THE WOODS

My Blog

2011-10-05T09:16:00.000-07:00

Hey I stared a Blog with photos I took. I wont to be a photagerpher. So my mom let me do it. The Blog name is tifftheblogger.blogspot.com.=0)

funny football player

2011-09-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

my dad stoped the football and this is what he paused it on.

playing in the restront like always

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they do this a lot

little girl we love to baby sit

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i love her thies

she is so cute i love baby siting her.

this farm had the weredest anamils

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look at the size of this pig

well i like your fether

field trip to the milk farm

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this baby cow would chew on your fingers he was so cute

Dancing With Dad

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BOAT RACE

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IT WAS FUN MAKING IT.BUT AT SUNE AS MY DAD LET IT GO IT SUNK

SNAKE EYES

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THIS CREEPED ME AND MY FREIND OUT.

KYACKING

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LIBERTY HAD A LOT OF FUN. SHE WONTED TO GO EVERY DAY.

HANNAH AND HER FRIENDS WENT TO GETHER

DANCE NIGHT

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HANNAH WAS GOOD AT DANCING

SHE MET A NEW FRIEND

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN

AVOLON

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SHE IS TO CUTE

THE BEST BIG SIS

WE WORKED HARD

=0)

FUN AT CAMP!!!!!!!!!

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We were yelling in our pillows we were so existed!!!!!!!!!

She loves to try on my dad's snorkel gear.

Last year a little boy tried to kiss her and this protected her.=0)

WEDDING PHOTOS

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My Little Silly Girl

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HAHAHAHAHAH there is nothing I can say.

Oh lovely Lib.

OH BOY

Tiffany 's birthday at Guadalaharas

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This was so fun

Tiffany has a surprise!!!

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This is Tiffany it did not hurt but it did get caught because my earlobes are thick =D

caught

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My mom stol her ring

Liberty put us in there

fun in the tub.

2011-05-08T05:29:00.000-07:00

I did not know that if I put bubbles in the tub and the jets on that a lot of bubbles would come up :0)

Fun in the tub.

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Flying back to the past

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T-P time

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we did it on april fools

what it was not me hahahahahahah

liberty and her room

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were is lib do you know?:0)

there she is hahahhahahahaha

this is after it three days too clean.

Having fun with baby siting:0)

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Liberty first time skating

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fun with new teachers

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WOODS IN WIGS!!!!!!!!!!

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Libertys feet

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LIBERTYS FEET ARE SO FUNNY.

Belly people

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I love belly people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fun in the car.

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Funny Girls we were actually very bored:0)

HANNAHS 13TH BIRTHDAY

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I love hannah she is the best BIG sister:0)

PUPPIES

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The Holzers are so lucky.

COOKING WITH LIBBY

2011-03-17T09:03:00.000-07:00

Libertys cookies were so good :0)

LIBERTY' S NEW CAR

2011-03-16T18:47:00.000-07:00

Liberty is so cute and she loves her new car so much. we took a walk and so rode it she had so much fun. if you see in the last pictures Hannah made it.

Puppies Got Hair Cuts!!

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Fun at the Beach

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Liberty is singing her heart out

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I love Liberty and her voice. We were singing one day doing divotions and Hannah was playing the guitar and singing. So Liberty says one second and goes up stairs and gets a micraphone and starts to sing in it and Liberty has a very unique voice so we took pictures and videos. I do not know how to blog videos so if you do tell me in any way.

Liberty singing her heart out

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The hotel del

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In front of the christmas tree.

In front of the fire place.

This is the del with light.

My dad boss pad for a diner so we decided to go some were nice and this is lib there.

This isn hannah at the restaurant.

This is all of us at are table.

This is liberty eating a chicken leg.

i love this photo.

I love my dad

I love these last photos.

Christmas 2010

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Liberty got lanie the american girl doll.

Hannah got slippers for christmas.

Here favorite gifte a guitar.

Liberty got a snuggie for christmas and a barbie.

Me hannah and liberty played a prank on my dad and my uncle .

This is my dads car.

Hannah and her snuggie.

