A Week of over-indulgence and celebrating!

My wonderful friend LORI, made this delicious chocolate layer cake, It was awesome, i love ya!

The boys sat at the opposite end of the table they were not interested in our topic of conversation....

This last week was my "birth day" week, and it has made me once again realize how richly I have been blessed with good friends, people who love me, despite my naughtiness. I went a out a few times to celebrate with different groups of great women; girls from church, life-long friends and family.

Twice I got to go to BJ's, a great eatery I highly recommend , it's located in Park West right off of Northern and the 101 it features a delicious menu, which includes lunch specials , a huge variety, and most importantly;a free pazookie, on your Birthday. To everyone I was able to party with, and those of whom I didn't because of the miles between us or other various reasons I thank you for making life more fun, and crazy I love you all!

Ode to the PEARLS....

My $4 strand of pearls to be exact... For those of you who know the story behind these little beauties I will thank you for appreciating their full purpose.. Isn't it amazing how something so small can be so liberating? So if you haven't given your pearls a WHIRL, you should, and soon! You won't be disappointed.

SHE'S 37!!!!

Hi everyone! This is Charlee, not my mom. She doesn't know I'm posting this, but she will soon I suppose. Alright, so, this Tuesday, January 20, my mommy, Wendy Michelle turned 37. Now, if you've seen my mom recently, you know that she doesn't look 37 and she certainly doesn't doesn't act like it. (Her and her friends act more like they're 17 instead of 37 when they get together.) I love my mom, and so does the rest of my family. She is a huge and important part of our family. She is the one that keeps us sane and keeps us from killing each other. She makes us laugh and drives us crazy. She's here for us when we need to be picked up, and when we're a little high on ourselves, she'll knock us down, too. Thank you, mom, for all the lunch dates and conversations and heart to heart sessions. I love you SOOOOOOO much. I don't know what I would do without you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

It's our 18th Anniversary Babe... WOW.

They thought we were crazy kids, crazy-in-love maybe!

Holy Moly 18 years!Married! I can't believe it, the time has really gone by quickly, it seems like just yesterday, that I had on my princess dress with poofy sleeves and my poofy bangs.... Then we were bringing home our first beautiful girl Charlee, we were in college working and running our own little Business, then Graduation, for Loren at least.. Our Baby girl had Open Heart surgery, and came through it beautifully, i might add, that was also the day we announced we were expecting our 2nd baby! Stephanie was born 3 and 1/2 years after her older sister, she was gorgeous, and healthy! We opened our BIG O Tire store couple of months later. Emmilyn was here 3 and1/2 years after Steph, born in Colorado she was our little Angel girl.. ****We loved the land, and it was a welcomed change from the desert.., endured an embezzlement, heartache, and a diagnosis of a Brain Disease.. MOVED Back to the Sunny AZ. Tried to recover physically and financially, we were blessed with the miracle of Brooklyn, and then Porter.... We have also been blessed with some amazing friends a long the way. Most recently we have seen our babies growing up healthy and strong in the Gospel, we have had a few more speed bumps on our road, but through it all it has always been; *****************Loren&Wendy!****************************

Ride Makers..

One of the Boys' presents was a car from Ride Makerz, it like Build a Bear, but with cars! Loren, Porter, and Stu went to build Charlee went as the Photog, but I think she got too caught up.

http://www.ridemakerz.com/RZ/default.aspx

A Tradition...

No matter how uncomfortable. The kids all slept in the same bed the night Santa came, although it is getting harder the more they GROW.. Porter woke us up at 4:30 am, no doubt because of sleeping conditions.

Christmas...Adventure's.

This year Bob and Rox wanted to teach the Grandkids some new things, Dutch Oven cooking, and you know; survival skills like climbing a rope and Archery! The kids LOVED it!