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