Liberty and lanie.

funny photos

2010-12-29T07:57:00.000-08:00

my mom got a moc for and we are taking funny photos. isn,t liberty cute.

hahahahhahahahhahahahhhahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahhahaha

this are quick photos we did not know they were being taken.

we were bored here.

golfing

2010-11-22T10:22:00.000-08:00

Go Tiffany.

So cute.

Go Hannah.

Go Liberty.

She is so cute.

Liberty & Sulivan

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So cute.

At the dinner table.

hahahahahahah.

Friends forever.

Love this pictures.

Dress up.

Here are some cute pictures of Liberty and Sulivan we found. It really shows how cute girls can be at there age!

Violin.

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Starting.

Playing it.

Liberty and Lauren and Mr. elephant.

Goofing off.

Liberty and her new teacher, Lauren.

cabo

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These photos are so pretty.

Heres my dad looking at the view.

Here is my dad goofing off.I thing he got a little to much salt water.

This is my favorite picture.It is so beautiful.

Ballet lessons

2010-11-21T09:16:00.000-08:00

She is so cute.

Praying before class.

Liberty and her teacher Miss Tracy.

stretching before class.

focusing.

forth position.

I love her.

Bowling with Family

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having fun at disney

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(Starting from the left) Tiffany, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, Liberty, and Hannah.

Liberty meeting Minnie Mouse! (she was her for Halloween)

Liberty meeting the princesses. She looks so happy!

Field Trips

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The Rain Forrest Cafe at Disneyland

I love this picture of Hannah

I loved going on this field trip with the Holzers.

This was the best play ever and afterwards we got to ride the horses.

Going to the Hoover Dam.

This is a sculpture of a man building the Hoover dam.

Windy day at the Hoover Dam...pretty funny!

A r eplica of a typical California Indian hut that was used by families that moved to and stayed at the mission

The grave site of Father Junipero Serra martyred for his faith by native Indians

The bell towers at the San Diego Mission

Pioneer Woman and Company

2010-03-15T23:19:00.000-07:00

My girlfriend, Carri, gave me the Pioneer Woman's Cookbook. It is absolutely fabulous, and absolutely fattening!! The last Monday in February, I made her Cinnamon Rolls for our formal breakfast. We also had the Parson Boys with us for a few days so they were able to taste them too. Let's just say everyone wants them again...and SOON!

The is only HALF the batch!! I froze the other half for later.

Blake and Nathaniel Parsons. (Blake ate 3!!!)

Lemons!!!

2010-03-15T22:59:00.000-07:00

A few times a year our lemon tree goes crazy. A few weeks ago we counted at least 300 lemons on it so we decided to go pickin'. It was fun for the girls, and our friends and neighbors reaped the rewards too.

I had to get a picture~ Her tushy is too cute!!

The first bunch.

Crazy Girls

2010-03-15T22:49:00.000-07:00

I found these pictures on my camera. Tiffany took most of them. Don't worry, my children ARE normal (well...most of the time).

OH MY!!!!!

This just isn't right!!!

Valentine's Day

2010-03-15T22:25:00.000-07:00

Valentine's Day was extra special this year since Chad had just found out that he had landed his dream job. He was so excited (and relieved), and we were so excited.

Chad surprised each of the girls with a new outfit from their favorite store, Justice. The girls LOVED the outfits he surprised them with.

This really showed up in Tiffany's tea on Valentine's morning (she added cinnamon).

Hannah and Liberty checkin' out the flowers their daddy surprised mommy with. Chad brings me home fresh flowers at least a few times a month and he knows exactly what I love. I know I am blessed.

Here's his sweet card for me.

We had our traditional Valentine's dinner with our sweet friends, The Fischers.

Our traditional Valentine's meal~ Pink spagetti.

The girls and I made a fun little cake. And here's the fun part...

YUMNESS!!!!!

Here's the girles posing with their HUGE Valentine from their Hippy YaYa, and Nick.

More February... Cooking, Parties and Johnathan Park

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BREAKFAST

Hannah and Tiffany have jumped on the bandwagon with making breakfasts. Here is one of Tiffany's mornings~ She made oatmeal and "smiley faces" using apples, peanut butter, and small marshmallows.

