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New blog.....

I am shutting down this blog.  It's attached to an email address I don't want it to be so if you read my lame blog and wish to follow my new one let me know and I will let you know what it is!

Merry Christmas ....

 Shepards

                                                                  Mary and the Angel

                                                            Mary and Joseph

                                            Angels (who were singing until Kyle interrupted)

                                                                 Santa

                                                                    Nice

                                                                Very Naughty!!!!!!

                    I hope yours was good too.....and here's praying for better new year!

Baptism!

Last Saturday we got to baptize our Anna and her two cousins! She was so excited and is such a sweet girl.  I am proud of her.  Life has been a bit complicated for her as of late for things that are out of her control and she is amazing in how graceful she is handling life.  She is such a blessing in my life and the one of the two great sources of love in my life.  

 This is the best picture of my family EVER!
 

Look at this Beautiful Girl....

She is my amazing girl who is getting baptized next week and we had her pictures taken.....she was sassy and full of fun during the shoot! I am so grateful she is mine!

Birthday.....

It was my baby girl's birthday last month.  She turned 8 and is such and amazing girl.  She is full of life and loves people.  She can make friends ANYWHERE she goes.  She is happy and even though she is having a difficult time in her life she maintains her great love for people.  I love her so. 

Halloween Fun.....ness!!!!!

Here are my fabulousness known as my children on Halloween.....everything was borrowed or came from my costume closet (hello....budget year!!!)

I was able to buy Hayden's candy from him but Anna is being stubborn and the money means nothing....oh well! I was a fun weekend!

Cruise.....Mexico......Fun.......

Note to readers......we did not go on this Cruise to go to Mexico (frankly Mexico been there done it not too impressed) we went to go on a Cruise with our kids.  My Hayden (the happy boy below) is obsessed with the Ocean and everything related to it so hence--- a cruise.  We drove (we NOT do this again).....I will save the money and fly.  I do not do road trips. But we had a great time and the kids really had the time of their lives.  This boat was made for kids!!

 Above is Hayden's face after 11 hrs in the car and below is my face!!!

 This is the Happy Cabin Dance by Anna.  That bed above her head came out of the ceiling.  Pretty much a great way to start of the trip! They were so in awe of that!

 We have a Window (yes a window) a luxury of the poor crusier....they loved to sit in and watch the water go by!

 Highlight of the Ship.....the Waterslide...Hayden took to it right away.  Anna not so much.  It took her a couple days but after she tried it I could not get her off it. 

 This is Anna and her friend Lauren that she met at Camp Carnival (the AMAZING children's program they have on the ship).  Anna made a ton of friends and spent so much time there.  She loved it!

 Love the face on this kid!

 Another highlight for Hayden was this mini golf course.  It was always crowded and we didnt play much but this day it was soooo windy no one was playing so we went and played.  It was hilarious and fun!

 This photo was taken in the fantastic Theatre for the shows.  This is the one and only show my kids went to.  The costumes were a little more bare then I really wanted them to see so we only did one show with them.  The rest we went to while they were at Camp Carnival (blessed Camp Carnival)

 This is my kids RUNNING throw the corridor to race to open the door with the electronic key card.  Oh the simple joys in life!

 This was my favorite Towel Animal....my kids LOVED these every night!

 Anna in her first Taxi ride.  Hello...Mexico taxi's.....are very scary

 When I was here with my family 2 years ago Kell bought  a fabulous hat that I have always envied so we went and found the exact same store and I bought me one!

 Lunch a the Hard Rock Cafe...Puerta Vallerta

 The kids were fascinated with the blown glass.  The each bought one...Anna a purple turtle and Hayden a black and Red Scorpian

 Hello.....Watching the Jonas Brothers Concert while swimming at the pool....Anna was in Heaven~

 See....she did it!!!

 Love this picture....she is soooooo happy!

 Very BIG chair

 This was at a show in Matzatlan....the show was very Mexican and hokey but the kids loved the balloon animals the mime made for them.....have I mentioned I think mimes are creepy

 Hayden took this great photo of our ship in Cabo San Lucas

 Watching the Dolphins swim...the only things I would do different is I would have paid for my kids to swim with the Dolphins and done nothing else.  It would have been worth it!

 This is Hayden and I watching the Dolphins off the side of the ship....none of the photos turned out but it was fun to see them in the wild

 Hayden was also obessessed with the napkins and how they were folded every night at dinner.  He is so funny

 Water pad.....loved it!

Our waiter Al....Anna loved him so !

 this is fake sadness at our departure.....

Tons of fun!!