Today Jurnee started with his new troop group & leaders and was very excited. Maureen we did receive the package today. And no worries about someone taking the packages we have the mail delivered in secured locked box. Yzabella loved the outfit she has already informed me she will be wearing it tomorrow even if it is snowy and cold with the shoes!! Jurnee says thanks for the shirt, wearing it to school tomorrow, with a couple of layers of course. So thank-you very much, it's fun to get those special treats in the mail the kids and I really do get excited when opening up the box! Good luck tomorrow Kerry. Today has been a rough one so I'm headed to bed early goodnight all talk more tomorrow.

Today Manny got home and we decided to go down to a local preserve area for birds and small wildlife. It's right behind Jurnee's school. It was still on the cold side but we had fun. Maddox loved it. he didn't so much enjoy stopping for a few pictures but he survived. I can't wait until it get warmer and we can go out more often and let him run around like the wild man that he is. The kids got home about 6:00 and we did the usual dinner, baths, homework, bedtime stories and AAAHHHHHHHHHH finally bedtime!!

Papa, Maddox and Chollo Mama, Maddox and faithful companion Chollo

The mountains look so beautiful. So does Maddox's cheesey smile

Chollo taking a rest. Poor puppy.

Headed to the Truck.

I hope everyone had a great weekend with all the parties and painting. Love.................Later.............Rainbow

Another week has flown by and it has been a busy one as usual. This will be a quickie, will write more tomorrow. Happy Birthday to Davis and Happy birthday to Travis, they are growing up so quickly. Please take lots of pictures of the birthday parties, wish I was there to party it down with the boys. My friend Sara had her little boy. It was actually about 2 weeks ago, but I got to hold him today. He IS SOOOOO CUTE!!!! I was able to get some pictures with my disposable camera so as soon as I get it developed I'm putting them on the blog, already got permission from his folks. Sara's grandma passed away, so I went to her mothers house today to be with the family. It was sad, but at the same time it was nice to see everyone together and all the new little additions to the family. They had a quite little family graveside and then open house from 4:00-6:00 today. My thoughts and prayers are with them tonight.

Another busy weekend.. The kids, Manny and I had a busy weekend. Thursday we had Dylan stay the night for a promised sleepover, we stayed up late, popped alot of popcorn and stayed up late watching movies. The next night we had a fun sleep out, fort set-up in the living room and again just hung out all day and watched only one movie because we had to get up early on Saturday. Woke up early Saturday, made a quick breakfast and headed out the door. Manny, Jurnee, Dylan and Maddox went to Jurnee's basketball game and Drew, Yzabella and I headed over to Yzabella's cheer competition at I.S.U. Then we met up after wards took Jurnee,Yzabella, Dylan and Drew to a Birthday party and Maddox over to grandpa's house so we could get to a funeral. After the funeral (1:00-4:00)( One of Manny's friends passed this week from a heart attack or heart related problems, he was only 46, very sad, probably the biggest funeral I have personally ever been to, even the funeral guy/owner/ said it was by far the biggest funeral he has ever seen there. He was such a nice guy. Life is so precious you just never know.) We went and got the kids Maddox and Drew and the other kids went to a movie. By the time we got home it was 7:45 so we ended the night with another crazy living room sleepover, watched movies and ate lots of fattening snacks. Of course Drew is our 6;00 wake up call he just wakes up smiling (to cute) but he will learn Auntie doesn't smile until after her first cup of coffee that early LOL. I had promised the kids chocolate chip pancakes so we had those for lunch. Manny headed off to Arizona Sunday morning for another fun filled week of fun!! So I think all the kids had a fun busy weekend. Cara and Jared got into town about 4:30 so the kids went home and from my understanding crashed. Cara went down Friday for her routine heart check-up, and then they decided to perform surgery on her that Saturday morning, so Jared finished his test here in Pocatello and then drove down to SLC that evening and Cara's sister Pillar came home. They put a pacemaker and affibulator in her. The surgery went well and she came home Sunday. I know she is in alot of pain but she will get through this because she is such a fighter and survivor. Please everyone just keep her in their prayers. Jurnee had no school again so this has been a four day weekend for the kids. The other big issue around her e has been do we send the sixth graders to Junior High...Thank goodness Jurnee's school was NOT one of the schools chosen for the transfer, I'm not ready for Jurnee to be in Junior School and I don't think Jurnee is ready either. Maddox is off the bottle completely poor little mans world has been rocked, but now he is sleeping through the night it was a rough couple of nights but we all made it through. I think Manny had the hardest time when he cried in the middle of the night poor Manny. But we will all sleep better now and our baby will be a toddler now.It sounds as if everyone is keeping busy so hope all is well in your busy lives.........Love YA

Tonight's feature photos of course are of the kids................

Yzabella and Maddox playing

(Maureen, Yzabella has the Seahawks cheerleading dress on, look how small it is, but she refuses to stop wearing it, I had to laugh)

Drew is just to cute in his big boy chair

Maddox stealing the remote from mom with a straight Manny stare down.




messy eater!!

fun dancing boots.


more snow, will it ever end??

