*snow day*

so its seems like a month ago when we had

snow stick for longer than a day :)

We have a tradition that no matter what the day is

we play, build, snowball fight when the first good

snow sticks!!

this wee scruffy doggy looooves the snow

she can't get enough.....but....

she gets major snowball action in her front fur....

until she can barely walk....kinda funny...kinda sad..

{mostly funny....because thats how we roll}

playing around with some different actions.....

and she looks so grown up....hmm

can i tell you how much i loooove this picture
he was so excited to have a snowball fight with the hubby-
he's trying to run before nick gets him :)

the war continues.....

seriously love these two little kiddos...

they make life fun, crazy, interesting, frustrating,

but oh so worth it!!!!

*Halloweeny wonderment*

so once again our family Halloween party was a blast !!!

My family out does itself every year- they are truly a creative bunch :)

Me & the hubs were "Bikers....big ones"

if you've seen the movie ten things i hate about you -it will all make sense

and also because i try to say that phrase every chance i get

{i know i'm quite odd :) }

i loved Nicks hat/wig the best-

The Kiddos were a vampire and Mario

My bro Dan and his fam on the left- wizard of oz awesomeness
My bro Andrew and his fam- wild animal kingdom goodness



My bro David and his fam- i love the bloody legs :)

These are Joni's parents- they are like having an extra set

of grandparents around :)

My aunt holly & my mom

My aunt came as "Judy" from the lawerence welk show on SNL

i about died when i answered the door

if you haven't seen that skit- please watch right now :)

she totally outdid herself on that one!!!

ahhh my dear sweet mother

how i love thee!!!

we come from a long line of halloween costumers

my grandpa henrie would dress up every year and

surprise us every year with his costumes-

so my mother & aunt have carried it on

plus passed it on to us kids-

when we were little my mom

would have us transformed every halloween

into something amazing- we were always winning

costume contests and being complimented on :)

she seriously rules!!!!

I love being with my family- we have such a great time

together- we always have plenty of food and we end the night

with a white elephant game-

thanks everyone for helping and contributing!!!

* the family goods *

So the time has come to share my beloved family pictures

my sister in law Marky

She did a wonderfully splendid job!!!

i loved them all so much

i couldn't decide what ones to put on my blog :)

the great thing about this trading family pictures

is that we got to do our own editing

so we got to keep all our originals

(unless they were beyond help )

so we saved not only time but we now get to play

around with all our lovely pictures as much as we want !!

Marky- you are truly the best- thanks {i love them}

Seriously lovelyness!!!

I really don't like having my pictures taken

i feel i'm all teeth and cheeks on my big ole head :)

plus bubba {aka my stomach} has been out of control

chubby- its where my body feels the need to store everything....

so anywho besides my lack of self imagery......i love that we've been documented...

and that i have these wonderful pictures to treasure!!!!

*its how i roll *

* So, owen has a playgroup- he has 4 close little friends

* it was our turn

* you would think being the halloween season

that i would do something fun and memorable

no, no, not at this house ;)

they spent the entire hour and a half

glued to a cartoon scooby doo movie on netflix

then during lunch they took turns telling halloween stories

all of them involved poop and burning something

it was quite delightful

but guess what

some of them said it was the best playgroup ever

no kidding

sitting and doing nothing but watch a movie
ahhh the life of a 5 year old

who needs to be playing outside and getting exercise

no, no its all about the sweet life ;)

so if anywho else out there is in need of great playgroup

you can call on me !!!! hahahahaha

I've been taking a lot of pictures with my point and shoot

its just to darn convienent-plus i keep it in my purse

and i love to capture the video with it

maybe if your lucky i will share their halloween stories

i filmed it of course- so super funny

***aPolOgiES***

SOOOOO, i've totally not blogged in awhile.....

ummmm yeah....i've....been...busy...

hahahahahaha

NO REALLY...SERIOUSLY......SERIOUSLY...BUSY

like i've had (oh yes had!) to eat 8 meals a day....

not just any meals...gourmet wonders

Eat icecream like it was going out of style

working on my totallly white skin

stay up until midnight

meet the great people of Mexico

gain 10 pounds

buy usless trinkets that no one will ever use

left the kids with the best baby sitter ever

(my mom...owen is still calling me grandma)

enjoy a fun filled week with just my hubby

oh YEAH baby, we went on a

CRUISE

and it was so lovely

we celebrated our 10 year anniversary

(well, its actually in Aug...but its close enough)

We went on a cruise for our honeymoon

it was pretty much as awesome as the first time we went

except i was 25 pounds lighter

my chest didn't sag to my belly

and i didn't have strech marks that look like i was

attacked by a cougar ;)

so really.....pretty much the same thing!!!!

