Kids playing on the beach, Jo making a cute face in the hotel room, everyone ducking for cover after a serious gas attack. Which one looks guilty to you?

Our last day, Huntington Beach

 

 

Jo holding on for dear life to Jeff's ears as handles:)

 

 

Here we are trying our best at the beach, even though we couldn't get very close to the water due to the huge swells. It didn't matter. The kids still had a great time and it was so peaceful. We gotta make it back to the ocean again soon, although Jo definitely wasn't very fond of the sand on her feet.

Lincoln Gets Drilled!

At California Adventure, Lincoln waiting to see our family come down the final drop of Grizzly Run, only he was a little too close.

My baby is walking!

Man how time flies. It was just a few weeks ago and Jo was taking her first steps. Now she is cruising around the house. One more step she is taking away from being my baby, and I don't like it! I sure love her though.

Jo's 1st Birthday

Happy Birthday Jo!!!!!

Christmas morning.

Fun with Cousins

On Sunday night, Marianna and Anna came over to Grandma's house. It was fun to have the kids together. Jo was born Jan 9th, Donte on Jan 19th, and Autumn on Jan 22nd. They were so cute together! It was great seeing them both and their kids.

Back to New York

I planned a rather last minute trip back to Bloomfield, NY to see my Grandma Edie. Just Jo and I left on Saturday the 12th and came back the following Thursday. It was a GREAT trip. We had so much fun just hangin' out with Grandma and Grandpa. Got to see lots of friends too. Loads of fun. I didn't realize how much I missed it back there until I was there. I certainly don't miss the cold and snow, though. Hopefully I can go back again with the boys.

Trip to Paragonah.

December 7th we (Max, Simon, Jo and myself) made a quick trip up to Paragonah. Jeff's mom had just had some knee surgery, so we went up for a couple days to try to help out. We almost got snowed in. A big storm came in just before we got there. it only takes driving in the snow once to realize how much I love living in the desert!

Here is a baby goat at Aunt Tess's house. Only a few days old! It was so cute!

Happy 9th Birthday Marshall!

Dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, of course. Marshall's favorite place (probably because we only go there once a year....for his birthday.)

Halloween, a month late!

Congratulations to Simon and Marshall who both won "Most Creative Costume" for their grade!

BE THERE, THIS THURSDAY, 6-9 PM

Hello everyone out there in blogger land.  I have kind of been roped in (happily) to host this fall shopping extravaganza.  It is this Thursday, November 12 from 6:00-9:00 pm.  There are going to be about a dozen or so vendors of all kinds.  One thing I can promise you is that the food will be YUMMY!  Not dinner, but enough to satisfy, I promise.  Even if you aren't looking to buy, please stop by just to say hi and have a bite to eat.  If you are looking to buy, you are in luck with lots of great options!  Pass this along or link your blog to  fallshopping.blogspot.com!!

Hope to see you Thursday!

Jeff turned 35

For Jeff's Birthday, his sister brought him some fat steaks and 2 live lobsters! It was a new experience figuring out how to cook them. In the end I think he (and Marshall) fully enjoyed them (I don't eat lobster.) Thanks Zelma! It really was a great treat for Jeff.

pictures of jo....