Daddy Daughter Dance

Todd took Amanda & Sarah on a date to the annual Daddy Daughter Dance. They had fun dancing the night away. Actually I think it's more like ditch daddy dance because they always end up finding their friends and running off with them. They do occasionally find their way back and give dad a couple of dances. They always have a great time.

T-Ball

Ryan played T-ball for the first time this year. The season was short and sweet. He had alot of fun playing as well as "entertaining" the other players and being his goofy self. Can you say "class clown".

Our Softball MVP

Amanda became Superwoman this year when it came to softball. Out of nowhere she was hitting homeruns almost everytime she was up to bat. She played a mean first base also. Her coach awarded her with MVP for the season. GO AMANDA!

A Rat named JAMIE!

Well I've heard of naming your children after people you love or admire but, a pet rat?! Okay, so our friend Kristen loves animals. The last time she came and stayed with us she talked about how she wanted to find a HAIRLESS Rat to take home. We jumped on Craigslist and voila we found someone close by that had one for sale. She brought is home and threw names back and forth and decided she wanted to name the rat JAMIE. Should I be honored or horrified? Here is a picture of my namesake. What do you think, any resemblance?

My Parents

WOW! this past year my parents celebrated their 40th anniversay. All of my siblings got together and surprised our parents. My brother and his family even flew in. My parents were very excited and surprised. It was the first time we were all together in 8yrs(?). What a great time. We had a blast. We even all went to church with my parents on Sunday. Count to this day: 5 children & 11 grandchildren

Rebecca turned 14

Okay so Rebecca's Birthday is January 1. She turned 14 this year. I can't believe she will be in High School this year. YIKES! I don't feel like I'm old enough to have a 14 yr old. Oh well! Just a quick story about her birthday. Since she was a little girl we would either attend or watch the Rose Parade on New Years Day. We told her it was a special parade just to celebrate her birthday. Isn't that terrible. Anyways it worked until she got old enough to figure it out. LOL! We love her so much. Isn't she cute?!

Finally a new post

Okay so I have been REALLY bad at posting things. I am going to try to be better, I promise. So I am going to try to do several posts over the next day or two to try to catch up on some of our going ons. Wish me luck! Here we go....