I know it's a little late but humor me!

Halloween

Buzz/Carson
Buzz, Indiana Jones, Minnie Mouse, and Jango Fett.

Ready to trick or treat!

The Jack O Lanterns :)

Shoes go on your feet??

This little girl definetly has a shoe fettish, except she doesn't want them on her feet!!!!

She constantly is crawling around with shoes, flip flops, heels, sandals, tennis shoes, whatever shoes are left out. She is so funny and pretty darn fast too!!! Pretty smart girl! Who needs to walk when you have cushioned hands. I guess we just need to invest in some knee pads and she is good to go!!!

Conner's 7 today!

Happy 7th Birthday Conner!!

When he was 5:)

Those 2 years flew now he is a big 7 year old!!!

He is such a good smart kid! Sometimes too smart! He wanted to have a Halloween Costume party today after church, but unfortunately his brothers are sick so we had to cancel. He was okay with that under the conditions that he still got to open "3" presents!! He knows how to bargain!! ..oh and we will have to have a bowling party instead of a costume party because Halloween will be over when we are able to have it!

Happy Birthday "Nonner" boy!!!

The Piano

I was so excited for today because I have been waiting forever to get our piano fixed so I can actually play a tune and hear all the notes. ......well not so lucky! Once the tuner finally got here (1/2 hour late) they dove into what was going to be the must disgusting thing ever!!! ...yes this piano was Chris's parents and it followed him to his bachelor pad, then to our first house, and now in our living room! Every now and then in our living room we would smell something but could not figure out what it was??? Well today solved the mystery...I hope!!!

Yes there were dead mice in our piano that has been sitting in our dwellings for the last 12 years!!! Skeletons and some bodies!! UGH UGH UGH!!! I am still grossed out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have never seen a mouse in our current house and the piano never worked correctly when we moved it into our first house, so we think it is safe to assume that the mice were in there (dead) when we moved it from Chris's bachelor pad! I wanted them to torch the piano right there!!!

Yes so my excitement of having a fixed piano turned into a desperate rage of get that thing out of here!!! The mice completely ruined it. It would cost almost as much as a new one to fix it!!! ...oh yes it still sits in my living room (minus the mice! They were kind enough to remove those!) Of course the kids think this was pretty cool, luckily they were at school when this event happened, but they enjoy telling everyone we had mice in our piano!!

Anyone want a piano...I know where a free one is :)

Oh so yes when a key doesn't play right...it's the mices' fault!

I finally had my "SWEET DEAL" moment @ Rite Aid

Most of you know I have recently become obsessed, or well even more obsessed with couponing. I use to use a coupon just if I had it. Now I rarely buy anything I don't have a coupon for. Today I had a gratifying moment. For those of you who are expert couponers, this may not seem big to you, but I was stoked!!!!! Check it out.....I got all of this for only $3.98! Yes you read that right $3.98!

So this is what I got:

Toothpaste 2.49 (had a rain check from a few weeks ago) -$1 coupon

{They paid me $1.50 to buy it :)}

2x Mr Clean Erasers 1.99 each (a rain ck from last week) -$1 coup & .75 coup

5 Eraser pens clearanced .25 cach (Stocking stuffers)

4 Mini Notebooks Clearanced .25 each (Stocking Stuffers)

5 Johnson's Baby products $2.99 each - 4 $1 coups and 1 $1.50 coup

Airwick Freshmatic 50% off at 6.99 -$6 coupon in sunday paper

Also used 5 off $25 Rite Aid coupon

Okay so the receipt says $16.52 but I am getting a rebate of $10 for buying 5 Johnson's products, and a $2.49 rebate for the toothpaste! I'm not going to add up how much I saved....just look at it all $3.98.

Thanks for listening to my wow moment! If you are interested in couponing....let me know!!!!

~~~Summer FUN....boating~~~

We finally did it! We got a boat this summer. It has been really fun! Wish we could take it out more than we have been able to!! WA weather doesn't always cooperate!!!

Chris and Carson go in for a dunk.

The boys chilling on the water.

Cyauna wasn't so sure about this at first.Scott thinking he's hot stuff...oh wait

He's down for the count...in Silver Lake too...uck!

My sister... The scenery is beautiful!!!

The time has come...She has turned 1!!!!!!

Cyauna turned 1 July 21st!

Yes I am a little behind on posting!!!

My baby girl is gonna be "1"!!!!!

I know I was truly blessed to get my baby girl. She has that little sparkle in her eye that can brighten any cloudy moment!!! We love you Cyauna...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

July 21st, 2008

6:55 pm

7lbs 5oz 21 1/2 inches

The 4th

The annual parade. It would not be the 4th without attending the city parade. Conner, Bryson, Corey, Camille, and Carinne Cyauna showing her red, white, and blue.The boys sported mohawks. Conner sparked the idea.

Shy girls :)

My babes and me. Carson closes his eyes to hide.

We had a great day!!!!

The Nemo Pinata

Carson turned "4" June 28, 2009.

I have always wanted to make a pinata, but never felt like I would have time. I started early this time. I didn't want to pay $40 for a Nemo pinata and shipping since you just hit the thing and it shreds to pieces. so....I looked for info on the the net and this is how it turned out. It did take a week because it has to dry before each coat. It was fun though, and a little therapeutic for me. I want to do crafts so bad...but I just get frustrated because I always get interupted!

First you blow up your balloon...don't try to fill it up too full our you'll scare the crud out of your kids by popping it (been there done that!). It was at night, back door open and I swear echoed down the slu in the backyard!

Then the fun begins. Mix 2 cups water to 1 cup flour in a medium bowl, and cup several strips of newspaper (put the kids in charge of this one...needless to say they don't have to be perfect!!) Dip strips in mixture and then pull through you two fingers to get excess off. Spread over the entire balloon so none of it is visible. Let dry over night and repeat at least 3-5 times.

Then decorate. I painted it orange first. Then cut long strips of tissue paper and glue them on. Corey made the eyes and mouth. We cut the fins out of cardboard, taped and glued them on, and decorated them to match. Then cut a hole on top and add the goodies.i

The hardest part was figuring out how it would hang with out ripping or falling. Thanks to my dad who rigged it. He used plastic ties to support the body, and then we attached the rope.

It worked perfect and cost...well less than $5.

Happy Birthday my Baby Boy!!

Hunting Beach, CA

A relaxing day at the beach. It was beautiful! Hardly any wind. The kids had a great time!

Are we ready to jump the waves?

Not so sure about putting her feet down.

Starting the sand castle.

The finished product.

Cyauna cozy in her spot.

A true little beach bum. She was so good and we were there for at least 3

-4 hours!