VALENTINE GOODIES

On February 12th, Patti Marine and her daughter, Jessica had a Valentines Day Party. We baked and decorated 10 dozen cookies for a homeless shelter in our area. The girls had a BLAST!

Liberty made a special box to bring home to her daddy.

Workin' hard.

Hannah and Jessica, our host.

JOHNATHAN PARK

A few Sundays ago we met a new family at church. We all hit it off instantly and we invited them over for dinner. The Hansen's have one daughter, Amy, who is Hannah's age. We found out over dinner that Amy and her mom work with Johnathan Park. Johnathan Park is one of our all time favorite homeschooling tools!! They are stories on CD that support creation and debunk evolution. They are fun to listen to and we have learned so much from them!! Well, the Hansen's invited us to join them at the 10 year anniversary dinner for Johnathan Park. It was such a fun evening! It was interesting to put the voices with the faces of those whom we've heard on the CD's. I didn't get a ton of pictures (didn't want to look too much like a "groupie"), but here are a few...

Checking out the amazing touch tank before the festivities. They had friendliest sting rays you have ever seen. They kept coming up and splashing the girls. They WANTED us to pet them!!

Amy, Johnathan Park :0), Hannah and Tiffany. Liberty stayed with some friends because we knew it would be a late night.

February 2010/ Disney!!!

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February was a SUPER busy month for us. So much so that I didn't have time to blog. Here is our month in a nutshell...

DISNEY!!!

Hannah and Tiffany danced at Disney on Tuesday, February 2nd. They did an amazing job but unfortunately, I was trying to work the regular camera AND the video camera (which didn't work), so I didn't get very good pictures. Here's the best I could do...

Tiffany, Hannah, and Hailee after the show.

While the girls were backstage getting ready to perform, Liberty and I visited the Princesses and other characters.

The day after Disney, Liberty had an appointment with a urologist at CHOC (which is 10 minutes from Disney), so we stayed at a hotel. The girls LOVE staying at hotels because it's the only time they get to jump on the bed and order room service. This is heaven to them! :0)

Tiffany has the most spunk in our family and we get a kick out of watching her! She jumped back and forth for hours!!

Leaving the hotel the next morning...

SURPRISING NEWS

The appointment at the urologist was a first for Liberty. She has many specialists but this was her first time seeing a urologist. We received some shocking news while we were there. It appears that her bladder is HUGE (the size of a large grown man) and it's not centered like it's supposed to be. For a few days after the appointment we had to measure her urine to make sure she was going enough. Hannah immediately took charge and said she wanted to be the one to record our findings. Hannah is such an AMAZING sister to Liberty. She will sit with her in the bathroom for hours and she never grows impatient or gets grossed out. Honestly, she is an AMAZING help to Liberty and myself and I am SO thankful for her!! It warms my heart to see the sweet sacrificial love she has for her sister. She absolutely ADORES her! Liberty is very into "imaginary" play these days so here she is measuring her babydolls urine. By the way...the doll really pees so it was funny to witness...

Doctor Liberty posing with her patient.

Patient "Hannah."

More January

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Our January Tea was at Norgeen's house. The girls read poetry and celebrated Hannah and Hailee's Birthdays.

For Hannah's birthday mom sent her a special gift~ Grandma Eulas's old night gown. It's so beautiful and makes us think of Grandma every time she wears it. My grandma Eula died a year and a half ago and we miss her everyday.

Tiffany and Liberty wanted to wear their petty coats and look like Hannah.

Hannah and Liberty thought this was so funny and begged me to take a picture.

January

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A week before Christmas we received a few calls from family asking us if they could sent money and have me do their Christmas shopping for the girls. Since I had no time to do any shopping, I asked them if they would mind if we put the money towards Disney passes. My mom also sent a large amount of money for us to put towards the rest of the passes. All of Liberty's specialists are at CHOC which is just 10 minutes from Disney so we use the passes A LOT! Taking Liberty the first time was absolutely precious. Hannah and Tiffany were so excited for her.

Hannah's Birthday was January 21st. She turned 12. She had a slumber party and 17 girls attended. It was such a fun evening! I can't believe my "baby" is almost a teenager.

Becca Holzer made Hannah's cake for her. She is one of the best bakers we know!

