Bring on 2010!

2009 was a crazy, fun, hard year! We can't wait to see what 2010 will bring! Happy New Year!

Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas. Santa spoiled the kids for sure! We opened presents at our house, then went to the Stauffer's for some more wrapping paper shredding!

As you can see by this picture Brinkley woke up on Christmas morning with a fever. Poor little thing. She was not happy!

Here are the pictures from our house. What is a Christmas with out a good 'ol garment shot? Sorry hun!

Santa's biggest surprise was a new puppy the kids named Poppy. The kids loved every minute of the season & so did I!

2009 Randoms

I am still just playing catch up. Here goes:

Caleb started first grade. I can't believe my baby is going to be away from me all day. I worry about him eating lunch at school. I worry about who is going to open up his juice box? I just want to shield him from the "real" world for as long as I can! Then I realize I have 3 other kids at home still. I just want to freeze time!We decided to move to south gilbert a couple months after Caleb started school. We live with in walking distance of the new Temple. We love our new house. Here are a couple pics I had on my computer. My dearest friend Barbie helped me decorate. She is amazing, if any one needs an interior designer, I highly recommend her!! She is very good and very affordable.

This is the view of the beautiful trees out our back patio.

I need to take some more pictures especially of our bedroom. I love it!

Layne's 30th B-day Party

Back in September Layne turned 30. I threw him a "Harley themed" surprise party in our backyard. I tried so hard to keep it a secret. I sent out the cutest invitations. I enlisted my family's help with the decorations and food. I served his favorite food, Tia Rosas with Mexican Cokes to drink. Unfortunately, he found out about it & I was the one who spilled the beans in an e-mail. What can you do? He arrived on a Harley thanks to his cousin Jeffery who kept him occupied while I prepared our backyard.

The scariest thing that has ever happened in my life happened after the party was over. Layne and I were outside talking to Grant & Amy as they were getting ready to leave. Carter was sitting next to me and he kept asking my where Caleb was. I figured Caleb was inside. Well, we looked for Caleb and could not find him anywhere! I kept thinking he has got to be here. After some time, Amy called the police. The police searched our house & our backyard and couldn't find him anywhere. Grant and Amy & Layne were running up and down the street(with no shoes on) and in the adjacent fields screaming his name. Our neighbors, the Jobe's (love that family) were out with their guns driving the neighborhood. Then it sunk in, my sweet Caleb was gone. Someone had taken him. I was screaming his name and just fell to the ground. I knew he wouldn't wander away. I thought for sure some one had taken him.

The police were trying to keep me calm and asked me for a picture of Caleb and his description so they could call in an Amber Alert. My babies were both awake and crying because the cops went in to their rooms with a flashlight searching for my little blond haired boy. Just then, one of the officers found him on top of one of the tables, rolled up in a black table cloth, fast asleep. He partied hard and was tired. Thank heavens!! I sat there holding him, bawling. He was oblivious to what just happened. He couldn't even keep his eyes open long enough to talk to the cops.

I never want to feel those emotions again, my heart truly goes out to those who have lost a child. I am so grateful for the happy ending...I love my sweet Caleb & all my kidlets!