one hundred and thirty six

2008-05-19T07:53:00.000-07:00

warm

Comforters fresh from the drier. Mico always finds the best warm spots.

day one hundred and thirty five

2008-05-18T07:17:00.000-07:00

ducks in a row

We are really enjoying spring and park outings these past few days. These baby ducks would stay in a row and swim in front of her mom as she quietly directed them.

day one hundred and thirty four

2008-05-17T06:42:00.000-07:00

eyes

I am in love with those big brown eyes and long eyelashes.

day one hundred and thirty three

2008-05-16T07:35:00.000-07:00

camouflagedI noticed the male duck because of his green head. I thought that would be a nice picture of a duck taking a nap in the shade of the morning. After I took the picture I noticed the all brown female duck on the left. She was camouflaged very well in the brown ground cover and shade. God must have made sure that the females could stay out of site so they could protect their precious eggs. He thought of everything.

one hundred and thirty two

2008-05-15T19:29:00.000-07:00

turtles

They really seem to enjoy sunning themselves. Cortney wanted to catch some of them and bring them home and clean their shells then let them go again. Her Grandmothers Granddaughter. Some of them were pretty mossy.

day one hundred and thirty one

2008-05-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

run

After I drop Collin off at school I love to stay and watch him play with his friends, he has such pure and genuine joy on his face.

day one hundred and thirty

2008-05-13T20:24:00.001-07:00

another sickie

Cortney is down now with a high fever and sore throat. That is three kids in 6 days. Luckily it seems to just be a 24 hour bug.

day one hundred and twenty nine

2008-05-12T18:34:00.000-07:00

new laptop

day one hundred and twenty eight

2008-05-11T19:41:00.000-07:00

sick

Casey told me she was tired, that she didn't get enough sleep last night,

I told her to lay down and found her in bed with 103 fever.

day one hundred and twenty seven

2008-05-10T12:09:00.000-07:00

lilly pads

day one hundred and twenty seven

2008-05-09T13:02:00.000-07:00

California Golden Poppies

beautiful

day one hundred and fourty two

2008-05-02T03:32:00.000-07:00

boy cousins

just wanna have fun

day one hundred and thirteen

2008-04-25T23:51:00.000-07:00

one

Max (on the right) celebrating his first birthday with his brother Mico. Yes we are nerds that celebrate dogs birthdays.

day one hundred and five

2008-04-17T08:46:00.000-07:00

choir concert

Cameron all cleaned up and ready to go to his choir concert

day ninety three

2008-04-05T15:14:00.000-07:00

Max

Max is Mico's older full brother. Max's parents went away for a week so Max came to stay with us. The two brothers got a long very well, but did have few squabbles over toys and holes.

day ninety two

2008-04-04T11:29:00.000-07:00

twelveHappy Birthday to Cortney!

day niney one

2008-04-03T01:37:00.000-07:00

award #2Cameron with his teacher and principal getting and award

day ninety

2008-04-02T11:12:00.000-07:00

award

Collin getting an award for reading

day eighty three

2008-03-25T09:24:00.000-07:00

sleeping beauties

why can't they sleep in thier own beds?

day eighty two

2008-03-24T09:30:00.000-07:00

birthday girl

Happy Birthday Judy, we love you

day eight one

2008-03-23T14:41:00.000-07:00

Collinhe said he wants to be just like his daddy when he grows up, the rest of the boys wanted to be spiderman or superman, there were a lot of awe's after Collin said that and one proud dad up front

day eighty

2008-03-21T12:02:00.001-07:00

run free

life is good at 6 year old

day seventy nine

2008-03-20T21:58:00.000-07:00

flamingos

if only I could have skinny legs like that

day seventy eight

2008-03-19T23:54:00.000-07:00

youngest and oldest

and Cortney trying to get in the pic, scene stealer

day seventy seven

2008-03-18T20:56:00.000-07:00

corn jr.

day seventy six

2008-03-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

friends

day seventy five

2008-03-16T19:10:00.000-07:00

quesadilla dinner

day seventy four

2008-03-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

country walk

day seventy three

2008-03-14T19:22:00.000-07:00

lemon tree

not expecting much lemon aid this year

day seventy two

2008-03-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

flat tire

so glad he is handy, my hero

day seventy one

2008-03-12T21:01:00.001-07:00

Joseph, Mary and the baby JesusCasey made the family at church, and still plays with them, "they aren't just for Christmas" she says

day seventy

2008-03-11T20:56:00.000-07:00

golf courseeven if I don't play golf, I want to live in one of those houses

day sixty nine

2008-03-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

red grapes

just to show that I do feed my kids fruits and veggies, it isn't all junk all the time, just that time of the year for us

day sixty eight

2008-03-09T19:15:00.000-07:00

green cake

no, not for St. Patrick's day, Cortney and her friend Nancy made this cake that started out white, with some food coloring it came out green, it may look funky but it is tasty

day sixty seven

2008-03-08T18:23:00.000-08:00

cupcakes

day sixty six

2008-03-07T20:29:00.000-08:00

playful

day sixty five

2008-03-06T22:03:00.000-08:00

pink cake

Casey decorated it herself

day sixty four

2008-03-05T10:56:00.000-08:00

four

my last born, my baby girl, turns four today, she was a huge surprise, and we couldn't be without her

day sixty three

2008-03-04T19:02:00.001-08:00

seventy one

my dad

day sixty two

2008-03-03T20:34:00.000-08:00

flying a kite

Collin and Casey flying kites, but not too high, Casey was also multitasking by looking for sea shells at the same time

day sixty one

2008-03-02T16:22:00.000-08:00

worn out

we had a fun day in San Diego and poor Casey is just worn out, hope she wakes up soon so she can go to bed in a few hours