Anywho, i have had 4 photo sessions to edit

so hopefully (and i mean hopefully)

you'll see some sweet pictury goodness soon :)

* wheeeeeeeeeeee*

So a few weeks back we did some fandarntastic sledding

up near trappers loop--

Bailey was a trooper- Owen pretty much

whined the entire time

(partly because when i took him down the hill , snow sprayed in his face and he was

covered in snow :) i know, i'm the coolest mom ever!)

I used my slowly dying point and shoot

to capture these awe inspiring moments ;)

seriously though......can't believe i captured this wipe out !!!









nothing like the self timer to make a grand family picture!!!
at least were all still smiling :)

* our newest baby *

This is our little Daisy

(in her wee little sweater)

* She is a shitzapoo

* We bought her 3 week before Christmas

* Our kids were overjoyed

* She is now 13 weeks old

* she thinks she is above pooing outside

* luckily its not on the floor

* but items on the floor

* She is so darn cute

* except when she poops on my new purse

* she sleeps in our bathroom downstairs

* in her own wee little bed

* Owen forgets that she is not a stuffed animal

* we hope she lives to be very old

* she thinks its fun to run away from me outside

* she is kinda naughty

* she has a cute face so she gets away with it

* I never thought i'd own an indoor dog

* umm yeah.... i'm one of "those" dog people now

* luckily she doesn't shed

* my kids share/fight over her

* I usually will take her and love her

* I had forgotten what 3 am outside looked like

* she has a small bladder

* she is getting better at holding it in

* she is now my hairy new child

we just love her!!!

*Happy Belated Mothers Day*

This was my sweet gift from my hubby & kiddos--

(I love how Owens hand looks like some sort of animal :)

Nick thought it up all by himself--

(I think the Celine Dion music & chocolate has been

helping him get in touch with his "crafty side") hahaha

Anywho, my mothers day was lovely-

yummy omelets, almost clean house, and

two of the best moms I know came over for dinner

(my mom & nicks mom)

What great women have been in my life-

Thanks to my wonderful mom

who taught me to:

sit up straight

a little lipstick never hurt anybody (oohh & blush)

to use an english accent through the drivethu

that yard work can pay off

that I can accomplish anything I put my mind too

to have faith in God

jewelry is a girls best friend

to enjoy life

to laugh

have a sense of humor in the dressing rooms

to take care of things

to dance

to return things better than you found them

Remember who you are

The list could go on & on but those are just the ones

I thought of first ;)

thanks mom for all you do

you are such a great example to me!!

*Our Family Pictures*

So we had some awesome photos taken of our family

(finally :)

Annie from Sweet Yesterdays Photography

hooked us up with the sweetest shots :)

Here are just some of my favorites.....

I actually made this one a canvas

I can't wait for it to get here :)

All I have to say...

is Annie rocks!

Thanks- we love them :)

*candy and chocolate, and smiles...oh my!!!

Oh Easter Holiday....how I love thee

what sweet candy, and joy you bring me :)

the easter bunny this year brought some

sweet sugary whatnots and some DVD's.

We then went over to Grandma Jeans in

later part of the afternoon

and had a wonderful easter feast and a

Easter Egg hunt.......

Owen was being such a goofball.....

he kept trying to kiss everyone all over the face

I love this picture of the 3 of them :)

Bailey Bug

I think the lighting is just fabulous

and the wind blown hair look is awesome

You know how I luv the back lit shots :)





So happy to have finally found an egg....

I have been wanting to take a picture with

the kiddos with this giant puddle in

Jeans driveway for awhile....

I think I like it!!

Spring Break Pictures... coming up soon.....