...Recently

There hasn't been a whole lot going on recently, so my blog has been... well needless to say a little slow. Here are some recent photos from the camera:
The kids love to play on our new piano. No one knows how to play anything, but it is nice that they all are showing an interest. Brock will throw a fit if someone is playing and he can't sit up there and bang along with them. I can't wait to start taking lessons - I'm thinking Paige will either start in the fall or the beginning of next year... we'll see. And, Oh yes, the boys will take when they are old enough too.
We had Kate and Ezra spend the night a few weeks back. I think Paige and Kate had a good time together - too bad they are both night owls and were up burning the midnight oil... well not quite, but close.
As always the kids love to play around with their daddy. John's looking at me like, "enough already... get the picture." No, but really he loves to wrestle all 3 of them - oh yes, Brock is right in there throwing down some moves.
This is what you get when Paige gets a hold of your camera and Owen is the only person available to model. Of course he will only model what he loves -- cars and marbles.

The best part is after these gems, they took stills of each marble individually - thanks guys, but those photos got dumped. These were classic keepers though.

Dinner & A Show

So we went to dinner and a show with some friends the other night - and it was anything but typical. We sat back for some grub and action as the crowd got pumped to see some jousting!!! Bring it on!
Here we are... ready to see blood - or at least a few good fights, right?
I knew they were serving chicken, I was expecting a breast or leg or something - not half of one... OH MY!
I think the best part of the night was seeing how into it these knights were - we couldn't help but wonder if telling people they worked at Medieval Times got the ladies attention... it sure got mine ;)
The night wouldn't be complete without dessert... I think McD's just dropped off some hot apple pies!
After the war was over and the prince killed the villain and returned to his princess, we were excused from our seats... here's the group all stuffed on chicken, potatoes, ribs and garlic bread!
Oooh La La! It's our brave Blue knight! What I really want to know is why we weren't good enough to throw a rose our way?!? Hugh?!?
Ah, and alas, meeting the King and his Princess! Sorry Lindsey - no touching the KING!
Some good highlights of the night were:
-- searching for the entrance
-- Jim expressing his disinterest in "barn animals"
-- The Blue Knight completely dissing us while throwing flowers to the ladies
-- John's failed search for salt & pepper
-- The flat diet sodas
-- The servers 180 turn after receiving her tip
-- Fully immersing ourselves in the violent show

Good Times GUYS! Where to next?

Spring Break '08

What do you get when you put 5 kids 5 years and under in a car and drive for 12 hours? Madness!
Here is a LONG recap of an EVEN LONGER story of our EXTRA LONG road trip. So get comfy and sit back... here we go!
Adrienne and I headed off last Sunday and set off for what we hoped to be an easy drive to visit the kids Grandparents 12 hours away. Ahh... what it's like to drive with a car full of excited kids all under the age of 5. We got off to a slow start having to stop for potty breaks and dinner, but we got to our overnight destination just late enough for all the already sleeping kids to go back to sleep. After a night over we spent the week with our families. Oh yeah, it SNOWED! ... nice. Oh yeah, and before I forget - the way home was much worse, but I just can't even begin on that!
Here are the kids late at night trying to get some energy out in a casino parking lot. It was super windy, but they had fun running around and getting their wiggles out! Even Brock got into the mix... are those jammies he's in? yes, and oh no - Ezra is taking after Britney going shoeless and all!
Our trip wouldn't be complete without someone getting sick. The night we left Brock broke out with a fever... here we are sleeping at our half way point and Brock feverish... he ended up fighting this fever most of the week - poor guy just wasn't his self! Once we got there it was all about playing with the cousins and Lucy. Here Grandma took all these kids on a walk with the dog... Um... can someone tell my husband we need to invest in warm clothes for the kids - poor Owen was stuck with Ryann's purple coat. It was really cold though - so he suffered through it.
Trip to the toy store... having fun with hats.
There was this fabulous park near my parents house. I couldn't help but think of all the fun I would have had playing tag here - there were all types of tunnels and stairs - it was pretty cool looking.
Here were some Beehive shaped caves for the little ones to hide in. OH! Let's not forget the earthquake like balancing platform... try and knock these two off - they were pretty good about keeping stable. I have to say it wouldn't be a fun vacation without seeing Uncle Joe and Aunt Tracy... Joe is so good with the kids and they all love him. (Joe so sorry we missed your band playing - I was so looking forward to it) After each long day of playing these two would crash every night in Grandma and Grandpa's bed - then we'd move them to their bed. How cute are they - they may fight some times, but they sure do love each other!
It wouldn't be a trip to Grandpa's house without going by his work and shooting at the firing range! I got pretty good, if I do say so myself... oh and the kids played too! The sisters went shopping and out to lunch - to keep the kids on their best behavior Pony rides were offered as a reward! Good job kiddies... Owen needs to work on staying next to mom - the kid tends to run off!
One of the highlights was getting together with the cousins for dinner and guitar hero! Can I just say how much fun it was to see all of you! Too bad Emily had to go home sick and miss all the fun... speaking of Emily!
We decided enough was enough of the posts... seriously I had many other things to post about and I had to keep making them about her - ahhh... well I told her I had to do one more to make it even - so here is my darling sister, beautiful as ever! Love you Em!

