Goodbye January

So one more day until the end of the month, and it has been busy. We have had three special birthdays. (Chris, Myself, and my baby sister...we have the same birthday, ten years apart). The Giants are on their way to the Superbowl. My kids are growing more and more everyday. Growing in spirit, personality, love, and smartness. I am finding more and more ways to love them and my husband.

We have gone to the theater, tried new food, and been to a rodeo. We even got a new pet. I even got an awesome picture of Morgyn to enter in at the fair. So it has been a good month and I can hardly wait until February.

Lots of Love......

Always

Stephanie

Strange, Strange

Okay so Chris called me over to the kids room. They were cleaning and put their toys a toy box and some other things on top of their bed. Well Logan got tired of cleaning and decided to go to sleep, on top of the toys and stuff. Mna oh man how does he do that?

A Snake in Hand

Rylee is really a friendly snake. As I type this she is waiting for her daily exercise. We pull her out and let her crawl around on us and have her move about our hands. The kids sometimes join in the fun. It is just a cool pet to have around. She has learned to prop herself up, well maybe not, she just fell over.

A Star is Born Again

Finally Asleep

Georgous in Greene

Say Cheese!!!!!!!

Trying to pick a movie......

Oh how frustrating.....

I guess that it is time to close the eyes and choose.

Daddy's Little Princess

The Kids New Do's

A Star is Born

Before I post the other photos I wanted to add this. It is one that I plan on submitting this summer. I do not know how it happened but this picture turned out awsome. My little princess and her beautiful smile.

I Love You Oompaloompa.

From Mommy

A Really Big Bone

I had recently bought this bone for Saber to chew on in his cage during the night. Well it was downstairs and now it is upstairs. Payton brought it up all by her little bitty self. Everytime I give it back to Saber it somehow ends up with her. She even stole a rawhide bit away from him the other day. Brave little brat.

More Pictures of Rylee

Surviving the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.


They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pick-up on a warm day was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because,

WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.

No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendos, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVDs, no surround-sound or CDs, no cell phones, no personal computers! No
Internet or chat rooms.......

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

If YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!

Only in America

Date:
May 30, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject
ONLY IN AMERICA
Body:
1. Only in America ......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.2. Only in America ......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.3. Only in America ......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.4. Only in America ......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.5. Only in America ......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.6. Only in America ......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.7. Only in America ......do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.8. Only in America ......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.9. Only in America ......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.10. Only in America ......do they have drive-up ATM's with Braille lettering.EVER WONDERWhy the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"?Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff??Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?------------------In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods:On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. ( that's the only time I have to work on my hair).On a bag of Fritos:! ..You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (the shoplifter special)?On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap." (and that would be how???....)On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost." (but, it's "just" a suggestion).On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): "Do not turn upside down." (well...duh, a bit late, huh)!On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating." (...and you thought????...)On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body." (but wouldn't this save me more time?)On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication." (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.)On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness." (and.. .I'm taking this because???....)On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only." (as opposed to...what?)On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use." (now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)On Sunsbury's peanuts: "Warning: contains nuts." (talk about a news flash)On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts." (Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?)On a child's superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." (I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals." (..was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle)...in other words, send it to everyone. We all need to smile every once in a while.

Dad at Mall

I took my dad to the mall the other day. We decided to grab a bite at the food court. I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, and blue. My dad kept staring at him. The teenager would look and find him staring every time. When the teenager had enough, he sarcastically asked,'What's the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life?'Knowing my Dad, I quickly swallowed my food so that I would not choke on his response; knowing he would have a good one. And in classic style he did not bat an eye in his response -

'Got drunk once and had sex with a peacock. I was just wondering if you were my son.'

Sanity Test

The Bathtub TestDuring a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized."Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub.""Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup.""No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want your bed near the window?"

Let's Get Ready.....

GO GIANTS!!!!!!

I am not a big Manning fan but he did his job and gave the Packers an run for their money.

Giants and the Superbowl

JOIN THE GIANTS IN PHOENIX FOR SUPER BOWL XLII!

Meet Rylee

This is the newest addition to our ever growing family. This was a birthday present for Chris and myself. A ball python, she is is so far quite curious and we are just waiting for the first feeding. We are a little nervious on doing this but the store assistant said we would be fine. She has been handled alot so we just have to be careful with her around the kids. Tristan has held her and both him and Logan have had her around their neck. Morgyn has petted her more then once. I have had her in my hands a couple of times and I even had her on Chris's chest. I am anticipating Chris holding her. I have already read up on her and plan on learning more everyday.

Momma the Human Pillow

So somewhere in the time I was sleeping Morgyn came in and found herself an unusual pillow. God blessed me with some goods and one is a big, soft backside.

She's not the only one who thinks it is comfortable.

Bed might look crowded, but this is nothing compared to the nights when it is Chris, myself, all three kids and the two little dogs. Sometimes a cat gets involved.

Beddy By Bath

She really looks happy that daddy is posing and she is sleeping.

Bathtime turned into bed time.

So it was time to give the kids a bath and it turned into an event. Morgyn got done and with her towel wrapped around her she decided to cuddle with me and within 10 minutes she fell asleep. I had to hand her off to her daddy because I had to work on homework. I could not resist the picture taking. She really is precious to all of us. Chris says she is taking on more of my personalities everyday. She has been singing and dancing around the house, just like her mommy would do in the kitchen when making dinner. Something I have not done in awhile, it is long over do.

The Birthday Phantom

So I am thirty years old as of the 6th and I feel no different. I had planned to be more spiritual this year, and so far God has been shining his way through. I have not found a church to call home, but I am confident that God will direct me in the right direction. I am back in school and am loving it, well so far.

Chris and I dressed up on Tuesday and went to the opera house for the longest running show in broadway history. The night was a blast. I wish that some of the roles were reversed but hey they know what they are doing. This was a first for Chris and he said that it was a nice experience. Nothing like watching a musical with the one you love. A night out holding hands, and experiencing something new.

I saw that this show was coming to town and could not miss the chance to purchase tickets. It was a birthday gift I knew that I would enjoy. The tickets were not the seats I wanted, they were even better. I recommend this to anyone who has a chance to go.

If you can tell it is the phantom mask and rose.

Birthday Rodeo

So just as the year before I was wondering what to do for my birthday. And just like last year the rodeo came to town. It is really just bull riding and I am not sure why I like it, I just do.

Morgyn in all of her happy glory.

Cotton Candy....Yummy. Pink, pink, and more pink.

Rodeo clown Just some of the cowboys. The camera was not working well. I tried to shoot wiht the flash but they came out too dark. I tried without the flash and they were blurry. So I did the best I could and what came out came out.

Simulating a bull and the rider.

Logan had alot of fun at this event. He was hooting and hollaring. He was even throwing and waving his hat in the air.

This clown was so funny. Besides comming out in this horse head he came out with a cop fat suit that showed his new crack. This guy is one reason to go to the PBR along with the bulls who throw the cowboys in just a few seconds. There were a few that went a stray and only three cowboys got hurt but they all walked away. The music got alot of the kids up and dancing. It was alot of fun until the kids got tired. It was time to go, yes I wish that I could have stayed longer but they needed to get home. Maybe they will be back again next year.