Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

You are 36 today!!
We've celebrated 15 birthdays, together...

Had 4 great kids...

Coached for 8 years...

Wow.

Here is to the next 15 Birthdays together!

I LOVE YOU!!

I am Thankful for...

Mom and Dad

They have always been there for me. Raising 7 kids was NOT easy, we all gave them their gray hair and took all their money. Dad still found time to be "Team Dad" for my color guard squad, help out at the Bronco Games selling Hot Dogs for the 1989-1990 Bear Creek Marching Band, build me a chalk board for my bedroom because I said I wanted one, and kick my boyfriend out when he was yelling at me. Thanks Dad.

Mom was "Team Mom" for the Best Junior Drill Team in America - STARS!!

She encouraged me to dance, when all the other girls were cuter, prettier and much more talented than me. Helped me to make my prom dress when the stores just didn't have anything 'modest' enough. And most of all, taught me how to be the BEST Mom to my own 4 kids. I love children because of the Love she taught me. Thanks Mom.

Todd
He is the BEST husband in the world. He has supported me through all my 'faults' and accomplishments. He accepts me and loves me even though I am NOT perfect. He is always making me laugh...even if we are in the middle of Wal-Mart grocery shopping, he will have me rolling on the floor laughing. He is an AMAZING father. He finds time to be with each child, tucks them into bed every night and kisses them goodbye every morning. He celebrates their accomplishments and cryes with them when they lose. Thanks Todd.
Jordan, Tyler, Emily & Zackary
Each one of my wonderful children.
Each has their own, very different personality. Sometimes they get along...most of the time they don't. I know they love each other, and want to be together. They help each other out, cheer for each other, and encourage each other.
We had only planned for maybe 2 kids...Thank goodness we got more than we planned for. I am the luckiest person in the world to have such great, well behaved, and good mannered kids. Thanks guys.

I truly have a lot to be thankful for this year.
Not only the people I have already talked about, but also for a wonderful career (yes with children - 174 to be exact) a beautiful house, a van that runs, beautiful neices and nephews that I get to see and spend time with, as well as my siblings and their spouses that I have grown closer to now that we all are adults, and 2 dirty smelly dogs that are always getting into the trash. Yes, I am even thankful for that.
I truly have a lot to be thankful for this year.

Carnation Bowl 2009

They did it!! They made it to the Carnation Bowl!!

The entire team sported mohawks. Team Spirit. They had it.

They were the coolest group of 13 year old's I have ever had the privilage to meet.

The 5 coaches were pretty cool, too.

The game started at 4:30 in a 5 star stadium, complete with announcer who introduced all the players over the loud speaker. They asked each boy's mother to go down to the field, and the boys gave us each a blue carnation.

We cryed.

I took a quick picture of my 2 guys right before the game started.

WOW! Look at those 'Friday-Night-Lights'.

This is AWESOME!

"How do y'all feel?" "FIRED UP!"

"How do y'all feel?" "FIRED UP!"

"What time is it?" "GAME TIME!"

"What time is it?" "GAME TIME!"
"Who are we?" "WILDCATS!"

"Who are we?" "WILDCATS!!!"

"BREAK DOWN"

"1-2-3 WILDCATS!!'

We lost the game. Green Mountain was really good. Undefeated. Our guys played their hearts out. It was a good game.

8-28

AMAZING

We made it to the Carnation Bowl!!

Mohawks

All my guys got Mohawks.

The Coaches of the Wildcats told the players that if they made it to the Carnation Bowl, they would ALL get Mohawks!

After practice today, Todd cut his hair, and Jordan said a bunch of the boys were going to cet them, so Dad cut his hair, too. Tyler and Zack got Mohawks to show support for the team.

They are the coolest bunch EVER!!

We WON!!! Carnation Bowl...HERE WE COME!

Freeeeezing snow and rain fell during the game. It was C-C-C-COLD!!!

That is one Proud Coach!! (and DAD!!)

He couldn't hold back the tears...He was soooo happy to finally make it this far. It is his LAST year of Midget Football.

