That's the Game

We wrapped up another T-ball
season today !

Fav Photo Friday

I know, I know this breaks all the rules
about what should be in a baby's crib.





















Our little baby doll Emma Jean.
She was only two weeks old.

Guess Where We Are ??

Are We At The Arcade?























Are We At Disneyland??














No, we are at the dentist office. I kid you not.

The Tooth Fairy is Coming ....

Lauren got some help from the dentist today with two stubborn bottom baby teeth that were causing the big teeth to come in crooked.

The whole thing was relatively painless and
both her and Emma got a prize, and as all us parents know that cures all.

Grandma's Toy Tavern

We went to Grandma Nancy & Grandpa Stump's house for dinner on Sunday, Grandma's Brothers Uncle Roy & Uncle Tom came for dinner.


Uncle Roy and his girlfriend Michelle came with
Tanner, who is the girl's "cousin" (I say "cousin" because he is Michael's cousin's son, so whatever that makes Tanner , I'm not sure.???) . If anyone knows of a website that explains how that works let me know.

As you can see the kids had lots of toys to share with Tanner.

We Cherish Freedom

Some Pictures from our Memorial Day Weekend:



Tupperware is good ....

So is ice cream......

and Moon Sand.
(it is a mix of sand and Play-Doh)

Because of the Brave .....

Those who have died will never be forgotten... They will live on forever in the heart of all who cherish freedom.

Happy Ever After

Happy Anniversary to Wayne & Kristin,
today is their 5th Wedding Anniversary.

Wishing you Love and Laughter,
and Happy Ever After.

Fav Photo Friday !

Besides the fact that this is a
cute picture, it makes me smile
because, if I remember right
it was taken in November,
right before Thanksgiving 2007 ,
and these crazy kids are going in the
freezing water at Carpinteria .
Only in California.

Every Day is a Blessing

Today would be my Dad's
58th Birthday. Here he is
with Lauren , when she was only a few days
old, he died about a month later.

So remember everyday is a blessing.

WWF Wrestling

Hunter and Aunt Kristin came by today and had lunch with us. Hunter came to show us how well he is walking, I bet he didn't know he was going to be in a wrestling match with
Emma "Naughty Girl" Neal.

Take me out to the Ball Game

Lauren is playing T-ball,
her team is the Athletics.
Michael is the Assistant Coach, along with
our neighbor Joe.

My not so Secret Garden

Have you ever read the book or seen the movie The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, I love that story, I have always wanted a "Secret Garden" . This is my "not so secret garden". Although I must admit that I have left out a few things, I am deceiving you. You won't see the part of the grass the dogs have destroyed, the hole they dug under the swing set, the thousands of bitty pieces of plastic all over the yard, because "Baby Scarlett", the English Mastiff thinks that anything plastic in the yard was left for her to destroy. What can you do ??

We Wash Doggies

Since It was so warm today (Maybe 103 degrees) we washed the dogs. Michael has made a contraption that hooks to the washing machine pipes and the dogs get a warm bath, they also got a handy dandy new hose attachment that combs and sprays water at the same time. They look thrilled, don't they ??

American as

Apple Pie, Baseball and Girl Scouts !

Lauren is a busy girl these days, she does T-ball, Girl Scouts, Karate and Kindergarten of course.

We Blog Too !

So we are joining our blogging friends ! If nothing else this is a great way to share pictures of the kids, and we love to take pictures . Hope you enjoy our Blog as much as we are enjoying keeping up with all of you that have inspired us to Blog.

Picture taken for the Grandma's for Mother's Day !