Say Cheese :)

Is this the CUTEST face or what?! Kind of creepy looking teeth, but so sweet! We love to see Jillian smile!

Another tag...

I wasn't actually tagged in my friend Emily's blog, but I thought this would be fun...

1. Go to my documents/pictures.
2. Go to my 6th file folder.
3. Go to my 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.
5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

This is a picture of Jonathan in front of a huge lego astronaut man that was in the cafeteria at the NASA Space Center in Houston Texas. It was a trip we took back in 2003 when my brother Rob was released from his missionary service and we went with my parents to "bring him home". It was such a fun trip! We had a great time at the Space Center and since I haven't scrapbooked anything from the trip, I don't remember everything we did! Bummer! But I do remember going on a tram tour and seeing a replicas of very old computers that were used back in the day of the first space crafts. Very interesting! Technology has come a long way!

So I tag:
Maree
Aimee
Dad
Jenny
Rebecca
Melissa

February Happenings...

I can't keep up with the blogging lately... too busy, too little time!
Here is the latest:

Earl and his friend Jeff

Earl went to the Amgen Tour of California in Sacramento on Saturday. Spent the WHOLE day looking at the cyclists and was in utter AWE of their speed, bikes, etc. He took over 500 pictures! Why, you ask? I don't know... I don't get it... but here are a few of my favorites.

McDreamy was there... AND I WASN'T!!! I was pretty bummed about that one to say the least! If you don't know who he is, GET WITH THE PROGRAM PEOPLE!!!

Lance Armstrong was there! Earl was thrilled to be able to see him ride in person. He is very proud of his pictures since Lance was riding at probably 30 miles per hour.

Lance Armstrong's bike! No, Earl wasn't the one who stole it... I promise!!! But here is a great picture of it before it was stolen! Cool!

It was a great day for him to be able to enjoy with some friends, watch the tour, and practice taking pictures :)

Friday the 13th was my birthday. I'm one year older, but I don't know if I'm wiser too! Hehehe! I hope I am! The kids had the day off from school and Jonathan and Joshua slept over at the Knudson's house. My little ones slept in until 10 am!!! This is just unheard of... not normal for my house! I had the whole house to myself all morning... it was so quiet and peaceful! Thanks for that great birthday gift! Earl bought me beautiful flowers. My favorite are dark red roses, and he buys some for me almost every year. He also brought home a wonderful cheesecake which we are still picking at each night. We are savoring every bite! The Gomez family (friends of ours from when we lived in San Jose) came to stay the weekend with us and we had a great time with them from Saturday until Monday. We cook, eat, talk, play, cook, eat, ... you get the picture. We have a great time with them and miss them already! And yes, we made ANOTHER PERFECT flan! We are soooo good!

Laugh of the Day...

Picture the scene: Joshua is sitting on the toilet (usually does this twice a day about 20 minutes at a time) and the rest of the family is gathered around the kitchen table.

Mom: Josh, get off the toilet! We need to say prayers so dad can go to work... he's going to be late!
Josh: Ok, I'm folding my arms.

Earl and I look at each other and laugh! It was too funny...

Happy Birthday Earl!

Earl celebrated his ** birthday this past Wednesday. He had to work (of course!) and I asked him what he wanted me to make for dinner. He couldn't come up with any good ideas (I must not be the best cook :) and so I mentioned chinese take out. He had a coworker recommend a place called Lincoln Chinese... WONDERFUL! I'm hooked! Little did he know that he gave me a birthday present by bringing home dinner... I got so much done that night since I didn't have to cook!

Later that night, we were reading scriptures as a family and Jonathan read a scripture in Alma that talked about the resurrection and "every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame."
He looked at Earl and said, "See dad, you'll get all your hair back."

We laughed... oh, I laughed (Earl will laugh some day!). We love our children!

Fun Run Saturday

Earl decided to do another 10K this past Saturday benefitting ALS. Before the actual run they had a kids fun run. We bundled up and took the whole family! James did the 1/4 mile for ages 0-5 years old (mommy went along for moral support!) and did a great job. He decided to turn around and go back before we hit the halfway mark... oh well! We ALMOST did the whole 1/4 mile! Then Jon and Josh lined up for the 6-12 year old 1/2 mile race. They did awesome! I was so proud of them! It was so chilly and cold but both of them finished and got awards and a free Rivercats lunch bag AND lollipops from Sees candy! I love the looks on their faces after the race was over. Priceless! Unfortunately we didn't stick around to take pictures of Earl doing the 10K race. He did really well coming in at 58 minutes (same time as the 10k on Thanksgiving.... the guy is so consistent! ). It was a great Saturday and we will do it again for the next race!

A Few Good Pics

What a bunch of crazy kids! Joshua had been begging me to let him take a bath for days (I'm so impatient... I hate how long it takes for them to take baths. I prefer showers!) So I told JOSHUA that HE could take a bath, and this is was the scene I found a few minutes later.

This is my new oven. I didn't want a new oven... I didn't have a choice. It was this or pay lots of $$$ to "maybe" fix the other oven. We opted to buy a new one... we already spent plenty on repairs for the other oven. It's NICE! I didn't want too many perks, but I wouldn't trade them now. I have a convection baking and roasting option (with a built-in probe to put in whole chickens, roasts, casseroles... it's the COOLEST feature!). Also a fifth burner in the middle that is oblong with a grill pan (see picture) that you can use (just replace the grid in the middle... it's amazing. Perfect grilled cheese in minutes.). AND it's a double oven... yes, now I can cook a turkey and the green bean casserole all at the same time!

Jill woke up with really crazy hair one morning. She is crawling on hands and knees now... watch out world. Ummm... I need a gate... soon!

Technology! Almost a drug for these boys! This is a common picture when their mean mom actually lets them play DS for a little while.