taylor family

best friends

2012-02-04T20:26:00.000-07:00

Grace has such a sweet spot in her heart for dogs. She and Casey sit like this all the time. If Grace happens to go to bed and her door is shut, Casey paces back and forth until I open the door for her to sleep in the room. Sometimes she sleeps on the floor, but most of the time I find them snuggling together on Grace's bed in the morning.

garrett's new look

2012-02-03T17:39:00.001-07:00

Garrett has been asking to go to the eye doctor for a while now, but I never made it a priority. Well, when I got a call from the school nurse saying he really did need glasses I finally got him an appointment. It really is not a surprise that he needs glasses, I started wearing them when I was 8. I think he looks great, they make him look older.

2011 spelling bee

2011-12-16T12:30:00.000-07:00

Garrett was able to participate in the school's spelling bee this year. He had to be the top in his class, then the top in his grade in order to be in the school bee. The school bee included kids from 2nd grade through 6th grade. I am so proud of him, he made it to the 6th round and took 6th place.

Round 1-church

Round 2-basket

Round 3-gossip

Round 4-thermos

Round 5-lightning

Round 6-waiver

The bell means that he spelled it wrong. I think he knew as soon as he missed the "i" that he had spelled the wrong word. Great job Garrett!!!

artwork sept 2011

2011-10-01T11:27:00.002-06:00

Garrett entered this drawing into the school's Constitution Week contest. He was one of only a few students who entered and he was proud of his drawing. I am glad that he was confident enough to enter even though none of his friends did.

Grace's class just finished a whole unit on apples. They even got to make applesauce in class and eat it. This is her final drawing for the apple unit. I love her apple trees and I love her sweet handwriting. She is getting so good at writing and making up stories.

And of course another great piece of art by Jack. You can see that it is a leaf-eating dinosaur standing next to an erupting volcano. His handwriting has improved so much as well.

jack

2011-09-26T11:05:00.002-06:00

I feel so bad for Jack. He is the last child and I keep forgetting to take pictures of his lost teeth. With the other kids I took pictures and posted them immediately. Poor Jack lost his teeth about 3 weeks ago. I finally took pictures last week and it has taken until today to finally post them. I really need to be better about staying on top of things with all the kids.

Also, Jack's artistic abilities have really taken off. Literally 1 week before school started he was scribbling all over the page when he colored. Last week he brought home this picture and I just thought it was great! Just in case you can't see it, the python is eating a mouse! And from the looks of it the python already has one in his tummy! I love it!!!

more violin concert

2011-09-23T09:18:00.000-06:00

Garrett has had a fun time learning to play the violin. This was their first concert and it was only after 6 classes. His teacher wanted to give them an opportunity to play in front of their family. At Christmas they will have their big concert for the whole school. You can see in the videos that he is only plucking the strings, they start using the bows next week. That should be interesting to listen to :)

It was funny to watch all the kids, they had such serious looks of concentration on their faces the whole time.

garrett's first violin concert

2011-09-22T21:02:00.006-06:00

2011 first day of school

2011-08-10T10:11:00.005-06:00

These pics are all mixed up, but you get the idea. The kids have been counting down the days until school started. No one was more excited than Jack (and me). At the school when everyone was lining up to go inside there were crying kids and crying moms, but Jack was all smiles. He has the same teacher as Grace had last year, Miss Spearow. Grace gets Mrs. Deadmond and Garrett has Mrs. Cole. Garrett had no problems with me taking pictures at home, but once we got to the school it was too embarrassing for him. Too bad, I had to take a couple of pics! It should be a great year for all three of them!

lake powell '11

2011-07-18T10:40:00.004-06:00

We just got back from our annual trip to Lake Powell with Grandma Barb and Grandpa Mike. This year their group bought a new boat and it was wonderful. It was so much fun to spend time on the lake.

Rebecca, Jason and their brood of kids came also. It was so fun to see the girls and Kingston again. Jason's oldest daughter Navy and her friend Brady were there as well. The kids had so much fun playing together.

They spent time burying themselves in the sand, complete with anatomically correct features :)

Catching and releasing creatures including a lizard, frogs (or toads, I can't tell the difference), and tons of guppy fish.

They played cards and watched movies when it was too hot to be outside.

And of course there was lots and lots of swimming and sliding of the on boat slide.

