ABQ get-away..

Normally this time of year, you would find me in Salt Lake City, UT at the biggest event Stampin' Up! has to offer each year. Unfortunately, after 7.5 years of being a demonstrator, I am choosing not to attend. Although I am sad, we just have way too much going on at this time. I did however find 4 days to "sneak away" from my life & scrapbook with a friend for a break.




We lived here for 4.5 years & loved it. The weather is a beautiful 73 degrees, and of course, the view is great!!!!

Off to run some errands...have a nice evening!!!


Kristi -- Post From My iPhone

Pedicures & Mohawks?!?!

We got a chance to get pedicures on Saturday...



This was lil' Miss Avery's first pedicure.



& we sent the boys for haircuts....
This is the last time daddy gets to take him to get his haircut....



Just kidding! He has been asking for months to get a Mohawk....isn't he just the cutest?

Kristi -- Post From My iPhone

Wedding weekend!

We are on our way home from San Antonio after a quickstop in West, TX for some of my favorite bologna...the wedding was beautiful!!!! My cuz, Alana was gorgeous in her wedding dress. she is a UT grad so of course, burnt orange & chocolate were her colors. Her dress had burnt orange weaves into the lacing in the back of the dress as well as the middle of her train. It was absolutly beautiful!!!
All the men in the wedding worn burnt orange ties...below is a pic of Leah wearing uncle Alan's tie.



It was great to see my family...it has been a long time since I have been able to visit with some of my cousins. I will definately have to work on getting together with them more often!
Kristi -- Post From My iPhone

Weekend in San Antonio

We are headed to San Antonio as I write this for my cousin, Alana's wedding. The wedding is tomorrow at 4pm so I'm looking to get some putt-putt golf & pedicures in before that.....we shall see!

Family Vacation 2009

So we survived..well, almost! I'm writing this as we are only 4 hours away from home. Driving thru the night has not been a common practice as of late, but so far it is working. Billy is listening to his books on his Itouch, kids are all asleep & I'm wishing I was asleep...oh well!

We stayed a week with some friends at their family cabin in the Chattanooga, TN area & had a great time.

There was fishing, swimming off the boat dock, eating ice cream at Clumpie's, & so much more. It was nice to get away to where there was no TV, Xbox, or computers..well, atleast I left mine at home. My poor hubby had to bring his to work some...not too much though!

Now I need a week to recover from our vacation....LOL! I will post pictures soon!

You're STUPENDOUS Mom!

How is that for a word?

That is what I got from my son, AJ when he walked in from school today.

I'm what?

You're a stupendous mom.

Where did you hear that?

It's a spicy word mom!

Oh, ok! Thanks!

First Day of School!

It's offical! We have a 3rd grader.....




2nd grader......



Kindergartener.......



& a Pre-schooler.......

WOW! where does the time go???

GO Texas Rangers!

We ended up with tickets to a Texas Rangers game on the day I flew back in from Convention yesterday! WOW! What an extremely long day, but TOTALLY worth it!
The kids had a blast! The seats were in row 10, right above 1st base...WHAT A VIEW! (thanks Uncle Aaron!) & to top it off, the TEXAS Rangers WON!!!!

Offer on Hearthstone!

We got an offer (finally) on our house. Wea re taking a loss but that is the way things roll I guess. We accepted & are set to close on July 11th so let's hope that Cartus will not screw things up. We have had many difficult issues with them for a relocation company, mainly they tell us one thing & then when we get to that part of the process, things are now different. Very frustrating!! anyway, keep your fingers crossed!

Soccer Camp 2008!!!

The kids attended a day soccer camp, or rather an evening soccer camp this June. They all had a blast including little miss Avery.

Macey was in the older division & is pictured holding a make-shift trophy with her teammates & the Brittish soccer coaches.

It was really warm but we managed not to get heat stroke or sick so we are thankful for that!

The kdis are already begging to sign-up for soccer camp next summer!

Macey taking a break!

