THE LINDSEY'S

2012-02-07T10:20:00.000-08:00

Kyla went to her 1st day of preschool today! she was sooo excited:)

snow day!

2012-01-25T15:37:00.001-08:00

Avila turns 2!

2012-01-21T16:50:00.000-08:00

25 weeks.

2012-01-15T19:16:00.001-08:00

for those of you that asked hmm hmm Jen... Here's the big belly:)

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days with daddy

2012-01-07T08:01:00.000-08:00

daddy and kyla have been having a lot of play time together.

Picnic at Avila Beach

2011-12-28T21:08:00.001-08:00

merry christmas

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"Then the angle said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 'For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord' " Luke 2: 10-11

Thank you Lord for sending your greatest gift of Love, Jesus, so that we may know and give your love.

2011-12-20T21:08:00.001-08:00

christmas with cousins

2011-12-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

Today when we were driving back from my Dad's, Kyla said, "I want to be a mommy like you when I grow up." "So I can wash dishes and make Avi dinner and know how to drive the right way" haha. Then she told me to stop laughing. It was so sweet though, except I'm not sure about the driving part.

yum yum

2011-12-11T20:34:00.001-08:00

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helping Dad make monkey bread

Oh ChristmasTree!

2011-11-25T19:44:00.000-08:00

I know the quality of these pics are a little bad. We forgot to bring our camera to the tree farm...thank goodness for the iphone. The kids had so much fun picking out a tree and decorating. They wanted us to buy the littlest tree there. It was comical.

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T20:46:00.000-08:00

avi wanted to wear Daddy's jacket and shoes

can you believe this outfit my Mom put me in?

this should have been the after thanksgiving Turkey shot, but they were already tired at 11 am

The trees are all so gorgeous right now! God's handiwork is quite breathtaking:) Tyler's mustache is real, really.....something about me being pregnant yadda yadda and the facial hair makes him feel more manly? yeah I don't get it?

The kids table awwww

Avi likes to help clean up with the ladies

love you elijah!

a birthday pic with my girls

2011-11-23T19:02:00.000-08:00

thanks to everyone for making my birthday special. I love you all very much!

cake pops

2011-11-16T19:55:00.000-08:00

ok so I know these cake pops have been all the rave. Recently I crawled out of my cave and saw them and thought , what is that? It's so cute! After looking them up online I was jonesin' to make some myself. I had so much fun making them. Simply ignore children and all responsibility and wa-lah. I could definitely use some tricks and tips though. I'm not sure I'm loving the cake already mixed with frosting. The idea is cute but as far as the party in your mouth??? Can't really say much for that. I know I know, the turkey's look sad. seriously it was impossible to make a happy looking turkey. I'm sure this time of year they are all sad anyway, right?

It's a girl!

2011-11-12T13:34:00.000-08:00

I guess God thought we needed 3 girls! I am thrilled. I know this pic is a little goobaly gobaly, but you can make out the head, legs, arms and hand of our little nugget in there:) Now....onto the names

2011-11-06T15:33:00.001-08:00

Trick or Treat!

2011-10-31T20:11:00.000-07:00

Hitting up Grampa and Grandmas 1st!

Woo hoo I could get use to this candy stuff!

Kyla had several

costumes to choose from but in the end she still just wanted to be a princess. I curled her hair and put a little blush on her. She had a tiara too, but I failed to get any pics of her with it on. The girls had so much fun trick or treating.

2011-10-31T10:04:00.000-07:00

Every morning Happa does push ups and sit ups. The girls were always wanting to get down and work out with him. They were both doing push ups with him this particular morning, but I didn't get my camera in time.

Having fun in costumes with tutu.

Dad set up some cushions for them to jump on!

The Pumpkin Tyler carved. I think he did an awesome job!

apple hill

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pumpkin picking in the garden

2011-10-06T19:18:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Tutu, the girls had three pumpkins to pick from Tyler's garden this year. It was a nice break from the rainy weather.

avi rose

2011-09-23T20:05:00.001-07:00

The 1st two pics are from my DAd's iphone.

