Saturday, August 30, 2008

IT'S BACK...

and I am so HAPPY and EXCITED!!!
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I LOVE College Football!!!
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2008 Football Schedule

August 30 at Virginia
September 13 Ohio State
September 25 at Oregon State
October 4 Oregon
October 11 Arizona State
October 18 at Washington State
October 25 at Arizona
November 1 Washington
November 8 California
November 15 at Stanford
November 29 Notre Dame
December 6 at ucla

FIGHT ON!!!

Saturday, August 23, 2008

THE WILD WEST...

Is alive and well at Knotts Berry Farm!!! I have so many great memories from my childhood at this place. When my parents asked which amusement park we wanted to go to, my sister and I always wanted Knotts. All the classic rides are still going, the log ride, dragon swing, Monazumas Revenge. I remembered them all being so much bigger but they we still all just as fun. I was excited to bring the kids here and they really enjoyed it. It was not very crowded at all, the weather was perfect and we got through the whole day without any major meltdowns!!!

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My sister and I have so many photos sitting with these.
Josh is stealing a kiss in the pic on the right. Too funny!
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY...

Today, My HONEY (yes I call him that) and I have been married for...
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years!!!

It has been a wonderful and exciting adventure thus far. In that time we have had
4 kids, moved 5 times, gone on some great vacations but mostly just spending quality time as a family has given us some of our most treasured moments.
I feel so blessed as to have married my best friend.
He is the greatest HUSBAND ever and most fantastic DAD to our kids.
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This was our engagement photo.
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I have always been a sucker for blue eyes. Joe has the most gorgeous crystal clear blue eyes ever and now all of our kids have them so he says that is the only reason I married him :) but he is also smart, fun, kind, patient(he is married to me) and just wonderful in every way!!!

So HONEY,
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forever and always!!!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

VIVA LAS VEGAS...

We did take a summer trip last week out to Las Vegas to see my sister which is always an adventure. I will try and give just a few of the highlights. This trip was extra fun because my parents came out. They stayed at the Monte Carlo which had the coolest pools for us to use, the kids loved the wave pool but the lazy river was our favorite. The lense cover on my camera cracked on our 2nd day there so I was not able to take as many pictures as I normally would have liked. I did not bump it or drop it,
I think it was the horrible 100 degree + heat that made it crack.
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When we are in Vegas we love to eat and there are so many great restaurants there.
I have read on other blogs about this place and found out they had one in Vegas.
It was yummy!!!
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See you can find family style entertainment here.
Bowling is always a big hit.
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If we were not in the pool we found other ways to get wet and cool off.
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The Bellagio is always a favorite stop. We enjoy the water show the beautiful gardens and that awesome chocolate fountain I just can't get enough off. Taryn and Hailey had so much fun together as always.
Hailey calls Taryn her sister, it is so sweet.
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We also love to shop but with this group there was not too much of that going on.
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One shop that did work was the F.A.O. toy store.
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We went here to celebrate Grandpa's Birthday!!!
It is a delicious, fun, loud Italian family style place.
The perfect fit for our fun, loud (at least the kids are) Italian family.
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For the occasion we reserved the Pope room, it fits the size of our family and we like the big lazy susan in the middle for serving the food. Josh however was not to keen on the Pople head in the middle of the table and refused (started freaking out) to have it looking at him. We could not stop laughing.
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The trip was over way too quick but as always it did feel nice to get home
this time to cooler weather.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

BIG CITY LIFE...

2 weeks is a little long for my girl who is growing up way too fast to be away in a big fun city.
What an adventure for an 8 year old.
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I told her the other day how much I was going to miss her, Her response "Oh Mom, just look at this like a training time for you before I go off to college." I had to laugh, I like her plans.
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Thank goodness she is in the best of hands.
I know with Grandpa and Grandma she will be well taken care of (spoiled rotten).
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Have fun Anika we love and will miss you!!!

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