Thursday, October 29, 2009

Happy Birthday Joe!!

We had a fine video presentation for you, but techincal difficulties have kept us from posting it.  We hope  you have (or finish having) a great birthday anyway.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The party keeps on going and going....

Happy Birthday Dad!!
Now that you are aging in reverse you must be like, what? 35?

Hope you have a great day,
we love you!!!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Happy Birthday Sylvan!

Today is Sylvan's birthday. He's a great husband, a great dad and he makes really good salsa.
We love you Sylvan!!
Happy Birthday!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Happy Birthday Hannah!!!


Hope you have a great day!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

It's Grandma's Birthday Too!!

Happy Birthday!

You are really lucky to have such great singers in your family.

We love you!

Jon


Today is Jon's birthday, since there is no way to live up to last year's touching tribute I have just linked to it right HERE, and while we're at it, I couldn't resist linking to THIS too.
Happy Birthday Jon!!!!
You ROCK!!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

It's Isaiah's Birthday!


Happy Birthday we love you!!

Saturday, October 17, 2009

B.

Happy Birthday Brandon!

We love you!!!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Happy Birthday Kyle!

This is Kyle.  He's in the business of being cute.
He's really good at it.

Happy Birthday Kyle!!!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Haley!!

Welcome to our annual October birthdayfest.
Today is Haley's Birthday!
She's 17 and amazing!!!

We love you Haley.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Another riviting update

This week started with Wesley and Ivy sick, sick, sick. There were fevers, coughing and all around crankiness.

Here, is Wesley. Doesn't he look miserable?

On Wednesday afternoon Ivy was feeling better so we used this...

The city of Mesa has this great program. If you live here and you haven't used it, what are you waiting for? These passes are available at all Mesa Public Library locations. You check them out with your library card then 4 members of your family have one week to vistit the "attraction" for FREE. So far we have gone to the Phoenix Zoo and the Mesa Southwest Museum (or whatever they're calling it these days). Here's a link that explains the passes and lists all the places you can go. We've figured out that the best way to have a large selection of passes to choose from is to get to the library right as it opens. Otherwise you'll be stuck going to the Bead Museum. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
This is one of the 3 pictures Eli took at the museum. They also really raked it in at the gold panning exhibit this time. We don't like to brag, but we're super rich now. Sadly there are no pictures of our golden wealth so you will have to take our word for it.

On Thursday evening Ivy made this giant cookie for her teacher in our non-solar oven.

On Friday someone (like her mother) forgot to take it to the school, a tragic turn of events that left Ivy and Eli no choice but to cut it in half and eat it. Sorry Mrs.Ivy's teacher.

It was really yummy.

And big.

While they consumed their giant cookie they watched The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Because I insist upon eduational television in the afternoons.

Since the temperature dipped down to a shivery 80 degrees (with much lower temps at night, like in the 60's--can you believe it? Brr!) I had to get out my sweaters.
Here I am watching the Fresh Prince with Ivy and trying not to look like a sweaty turtle.
It's not working.