Our 1st experience at the Rose Parade!

Christmas with Family 08'

Savi and Santa Knotts 08'

My little girl still likes to see santa and wrote him a letter this year. will she still next year? I think she is just playing along and covering all the bases just in case! she has however brought up that she knows all of the santas are not real because they all look different. (Which is apparent when we line up all our pics over the years!) Of Course, Santa has to have helpers!

Cool Gift from my Sis!

if you know me at all - you know I like books, travel ( well mostly dreaming of travel and watching movies of other people traveling), fashion, etc.. and most of the things girls like!! my sister Heidi gave me this cool book for Christmas called the Goddess Guide by Giselle Scanlon. it is so cool- check it out at amazon or something! Little things like this are a big deal for me- a fun book to look forward to reading!

My other sis. gave me a cool new candle wax burner from a company called "Scentsy" ( I love love love candles also!) , and a Hot- black Team Edward T-shirt! Do my sisters have me pegged or what!!?? (I tried to post a pic of the t-shirt but I couldn't get it- it is from hot topic and it is the team edward one, on the back it has the quote"what if I am not the hero?, what if I am the bad guy?" Love it!!!

More Christmas Party Pics!

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!