These are the only pictures I took, Mom and Rebecca had their nice cameras out and I usually didn't bother with mine. I can't wait to see all the pictures that I missed. We had a great dance party on the beach on our last night there that was so much fun! Thanks Grandma Barb and Grandpa Mike for hosting our big summer vacation in style!

june pack meeting

2011-07-05T04:43:00.000-06:00

June's pack meeting was after scout camp, so the boys got all their patches from camp. Garrett was the only Webelo there, so he got to explain all the science experiments that they had worked on for the last month. They also built and launched rockets. He has really had a great time in scouts.

camping at knoll lake

2011-07-04T16:31:00.003-06:00

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to get away from the heat and headed for the mountains. We went camping at Knoll lake. It was wonderful! The temps were in the 70's and the lake was great. The water was a little cold for me, but of course the kids had a great time swimming in it.

The campground we stayed at was really nice. All the camp sites had a graded spot for tents with little pathways that connected the parking space, picnic area and camping area. Unfortunately, we are in the middle of a dry summer, so we were not allowed to have a fire even in the fire pit.

Garrett and Richard tried a little fishing, but neither of them got a bite :( I am sure it had nothing to do with the kids splashing around in the water!

After they were done swimming, Grace and Jack bundled up and curled up on the hot rocks to warm up.

utah trip - swimming

2011-06-16T05:17:00.000-06:00

Most of the trip was rainy and cold. But, finally on our last day there the sun came out just enough to be able to go swimming at the Scera pool. It was that last week of school in Orem and there were about 50 teenagers there and 3 small families. Once the high schoolers left we had the whole pool practically to ourselves. It was a great way to end our visit to Utah.

utah trip - eden

2011-06-14T05:10:00.000-06:00

One of the highlights of our trip to Utah was visiting Rebecca, Jason and the kids at their home in Eden. It was our first time meeting our new little cousin Kingston. He was a huge hit for all the kids. Grace wanted to hold him all day and Garrett even got to hold him for a minute.

The kids also got to help build a fort, played on the mountain side and roast giant marshmallows on the back deck. It is always fun for the kids when they get to see each other. We are looking forward to July when we will all be at Lake Powell together!

salt river - part 2

2011-06-12T17:06:00.002-06:00

{salt river - part 1}

2011-06-04T20:52:00.005-06:00

A couple of weeks ago, we went up to the Salt River for an afternoon BBQ. It was the perfect day, not too hot yet. The kids had a great time playing in the river, trying not to get washed away. It is hard to tell from the pictures, but out in the main part of the river the water is moving pretty fast!

good times

2011-04-30T04:09:00.000-06:00

Swimming at the clubhouse with Grandma Olsen and Kyleigh!

coloring easter eggs

2011-04-29T04:05:00.000-06:00

Grandma Olsen and Kyleigh were house sitting for Sheila for a couple of weeks, so the kids got to spend some time with them. They spent this morning swimming for 3 hours and then came home to color Easter eggs. As you can see they all had a great time!

pinewood derby 2011

2011-04-28T04:02:00.000-06:00

We all had a great time attending the 2011 pinewood derby races. Garrett was so proud of his car, it looks kind of like Lightning McQueen, but he named it Flame Rod.

It wasn't the fastest car of the races, but he won the Judge's Choice award for overall design.

hanging out

2011-04-27T16:00:00.000-06:00

baseball

2011-04-17T11:26:00.002-06:00

It is really fun to go to Garrett's baseball games and cheer him on. His team decided to call themselves the White Knights. It is such a great time to spend with the other families and friends. Grace and Jack have lots of fun playing with all the baseball siblings in the shade. I am sure by the last game we will all be cooking in the sun, but for now it is perfect!

catching

2011-04-03T21:08:00.003-06:00

This season Garrett has had the opportunity to try catching. It is a different experience for the kids, because they have to wear all sorts of extra gear.

He didn't hate it, but it is not his favorite thing to do in a baseball game. These pics are from practice, but he also was the catcher for one inning during the game on Saturday.

The other thing about being a catcher this time of year is the heat. When he took off his gear Garrett was super sweaty and hot!

You can see Jack is super hot too. We came prepared with lots of drinks and squirt bottles with water to keep everyone cool.

spring break

2011-03-23T14:05:00.003-06:00

Last week was spring break for the kids and we decided that it was time that we finally made it down to Tombstone. It is about a 3 hour drive from our house, not bad when we have the dvd player to keep the kids more or less entertained.

My favorite thing that we did was a tour of the Good Enough Silver Mine. We were all required to wear hard hats because we actually went down into the mine underground! It is really amazing to see what the miners did, all before any kind of mechanical inventions. It was all done by hand! Oh, and don't worry, the kids are drinking old fashioned sasparilla!

