Harry Potter Baby

Tonight we were able to go to an early screening of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince thanks to Dr. Garn and Mason's office. The show started at 5:30 and I had to hustle after work to make it there. They said if you dressed up you might win a prize so Kristina and Riley were willing to do it. Riley went as Hermoine. She totally had the hair for it:) We couldn't find a full on costume and made do with what we had. Kristina went as Bellatrix. She made a pretty good bad guy. Riley ended up winning first place with her costume. I think because she was the youngest one up there. She was so happy because she won her very own light up wand. Kristina didn't win and was a little bitter but I think she looked fantastic. Better luck next time kiddo. We had loads of fun with our office and enjoyed the movie tons. I was a little disappointed in the ending. I thought they could've followed the book much better but what are you going to do? It was a great movie all in all and lots of funny parts. We had a great night! Kristina drew this dark mark herself for her costume!

Kristina, Riley, Mandi, and Chelsea

They were giving away these glasses. Doesn't Riley look great?!

Mandi and Kristina being silly

Riley with her prize. I got in trouble for not taking a picture when they were in front of the theater. Whoops!

Kristina being bitter for not winning

Toad!

Last Thursday it had finished raining and we were sitting watching a movie. Well actually I was finishing dishes but that is besides the point:) Matt kept asking me what the noise was that he kept hearing. I had the water running and couldn't hear anything so he stopped the movie and I stopped what I was doing. It then sounded like someone was knocking on our back sliding glass door. Matt went to look and nothing was there. We heard it again and I looked out our side window and caught a glimpse of something moving on the ground. I swear it was the biggest toad I have ever seen! I tell you I have seen some mighty big toads growing up in Taylor but they were not quite as big as this one. Matt did take a picture and it totally doesn't do it justice because he didn't put anything next to it to compare size but trust me...IT WAS HUGE!!!

I promise it was big:)

Clouds

Last week as I was going to get dinner ready I looked out the kitchen window and saw these beautiful clouds. (I know, I know the stupid wires are in the way but I have nothing that I can edit them out. Sorry) Of course I had to run and get the camera. While the pictures aren't too bad they don't do the clouds justice. The past few evenings the sunsets and clouds have been absolutely amazing. I love it in the summertime when we get these wonderful views!

Car Day with Dad

Since Matt is off for the week (not be his choice) he has been thinking of ways to entertain the troops. Today he decided to take the lot of them out to the Penske Racing Museum since for some reason two of the three kids love cars. Riley tends to be more like her mother on that point. They loaded up and picked up BFF Ryleigh for an afternoon of fun. Thanks Matt for giving them something to do. I know they loved it!

Kristina and Ryleigh

After the museum Matt decided to stop by the major expensive car dealership to show the kids the cars there. Kristina is obsessed with Ferrari's! I mean OBSESSED!!! She was in 7th heaven being there. Matt being the good dad that he is convinced the salesperson to let her sit in one. As he tells me it wasn't easy to get him to let her do it. She of course sat in one of the less expensive ones...I think Matt said it was around $150,000. Geesh! You can buy a whole house for that. The Bentley's there were in the $200,000. That totally made her day though. Now the child walks around saying she has Ferrari on her butt. So classy:)

I know in her mind she is saying "one day this will be mine!"

Thanks again for taking them for a fun day Daddy!

Sam's fun time with Grandma and Grandpa

Sam got to spend a weekend with Grandpa Richie and Grandma Junie. He had soooo much fun, I'm thinking he really didn't want to come home. I'm glad he did! He was able to go to the Pima Air Museum, The Children's museum, and Mt. Lemon. He had such a great time and we appreciate Grandma and Grandpa taking him. Thanks a ton!

Sam at the Children's museum in front of our favorite stuff!

Isn't he just a handsome firefighter?
At the air museum. Check out the Guppy plane in the background.

Silly Sam!

He was able to go in a full fledged flight simulator. He loved it!

A natural at the cockpit

Goofy Sam on the way up to Mt. Lemon

Getting up there

So high

This is how they got to the top. Can you believe my son did it?!

Awesome view. Much easier getting there than my dang hike!

Weekend at Tucson

Grandpa Richie and Grandma Junie wanted to have Sam come stay for a couple of days for his birthday and take him to the airport museum. We finally had some time to leave for a day or two so we took a quick trip to Tucson to drop him off. I sure hope he is having fun because we miss him terribly. This is the first time he has been gone than just a night and I'm sure he is totally loving it! Of course while in Tucson we partook of our favorite things...Swenson's and swimming. It is always nice to go and just chill in the pool. Hopefully we can find more time to go and hang out just a little bit longer. As per the norm here are some picture overloads of our time there.

I do promise even though there are no pictures posted to prove it, I was there!

Happy Father's Day!

Just wanted to thank you Matt for being such a great dad and husband to us! You are always so patient and kind with the kids and making sure that all their needs are met. We love and appreciate all you do for us! Happy Father's Day to you and to the rest of our Dads to!

Twilight spoof

My sister shared this with me and I thought it was just so darn funny and I should share. Enjoy!

Hawaiian day 2009

Today we had our annual Hawaiian day celebration at work. It is usually the half way point to Christmas and we really need something to celebrate. I love Hawaiian day because we are always more goofy and have loads of fun and good food. I wish I would've taken more pics of the decorations because they were great. I also missed getting a pic of Dr. E because he was really busy today. We always love to party and enjoy each others company!