Thomas tidbits

Colton, Kenzie & Brinley

2012-01-15T17:07:00.000-08:00

My New Year's resolution for 2012 is to stop these kids of mine from growing up so fast!! Man, I love them!

End of the year...2011

2012-01-14T19:45:00.000-08:00

After Grandma Lynn passed away, I helped move my gramps to Utah. Having him not in Seattle has been a bit hard for me, I miss our time together! However, I am glad he will be loved like crazy by my family there.

Brin finished her fall volleyball season and is truly loving the sport!

#1 big brother!

Kenzie went to EFY with her best friend, I love these two!

Grandma and grandpa came to town for baby Jensen's blessing and stayed for Thanksgiving.

My girls love that little guy!

Grandma and grandpa with the grandkids after our Thanksgiving meal at Matt and Danette's. We were only missing our California cousins, Aunt Karen and Uncle Chris!

Love, love, love my monthly lunch dates with 2 of my favorite people!

Mike's Christmas gift from my brother and sister-in-law. It came with a gift card, but we liked the doll best!

After hanging out at Uncle Scot's for some New Years fun we came home to watch movies and ring in the New Year. Our kids are growing up because these are the only ones who wanted to celebrate (ghetto lids with spoons are my style).

2011 was a great year, we hope to have more family fun and big milestones in the year 2012!

Sweet grandma Lynn

2011-10-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

Grandma Lynn was someone we all adored, she will be so missed!

The kids with papa and grandma G.

Aunt Amy posing with the girls!

Aunt Robyn, what a beauty!

Gramps with mom and dad.

The sibs and I with gramps.

Grandma Lynn passed away peacefully on Oct. 6th 2011. My gramps had gone to his room the night before to try and get some rest, they didn't think she would make it through the night. She made it through the night and into the morning. Gramps got back to her bedside at around 10 and spoke to her. After a few minutes her breathing changed and she took her last breath as gramps held her hand. He then kissed her on the forehead the nose and then the mouth. He then told her what a wonderful woman she was and that he loved her. How sad and beautiful at the same time!

My parents and siblings and super cute nephew Wyatt came for the funeral. It was a beautiful Catholic mass ( she was a devout member most of her life).

My gramps will now be moving to Utah with my parents to enjoy his Utah family for awhile. Look out gramps, it's going to be crazy there!

Maui with the hubby!

2011-10-19T14:00:00.000-07:00

Ahhh.... Maui!

Mike was thrilled to have the waiter at this burger joint make him wear the skirt, necklace and hold that sign. He felt like a huge dork! You'd never know by the smile!

Lots of naps on the beach were had.

Cruising, my hair was pretty much a ratty mess everyday!

Haleakala National Park, we drove 37 miles from sea level to the summit of the volcano (10,035 ft.).

Just a little windy at the top!!!

A awesome view from the top

Mike and I had a great time in Maui. Besides visiting the crater we pretty much layed on the beach reading and snorkling. P.S. We did miss our kids!

School has begun!

2011-09-10T21:47:00.000-07:00

Kenzie, first day of high school.

How Kenzie really feels about the first day of high school!

Well, school is back in session. Brinley was really the only one who was excited. She is my big 5th grader, loves school and being social. Kenz was not so excited, being at a new school was very nerve racking for her (me too, I'm not ready for her to be there!) , but she made it through and is kinda liking it. Colton starts back at the college on Sept 22nd, so he has a few more weeks. They started Seminary this week so 5:10 will be our new wake up time (ugh!) . That's the latest!

Don't be shocked!

2011-09-10T21:21:00.000-07:00

Not sure Wyatt sees the humor in this picture! Someday he will, cuz that's funny! And just remember Wyatt, Uncle Bob did that to you!

Cousins, enjoying Gramma Sweets pool.

Love this crazy bunch!

Thomas cousins at the beach.

Homemade teeter -totter, how fun is that! Not very comfy on the booty though!

All hail the King salmon!!

Well the summer has come and gone. I have thought a million times about how I need to update my blog (and been reminded rudely by a few people, you know who you are), I just haven't had the desire to do it. So, this is my feeble attempt to post a few favorite pics from the summer. We enjoyed vacations to Utah to see cousins and both sets of Grandparents, the guys went fishing to Alaska, weekend getaways to the beach, sleep-outs on the trampoline a trip to Silverwood and lots more. Let's just say, we had a great 2011 summer!

Macey graduates!!!

2011-06-08T10:48:00.000-07:00

Love her!

Coming down the stairs, stairs aren't her thing so she kinda held up the line. Oh well!

Finally noticing where we were all sitting, she starting waving like crazy and signing I love you!!

My niece Macey graduated last month and I loved being there! My brother's 2 oldest girls have down syndrome, they are amazing parents to them. They have had no limitations and have been so successful in their lives. Macey loves the theater, she has been involved in the St. George theater and all her high school plays for many years. She loves to see all the plays when they come to town. I love going with her, she's better to watch than the play because she gets so excited and has the whole thing memorized. She was crowned homecoming queen and had the crowd in tears! I'm so proud of you Macey, you make my life and me a better person! Love you!

Tough guys shoot pink bb guns!!

2011-06-08T10:44:00.000-07:00

She's 10!

2011-06-08T10:31:00.000-07:00

Well, the baby of this family turned 10! We partied it up with cousins and a pinata ( who doesn't love to beat the candy out of an adorable penguin)? We had rain so enjoyed the pinata indoors, Colton loved being in control of it, let's just say there was alot of swinging and missing.
We adore our little Brinley, she is so sweet, smart, sensitive and very loving!! She is loved by all and we are so glad she is part of our family! Love you so much Brinley, Brin, Brinner, Brinney, bean !!!

Volleyball

2011-06-08T10:20:00.000-07:00

Cute friends!!

So, we had another successful season of volleyball. Brinley loves to play and really improves every season. Brin and Maddie were on the same team which makes it even better to play with a friend! Good job girls.

Gus

2011-05-13T17:14:00.000-07:00

So we got a new pup! With Jesse in her senior years, we have been wanting to get a new dog so that Jesse can train him to guard the property just like her. I know that the picture is very deceiving, seeing Gus all wrapped up snuggly. being held like a baby and pretty much being hand fed it would seem like he's not the vicious guard dog that we are training him to be, but he really is going to be- we hope!!!

Yup they're growin' up!

2011-05-13T17:07:00.000-07:00

I adore these guys and can't believe how fast time flies!! They're my favorite people to be with! ( And Mike, of course).