These were taken outside the gift shop at the Boothill Cemetery.

We also went on the Old Butterfield Stage Coach tour around town. It was fun, but the tour guide was a little bland. And of course we had to catch the Helldorado Town Gunfight, it was a little corny if you ask me. We spent some time walking up and down the historic streets of Tombstone. One thing we wanted to do was visit the home of Wyatt Earp. Unfortunately, it was closed while we were there.

garrett's baptism

2011-02-28T04:07:00.000-07:00

About a year ago, Garrett started going to church with his friend Daniel. He was also in scouts with him. Then, a few months ago Garrett asked if it would be ok for the Missionaries to start coming by to give him the discussions.

He was very excited to learn about the church and made the decision to be baptized. After several scheduling changes and finally finding a date and time that everyone could attend, Garrett was baptized on Saturday February 26th.

Elder Koons and Elder Lewis are the sweetest missionaries that you could ever meet and we are grateful to know them. Garrett was baptized by Elder Koons and confirmed on Sunday by Elder Lewis.

Daniel is Garrett's best friend and I sometimes feel like Garrett spends more time with him than he does at our house! We are glad to have Daniel and his family live so close to us and be such a part of our lives. Grace plays with Daniel's little sister and his older sisters are our favorite babysitters!

baseball

2011-02-27T16:00:00.002-07:00

This was the last game of this season. Even though it was not exactly a winning season, I think Garrett had a good time. He definitely improved his skill from the first game to the last.

This is the whole team, minus 3 players who did not make it to the last game. Coach Mike is in the center back, and Assistant Coach Steve in on the left in the back. These guys were really great with the boys and really took the time to help them to learn new skills. They also really stressed that it was more about enjoying the game than winning, which I think was important.

Of course, there was a pizza party and awards were given out after the last game. We are looking forward to next season and even more learning experiences for Garrett!

garrett's birthday pics

2011-01-10T19:28:00.002-07:00

I know these pics are a little late and out of order, but I wanted everyone to see how excited Garrett was by his presents this year. I don't know if it was the mood he was in, but we got more of a reaction to these gifts than we did for Christmas! He was able to take a friend to Peter Piper Pizza on his actual birthday and then he had a sleepover on Friday.

From Aunt Maggie and Uncle Heath-a new helmet to wear with his electric scooter. You will be happy to know he has decorated it with the stickers you sent and he wears it every day!

Books and a movie from Grandma Barb and Grandpa Mike. He has already read the shark attack book and said he LOVED it! He watched the movie at his birthday sleepover.

You can never go wrong with this kid if money is involved. He actually got so much from Grandma Olsen and Grandma and Grandpa Cooper that we opened a savings account for him. Thanks to everyone who sent gifts and called him on his birthday. I can't believe I have a 10 year old boy! I am not old enough for that :)

1st baseball game of the season!

2011-01-08T15:46:00.004-07:00

So this year Garrett decided that baseball was the sport to try. Today was his first game and it was a lot of fun. His team didn't win, but they all had a good time. His coach is really into making sure the kids have a good time and don't feel bad if they miss the ball or anything.

On his first at bat, Garrett hit the ball. It was a foul, but at least he made contact with the ball! And like his coach said, "We can only get better from here!"

Even the kids who hit the ball well, don't hit into the outfield very often. The boys in the outfield were all a little bored each inning.

whew!

2010-12-26T13:04:00.004-07:00

Well, it was a crazy morning, but we all survived. As usual, Santa got a little carried away and the kids got way more than was originally planned. It is hard to know when to stop when you keep seeing "just one more thing" that the kids have to have.

Grace's big gift this year was a Nintendo DS. She loves it, and now she doesn't have to borrow Garrett's DS. They have already figured out how to wirelessly connect to each other and play games against one another.

Jack's main gift was this John Deere tractor, and you can see that he is quite pleased to have it. Every time we were at Wal-Mart and we passed the toy aisle he reminded us how much he wanted this tractor.

And Garrett's main gift was an electric scooter. He didn't know he wanted it, but he can't get enough of it now. It is a little frightening to me to watch him cruising around on it, but he just loves it. I even got on it a couple of times, it is really fun.

The aftermath of too much Christmas joy! Thanks to all our family and friends who helped to make this a magical Christmas for all the kids!

It's a good thing Monday is garbage day!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T03:37:00.000-07:00

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decorating a gingerbread neighborhood

2010-12-23T15:56:00.004-07:00

Our little gingerbread neighborhood!

