HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe that I forgot Shaundra's birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm hoping the rest of you remembered to call and/or entertain her on her special day. I don't even have a good excuse............I just flaked and I am so embarassed.



I am publicly declaring that I would never intentionally wig out and forget someone that is as important in my life as she is.



Happy Birthday To One Of My Favorite Girls!!!!



I Love Ya Very Much,



Grandma Wilma

He got his hair cut!

This is the new and improved Christopher! (If you do not remember his hair before scroll down and you can see him on an earlier post). We have this philosophy that if our children are doing great in school and are not getting in trouble at school or or not hanging out with the wrong crowd than they can have their hair anyway they want. He started the beginning of the school year last September and continued to let it grow until last Friday. We had talked about it a few times but he just wanted to keep it long. Come to find out he says he hates his ears. He was trying to cover them up all this time and really did not like the long hair. Poor kid. I happen to think he looks great and I really do not notice his ears. I think I live with him and get used to it. I absolutely love the new hair cut. it really doesn't matter what his hair looks like he will always be the awesome person he is. Christopher has got to be the best big brother anyone could have. All the kids just love him. I even have other families tell me how good he is with little kids. He is a sweet natured kid that would do anything for anyone. I love him sooooo much. ( when he is not arguing with me). I am so lucky to have a son that has great qualities that will help him throughout his life.

napping NOT !

Yeah after the last post you are all thinking I never watch my kids. I was talking on the phone I know surprised to hear that I would be on the phone huh? Well anyways Abbey had her pictures taken today and we did not get back until late so I figured she would be out like a light. WRONG she had got into her sisters baby powder and was transferring it to from container to container! These are the kinda things that make people go mad right? Well thank goodness about 10 years ago I had the exact same thing happen except Christopher was pouring it on Alyssa's head and I walked in on them in the bathroom. The entire room was covered. So that being said I had experience with this and thought it was quite funny and just knew I had to take a picture and immediately emailed it to Steve at work. (Who by the way passed it around his work for everyone to get a laugh from). So since he got a laugh from it I thought all you moms out there would be relieved to know it happens to all of us.

Another Maui Post

OK So I am trying do the previous post to tell you all about my great trip when I have Maddy and Abbey in the background just laughing their heads off. I decide that i might just want to check out what is so funny right?? Well I go into the living room and this is what I find! They have taken all the movies out and the ones that are put back in the cabinet are all mixed and are put int he wrong cases! CRAZY! I guess this is why we go on these trips to get away from these kinda things. Well as I am cleaning up this mess, they come in here and hit POST. So the previous post is an unedited version of what I was trying to work on. I am actually enjoying my kids as they are all back now. We are definitely having more trouble with the little ones but the older ones are doing great.

HOME FROM MAUI :( !!

We are officially back to the real life. As you can see from the few pics we had a blast. I can not tell you in words just how many things we did and how awesome each one of them were. The two pictures of me and Steve were taken at the old Lahaina Luai which is supposed to be the most authentic one left in the island. It had great food and drinks as well as a great show.

The picture of the waterfall was one of a unlimited amount of waterfalls we stood by and drove by along the road to Hana. It is the most beautiful drive you will ever take along a 52 mile very windy raod in the rain forest.

The last pic here is of the sunset right out our balcony of the condo we stayed in!

I can not tell you how much I loved our trip and had a blast with my hubby. I can tell you though the best thing I have ever done in my life is swim with the TURTLES! As soon as I get my underwater camera pictures developed I will be posting them here. We found this spot off the beaten path and we swam off the rocks out to the ocean and there were about 12 different turtles that were about 200 to 300 lbs each! They do not swim away they just swim with you.

This is the great husband that I get the priviledge of spending the next week in Maui with. I am soooooo excited to actually get some time with him and no kids. He works very hard every day to make it possible to stay home with my kids. I love him more than words can explain and appreciate everything he does for our family. I just can not wait to get to spend this week with him.

MAUI BOUND!!! Tomorrow at 6:45 am my hubby and I are getting away for the week in luxurious MAUI. We have been together almost 15 years and we have never been on vacation together (with no kids). We all know how much I love my kiddos but it is definitely over due to get away. I am extremely EXCITED, nervous and just plan giddy. I have the serious anxiety today with the getting ready to leave, setting Grandma Swanson up to watch my 2 Little girls, and to get Hunter off to Grandma Santos! My kids will be fine but I am not sure how I will do ha ha! Although this am has been tough with Maddy spreading poop on her and blaming Abbey, cereal all over the floor and Hunter with chocolate on my couch. Kinda makes you a bit more ready than you thought! Here is a pic of the Swanson Grandparents who are taking care of the girls and really made this possible. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and will never forget this opportunity you have given us. Thanks.