Meliah's celebrations

Meliah had an 80's party for her birthday this year. The girls dressed up and it was so hilarious. Mom showed them some moves and it was a rockin' good time. Break dancing, Moon walking and the girls rockin' out to some of mom's 80's music. Mom and dad enjoyed watching. They all looked so great and even tried to speak in the valley girl voice. When it got dark we set up the disco ball and they put glow sticks on all their limbs and around their necks and danced. It was so fun to watch them. Every once in awhile I would snap a picture and see the funny things they would be doing when they thought no one was watching. Such cute, sweet girls! We had pizza and ice cream cake and the girls slept outside in a tent and giggled and told stories until really late. Meliah couldn't have asked for a better party (Except that she wished she could have had all her cousins there too). We just have to limit the #'s sometimes for sanity sake!













Meliah on her actual birthday! Cinco de Mayo comiendo la comida mexicana

Meliah with the other 4th graders in her class. I was in charge of them and let me tell you they needed supervision. (They are such good kids! :))

Mom and Meliah at a field trip to Sutter Museum

The day of Meliah's birthday... she got what she wanted!

Spring Break

Decorating Easter Eggs 2011




Easter Sunday

Sharp dressed man turns 12 soon

Girls in their Easter Dresses


Our visit to the ExplOratorium in San Francisco









You had to hold hands on this bench to make the music play.



Christian with her father's nose! LOL!



Preconceived notion drinking fountain. It didn't seem to bother Christian!

For spring break Aaron took a couple of days off and we spent some time together. We went to the movie Rio in 3D and spent the night in the backyard together. It was the worst night we could of done the outdoor thing because it rained all night. The kids loved it anyway. We also were able to visit the Exploratorium in San Francisco. We all enjoyed it so much! I learned or re-learned a bunch of things that I had forgotten and we all just had a blast there. We could have spent another day there.

Mother's Day

I am so blessed to be a mother. I am grateful for my kids and their different personalities. It was a wonderful mother's day! I am also so grateful for my mother who has always been my best friend, even when I didn't realize it.

Happy Birthday 10-year old

Meliah is 10 today! We got her a dog for her birthday and she loves it. It is a one-year-old Snauszer (I guess I better learn how to spell that). It has been the sweetie little dog. We haven't heard her bark or complain about anything. That's exactly what Meliah wanted and I think it will be so good for her. Lizzy has loved little Brigget too, which is nice. They curled up together today and took a nap.


Meliah is in the 4th grade at Luther School. She loves her teacher, Mr. Stewart. She looks forward to lots of field trips in the next couple weeks. She enjoys playing the piano and reading into the wee late hours of the night. She has been such a help with Elizabeth and has taught her many words just by continuing to read to her nightly. She is like a little mom. She is our early riser and is always the first to be ready for school. She loves fashion and she sings constantly. She has memorized several songs word for word (especially Taylor Swift songs). She loves to sing, "Steven" and "Love Story" and we love her voice! She gave a family Home Evening lesson the other night and had us listen to a song she likes and had us talk about what we felt it meant and what we could learn from it. She is a breathe of fresh air with her goodness and charity. She is constantly leaving little notes and candies on our pillows at night. The other night we found snap peas on our pillows because she knows that we love to pick them right out of the garden and eat them.








Happy Birthday Little Miss Meliah May!