He's an Arizona star.

It was rodeo time again here in Arizona. The week of parades, cook-outs, and 2 days off from school!

Michael's kindergarten class performed for their families. They were all so cute. There are so many boys in both classes...that most boys had to dance together! Not too sure the boys enjoyed that, but it was still sweet to see.

In case you don't know the song..here you go.

I'm an Arizona, Arizona, Arizona star
And I come from the west
Where the cowboys are
I could ride 'em I could rope 'em
I could show em how it's done
I'm a rootin tootin cowboy
With my six shooter guns
Prum-prum-prum-prum, BANG, BANG!

How we entertain ourselves

In Tucson.

See a tunnel...no matter how small.

Rock it like a rollercoaster!

Laundry can be fun..

Brought to you by Natalie....my fun-loving curly q.

Bright spots.

~my new imac finally getting set up. beautiful computer where have you been all my life? i absolutely love it.

~gramma jo's birthday is today! Happy Birthday, we love and miss you!

~my other gram getting out of the hospital, take 3.

~mom treating me to some lovely green glasses(to match our kitchen) and yummy breakfast at the good egg. thx!

~mucinex kids!!!! it works, thankfully.

~cod. yes, all 4 of them ate it.

~and is there any cuter sound than the squeak of plastic dress up shoes on your children? on boys and girls.

Ahh...my life is good.

More than meets the eye....

I will try to post about Michael's 6th Birthday party later today.

This was his invitation we made.

Mount Lemmon 2010.

Sunday, we had big plans.

We got out our scarves.

I found my rain boots....don't you love em?

And we hit the open road. Beautiful, right?

About 20 minutes later, we saw our first signs of snow.

And we were lucky enough to find a perfect spot...

Borrowed snowsuits(thanks Janice) were put on, and sleds were brought out. The fun began!

Tyler enjoyed himself too! I think those Target $1 bin red gloves made him feel like a Power Ranger;)

No one complained about walking up the slippery slope....especially this guy. He loved it all.

Not alot of actions shots due to ...too much action going on. One of us had to be at the bottom because they came down pretty fast.

And one of us had to be at the top to hold the sled while they got on. They had so much fun.

There were several wipe-outs, which is all part of the fun, no?

Lindsey had the most...cause that girl came down f.a.s.t! She was airborne at one point(scared me to death).

After about 30 minutes, my Arizona babies had had it. Hey, I was impressed they lasted as long as they did! Rain boots or sneakers don't really keep your feet warm & dry for long....but luckily, we had extra mittens that kept her little feet warm.
While everyone was warming up, we enjoyed the view on the way back down.
Breathtaking isn't it?

Guess we timed it just right....people were waiting at the BASE of the mountain for up to 3 hours to go up..crazy. When we went up, there was no wait at all.

We had so much fun on our spontaneous family outing. Have you had any spur of the moment family fun lately?

***After reading this post....do i know any other words, beside fun? Geez.

Six for Michael.

Sweet

Imaginative

Dramatic/Hysterical

A reenactment of opening his presents.

Shy

Loving

Please note that she is hugging him:)

Content.

We love you more than words can convey. We love you!

The Christmas I barely took photos.

Still trying to recover from being sick and get everything ready, I didn't get much of a chance to take photos. And if I did, they weren't the best. Ah, there is always next year.

Stockings were hung, but apparently Santa hadn't finished with mine yet;)

Santa was good to us this year. Not sure what made me think it was okay to take a photo with the tv on??? I blame it all on the flu!

Michael and Lindsey smiling for me BEFORE opening their presents...how is that for a Christmas miracle?

And once the presents were given out....

It was all a blur of fun, squeals and smiles!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

2010 is going to be great....I just know it.

I didn't get a chance to finish my holiday posts, but if you scroll down...I was able to post 4 in a row!!! That may be a record for me!

Hope you all are enjoying your holiday!

Christmas Eve.

Lucky for me(lucky for all of us, I guess) that I was well by Christmas Eve. We went to my mom and dad's and had a good time.

First things first....let's get a photo of the kids in their pjs in front of the tree. Oops, not enough light.

The best photo of them....unfortunately, 3 cameras going at once=too bright of a photo.

Okay, let's try it one more time....uh-oh, we lost one. This is the story of my life. A thanks to Tyler for smiling nicely each and every time. Can you show your siblings how it's done?

Mom in the kitchen....notice her cute headband?

Hugs were happening all over the place.

After snacks, the kids waited patiently for present time.

My Grandma even got in on the action...love how Michael is checking out what she got!

Loved seeing the girls helping each other open their presents.

Tyler got some Power Ranger books and was overjoyed.

It makes me so happy to see Lindsey enjoying her sister open her presents.

Here is a cutie....love those pjs.

Did I mention Tyler got Power Ranger books? Highlight of the night!

Lindsey is a chapter book girl now....another one to add to her collection!

Her smile says it all. The girl really was into the presents this year!

Oooh....now she has her own diary. Secret passwords, invisible ink, and a magic light...so cool.

The excitement of the night? Lindsey, Michael and Natalie got a new Leapster 2 from their grandparents. They were so happy. All in all it was a great night.