Goin' fishing.....

2011-09-17T15:48:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Kyla spent the day together fishing:) She caught this rainbow trout all by herself and was sooo excited to eat it!

Trip down south

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Weekend in Tahoe!

2011-08-21T17:37:00.000-07:00

Emerald Bay around 9:30 am

Vikingsholm

of course Tyler had to take a picture of this grass roof.

soo tired after all the fun!

We had a great weekend in Tahoe. Kid free thanks to Grandma. She had the kids all weekend and we had a great getaway. We stayed in Tahoe city. We got to go kayaking, hiking, and spent a lot of time relaxing....ahhhh Thanks Mom!

Nyomi turns 7!!!

2011-08-14T08:18:00.001-07:00

It was a great day!! Thanks everyone for helping to celebrate Nyomi's birthday:) It was a very special day!!!

New computer!!!

2011-08-11T19:28:00.000-07:00

Yay! We are back in business folks! Thanks to Grammy Nicki, we got a new computer:) I am LOVING it! ahhhh the ease of blogging once again. More to come soon.

water park

2011-07-23T13:44:00.000-07:00

we met up with our friends Matt and Michelle Friday to take the kids to the water park in pville. Matt is a super good and getting pics, so I have to thank him for all these pics of the kids. The kids spent more time eating on the sidelines than playing in the water, but oh well. We had fun anyway!

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2011-07-08T17:03:00.000-07:00

Fourth of July fun

2011-07-06T17:25:00.000-07:00

from left to right; seth, kyla, reina, cash, jerin, avila, talen,lia, jim, owen

They both LOVE PINk:)

seth and avi

Kya trying out cousin Reina's bike and hello kitty helmet

sether boos or as Kyla would say says er boos

cash man:)

Here are just a few pics of the fun we are having with cousins!!

family

2011-06-28T14:24:00.000-07:00

Kyla wearing her Chef hat and apron she made at summer school

Elijah turns 5 July 6th! Happy Birthday bub!

Charlie, Lori, and Aaron at my DAd's house. Lori is my Dad's cousins Daughter and these are her two boys:) Super cuties!

Avila with Great Grampa Cliff

Father's day and the Fair

2011-06-22T11:15:00.000-07:00

Here we go....1st off...computer is back but still not working fantastically, so I'll post when patience and kids allow:) 2nd..To my wonderful, hardworking, loving husband...I LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH! We had a great fathers day. I am so super blessed that the Lord gave me Tyler. He is such a wonderful caring Man who loves his children. The longer we are together the more I began to appreciate who he is and all he does for our family. I love you ty woo dee! So we took the kids to the fair this year and I can honestly say it was the most fun at the fair I've had since I was a kid:) KYla has no fear. She wanted to ride every ride like all day!! We took her and Avi on the Ferris wheel and got a shot of the wheel barrell race course. WE wanted to watch my brother Brent compete in the race, but the kids were melting down by 7pm. (we were pretty tired too) Tyler and I both agreed we did not eat enough "fair food" and were a little disappointed. WE had been promising Kyla cotton candy all day and never delivered the goods. OH well, Kyla next time:( We did have fun meeting up with my friend Corrie and her little girl Olivia. WE also got to see our cousins Jak and Samantha who were with my other brother Dave and his wife Kym. All the kids LOVED this car ride that spun them around and around super fast.

2011-06-15T19:34:00.000-07:00

So. I think I might have figured this out! It is a little moody and takes awhile, but I will do my best to put up pics here and there.

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Computer down:(

2011-06-12T13:19:00.000-07:00

Our computer is finished, so until I can figure out how to post from our iPad the updates will be scarce. I'm working on it though...

2011-05-30T15:04:00.000-07:00

Micha let us use Lia's old Jeep for the girls. Like most women, they are not the best drivers! :) Kyla pushes the pedal while Avila steers....

