4th of July Parade & Fireworks (Part 2)

Walking to the Parade

Having fun at the parade

Lizzie enjoying the parade and waving her flag as the parade goes by

Jordyn and all her candy
Adelaide watching the floats go by and wishing she could have some candy too...
David getting candy for EVERYONE!!!
Scott enjoying the ride...

One of the many floats The tow truck of our city Spiderman getting arrested by the police officer

AND THE BEST PART....

THE FIREWORKS!!!

4th of July was so much fun. We spent the 1st part of the day at the lake, and then we drove home and prepared for the parade and fireworks. The kids had a great time at the parade and we got so much FREE stuff. It was probably one of the best small town parade I have ever been to. David enjoyed the free candy and shared it with all our friends. The fireworks were amazing. We watched them from our backyard and could see them perfectly. What a great way to spend the 4th great food, fun activities, amazing friends, and priceless memories....

Getting ready for the 4th of July

Today was the day that after a year of waiting and being stored in the dusky garage David's birthday present from LAST YEAR finally came alive!!! We have been so excited to use our new BBQ since we got it last year, but since we have had 2 moves since then we have waited till we moved into our new house to FINALLY use it!!! Let me just inform you that it works great, and the food that comes from the grill is super duper yummy! I'm so glad we finally got to use it. My parents for David's birthday this year got him the BBQ Bible. The recipes look so yummy... Here's to you David.. let the grillin' beginning!

1st Tooth

Lizzie FINALLY got her 1st tooth!!! HOORAY!!!!

Oma found it at FHE. Lizzie is growing up so fast!!!

SUPER PEEVED

So Wednesday the A/C FINALLY got fixed... HOORAY!!! but when I walked into the house this afternoon the most TERRIBLE THING HAPPENED... the A/C broke... I know it got finished yesterday, and I paid over $800.00 for what? a hot house... I'm so PEEVED right now I could scream. Thank goodness Oma and Papa don't live too far, and they share their A/C with us. The best part of the story is when I called the A/C company, and they said it was after 5 and I have to wait till Monday to have the service man come out and fix the problem... not even 2 whole days of A/C.. they better not charge me a service call or I will throw a fit... Back to the fans we go... hot days again...

Our New FAVORITE hangout

Well as most of the blogging world knows we do NOT have Internet. After a couple of days of NO Internet I was seriously going crazy. So I found the local library so I could surf the web, blog my little heart out. Hopefully our Internet gets set up quick, because all the librarians give me crazy looks when Lizzie is loud. I try to bring enough toys to keep her occupied so she will stay quite, but she just loves to talk.

The Crawling Machine

Since we moved Lizzie decided it was time to crawl... My baby is getting so BIG!!!!

WE Made it!!!

We made the move and are enjoying our new house.. The AC does not work so we slept in a 96 degree house :) The AC man is coming tomorrow to fix it HOORAY!!! Thanks to everyone who helped!!!! We will miss everyone from Riverside, but we are making new friends. We don't have internet for a couple more weeks so we will keep you updated as much as possible.

SEARCH & RESCUE

So the day started out GREAT!!! Mandi, Waimea, Lizzie, and I headed out to Ontario Mills for an afternoon of shopping fun. We ate and shopped our little hearts out, but half way through the day I realized that PIGGY (Lizzie's FAVORITE stuffed animal) WAS MISSING!!!! My heart started to race as we retraced our steps through Ontario Mills, but Piggy was no where to be found. How was I going to tell Lizzie that Piggy was gone FOREVER? I asked so many people of they saw the little pink pig, and I kept getting the same answer... "Sorry no pig here" I called David to give him the BAD news, and he couldn't believe I could loose Piggy.. Let me just inform the world that I felt HORRIBLE! Lizzie is only attached to this pig and no other stuffed animal, and it wasn't like I could go out and buy another one since it was given to Lizzie, and I have no idea if they even sell them anymore. So as we were making it back to the last store we looked in before heading to the restroom to change the girls. The search and rescue effort was complete!

PIGGY WAS FOUND!!!

Moral of the story: Never take your child's Stuffed Piggy to a huge mall, and expect it to stay inside the stroller.

LEAVE IT AT HOME OR IN THE CAR FOR SAFETY PURPOSES!

The reunion of Lizzie & Piggy after a good wash, and they lived happily ever after!!!

Parker Photo Shoot 2008

Since most of the grand kids were in town visiting we thought it would be great to get the kids picture taken for Papa for Father's Day. Let's just say 7 kids under the age of 6 trying to get them all to look and smile at the same time is ABSOLUTELY impossible. This is about the best we could get. I love it though since it shows how each of the kids are completely different. Lizzie did a great job; she just sat there and smiled the whole time.

TIPS FOR PICTURE TAKING WITH 7 KIDS

*Remember to always bring treats so kids will cooperate during pictures

*Dance like fools so the kids will smile, and the passerbyers will get a great laugh for the day

*Make lots of noise & sing so the kids will look at the camera

*Last but not least.... Take a nap because you will be physically exhausted from all the hard work of getting a couple of smiles that are PRICELESS

Dancing Daddy

Last night I was sitting at the computer and I hear David singing and Lizzie laughing so I peeked in the bathroom and this is what I found. Lizzie loves her Daddy! She especially loves her Daddy-Daughter time.

Happy Father's Day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRUCKLY

Truck-a-ly.... Truck-a-ly... Happy Birthday!

Have a great last day teaching your lil' kidlets and party hardy.

We LOVE you and Have a great day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRUCKLY!

(P.S. we thought the picture was perfect... your favorite guy, and favorite restaurant... what more could you ask for?)

WE FINALLY SIGNED DOCS!!! HOORAY!!!

Look how HAPPY we are!!! Finally we got the DOCS and we signed our life away. Let me just inform you that when you buy a house you sign your name a bajillion times, and maybe you might even get a hand cramp from signing so much. Some of the paperwork was wrong so we have to call escrow and have them fix it, but I get to write a HUGE check today wire it to the bank. I'm so excited moving day is in a week and 2 days.

HAPPY BITHDAY BEKAH!!!

Happy Birthday to my favorite cousin! Bekah is FINALLY getting older and having the time of her life in UTAH. Remember we love you and party like no one is watching! I made you a special birthday dessert. We sang you Happy Birthday, and enjoyed the yummy brownie trifle in your honor.

HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY BEKAH!!!

6 Month Check up

I thought this picture was so cute. The other day Lizzie was playing in her crib and I didn't hear her babbling so I check on her and this is what I found Lizzie snuggling Piggy. I was kinda nervous since she had never slept on her stomach before but she was a CHAMP! She took a 3 hours nap, maybe I should have her sleep like this more often.

Well today was her 6 month check up. She did really well and she only cried a little bit. She love visiting Dr. Shah.

Let's examine her stats:

Weight: 20 lbs

Height: 28 inches

Head: 17 inches

Percentiles:

Head: 90 percentile

height: off the chart

weight: 95 percentile

The HUGE Everest in Moreno Valley

I know from this picture that this mountain does not look HUGE but it is! Especially when you are carrying a baby that weights over 20 lbs and a day pack that probably weighs as much as the baby, so in total I was carrying an EXTRA 40 pounds. Let me just inform you that parts of this hike is straight up and trying to maneuver the rocky terrain with the extra pounds wasn't the easiest. Thanks Mandy for encouraging me all the way up the mountain, and all the way down the mountain. You are a lifesaver.