The perfect everyday shoe

Honestly, I have not been a fan of Toms thus far.... but look at these babies:
I'll take one in every color please.

And this boy

Logan 9 yrs. & ll months

Can't resist her either.....

Claire, 6 yrs. old

Love this teenager....

Kathrine 15 yrs. & 11 months

Love this Girl

taylor 12 yrs. old

 

K, just a couple more.....

Cute, huh?

Um, these.... not so much. Yikes. These seem Miami Vice or something.

Shoe Fetish

Here's just a couple of shoes I'd like to have right now. The list is lengthy.... I'll add more later, as to not scare everyone with my love of shoes. I might even throw in some handbags.... have a serious problem with those too.

New Year's: Look Not behind Thee

Watch this video. Some friends of ours from Austin are in it. In addition to that, it's a great New Year's Message! You'll have to pause the music at the bottom of my blog.

Cousin Visit!

Luke was here for a visit recently! The kids had a great time seeing him again. It's been forever!
They enjoyed lunch at Farrell's and even took on the Pig's trough.
(You'd think they could have named it something more appetizing).
Hopefully the girls can come out soon too.
We miss you guys!

Gingerbread Project

Truth be told, I'm not a huge gingerbread house fan. I usually try to dodge the questions from the kids about doing these. They seem so messy and something about how they never really stand up, then no one eats them, they just go into the trash, ya-da, ya-da, ya-da....
BUT, this one...... GREAT one! I would HIGHLY recommend this one. It comes in a package with EVERYTHING you need and it actually stands up, and is eatable. It was so cute and the kids had a great time piping on the frosting and placing each little candy. And the gingerbread.....ooooo, it looked and tasted yummy.
Thanks to our friends for dropping this little treasure at our doorstep. You've permanently changed my Scrooged opinion on gingerbread houses!

Proud artists.
BTW, it's from TJ's..... no kidding, huh?
I love that place!

Happy New Year's Eve

We took the kids to the Aquarium of the Pacific for New Year's Eve. We thought it would be fun to do something different. Plus the Queen Mary was having a Fireworks show for the holiday!

Claire couldn't believe the size of this fish. As big as her.

Future Marine Biologist?
He loves, loves, loves this stuff. Although, this picture might seem to tell a different story.....

Here are just a few of the things we saw. There's tons more.

 

Touching the sharks.

Hands on with the sting rays. This place reminded me of our trip to Atlantis.

Star fish and sea anemones.

We are enjoying living near the ocean.
Love the beach. Looking forward to another beautiful summer here!

 

Ended the night with dinner and some fireworks.
Good Bye 2010.
Welcome 2011!  

Dinner with the Martins

Logan was entertaining his girl cousins with his musical talents.

So sad, Claire came down with the flu while we were there, but she looks pretty happy here.

Soph's! Always a joy to see.

Cutest, cutest, cutest 1 year old girl cousin.
Miss Scarlett  

 

T

Missing babies............ soooooooooooooo much!

Reading: one of my favorite things to share with my kids, or anyone for that matter!

Thanks for hosting Audge, sorry we had to jet out early. Loved seeing you guys.

Two Oldest

Sisters.... what's better than that?
Nothin.

Giving me the serious side....

Love my big girls.

 

So Grown Up

Kathrine has grown up so much in this last year. I can't believe she'll be 16 soon. Where does the time go? She's grown a lot, but....

...not too grown-up for a game of 3 flies up!