FHE Thomas style

2011-05-13T16:47:00.000-07:00

I just had to post pictures of this family night, they just make me laugh. Brinley was in charge of the lesson. At activity day they had taught them this lesson to share with their families. Putting on the armor of God was the message. Tin foil was the armor, so they picked Colton to put on the armor we had made for him. Mike made the helmet which he was so proud of, to bad he can't set a good example (notice the Peter Pan style hat) , just kidding. Brin wanted his whole body covered but we ran out of foil, oh well . After that the mask building started, who knew tin foil could be so much fun!

Fun with cousins and no injuries!!

2011-04-19T09:02:00.000-07:00

We spent a weekend at the Thomas family cabin hoping to have some fun sledding. Well, there was no fresh snow only rock hard sheets of ice. But that didn't stop our fun, we just hoped that no one would collide with a tree or break any bones. As you can tell from the pictures above the rides were crazy and accidents happened, but no major injuries to report (except sore behinds).

Sledding at Paradise

2011-04-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

Colton had a scout camp-out making and spending the night in snow caves (why do boys think that is fun??) The next day they invited families up to go sledding. Such a beautiful day! I have mixed feelings on sledding, hiking up the sledding hill in your 20lbs. of winter gear for a 2 min ride to the bottom, possibly wiping out on your sled in front of many strangers, yet we do it over and over again!! Go figure.

Valentines, New Years & Christmas

2011-04-19T08:10:00.000-07:00

Valentines with the hubby.

For Valentines Mike and I went to the play Rock of ages in Seattle. Super fun!

This letter makes me smile and chuckle. For a family night in Feb. we drew names and wrote a letter to the person who's name we got. Lucky Kenz!!

Papa and the inseperable twins.

The Sonju originals. How lucky am I!!!

We spent New Years in Utah and partied it up with the cousins.

Mad gaming going on while waiting for the New year to roll in.

Christmas eve

Christmas 2010 was a great one for our family. We are so blessed to spend holidays with each other and with our families.

Hawaii, Dec. 2010

2011-01-19T15:47:00.000-08:00

What a fun vacation our family had in Dec., the kids loved snorkeling, boogie boarding, eating shave ice and just soaking up the sun. Being together as a family is what we love most!!

Fun with the felders

2011-01-19T15:10:00.000-08:00

It's not fun until we break out the green hogs! Paige loved it.

Brock cruised by himself- what a stud!

Weight limit is 150lbs. Pretty sure those hogs got a work out!

Robyn and Chris racing.

Chris showing off his mad tetherball skills. Way to be ready Rob!

Brinley holding Mr. delicious aka Wyatt

Paige and Uncle Mike

Brock in the spinny thingy at the zoo.

At the zoo, Paigey loves Colton.

Super cuties!!

Shooting a toothpaste commercial.

Shooting pink bb guns, very manly!

We sure had a fun week with the Felder family!! Nothing better than just hanging out, laughing, eating and having fun.

Thanksgiving 2010

2011-01-19T15:00:00.000-08:00

We enjoyed a great Thanksgiving this year! Grandma and Grandpa Thomas were in town so it made the day even better. The girls made these cute place settings, we got stuffed on Thanksgiving goodness and went to our traditional movie afterwards. A fun holiday!

Ponder this.....

2011-01-04T18:59:00.001-08:00

I need to catch up on my blog posts from our trip to Hawaii and Utah for the holidays, but am to lazy at the moment, so enjoy and ponder this picture. (yes we have chickens). OUCH!!!!!

Happy birthday Mike!

2010-12-08T21:48:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday to my most favorite guy in the whole world!! You are so loved and appreciated.

P.S. We only lit 2 candles, didn't want to ruin a good carrot cake due to a fire.

A little catch-up.

2010-11-22T22:40:00.000-08:00

Brinley's volleyball season has ended, we will sure miss it!

She learned how to serve overhand and feels very accomplished.

My sister came for a visit and brought Nash, he is super cute and kept us all entertained. Amy pretty much shopped till she dropped!

You can't come to WA without a visit with gramps and grandma, the two coolest people in the retirement home.

Colton has been playing church dodgeball, those are some crazy wicked games!!

Friday was national adoption day, we were able to watch 3 adorable kids become a part of our family. Oh happy day!!!!!

The happy family.

We are enjoying some winter weather, snow is the best.

The kids with grandpa and the awesome snowman.

Brinley's letter to Kenzie, she wrote her while we were at the hospital, it made me tear up reading it. She gave her a few presents which were some super balls from her own collection.

But, the best news on this post is that Kenzie had an MRI last week and everything is stable. Hurray!!! She is still suffering with daily headaches and occasional migraines but at least we know that it is not another tumor. That girl is tough, blood draws, IV's she gets them done and moves on with a smile! Now if we could just figure out how to get rid of those darn headaches.

Fall music program

2010-11-08T18:13:00.000-08:00

Love that girl!!

Cute Holly!

Brinley's school had their fall music program last week. What a fun night listening to them sing lots of songs celebrating our Veteran's. Brinley has come such a long way with her shyness, it wasn't that long ago she would be silently crying (because people were looking at her) or just plain refuse to participate. Good job Brinley and Holly!

Kenz had a birthday

2010-10-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

I love these four girls!

Posing with the gumball machine.

Posing with Old Navy mannequins.

Meg, enjoying a kiddie ride.

Kenzie posing with an Elmo doll.

Brooke posing with the mannequin, she's a natural.

Kenzie turned 14 earlier this month. We had a fun birthday scavenger hunt at the super mall. I made a list of things they had to find and tasks they had to accomplish, sent them off with a camera and money and cracked up at the results. Here are a few things they had to do: pose with mannequins, ride the carousel, ride kiddie rides, try on high heels at Payless, find an Elmo doll, ask a stranger to take your picture and a few more I can't remember. It took them 2 hours, but they sure had fun.

Kenzie is amazing! She is so brave, she deals with alot and just keeps on going, always with a smile. She is totally sweet and just melts your heart. I love you Kenz!!!

The last of summer.

2010-10-06T10:39:00.000-07:00

Colton ready for one of his favorite hobbies.

The rope swing was a hit with Colton and Brinley.

Mike and the girls before the canoeing accident which left them soaking wet and my camera ruined. Darn

We sure had a fun summer. Fun vacations, a few visitors, camping and we even got a few things done around the house. Our kids are sure growing up fast, this time spent as a family is so valuable!

A little catch-up

2010-10-05T17:53:00.000-07:00

Cannon beach

Oh, so cute!

At the cheese factory.

My cousins back yard, complete with a zip line. Brin loved it!

Jillian, Kenzie and Brin shocking each other and liking it!

The girls and I had a fun girls weekend at my cousins in Oregon. Denise showed us a good time at the beach, the cheese factory, many ice cream shops and lots of laughing!!

Can you spot Colton????

2010-08-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

We spent the last weekend of summer at the Ensign ranch. I have to say that it was really fun, lot's to do and the kids enjoyed it! These photo's of Colton cracked us up so I thought I would share them.

