A Blueberry sucker and a Baby

So not worth the sticky mess, but certainly worth the laughs.

Playing with Daddy

Brody really enjoyed this and would fling himself forward fully trusting that Daddy would catch him. Noah however, was not a happy participant.

Cuddle bugs :)

Images like this make my heart melt. They climbed up into the chair by themselves and were watching tv together.

New Furniture...

well not really. We have Russell's parents old furniture in our bedrooms, stuff they got when they got married. They are really nice pieces, they just needed an update. So this is when my painting project begins. I want the boys furniture to be black, so far I love how their nightstands turned out. I still have to do a big armoire. In the master bedroom, I have yet to paint two tall dressers, a nightstand and a sleigh bed. I want them to be antique white. But when all is finally said and done. We will have new furniture without it costing much more than a couple gallons of paint and some elbow grease.

Oh yeah...and we got this FREE entertainment center off of Craigslist. I did not like the light wood color, so I painted it black. Pretty good huh? Not quite finished, I have to scrape the primer off the glass in front, but you get a good idea. I love FREE!

Today gas is...

$2.39 / gallon
That makes me happy, that means it is less than 30 bucks to fill up our car. Love it!
(since i posted this, it has gone done to 1.87, even better!)

A Voter's Perk :)

We voted yesterday and happily drove to Starbucks to claim our free coffees. It was a nice treat on a chilly evening in Tehachapi. And though the candidate we voted for did not win, we are still in good spirits because we put our trust in God. (And yes, I would still say the same thing if McCain had won.) God Bless America.

Hallelujah Night

We went to Hallelujah Night at our church for Halloween. The theme was "The Army of God" and we showed up as His asian army:) We all had a good time. The kids got dog tags, tattoos, tons of candy, there was a skit, some praise, a balloon room, and an obstacle course. The kids also got to decorate there own Swords of the Spirit. Our favorite costume of the night was Russ' friend Patrick who showed up as Patricia. It was hilarious. Dinner was also provided to everyone which was a nice treat in itself. It was a nice way to spend Halloween with our friends and family.

More Pumpkin Patch fun

Murray Family Farms

We took the boys to Murray Family Farms to pick pumpkins, walk through a big spider (hay) maze, and for a hay ride. Our friends Tim and David tagged along and we all had a great time. The older boys got their faces painted and Brody became victim to the mustache brigade. After seeing the others, Noah wanted no part of face painting. We got our little pumpkins and yummy pomegranates. It was a fun day!

One little bottle of Root Beer...

can create one massive mess. We had one bottle of root beer in the back of the fridge, and somehow, it froze a bit, and exploded. There was glass and soda in every nook and cranny of our lovely fridge. Thank God for my amazing and patient hubby, who cleaned the mess up for us. Love him!

Little Bro Bro

a.k.a. DESTRUCTO

Hilarious!

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Hallelujah Jubilee at Magic Mountain

Last month, we went to Hallelujah Jubilee at Magic Mountain with our church's youth and other friends. It was several different Christian artists having concerts. We had a fun, long day. We waited in line to ride X2 for I think three hours. It was a great coaster, but I thought it was too short. Russ and another group got on Goliath, I got on Bucaneer with a couple younger kids, and those were the only rides we got on, it was that crowded. But we saw Jeremy Camp at the end of the night, and that made it all worth it. He is amazing and annointed. We really felt Christ's presence.

Lovin' Papa's toast and JELLY!

Not lovin' the camera :)

My Amazing Sisters

I just love and admire my little sisters and amazing women that they are. Though they are younger than me, I look up to them. They are accomplishing amazing things with Christ's heart in everything they do. I am just so proud.
One is serving in the Peace Corps in Guinea, West Africa. The other just got commissioned into the U.S. Navy as an officer and is in dental school at USC. It is touching to see the lives they are affecting and the love they have for what they do. They are the cutest, smartest girls ever. Shash and Cheez, I love you!

Brrrrr...it is cold in Tehachapi!

While I am not the biggest fan of cold weather, I think the boys look cute bundled up in their winter clothes.

Noah's 1st letter

Noah received his first letter from his Auntie Ciara the other day. She is serving in the Peace Corps in Guinea, Africa. He was very excited that something in the mail was actually for him. He loved it! Thanks Ciara, we miss you!

Pretty flowers!

Russ' family came to visit and his lovely Vovo (grandma in Portuguese) and cousin Micheal brought me gorgeous flowers. I love fresh flowers in my house.

I thought I could take a quick shower...

boy was I wrong!


Dare-devil Brody climbed onto my desk and was playing with everything.


Nosy Noah helped himself to daddy's gum stash, he pushed the computer chair over to reach into the tall dresser.

Yikes!- Note to self: wait until naptime to take a shower-or-take the computer chair with me.

Artists

The boys put on their painting smocks and made a beautiful masterpiece. It is fun to see their creativity in the works. They were very serious about their painting and it was so cute to watch. They really did do a great job. I have the perfect wall for their work..my very plain laundry room. :)