Marvelous Mondays

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After the Christmas Holidays we decided not to return back to co-op. This was a big deal for us as we loved co-op and all our dear friends that attended. We did not make this decision on a whim. I won't go into all the reasons for our departure but it has proved to be a wonderful decision for our family.

As many folks know I am NOT a morning person. Whenever we have to be somewhere early in the morning, I have to pack and organize everything the night before. I've always fixed the kids breakfast, but never really put my heart into it~ since I am barely functioning at that time! Since we aren't running out the door to get to co-op now on Monday mornings, I make a formal breakfast for our family. I've made some of the most elaborate breakfast dishes ever, and we take our time to enjoy every morsel and read the Bible together. We read the Bible everyday but this Bible time is different as sometimes our breakfasts will last for a few hours. It's a sweet way to begin our week and focus on what's most important to us~ our faith in Christ, and our precious family.

I borrowed this new recipe off of another blog that I love to follow~ Clementines with a special sweet sauce. We also had homemade hot cocoa with cinnamon, and of course our morning tea. It seemed funny to have hot cocoa with tea, but the girls insisted on having them both.

My lovely little ladies.

Chad had to drive into Orange County so he missed our special time, but he made up for it by writing all of us girlies a special note. The flowers are from him too.

Some breakfast visitors.

Here is another breakfast we had the following week. Sweet Taylor was a guest. This time we had AMAZING French muffins. I stole the recipe from the Pioneer Woman cookbook~ Thanks Carri! They are absolutely melt- in -your -mouth scrumptious!!!

December

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I haven't blogged in a few months so here are a few "catch ups"...

We went to Rancho Santa Fe to see The Living Nativity with the Parsons and the Fischer girls. It was such a beautiful evening. We were able to taste real Biblical Cuisines and the girls even rode a camel!

Our Motley Crew.

Here they are riding the camel. The lighting was terrible for pictures so this is the best I could do. I wish I got a good one with the camel in it. They were HUGE!

PIANO RECITAL

The girls with their piano teacher, Rebekah Tolopelo.

SILLY LIBERTY!

MAKING COOKIES WITH GRAMMY

Mom bought me a Kitchen Aid mixer. Everytime she comes she gets us something really nice for our home. Growing up she always made cookies for our teachers. I asked her to bring her old recipes and make them with the girls for our local policemen and firemen. We delivered them on Christmas day. This will be one of our new traditions.

Tiff looks a little excited here. She always did have a major sweet tooth!

VISITING SANTA

Liberty begged and begged to go see Santa this year. We had to stand in line for hours to see him but it was all worth it. It was precious to see how excited Hannah and Tiffany were for her. Made the LONG wait totally worthwhile!

Waiting patiently.

She said she felt embarrassed here.

Big sisters always make everything better.

CHRISTMAS DAY

This was probably our smallest Christmas ever. The girls got only a few gifts. BUT, it was one of our favorites! This was the first Christmas where Liberty actually "got it." The Parsons and Fischer girls joined us for dinner. We ate the goose that Chad shot a few weeks earlier. It was very "gamey"~ a bit like liver. Only a few folks actually liked it, but it sure was beautiful!

Liberty and Grammy reading together. They really grew close over the holidays. They played Little Pet Shop for HOURS each day. Mom got us a Skype camera so they can play together on Skype. After mom went home she even went out and bought her own Pet Shops so she can play with Liberty. How sweet is that???

The beautiful goose.

Our special dinner guests.

The kids did a Christmas play for us. It was a bit silly (okay...VERY silly), but we all loved laughing together.

Chad's folks arrived late and they were starving so we made them their own little romantic spot at the table.

Sleepy heads...

More sleepy heads.

Jesse and Rachel came out on the 27th. Rachel made us all our own blankets. It was a sweet day. Oh how we love them!

TIME AT THE DUCK POND

COUSINS

Haley and Emma came down for a few days. Here are the cousins in Old Town.

The Nutcracker

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Last night was the last performance of "The Truth About the Nutcracker." The girls had SO much fun!!!

The girls and their grandparents.

Hannah Limon with Liberty, Tiffany, Hannah, and Taylor Fischer.