Colton

2010-08-23T10:06:00.000-07:00

6 months

18 months

Colton turned 16 last week and wow is it scary to think of the changes that go along with being 16. Driving, dating and college (he is in the running start program where he will attend Pierce College and earn dual credits for high school and college). He's ready for all of it, me- not so sure! It's feels like yesterday he was that little boy in the first couple pics. Man, was he cute!!! Happy Birthday Colt, you are so loved!!!

Kenzie, the non camper!

2010-08-16T20:42:00.000-07:00

Kenzie went to girls camp last week, this was her second year. She didn't really care for it last year and was less than excited to go. She made the comment to me on numerous occasions that she is more of a hoteler than a camper. Mike went up on Wed. night to fight off any intruders that might have tried to get into camp, so that made it fun for her. And luckily she had her friend Mercedes to pal around with and try to plan ways they could escape, she had funny stories to tell about that. I am thankful that she goes(without having that big of a fit), and gets involved in all the things girls camp has to offer! Maybe next year girls camp will be at a hotel- who knows!

Summer- the latest fun!

2010-07-31T11:31:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa T. took all of us to Lagoon for the day, so fun!!

We went on hayrides, pulled by Grandpa's new tractor.

Grandma Sweets pool never disappoints!

My supermodel brother and his supermodel wife.

We spent a couple weeks in Utah enjoying grandparents and cousins. We even got to spend Papa Bob's birthday with him. These 13 kids are crazy about him! Love you Dad-

The beach

2010-07-25T19:11:00.000-07:00

We had a nice long weekend at the condo in Ocean Shores a few weeks back. We were there for the sand castle building competition, those people have some mad skills! We also had fun skim boarding, flying kites, hunting for cool seashells and just getting wet. Summer rocks!!!

Sonju's in the house!

2010-06-28T19:15:00.000-07:00

Kenzie, Halle, Brin, Andie and Colton at the beach.

Point Defiance zoo, pretty much had to drag Colton there he's gotten to cool for the zoo.

Seattle center and Space needle.

Waiting for the monorail in downtown Seattle.

These 3 rode the escalator 10 times and danced while they did it. Oh, to be young again.

We went to the Pacific science center which was pretty fun. We walked through the butterfly house, Halle and Brin were freaking out- afraid that a butterfly would land on them. Because butterflies are so scary!

What a vicious insect.

The dino exhibit.

At the Seattle center we stopped by the worldest most expensive candy store. $20.00 on candy, what a rip!

My brother Bob and 2 of his girls came for a visit. We had so much fun. We did lots of fun things during the day then chilled at night. What a great visit. We sure did miss Aunt Leslye, Macey and Madi. Hopefully you can all come next time. We missed you!

School's out!!!

2010-06-28T19:00:00.000-07:00

Brinley was awarded a Principal's award for being such a great student.

The four Thomas cousins were all in the same class this year, I am pretty sure that won't happen again next year now that the school knows they are all related. They sure had a fun year being the Thomas girls.

We ended the school year by going out for pizza and ice cream. The kids had successful years in 10th, 7th and 3rd grades. Colton is doing running start next year so it was so long high school for him and hello college. I'm not sure I am ready for that! We have fun plans for the summer, now that the house is done we are free- such a good feeling.

Lots to post about.

2010-05-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

Mike and I celebrated our 21st Anniversary this week. I know, WOW! We sure have a wonderful life and family to show for it. Thank you Mike for being a great husband, dad and provider for our family.

Brinley is still playing volleyball and loves it! She has a teammate who has cancer and is losing her hair, they all decided to wear matching bandanas to show their support for her. So sweet!

Kenzie and her friend Mercedes made the biggest cookie I've ever seen.

The girls and I spent an afternoon visiting gramps and grandma. I love our visits. Grandma was taking a rest so she missed out on the photo shoot. He turns 87 this month.

The girls with Great grandpa.

The guys are putting in the new fence so we can bring the cows home but the weather is not cooperating. They have been putting posts up in the pouring rain. Poor guys!

The activity day girls had a mom and daughter trip to the temple, this trips happens once a year and the girls love it. Aren't those 4 darling.

The activity day girls from our ward.

The leaders made these super cute treats for the girls. That's a sugar cookie with the temple made of frosting. Too cute.

Well that's what has been happening around here lately, we are anticipating June 17th, that's when the real party starts because schools out. Hurray!!!

Look who's 9 today!

2010-05-17T14:39:00.000-07:00

It's true the baby of this family turns 9 today.

When I asked Brin what kind of birthday party she wanted to have she said " I want a Lady Antebellum birthday ", she is crazy about this group. I said I would try to call them but the chances were slim that they could come. Her second choice was a horse birthday, that's a little easier. We bought her the pink boots and she is in love with them. She is a true cowgirl. We also had a moment of weakness and got her a kitten, our last cat Molly met her demise, I mean ran away with some other cats to a farm where lots of happy cats live, so we add the addition of Oliver to our family. Brin spends lots of time now in the garage or on the deck loving Oliver. She begs to bring him in the house to which we sweetly say NO, but we are hoping he turns into a great mouser.

Brinley is a wonderful, FUNNY, smart and very kind little girl. She is a blessing to us and we love her so much!

Latest happenings

2010-05-05T14:11:00.000-07:00

It has been a short track season for Colton this year due to drivers ed. I am always impressed with him!

The track fans enjoying a snow cone from Uncle Greg.

Cutie pie Kenzie got glasses. Boy, was she thrilled.

Lauralee aged by another year! (ouch) We went to get a pedicure, she also went for a new look while getting a manicure. I tryed to talk her out of those nails, but she had to have them!

I went to Women's Conference in SLC last week. Let's just say my trip didn't turn out as planned. I got real sick and missed both days of the Conference ( no comments Robyn). Sad but true. I did get to spend a few non sick days with my family so that was a bonus.

I love visiting my family. I have 7 nieces and 3 nephews there who I adore. I spent time at their ball games and soccer games and just having fun. So other than the Conference disappointment my trip was good.

Nice picture meathead, air hugs for you Hannah!

Olympic Game Farm Park- fun yet freaky!

2010-04-05T21:20:00.000-07:00

These 6 yahoo's will never just smile for a picture, they always have to be doing something weird. Must be those Thomas genes. HeHe

Brinley got licked by this guy, pretty sure it grossed her out.

Kenzie and Brooke with a new friend who followed us for a long time.

We loved the bears.

Ok, is this guy cute or what?

The animals stick their heads all the way into the vehicle. (Lots of bread recommended).

Greg's window did not roll down it only cracked open a little, that didn't stop them from sticking those gross tongues in looking for food.