Grace's house, I love what she's done with her yard!

Garrett did a lot of work on the Christmas lights for his house!

Jack helped me with the A-frame and the cute little mod house. He was really more interested in squeezing the frosting straight into his mouth and topping it off with candy!

I bought a kit at Wal-Mart that included everything. It was the perfect thing because everyone got to decorate their own little house. Miraculously there was very little arguing for the 15 minutes or so that it took to decorate. A Christmas miracle!

I love how the kids have such looks of concentration in every picture. It couldn't get one where they were smiling. They wanted every detail to be perfect!

deck the halls

2010-12-05T01:52:00.000-07:00

We added a couple of blow up decorations this year and the kids just love them. It seems like nearly every house in our neighborhood has at least one of them in their yard. It is so hard to get a good picture of the lights in the dark. It looks a lot brighter and fun in person. I would say we have successfully decked our halls for 2010!

and grace too!

2010-12-04T03:18:00.000-07:00

Grace wanted to wait until Friday to wear her new clothes so she could wear them on her birthday to school. Never mind the green socks, she dresses herself most of the time!

jack's new clothes

2010-12-03T01:49:00.000-07:00

Aunt Maggie always gets the kids a cute new outfit for their birthday! We love it!

it's party time!

2010-12-02T12:36:00.005-07:00

We had our annual Peter Piper Pizza party for the kids on Wednesday. Grace was able to bring her little friend from the neighborhood, Audra. I think everyone had a great time playing and eating pizza. Grace and Jack opened presents just before we left, and I think it is safe to say that everything was loved! Another successful birthday in the books.

happy thanksgiving!

2010-11-24T16:19:00.001-07:00

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving from the cutest little indian around!

halloween festivities - 2010

2010-11-01T08:27:00.004-06:00

Princess Grace

Jack was Fred from Scooby-Doo

Garrett was Shaggy from Scooby-Doo

This year we went to Erika's house for a Halloween party. We had pizza and treats and then the moms took the kids trick-or-treating while the dads stayed back and handed out the candy to everyone else. It was a lot of fun, we will definitely be doing the same thing next year!

These are all the kids - 12 of them!

It is so funny that we all grew up on the same street in Utah and now we all live in the same city in Arizona! It is so great when we get together and our kids are just as good of friends as we are!

carving pumpkins-2010

2010-10-30T13:43:00.004-06:00

Three pumpkins that match three personalities.

Grace wanted hers to be girly with hearts and kissy lips.

Garrett wanted his to be scary!

And Jack just wanted his pumpkin to be happy!

The seeds in Jack's pumpkin were actually sprouting! I have never seen such a thing before.

It is so great to be able to carve pumpkins outside on the back porch. It makes it so much easier to clean up the mess!

playtime at the park

2010-10-28T11:02:00.002-06:00

Just another overcast day at the park. Jack just loves swinging and digging in the sand. You can see how dirty his feet are when he is on the swing.

10 minutes later...

2010-10-05T16:40:00.002-06:00

Our neighbors tree fell on the trunk of their car.

This park is where all the water from our street drained into.

One of our other neighbors had their shed blow over the fence!

This is only one of many trees that were knocked over! This storm reminds me of the micro burst storms we get in Utah.

what a storm!

2010-10-05T14:58:00.004-06:00

Well, today we got our first big fall storm! I was driving home and the hail got to be so big that I had to pull over. I really thought that my windshield was going to break. It was raining so hard and the wind was so hard that the rain was coming down sideways and tree branches were falling all over the place. When we got home this is what our yard and street looked like!

Our front yard/sidewalk/street/river

Our mailbox is on the house side of the sidewalk, you can't even see the sidewalk in this picture.

Jack in the front yard

The street in front of our house

My back porch

The backyard

It destroyed our little watermelon patch :(

i'm not tired mom

2010-09-20T14:39:00.001-06:00

These pics were taken after I had already put Jack to bed in his room. He came out while I was finishing up on the computer and said he wasn't tired. When I finished and looked over 2 minutes later this is what I saw!

playin'

2010-09-16T12:27:00.003-06:00

Jack and I spend a lot of time at the park by our house. Now that it is a tiny bit cooler in the morning, we go every few days. His favorite thing to do is dig in the dirt and look for these tiny little ball things. Jack calls them his babies and he has tons of them at home. I don't know what they are, but he always finds a small handful of them in the sand.

swimming

2010-08-18T13:34:00.003-06:00

Richard received a waterproof camera in a gift basket from one of his golf tournaments so, of course we had to try it out. We are still working on actually taking pictures under water, but it is nice to be able to take pictures in the water without worrying about the camera.

