Busy Busy Spelling Bee

Ryan's class had a super cute Spelling Bee.

Craig and I worked it out so we could walk over

and catch a little glimpse of our super speller.

His teacher, Mrs. Oppenlander, had prepared several

rounds ranging from 1st-3rd grade words.

(just a stretch)

Unfortunately, I had to leave and get back to class, but before I left,

I said to Craig, "As long as he doesn't get the word usually, I think he'll do fine."

Well, sure enough, he did. And yes, he forgot how to spell it. I think I jinxed him. :)

He lasted until the bitter end though and got second place.

We were so proud of him!!

He was disappointed because he has turned into quite the competitor

but I know a word he'll probably never forget how to spell! ;0)

All the kids did a great job!!

Winter Gymnastics Show

Ahhh the official team uniform.

Jordyn got to wear her official long sleeve team

leotard for the first time for the Christmas show.

She looked beautiful and athletic!

She also got to show off her newly acquired trick

of a round off back handspring.

She pulled it off perfectly.

And lastly, we had a very special guest show up...

Ryan's 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Oppenlander.

He was SO EXCITED!

And lucky her, she won a game basket in the raffle!

And soccer season begins...

Coach Daddy is at it again.

First practice of the season and the kids are

ready to go.

Looking tough!

Ryan's team color is a nice ocean blue.

After practice they decided their team name

would be the "Sharks"

Jordyn's team color is red.

Tonight they decided to be called,

"Wildcats"

Looks like we're off to a great season!

Happiest Place on Earth

Summertime is a great opportunity to

see our old friends.

We haven't see the Rose family

in awhile so we met up with them

at Disneyland.

Dumbo ride is always a favorite

Ryan loves making it go up and down

trying to make me sick! :)

And of course we had to get a yellow one!

Abbey and Jordyn are so sweet and fun together

They're like two peas in a pod!

In all the lines, they sang,

Lemonade...crunchy ice

beat it once,

beat it twice,

lemonade, crunchy ice

turn around, touch the ground,

kick your boyfriend out of town...FREEZE!

(yes they said boyfriend!!)

I'd say the day was a success!

Camping with the Oliveira's

A quick getaway with our friends to Lilac Oaks

was a great time.

Something about the outdoors always

brings big smiles!

The kids loved hiking around in the woods,

climbing rocks and trees

Another adventure was to try to catch a fish.

Two kids I know quite well were pretty determined.

Just playing in the water with a stick was fun too.

Even though the kids were determined,

the fish saw things a different way.

Daddy came to the rescue by trying to take them out

in the pond to see if they'd have better luck.

The ride was fun, but still no fish! ;(

This is about the only thing we saw swimming around

in the pond

In the end, no fish were caught but it didn't matter,

fun was had doing other things.

It was the first camping trip with our favorite Oli's

and I'm sure not our last! :)

Just Clowning Around with Proud Gramps

Every year our family participates in a Fantasy Football League

that we call,

"The Family Feud"

The two top teams go to the Super Bowl, while

the two last place teams face off in the Toilet Bowl.

The ultimate "Loser" must

dress like a clown

and wear a shirt that says, "I Suck"

This year, team "Proud Gramps" won the honor of the ultimate loser!

All the grandchildren got a kick out of painting his face and dressing him up.

Proud Gramps was such a good sport

and wouldn't have done it any other way.

By the way, I forgot to mention who won the Super Bowl...

Team "Memaw's Mashers"

(That's Memaw ;0)

Team "Big Mama's House" was the reigning

Super Bowl Champs (Craig and I)

This was our trophy from 2008

Very fun family times!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

What a treat...

We were invited to Asia's 5th Birthday Party

going 1st Class no doubt!

Mommies were probably way more excited! LOL

The limo was loaded with so many goodies for both

mommies and daughters

First stop was Hollywood...

Fashionology LA

The girls got to design their own shirt and bling it out

Their shirts turned out so cute!

Then it was back to Irvine for a cooking class at

Young Chef's Academy

They made their own personal sized pizza

in any shape they wanted

For dessert, they made California Rolls

candy style

Time to eat

I don't think Jordyn will ever forget the Limo Ride...

what a great memory