These two wise guys were dropping small pieces of bread out the back window, we had a convoy of animals following us.

How did this piece of bread get on this buffalos horn? We'll never tell.

Saturday we loaded up Shiela's parents 12 passenger van and headed out for the Olympic Game Farm Park in Sequim. We had never been there before, it turned out to be really fun. The kids loved it and are still talking about it. We went through 6 loaves of bread, a half box of wheat thins and cheese fish. Can't imagine why most of the animals looked a little on the chubby side.

How to catch a Leprechaun

2010-03-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

Brinley's class made traps to catch a leprechaun. Here is her great idea on how to do that.
1st- make the Lucky Hotel for them to stay at.

Next, put a welcoming sign on the front door. They will be unaware that the door knob is only on the outside and when they go in and shut the door they will be trapped inside the hotel.

Just to be sure they are good and trapped she made a bed and chair fully equipped with duct tape cushions, pillows and blankets. They will obviously need to rest and will be fully stuck by that point. Brinley is very clever and we are happy to see that the Thomas way of using duct tape for everything is being passed down to our kids.

Clam digging

2010-03-17T12:37:00.000-07:00

Clam digging 101: 1st- after the tide goes out you look for a little bubble or mound in the sand. 2nd- you take your handy dandy clam gun and shove it into the area where you suspect there is a clam. 3rd- you shake your gun out that is full of sand and hopefully a clam appears. 4th- you put your clam in the cute little bag you wear around your waist to hold your loot. 5th- don't get more than your limit, there were lots of officers on patrol issuing tickets for the greedy guys. There you have it, clam digging for dummies!

We hit the beaches for a weekend to do a little clam digging. Look at the hundreds of others that decided to join us, it's a pretty big thing around here. We had fun and left with our limit of clams. Homemade clam chowder with fresh clams is the bomb.

Have you hugged your dad today?

2010-02-09T21:30:00.000-08:00

Two weeks ago I got the call that my dad was in the hospital and had just had a heart attack. That's the worst part about living away from your family, situations like this make you frantic when something like this happens. Luckily I was able to talk to him before he went into surgery, that was a real blessing and calmed me a bit until I could get there the next morning. He had a quadruple bypass and is on the mend. I loved being there to help and keep my mom company. I am so grateful for my dad, watching him go through this experience showed me how very strong he is. He has this charm and kindness about him that everyone loves. Even after a painful procedure he would thank the nurse or doctor and tell them what a great job they did. I'm blessed to be his daughter!!!

A few Christmas pics

2010-02-09T21:20:00.000-08:00

Brinley, sprinting to see what Santa brought.

I am way behind on blogging but wanted to add a few Christmas pictures before I print this years posts into a book. It was a GREAT Christmas for our family because it was our first Christmas in our new house, that was definately my favorite gift.

You know your a redneck when .........

2010-01-04T20:45:00.000-08:00

Your boy buys his sisters pink BB guns for Christmas! You might want to call if your stopping over.

Thanks to my sister Amy for changing my background, hopefully I can get caught up this week with Thanksgiving and Christmas photos- but don't hold your breath.

Road trip

2009-11-20T18:12:00.000-08:00

We have decided to drive to Utah and spend Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa Thomas. We are riding together with the Greg and Shiela clan. Her dad owns a van similar to this that we will be borrowing. Just picture it..... 2 Daddy's, 2Mommy's 6 little girls and one teenage boy riding together for approx.13 hours. Try to contain your jealousy. Thank goodness for portable tv's, zunes & MP3 players.

Brinley is so excited to go, I keep finding pictures and this chalkboard message about how excited she is. Love that girl!

TheTealinators

2009-11-20T17:59:00.000-08:00

Brinley with her first trophy, she is so proud!

The triple threat Thomas girls had a great volleyball season and got cool trophy's for all the hard work. They are excited for the spring session to start. Good job Tealinators!

Halloween

2009-11-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

Brinley, the good witch.

Kenzie wasn't sure she wanted to dress up, but really went for it and dressed like a teenager!

Uncle Greg with a hat he must have brought back from Alaska. Nice

Holly, what a face to match the green make-up!

The Thomas gang minus Colton, he skipped trunk or treat.

Maddy, showing off her singing skills

We had a fun Halloween. We started out at trunk or treat, then went to the Chamberlain's for some yummy soup and trick or treating through their neighborhood, we then headed to Enumclaw to visit family and spent time with the William's family. Lots of candy was collected and sorted- let the sugar rush and dentist bills begin!

Have you ever made Gak?

2009-10-29T21:23:00.000-07:00

The Gak makers

This week the kids had half days because of parent teacher conferences. Emmalee, Madison and Luke came over to hang out with the kids for a few days after school. Today we made Gak, they all LOVED it. It was so easy to make and kept them busy for a long time. Give it a try!

So long cross country, hello volleyball!

2009-10-24T08:38:00.000-07:00

So cross country ended this week, Colton is a happy boy. Between early morning Seminary, school, homework and cross country, he was beat all the time. He was happy for the season to end and had a good year. Brin had her first volleyball games this week and after a little bit of anxiety really liked it, playing with cousins always makes things more fun. These Thomas girls are future volleyball stars!

Random Happenings

2009-10-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

Kenzie had a birthday last week, can you believe she is 13. She is such a sweetie and the toughest kid I know. We are so grateful that she is a part of our family!!

Oh, how I love the fall!! The trees around here are so beautiful.

Brinley started Volleyball and really loves it, she hopes to be as good as Aunt Robyn.

Colton is doing Cross Country for the 4th year, he really enjoys running and competing. Watching him sprint at the end after running many miles is great.

Tonight was the parade through town to start the celebrating for Homecoming tomorrow night. We drove the XC team, waved and honked the horn through town. I love small towns!

We did the Puyallup

2009-09-26T11:14:00.000-07:00

Me and my favorite girls!

Brin thought this pumpkin would make alot of pies. She also wanted to buy it.

Colton, the ever popular cousin.

He was always giving shoulder rides or holding hands with the littles. They all love him!

What a teenager looks like after visiting to many animal barns.

Monster baby enjoying a cold Pepsi. (just kidding, empty cup).

We enjoyed the fair, we made it to a free concert, a hypnotist show, pretty much all the animal barns and of course scones.

Who's idea was that?

2009-09-16T21:56:00.000-07:00

So, my kids came home from Mutual last night and this is what they looked like. For the combined activity they did blind fold art. You sit across from someone blindfolded and paint their face then they take a turn doing yours. This is the final result, a smurf and Shrek look a like. Luckily it washed off!

This can only mean one thing....

2009-09-01T21:40:00.000-07:00

A tote full of school supplies ready for when the kids run out.

Back packs full of new notebooks, sharp crayons and sharpened #2 pencils.

