Our Beautiful...and Perfect Enough For Us...Life

Monster Jam....sort of :) 3-5-10

So, it was a Friday evening and I noticed a posting on facebook that said there was a monster truck show in Cloverdale that night...so I call Kristi and ask her where, when, etc....Gavin was really excited about going so he and I met Kristi and got ready to JAM!!!! There wasn't a whole lot of "jamming" going on, though. The show WAS held in a horse arena, so I wasn't expecting much...but hoped for a little more than this. Pitiful, that's really the only word for it...even my 8 year old was bored and asking when they were going to do something cool. It was really cold inside, and since it was pretty warm when we left and it was inside, I assumed it would be warm and Gavin and I just brought sweatshirts...that didn't cut it. My nose was running and I was shivering...me cold = no fun. :( Then came the dust.....it was so thick you couldn't see right in front of you. Someone could have taken off with my child and I wouldn't have noticed. Not to mention that breathing was rather difficult when I could actually FEEL the dust particles in my throat and on my tongue....my asthma doesn't bother me often, but that night it threatened to flair. Needless to say at intermission ( it was 10:00!!), we left. Gavin and Damien had fun for a short while, though...that's what matters :)

There is a Gavin in there...

Goofin Around 3-4-10

Just Lakin :) 3-3-10

Just some pictures of pretty miss Lakin...some of her being silly..and some of her just being...Lakin :)

" What's up!!!!" :)

An afternoon spent in matching outfits! :) 3-5-10

Emma and Ava had quite a few fall and winter outfits that we had never taken a picture of with them together...and that just can't happen!! :) We forgot a couple and a few Emma had already outgrown, but they were pretty tired of the wardrobe changes we did have, so it was probably better that way. There was a warm Saturday, so we packed a bag and headed over to jami's for the day to attempt a " photo shoot". Now, as most of you know, when I post blogs of the girls in matching outfits, it's not very often that we get good pictures. Usually we just hurry and try to snap one before one of them runs off or starts screaming....these are no exception. Unfortunately, none of these gave me much excitement but we have the pictures for their future " matching outfit" scrapbook :) Emma was the one that wasn't having much to do with picture taking on this day..but that's pretty normal for her when you WANT to take her picture. Ava was all grins and " cheeses", so at least one of them semi-cooperated!

Ava and her whistle...she was perfectly content to do whatever we wanted of her....as long as she could blow on this thing!!

Look...Ava's supporting Emma's cup for her while she sits...what a great BFF!! ;)

Yes, that is a head peeking up from behind that chair...it belongs to Aryssa

Ava sharing her Popsicle...little does she know, but Emma would probably not do the same!!

Yummy!!

Emma REALLY wanted to play with the shape sorter...so we tried to make her sit by Ava, but nope, not happening

How do these things come out of here?? "

Emma was done with pictures before we even started on these outfits...she was climbing off the couch as soon as I sat her down

Ava was ready to play along for awhile, though!!

OH!! Hurry...they are standing by each other..grab the camera!!

For these we headed outside. I though sitting them on this box would be fun and that I'd be able to get a few shots.....Ava liked it....Emma not so much