Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas...

Slippers for my "big" kids...
.trent.sarah.emily. brady.
(They think I'm weird, but that's ok!)
Love ya all...:)

Monday, December 17, 2012

Parties, etc...

Friday we traveled to Willcox for
Trent's work family party ...

Houston proudly showing his decorated cupcake :)

Santa arriving in style...

Sharing a moment...

Then this...they beat Santa with a stick!

Poor Santa ;(
 
Then Friday night was Trent and Sarah's
ward Christmas party and Hoke was
"the Santa"...after Houston sat on
Santa's lap he said to me - "that's Grandpa!"

Then on Saturday night we had the Holyoak family party...

and tonight was my family's party...fun times!
 

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving...

 
Happy Thanksgiving!
I truly am thankful for all I have.
 

Friday, November 9, 2012

Love...emotion...people...

Today was Houston's "monster"
themed birthday party...
aren't they the cutest little monsters ever!

Houston absolutely LOVES Scooby -Doo
so of course there was the Scooby pinata...

Then sweet little Livy and her EMOTIONAL
week with her little broken arm !
She was a trooper and was trying her
hardest to keep up with the other kids...
doing a great job with the bean bag toss...one handed!

From the kids party...
we went to the Old PEOPLE
party at the ward

Gotta love it!

Monday, November 5, 2012

Baby Emma...

Yesterday we traveled
 to Bisbee to attend church
for the blessing of baby Emma...

...it was a special day.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Clothing is a blessing...

 
I'm not too good with this everyday posting...
 
yesterday was "clothing"
I'd say it's a blessing...ya think?
(By the way...random web photo...no one I personally know!)
 
 
...and... this is the "House that Jack Built"...
my little shop that my Grandpa Jack built
and lived in back in the day...I love it's charm!

Friday, November 2, 2012

Blessing a day for November...

 
November 1st "blessing" for the day was FAMILY...
this picture is almost two years old...
but it is of  our family... I love them!
 
Today's word is FRIENDS...
and here is a picture of a "friends"
luncheon I attended earlier this week
"friends" truly are a blessing!
 

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Favorite...

I don't get too wrapped up in decorating for Halloween...
but a few years ago my very talented
 sister-in-law  - Bev  - made this cute witch!
She's so clever, if you look closely you'll
see it was originally a Santa face and
she changed it up to be this darling little gal...
my favorite! 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Basking...

 
Two of the girls just enjoying this sunny day!

Friday, October 12, 2012

Never a dull moment...

Last week we got to babysit Houston
for a few days...that's always a treat when
he's in town... here he is being a WHALE!
(Could ya tell that's what he's doing?)

Don't know if you can see the catepillar...
we discoverd literally hundreds of them
on some vine outside and realized now
why the vines are dead and we have
tons of butterflies everywhere!

Missy Violet is fascinated with "bugs"
and she loved it but she certainly
did NOT want to hold it!

Emily's kiddo's are on fall break this week...

so they got to have a sleepover...
lot's of adventures!

Monday, October 8, 2012

Remember...

 
SAD DAY AT THE BORDER PATROL...  :(
 
Please remember them in your prayers!

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

C-L-U-C-K...

The 4th annual "Tour de Coops" tour
is coming up in November.
Last year Hoke and I went and it was
very interesting and a lot of fun...
he says "been there, done that"
and doesn't want to go again... but I do?

any takers ?
 
The tickets go on sale
October 1st and are
$15.00 in advance...the date is Nov. 10th
(a Saturday) - just throwing it out there?

Sunday, September 16, 2012

What's happening!...

Does anyone else feel like "time flies" these days...
here it is already the middle of September
and the Holidays are just around the corner!
 

 
I love that we can finally feel a change in the weather...
but I have so many things I want to get done
and it's creeping in on us...sigh !

Monday, September 10, 2012

Rooster recliner...

I have this great, over-sized
Rooster Recliner that I recently
reupholstered...and now my
whole decor has changed and it
doesn't work for me anymore.
It's super comfortable and
basically brand new and needs
a new home  :)
 
It used to be a basic brown,
and now it's fun and whimsical...
 
$175.00

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Pathetic....

Look at this poor, pathetic dog...
Tipsy got "fixed" today and also
had a hernia repaired!
Who has a dog with a hernia...
we do, of course, who else!

I know, Tipsy, sorry, you'll be better soon!

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

What was I thinking?...

When Hoke decided he would run 6 miles
on his 60th birthday several months ago...
I didn't think it would ever happen
but when today came - me -
being the loving, supportive and devoted
wife that I am...
decided I would do it with him.
We didn't look pretty or
break any speed records, in fact,
this is just a bad episode of "Biggest Loser"
but we did it! 

 
Meet our new BFF!

A day of plenty...

Today is this guys birthday... the big 6-0!

It is also  my sister Nelda's birthday
(seen here a few years ago with my mom)

It's Emily and Brady's 10th wedding anniversary...
Congrats! and...

 
yes Hoke did it...met his goal...and ran 6 miles this morning!
 

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Cuteness...

Don't I have some dang cute grandkids...
Love them!!!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

August 28th...

 
Have you voted today?
 
(The F-5 comes thru again)...


Monday, August 27, 2012

Bread anyone...???

Most of you know about Hoke's "bread"...
today he was in the old F-5 truck when he got the call...

so he headed over to pick it up!
I don't care who you are...
this is funny!
 
(If you don't know about it
and want to be added to the call
list when he gets it let us know)

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Two little lovebirds...

...or three or four or ten??
It's kinda hard to see but the
wild lovebirds are hanging around
like crazy!

Somedays when I walk out
there are thirty or more all over
the yard and around our bird cage...
aren't they cool!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Oopsy...

Don't know how the monsoon last night
greeted you...but this is what we got!
Two years ago a tree fell on our
fence in the backyard and
this time we got one in the front yard...

These stinkin' palo verde trees should
be outlawed in populated areas-
they are nothing but big weeds...
 I love my redneck AJ neighbors
that never trim them! Yikes...