New shoes, not one speck of dirt on them... yet.

So tomorrow starts the new year of school, a 10th, 7th and 3rd grader will be getting up early to a first day of school yummy hot breakfast (after tomorrow it's back to cold cereal). So tomorrow will be a sad day for me, I'll be home alone all day so feel free to call me for a lunch date or just to wake me up from my afternoon nap.

Celebrating 40!!

2009-08-26T16:37:00.000-07:00

The birthday brownies made by my kids, they thought adding 40 candles was funny. They kept making comments about having to keep the fire dept. on hand when we lit them. (rude)

A birthday photo with the family.

The girls at Disneyland.

The Los Angeles temple was surrounded by such craziness but looked so peaceful inside those gates, the green grass and landscaping were so beautiful.

My sister-in law Danette invited me to California for my birthday. We made a girls weekend out of it and had a great time. She is a great tour guide, she drove those streets of LA like she owned them! Her sister Danelle was her co-pilot and Shiela and I just hung on while that little PT cruiser weaved in and out of traffic. She managed to find Rodeo drive, Sprinkles cupcakes, Disneyland and lots of resturants (Co-Co's was her favorite).

When I got home my family had a birthday party for me and I also had lunch with friends. I am so thankful for my family and friends that shared my birthday with me, it sounds like alot of parties, but when you get to be my age you could kick off at any moment!

Happy Birthday Colton!

2009-08-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

Today is Colton's 15th birthday. We had to celebrate a little early because he is at scout camp this week . Colton is such a great kid (teenager) he is a huge help with everything and is loved a ton by his sisters and family. He is funny, loving, occasionally grumpy and is growing into such a great person! We love you Colton!

Weekend Highlights

2009-08-09T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hard working Curtis trying to catch up on sleep.Cute girls with big smiles.

The most photogenic guys at the drive-in

The coolest family at the drive-in.

My best buddy Jess, my how we look alike.

Hanging out at the fair.

Shiela and I in hawaii, actually it was a photo opportunity at the fair we couldn't resist!

We went to the Pierce County fair this weekend to see my cutie pie niece Brooke show her dog with her 4h group. She did a great job and won lots of awards. I'm still partial to Labs but her poodle did great. ( and no I did not pet any of the dogs!)

Saturday night we went to the drive-in movies with the Chamberlains, it's been a long time since we have gone but it was really fun. The kids wore pj's, brought blankets and pillows and lots of snacks and had fun watching the movie. We ended up staying for both movies, hardly anyone was awake when the second movie was over. Next time one movie will be good unless we plan on spending the night.

Big daddy

2009-07-29T22:19:00.000-07:00

Mike and Brin are such great buds- tonight after feeding the cows they decided to put the sprinkler under the trampoline and have some fun, the loud splatting noise was cracking me up. Big daddy (notice the t-shirt) is an awesome dad, my kids are so lucky!! Colton and Kenzie were hanging out with friends so they missed the fun (teenagers- Mike and I are losing our coolness real fast). But no worries, Brin still thinks we are are the best!

A fun day at the zoo

2009-07-23T21:25:00.000-07:00

With Colton gone on trek we decided to spend the day at the zoo. The weather was great, the animals were enjoyed (especially the walrus), the carousel was free and was riden 6 times by the kids.

Snow cones for sale!

2009-07-23T19:34:00.000-07:00

The 2 cutest snow cone makers.

Last Saturday Brin and Madi decided to sell cones on one of our hot days. They were so excited, unfortunately I had to remind them that we don't live in a neighborhood so their sales would probably be SLOW. Our neighbors bought the first ones and gave them each a $1.00 after that Mike had to be a valued customer and order on 3 different occasions. They were so hard up for customers they sat out by the road for a couple of hours yelling snow cones for sale, no one stopped ( going 40 on our road probably makes it hard to read a sign). But lucky for them the missionaries had just pedaled up the hill and I'm sure to them 2 girls selling snow cones was a welcome sight, they had a few and loved them.

That little beauty of a snow cone maker is the best, I highly recommend it!

Summer fun

2009-07-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

Having fun on the lazy river.

Playing on the toy structure and squirting people as they pass by.

The gang- Luke, Brinley, Emmalee, Mckenna and Madison

Lauralee and I had a fun day at the water park this week, it's the perfect size for kids. We stayed for over 4 hours and left tired and a little sunburned. We also got to see a ton of people with tattoos (covering a large percentage of their body), girls with bikinis that needed a lot more material and body piercings (ewww, you know which one I mean Lauralee). It's crazy what you see at the swim park!!! I'm sure we didn't stick out at all, 2 pastey white moms in modest swimsuits with a bunch of kids, that's normal right?

Alaska fishing trip 2009

2009-07-12T22:43:00.000-07:00

Colton with a good size catch.

All the Thomas guys- Mike, Grandpa, Colton, Chris, Greg and Matt

Three of my favorite guys.

One of the planes dropping off guys and supplies.

I love this picture of Colton and his Grandpa.

Grandpa, Chris and Colton looking like real fishermen.

Mike has been on this fishing trip a few times and loved being able to take Colton this year.

Colton being the co-pilot on the way to the fish camp.

Mike, Colton, Bob ( my brother) and Grandpa

The guys had a great trip to Alaska this year. All of Mike's brothers, my brother, his dad and Colton were able to go. They all had a great time and caught lots of salmon.

Here's what we've been up to...

2009-06-24T22:23:00.000-07:00

Our sweet Brinley was baptized last weekend, what a special day for her! Thanks to all who came to support her.

School is officially out-yipee! Brinley with Mrs. Michell, sorry Kenzie and Colton are way to cool to have their pictures taken on the last day of school. So long 2nd, 6th and 9th grades.

Kenzie's driving....... Mike asked her to back the truck up ( I had to close my eyes). Needless to say she is not ready!!!

Kenzie's marks after applying the brakes a little to hard.

My cute kiddos goofing around.

Hanging out with mom, gramps and grandma.

Girls night at the Mariners game. I loved this sign on the seat backs. Brinley was a little nervous and wished she had remembered her mitt.

Gotta love Griffey!

Well the guys left for Alaska on Sunday for the big fishing trip, king salmon will be on the menu soon. (yum) The girls and I head out for Utah tomorrow and will be staying for a couple weeks- let the fun begin!

Great weekend!

2009-05-31T16:29:00.000-07:00

Mike surprised me on our Anniversary with a trip to San Francisco to see the play Wicked. I have read the book and the girls and I have the CD memorized. What a fun surprise, I loved it! Here are some fun things we did.

The play was great!

The view from our hotel room on the 29th floor.

Ghirardelli Square

Mike looking happy about having his pic taken. Super yummy desserts at Ghirardelli.

