Happy Birthday Melissa!

Today is my oldest's 16th birthday...boy does that make me feel old to say but it's not about me, it's about her. Today is a day I celebrate her and her life so far. She is an amazing girl full joy. She was born on a navy base in Yokosuka, Japan on the inauguaration of Pres. Clinton's first go round and she has been a wonderful child. She is so cute and bubbly with a great personality. She is a sophomore at Flagstaff high school and a straight A student who is on Varsity cheer as a flyer and is also on student council. She is very involved in Politics and propositions. She is also very creative and comes up with some amazing things...like a name tag with argile patterns and letters ans all kind of sayings about herself. (and all the teacher asked for was their name on a card) But that is her..nothing ordinary about her. She wants to go to BYU when she graduates and that isn't very long from now. I keep thinking I only have 24 months with her till' she is an adult and it seems to have flown by. I am so proud of her and the woman she is becoming. I am thankful for her and to be able to watch her grow. Happy Birthday to my sweet little baby girl..I love you so much!

We just got back last night from a fun 16th b-day celebration with her and 3 of her friends for 4 days. I was out of my mind and took them all to Disneyland and Calif. Adventure staying at my in-laws home in Laguna beach ( thanks to the McCleve's) They had a good time and drove me crazy..let's just say "DRAMA" is the best word to describe it all. We had a good time and I'm sure it's something she won't ever forget.

happy Birthday Trenton

Today is my oldest son Trenton's birthday. He is 7 years old today and such an important part of our family. He is the funnest kid so full of life. He was the first boy and such a blessing to Brian and I. I remember bringing him home from the hospital and feeling so complete, like my family had girls and a boy now..little did I realize 2 more precious spirits would be joining us.

Trenton is a great little athlete and loves to run. He could outrun anyone on his t-ball team last year and his skinny little legs would almost move faster than the rest of him. He is my snuggler boy and loves to get cuddle time when he wakes up in the morning before school. He's very smart and picked up reading immediately. He loves video games and always being the winner..hmmmn, wonder where that comes from? He is a great friend and loves to go play with friends  and cousins.  He is joy and I am so privledged to be his mother and be able to raise such an outstanding kid. Happy Birthday Trenton

We're BACK!

Cousins playing indoor glow in the dark mini golf.

Trenton getting medical care from my sister Janay after he got whacked with a hockey stick.

The girls ice skating.

Jared #14 playing in his tournament. 

We are back and school has resumed. It was a bit of a relief to have things go back to normal after a long winter break. We have so much SNOW!!!! I was brave and took my kids on a roadtrip to Northern California for a week. My sister lives in Dublin. ( the east bay) We had a good time and everyone was really great on the trip, even Claire did exceptionally well. We went to Jake and Jared's hockey tournament in San Jose and it was fun to see them compete. My brother in law took them to see the movie Bedtime Stories and we took them to Super Franks indoor play area, where they played glow mini golf. I even took them to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Ca where we all pretty much froze and were super glad we didn't have Claire with us..she stayed home with my sister. It was a long drive (2 days ) but so worth it to visit my one and only sister. We hope they will come and visit us next time! Hope everyone had a great New Years. Now I gotta go and check out everyone's blog and see what everyone's been up to.