My brave Bailey

Bailey is my tough girl... she was twirling around being a ballerina when she somehow crashed and knocked her two bottom teeth loose..... she said mom can you pull it out and I did and NO TEARS. Amazing and a new experience for us and the poor little girl only got 6 quarters for her bravery. What a crock.

Josh's BB GUN

This year for christmas Jake was determined to get Josh a red ryder BB gun and even asked santa for one for himself... I was a little nervous not because of it being a gun but of Josh's reaction so on christmas I had my camera posed for the money shot... it was so funny I am glad that I was prepared... Josh said "a gun.. why would you give me a gun" and later.. "that was my least favorite gift... and before that "here Bailey you can have it." Let's just say Jake was a little crushed.. so much for male bonding at least I did give him a couple of "tom" boys that were so excited to go shoot with daddy.

CHRISTMAS MORNING

We all were taken care of this christmas.... Josh got books and games and Bailey got a camera and horse stuff and a new blanket made by mom and Jenny got playdough which she loves and horse stuff and a new blanket too... and jake got fully loaded with motorcylce riding gear.

Josh's 8th birthday Party

Josh turned 8 three days before christmas and had a pokemon party.... lots of fun, lots of work I still can't believe he is eight.

O Christmas "orange" tree O Christmas.....tree

Look at our first oranges on our tree and yes they are ripe in December... a christma miracle

LUCK IS ON OUR SIDE

This morning when we were getting ready for church Jenny fell off the chair and hit her eye somehow. Believe me it looks so much worse in person. I think we will be getting a black eye.... wow just two days after pictures and a week before christmas. Boy, did we luck out.

CHRISTMAS PICTURES

We went and got the kids pictures taken a few days ago they turned out fairly well I have decided that I am the kind of mom that doesnt just let the photographer do their job and think i know how to get my kids to pose better... yet I wanted to just walk away because it was so painful to watch .

HOLIDAY SMILIES

Hear me talk!

Hear me talk!

Is it starting to look a lot like Christmas yet...??

This week we tried to decorate the outside festive with lights and stuff like that... the kids have been asking why our house doesn't have lights so we decided to try this year and let me tell you wasn't as easy as it looks. We dropped lights, broken bulbs everywhere and kids that got bored and played in the mud WHAT A MESS to clean up. Then we went for the tree and Jake had to have a real one of course and finally the day we loaded up all the kids to go and get it The weather turned ULGY... it rained and poured and yes, we actually had to turn our heater on... another first for us here in Arizona but Yeah it is done. Can't wait for next year..

merry christmas 2007

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