Fisherman's Wharf was fun to walk around, lots of very interesting people to watch.

This guy would hide behind these branches that he had tied together and scare people as they walked by. It was funny and he earned alot of money in his bucket
..

This guy was spray painted and danced like a robot on that crate to earn his money.

We didn't rent a car thinking we would get around by taxi, for those of you who get car sick( like me) this is not recommended. The cars are smelly, the drivers barely speak English and they drive like they are Nascar drivers-FAST! I was pretty car sick after every ride. The cab in the picture above only takes cash, he had it written with a sharpie on the back of the head rests, visors and other places. Strange.

We had a fun time but always love getting home to our kids!

Still happy after 20 years

2009-05-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

Mike and I were married 20 years ago today in Chandler AZ. I thought of posting a wedding picture but didn't want you to enjoy yourself to much laughing at the 80's fashion.
I am so thankful to be married to Mike, besides being my best friend he is a great dad who works hard for his family and shows his love to his family everyday! His kids are crazy about him and so am I.

Our family 20 years later, 2 teenagers and an 8 year old- time flies!

Wow... look who's older today!

2009-05-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

Look at how surprised Nash is that his mom is a year older. Happy birthday little sis!
Here are a few things you should know about Amy:

1. She is SUPER stylish, she is up on all the latest fashions.
2. She is a really great mom.
3. She loves her mini-van and looks cool in it.
4. She never gets involved in the rude name slinging that goes on with her other siblings, she's way to nice for that.
5. Growing up she used to sport a really cool side pony tail, and awesome perms.
6. She is a great sister and friend.
Love you Amy!

Look who's 8!

2009-05-18T07:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Brinley's birthday. I can't believe my little sweetie is 8! Here are a few things you should know about her.

She is definately the goofy one in the family, her Grandpa Thomas says she is just like her Aunt Robyn (very goofy).

She loves gymnastics.

She loves going to church, being in charge of Family home evening and can't wait to be Baptized.

She has a very tender heart

She loves being the baby of the family and hanging out with Colton and Kenzie.

And last of all.... she is CRAZY for chocolate!

We love you Brin!

Born to be wild!

2009-05-13T18:46:00.000-07:00

Mike and Colton went to Home Depot on Saturday and brought home these gas powered mini bikes ( I guess they made a stop to the sporting goods store). The kids love to ride them around the property, the girls call them their "hogs". I love the look on Kenzie's face, she really concentrates.

Thinking of you mom!

2009-05-10T21:09:00.000-07:00

I am so blessed to be your daughter and friend. Thanks for all your love!

I promise never to tell Bob, Amy and Robyn our secret!

Happy Birthday Robyn!!

2009-05-08T07:10:00.001-07:00

Today 29 years ago Robyn arrived in this world at a whopping 9lbs. 13 oz.( biggest baby in the nursery), I was 11 and loved her so much. Here are a few things that I love about her:

1. She is a great sister and friend!

2. She is a great mom and wife. ( she could win awards)

3. She is very smart, just ask her.

4. She loves my kids so much and they are crazy about her.

5. She can make me laugh harder than anyone. We have had many nights where we laugh hard over nothing.

6. She has a strong Testimony.

7. She married a very awesome guy (love ya Chris)

Hope you have a great day Rob- if I lived closer we could go for a peanut butter and chocolate ice cream, we'll have to wait for June. I love you!

Off to Utah

2009-04-29T08:35:00.000-07:00

This afternoon I am off to Utah for Women's conference at BYU. My kids are all taken care of and lists are done for Mike (not that he'll follow them), so happy day for me!! Lauralee and I are going together so it should be fun, hopefully we get in on some good classes.
My sister Robyn coaches a club volleyball team and they have a tournament in Salt Lake on Saturday so I will be able to see her team play. Amy and my parents are also coming up for the day. So lucky me, getting to hang out with the fam! Amy is bringing baby Nash with her, I haven't seen him yet, so get ready for lots of smooches (Nash potatoe).
So if you see my kids this week in mis- matched clothes and messy hair- remember I'm out of town.

Look what Kenzie got yesterday!

2009-04-10T11:33:00.000-07:00

Trying hard not to smile. She was not thrilled about having to get braces but it had to be done, she'll thank me in the future right?

Warning.... long spring break post!!

2009-04-05T20:53:00.000-07:00

We spent one afternoon at Snoqualmie falls with the cousins. We hiked to the bottom of the falls and believe it or not NO rain!!

The gang

The Thomas girls making muscles to show Grandma Pokeman. Impressive huh!

We spent another day at the beach with the other Thomas cousins.

Sand art

Yes, that is mud on Kenzie's hands. She actually got dirty.

I'm pretty sure Colton had sand in EVERY crack on his body after this!

Saturday we enjoyed the Daffodil parade. It was sunny and pretty warm, lucky us!!

So we had a fun spring break and will surely miss sleeping in. Tomorrow is our regular 5a.m. start and back to school.

Rainy day track meets- YUK!!

2009-03-25T21:59:00.000-07:00

The track star.

The long jump, jumping into wet sand what a treat.

Poor little Kenz was frozen but stuck it out to cheer on Colton.

Colton had his first track meet this week and what a miserable rainy and cold day it was. The stadium was not covered so we had to stand with our umbrellas to keep dry. The runners were soaked- oh how we love Washington! He did great but lets hope for sunny meets from now on!

I love these guys!!

2009-03-22T19:44:00.000-07:00

Today we were ready for church a little early so the kids not so willingly let me snap a picture. I look at pictures like these and can't believe how much my kids have grown. I have loved every age, even these teenage ones. Here's a few things happening in their busy lives.
Colton: Running track, his events: long jump, high jump, triple jump and 4x100 relay. His long legs make jumping look easy. Playing Church basketball and keeping up on his excellent grades.

Kenzie: Playing volleyball for the first time and really getting the hang of it. ( she's very capable, I sometimes forget that.) Kenzies is a great student who all the teachers love!!

Brinley: Gymnastics are what Brinley loves most she is constantly saying "watch this " and amazing us with her flexibility. She is still going strong on the piano and is finally warming up to school after about a month of not wanting to go. She just wanted to stay home with mom- a hard thing to deny her.

I am so blessed to be their mom!!

Missionaries

2009-03-04T10:54:00.000-08:00

Doing leg lifts.

Shaving

Applying hair gel.

Last night the kids had a talent show for mutual. It was a fun night of real talent and funny talent. Colton's quorum did this funny missionary skit. Colton and his leader Bro. Thulin were the missionaries and the other boys were their arms. It was funny to watch them do exercises, shave, put on hair gel and a tie. They definately got the most laughs. Man, is my boy talented!

We miss you already (kinda)!