1st day of school 2010

2010-08-11T10:37:00.004-06:00

Today is the first day of school for Garrett and Grace. They were very excited this morning to wear their new school clothes.

Garrett is going into 4th grade and Grace will be in Kindergarten!

This is Grace with her teacher, Ms. Spearrow. I think she will have a good time in her class this year.

This is the only picture Garrett would let me take at the school. He is too cool for his mom to be hanging around taking pictures :)

After we dropped off the older kids, Jack and I went to the park to play.

He is always looking for treasures to take home in his pockets!

muddy boys

2010-08-09T11:54:00.002-06:00

Garrett and Jack had a fun time playing in the mud puddle in our back yard. We cleared some of the rocks to make a spot for grass. It has turned into mud hole this summer waiting for it to cool down for grass.

big lake - part 4

2010-08-06T00:47:00.000-06:00

This is what the clouds looked like most of the time we were there. It rained every afternoon and evening.

It rained a lot while we were there and that brought up a lot of worms. Jack spent a lot of time collecting worms and laying them out on the towel.

big lake - part 3

2010-08-04T00:40:00.000-06:00

We dropped the anchors and fished for crawfish for a bit and while Richard and the kids fished, I did a little relaxing.

Grace caught the only fish of the trip!

big lake - part 2

2010-08-02T00:36:00.000-06:00

big lake - part 1

2010-07-31T12:31:00.003-06:00

This week we went camping at Big Lake outside of Show Low. It took us about 3 hours to get there, but the kids had a great time!

Swimming in the lake!

swimming lessons-jack

2010-07-25T04:42:00.000-06:00

swimming lessons-grace

2010-07-24T04:39:00.000-06:00

swimming lessons-garrett

2010-07-23T09:34:00.002-06:00

family photo outtakes

2010-07-02T15:36:00.005-06:00

random shots from grandma barb's house

2010-07-02T15:31:00.003-06:00

Reese could almost always be found with someone's iphone in her hands. She was so cute with her chubby little fingers swiping the pages on the phone.

Heath was really good with the kids. Here he is hanging out watching tv with Grace and Jack.

Grace was so excited for Reese to get there. I snapped this pic about 2 minutes after the Randall's arrived at Grandma Barb's house.

Wren is Maggie and Heath's dog. Overall, she was very well behaved.

Grace and all the kids had a fun time playing on the pink polka dot dogs.

golfing

2010-07-02T15:28:00.003-06:00

Richard went golfing at Red Ledges golf course in Heber with Jason and Grandpa Cooper. They had a caddy assigned to them that helped with the shots. All three of them had a great time and loved the scenery of such a beautiful course.

pineview reservoir

2010-07-02T15:07:00.013-06:00

Our first full day in Utah was spent at Pine View Reservoir in Ogden Canyon.

Maggie and Mom

We all had so much fun playing on the beach, swimming (in the COLD water), water skiing, eating, and just playing around.

Jack, Heath, Richard

Richard and Heath dug a pretty big hole and most of the kids took turns being buried in it.

Grace

Richard, Grace, Jack

Two of the Barber girls

Presley

naptime

2010-06-13T13:21:00.000-06:00

summer craft time

2010-06-10T17:22:00.002-06:00

We decided to have some craft time today. The rocks came from our yard and were hot enough to melt the crayons as the kids colored on them. Grace and Jack had a great time melting their designs onto the rocks. When we were done I put them in the fridge to cool. They love their new crayon rocks!

swimming lessons june 2010

2010-06-05T14:04:00.002-06:00

lost

2010-05-15T17:17:00.001-06:00

Grace lost her first tooth yesterday. She was very excited and couldn't wait for the tooth fairy to come. Unfortunately the tooth fairy must have had a lot of kids to visit because she didn't make it. Hopefully she'll be by tonight!

jack and charlie

2010-05-08T15:41:00.000-06:00

Jack loves to hang out with Charlie in his cage. The two of them just chill out on the cushion.

charlie

2010-04-29T14:01:00.002-06:00

Richard wanted a dog for graduation, so he brought home a boxer named Charlie. As you can imagine, the kids are over the moon about this, and Richard is pretty excited too. Charlie is about a year old and his previous owner had done some training, so he is very well behaved. We are past the chewing everything in sight stage and he just runs around the yard. He loves to play fetch and hates the water (just like his cousin Angus!)

pinewood derby

2010-04-21T18:19:00.004-06:00

This year was Garrett's first Pinewood Derby and he did a great job! He designed his car after Ramone from the Cars movie. He won 1st place in a couple of rounds and 2nd place in a couple of rounds. He also won Judges Choice for his design. We are so proud! He really worked hard on his car.

happy easter!