Lady Bug sprinkler

2011-05-26T16:54:00.000-07:00

Kyla's dance recital.

2011-05-19T19:36:00.000-07:00

"showbiz Kid"

Jak and Nyomi waiting for recital to start

Grandma and Grandpa put Kyla through dance class these last few months. She's been going to class once a week. Today was her ballet/tap recital. It was soooo cute to see all these little girls in their costumes trying to complete their routine. Hilarious and so sweet. Wish all you family and friends could have seen it!

Joey and Anna

2011-05-19T19:33:00.000-07:00

OUr friends came over for dinner last week. We had so much fun talking and the kids played for 4hrs. straight!! To say they play well is an understatement. Joey and Anna are super cute:)

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Element of Soul Benefit Show

2011-05-01T14:39:00.000-07:00

Tyler's friend Ben's Dad is going through treatment for Cancer. Ben's band, Element of Soul, put on a benefit show yesterday to help fund the treatment. They had the show at a really cool place off Fort Jim road. There were games for the kids, silent auctions, raffle prizes, bounce houses, face painting and more. It was cool to be able to go somewhere with the whole family. The girls loved dancing around to the live music and getting their faces painted. I even got my face painted too:) fun times!

Kyla turns 3!!

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complete

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When I wake in the middle of the night, when I ponder about the future, when I get lost in my children's eyes, when I gaze at the stars, when I'm in despair, when I stare off into the distance at an amazing view, when I'm going through the highs and lows of life.....Thank you Jesus for being the hope that make my heart complete:)

HE IS RISEN!!

2011-04-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

Now after the Sabbath, as the first [day] of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

Mat 28:2
And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, [fn] and sat on it.

Mat 28:3
His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

Mat 28:4
And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead [men].

Mat 28:5
But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

Mat 28:6
"He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Mat 28:7
"And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you."

Mat 28:8
So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

Mat 28:9
And as they went to tell His disciples, [fn] behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Rejoice!" So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.

Mat 28:10
Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go [and] tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me."

Mat 28:11
Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.

Mat 28:12
When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Mat 28:13
saying, "Tell them, 'His disciples came at night and stole Him [away] while we slept.'

Mat 28:14
"And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will appease him and make you secure."

Mat 28:15
So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

Mat 28:16
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.

Mat 28:17
When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.

Mat 28:18
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Mat 28:19
"Go therefore [fn] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mat 28:20
"teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, [even] to the end of the age." Amen. [fn]

Grampa Cliff's Birthday!

2011-04-08T19:35:00.000-07:00

We had a little get together today for My Dad's birthday. My Grandpa got to come so it was extra special. He's 93(Grandpa not DAd;) and doesn't get out much anymore. It's always special to have him over. The Kids especially loved showing both Grandpas their toys and telling them all kinds of stories.

Dinosaur park

2011-03-31T09:17:00.000-07:00

This day was absolutely gorgeous. I call it a womb day. Like being in the womb. (Cause I remember that so well?) But seriously...it was amazing. We took the girls to the park and then to the beach. They LOVED running from the waves. I think Avi charged that harder than kyla. Avi got so sandy and soaking wet. I wish I would have taken pics there. It's special memories for sure:)

Erin's Birthday

2011-03-31T09:11:00.000-07:00

A couple pics from the morning of Erin's bday. All of us girls went to Ventura for the day. It was a beautiful day and such a pretty drive. Tyler made this little box car for the girls while we were away. They had so much fun playing in that thing. I think it was their favorite thing to play with for the rest of the trip.

Reina's 4th birthday

2011-03-31T08:42:00.000-07:00

A rainbow outside of Tutu and Happas house. EVery morning and evening the sky is just beautiful there. I want to take pictures of it everyday....

Seth

Cash Man

Tutu with the girls

Seth and uncle Ty

We've been down south for 2weeks hence the no posting. Honestly, I considered just quitting the blog cold turkey. Lately it feels more like an obligation than fun. But.....after further thought..I think I'll keep it up for awhile. This was Reina's 4th bday party. She had a bug theme and the cutest Caterpillar cake I have ever seen:)

tutu's glasses

2011-03-12T12:37:00.000-08:00

Wearing her Tutu's glasses:) More dance pics from the 2nd session.

