Family Pictures

Well, here is my family pictures for 2009. My mom is our photographer and she is amazing. You should see the pictures before she gets ahold of them.

Really??? only 8 more days????

December is flying by! All of my good intentions are being put on the list for next year!!! It has been a fun month but I just am no good at being productive when I am pregnant!!! I miss feeling motivation!!! There will be other Christmas's to do everything right? This year I really am going to just enjoy the time with my family and not so much of the business part of it.

Thanksgiving at the Serrs (Grandma and Grandpa)

We had a great time in Spokane with the Serr family. There are 40+ of us. Yet Grandma and Grandpa Serr love to host us all at a extravagant Thanksgiving dinner. My kids love to eat on fancy plates with name tags and REAL napkins! They feel like royalty. While A and I love to help wash the 120+ goblets, 120+ plates, and 120+ silverware.(ha ha) It is alot of work but it is so fun to be all together as a family.


Did you know that they had a giant wagon in Spokane? My kids were amazed!!!

Sometimes I wish I had a wagon like this to carry all my kids around.(I wonder if they would have a special door to fit my huge wagon, so I could still go shopping!)

M's favorite part was discovering pomegranates. It is now her favorite fruit!!! (What a mess)

Down with the Tooth Fairy!!!!

We are so mad at that tooth fairy!!! She has just crossed the line! M lost her first tooth and (can you believe the nerve) SHE FORGOT to come and take the tooth!!! Then M reminded us she forgot to come and get E's teeth last week....twice!!! Then C reminded me (with a smile) that he still has his tooth under his pillow and it's been under there for the last three days!!! Can you believe it? Then after all that E told me the most disturbing evidence ever!!! He found a whole ton of teeth stuffed in my underwear drawer!!!!! Isn't that gross...can you believe she would have the nerve to go through some one's underwear drawer!!! And leave her gross used teeth in my drawer! I am appalled!! I was so shocked by the evidence I forgot to ask E what he was doing in my underwear drawer.... So does anyone know where you can go to file a complaint against the tooth fairy?

Halloween!!!

This was by far the funnest Halloween we have had! All of my kids are still young enough to Trick or Treat AND old enough to get in and out of the car by themselves. I pretty much just sat in the car like a taxi driver and waited for them to go to each house. They were so cute! "Wow! Sister "so and so" must really like us She gave us big candy bars!" or "Did you hear her say that WE were her favorite trick or treaters!?" Every house they each had to announce what they got at the last house! It was really fun.

Hannah Montana (or Miley Cyrus)


Indiana Jones!


A Zombie Princess


Frankenstein


Dopey and Grumpy ( I don't know who these people are!:) )

We had alot of fun carving pumpkins and going to the Zoo with Grandma and D. (who won the costume contest with his great homemade scuba diving costume) IT was a great Halloween!

What a Great Day!!

E was Baptized this Saturday. It was such a great day! He is such a strong willed child but today he was submissive and humble. It was such a pay day for me. Just to see that HE IS GETTING IT!!!! He definitely felt the spirit and has tried to be "perfect" since he was washed clean.




We were able to have his confirmation in the high council room. The kids loved sitting in the nice chairs at the table while waiting for E to get dressed. It is the rising generation of high councilors!

Our family is growing! I love these times that help me focus on what is important! I need to teach my children the gospel. So they can love the Lord and build their relationship with Him and know him. I love My Heavenly Father and I know that he wants to have a strong relationship with each of them. If I can just guide them to Him I know my Heavenly Father will be grateful to me. How I would love that. I can do it! I can do my very best! And with His help it will happen!!! I love this gospel!





I have to add this part about D... he is so funny! He is laying down on the bench listening to the talks. He leans over and says, "Mom, I think I am car sick" and I tell him that we aren't in a car. He thinks for a minute and says, "Yeah, Mom I think I am just church sick".

California!!

This year we had a unique experience to go to California with my whole family! There were 24 of us all together...13 of those under the age of twelve. It was fun to squish into two condos...one big family reunion! The kids loved being with their cousins and experiencing the happiest place on earth!!!

This is everyone....except Chelsie. (She is there you just can't see her)

This picture needs no explanation!!!


Have you ever slept this close to another person...How do they breathe???? This is why I don't allow kids in my bed!


D didn't have enough room on the bed so he made his own...creative isn't he!!

Mickie Mouse was quite famous...we waited forever to see him!!!

That is a teacup FULL of kids!


The boys showing their muscles to Mr. Incredible!!


Sully is taller in person

Sweet Minnie!


We look and feel like bugs...underground! That 3D movie was scary!!

My boys enjoying the view!

C got chosen for a volunteer in the show...it was awesome!

We had to go to the temple. It is so beautiful!


We had a really great time...some of our favorite memories were standing by Aunt T in line...to get some of her neverending supply of jelly beans, trying to use Ridemax but failing (because there were to many people), Aladdin show, splash mountain, eating Aunt S's fruit leather, trying to catch up with each other, Mexican chips, sitting out and eating a treat with Grandpa, getting lost in the zoo, eating really good seafood, driving 1 hr to get to any civilization, getting lost at the freeway, dancing to Mexican music on the stage, and getting a good night sleep. It was a trip we won't forget!