March, a month of celebration!

Happy Birthday Nathan!
Nathan was so excited to turn five because it's the age you have to be in order to join a basketball league. He's been wanting to play for forever! Hence, the basketball cake -to which he said," I already had a basketball cake!" "You did?" "Yes, when I was two -but I called it a hoop-a-ball cake then, so that's okay. Now it's a basketball cake." What an understanding cutie!

Nathan's big birthday wish was for a webkinz turtle that he named Tucker. We also got him a telescope and Shining Star to name a star after himself. I had to laugh because Jim actually played with the telescope before Nathan.

HAPPY EASTER

We actually went on two Easter egg hunts. The city hunt in the morning and then another at Korin's house. The kids loved filling up their baskets with eggs and candy.

Even Aimee got into the egg hunting on her first official Easter.

Easter Sunday was fun, with the kids all loaded with candy and such! :) It's especially fun trying to have them sit still for the traditional Easter pictures. It's funny because you can go through so much in a year and yet, here we are looking pretty much the same as ever. The kids are still sweet and beautiful.

Aimee (almost 1), Shelby and Jim (almost 33),
Nathan (5), Elise (6 1/2), Lindsey (2)

We finished out the month with my own birthday celebrations and a trip to the rodeo.

January and February

In January we had a visit from Misato (an old friend of Jims)
and her mother. They wanted to do something historic and fun,
so we took them letterboxing in St. Augustine.
We welcomed them to sunny Florida with a drizzly, overcast
tour of an old fort. We had to laugh it was so cold, a frigid 58 degrees!

Nathan thought this knight was the coolest,
a real UCF knight.

FEBRUARY
Aimee grabbed some keys...

...and the two girls and I took a trip to St. Louis, MO.

Heather had a baby.....boy, surprise!

They named him Griffith Jack Brimhall.

He's as tiny and cute as the rest of 'em, I'd have taken him home
with me if they let me. He's adorable!!!

Despite the cold weather....

...we had a ball!

Congrats Heather and Andy on another beautiful Brimhall!
You can check out their blogspot for more Brimhall family pics at
brimhallbunch.blogspot.com !

A groovy kind of New Year

When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do is take a look at you
and then I'm not so blue..... we had a groovy kind of New Years.
Here's some New Year's inspiration. It's taken from a sign hanging in my parents bathroom:

If you can dream it

You can become it.

If you can believe it

You can achieve it.

Happy New Years!

Have a holly, jolly Christmas!

Grammy and Poppy Claus
wanted to bring everyone home (Sacramento, CA)
for Christmas.

All the cousins loved the idea: Haleigh, Lindsey,
Matthew, Elise, Katie, Nathan, Aimee and Baker.

We couldn't miss Poppy's traditional
"Twas the night before Christmas."

Aimee loved all the celebrations, decorations and attention.
She was just full of cheer!

Cheer for Grammy.

and cheer for G.G.

But, it was a surprise visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus
that filled all the kids eyes with delight and their
minds with hope! Elise: I would like a pony.

Lindsey: I would like a princess.

Nathan: I just love my skateboard!!!!

It was Merry Christmas indeed.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

With every powdered hill I ride

May your days be merry

and bright!

And may all your Christmases

be white!

Elise: "Mom! I've never seen snow falling from the sky!!!"

As if that wasn't cold enough,
we also went ice skating in downtown Sacramento.

Nathan was a natural. He and his cousin Matthew
skated circles around us, or at least each other!

Merry Christmas to all and to all, a good night!

The best part of Christmas is being together!

Lindsey and Aimee were especially close.

Thank you Poppy!

Thank you Grammy!

We love you!!!!

Love, your little angels!

Good night!