Happy New Years

Happy New Years Eve!!

Are you going to make it to New Years Eve?

It's still up in the air to see if I do...I will report back to you when I get back.

2009 Year Picture Review

So last year I did a picture review by month what sybolized that month or something we did in that month. It was fun and I have made it a tradition again this year! So here is goes.

Oh, I have one problem, I lost my pictures on my memory card for December, 2008 and January, 2009 even some February. So I don't have any picture of those months to share with you. I was so upset again when I remember why I didn't have those pictures.

January, 2009 ( I will just insert a cute picture here)

Picture from December, 2008 Cody playing with Cousin's Tatum's new kitchen.

February, 2009

March, 2009

We celebrated Steve's 33rd birthday!

April, 2009

In the beginning of the month we painted Easter eggs, getting ready for the Easter Bunny.

In the end of the month, we celebrated by participated in a local Rodeo parade and going to the boy's first rodeo. They still to this day, say they want to go back!

May, 2009

Destruction Derby was the beginning of the month of May.

June, 2009
Chase and Cody turned 3 on the 5th of June! Here is a picture of there friends at thier birthday party waiting for the train to go by.

July, 2009

4th of July at a friends house with a big BBQ and lots, and lots of swimming!

August, 2009

Our annual August camping trip to the beach. Chase and Cody playing in the sand!

September, 2009

Labor day we went to the Colorado River in Arizona and played around. Cody and Chase both had a ball in the water and sun!

In the middle of September, I celebrated my birthday at the Thunderboats on Mission Bay. We camped and had a good time. The picture above, represents the majority of the kids that camped with us!

October, 2009

Halloween: Chase a Racecar driver and Cody Spiderman! They still talk about this holiday as if it were yesterday. They always ask everyone what they are going to be for Halloween...

November, 2009

Thanksgiving dinner and weekend spent in the desert having dinner and gret memories with great friends and family!

December, 2009

Christmas was our higlight in December. We wer trying to get a picture of Chase, Cody and Diesel in front of our tree, this was the best one!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2009 In Review by Words

I did this last year, I stole it from another blog and had a good time reflecting back on the year. So I knew I wanted to continue to do it year after year.



Capturing 2009 high lights and low lights.



1. What did you do in 2009 that you had never done before?

We visited the Grand Canyon.



2. Did you keep your new year resolution, and will you make more for next year?

I didn't make a new years resolution for 2009, and probably won't for 2010.



3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

My Cousin, Nadine, had her first baby boy after 3 girls.



4. Did anyone close to you die?

No, not this year.



5. What counties did you visit?

None.



6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?

More money, and more time with family. More traveling.



7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

June 5, 2009 - Chase and Cody's 3rd Birthday

September 18, 2009 - My 35th Birthday



8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Being Chase and Cody's Mom!



9. What was your biggest failure?

Gaining a bunch of weight this year.



10. Did you suffer an illness or injury?

No, we were all very healthy this year!



11. What was the best thing you bought?

I don't think we bought anything awesome this year.



12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

None.



13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

None.



14. Where did most of your money go?

Mortgage and Daycare



15. What did you really, really, really get excited about?

That I sold a few handmade items this year.



16. What song(s) will always remind you of 2009?

Big Green Tractor by Jason Aldean

She's Country by Jason Aldean



17. Compared to last year are you:

happier or sadder? Happier

thinner or fatter? a little fatter

richer or poorer? poorer



18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

Traveling to families houses and camping.



19. What do you wish you had done less of?

Working



20. How did you spend Christmas?

With Steve's side of the family.



21. Did you fall in love in 2009?

More and More everyday with Chase and Cody.



22. What was your favorite TV program?

Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice



23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

Nah.



24. What was the best book you read?

I actually didn't do much reading this year that I can recall.



25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Listening to the boys sing different songs.



26. What did you want and get?

For the family to be healthy this year. For Chase and Cody to continue growing and learning everyday.



27. What did you want and not get?

More Money.



28. What was your favorite film of the year?

I am not a movie type person. But the boys discovered Mickey Mouse and love him!



29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 35. We were at the Thunderboats all day that Friday. Then we celebrated with cake and ice cream that night!



30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Winning the lottery.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Business like during working hours and comfy during mom hours!

32. What kept you sane?
Being organized.

33. Which celebrity/public figure do you fancy the most?
I don't really care what celebrity people do.

34. What political issue stared you the most?
Presidential Election

35. Who did you miss?
My mom and Papa.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Alissa's mom, Lori, at Chase and Cody's school

37. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2009?
Everything can change in a day.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
There are so many that sums up the year!

Christmas Program

In the beginning of December, Chase and Cody had a Christmas Holiday Performance at School.

They both walked semi-quitely to the stage with the rest of the 3 years olds that were to sing.

Niether one of them cried.
And they sang and danced their heart out!

They all did a great job...Here is a video of one of the songs that they performed.

(Warning I am not the greatest videoer there is so bare with all the movement!)

Christmas Cookie Cut-out's

Last Wednesday, we invited our neighbors, Grace and Spencer, up to decorate cut out cookies. Grace and Spencer twins also and are 5 weeks younger than we are, so we all get along really good.

Here are some pictures of the fun.
Cody decorating a gingerbread man.


Chase decorating his gingerbread man.


Chase and Cody decorating!

