Something to make you smile

I got this email from Shari and it made me laugh out loud.

I was in the restaurant yesterday when I suddenly
realized I desperately needed to pass gas. The
music was really, REALLY loud, so I timed
my gas with the beat of the music. After a
couple of songs, I started to feel better. I
finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody
was staring at me....Then I suddenly remembered
that I was listening to my iPod.

...and how was your day?

Update (yes, I am only 6 months behind)

K. Well I guess I got a bit behind on posting--haha. Here are some pictures to update you on our family.


These are pictures of Breanna's 14th birthday. She got a digital camera for her birthday and was so excited.

These are pictures of Halloween. Cute costumes--eh.

These are pictures of Breanna before her first stake dance. See how excited and happy she is.

Then see how NOT happy and excited Ashlynn was for yet another stake dance.

These are pictures of Ashlynn and Hailey at the park with WAY too much time on their hands. And yes, they did make those shirts themselves.

These are Pictures of Ashlynn's first recital for her piano students. She is doing a great job and now has 10 students and one tutoring student which is keeping her very busy. The other photo below is her at the her school talent show she was in charge of. She put a lot of work into it and made the most money any talent show has ever made at her school.

These are pictures of our visit with Michael, Angie and Chloe after Christmas. Isn't Chloe just the cutest thing you have ever seen!! It was nice to spend time with Mike and his family.

These are pictures of Ashlynn's 16 Birthday. I can't believe my baby is growing up. Some friends did our yard, drive way and street.

Breakfast in bed anyone??

These are pictures of Ashlynn on her first date. Agh .....I can't even believe she is dating. All you moms with little ones enjoy every moment because it goes tooooo fast and next thing you know your kids will be dating. Ugh. At least I was able to keep from crying till after she left. And Breanna just informed me last night night that she will be dating NEXT YEAR. I told her she was wrong but technically she is right. CRAZY.

GRANDMA'S BIRTHDAY

HEY, WE ARE MEETING AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE THURDAY (23RD) AT 6:30 FOR CAKE AND ICE CREAM.

WE ARE LEAVING FOR CALIFORNIA THAT DAY SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT BUT I SAID I WOULD GET THE WORD OUT.

HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT.

SUMMER FUN!!

Our girls sure are loving our pool!! Here are some pictures of their get togethers they have had this summer. Although I am learning when Ashlynn says she wants a "few" people to come over that usually means around 10??!!

The other pictures are Ashlynn at the lake. A friend of hers had his birthday party at the lake and she had a great time.

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Family Visit

Doug's mom and sister Tracy came to visit us from Georgia and we were so excited that Michael, Angie, Chloe and Craig could see them while they were here.

Isn't Chloe just the cutest little girl you have ever seen!!!!! I told Angie that she looks like the Gerber baby, and she said that people tell her that all the time. She is so sweet and was so good even though she hadn't had a nap all day.

I was so glad that we had that cooling trend while Doug's mom and Tracy were here. It was so nice to see them and spend time together.

ASHLYNN'S NEW DO

Ash has been wanting to cut her hair and I kept telling her "no." Finally I said "okay" but I won't do it. So her cousin Jess did and it looks amazing--I love it. I about freaked out when she did the first cut (she cut off like 12 inches). But Ashlynn loves it and got a lot of compliments on it today.

Maybe someday I can be an amazing stylist like Jess!!

OUR FABULOUS CRUISE!!

We had a great time on our cruise. I wish we could have gotten off in Ensenada Mexico, but no cruises were stopping at any Mexican ports because of the Swine Flu. So we just had another "fun day at sea". We did stop at Catalina which was nice, but very expensive and there wasn't that much to see. We did find time to eat PLENTY of food. I know why they have ramps leading off the ship--it is to roll you off.

It was so nice to get away and just relax. We are already thinking of our next cruise--Alaska!!!

It was pretty cold on the boat and our cabin didn't have a heater?? I guess we will have to splurge next time and go for that upgrade. I did pretty well not getting sunburned (it helped that I had my jacket on the whole time) but I did manage to get pretty well fried in two spots---my ankles and lips???!!! I woke up Thursday and felt like Bubba from Forest Gump. I already have big lips to begin with and after they were burned--wow, it looked like a lip injection gone wrong.

The girls had fun staying with their friends and it was nice knowing they were having a good time as well.