7 years of playing and it is his LAST year that they make it to the Carnation Bowl!!

It has all paid off.

Trick or Treat!!

Here is my Hannah Montana! isn't she pretty? We went to Uncle Ryan Schultz's house for a Halloween Party, then Trick-or-Treating.

Jordan was a "Dead Football Player" someone slit his throat...I don't know, his idea...

Here are all my kiddo's:

Lightning McQueen

Indiana Jones

Hannah Montana

& Death

They carved their pumpkins...they all turned out really cute. Look at my kids faces, whenever I say, "Let me get a picture!" This is the pose I get...uggg. One day I would LOVE a normal picture of my kids!!

Happy Halloween!!

Pumpkin Patch & Dinner at Grandma's

Zack and Alice haven't seen each other in a few months, but that did not stop them from playing with each other. They had so much fun together!
Van found his pumpkin!! There were acre's and acre's of pumpkins to look thru. Conveniently Van's was right next to the cars!!

Zack insisted on a tiny pumpkin. Daddy picked him one a little bigger to carve, but look at this face, he was so proud of his "tiny pumpkin"

Emily and AB roamed thru the fields with Grandma and both found nice pumpkins to carve, they laughed at the "mis-shapen" pumpkins...and the one that looked like a 'Bum-Crack'

All the little grand kids in the back of the Tahoe warming up with Grandpa.

After everyone found the perfect pumpkin, we went to Grandma's house for soup and sandwiches. Great Grandma and Uncle John (who was in town from Arizona) came over for dinner, too. Everyone had such a fun time!!

Preschool Carnival

Jordan and Tyler at my preschools 11th Annual Halloween Carnival.

Tyler is Indiana Jones and Jordan is a football player. Jordan just came from practice...how convenient!
Zack (or Lightning McQueen) enjoying ALL of his game winnings.

this is Van's first year at our carnival. His daddy was a MAJOR part of Van's Monkey Costume. It would not have been the same without the GIANT BANANA to hang on to.
They were the cutest costume in the center, and Randy was a huge hit
(and the ONLY Daddy to dress up for his son!!)

I dressed as Mrs. Potts from Beauty and the Beast.
I was cute!!
Emily and Todd were there too, however they were not around long enough to get a picture of. Todd dressed as Josh McDaniels (just kidding, he just came from coaching Jordan...so it only makes sense for him to dress as a "Coach")
and Emily was none other than Hannah Montana, ROCK STAR SENSATION!! I straitened her hair and sprayed gold glitter hairspray all over. She was beautiful! I can't believe I didn't get a picture of her!

He Still LOVES Me...

After 15 years, he still LOVES me.

Three apartments then one town house then one mortgage...

Four wonderful kids...all just like him,

A beautiful anniversary ring, Past...Present...and Future

Dinner tomorrow night, just the two of us, at a NICE restaurant

...priceless

It's been a while...

I haven't blogged for a while...life has gotten in the way.

We have been very busy this summer. Raising 4 kids, still getting our new house in order (we have been here for 1 year!!) and 2 puppies, I am constantly cleaning up something.

We have re-done our dining room and kitchen. New colors...light grey for the dining room, and steel blue for the kitchen and butler's pantry. I am still trying to get used to it, I think I like it, but...

We were lucky enough to have my little brother, his wonderful wife and their adorable baby boy live with us for 3 months. How lucky were we!! I really miss them now that they have bought their own place.

Now we get ready for the next 3 months of Holiday's... Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is our FAVORITE time of year. Decorating, shopping, the hustle and bustle of the stores, the smells, baking, falling leaves...I could go on and on.

Football season is in full swing. The Denver Broncos and Bear Creek Wildcats are 4-0, 5-0 respectively...GO TEAMS!! Super Bowl and Carnation Bowl bound!! This is the last year for Jordan playing football for the BC league...next year, High School!! No I am NOT ready for this.

This sums up the last few months, my kids are 1 year older, I am still running a successful Child Care center, Todd still sends people around the world on amazing vacations...same old, same old.

This Is The Life!!!