Macey Classroom Award

Macey's teacher does a candy awards at the end of the year. I was amazed at this other woman who gets to spend almost as much time with my Mac as I do. She recognizes amazing traits in Macey that as parent, I tend to over look at times. I was totally beaming after this. I even let her cut class to go grcoery shopping with me for the rest of the day! We had Krispy Kreme Donuts & DP for lunch...

Closing Date...

SO we have been up & down since May about when we could close....we finally have a date! JUNE 20th! Which also happens to be Avery's 3rd Birthday so we are still working on that issue as well. She has been going on & on about her Birthday party at the pool so we will figure something. Life is crazy here so if you do not hear from me till July, you know why...Billy is gone for most of June so that leaves me relying on my friend, Shara & my family for all the help around close dates. Billy is here for 2 days after closing then off to work for Raytheon! BTW, have i mentioned how great a company Raytheon is???? Man, we have been so blessed to have a job with them. Nothing like the AF that is for sure! Gotta run! I have have alot of packing still to go!I will keep you posted!

Albuquerque House

Here is the link to the house in Albuquerque. We are lowering(yet again) the price of the house to $259,000. If you know ANYONE who is interested in buying or renting, please send them this link. We perfer to sell but are considering renting/leasing at this point. Thanks so much!

Starting to look like a real home...

So we have grass now...how cool is that??? The fence that you see is our side lot/yard & eventually will have an inground swimming pool. That is a few years away when all of kiddos swim like fish. We hope to close soon. (May or June timeframe) I will send out the new mailing address when we get settled.

Dentist Appt

AJ & Avery's first dentist appt was today & went really well. AJ went back all by himself & did not even need me. I have to admit that left me with mixed emotions. Then , Avery came along & would not budge without me.....It is good to know that I am still needed! :)

Hair-Cuts!

It is that time again when the girls hair is just too long & they want to change it up some! We found this place called shakey's cuts for kids & it was a total blast for the girls.

My Mother-in-Law....

My mother-in-law passed away 2 weeks ago tomorrow. I felt that if I wrote it down somewhere it would be real & I really did not want it to be real. I hear millions of stories of horrid mother-in-laws & i have to say that I do not understand them. Mine totally ROCKED! She was there when you needed her.

When we were stationed in OHIO, I talked with her on a daily if not every other day basis. I could tell her anything, I mean anything. She was a military wife & totally got the all of the BS that comes with it.

We breezed thru the Celebration of Life service & as long as I stayed busy, I could do it. My Billy had to get up & say a few things about mom & my heart went out to him. I can not imagine the greif that he feels. She was my mom for 10 years & I miss her so much.

My children miss their grandmother too. Leah (6) left a not on Billy's pillow this morning that reads" I know that you miss your mom. I miss her to. I know that she loves me & you. Love Leah." Leah drew a picture of a cake on a table at the bottom of the note & also drew music notes & labeled them "irsh music". She knew that here gmom loved irish music.

There are so many things that remind me of her: lasgna, gnomes, blue eyes, shamrocks, st. Patricks Day, sudoku, (she is the one who got me hooked!), Snowbabies,THOMAS KINKADE. I think she had everything he ever made. She was a great lady who was there for anyone who ever needed her.She will be greatly missed! Love you MOM!

School Art Show

First Day of Soccer Games

The day started out chilly. we are all wrapped up in jackets & blankets. Gammy, Pappy & Uncle Jek were able to go to the games with us. Everyone had a lot of fun! There were so many little soccer players running around. You could not see any "leg" on any of them when they had their shin guards, socks & cleats on. Way too cute!

AJ was attacking the ball. He is located in between #9 & #13. He kicks well so the coach has him kick the ball in often.

Macey has been named the team goalie. She is the only girl who would get in front of the ball when it was coming at her. She is excited that she gets to get special gloves & a different jersey when she plays goalie.

Inside Grisham...

So here are a few pics from the inside of the home. It will be really great to get settled soon. We still have our home in NM so PLEASE pray hard that it will sell fast. We have a month left....

Fireplace in the Family room

(the mantle will be stained the color of the kitchen cabinets)

Kitchen

media room with my little brother, Nick being, well, being Nick!