Wildcat of the Week

Amanda was highlighted in her Kindergarten class and was asked to bring in her favorite food so we served strawberry waffles. Delicious! They were a huge hit with her classmates.

Obsession

Ok, so we are a little OBSESSED with Twilight around here.

Flip Flops

Ok - so don't get dizzy tilting your head with my fabulous camera skills!

Mutant Children

My sister lovingly refers to my children as "Mutants". Why? Because they prefer books to toys, they learn to spell before they can read, they will fight over who gets to clean the toilet, they go to bed by 7pm, they won't eat all their Halloween candy so we end up throwing it away, they are thoroughly entertained for 20-30 minutes by flipping through the hymnal at church meetings, AND they prefer brocolli over french fries!!!!

Fred

At night in Newport we could hear frogs - LOUD frogs. Allyson decided since she was unsuccessful catching a wild hare at the beach that catching a frog would be a nice idea. We hiked up the hill following the sounds. Both Allyson & Natalie were so brave hunting these amphibians until it was time to TOUCH the creatures. Then their fearful mother had to be the one. We got plastic cups to do the work. I'm no dummy! We brought him back to our hotel room and watched him swim and jump in our bathtub as the girls continued to squeal. Fred, so dearly named, was not invited to come back to Fresno with us. Infact, after just a few minutes of hopping around displaying his ability to free himself of our bathtub, the girls decided he should return to his original family.

We got away!!!!!!

Yes, we took a vacation - a MUCH needed vacation with just our little family. We piled into the minivan and drove south to Newport Beach and spent 3 wonderful days relaxing, swimming, playing games, reading, and napping. It was a complete escape from all the stresses we've endured this past year and continue to endure. Starting a new business is NOT easy so we were happy to leave the work in Fresno and just focus on being together.

BOYS!!!

We have had the best time with my friend's four boys this weekend. She & her husband had a funeral to go to so we offered to watch her kids while they were gone. We set up our little bounce house in the backyard. I saw the kids moving the bounce house and asked what they were doing. "We're going to put it by the swingset so we can jump off the swings into the bounce house." I said, "Well, wait just a second for me to get my camera." You know, my GIRLS would NEVER think of doing that!