Dance class

2011-03-02T19:38:00.000-08:00

We signed the girls(Sam and Kyla) up for dance class this week. It was soooo cute watching them twirl and tap and giggle. They were in total heaven. All I can say is that the teacher is SUPER patient. There were about 8 girls ranging from almost 3 to 5and a half. Kyla being the youngest. I am totally looking forward to future classes. Kyla is already asking to practice her crabby crawl. (where you crawl backwards like a crab)

SNOW

2011-02-27T13:57:00.000-08:00

Avila "working out" with mommy.

We took the kids up to Camino yesterday to play in the snow. They had a blast. Avila wasn't that mobile considering she was a puffed up pink marshmallow. She tried her best to balance in the snow. Overall I think she was so mesmerized by the white-ness that she was just taking it all in:) Kyla was rip roaring around like she was born a snow bunny. She could of played out there all day. Something about snow that brings out the kid in all of us....

Jason:)

2011-02-22T13:12:00.000-08:00

so....we've been getting together with a few friends here and there. Kyla is having a real tough time keeping all their names straight. Today Garian, Chase and Bryson came over. Kyla was calling Bryson....Jason the whole time. I think it was just really hard for her to say the bry part, so she made it what she wanted it. Sorry Bryson. Here they are playing outside. Do you see the very worried look on Bryson's face as I'm swinging him supa hi (as kyla would say) Well....not all kids love swinging supa hi and Bryson is one of those kids. Sorry again:( He is such a sweetie though. The two of them play very nice together.

2011-02-19T09:27:00.000-08:00

This morning we woke up to a slight dusting of snow everywhere. Very pretty. Of course Kyla wanted to play in it. So we bundled her up and took her out. Tyler and Kyla made a little snowman together. In between "helping" Daddy build she was mainly eating the snow and throwing it at him. She had so much fun! Then he got out her little sled. As you can see by the pics there really wasn't that much snow. Tyler took out the shovel and kind of made a little snow run for her. Then they jumped in the Hot tub. Oh the glories of the hot tub. Avila slept through the whole episode:)

snow!

2011-02-17T16:24:00.000-08:00

It just started dumping about an hour ago. Kyla immediately wanted to play in it. I remember being a kid and feeling the same way about snow. Now that I'm older I still get that feeling, but it fades MUCH quicker. BRRRRR it's freezing out. Avila just stood and stared out the sliding glass door like a hungry little puppy. Maybe tomorrow I'll bundle her up and get photos of her 1st day in the snow!! HOpefully it's here in the morning and hopefully we don't lose any power:)

Happy Birthday Tyler!

2011-02-15T07:30:00.000-08:00

Jan, Papa, Terri, Jill and Dawn on bottom. All the sisters with their Dad. He wanted them to do this for V-day. Isn't that sweet.

Ty turned 28 yesterday! woo hoo. I'm really starting to appreciate his birthday being on Valentine's day. Tutu bought these cute Jammie's for the girls and the balloon. Amazing what a simple balloon can do for toddlers. He brought home this amazing bouquet of flowers. What a nice hubby. Happy Valentines day to all.

2011-02-06T19:59:00.000-08:00

SOOO serious....

Nyomi is always wanting to "pick up" Avi. She loves her soo much. It's very sweet.

Can you say hello Larry. Does she look like Happa (Larry) here or what?

Avila is making her way away pretty good now.

Just like Daddy:)

One of Avila's favorite things to do. I'm constantly having to take her out of the drawers.

2011-01-23T09:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Avila!

2011-01-21T13:20:00.000-08:00

Avila is one year old today! It's been so much fun getting to watch her grow over the last year. One of my most favorite things about Avila is that she is very happy and smily. She is also super snuggly which is great because I love to shower her with affection. I am so grateful to God for Blessing us with two healthy beautiful girls.