AA - ASAP!

OH no! What do we do now? My poor sister (you know the HOMELESS one) has now turned to alcohol to numb the pain.

This was taken last night, after her long trip home from Mexico (see post below), and we have come to find out that it is happening more and more frequently.

Please Emily - we beg you to seek help. We love you and we don't want to see you destroy you and your families life.

Help is Needed!

Someone please... my poor sister has been going through a rough patch - and I mean ROUGH. As many of you know she is currently homeless. The poor girl has been spotted digging through trash and looking for food where ever possible. She has even gone so far as to beat the mad rush of homeless at a local dump, in the pouring rain, because a dump truck from a local McDonald's was on it's way. What can we do to help the homeless??? The homeless like my sister. I cried when I saw this photo of her sneaking across the boarder back from Mexico where she goes to sell Chiclets for pesos.

Oh Em, I love you and I know you are working your hardest to make ends meet for your family... please let me know what I can do - did you get the package of potato pearls and powdered milk I sent???

... You Get the Horns!

As many of you know my sister jumped the gun and spoiled the suprise on my swim suit cover. I just have to say it was a great experience and none of it would be possible without the help and support I recieved from my her and the mentoring she did for me. Emily was a cover model herself. Not only did she teach me everything I know about waterfall poses, but she was kind enough to lend me her recent cover to review. Congrats on Model of the year Em! I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did.

I HEART Craigs List!

I am so thrilled I can hardly believe it. I am in love with CraigsList! After searching and searching I found and bought my first piano. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. The piano got delivered this morning... here are some pictures!

I got this piano from a guy who's FIRST wife bought it one year used at a piano store then died. Now, fifteen years later, no one has played it and his current wife (of many years) wants to redecorate.
One man's trash - another man's treasure!

This picture was taken for Elena who gave me some awesome piano buying tips and Jake who drove all the way out there to wheel and deal with them. What was the price???? Only $420.00 I'd say I got a Great deal. Thanks guys!

Escaped!

WARNING!!! WARNING!!!

Psychopath escapes from the local institution. Beware of this delusional women who belives she is a "Vegas Show Girl" and a "Sailor". This women is NO show girl and most defiantly doesn't know the first thing about sailing. She has however learned to manipulate others into thinking so.

Just last weekend she was caught muscling her way onto the stage of Cher's opening number in Vegas trying to upstage the singer and take over the performance. Unfortunately, she escaped before authorities could apprehend the wannabe. She was also seen hijacking a canoe at a local lake... go figure she's nuts - you can't sail a canoe!

Please contact authorities if you see this women. Authorities are investigating possible drug use (see photo above) but nothing has been confirmed yet. She is not armed, although she does fight dirty... very dirty - but so can I!

MWF seeks Housing

Hi, my name is Emily and I'm a sexy mother of FOUR. I love long walks on the beach and even longer kisses ;) I love to shop and love to decorate. I'm currently looking for somewhere to live so if you think I'm cute and you don't mind four screaming kids and a helpful husband - call me and we are yours! I have one condition... no intercoms in the house! Diane? Over!