2009-02-26T10:44:00.000-08:00

Riding the ferry to Bainbridge Island.

Lots of four wheelin' fun.

Enjoying the ocean.

A day at the zoo.

My sister came to town and here are a few pics of some of the fun things we did.

Look who's comin' to town!

2009-02-17T14:38:00.000-08:00

It's Aunt Robyn, isn't she so pretty.
We are so excited for Robyn, Brock and Paige to come this Thursday, here are a few things on our list of things to do:
1. Laugh alot
2. Eat
3. Go to the Super mall
4. Play games, she is super competitive and won't let you quit until she beats you , to bad I usually beat her!
5. Did I mention laugh alot
6. Drive the tractor, she loves to feel a little bit country and drive the tractor.
That's what I love about having her come, she just loves to hang out and lose at games!!

The best pets belong to someone else!!!

2009-02-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

When the horses see the girls come over, they line up to get some of the yummy grass that Brinley spends LOTS of time pulling.

Brinley gathering horse food.

Kenzie is alot like me, a little skiddish when it comes to horses.

The horse whisperer.

It's no secret that Brin is CRAZY about horses. She loves to visit with the neighbors horses. She is always asking if we can get one, but my feelings are why get one when we have 3 next door that we can feed, pet and ride whenever we want and we don't have to do all the hard stuff that comes along with owning horses. That's why the best pets belong to the neighbors.

Snowcave camping

2009-01-31T17:53:00.000-08:00

The entrance to the snow cave.

The cave, they actually slept in there!

These are a few pictures of Colton I stole off a friends blog. What was I thinking letting him go on a campout like that! Amy T. with all her wisdom said there should be a rule that states: what happens at scout camp stays at scout camp, I agree. He had a great time, but will never be allowed to do that again!!! OK maybe after I forget about these pictures.

Gymnastics

2009-01-20T22:04:00.000-08:00

We took the month of December off from gymnastics, Brinley really missed her classes. We are back in the swing of things and she loves it. She wanted me to take some pictures so she could see what she looks like doing her tricks. Isn't she a cutie!!

Colton- I love this kid!!

2009-01-18T18:30:00.000-08:00

Colton went with the scouts on Friday to have a campout. They went to build snow caves and then sleep in them. He was thrilled, me not so much. The thought of my boy sleeping in a snow cave that he dug really stressed me out, I didn't sleep much that night. Luckily he has good snow gear from when we lived in Alaska and didn't even get cold. He had a great time, they went snowmobiling and then sledding along with making homemade peanut butter cups.

This is the version he made for us tonight, a normal peanut butter cup is about twice as small as this. This is the Colton version, it is the size of a muffin (notice the muffin wrapper I pulled down). He was very proud and we all loved them!

2009-01-16T21:48:00.000-08:00

Have you seen this awesome shirt yet? I just saw it on a kid at Ptarmigan today.. It said John Moose.. I thought of Kristin then too, I bet she would like to get one of those!

I just can't help myself from writing a post in here, while I have hyjacked Kristin's blog.. don't you love the new background? I thought it is kinda appropriate, you know Kristin out there in the country.. It's cute!

(I am never giving Kristin the password to my blog account!)

A Thomas farewell to 2008

2009-01-01T14:34:00.000-08:00

We had a fun filled New Years Eve, here are some of the fun things we did...

Me and Kenzie hanging out watching the dancing. No, I did not dance!

Brinley, Mariah and Jordan shakin' it.

The girls- we talked and ate, two of my favorite hobbies.

Kenzie jammin' on the drums.

Jordan and Brinley waiting to play guitar hero.

The Wii was a big hit the guitar, drums and microphone kept the kids busy all night.

Maybe we will start a band!

Larissa brought the house down with a little Blondie- one way or another. You know the rest of the words.

You can't have a Thomas party without a pinata.

The guys- Mike, Matt, Clint and Jeremy sat in the toy room on kid chairs pretty much the whole time talking, leaving only for food and Dr. Pepper.

Hope your New Years was great!

Christmas favorites..

2008-12-27T13:45:00.000-08:00

Brinley got a personal letter from Santa this year in the mail, she left him this note with his cookies on Christmas eve. I loved it, she is the last of the kids to "believe" it's so sweet! He even left her a message at the bottom which she was thrilled about.

We had a great Christmas- the kids were happy with all the gifts. We went to the movie that night and saw bedtime stories, pretty cute movie. Everyone sported the new hats they got , we sure need them with all the snow we have been having. Hope you all had a great holiday!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-22T16:09:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends, we miss you tons during the holidays! We love you.
Love: Mike, Kristin, Colton, Kenzie and Brinley

First snow and triple post

2008-12-14T12:16:00.000-08:00

Waiting for dad and Colton to come out.

Poor daddy got hit with snowballs.

Colton got hit and definately got paybacks. Triple the punishment.

Sweet Brin

Who doesn't love snow angels!

The evil snowball thrower, made little girls run away screaming.

Kenzie and Jessie breaking up the frozen puddles of ice.

We had our first snow last night, they even cancelled church due to all the snow. Funny, Mike and I grew up in Utah and have lived in Alaska, this much snow seemed like a skiff so cancelling things makes us laugh. So we have been enjoying a nice day off keeping warm.

Ward Christmas Party

2008-12-14T12:07:00.000-08:00

Last night was our ward Christmas party, my friend Lauralee and her husband were asked to dress up like Joseph and Emma Smith. They went all out with a rented costume and wig, homemade skirts and mascara eyebrows. They really played the part and did a great job.

Grandma and grandpa came to town

2008-12-14T11:37:00.000-08:00

Grandma's favorite boy.

Grandpa, always smiling.

Wow, what a bunch!!

Last weekend was Holly's Baptism so we got to enjoy having grandma and grandpa for the week. We celebrated Holly's, grandma's and Mike's birthdays, so basically we had a week of fun, food and lots of chaos. Just the way we like it!

Look what we did tonight.

2008-12-07T22:17:00.000-08:00

Well tonight we found the box with the Christmas tree, blew off the dust and decorated it with ornaments dating back as far as my childhood, all the kids homemade ornaments and many ornaments from places we have lived or visited. It's a true family Christmas tree with lots of memories displayed on it.

Thanksgiving weekend

2008-11-30T17:27:00.000-08:00

The girls and I in our 3-d shades.

Mike and the girls getting settled for the camp out.

We had a fun Thanksgiving weekend, here are some of the highlights:

1. Having Thanksgiving with the Phillips, lots of food and fun games.

2. Early morning shopping with Danette, Shiela and a million other people.

3. Taking the girls to see the 3-d movie of Bolt.

4. Colton spent the day with a friend paintballing.

5. Mike pitching a tent in the house and having a camp out with the kids. He's such an awesome dad.

So, those are some of the good times we had this weekend. The not so good things from this weekend are the extra lbs. I have probably gained. Oh well it was worth it!

