Photographer in training...

What do you find when you download your pictures after your 4 year old has been (secretly) playing with your camera?

All of these precious memories... (or something like that!)

Little stinker!

This-n-That

I was going through my photos and realized there were some cute things that I didn't blog about. So, I'm gonna! After all, this is my journal of memories!

Taylee was student of the week! One of the exciting things about being student of the week is taking home Miss A's teddy bear for one night! She made her a cute little bed next to her so she was right by her at night!

School Spirit week - Crazy hair day! I was so proud of them. They are both so shy and have never done this in the past! They LOVED it!

The love from siblings - My room has become the movie watching room for some reason. I love peeking in and seeing all the coziness!

Don't we all lose our pants when we climb up the stairs?

Everyone needs a little Uncle Kyle in their lives! There were about 7 nieces/nephews missing. Imagine if they were all involved!

Summer... are you out there?!

So there is no school today (yahoo!), my oldest is in bed with a ruptured eardrum (poor thing), and it's a little dreary outside (ok.. a lot. Ugh). I am so ready for summer, and this is why...

i can get a pedicure and actually enjoy looking at it

i can walk the kids to school

i can take walks... period!

i can leave the house faster than I can in the winter

my wood floor stays clean

my carpet stays dry

i can buy a bunch of flip flops and only spend $20

my flowers bloom (well, sometimes)

we can go boating

my laundry load seems lighter

i actually see my neighbors after the winter hibernation

slurpee pit stops (we do that in winter too)

taking the kids to the park

opening my blinds and feeling the sun

watching the kids play outside

summer clothes are much cheaper than winter clothes

i can put the winter clothes away!

i can take a vacation anywhere and be happy (which I am doing soon!)

Anyone else ready for summer?!

Just because...

I love you!

I am so proud to be your mommy...

Yikes!

Do you know what this means?!

Yep... I drove one more mile and now my car is officially considered old. Worthless. Depreciated. A money pit. I'm begging you car... PLEASE, please don't become a money pit. I don't plan on turning you in, so I don't care that you've depreciated in value. I need you. I want you!

For all of our 13 years of marriage we have always had two cars, but only one car payment. Mine. I have been naughty and always trade my cars in after every few years. I want my car paid off! I will have this car paid off! I would love to have NO car payment! Hang in there for another 100000 miles! Won't it be cool when I can blog about the 200000 mile mark! (look, I can dream... can't I?! I'm driving this sucker into the ground.)

2009 memories...

First off... Happy 2010 to you all!

I did our year end review last year in a poem... I'm not feeling that creative this morning! So here is our 2009 year in review month by month!

(picture taken 01/09)

January

Well... a typical January I'd say. Cold, cold, cold. The start of 2009. Lots of playing with Christmas toys!
February
Justin finally had his PDA closure! We were very relieved to get it done! It was a great success!
March
No more oxygen for Justin! Took a family trip to To Bakersfield CA to visit Grandma and Papa. Also went to Monterey Bay!
April
Tyler and April turned one year older!
May
Justin turned the big ONE. Summer was in full force! Took another trip to California to see Kyle after serving a 2 year mission!
June
Taylee and Brynn turned one year older! I met some blog buddies for the first time! Justin began his army crawl, and 13 years of marriage!
July
The girls finished 1st and 4th grade! Yep... you know it! Another trip to California! I met two wonderful blog buddies there too!
August
The girls started 2nd and 5th grade! Yippee for super teachers! Summer was quickly coming to an end... Justin had his follow-up cardiology appointment - all is well!
September
Brynn started pre-school! She was nervous... but she LOVES it! We went to our first BUDDY WALK! It was fabulous! Justins picture was part of a slide show in Times Square on the MTV plasma for the New York City Buddy walk!
October
The one year mark of finding out that Justin had Down syndrome. We look forward to all the years ahead of us! I hosted my first Down syndrome get together at my house and can't wait for many more of those! Of course... Halloween fun with my cuties!
November
Hmmm.... lots of food and thankfuls! April started school choir!
December
I turned one year younger, Justin finished up OT, PT, and ST with a lot of success! Christmas with family was wonderful!

All in all... 2009 was a good year! I look forward to 2010 and hope everyone finds peace and happiness in this new year!