*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!!!

*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.....

*Quick Overview*

I've been so behind on my family blogging-

Once December gets here it should hopefully

slow down around here :) (well of course with the

exception of Christmas shopping but bring that on!!!)

Anywho, it was my Dads b-day in October-

He is quite an awesome man

Patient, kind, generous are just a few of many qualities

that my Dad has-

Growing up it seemed that his birthday would last the whole

month through but now that he shares it with grandkids

(which he is more that happy with ;)

its double the excitement

Thanks Dad for all you do

We love you !

And now onto the crazy Halloween party that we have
every year!!! I can not tell you how creative my fam. is-
they come up with the crayziest, funniest, cutest costumes I know-
Every year is a surprise--- We have the traditional chili for the main
course and then everyone brings something to share. Then we have a
white elephant game (which use to consist of my own random food storage items)
but this year we had everyone bring one funny, and one nice to share--
Between hangers, TMNT movie, fish sculptures, and other random goodness
it was quite a fun game.
thanks to all our fam.-- it would not be the same without ya!!
Until next year-

(costumes-- my fam. Nick was a pirate, I was pirate booty (stuffed my bottom), Bailey was a witch, Owen was a super hero pirate (his idea :)

Happy Valentines!!!

Ok, so this isn't your "normal" looking Valentines Card

but hey when do I ever do anything normal? hehehehehe

Happy Valentines from our home to yours :)

We had a wonderful Christmas!!!!! My kids are so spoiled (not that I'm complaining) they are the only grandkids on both sides (except for Dan & Markys baby coming in March and Nicks brothers baby which is only a month old) They have so many toys we could be a toy store! The highlights were Bailey's roller skates and Littlest Pet Shop toys- Owen's ride on power wheel and of course Car items and so much more. We are truly blessed with wonderful family and friends. Christmas Eve we went out to eat w/my hubby's family and then we went to my fam. house to make "Santa's Cookies" and open PJ's. Christmas morning we woke up at 7:45 (not to bad) and had a storm of wrapping paper and boxes. Then we went to my parents house for breakfast (well more like lunch by the time we got there) opened even more gifts, then went to Nicks fam. and hung out and of course opened more gifts!!! We love Christmas, and I can't believe its over-It always comes to quickly!!!! Now to look forward to the new year and new resolutions!!

We elfed ourselves!!!

Ohh the fun you can have when you elf yourself!!!

Enjoy!

http://elfyourself.com/?id=9557554368

***All I can say is--WOW***

So here is the guy group shot!! Me & my hubby's family!!!

What a night!

And of course the ladies!!!



My sister in law is pregnant so she dressed up as a jar of prego sauce and of course my bro was the spaghetti. So super cute!!!

My other bro & his wife where stick people. I couldn't hold the camera still enough to get a clear shot but I think it turned out pretty cool.. They never cease to amaze me!

All I can say is WOW- My bro and his wife. I about died laughing when they walked in.

I'm pretty sure my bro scared some of my neighbors with his costume!

And of course my cute parents. My mom spray painted some painters suits-added a crazy wig and mask and -poof* a zebra. This was awesome of my mom considering she thought of it the day before!

Food & Fun was had by all!!!!!

***Halloween Invite***

Oh- the fun annual Halloween party with the fam. I have to tell you its so much fun!! My fam. is so crazy/cool- we never know what to expect. My bro's (& wifes) have come up with some funny stuff (voodoo doll, pimp, cheerleaders from SNL, Dr. love ect...). It all started back in the day when my sweet mom would make our own halloween costumes. *picture this* elementary age -years ago -most 8 year old girls were say- something pretty or trendy-no no- we were dressed up as road kill (white bunny costume, tire marks up and down and some blood!) Given I'm sure we were excited about the opportunity to be something gross and different but hey my mom dressed us like*works of art* We almost always won costume contests. So the crazy ideas of costumes began when we were just little.

So what's it going to be this year???????