Sugar Turkeys

2008-11-21T08:17:00.000-08:00

All this candy....

makes these cute little turkeys.

The turkey makers

Brin and Luke, already on a sugar high!

We had the Chamberlain kids over today so we made a high sugar treat, they loved making them and eating all the ingredients. Brinley had a great idea, she said- let's just have candy for dinner I promise to eat everything on my plate. Candy dinners, not a bad idea.

Dolls... is there an age limit?

2008-11-17T17:12:00.000-08:00

Kenzie is to grown up to play with dolls, she just likes to act grown up with her friends.

Today was a good day for Brinley. She loves to play with her American girl doll and asks Kenzie ALL the time to play, however Kenzie has said she's not really into dolls anymore. So today when she offered to play dolls, Brinley was super excited. Kenzie basically changed the outfit and was done but that was ok with Brin. As you can tell in the photo above of Kenzie with her friends, her likes have changed from dolls to the computer, music and being dorky with friends. Why do they have to grow up?

House update

2008-11-09T16:36:00.000-08:00

Well we are moving along on the house, due to the fall rainy weather we didn't have time to finish painting trim and add the stonework. Hopefully we will get a couple of NICE fall days so we can finish. We should be done painting the inside this weekend then move onto flooring. It will be exciting to see the finishing touches go in. No move in date, just sometime in the near future.

Guest blogger as "Kristin"

2008-11-05T19:42:00.001-08:00

I (lauralee) just hacked into Kristin's blog.. and she asked me to post too... so here you go!

I have been super busy... doing all sorts of RS stuff, a funeral, craft night, a stake RS celebration.. when will it end?

No, just kidding.. it' okay.. it gives me stuff to do since my BFF is in school full time and not failing all of her classes yet, it has really cut into my "fun" time! So I will just be patient and wait for her to drop out.. and get back to the fun life!

I loved being in Hawaii and swimming with the big ole turtles and wish I was back there right now with Lauralee- we thought about purchasing a 1.2 mil dollar condo.. but well, we only thought about it for like 2 seconds.. maybe another time.

My tan is fading.. I have been wearing shorts around trying to let everyone see my really tan legs.. I guess I will have to start going to the fake and bake....

Our house is getting painted, after a lot of "discussion" with Mike and runs to the paint store and more "discussions" it is looking really good. I hope it doesn't make our house look small- you know with the 2 story great room, there is a chance.. that we might feel "crowded" in there!

The cows are growing.. getting really fat.. we can't wait to eat them.. YUMMM.. I think we have some pigs now too, hopefully next year, the farm can be in MY backyard.. so we can hear all those fun farm noises, and smell all those great smells.. I am going to have to invest in some candles BIG TIME if that happens!

Chow for now!

6 Quirky things about me:

2008-11-01T22:19:00.000-07:00

I have read all the quirky things about alot of you, and man are you guys a little weird. I guess I'll share my quirky habits with you because they are all so normal!!

1. I am addicted to Carmex, I apply it at least a million times a day. Without it I would die!!

2. I love our dog but I NEVER pet her, petting or scratching a dog sicks me out! On occasion I have put on a glove or scratched her with a stick. I feed her, buy her treats say Hi but no touchie! (she understands)

3. I do not use or will not touch a bar of soap. The slimey bottom with all the particles of goo on it gross me out! Rubbing something on me that has been rubbed on others, ewwwww. Thank goodness for body wash.

4. I can't sleep with any jewelry on. Why? I don't know.

5. I hate feet, getting or giving a foot massage would be pure torture for me.

6. I love Clorox wipes, I use a ton of them a day. They have many different uses and I love the smell.

So there you have it, please do not ever torture me with a dog who needs affection a bar of soap or your feet. But for gift ideas, I love Carmex and Clorox wipes.

Pumpkin patch time

2008-10-29T22:14:00.000-07:00

This pumpkin patch has the cutest decorations, we love the spider.

The finished product. Kenzie and Grandpa

Cowgirls, he he

This was Colton's job the whole night, giving little girls rides in the wheelbarrow.

Cutie pie Kenz

Lots of Thomas kids.

Everyone loved slinging pumpkins at the target.

Highlights from our Maui trip.

2008-10-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

Spending time with my hubby!
Beautiful flowers
The Luau
Snorkeling with sea turtles, swimming and boogey boarding.
Huey Lewis concert, I loved it!!
Self portrait
Beautiful views
Cruising the island in the Jeep, lots of crazy hair!!
Our awesome hotel

Run Colton run!!!

2008-10-09T18:27:00.000-07:00

Today Colton had his 1st home Cross country meet. Despite a nagging injury he did great and had an awesome kick at the end. The Thomas fan club was there to cheer him on. Mike did wake up long enough to see him run, he catches up on his zzzz's any time he can. Great job Colton.

Happy Birthday Kenzie!!!

2008-10-01T16:16:00.000-07:00

So today is little Kenzie's 12th birthday. Man, I love that girl! Here are a few things you should know about Kenzie:
She is so sweet and kind, everyone that knows her loves her.
She is one tough cookie.
She loves Chocolate.
She is a total book nerd.
She is soft spoken and rarely complains (unless asked to vaccum the stairs).
She is a great daughter, sister and friend to everyone.
Happy birthday Kenzer, we love you!!!

Get your button!

2008-09-23T20:45:00.000-07:00

Hey all of my blogging fans, see that Phraseworthy button on the right side of my page, it's the link to my friend Lauralee's home business. Check it out, she has some really cute stuff. You can even copy and paste the button from her sight and add it to your page so others can look. Thanks!

Do the Puyallup..

2008-09-16T16:36:00.000-07:00

Today Brinley's class went to the Puyallup fair, I helped out as a chaperone . Once the class left at about 11:45 they allow you to stay behind with your child and enjoy the fair. Shiela stayed with Holly so we had some fun with just the two girls.
80 degrees a day at the fair and yummy scones, what could be better!

Look what we did today,

2008-09-11T17:55:00.000-07:00

Today was a big day. Lauralee and I went to Lanette's house for our first time making apple pie filling. She has a top secret family recipe that she shared with us. We started at 9:30 all smiles and ready to go and finished at 4:30 with aching backs and a sticky mess everywhere, but it was totally worth it. Thoses jars of the filling look so yummy, I'm not really a fan of pie but it made we want to make one right away.
Lauralee talked on the phone alot as you can tell, we were going to fire her but we needed the help (just kidding). No major mishaps just a couple of flying apple cores and a little damage to one of my fingers from the apple slicer.
What a good feeling to be done, and we know we look cool in the aprons!!!