Our Little Angels.

"Here I Am to Worship..."

Out to dinner with the Limon's between performances.

More sweet angels... Hannah Limon and the girls.

Sarah Whitaker and the girls. They girls were in 3 dances, but the Candy Cane Dance was their favorite by FAR!

Hailee Whiddon, Tiff and Elly Whitaker

LOVE these precious girlies!

Dancin' Granny. :0)

The Gang.

Gettin' Nutty after the show.

A Day at the Park

2009-12-13T22:50:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago our church had an evangelism "carnival." I missed it but Chad took the girls and got these great pictures.

Hannah and Jesse

Tiff, Hannah, Katie and Audra

My brave girl.

LOVE her smile!

Tiffany took all these pictures of the animals...

Thanksgiving

2009-12-13T22:29:00.000-08:00

We spend every Thanksgiving in the valley with Chad's folks. This year was no exception and we had a BLAST.

Eatin' the turkey leg...and LOVIN' it!

Family game of pool.

After a long day...

Liberty enjoying her favorite Uncle Eric.

The next day. On the way to ride horses.

Tiffany had a blast!

Liberty and her sweet cousin, Hailey.

Liberty was a little nervous at first and didn't want to ride but that soon changed!

I told Chad to put her on anyway and she loved it!

Can you tell?

Yesterday at dinner we asked the kids what they would do if they could do anything they wanted for a day, Liberty said she would ride horses! Hannah said she would spend the day at Disney Land, and Tiffany said she would spend the day in Heaven and be with Jesus.

Heading back home.

Christmas Dinner

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Chad and his dad went duck hunting at Lake Henshaw last week. They didn't kill any ducks but they did get a goose! Chad is really enjoying learning to hunt and he says he seems to like duck hunting the best~ it keeps him on the lake!

Chad and his dad looking proud.

Our nutty girl acting like she's killing the goose herself.

Must have stunk pretty bad ~but they still stayed and watched.

Liberty and "Pop-Pop" with the final product. Liberty LOVES watching cooking shows, so this was no big deal for her. She can't wait to eat it!

Our Christmas dinner. HHMMMMM. I'll let ya know how it turns out.

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Indian Camp with our co-op

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This fall we studied Californian Indians. We found an amazing Indian Camp in Jamal and stayed there over night for a ROCKIN" fieldtrip. It was honestly one of the best fieldtrips we have ever taken! The kids were put into tribes and we all slept in teepees. It was a great opportunity to learn firsthand about this amazing state of ours.

Here's the WHOLE GANG!!!!

OH...and I MUST mention that NONE of these photos are ours. Eddie Roman took them, thankfully because we lost all our pictures of the trip. (His pictures are better anyway!)

Chad helping Tiffany get ready for some tag.

My sweet babes.

Does Tiffany look happy, or what?? This place was such a BLAST!!!

My happy "Hunk-a-Man."

LOVE this picture! This place had the BEST playground we have EVER seen!!!

Love her!

"Pounding out" rope...literally! Doesn't Hannah look like she from Little House on the Prairie?"

Listening to directions.

Digging for artifacts.

Dirty, sleepy, happy family. Liberty stayed with the Limon Family because she was too young to attend. We knew she was having a blast with them but we certainly missed her!!

Shootin' arrows...one of Daddy's favorite things.

One of my favorite father/daughter pictures.

Tea Time

2009-11-02T12:34:00.000-08:00

For our monthly Literature Tea, we met at Kimberlees and talked about "Charlotte's Web." It's always a fun time for the girls and the moms.

Hailee's trying out her Miss Piggy Halloween wig. :0)

More Baking

2009-11-02T12:26:00.000-08:00

This week, Tiffany baked her own Banana Bread. She loves baking and Liberty loves helping her.

Happy Harvest

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For Halloween this year we went to the Whitakers for a Harverst Party. Kathy outdid herself making the evening fun for the kids and relaxing for the parents. She had tons of super fun games for kids of all ages, and she cooked up a storm. We plan on making this a yearly tradition.

All the girlies.

The Happy Pirate playing the 'fishing game."

Carri and her buddy Liberty.

