i'm so proud! (note sarcasm)

chase loves to go over to grandpa's and ask to shoot the gun.
chase promises that he would never shoot an animal to try to
console me and perpetuate his gun agenda! ahhhhhhh!!!


papa keith giving advice to the little guy


great grandpa keith and chase bonding over gun talk.


uncle jp who is filling the "best uncle" void while josh is gone!

indie: mom i love you
me: oh indie i love you so much, i love you!
indie: mom quit saying that, you're giving me a headache!!

indie: this is NOT stylish!!! (after i dressed her for preschool)

indie's prayer: please bless josh to come home in two minutes and we won't cry and we'll have easter

me watching libby's dance at competition: i'm going to kill my daughter
indie: me or libby?!!!

great news for all of us type a's out there. . .

sushi = vomit*

i tried sushi for the first and ONLY time.  raw ahi tuna crud and burning sauce just don't gel with me!!!  theory:  only people pretending to be cool claim to enjoy sushi!!!! 

okay, here it goes!

what have i just put in my mouth???

crap! casey will KILL me if i spit it out, past the point of no return. . .

DISGUSTING!!!! an hour later my mouth was still struggling!

but it all worked out in the end, just like my mom said it would!!!

*no drugs were used while posting

the she-devil reigns on!!!

me: indie, where's your hair?

indie takes me to the garbage

me:where are the scissors?

indie grabs the scissors on the counter

me: WHY LORD WHY???!?!

indie: mom, i want hair like yours

me:  too late, it's gone!!!! 

indie: we can get it out of the garbage and tape it back on

any remorse? no, complete and utter defiance!!!! little turd!

friends!!!!

i bet you can't guess which salad is mine??!!

lunch at bajio to celebrate our foreign friend jen!  candy, me chari, jen, baby kate, alyce

juuuulie, the one with you in it just got deleted and i can't find it! :(

yen su and big bertha

tonia's baby shower--it's a GIRL!!  me, maren, tonia, chari

jill, mar, tonia, poser, chari, asti, daniella

anual valentine's lunch at mama chus, mmmmm!

justin, oaklee, and wendy

delona, brian, shelly, wayne, cindy

casey, yours truly, natalie, baby naomi

chase made us the best valentine's card ever, indie can't stand not being the center of attention!

romantic getaway planned by casey.  dinner, movie, hotel/no kids, ahhhh!!! (thanks cindy!!)

sledding, so fun for the warm blooded, that would not be me!

cute little couple!

father with his #1 (no, we don't blame him, she's everyone's #1!!) :)

you wonder where i get it?!

"i believe i can fly. . ."

wahooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyone know of a reputable exorcist?!!!? :)

indie bella just keeps on getting more and more
"spirited" her mother is getting more and more
gray hairs, wrinkles, and zits. serenity now!!!!

so excited, so animated, so full of life!

she can fool you, that's for sure!

fresh value priced!!!! buy 2 get one FREE!!! here's the catch, you must buy all 3

hurry, this offer won't last!! who wouldn't want these

three awesome, respectful, mild, never fought in their

entire lives angels sent from above??!!!

libby the supermodel

thanks to lizzy the botanist(photographer, design master, bakerella, etc.) for the pic.  my little libbers is quite the poser.  she is so sweet and puts up with a monster of a big brother and a devil of a little sister!  she is patient and imanginative, man we love this little one!

family fun night with jake!

thursday night was family fun night at cascade elementary school, when i read there were going to be native american dancers for entertainment, i knew jake had to be involved!  his dad and siblings all danced and sang and put on an awesome show.  

here he is striking an odd pose with libs and chase who think he's pretty dang cool!

jake and his favorite teacher of all time, still doing the stank face though?!

jake's uncle, karl moore (who happened to be on dance company at ohs with me!), and jake working the hoops

pretty dang cool!

look at his little smirk.  that smirk helps him get away with a lot more than i should allow!

susette and rick's babies

rick, gabriel, susette, simone--happy family! 

(minus 3 other cuties, adriane, kels, and aubs!)

i'm a little upset that susette had twins 3 months 

ago and she's already a toothpick.  whatever!

precious simone! beautiful susette!

libs is getting baby hungry!!! 

friends!  gabe weighs 2 whole pounds more than 

petite little simone.  they are beautiful, cuddly, and

more than a little bit spoiled! soooo cute!