24 years!!

HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY BLAKE!!

Well, his birthday was actually yesterday, the 27th, but I didn't get a chance to do this post yesterday. So here it is a day late. We went out to eat, at you guessed it, Casa Loupe! Here are a few pictures from dinner. Sorry, the pictures are not so great, I am a horrible photographer!

Gotta love the "chewing" pictures. :)
He has that "just hurry up and take it" look.
They came and sang to him and brought him, his free birthday dessert.

So, here goes my list of 24 things about Blake!

1. He is very trustworthy.

2. He has waay too many "toys"

3. He can be very shy

4. But when you get to know him, he is actually very funny.

5. He is a very hard worker.

6. He loves to fish, but doesn't always have the best luck at it. :)

7. He is very smart.

8. He can be quite annoying when he wants to be.

9. He is my moms "Bwakie Wakie"

10.He'll always talk on the phone with me when Steven has to work late and I get spooked at home.

11.But then he'll tease me about it later.

12. He loves to tease!

13. He is going to be a great uncle.

14. He can sleep just about anywhere.

15. The boy has some major eyebrows!

16. He is always willing to help.
17. He has a strong testimony.

18. He is my dads sidekick

19. He is a night owl.

20. He is the only one of us that ended up with curly hair.

21. He loves going riding, even though he doesn't race much anymore.

22. He's always got some kind of project going with my dad.

23. He is a great brother.

24. We love him a lot!

Hope your day was great Blake!!

He's legal???

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY DEVAN!!

Today is Devan's 18th birthday, this post is dedicated to him in honor of his birthday. We celebrated it last Saturday with pizza and garlic twists from Round Table (his fav.) and deviled eggs. Yes, I know wierd combination, but he has been on a huge deviled egg kick lately! Below are a couple of pictures of the night. I know there is only three, but I managed to take not-so-great pictures of everyone, so to spare them embarrasment I'm not going to put them up. The first two pics are of Devan obviously. The last one is a cute one I got of Nana and Cassandra.

To continue on with my tradition of listing random facts/things about the birthday guy/girl here are 18 random things about Devan in honor of his 18th birthday!

1. He is very witty

2. He has good style.

3. He is fun to play bored games with.

4. He is very smart.

5. He plays the roll of pain-in-the-butt brother very well ;) Just ask Em.

6. He is a hard worker when he wants to be.

7. He always has a really good tan. (yes it's natural, thanks to their mom)

8. He makes me laugh.

9. He has a really good ear for music.

10. He always smells good.

11. He made me feel welcome in the family right from the start.

12. He has two great older brothers who are great examples for him.

13. When him and his brothers goof off together, it's always hilarious.

14. He thinks he is just oh so cool, we don't bother to tell him otherwise ;)

15. He is going to be something great someday.

16. We're always protected from our land scaping when he is around, lol.

17. He has seriously great hair!

18. We love him a lot!

Happy birthday Dev, hope you have a great day!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Wednesday was my moms birthday! Anyone who knows my mom knows that she really doesn't like going anywhere during week nights so we ordered in Mexican food and had dinner at their house. My dad made her a cake, decorated it and everything!
Sorry about the picture, I guess I was a little close to her, or I should have had the flash off. But it's still a cute pic of her!

So now in honor of my moms 46th b-day, here are 46 things about her.
1. She is one of my best friends.
2. She loves to shop.
3. She is my favorite shopping partner.
4. Some of my favorite memories are of going shopping with her and my grandma.
3. She always laughs out loud when watching sitcoms(sp) on TV
4. She loves chocolate and other homemade baked goods more then anyone I know.
5. Well, her mom and her sisters may be tied with her in that area. maybe.
6. She bakes really well.
7. She loves going on trips in the motor home.
8. Especially to the Oregon Coast.
9. She is very gullible!
10. She is fun to tease.
11. She is addicted to reality TV
12. She loves to lay on her bed and watch TV
13. We talk on the phone at least once a day every day.
14. She talks to her mom on the phone at least once a day every day.
15. She loves to be with her family.
16. She is going to be an awesome grandma!
17. She loves to sing loudly in her car.
18. She starts listening to Christmas music in October.
19. She loves Christmas time.
20. She loves food!
21. She is very caring.
22. She always made my friends feel very welcome at our home.
23. Everyone loves my mom.
24. She spoils us kids. But we love it :)
25. Her and my dad are a perfect match for each other.
26. She loves her doggies.
27. Sometimes we think shes going a little crazy ;)
28. She loves the gospel.
29. She is becoming quite addicted to Guitar Hero
30. It's obvious to see how much she loves us.
31. Shes a great cook.
32. She loves to sit out in the backyard by the pond.
33. She is the only other person in the family who gets teased just as much as me.
34. I catch myself doing things just like her more and more.
35. I don't mind it at all, though I do hope I get a few of my dads qualities.
36. I hope I'm as good a mom as she is.
37. She has good style.
38. I don't know what shes going to do when my brothers move out of their house.
39. She loves to go on vacation with our family
40. She is an all around fun mom.
41. She is the biggest pack rat I know!
42. She says she is trying to be better about getting rid of things.
43. She is very dependable.
44. She is not a slow driver and does not like to get behind other slow drivers.
45. She is fun to laugh with.
46. She is the best mom ever!

Happy Birthday Dad!

I know I'm a little late getting to this post....Last Saturday was my dads birthday. We all went out to dinner at his favorite Chinese Buffet place that our family calls China Dinah....I don't even know what the actual name of the restaurant is?? It's one of my dads favs though. After dinner we went back to my parents house and played some Guitar Hero, my mom is becoming very addicted!! Here are a few pictures from the night.

She's gonna hate me for posting this! :)

So in honor of my dads 46th b-day, here are 46 random things about him...

1. He loves to play jokes/tricks on people

2. He has no fashion sense at all.

3. He loves to go fishing with my brothers and my grandpa and whoever else will go.

4. He can fix anything (at least that's what it seems like to me)

5. He is easy to talk to.

6. He is a big softy, though he likes to act like he's tough.

7. He has good taste in music.

8. He has a good judge of character.

9. He loves to be with his family.

10. He can't wait to be a grandpa.

11. He loves to work on "projects" with my brothers.

12. These "projects" usually involve a motor in some way.

13. He is a great motorcycle mechanic.

14. He loves to be at the races.

15. He loves taking trips in the motor home.

16. Especially to the Oregon Coast.

17. He loves seafood.

18. He has always been able to make me laugh when I'm mad or sad.

19. He loves to tease.

20. He loves to "hook us"

21. He is more of a romantic then my mom is.

22. My boyfriends were always scared of him...and I never understood why?

23. He always has a new toy of some kind.

24. He loves American Idol and Survivor

25. He is very smart.

26. He thinks he is hilarious.

27. He loves the gospel

28. He loves hanging out with my brothers.

29. He is good at playing sports.

30. But he won't admit that hes not as good as he used to be.

31. It's easy to tell how much he loves my mom.

32. It's easy to tell how much he loves his kids.

33. He hates losing at anything.

34. He gets extremely car sick if he's not the one driving.

35. I have never been in the same car as him where he is not the driver.

36. He is very even tempered.

37. He thinks he can dance...but I'm not so sure I agree. :)

38. He loves to sleep in.

39. He never judges other people.

40. He loves to play golf.

41. He is really loud when he talks on the phone.

42. He can still beat my brothers in arm wrestling.

43. He loves to eat snack foods.

44. He loves to take naps.

45. He gives really good advice.

46. He is the best dad ever!