Eatin' chili

Hannah, Sarah, and Katie~ the three football players. These three dress the same every week for co-op.

All the mommas. I love these ladies.

The dads~feeling cheesy that I'm making them pose for a picture.

Collette, me and Carri (and Christopher too!)

I LOVE my girls...but I should be paying attention to Christopher! Looks like he wants his bottle!!

Liberty was...well...a Chinese Girl. Aren't we creative!

Playing Games.

Sweet Sarah and Hannah.

Tiffany and Audra.

Las Vegas!!!

2009-10-28T20:46:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we were given free passes to a Mother/Daughter conference in Vegas. It ended up that we got our hotel room for free too. We drove out with Patty Marine and her daughter, Jessica. Along with the conference, we enjoyed seeing the sites, and of course the shopping!!!

This is my counselor, Carrie Osborne. the reason she is wearing such a silly outfit is because she is a HUGE fan of the L.S.U. Tigers. Her husband bought her her whole outfit and she even has a tail!!!

Jessica and I with the Sonflowerz ~ they were our worship leaders for the weekend.

On our last day there, we went out to eat at the Blueberry Hill for breakfast.

Jessica got the Chocolate Pancakes ~ She ended up wearing as much as she ate.

After breakfast we went to Las Vegas to shop ~ Us, being girls, we loved the hats.

Me and Jessica LOVED posing for this picture ~ we felt like models.

After finishing store #1, we went to store #2 ~ The M&M store.

Me and Jessica loved filling are candy bags to the top w/ M&Ms!!!!

While we were there, we saw a 3-D M&M movie.

Me and Jessica in front of a window in the top floor in the M&M store!!!

After finishing store #2 we went to store #3, The Coca~Cola store. Posing w/ this polar bear was tons of fun.... and yes he is trying to take my hat!!!

Mr. Polar Bear, Me, and Jessica.

Raising Money

2009-10-18T19:10:00.000-07:00

Our co-op is trying to earn money to go on fieldtrips this year. In November, we're headed to Indian Camp and while it will be FUN, it will also be expensive. On Saturday we had a booth at the Temecula Swap Meet. We all pitched in and made things to sell. It was fun to see Hannah and Tiffany "work" the crowd. They are REALLY good sales people...just like their daddy.

Hannah, Tiffany and Mrs. Whitaker.

Tiffany and Danae.

Pitching a deal.

Danae and Liberty watching the money

Making Us Smile and Not Even Knowing

2009-10-18T17:59:00.000-07:00

Funny how kids act out what they see. One of the girls VERY dear friends got very sick this week and was air lifted to the ICU in San Diego. She couldn't breath and she had an elevated heart rate and a high fever. She's fine now, but we were all scared and worried about her. Chad looked out the front window today and found the girls acting out poor Audra's condition. It was nice to smile~ even when our hearts were so heavy for our precious friend.

Should I Be Concerned????

2009-10-18T17:52:00.000-07:00

One day I came home and Liberty had a swim diaper on her head. She was acting like a Ninja and the kids were cracking up. The next day they ALL started doing this. Chad took these pictures. Again, I ask you, should I be concerned???

Indian Reports

2009-10-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

This year we're studying California History. At co-op the kids wrote a paper on a California Indian Tribe and did an oral report. I love co-op for many reasons but one being that they can do oral reports and "perform" things in front of an audience. I've always felt strongly about being able to speak well and present yourself well in front of others. This gave them a great chance to practice and they had a ball too!

Cookin' at School

2009-10-18T17:32:00.000-07:00

Jill Howie helped the kids make fried plantains for spanish class. They tasted SOOOOO yummy!

Mom Time!!!

2009-10-18T17:28:00.000-07:00

Last month my friends took me to Leonesse and a movie for my birthday. It was SOOOOO much fun that we decided to make it a monthly tradition.

Our amazing view.

Taking Care of Friends

2009-10-18T17:23:00.000-07:00

Christopher Roman had his surgery and it's been really hard on Eddie and Carri. Poor Christopher wakes up every few hours (so his parents do too), and he's having a tough time eating. We went to get the boys from Carri so she could have a break and sleep when Christopher sleeps. The boys ended up spending the night which the kids we're thrilled about. Here they are eating breakfast before church. They always have so much fun together.