day sixty

2008-03-01T16:13:00.001-08:00

all bark

this guy tried to act tough, but what he really wanted was his ears rubbed

day fifty nine

2008-02-29T08:34:00.000-08:00

pajama day

today is pajama day at the boys school to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday, he writes books that annoy me to no end

day fifty eight

2008-02-28T11:00:00.000-08:00

ya-hooooooo

day fifty seven

2008-02-27T11:25:00.000-08:00

mailbox
almost every morning Casey and I take a little walk, the mailbox is her favorite stop

day fifty six

2008-02-26T17:46:00.000-08:00

ice cream manit was 84 degrees here today, perfect ice cream weather

day fifty five

2008-02-25T14:04:00.000-08:00

fifteen

my first born, my baby boy, turns fifteen today

day fifty four

2008-02-24T16:58:00.000-08:00

morning walk

Casey loves to walk around the neighborhood in the morning. I try to make the time for such walks two or three times a week. Of course a ten minute walk could take well over an hour with Casey. She has to stop and explore everything!

day fifty three

2008-02-23T11:33:00.000-08:00

sun lover

day fifty two

2008-02-22T18:25:00.000-08:00

little friends

day fifty two

2008-02-21T07:38:00.001-08:00

best buds

day fifty one

2008-02-20T08:26:00.000-08:00

morning math

day fifty

2008-02-19T13:07:00.000-08:00

climbing the wallactually, I feel like the kids drive me up a wall at times

day fourty nine

2008-02-18T18:13:00.000-08:00

bike rideCameron wanted to go for a bike ride today, so off we went

day fourty eight

2008-02-17T12:02:00.001-08:00

California sledding
Collin (front) and his friends doing some California sledding, this as close as it gets for us

day fourty seven

2008-02-16T15:56:00.000-08:00

face paintingfun time at the park today with our church group

day fourty six

2008-02-15T10:20:00.000-08:00

pollination

I like Bees. I know I am part of the minority with my infatuation with bees, since most people view them as a pest or even a threat. Bees are so important to our delicate eco system, and from what I have read, they are dissapearing at an alarming rate. Pray for the Bees, we need them!

day fourty five

2008-02-14T11:23:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!!!

I enjoy Valentines day, we always eat dinner by candlelight, just the seven of us

day fourty four

2008-02-13T08:15:00.001-08:00

drizzle and fog

bleh, such a change from yesterday and days earlier of spring-like weather

day fourty three

2008-02-12T14:31:00.000-08:00

purple waveso spring like, not unlike our weather the last few days

day fourty two

2008-02-11T11:45:00.000-08:00

freeway lights

day fourty one

2008-02-10T13:22:00.000-08:00

walking

Casey loves Patsy, I don't think it is reciprocated so much

day fourty

2008-02-09T09:41:00.000-08:00

will it make it?Cameron making the shot

day thirty nine

2008-02-08T07:39:00.001-08:00

silly sticker girl

day thirty eight

2008-02-07T11:23:00.000-08:00

pure joy

day thirty seven

2008-02-06T10:13:00.000-08:00

proud

to be an American!

day thirty six

2008-02-05T15:00:00.001-08:00

feeling better

after the vicodin kicked in

day thirty five

2008-02-04T08:16:00.000-08:00

pet peeve

not our trash dumpsters in front of our house

day thirty three

2008-02-03T17:10:00.000-08:00

rainy Sunday

day thirty two

2008-02-02T08:14:00.000-08:00

bathtime

Mico's first bath

day thirty two

2008-02-01T09:33:00.000-08:00

hat

worlds biggest?

day thirty one

2008-01-31T11:29:00.001-08:00

nappy time

i think he is spoiled

day thirty

2008-01-30T08:15:00.001-08:00

daytime moon

shouldn't the moon be in China by now? enlighten me

day twenty nine

2008-01-29T08:28:00.000-08:00

where owls live

the older kids know the truth, the younger kids still believe

day twenty eight

2008-01-28T09:17:00.000-08:00

rainy day

it is still raining here, off and on, so my mom invited the kids over to help her make fudge, the kids enjoy spending time and cooking with grandma

day twenty seven

2008-01-27T14:56:00.000-08:00

fading rainbow

like my dream of becoming an astronaut

day twenty six

2008-01-26T13:51:00.001-08:00

fungus among us

mushroom or toadstool, I am not sure, I am sure I will not put it in my salad

day twenty five

2008-01-25T08:12:00.000-08:00

5:30 in the AM

I couldn't resist taking this picture (from inside where I was warm and dry), puppies don't care what time it is or if it is raining, when they need to go out they need to go out! To see more puppy pictures you can go here .

day twenty four

2008-01-24T19:56:00.000-08:00

breaking out

day twenty three

2008-01-23T08:49:00.000-08:00

full moon

day twenty two

2008-01-22T14:47:00.000-08:00

after the rain

day twenty one

2008-01-21T09:07:00.000-08:00

snuggle babes

Will they ever sleep in their own beds all night? I don't even know when they get in bed with us anymore, I just wake up and there they are. Our queen size bed is just too small for the four of us.

day twenty

2008-01-20T08:28:00.000-08:00

snuggle birds

day nineteen

2008-01-19T08:21:00.000-08:00

shopping

day eighteen

2008-01-18T08:23:00.000-08:00

old stove

I saw this old stove this morning and I was drawn to it, I can just imagine how many meals it must have cooked, the food it has warmed, I imagined people gathering around it to prepare holiday meals and bake bread and cookies, now that it's role is over, it is being hauled away, to be refurbished and be a treasured antique, that is my hope