A fun date

Gin Blossoms

Neil planned a fun date. We went to a Gin Blossom concert.

It was a fun date.

It was in Wendover (dive).

However the Concert Hall there is brand new and amazing.

This was after the concert.

Lots of funny people.

We went with Derek and Jamie. We had a great time.

Even went dancing. Neil is getting to be a good dancer.

Me and my Fella!

The concert was amazing. The lead singer came out into the crowd.

He is in red.

We love their new song "Super Girl" Neil names that song for Kinsey.

This date was actually sapposed to be for Kinsey

but you have to be 21 to go to the concert hall.

We had a great hotel room. It was really nice. I was surprised. Big fluffy beds with down comforter and pillows. (What a cute guy).

This really cool black carpet. It's kinda hard to see but it was all sculpted.

And a huge framed flat screened tv.

Which we didn't even turn on.

It was a great night. Neil thanks for a fun date.

Our kids laugh at us and say we are having a mid-life crisis.

Maybe...but really just reconnecting and getting used to

a new life without litte kids who constantly need us.

I love us... and even if we get laughed at I say oh well!

Preference 2009 Old Hollywood

Sammy and Maddie made cakes and baked a card with their names in the middle of the cake.

They decorated the cake and asked them to preference.

For the day date they kidnapped the boys bright and early and took them to breakfast.

They had dinner at Los Hermanos.

After the dance they came back to our house and had chocolate fondue.

The theme was Old Hollywood.

Sienna did Sammy's hair (thanks CC your the best).

It was fun to get all dressed up and that there was a fun theme.

Hope you have many more fun dances Sammy.

Happy New Year its 2010

New Years was pretty calm this year.

Sammy celebrated with her friends.

This was her boyfriend Jaun. He was her date for the evening

and he gave her the important kiss at midnight.

Not sure why she had this picture in with her pictures but it made me laugh.

Kinsey worked and then went to a friends house. Aaron was with friends and Neil and I had a really fun night. We had a great dinner at Outback (our favorite) then we went home built a fire watched movies but mostly just talked and talked. Looked over the past year and made plans for the new 2010. As each year passes and you look back you remember things that were hard and your so glad have passed. Mostly you see how very blessed and happy and grateful you are.

Christma 2009 with Love

We had a wonderful Christmas Season.

We had many fun memory making times.

We had our special Christmas Eve Dinner... Prime filet roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, raspberry pretzel salad and homemade rolls. Our friend Russ made us a chocolate cake for our Christmas present and that was dessert. He makes them better than Magelbys.

A very yummy dinner and so much fun. We set the table all nice and have sparkling cider.

We had a Rock em Sock em tournament.

Neil is the winner every time.

We all think he cheats.

Nice GUNS Neil.

P.J's Aaron doesn't have his on but the girls and Tova do.

My girls! I just love these girls so much.

They make me smile.

My Kiddo's. I am one lucky mom!

We had Grandma as our special guest.

Grandma opening her gifts. We love Grandma so much.

She is such a special lady.

This is one of our many trees. I really need to take photos of all of my trees.

I have this tree which is our old fashioned tree.

With all the ornaments made and collected over the years.

I have a nativity tree (my favorite) and a penguin tree.

I Love Christmas. Which is obvious if you visit my house.

We were driven around a lot by this cute girl.

She is logging hours to get her license.

Sammy is actually a really good driver.

Love ya Charms.

Love this litte guy. His PJ's are red long johns.

Oh my he makes me smile.

We had alot of fires in the fire place. Ahh so warm and welcoming.

I love a good fire on a cold winter night.

Thanks Neil for building all our fires.

We played a lot of games, went to some movies, went bowling, out to dinner a few times and just had a wonderful time together as a family. That is my favorite part!

I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful family.

A Homemade Christmas

Kinsey wanted to do a homemade or thoughtful christmas this year.

She made Neil a photo collage of his foundation and the JR Richards concert event.

Neil loved it and hung it up right away!

Kinsey also made me a homemade thoughtful gift.

She took different photos that looked like letters.

One said LOVE and the other said FAMILY.

Then she added some other photos of the family to it.

It was a really special present and it meant a lot that she took the time and effort on our gifts.

Thanksgiving Weekend

The boys were off playing football and Matt's kids were hanging with Sammy.

Sammy is so good at remembering to take pictures.

I usually forget so we don't have all that many of Thanksgiving Day.

It may look like a Christmas picture but we put up the tree not decorated when we bought it a few days before Thanksgiving. Sammy had each of the kids look thru the newspaper and cut out what they wanted to get for Christmas and then they sent them to Santa. They really put them in the mailbox and then we forgot and the mailman really took them.

A movie later in the day!

The Stone's spent the night on Thanksgiving and the next day we went to Pirate Island Pizza.

Pizza not so good and so expensive. But we had wanted to try it.

Sammy and Eason.

Sammy and Cora.

We did a photo shoot. The sun wasn't shining so the pictures are just so so and it is so drab no green or leaves or snow. I'll post more of the photos shoot later. This is just my family being their crazy selves. They can't help it! Or so they tell me. I love it!

Their funny faces!

Trying to stay warm between photos. It was soo cold.

Christmas with the Flash 2009

We went shopping as a family to help with The Flash Christmas.

The Flash is giving Christmas to 96 families in need this Christmas.

Neil and Aaron (using his Spanish) called families to find out their needs.

Kinsey and Sammy were master shoppers.

It is so fun and rewarding to give service and most of all to spend time together as a family.

Look at all the shopping carts!