Can you stand more pictures?

After the arrival of Mater (Thomas Michael) - I drove our youngest three to Las Vegas for a weeks visit with my mom and dad. The girls and I made enchiladas and mexican rice. Ok, so I had to be shown for about the millionth time how to do it, I can't make rice at home if my life depended on it!

My rice! Turned out pretty good. I think I just need better cooking impliments at my house!

This would be my niece - now renamed Blanket!

And my goddaughter - Olivia!

My nephew Jake! I love these kids!!

Great Uncle Andrew and Mater taking a nap!

Great Aunt Lala (making sure her toes are pointed! That would be Olivias foot imitating mom!!)

I have a beautiful family!

Ok, I have been crocheting and knitting! Mater has a blanket - really need to get pictures of that! I am working on baseball blanket for him now. I also have two baby girl showers coming up and Honey is not happy her blanket has been WIP all summer long and not close to being done!!!

Tonight we are going to the Dodger game! We are sitting in Mannywood seats! Sweet! And Saturday I am going back to Vegas to pick up kids.

I have registered for school which starts in August, web design and wedding photography. And, thank you heavens above, school for the high schoolers is quickly approaching!

Thomas Michael

Yesterday Honey and I became grandmas!!!!! Thomas Michael was born via c-section at 8:35pm July 16, 2009. He weighs in at 7 pounds 7 ounces and 19 1/4 inches long!!!!!!

Dressed up in our OR duds!!!!! Dad Joe and I were present in the OR - what a privilege to be allowed in there! The doctor and nurses were fabulous all day long!!!!

Victorias nurse - Ann - thought we were crazy, and I guess we pretty much are nuts!

Summer

Yup, we went to Arizona to the Regional Softball tournament to see LSU vs ASU. It was 105 outside and so much fun! It was a great end to a fun short week in Texas. Thats me with Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, and Michelle Smith!!!

Some new pictures....

Here are some of my new pictures.. This is Reflection Santa Barbara Beach - we were supposed to foreground, center, and background. I think I got it right.

A picture of the sunset when Honey and I were in Arizona for spring training.

My baby girl and photoshop.

Arizona spring training.

I thought this cloud formation was really brillant. No photoshopping just cropping and a little dodging and burning.

Honey says I am not taking enough pics of the huskies. So that is my gaol for the week.

3-Day Walk in Seattle

I have taken on an incredible challenge. On September 11, 2009, I'll be walking 60 miles over the course of three days, camping out at night with thousands of other women and men taking this journey with me.
It's for an event called the Breast Cancer 3-Day, which benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Every advancement in breast cancer research, treatment, education and prevention in the last 25 years has been touched by a Komen for the Cure grant. They are working hard to build a future without breast cancer, and I plan on raising $2,300.00 to help bring us closer to that goal.
Please consider making a donation of $100.00. If you can't give this amount all at once, you can spread it out over four months, using the payment plan option, if you donate online at http://www.the3day.org/. Please also ask your employer if they will double your donation with a matching gift.
Without a cure, one in eight women in the U.S. will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer. That's why I'm walking in the 3-Day. Because everyone deserves a lifetime.
If you don't want to donate online, please download and print a donation form and mail it to the address on the form. Or you can call 800.996.3 DAY to donate over the phone. I would like to reach my fundraising goal by August 2009, so don't delay!
As you all know, I lost my grandma last July, I miss her every single day. My sister walked last October, this year we are walking as a family. My sisters, my mom, and myself are STROLLING IN SEATTLE (our team name!)

Please use the donation button on my sidebar and help me raise money for this very important cause!!!!

Christmas Pictures 2008

Aren't we cute? This was taken in Washington - we were taking pictures for mom's new digital picture frame.

My sisters and I in OUR matching jammies.Can you tell we're related?

All first cousins.

Future yarn.

Looking at pictures of themselves.=)

Opening christmas jammies. Funny how you know you are getting pajamas and still it never loses its excitement.

Hats I crocheted for them.

Portland.

Loved this VW Bus!!

The only way to travel!!

She was a little moody but luckily Uncle Joe was there for hugs!!

My mom and dad - she had just given his new ipod Touch for christmas and then we spent the next couple of days teaching him how to use it! Aren't they the cutest ever?

My Uncle Bill (UB) I don't get to see him often enough!

She won the christmas game - greed! And won.... dishcolths-she unwittingly traded the pink purse, again thank goodness for aunts (Great Aunt Laurie) cause she traded her back!

The final performance of the season! We had individual handbills - with the name of the participants, the name of the director and the name of the producers and on the back we were thanked by name for watching!!!

Playing with his touch! Once he got the hang of it, he spent a ton of money on iTunes!

We had so much fun on our trip, we faced blizzards and driving with chains for the first time, most of the children and adults had stomach flu; but we still managed to laugh, alot!, and I had my first white christmas. It snowed everyday we were in Seattle, which was pretty cool. Of course no matter what the

weather, Oregon and Washington are beautiful. Honey had a hard time cause we didn't see sky or the sun for seven days. Different for us high desert girls!!