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Happy New Year!!

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Does anyone else think that last decade just FLEW by? I think back to older movies with futuristic plots. Aren't we suppose to be just a tad more advanced by now? My resolution is to advance in more meaningful ways.

The best time to start is TODAY. We don't have to wait for a new year, a new month, a new week, or even a new morning to start doing things differently. I hope to Love more this year, be a better listener, take my time and not rush, play with my kids more, give more and take less.

Snow Day

2010-12-30T16:42:00.000-08:00

Aaron and Tyler took all the kids up sledding today. It's freezing!!!! Emmy and I opted to stay at home with Avila. Looks like they all had fun.

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Thank you Lord for sending your son Jesus the Christ, your very greatest gift of Love!

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Honolua Bay Surfing and Irish Dancing

2010-12-21T09:32:00.000-08:00

That little speck on the wave is Tyler:)

We went and saw an authentic Irish band play. It was so much fun. The kids loved dancing and they had a bagpiper and all. They played lots of carols and fun music!

It just doesn't feel like Christmas in Hawaii. We met a couple from Chicago. They were not looking forward to returning home, but said it really didn't feel like Christmas here. WE agreed:)

Makena and Ho'okipa

2010-12-21T09:15:00.000-08:00

Pretty much every beach here is amazing. We had a wonderful time! A big thanks to Mom for watching the kids!!!

D.T. Fleming

2010-12-21T09:09:00.000-08:00

One of the 1st places we went on the Island. Loved it!!

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This is Avila trying to look like David Hassellhoff. I think she pulls it off quite well.

2010-12-03T18:59:00.000-08:00

My Aunt Karen made this fishes for Kyla and Avi.

Kyla was immediately attached to these two little bear ornaments and thought they were for her to play with of course.

The Kids Museum San Luis Obispo

2010-11-28T19:38:00.000-08:00

That was a huge Kaleidoscope behind the kids.

Kyla driving the Trolley

Kyla and Cash loved loved loved this little kitchen. It was called the Cosmic Cafe.... There was all kinds of play food and you could serve up people at the counter..

Brian and Seth in the fire engine. They had a room where the kids could put on full fire gear. They had a shadow wall and magnetic wall, a postal room, a hospital room with all kinds of play hospital stuff. Ok, then we got to the stage. I thought the Blankenship girls would have loved the stage. It was stocked full of dress up clothes and costumes where you could put on a performance. So cool! The third floor had this cool train set that Nyomi and Elijah would love. There was a Train to play in too. Everything was just so much fun for them and us! haha

These were kind of like stairs with netting. You could climb all the way to the top where there was a lookout to the city.

Painting on the wall on the 2nd floor.

A wind organ. If you covered certain holes with your hands it would play a note/key.

A huge wall of Planets orbiting and floating around that the kids could interact with.

This was playdoh on a volcano where the kids could make there own lava....

Good ol' wood chip pile

Some Pics Tyler and I took of the sky yesterday morning before the dreary ugly day....

I actually did not tweak this last photo at all, it just came out this spectacular. God has nice work eh?

Yesterday was a dreary rainy day at the beach. The kids were all getting restless so we decided to take them to the Kids Museum in SLO. It was really cool. It's a place packed with kids activities for 2-10yr. olds. Of course the kids were thoroughly entertained. It starts out with an elevator that takes you to the middle of the earth where there is liquid hot magma muhaaahaahaa (for those of you austin powers fans) Then you exit into the 1st level of the museum. All the exhibits are hands on and kid-friendly. I'll walk you through it in pictures.....

Thanksgiving and Flying Kites

2010-11-28T19:02:00.000-08:00

Cash feeding AVi

The dragon kite

Tutu and Reina flying the kite

Thank you Father God for all the wonderful people and loving family you have put in our lives. Thank you for our health and all of our many blessings. May we be forever thankful for your guiding love and Saving Grace....

