i know, i KNOW...!

ok, ok i know it's been FOREVER! it's so much work to keep up on the blog (whine whine complain). here are a few pics to satisfy those of you who have complained that you want an update on the kiddos! lol

jordan and kyle thought it would be great fun to throw the leaves around...

kyle thought it would be fun to run across the leaves, but gravity got the better of him, and he ended up on his bum instead!

for the few of you who may not know, i got a new puppy right after thanksgiving. his name is gizmo, he is a maltese/chihuahua mix, and super tiny (just the way i like dogs!). he is 3 months old now, and when i took him in to get his shots, weighed in at exaclty 3.7 lbs! he is a really good dog - he's not yappy at all (i have only heard him bark when he is playing with a toy, and he thinks he gonna attack it).

random pics...

ok here's a rare sighting... a normal picture of my 7 year old NOT making goofy faces for the camera! he is actually very photogenic in my opinion (when he's not busy being goofy lol)

playtime in the water shoots at disney's california adventure...

zachary didn't like us getting him wet...

he's more of a "do-it-yourself" kind of kid! lol

 
bad hair day?! hee hee

random funny pic of kyle... could we get just a little more dirt, i only see one spot!
 

jordan thinks she is a little model...

but i guess if the shoe fits... my beautiful baby girl!
  the kids just LOVE throwing rocks in the water (why do we even buy toys?)

kyle decided to go big time....

but he should probably leave that to dad!

random...! (but still so cute - i just love that little grin of his!)

here is a great picture of jordan and her friend elias chasing each other around the tree. they both went to scare each other, but each went the opposite direction. what a lucky moment to snap the picture!

zachary before his karate test

this picture of jordan cracks me up every time i see it!

 zachary doing a flip...

i bet none of you knew that jordan is working toward a future career as a troll doll...!

this is funny... william was trying to bounce liam just a little bit so he would have fun and not be scared, but kyle ended up getting launched!

oh my goodness, could it be? andria in a picture! don't get too used to that happening! i have an obsession with being BEHIND the camera! lol i only put this in here so you guys would know i still exist and contrary to popular belief, i am NOT a myth! what's goin on with the hair, jordan?! how in the world does she find static cling in the middle of the forest?!

at the park...

Catching up

ok, ok, i know i promised i would be posting more blogs, but i am sooooooo lazy! i have been taking lots of pictures, but i am just very bad about putting them on the site! so here are a few things to get you updated!

my hubby was so sweet, and he renewed my season tickets to the wnba sparks games for next summer. because he did this, i got to take my picture with the whole sparks team - totally awesome! here is jordan's latest test for karate (this first one cracks me up!)

i think it is just so cute that these little bitty kids are doing karate!

 
running around at the church picnic...

this is at the march air force museum...

ok, here is a picture i took to mess with my camera a little - proof that the settings really do make a difference! first i took the picture on auto setting...

then i switched to the night landscape setting - what an amazing difference! (i know this one is still a little blurry, but like i said i am still learning how to work this camera - i really think it is smarter than me!)jordan and kyle on the swinging ferris wheel at disney california adventure (angel took my camera on the ride and shot this - i can't get on this ride i will throw up!)

ok what a HAM!!!

here is our birthday boy - 6 years old now! his favorite thing is always getting to lick the beaters!

kevin is REALLY getting good at the cake decorating! i get more impressed with his endeavours each birthday!

we celebrated at john's incredible pizza - SO much FUN! here is kyle with his birthday crown!

 
he got a new bike from grandpa (he outgrew the first one) but this one is so much bigger that we had him keep the training wheels on until he gets used to it. he had just started riding without the training wheels a couple of months ago, and i didn't want him to get discouraged while getting used to such a bigger bike!

Solvang

a trip to solvang... i actually wouldn't recommend it if you take small children - you spend most of your time NOT going into the neat little shops because you will just be in there the whole time saying "don't touch", "stop running", "DON'T TOUCH!" lol. we had some fun doing things outdoors though! like the first thing the kids saw - if you were little do you think you could resist this phone booth?!

heard of a "bicycle built for two?" well, here is the family size upgrade! of course kevin had to do most of the work since the cycling motion hurts my knees so bad. what a good guy!

a word to the wise... never let your 4 year old be the navigator! lol

 
ok, i really wanted all three kids in this picture, but it was just impossible to get all three of them to do what i wanted. kyle got it down perfect though! if you've never been to solvang, there is one shop that is a child's dream... candyland! BARRELS of candy!

ok, what a goofball! (that's why we love him isn't it?!)

this was kevin's attempt at getting the kids to join him in his goofy adventures.... does it look like the guys are holding up the giant rock? and of course, notice who gets to be the queen of the hill and make the boys work a little harder! lol

Kevin's Skydive

Something kevin has always wanted to do is skydive, but hadn't yet.... so here is a happy birthday for my hubby!

first, getting all strapped in... ready to go!

loading into the plane...

i love this picture it's so sweet of the kids watching dad fly off!

here he comes!

yay! a safe landing!

absolutely LOVE this picture! makes me think of a military man coming home from his tour and seeing his kids for the first time in a long time (i know that has nothing to do with what is going on here, but it just looks so nostalgic to me)

and he has the certificate to prove his adventure folks!