So when you let the kids have the camera... this is what you get. We took the kids back to Utah for Sam's suprise party.. and this is pretty much all I have of the whole trip. This happens to be my FAVORITE part of the drive. This is the Virgin River Gorge... its absolutly BEAUTIFUL

We made a pit stop on the way back from Utah in Vegas. Took the kids to see some of the sights on the strip. Here are the girls outside of Circus Circus... workin' it! :)

The view from the hotel room... they had a blast!

Hailey had a blast going on top of the strip in a trip to the top of the Stratosphere... the other two had no intrest in going so, Diana and I took Hailey up! She was "On Top of The World!"

Jazmines Birthday

We celebrated Jasmines birthday at a place in San Luis.. complete with jousting matches, a bounce mat big enough for the adults, bouncy slides, and fat men suits .. it was a great time had by all!

Joel gets Baptized

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little out of order, but thats what happens when I actually name folders instead of letting them download under thier date. We baptized Mr Joel this past year too...

Famliy Photos- By Twilighted Skies Photography

If I knew how to upload several pictures at once.. I so would.. but this seems to take FOREVER...so you get the group shot... Sarah and Carrie... both dear friends from high school, needed a good reason to "come home"...from San Diego... so we gave them a good reason.. to manage a photo shoot... with the WHOLE family! It was a LONG day, but in the end, everyone had pictures, and we a yummy dinner wiating for us at home!....

Bradley VS. Bitterwater?

Part of going to a small school...is you are AUTOMATICALLY... on the schools basketball team, and the softball team, and the volleyball team. They play other small schools in the area.. here, Becky has the ball....

Lets go hiking!

Up this nice trail off hiway 1... we found a short hike that was super easy, and the scenery was amazing... I think it was Salmon Falls? The weather was amazing, and the company was too!

Gavin was being TOO cute! And so was Hailey.. the other 2 girls were with us, but they weren't being a "camera friendly" and these two were!

Alysha and I and the kids always seem to have a great time. Hailey and Alysha were being silly on our way to the hike... who could drive by the elephant seals and not stop in and see them!?

Golf....? Frisby?? Frisby Golf??

Weather was getting nicer, and we were invited to play some frisby golf.. yes, its a true game.. I thought it was just something stupid they made us play in middle school PE class... but we had fun! It was a beautiful day, and everyone learned something new... (Like mom can't throw a stupid fisby!)

Kayla is 11!

Christmas came and went, with little fan-fare... we had Kayla's birthday... and just did a family thing... Its all we had time for with the other 2 so Kayla got a low key birthday too... here's hoping we get something bigger for them all in 2011

THE BAND PERRY!

The kids were able to be up front an center!

So, being friends with those that own a concert venue... pays off! The Band Perry made a stop in at The Ranch... for an all ages concert... so ... WE WENT! They kids were extatic! WE went to diner before, and were able to invite some friends to come with us!

Lillianna turns 1

Lily turns 1!! After the baptism, we went of to the park and had a great birthday party with the whole family and several friends. Her theme was lady bugs... he face just lights up at the sight of them!

They had a great face painter at the birthday party. Becky had a tiger done.. she closed her eyes, and there was paint on her eyelids..giving her yellow eyes... it was WAY super cool!

Its not every day that Lily lets Gilbert hold her... so I had to capture it on film! He was holding her, and she wasn't crying!

Lillianna Baptized

My inlaws came back from thier trip to Mexico, so it was finally time to baptize Miss Lilliana... she is simply beautiful! I love her!

Haloween-HOB style

Well- October snuck up quick... We learned some new "carving" techniques.. called, Skinning,,,, Gilbert did a great job on my pumpkin for works pumpkin carving contest... and Becky carved her OWN pumpkin this year...and finished this post with a group shot from the bank. We had a wild wild west theme. So you have indians, and cowboys, bar maids and prairie girls. It was a great deal of fun!

GREAT AMERICA!

This happens to be the one family "vacation"/ performance the kids love the most! This past year Beck and Kay were able to provide translation for the park as well as perform, as well as roam the park as they seemed fit... This was the beginning of the day, so everyone was all smiles. The day begins at 6am, with a drive to San Jose, to get there when the park opens. Than the kids enjoy a bbq lunch, and than off to perform. They did a great variety show that included, Willy Wonka and the OOmpa Loompas, and the Brady Bunch, Annie, and a couple of numbers from Grease. They had an amazing time, and a great performance. The night ends, when the park closes and we get to make the long drive home! exhausted!

EASTER! We did an amazing Easter Egg hunt at Barney Schwartz Park... I am pretty sure, it was Davids birthday too... the kids had acres and acres to play and run and enjoy the sunshine.. it seems that the best things in my blog, include.... the family, and enjoying the sunshine....MAN! how these kids grow up.. so stinking FAST!

Summer Parties are my favorite... if I remember right, we weren't able to have a 4th of July party, as usual , so we had a beginning of summer party. We had a great number of friends show up, and the kids had a blast splashing in the water, riding go karts, adn soaking up the sun!

These are some of my most favorite kids in the world.. as the family grows, I like to snap pictures of them when we are all together.. so they can't claim they don't have any memories of when they were young.. this and it shows how much the family has grown in such a short period! Left toe Right Top- Alexis, McKayla and Rebecka, 2nd row... Alicia, Jasmine, Hailey and Isaiah, and bottom, being held by Jasmine, would be the youngest (at the time...) Julien

It was nice outside... so up calls "Uncle" Mark... Lets hit the lake.. So... who are we to say no!!?? So out to Lake San Antonio we went... had a great time on the tube... and playing in the water!

Art in The PArk

Spring Arts in the Park at PAso City PArk.. Our summers are often filled up with ASL activites! The kids love it, and I throughly enjoy watching them learn and grow in the process.

National Anthem

The Singing Hands Children's Chior was invited to do the National Anthem in Fresno. This would have been Mothers Day afternoon last year. It was a great day. Wasn't sweltering hot, and wasn't freezing cold. The kids did an amazing job signing. It was the first semi-pro sports event we have ever been to. It was great fun to watch a sport...not on TV.. I HATE sports on TV.. but I learned a lot and it was a great day. Gilbert had to go to work that afternoon, on a job out of town, so we met up with the road crew at Outback in Bakersfield, had dinner, and turned Dad over to the guys at work....

Concert night!

WE had a great night... I don't remember who the singer was but we got a group of us and went to a concert at a local Honey Tonk. Gilbert, and I , with Rita, and Ed, and Lori, and Alysha. A fun time had by all, in good ol San Miguel.

The kids and I were having fun! I am not sure where Hailey was... but it was a great night of laughter... and Becks sunglasses...she thought they were the COOLEST!

Looks like I left off in April of last year. So heres the kids and thier "Dance Team" they entered

into Sagebrush Days with School. They learned all sorts of things in their dance class.. from the swing to the salsa and other dance moves arranged to music. Working, and not being able to get them to classes, it was sreally fun for them to ba able to do this AT school!

I'm thinking theres nothing better to do!

Than to catch up on my blog...its been a year, and well, I got plenty of time!
Now that I am not working, currently, its time to catch up on myself, and remember where I left off so here is goes!