2010-04-04T16:52:00.000-06:00

coloring easter eggs

2010-04-01T17:50:00.002-06:00

This year we were able to color eggs out on the back patio. (Have I mentioned I love "winter" in Arizona?) Garrett decided that he would rather play with his friends that to color eggs with us, so it was just Jack and Grace. They didn't mind of course, it meant more eggs for them to color. Tomorrow they get to take the eggs to preschool for their Easter party.

and jack too

2010-03-29T11:14:00.003-06:00

Of course Jack had to have is picture taken too. He is showing off his little marble collection. He always has marbles or rocks in his pockets. He calls them his babies, such a funny kid!

spring photo shoot with grace

2010-03-28T15:53:00.004-06:00

I picked up this dress at a yard sale this weekend for $1 and Grace just loves it. She asked me to take her picture, so we had a little photo shoot in the front yard.

alone time for jack

2010-03-27T09:09:00.001-06:00

Today it was Jack's turn to have some alone time in the sun. He is tucked inside the toy chest (which is turned on it's side) with a blanket. When I asked what he was doing he said, "I'm playing rockets."

coloring in the sun

2010-03-26T15:25:00.005-06:00

This morning Grace decided that she wanted to color outside. She set up a whole little coloring station and enjoyed a little time to herself in the sunshine!

morning snuggle time

2010-03-05T08:23:00.002-07:00

Grace and Jack enjoy their morning cartoon time together, usually snuggled up on the couch. Jack is always trying to make faces for the camera and Grace couldn't care less that I am trying to get a cute shot of the two of them together!

rawhide

2010-02-19T08:10:00.003-07:00

Last night we went to Rawhide Western Town at Wild Horse Pass. It is and 1880's western town with shows, burro rides, climbing wall, stagecoach rides, train rides, and even a mechanical bull. It is set up like an old time main street with stores on either side of a dirt road-including a general store, jail, candy shoppe, and saloon. They also have a restaurant and live shows in outdoor theaters. The kids had a blast and we will definitely be visiting there again.

brothers

2010-02-06T09:59:00.002-07:00

Even though there is a big age difference between them, Garrett and Jack are great friends. They can play together nicely (most of the time), they even ban girls from the room. Grace gets a little jealous when they do that though.

sunday at the park

2010-02-01T14:51:00.007-07:00

It was such a beautiful day on Sunday so the kids and I took a walk down to the park. Grace rode her bike and Jack walked with me. They both love going to the park and playing. They always find some "buried treasure" in the sand. It is a good way for them to run out their energy and a good time for me to catch up on some reading.

Oh, and for Maggie-her hair is smashed from wearing her bike helmet, it was cute in the morning :)

owie!

2010-01-15T08:03:00.002-07:00

Gracie got her finger smashed in the car door a couple of days ago. She was screaming so loud I thought her whole hand had gotten stuck in there. She is doing fine now, as you can see, but I am just waiting for her poor little fingernail to fall off. Maybe we will get lucky and it won't fall off, but I am not holding my breath for that :)

garrett's birthday bash

2010-01-09T10:16:00.002-07:00

Garrett had five of his friends sleep over on Friday for his birthday party. Just imagine 6 boys between the ages of 7 and 10. It was loud and roudy, but they had a lot of fun. Man, can those boys eat the pizza-2 large pizzas just for them! You can see the aftermath of the night, they were up till after midnight watching movies and playing games. All in all I would say that this party was a success!

I had the wrong settings on my camera so the pics are all fuzzy.

happy happy birthday to garrett!!

2010-01-04T11:27:00.003-07:00

Garrett opened his presents this morning after breakfast. He loved everything he got, as you can see from the pictures. He will have a party with his friends this weekend.

He got clothes from Aunt Maggie and Heath, Bakugan stuff and a Club Penguin DS game from Grandma Barb, and some cash from Grandma and Grandpa Cooper.

Be sure to check out the birthday post on Grandma Barb's blog!

playtime!

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gracie-striking a pose

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christmas bikes

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All the kids got new bikes for Christmas this year. Grace did really great on her 2-wheeler (with training wheels, of course). All she wants to do today is ride her bike.

Garrett's bike has pegs for people to stand on while another person rides. He and his friend took turns pedaling his bike and riding this morning.