The finished result of very colorful decorated cookies.

I think Santa is really going to like these cookies!

Aren't they beautiful...enjoy Santa!

Christmas Morning

Both of the boys were in our bed Christmas Morning, when they woke up, Steve asked them, What is today? And Chase responded Christmas. Steve asked what happens on Christmas? And Cody responded "Well it didn't snow." Well yeah Cody, we kind of live in a place that doesn't get snow any time of the year and not on Christmas!

Chase also said Santa comes, but still didn't quite get what Santa would bring. I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted, of course. Chase was the first one up too see our tree and the presents under it.

We opened our stockings, and found toothbrushes, candy and socks. Chase and Cody got some play musical instruments.

We got ready to go to Steve's parents house for Christmas morning and Christmas dinner. Here is their tree when we walked in.

Big quads and big dinosaurs were the main focus here. The boys were so excited!!

After dinner at around 2pm, we came home and the boys were able to open more Santa gifts. They were kind of out of the mood by then and really just wanted to play with the wrapped boxes and stack them here and there. They opened a few and one of their favorites was their guitars.

Yes, Santa brought them play guitars, but he didn't manufacturer them very well and they have already started to fall apart. They haven't put these guitars down since they opened them. So, I think mom well have to find some better made guitars for these two.

They are dancing and singing the everyone, including their big dinosaurs. I need to get it on video.

The boys never finished opening packages on Christmas, they were still way to busy playing with there guitars to continue, so the opening went well into Saturday. Makes Christmas fun to spread it out over a few days!

Out to the Desert Again!

I packed and cleaned all day yesterday to get away to the desert for a whole week!

So you won't here from me until next Monday...I will miss you.

I will have some posts going to post throughout the week of things that we did over the holiday's and picture that were taken.

I hope everyone has a great New Years Eve!

6 Word Saturday

Play along here:

What did you get for Christmas?

My wonderful husband and kids got me The Cafe Frappe Machine - I can't wait to use it!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas for My Family to Your Family!!

Hoping all your wishes are coming true today and that you are spending the day with people who you love!

Putting our cookies out for Santa

We won't be home until late tonight and the boys will probably fall asleep in the car ont he way home, so I decided I have them put thier cookies and carrots out this morning for Santa. This is Cody's choice for Santa.

This is Chase's choice for Santa

Here are the boys looking at the cookies and wanting them. I tell them they are for Santa and they can't have them...Still taking the sprinkles off of them.
The boys standing by thier plate of cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer!

This is a good picture considering Mickey Mouse was on!

Hope everyone have a great Christmas Eve!!

Seeing Santa!

We went to see Santa a couple of weeks ago and just now getting up the pictures for everyone to see. The trip didn't go very well as you can see by the pictures. We were invited by Santa to go to a private viewing of him which benefited a friends Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk Fund Raiser. I thought that this would be a better setting then at a mall or someplace crowded.

Going into this both of them said that they would talk to Santa, not sit on his lap. But they really do any talking either.


Mrs. Clause, Santa and Cody. Cody loved Santa's bells, but wouldn't talk to him and kept running away with the bells.

Chase finally did give Santa knuckles, but he wouldn't talk either. And no way sitting on his lap!

I sat down in front of Santa thinking that they would also but they wouldn't even do that. We eat a candy cane and tried again but they would only wave from a distance that time.

We were one of the first people there to see Santa and I think that the man was just very intimidating without more kids around to copy.

We have seen Santa other places since then, like the mall, but I ask them do you want to go and see Santa again and they both say No!

So maybe next year! Well see!

Way Back When-sday

Going back in my memory with this great picture of Chase and Cody when they were


6 months old. This was the picture on our Christmas cards the year of 2006. I took these pictures of the boys and actaully it turned out cute! I had a big enough box that I had set them inside and put other gift wrapped boxes around them. It was fun!

Merry Christmas!

Playing along at:

Two for Twos-day

Today is Tuesday and of course, I am presenting my Two for Twos-day picture!

My Aunt Kathy bought Chase and Cody these Mickey Mouse Christmas Jammie's! They love them. They couldn't wait to wear them and want to wear them every night!

Everything Mickey Mouse goes in our house right now and Aunt Kathy did good with these. They will wear them for Christmas Eve to get a good night sleep for Santa!

One of the many out takes of pictures that we took just to get a some what decent picture of Mickey Mouse Jammie's!

Thank you Aunt Kathy for making our night times so much more comfy.

Makes My Monday

On Saturday night, was our 2nd year of going to the Del Mar Holiday of Lights. This is a huge display of Christmas lights on the infield of the horse racing track.


We got there around 7pm, and had to wait in about a 30 minute line. You stay in your car the entire time. The kids are able to get out of seat belts and ride in the front with dad and grandpa. Dad even let Chase and Cody "drive"!
The lights are spectacular to look at. The kids have so much fun. It's fun to go there since they love looking at lights.

There over 100 displays of lights, I think I read somewhere. Some of them animated like this one below.

The reindeer jumping over the Christmas tree.

Seeing Christmas lights and seeing the kids face as they point out Santa Clause and Rudolph Makes my Monday!

Baby Picture Sunday

The theme this week for Baby Picture Sunday is:

Baby, It's Cold Outside

The only time that our town has seen snow. The boys wish it would snow now!

February, 2007

20 months old