This TINY little Princess is my LILLEY! Who knew my 3 yr old fireball could ski!!! Her amazing (chicken) mom is the boat driver and (oh so tough dad ) gets in the water with her but the crazy thing is she loves it!! She did it on the 4th of July and was so excited she said "mom u watch me be amazing water skiier? i am that good" You have got to love her to bits.



Zoey gave a whole new life to our ski trainer! She turned it in to a trick board and rode it on her knees and with no hands! That makes her dad PROUD! Thank goodness they didn't get their moms chicken bones when it comes to the water-haha


Harley Man took up tennis this year and he rocked those courts!!

SUMMER FUN

We spent memorial weekend camping -as always! it Rained it snowed and we had a blast! the Park's and Gregersen's came with us which equalled 14 kids!!! AHHH! they had so much fun together 4 days didnt seem long enough

Zoey had another wonderful dance performance! we were so glad to be done watching her dance the same routine 24/7!LOL at least i know i got my $ worth right?

Hutch n Jen celebrated their 1stAnniversary-We love her so much!!! it is fabulous to have them so happy in love

Catching up for Spring

This spring kept us busy. We had the opportunity to travel to Minnesota and pay tribute to Grandpa Gary's life. We drove out there the week before Junior Miss and enjoyed a few days getting to know more of Mark's family and associating with Grandpa's friends. We enjoyed our time there with Gma Gayle and will miss Gpa Great very much.




We had the opportunity to visit Mt. Rushmore on our way and thank goodness South Dakota had something to stop for cuz lets jsut say I am not a good road tripper:)

The day after we got home from Minnesota I was able to help pull off another amazing year of Junior Miss! It is so fun getting to know and luv these girls

Making it through Winter

Boys and Their Toys

Enjoying those mother daughter moments. Have to take pics of the good ones so when she is a teenager I can remind her she likes me!haha

This little angel is so cute and its a good thing because behind that smile is a mischevious one. this week she told me "no i dont want to go to bed cuz u will no lay by me" She hates going to bed for fear of missing the party:) She is the last one cuz eventually you run out of good breeding stock!

Fearless Mark decided to finish unpacking for me and well, u see, i have a love for baskets cuz they are so versatile for books, blankets, and really just about anything! Mark on the other hand hates them and the gash on the nose he recieved when one fell on him while he was "unpacking" for me reminds him why he hates baskets but loves his wife enough to wear a SCAR. lol

Mark was home for the week after Christmas and it was fun to have him around to do "honeydews" and enjoy some family time


Even Lilley needed just a little Mtn Dew to make it through all the partying


My mom's family(Jones') Christmas Party



As always we spent part of Christmas eve at Jeff and Jolene's and it was so FUN to see Tate And Jodi(with her pregnant little belly) and the kids enjoyed their skates and jammies from their grandma and grandpa

Girls just WANNA have FUN! It is so Wonderful to all be together during the holidays and make memories that will last 4ever.


SISTERS make the Best Friends.. and babysitters..and taste testers...and have sleepovers on the floor when you really want a bed... and are great to confide in... and fabulous holiday memories

So Santa was absolutely CRAZY this year and got Har a BB gun! (so he can hunt with Hutch) and so xmas day was full of practicing shooting and learning about being SAFE-we will see if a window in the new house gets shoot out-haha

Lilley got a blanket her Nana Pat made her and she loves to CUDDLE up!

Zoey got clothes, an mp3 player and a new comforter set and she loved everything! Girls are so easy to please!

Christmas

Oh Harley Man! Give this boy something dangerous and he is HAPPY. He loved to cut open the presents for us.

Okay so this is an ornament off my tree and I am so excited about it!! I got spoiled for Christmas and recieved a FABULOUS new camera and am amazed by the excellent pics it takes! the poor tree was my first of many subjects:)

Catching up!!

Hurray! we live here!! The night before thanksgiving it was like-10 outside and we moved into our new house! Mark, My Dad, Luke, Dirk Martin,and Alan Parks moved us in and it was fabulous! we are so excited to be here and enjoying every minute of it!

Lilley took this picture-not bad for a 2 yr. old! So Hutch picked a GEM! it was so fun to have Hutch and Jen with us during the holidays-they are so happy together and we enjoyed Alyvia at Christmas as well and what a darling family they make!

For thanksgiving we were with my dad's family and it was the first time in 7 years all his siblings were together! Talk about CRAZY and FUN! We were so excited to get Luke and Chrissy and their beautiful children for a whole week during this time! Chrissy will always have to shop with us now the day after Thanksgiving cuz she made us laugh so hard and truly knows how to shop(love those California Girlz)We love when they get to come and visit us! And Luke makes one great mover:)We were able to have our Family Christmas party (all my siblings)the day after Thanksgiving in our new house and it was wonderful! Fantastic food, great company, and lots of laughs!All6 grandkids loved playing games together and of course, we could never have a party without watching a football game (that way dad COMES:)I am so grateful for my family and getting to share these precious moments together