Feather Fiesta Days '11

Even though I'm not a resident of Oroville anymore, I still make it a point to go to Feather Fiesta Days every year! I am a person of tradition, and this is one tradition that I look forward to every year. We sit in the same spot, at the beginning. We cheer and yell for everyone that participates in the parade. The kids get a ton of candy. I love yelling to the banner and flag girls "Smile ladies!" Because I heard it so many times myself when I was a banner girl. I even love the smell of the street sweeper coming after the parade. After the parade, we go and buy an over priced tri-tip sandwhich in the food court and walk around and look at all of the flea market items. We then walk around and look at the old cars. And I love running into people I once knew along time ago. This year, Jason worked the night before and couldn't come. So the kids and I ventured up to Oroville without him! They were all very well behaved and I couldn't have asked for a funner day! Here are some pics...
Ezra's 1st parade. He loved it too... especially when grandpa and Uncle Spencer held him.


The Crew


This is a classic picture of my mom combing one of my kid's hair. I never "do" my kids' hair really. I just brush them out. So my mom is always trying to do one of my kids' hair. I love it! What would we do without grandmas?

This year, instead of my brother in law Danny driving his land cruiser, my niece Jordann and her daughter Hailie took care of it for him.

I told the kids to pick out their favorite cars so we could take a picture of them next to it for daddy. I thought it was interesting how they each picked out one that is so much like their personality.




And here's the fire breathing dragon made out of old car parts.

Aubrey Larsen's Baby Shower

I had 2 cousins my age in Oroville while I was growing up. They both happen to be boys and they both happen to have the name Jared. Jared Larsen and Jared Meyer. These 2 guys meant the world to me during my growing up years! So many memories with them both! Now that we're all grown up and married, I don't get to see either of them too often. They have both married absolutely awesome girls that I love dearly! Aaand.... their wives are both pregnant with their first babies and they happen to be due a week a part from each other. Aaand, they're both having boys! Seriously, what are the odds? I love it and I am soooo excited for the both of them. Unfortunately for us, Kimberly & Jared Meyer are living up in Washington, so I'm not able to see them too often! But Jared & Aubrey Larsen live in Orangevale (Sac) and I was able to go with my beautiful cousin Sandy (Brian Larsen's wife) to the baby shower. I LOVE it when my family members have babies! It means more cousins for my kids! YES! Here's a picture of Sandy, Me, and Aubrey prego! Doesn't she look so cute?

Rub A Dub Dub Only 4 Kids In the Tub

It's so sad when the kids start getting too old to be able to take baths together. Isaiah takes showers on his own now and Maci will be soon! As for now though, Maci helps me with Ezra. He is our first baby that splashes like crazy when he's in the tub... so he's outgrown his baby tub. Taking a bath is his favorite activity. Bath time in our house is usually chaos due to Elijah fighting with the girls over the ponies or barbies or Elijah not wanting to have anything to do with washing his hair. It's my least favorite time, but at least they're all so stinkin' cute!

Elijah's Speech Therapy

Elijah is an interesting guy. He's so tough and rough, yet so sensitive and loves girl things too. He reminds me a lot of Jason. :-) Elijah has started going to speech therapy and we are sooo excited for him! He has said "Dada" for the first time ever after only 1 session. I feel really good about this and think it'll help him a lot! So I guess we'll see how he does.

Webbed Toes

Right after I had Ezra, the nurses, with a concerned voice said, "Brittney, he looks perfect, except toes 2 and 3 on both feet are webbed." They expected me to freak out about it, but I didn't. I was happy! A child of mine actually got some of my genes! Yahooo!! Yes, my toes 2 and 3 are half way webbed. Half way meaning that the skin in between my toes goes half way up my toes. Sounds gross, I know. But my kids are so much like Jason and his family that it makes me happy when I see that one of them have a little of me too. :-) BTW.... it won't affect him in anyway, so we don't plan on doing surgery on them.

Mother/Daughter Tea Party

The Plumas Lake Education Foundation did a Mother/Daughter Tea Party. Here are a few pictures of Maci and I all dressed up!