More Art

2009-10-18T17:17:00.000-07:00

We met the Parson Family at Leonesse. The adults had fun relaxing while the children drew the grapevines and then ran through the vineyard. We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place.

Nathaniel and Liberty love to play together.

Budding Artists

2009-10-18T17:09:00.000-07:00

We try to go out every week and work on our art skills. This week we went to Harveston Lake. Harveston is beautiful and has so many different forms of nature to draw. It was a fun evening...

Liberty draws too. Just not in this picture.

Chad tries to read The Word as the sun is setting.

Liberty vs. the Pen

2009-10-18T16:59:00.000-07:00

Liberty got creative...Need I say more...

Sleepy Time

2009-10-18T16:57:00.000-07:00

Time for Tea

2009-10-18T16:44:00.000-07:00

A few of us have a Literature Club. We meet once a month and discuss a book that the girls have chosen. It is also a time to dress up and work on manners as we have lunch and tea time. The girls have a blast and the mom's enjoy a time to get caught up and have tea.

Tiffany in her new dress that Hannah bought for her. So sweet.

All the little ladies.

Adorable, Elly. Could she be ANY cuter??

Norgeen giving directions and discussing manners.

All the mammas and girls. Can I just say that I LOVE having daughters!

Liberty is usually at tea time but we had tea right around the corner from our friends, the Limons, so she opted to go to their house. She LOVES her "Aunt" Kellie and "sister" Hannah.

Limon Love

2009-10-18T16:33:00.000-07:00

We kept the Limon kids so Mario and Kellie could celebrate their anniversary at Disney Land. We had a blast with them.

Tiffany, Hannah and Hannah puttin' on a play.

Sammy and Micah were so cute. They got into bed and I sat outside their room and listened to them talking and cracking up. It warms my heart to see brothers who love and enjoy each other so much.

Swimming fun!

2009-10-18T16:28:00.000-07:00

Swimming with the Parsons at the Temecula Recreation Center.

Blake, Liberty and Nathaniel swimming.

Nevil and Teresa

Liberty on the slide. Look at that "tushy." I want to squeeze her! :0)

Love this "Hunk-a-man!"

Typical Tiffany.

Blake~ Rockin' off the board.

Girl Time

2009-10-18T16:19:00.000-07:00

Hannah's friend, Jessica, came over to spend the night. She's a very bright and creative girl. During the first hour she was with us, she turned 3 of the upstairs bedrooms into a fort. We love Jessica Marine

Inside the fort.

Football Fun

2009-10-18T16:11:00.000-07:00

The Romans are our dear friends. Their oldest son, Jesse, is playing football so we went to his game. It was fun to visit with friends and cheer him on. Plus, it brought back old, sweet memories of when we used to live and breathe football with our son Jesse.

All the kiddos congratulating Jesse on his win. Our kids are so close they're like siblings. Can ya tell?

Chad, Eddie and sweet little Christopher.

Carri and me.

Late Night Bread Baking

2009-10-18T15:44:00.000-07:00

As soon as there is a chill in the air, we start baking and making our home cozy. I have always done this and now my girls are following suit. We borrowed some homemaking videos from a friend and learned a new way of making bread. After all, what can make your home feel any cozier than smelling the sweet aroma of bread baking in the oven?

Well, we should have watched the entire video FIRST (Come on! Everyone knows to read through the WHOLE recipe before starting, right??) because THIS special bread took FOREVER to make...FOREVER! I mean who has ever heard of a bread recipe where the bread has to rise 3 times?? I mean really...3 TIMES!! To make matters worse, we started at 8PM. Finally, when it was midnight, I sent the girls to bed and told them I would stay up and finish the job. I won't tell you what time I got into bed that night but any tiredness on my part was worth it when I saw the joy and excitement in the girls eyes when they saw their own special loaves all cooled and ready to taste.

Starting the process...

Putting the bread into the oven to rise AGAIN!

Sleepy ~ Happy Bakers

Fun With Friends

2009-09-27T08:09:00.000-07:00

Over the Summer we spent a lot of time with friends, here are some pics. from our fab Summer!!!!:0)

My mom LOVES sunflowers! I took this at her friends house. Isn't it beautiful?

