9 reasons to celebrate

Dear Lizzy D.,
So, you are pretty cool. I mean really, for a 9 year old, you have style (you are starting to choose all of your own outfits), class (you are #1 at manners), smarts (check you out with the mastering of your times tables), and a mean wii sword fighting swing. You now know more ballet moves than me and it showed in your role as Royal Page in Sleeping Beauty. Your sweetness and sensitivity to others is an example to me. I love your giggle, the silly side of you is showing up more and more these days, I hope it stays. You still love to hang with your family, but, have lots of friends. Yep, from how I see it, you have achieved coolness. Congratulations, my super cool 9 year old birthday girl.

Love,
Your Mom.

So This Is Love

It was one of those trips that you want to do over and over. Spring Break was spent down South, where the weather was perfect, the pool was warm, the food delicious and the friends unbeatable! We road tripped with our friends the Evans, and let me tell you, they know how to have a good time. Our children love their kids, I mean really love them. Their 3 and our 3 played contently the entire time, while baby D made friends with Shad. It was more relaxing then I originally anticipated. Amy and I enjoyed warm afternoons by the pool soaking up the much needed Vitamin D. Shad and Amy know the lay of the land pretty well and we were happy to have them as our tour guides. Thanks Evans for a fabulous trip, we are all ready for round 2!

Time after Time

Thanks again to Nana; Kelly and I snuck away to Air-a-Zion (as our above friends lovingly refer to Arizona). Not only were we spoiled by warm weather and sunshine, but also by the warmth of our dear old friends. Eight years have passed since we have seen some of our friends from San Fran, but, it's as if we hung out with them last week. It was delightful to catch up with favorite friends, fabulous shopping and some much needed rest. Just like old times, these pals kept us laughing and fed us Scottsdale's best. We can't wait to come back to the desert, it is truly becoming one of our favorite 'hot spots'.

A Happy Easter!

Fluffing My Nest

Kelly and I had that age old question:

"To Move or Not to Move" do we sell now or wait for a time and update. The votes are in, and by the looks of the pictures, you should be able to safely guess what we picked.

Delight #3, Won't U Be Mine?

I'm not sure when Valentines Day became a family holiday, but, love was in the air in our house this year. We had our first dinner by candlelight and then enjoyed the thrill of doorbell ditching a neighbor or two. In Activity Days, Lizzy made a "Love Box" which we have been filling with love notes to each other for the past few weeks. It was fun to open it and read why we love one another. It was nice to hear that I'm loved by Rosie because I am "pridy". Daddy and daughter had way too much fun creating Lizzy's Valentines box this year...it's amazing what you can do with casting material. Max declared his love to his "girlfriend" Brooke, by singing her a song he learned in Preschool. The lyrics are very simple: Valentine, Valentine, Won't you be my Valentine? Valentine, Valentine won't you be my Valentine? Valentine, Valentine....you get the picture. Luckily for us, he sang it to her on their families Voice Mail, so the song can be replayed over and over and over again. He may not appreciate that fact in a couple of years, but for now, it's simply adorable, just like him.

Delight #2, DREW

Who gave Drew the licorice?
Drew's getting big. Case and point.

Drew met Sully, if only they knew their future destiny of BFF's and future college roommates

8 Months!

Drew, Drewby (all of us), Big D (Mom, Dad & Grandpa Hamblin), Drew Drew (Max, Nana), Drewy Cat (Rosie...who else?), Baby Drew (Lizzy, our cousin Emily & the rest of us),

Drewy or Drewy Drew (Lizzy, Rosie, Mom).

No matter how you say it, Drew is our Delight for sure. Can you tell we absolutely love this baby? As for his new 8 month old tricks: 1- he has a sweet tooth, and that is about it. He still doesn't care for baby food, but will put up a good fight for a little lick of licorice (of course, I as his mother would never ever let him taste anything with sugar in it, never). 2- He says Uh-Oh regularly and means it. 3- Drew is also working on his waving skills, he waves at himself mostly, which we all find hilarious. Baby D is the life of the party, and we love having him around.