Road Trip Fun.

Seriously, I do not know how I could have more fun with any

other three people than I had on our road trip to Cali.

Zach, Sam, Luke, and I laughed and sang our brains out

for hours and hours. We sang songs from every era

OUT LOUD . . . together!!!

Thanks to Sam and his amazing iPod and musical genius skills,

we were entertained for way longer than normally humanly

possible and we were belly laughing and singing.

Some of us are crooners at heart and totally cannot

get enough of Frank!

As scary as it seems, MJ is a m.u.s.t. for our road trips and we

start him the very minute we are backing out of the driveway . . . LOUD!!!

We are clapping, foot stomping, and singing for miles and miles to all of his

hits!! Sam once listened to Billy Jean 57 times in a row on a road trip!!!

Singing always gets me in the mood for shopping!! This is one

fabulous mall in Fullerton. Similar to Town Square, but BIGGER . . .

this mall is amazing and we enjoyed browsing the stores with

Johnny Rockets shakes in the balmy 70 degree weather!!!

Just so you know, a trip to Cali would not be complete without

a stop at the Islands for a burger for the kiddos and a Kanapali salad

for mamasita.

Memories. Fun. Good times.

Hittin' the Road.

The boys and I are off for a little fun in the sun today . . .

So Cal, here we come.

A trip to So Cal for our family always means:

*Red Vines

*Slurpees

*Laughter

*Stopping at the outlet malls

*Finding Hollister . . . at all costs, no matter the time, weather or

condition of the passengers

*Fun food

*iPods

*Maps

*A great co-pilot

*Missing cell phone service on the back road

*Looking at the big Bakersfield thermometer that

Mike's company designed

*Memories

Luke Hits the Court.

Luke has been so excited!! He joined the Junior Trojan Basketball

Team! This is his first time that he has played basketball!

As he is the youngest of my four boys, I always think of

my Luke as "little" . . . NOT!

He is t.h.e. tallest boy on the team, by far!!!

Not only is he the tallest, but he works so hard and wants to

do a great job for his team!!! He has a great coach and

is so excited for the season!!!

$25 to play basketball=great investment

Hostess in the Making.

This is just how Martha Stewart began.

At age 7, I was getting ready for my first dinner party.

This picture was taken at Gram and Grampa's house on

Tamarack in Las Vegas.

I have many fun memories of spending time at this house

with Gram and Grampa.

From the looks of this picture, I am in the mood to bake a

mean batch of cinnamon rolls!!!

Favorite Things in 2009.

1. Favorite accessory:

bangle bracelets

2. Favorite "must-have" item in my purse:

Mac shimmery lipgloss

3. Favorite clothing item:

Hollister . . . anything!

4. Favorite hair product:

Redken Rewind

5. Favorite appliance:

Bosch mixer

6. Favorite shoes:

Ugg flipflops

7. Favorite snack:

blueberries

8. Favorite activity:

baking!!!

Two Fun Things.

1. Committed to listening to the Daily Audio Bible for ONE YEAR!!!

2. Finished Mindi's graduation present . . . a Birdie Sling!!!

Congratulations Mindi on your graduation from UNLV!!!

Good Luck with your little kindergarten students.

Happy 2010.

We are so blessed to have so many wonderful friends to

ring in the New Year with.

I am so excited for 2010! I am eagerly anticipating all of the

exciting adventures that the LORD has in store for myself and my

family during the upcoming year!!!

New Year's always brings so many exciting possibilities!!

I am thankful for my family, friends, health, Mike's employment

and continued hope for what God has in store next.

2010. Wow!