Tiffany and Audra blueberry pickin'.

Tiffany, Liberty and Savanna.

Reagan's "graduation." Of course Savanna was with us! :0)

Amber Holzer had 7 puppies. We arrived just in time to see the 7th one come into this world. It was sweet !!!!

Jesse and Rachel's Wedding

2009-09-26T23:44:00.000-07:00

My sweet Dad dancing with his new daughter!!!

Their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Wood.

My Mom and Dad fell in love with Rachel's Grandparents.

My big brother waiting for his Rachel. :0)

Isn't she beautiful?

Libby's cute yet silly little feet!!!

2009-09-26T22:55:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen Liberty's feet? Well if not, here they are!!!

Jesse and Rachel's Engagment Party (by Hannah)

2009-09-26T22:43:00.000-07:00

Me, Tiffany and our wacky cousins at the Engagement party!! :0)

Cady, Jesse, Nick, Whitney, me and Tiffany

Cassidy, Grammy Karen, Grammy Sue and Haley

Pop~Pop, Uncle Brian, Jesse, Daddy and Uncle Eric

Jesse and Rachel eating cake ( check out my Dad ~ he looks soooooo proud) :0)

The happy couple!! :0)

2009-09-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

Jesse's Graduation

2009-09-26T22:17:00.000-07:00

More Tea Time

2009-09-19T22:28:00.000-07:00

In 5th grade, Hannah belonged to a group called the 3-G's Club (Gods Giggling Girls). They met once a month and played Bunko together. Every month they had a theme. In May, the theme was "Tea" and they all dressed up and learned the art of taking tea before they played Bunko.

First day of school 2009

2009-09-19T22:07:00.000-07:00

These are taken on the first day of school this year. We were running late so I didn't get a chance to get good "official" first day pictures ~ but these will do.

Collette Holzer made the first day back to co-op very special. She and her girls put together a beautiful breakfast for everyone. The day started very late because we were all enjoying being back together and getting caught up. We are very blessed to have a co-op of amazing families. The kids are like siblings and the moms are all so close.

Campin' with Cousins

2009-09-19T21:55:00.000-07:00

Chad's brother, Eric, likes to come down with his girls and they all go camping. Eric has an old camper and we have the boat, so it makes for a fun time!!!

Night Walkin'

2009-09-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

We love to take "Night Walks." We'll lay the girls down so they think it's time to sleep, and then a few minutes later, we'll ring the VERY loud dinner bell and surprise them with a night walk. They always come RUNNING down the stairs and have such excitement in their eyes! I need to get it on video one of these days.

The dogs usually join us, but most of the time they walk!!!

Halloween 2008

2009-09-19T21:33:00.000-07:00

Last year the kids dressed up for Halloween at co-op. Can't say we got a lot done, but it was a fun day!

Leaving the house to get some CANDY!!

"Dopey" and a "Purple People Eater."

Tub Time

2009-09-19T21:22:00.000-07:00

These pictures were taken over the last few months. I love them all...

Great ad for "HEAD and SHOULDERS" shampoo.

I love this picture! Tiffany does such a great job taking care of her sister. She looks like a little mamma here.

Tiffany's 9th Birthday

2009-09-19T21:08:00.000-07:00

Tiffany had quite an amazing birthday this year. We went to the South Bay to visit old friends and see Taylor Swift in concert. After returning home she asked her dad for a Bearded Dragon and he consented! She was a happy girl!

The Ricci's made Tiffany a cake and surprised her with a little party. They always make us feel so special!

Tiffany and "Lola."

Laguna Love

2009-09-19T20:57:00.000-07:00

For my 40th Birthday, our sweet friends, the Howie's, let us stay at their beautiful Laguna beach house. It was an amazingly relaxing time. We love the Howie family and are so thankful for their friendship!

Liberty loves boogie boarding!

Look at the view behind Tiffany...beautiful...and so is Tiffany!

When we first arrived back from China, Liberty couldn't stand to walk on the sand, or even feel it on her feet. Look at her now! I'd say she adjusted pretty quickly!