Earlier winter picture!!

sitting at MAddox's new favorite place to sit

CHEEEZZZEEEE!!!!

Jurnee spazzing out again!!!

Jurnee's hooo-down play, he is the second from the left..

Dancing (with a girl) Yzabella teased him about that one..

No bootie.... He did such a good job in his performance and first speaking part I was very proud. Well off to frost some cupcakes me and the kids made, Yum!!! goodnight.

Poor poor little puppies all three of them had their shots today, but they are all set now for another year. Manny and Yzabella took them and I stayed home with the boys. We had Jurnee's scout troop leader over tonight at the house and talk with Jurnee about his group and boy scouts in general for about 2 hours, I think Jurnee will really enjoy this group, they go camping every single month, even in December brrrrrrrrrr. This month they are going ice-fishing so it should be fun for them. Maureen I did receive your package yesterday so thank you very much the kids LOVED their goodies. I haven't opened my b-day card yet, I'll wait until my birthday but thank-you now for it. Here are some random pictures of the cute kids...

Maddox hamming it up as usual!!



What up?

More birthday smiles

Yah, it's a pink BB gun - and Yah Manny know's how I feel about it.

Jurnee building his scout derby car. He took first place with this bad boy.

Yzabella of course giving her friendly advice or input.

At the races.

Maddox, Yzabella and Amadeo

The twins

Goodnight all. Love....................Later...............Rainbow

Manny will be home tomorrow, it just seems like this has been a really lOOOOOOOOOOOong week, not sure why but it's been a long one. It was a nice simple day just chased maddox around and got some house cleaning done so Manny can come home to a sparkly house. The kids are at their dad's this weekend. Yzabella is home now in bed though. They will return for her sometime in the am. We made some cute Valentine decorations and hung them up around our"Valentine" tree. It's cute.. I'm continuing the contest... I'm in the lead by the way LOL. Talk more tomorrow... Goodnight all......Love......Later...........Rainbow

Just got back from Jurnee's graduation from scouts. He earned his arrow of light and "crossed over to boy scouts" It was so exciting they had the Indian dress and danced with the drums and honored them with their placks and face paintings, even I got a pin for being his mom. I was so proud of him there were four boys that received this award and went through the ceremony. I have pictures to post hopefully in the next week.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.......
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR.........................LORI...........................
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!


Now just imagine me singing this to you, the voice of an angel... Sorry I called so early today I just couldn't resist. LOL. Hope you had a wonderful day and I love Tommy's t-shirt with the big "36" on it!!

Kim your desert looks awesome, I'm so glad it's at your house and not mine.
Kerry I put in my divorce Cree that if we needed a babysitter we had to ask the other parent first before sending them to someone else to be watched?? Just an idea? I believe its anytime over 4 hours in ours, but you can do it anyway you want.

Just another day... Yzabella had cheer pictures today, drew had his breathing treatments again today, Jurnee had a ton of homework that we both get to participate in nightly. But he needs to realize soon Mommy won't be able to help him in math soon, because its getting to hard for me. But we will get through it only another seven years!!!!Not to much to say so I'll leave it at that. Tonight's pictures are just some of the kids around Christmas time fun! fun! fun!

Maddox......Yzabella.....Kaid....Dylan....Jurnee

Jurnee and Yzabella with Santa's cookies some milk and a coke

DREW all wrapped up!

exchanging gifts

Dylan loves Elmo, just ask him!!

Christmas eve dinner Yum Yum!!

Goodnight All in blog land.. Love....Later....Rainbow

Oh my gosh yet another day of beautiful, cold sunshine keep it coming. The dogs are loving being out in the rays of the sun, still to cold for me. The ground is still frozen here to Kerry.Not to much out of the ordinary going on around here except chasing after the kiddies. Jurnee went and tried on his official competition soccer outfit. They start in March and we are all pretty excited these kids have all been playing together since they were five and now they will enter into the competition legea. That means no baseball this year all dedication will go to soccer. Jurnee says he can't wait. The only thing that frightens me a bit is Jurnee is usually goalee because he isn't afraid to dive for the ball all crazy like. Is this a good thing?? I don't know? I'm just the mom or they have as some runner spot? Not quite sure about the name of that position. Yzabella had her cheerleading today and tomorrow they have their team pictures. They have a mini show at the old folks home on Friday, but she will be missing that so she can go cheer her brother on for his scout crossover/graduation. Maddox is into EVERYTHING, he is so intense about figuring things out (on his own of course) busy busy busy little man. Drew is enjoying sitting up as much as possible (with help most of the time) all he does is smile smile. Poor little guy is having a hard time breathing though, very congested. I'm still doing the treadmill, but with no results, that's ok it will show sooner or later. Sooner would be nice so I don't get so pissed off I want to through it out the window. So ya sooner would be better!! Well tonight is all about....

JURNEE PLACIDO KENT LUCEROThe spaz

Jurnee's Christmas violin recital at the Performing Arts Center at ISU

Last football season, he looks so old and tough in these photos, my little baby boy!!

Well goodnight to all. Love.............Always...............Rainbow