Tutu, Tyler and I took Reina and Kyla to fly kites at the dinosaur park on Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful Sunny day. (The warmest one we had there) The girls were in heaven. It is so fun flying a kite. It's been years since I flew a kite. I forgot how much fun it is. I felt like a kid again. My Dad let us borrow this huge dragon kite. It was pretty cool. Reina had this sweet little lady bug kite that they both flew by themselves.

I love Turkey!!!! I think I could have a turkey sandwich smothered in Mayo/salt/pepper everyday and it would take me a great while to tire of it. All that other stuff's not bad either:)

Turning 31

2010-11-28T18:55:00.000-08:00

SETH wants you!

CashMan

Counsinly Love:)

The Orchid Tyler got his Mom for Thanksgiving. What a sweet son.

Ok, Kyla just doesn't like taking pictures. Maybe someday

A crisp clear day. Let me just say it was FREEZING for our whole visit down south:( I mean literally. I've never felt it that cold there. BRRRI had my 31st birthday on Tuesday. The Lindsey and Yates family had a little bday dinner for me. Tutu made me a scrumptious chocolate cake. The picture speaks for itself. It tasted as good as it looks:) Thanks Tutu! Thank you all for making my birthday so special. It was wonderful getting to spend it with you guys!!

New Camera

2010-11-28T18:50:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't blogged in forever. I was computerless this whole last week, which was great, but somewhat fruserating at times too. We decided to get a new camera. We really wanted to be able to capture the kids expressions and little moments that pass by so fast. Just a couple shots I took with the new camera. I'm loving the fast shutter speed:) I feel so spoiled and grateful!

Run For Courage

2010-11-16T11:44:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago some friends and I did the Run for Courage 10K. It was my 1st 10K. I really enjoyed running with Micha, Molly and Micha's friend Mary. The run was to benefit a house that takes in girls who have been victims of sex trafficking. They have a website if anyone wants to check it out www.runforcourage.com The day was beautiful and the run went great! Over 700 people. Here are a couple pics I got from the website. That's Micha, Molly, Mary and Me in the bottom pic in the middle. :)

Bubbles

2010-11-09T11:49:00.000-08:00

Kyla has been asking me to buy her bubbles for about a month. Every time I get her some they end up being not that great. About 2 or 3 bubbles for the price of runny drippy bubbleness all over the floor. Not these bubbles. These are infinite bubbles and they were worth all 3 dollars of the cost. We played outside this morning for about 30 min. just chasing bubbles. I was trying to capture how pretty the tree in the front yard is through the lens of one of these bubbles. Oh well, it was fun trying to take a cool picture without a super fast shutter speed. Let's see... I only had to take like 50 to get one or two ok shots. Avila is not nearly as jazzed about bubbles as her sister is. I also took a pic of the gargantuan tree in the back yard. That thing is a widow maker. I keep waiting for a huge branch to bust through the roof some stormy night. Every storm we have drops massive branches. So, we watched this documentary last night called Babies. It was really interesting. Followed the life of 4 babies from 4 different countries from birth to 1yr. Amazing! Ok babies are a heck of a lot more resilient than we give them credit for. Some of these kids were in such raw exposed conditions left to fend for themselves amongst the elements. Tyler could not stop laughing when one of the Dad's picked up his wife and baby to go home after birth. He picked them up on his motorcycle. The baby was swaddled into a blanket which was literally twist tied. The Mom was having the hardest time throwing one leg over the motorcycle while holding her little bundle just hours after giving birth. Ok Honey! I'm ready! VRRRRRMMMMM!!! off to our yurt in Mongolia. SEriously, it's worth watching. So when Avila starts crying I just tell here she could be out there with the goats banging rocks together. And she says ok mom that looks like fun. See those kids. See that joy.

