The Joys of Pet Day!

Last Thursday was an eventful day... it was Bring Your Pet to School Day! Oh the Fun! ;o) 

In the morning we give Nick a bath in the hose outside, well you know we have no lawn so the minute I got him wet he ran and rolled in the dirt, this was the beginning of a long day! We did get him bathed and brushed and ready for school. So, off to school we go with Nick in the back of the Yukon. We arrive at school, I unload 3 kids, 1 stroller and 1 dog! As we are walking up to the school, Nick is peeing on every pole they have.. gross! Then all the kindergartners go and sit down by the playground, all the animals wait outside the fence for their turn. As we are waiting for our turn, some of the animals were kind of nervous sniffing and barking at each other. One dog got loose and ran all over the place! There was a puppy and he was sniffing Nick, I could tell Nick was getting a little nervous, but I didn't think much of it. Next thing you know... he PEE'S all over my foot!!!!! YUCK! I was dying, and I couldn't do anything about the URINE all over my foot and sandal, because I had a baby in a stroller, a preschooler playing on the playground, a Kindergartner waiting for his turn to show off his pet and a dog on a leash!  Needless to say it was dry by the time I had got home to changed my pants, and wash my foot!

 I don't know what to do with the sandals, I don't think they can get wet, I think they might be going in the trash! Oh the JOYS of Pet Day! I think if Preston has to do this next year, I will go buy a Goldfish, put it in a baggie and have that be his pet for Pet Day, then I'll take it to the farm and let it live in the cows troth! Think that plan will work!?  

Holes!

There is only ONE thing good about having no yard... a really big sandbox for little boys to play in! I am not sure where they are trying to get to (China, maybe?) but they sure have dug and dug and dug!  

Basketball!

Landon is playing in the Jr NBA basketball league, and loving it! Gavin is the coach and Landon looks forward to each game. On game day, our morning always starts with Landon asking "what time is my game?!" The, "What time is my game?" continues all day until it starts! He loves to play basketball, there is no doubt about it! :) 

Pretty good looking shot, if you ask me! Ya, I know.. I am just the Mother! 

DDD Defense! 

Lovin' the Game! 

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

I have been wanting one of these for Addie's 1st Birthday... Thanks Brooke for Posting this and letting me in on the action! :) 

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Family Picture

On Sunday we had a family birthday party for McKell! She is one! We took some family pictures.... 

Isn't it amazing this little girl has two sets of Great-Great Grandparents. 5 Generations! 

Baseball Fun!

This last weekend Jake had a baseball tournament here in town. The boys love it when the Sliderzz play ball, because that means endless friends and playground time for 3 full days! I didn't get to many games because Addie is a pain in the you know what... at baseball games! She wants to get down and crawl and get all dirty and it was pretty cold this weekend, but Gavin and the boys made it to most of the games. Baseball is a great sport, watching what little I did this last weekend made me excited for spring and little league! 

Good Job Jake and the Sliderzz Baseball team! Way to win the tournament! 

Happy Valentines!! I love you Gavin, you will always Be Mine! 

Preston in FIVE!!

I can't believe it, but Preston is Five! For Preston it was a long time coming... he has been counting the days for awhile now! ;o) 

I had wrapped his presents up the night before and left them on the table, so the first thing he did when he woke up was open those presents! Preston likes to sleep in, but he was up and wanting to open 7:30! 

I made him breakfast with one of his favorite fruits, strawberries. 

At preschool Miss Janae sang and made him feel very special. 

Then it was on to the BIG Star Wars ParTY!! We had a bunch of cousins and friends come with their Light Sabor and play Star Wars Games, frost cupcakes and then a special guest arrived.... 
To make a long story short, a week ago when Preston was in the bathtub, he asked if we could go to Disneyland and ask Darth Vader (DV) if he would come to his birthday. Preston didn't know if he was going to come because all we could do was mail DV an invite! Well, it looks like he got it and he came to the party! The little boys weren't quite sure if they like him or not. Most wouldn't even get near him! 

The best was, when DV walked in, Preston looked at his Dad and said "Yes, I knew he was going to come!!" Then he ran to the window and looked out, Gavin asked "What are you doing?" Preston's response, "Looking for his Ship!" We had to let Pres know that, ships are not allowed on our roads, the Police just don't allow it! (The lies we tell, all in the name of childhood innocents!) 

Gavin had to hold one, that is the only way he was going to get in the picture! After the kids party the grandparents, and family came over for pizza. It was a long day, but a good one! Happy Birthday Preston, we all love you so much and hope you had a great 5th Birthday! 

Watching the News

Ever since President Obama was sworn into office, I have been very intrigued with the news. I am not sure what it is, but I seem to be listening to it in the car and watching it in the evenings a lot more than usual. I know that this President didn't get my vote, but I will Pledge My Allegiance 100%. I just pray that he can make the correct choices to steer this country in the right direction in these trying times.  Good Luck Mr. President. 

Blog Book On Its Way!

2008 is complete! My blog book is on its way. I am so excited that I have finished this little project, and I just had to share. It really wasn't that hard, I slurped everything into the free program I downloaded from the internet, repositioned the pictures the way I wanted and fixed some of the typos, other than that most of it was all ready done for me.  I have so much more journaling in this book, compared to my scrapbooks, so that is a big plus. The only downfall is it's not as cute. Oh well, our 2008 family scrapbook is done, and that is a lot more than I can say for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007!