Holly turns 30 !!

We got together for Holly's B-day .. she chose
Wabi-Sabi... Mmmmm !! always one of our
favorites... the chef made Holly this cute
birthday-heart out of egg-fried rice !!


Jason, Steph, Holly and Kyle waiting for the good stuff !

What a great group of kids we have... ( we DO

miss Blake, Amber, Lindsay, Noah & Jade xoxo)


Happy and FULL... posing for a quick group picture !

I can still remember when Holly was born and all

the adorable things she used to say and do as she

was growing up... she was such a sweet girl and an

awesome big sister. Holly was a thoughtful friend

and very senstitive to the feelings of others. I am

blessed to have Holly as my oldest and want her to

know how much I love her. Now I have to admit...

the fact that I have a 30 year old is making me feel

VERY old !

Calling All Angels....

Val and I LOVE our Angel games. Brad & Kerri
have season seats in the outfield, and we buy
at least a dozen games from him every year. At
first I was not sure about sitting in the outfield,
but I really like it ! We always have a great time
even though I usually freeze after dark ! We
have become Tori Hunter fans and are sure he
recognizes us when he walks out on the field...LOL !
Someday we hope to catch a HOME RUN ball, but
only a if it's an ANGEL home run...

We are hopeless fans !! GO ANGELS !!

Funny Face Friday !!

THIS is one of my most favorite funny faces...
Love this adorable little girl... although this is an
old picture of Jade, it will always be one of my
favorites..

Val & I are always making funny faces ! Laughing
is one of our favorites passtimes...


Noah is one of our favorite funny face guys... he used to
do this acary face thing when he was little... love this
little guy soooo much !

Thank goodness for McDonalds !
These two cousins, Ryan and Noah always make faces

especially when they are playing with their "guys" !

Anticipating Santa will always brings funny faces....

This picture was caught at Noah's birthday party

Chuck E Cheese...

Brad's Thanksgiving Funny Face... they love my

games !

Papa is always good for a funny face ! Love his

impression of Bullwinkle the moose... : )

You can catch a funny face on Ryan anywhere

and everywhere..

One of my favorite funny faces... hard to believe

THIS is my baby !

My mom and a funny face holding her favorite

treat ! This will be a treasured picture... I love

you mom...

My sky-diving off-spring !!

Yes, this IS my daughter Karly sky-diving. One
more thing on her bucket list ! Her quote for the
day was, " Only sky-divers know why birds sing !"



Kerri, my new daughter-in-law ... she definitely
fits in our daring family...GO Kerri !!


Brad gives a thumbs up just 2 seconds before
jumping... 12,500 feet...


Of couse THIS is no surprise... KYLE will do
ANYTHING... thank goodness he wore pants...
I was a little worried he would try to be the first
sky-diving speedo-boy !

Brad, Kerri, Karly, Kyle and Kyle's friend, Bryan, all went sky-diving yesterday with their dad. Sounds like everyone had a great time... a different experience for everyone ! Karly loved the free-fall part. but got just a little queezy when her tandem partner decided to take her on some spins once the chute was deployed. Even though Kyle had a contact ripped out of his eye and a little ear pain, he LOVED it !! They are both talking about going again... anyone want to join them ?? ( Sheila Wanlass is on the list ! )

Anyone seen the Tooth-Fairy ??

This is Ryan, my 6 year-old grandson. He is such a fun & lovable joy in our life ... we love our times together. Ryan just lost his first tooth this past weekend and I am looking for his tooth-fairy... she is LOADED ! I have a toothache and will be making a trip to the dentist this week... I most likely will need a tooth pulled... ( what fun !) Noah, my 5 year old grandson also has a loose tooth, so Ryan or Noah, if you see the tooth-fairy, send her back to Chino to see grandma ! Love you XOXOXO

A new garage Door ~ what a diiference !

Before.....


After....
Last Saturday we got a new garage door.. I LOVE IT !! I guess most people would not get excited about a garage door.. but we are having fun with our home improvments... slowly but surely we are fixing and updating... this garage door is way cool ! I love the keyless entry... I have locked myself out of the house a few times and it was not a good thing... now hopefully I won't forget the code !! The next project is exterior trim painting ... will keep you posted when that's completed.

Lake Arrowhead ~ Mom and Karly day !

Karly and I spent today at Lake Arrowhead. So gorgeous...
(Lake Arrowhead that is ! )



Thank you Al & Shelly... the day was so fun !



Karly has been waiting years to do this... so fun to be there to see the big day !



First time up in 12 years !! Yeah Karly... : )




Isn't she adorable !!

The Cummin's Family and Karly invited Val and I to Lake Arrowhead to watch Karly water-ski for the first time in 12 years !! Val stayed home as we had a new garage door delivered and installed today ! I am so glad I went and shared a fun day with Karly... we laughed and cheered when after about 5 tries, she was up and skiing ! I got to snuggle with Kelli's new baby, Avery, so I was of course in heaven. It was so good to catch up with Al and Shelley... they are wonderful and have always been so good to Karly !