Alas, he is at a loss...

That's right! Robby lost his first tooth at school today. He went to the office and they gave him a really cool tooth holder necklace to put it in. He is growing up so fast!

Natalie didn't want this picture taken, but I did it anyway!

Here are Benelli and Misty enjoying some Greenies!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Benelli!

Our new pup, Benelli, is so cute! He is actually really well mannered and has figured out how to use the doggy door to go out and do his business. Misty is keeping him in check and letting him know who is boss! Puppies are fun!!!

Natalie just totally walked in with all of Robby's stuff on and said "I'm a cowboy!" So stinkin' cute!

We also just bought a Nintendo wii!!! I also sing its praises as my entire upper body has been sore this week!!!

Enjoy!!!

Autumn leaves are falling down...

Awww, finally, the weather is starting to turn cool. I love the fall! The trees ablaze with brialliant yellows, reds and oranges; the smell of a woodburning fireplace; the chill in the air; wrapping up in a blanket in my sweats; pure bliss my friends, pure bliss. Anyway, it's been quite a while since my last blog. I am a huge blog slacker!

I finally got my day care license after 4 months! Hooray! Anyone in the Madera area? I have immediate openings! Things are going pretty good. I have a 4 year old little boy that I have part time and a 3 1/2 year old girl that just started today that is full time. I am doing a morning preschool program that is working out great. It keep the kids busy, and makes my day go by much faster. Natalie is still working on the whole big girl pantie thing. We have accidents aplenty, but I refuse to go back to diapers or pay big$$$ for pull-ups! Offering her treats is working pretty good. Robby is in 1st grade and now has math and spelling homework. Yikes! Atleast it is very simple at this point.:-) We also got a new puppy. His name is Benelli, accent on the second "e" (this is a high end shotgun brand, in case you were wondering). I don't have any pictures on this computer of him, so I will post next time. He is super cute and looks like a minature version of Misty. Misty is keeping him inline. Enjoy the pics like Natalie is enjoying her pudding!

summer breeze, makes me feel fine...

Wow, do I need to catch up on some blogging! How bout some pics? Here is the rundown. Robby got REAL cowboy clothes for his birthday and then had a huge pirate party. I counted 17 kids. CRAZY!!! My friend made an awesome treasure chest cake.

Then 4th of July came around. We went out to the airport and watched the firework show that they had at the golfcourse. A couple of days later, I chopped off Natalie's hair. She gave me attitude! Typical! She has developed quite the personality. Robby started 1st grade August 14th and on the 15th, Natalie made poo-poo in the potty. She is officially a big girl. No more diapers, only big-girl panties! Woohoo!

Enjoy!

smokin' hot summer

Have you been here?
So, it's been awhile since I last blogged, so I am doing so now. Lots has happened! Natalie turned 2, we went to Memphis and I gave my notice at the college.

So Natalie turned 2 on Cinco de Mayo! She is getting so big and starting to make more sense when she talks. Just yesterday she started actually saying "milk" instead of "gok". Her favorite phase right now is "what's that?", which she pretty much says non-stop. My personal favorite is "I dunno".

I flew out to Memphis with the kids on June 8th to see my bros and their fams. It was a ton of fun and suprisingly, the kids were awesome on the planes-even with the 3 hour layover in SLC. We went to Graceland, the Memphis Zoo--which was totally awesome(they have panda bears) and had ton of family time.

See how good they were? The perfect little fliers!

Graceland was pretty cool. I'm not a huge Elvis fan, but I learned some interesting things. One, he had some very interesting taste in decor--really cool for the 60's-70's, he was a twin(I didn't know) and also, his grandmother died the exact day my brother, John, was born.

This picture was taken from the car museum. He had lots of cars apparently. Randi and Mike looked especially smashing in front of the pink caddy.

The highlight of the trip for me was the zoo. They had panda bears, which I have never seen, and the coolest polar bear exhibit. No pun intended!Apparently, they were hoping she was expecting, thus the shaven tummy. Probably for ultrasounds.

They're paws are massive. The water looked so cool and inviting, except for the bits of floating poo. It was so muggy in TN.

The kids loved the zoo, but we only had time for a few exhibits; Dad had to catch his flight home.

We still fit into the schedule some really good ribs, cooked by chef Aaron, a birthday party for Alli, and a great family picture. Everyone was there except for Mark, who had to work. Bummer!

A little blurry, but OK. We'll just photo shop Mark in. I almost forgot, we also went to Build-A-Bear with Randi. Robby made a cat and hasn't put it down since he got it.

I hope this makes up for my lack of blogging. Oh, yeah, I gave my notice at the college and have decided to run a day care out of my home. You may think I'm crazy, but I knew I could do it after spending a week with mine and Aaron's kids all together and I survived.

Easter Eggs a Plenty!

Just pictures today! These are from Easter. Enjoy!

Alas, Spring!!!

The weather has been so fantastic lately! We have been in the upper 70's-low 80's the last week or so until we got a couple days of rain. As much as I love the sun, I love rain and I am glad Spring did not get skipped. It was starting to feel a bit summery.

The kids spent St. Patrick's Day at Nana & Papa's. The leprechauns came and left footprints everywhere. They also left a note and a few little treats for the kids. The note read:

"Dear Robby and Natalie, We lost our pot of gold, please have these instead. The Leprechauns" Of course, the treat was m&m's. At Robby's school, I saw his name on the side of the board that said "I believe in Leprechauns". Only one kid didn't believe. Well, I tell you, those little buggers are messy! I totally believe.

Nana took the kids to Hornitos to see some baby goats while they were visiting. Natalie calls everything a doggie, but enjoyed being licked. Robby just likes any animals, and bugs! The goat he is holding is named Jared. Poor Jared!

The kids really enjoyed their trip to Mariposa. They love going to church up there and Natalie totally clinged to Papa. As if he didn't love that! Funny, last time they went up there she wanted Nana. She definately has him wrapped around her little finger! You are in for it Papa! And isn't Robby such the little stud!