Annual couples Christmas Party

Some of the Original Norco Ward girls!

The Whole gang (April, April, april...!)

The outside Table! (Butlers, Whiteheads, Chavez)

the kitchen table (ferguson, Arzola,Jergensens,Demke)

The Dining Room Table! (McKhanns, DeFrancos, Hunsakers, Marquis,and Giles!)

We had a lot of fun and always look forward to this party. I spend days decorating and setting my tables (my family thinks I am a little nuts, especially when i set the tables days before the party and they have no where to eat!) I just love setting the table- it is the little bit of "proper English girl" in me!

family nite to see Sarah as Ms Hannigan in "Annie"

Bailey choosing the winning ticket for the drawing

ms hannigan singing with rooster

the kids in the front row(bailey,sav,mo,chaz,T, and B)

the whole crazy family group (minus me, uncle al and Adam?)

I am the one that looks really, really tired (Twilight opening weekend!) Our Sarah-Beara can Saing!

Tristans' artistic photos

Tristan with his interesting mind and eye, borrowed my camera and had fun taking some closeup shots of everyday objects around our house. I thought his perspective was really cool and showed them in a way I have never seen them before. He is definitly the analytical , electronically inclined helper child of mine! He knows more about how to use my camera that I do. (He's 11!)

Halloween pics finally!

I am either getting too slow, or too cocky and think I can do way more than I really can, so I just keep adding more to my schedule! keeping up with my active family is no easy feat. so-- here are our halloween pics and thanksgiving pics to follow! as usual the kids had a really good time. The holidays are alot of fun. even in california where we have to decorate with fake colored leaves and fake trees and snow for christmas! it drops under 70 degrees and I am sipping hot cocoa and lighting the firelog!

RED TENT GIRLS: BITE ME#links#links#links

RED TENT GIRLS: BITE ME#links#links#links friends and I that went to the midnight twilight show!

check out these new candles

http://www.scentsy.com/laceyhom my niece lacey that lives in Idaho has introduced me to these candles. check them out!

Tristan got back on the soccer field!

I have decided I need a new post but i haven't really taken any exciting pics lately! Tristan is back to playing soccer after his broken clavicle yeah! (5 weeks and 5 consecutive "military" push ups later!- 5 push-ups was the drs. requirement that he would be strong enough to play again.) He got to play in his teams last game. (they lost by 1 point -bummer!) I tried not to look nervous and petrified on the sidelines while he was playing. Chaz has just started playing soccer with his middle school team also. I recently have started working as a substitute teacher! It is fun and interesting so far. We have a huge school district and although I prefer being at the local schools really close to my house- I am starting to try them all out. so far I have had a high school class and a middle school class. I am doing this till I figure out what the heck I want to do with my masters in Psychology! I think teaching a college Psych class would be really fun and I am looking into that at the local comm. college. I like being a working girl (and the Nordstrom sale is going on right now!) nice!

RED TENT GIRLS: It's time to discover the Magic

RED TENT GIRLS: It's time to discover the Magic

Fabulous Weekend Fun with the Blomquists at the "disney house" rental

Gavin (the lone little guy in the group!) anxiously awaiting candle/cake time!

cutie baby brooklyn

the newest addition, baby Isabella (bella) Benson- she had the name picked before we all read twilight!!

cody and chaz in the "disney house" rental. such a cool house!

all the family singing happy 50th to Michelle (holding baby Sayla - sommer and ryans adorable girl)

cousins morgan, savi, bailey, and Sydney making a funny face!- trying on some of the many dresses at the disney house.

Savi with "slim" Sayla. she is so yummy!

Savi and her best buddy Uncle Brandon! We had so much fun and the weekend just flew by. Brandon was in town for work so we got to see him a couple days also. It was such great time, we were in baby heaven. Thanks so much girls for coming without your hubbies so we could see and hold and love those babies! we know their daddies missed them! Such a great idea Grandma Shelly! I think this should be a new family tradition!

Chaz has found another sport to love!

so chaz who rides his bike to school, plays soccer, then basketball, (alternating with football and baseball also), active in boy scouts every week; decided that he would add another new sport to his (our!) life; Volleyball! (We do play on our little backyard sand court sometimes but we make up our own rules!) He tried out for and played for the Middle school team in a one day tournament. It was fun to watch him playing a new sport! There is just not enough time in the day for all the fun things that can be done is there?