2010-11-07T11:34:00.000-08:00

Kyla wants to take pictures all the time. Every time we get the camera out she wants to take pictures and see the pictures. So the other day I let her take a few pictures, hence the photo of her feet:)

Lions and Ladybugs

2010-10-31T19:06:00.000-07:00

We'll see how well She faired when Daddy brings home the booty. Tyler took our little ladybug trick-o-treating tonight. Hope they get some good and plenties for Mommy:)

2010-10-30T14:49:00.000-07:00

Go Giants!!!

2010-10-29T13:31:00.000-07:00

Last night we watched the Blankenship girls while Lacy and Tyrel went out for Tyrel's birthday. Those kids are a blast! We pretty much colored and played with play dough all night. GAbby and Avila just kept to themselves most of the time secretly fighting over toys. It was quite comical. Chloe did some cheers for the Giants as the creamed the RAngers!!! Looking forward to the next game:) Here's a couple shots from last night. I love Lauren and Chloe's faces in the one where I told them all to make a funny face. Hilarious!

2010-10-28T14:59:00.000-07:00

Tutu and Happa sent Kyla this adorable little doggie mask. Pretty funny since she has loved playing "doggie" lately. Thank you Nyomi Mae. She wants everything fed to her while she begs for food. At this point I am almost giving into that because she otherwise does not eat much. She was so serious with it on. She wanted to wear it, but not so much have her picture taken:( Life's tough when your 2! Thanks guys! She loved getting her own mail. It made her day:)

2010-10-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

It's been fun watching Avila and Kyla playing together. Avila is pretty good about playing by herself. They couldn't be more different when it comes to eating. Kyla never wants to eat and Avila wants to eat all day long. She gets really upset if anyone else is eating and not sharing with her. We are loving it! Yes, finally a kid that wants to eat anything you give them! AS you can see AVila loves smiling. It always makes me smile too:)

2010-10-18T10:50:00.000-07:00

Cory's son Brendan and Avila

Ponderosa Won their Alumni Game! yeah! We had a wonderful visit with the family. Always a pleasure. Tyler's cousin Cory came up to visit and we got to see his son.

Alumni Game

2010-10-03T15:01:00.000-07:00

Tyler is playing an Alumni football game this October. He's been going to practices and having some healthy rivalry with co-workers about this game. Pondo vs. oakridge. He's playing for Pondo and the coworker for OakRidge. Hopefully all the trash talking will pay off. If not, we still have this cute pic of Kyla....She found his helmet in the garage the other day and immediately wanted to play with it. "golf ball game"... no honey this is Football Game!!! It's oct. 17th at 7pm in the evening at Oak Ridge high school if any of you want to come cheer Tyler on!

2010-09-29T14:23:00.000-07:00

I feel like I could sleep for two days straight. I'm like a car running on fumes. The last couple of weeks have been hectic to say the least. I never feel the need to fill my agenda and make tons of plans, but it seems to work out that way. Avila is getting so big. She's crawling around everywhere and got her two front bottom teeth in.

2010-09-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

Kyla is one busy girl! This kid never stops. I bought a timer recently to try to teach her about time and focus on doing one thing at a time. (grammy's advice) She now makes the beeping sound in advance as if to notify me her "timer" is done! Beep Beep I'm done now Mom!! I've been trying different things with her hair. As you can see she is wearing the princess leah buns in these pics. It's funny because every time I finish doing her hair she says," I'm ready for church now!" She's a pretty good sport about it. Next I'll be buying a whistle to stop her and Avila from getting rowdy! Oh the joys of parenting:) i love it!

September 11th

2010-09-11T15:37:00.000-07:00

Emmy and Avila

Romans 12:14-21 (New International Version)

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"says the Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

I just love how the Lord works! I've seen in the news the past couple of days about this "pastor" who wanted to have a Quran burning on 9/11 to honor the victims of the terrorist attack. I thought to myself, it's precisely those kind of Wacko "Christians" who are giving Christianity a bad rap. What a poor example of Christ's love. We need to pray for those who persecute and tear down. As I was thinking about this, I started to read my daily bible entry and the above message was for today. Pretty cool! God loves everyone and wants everyone to know His love!

2010-09-06T10:04:00.000-07:00