MaNiS FaMiLy

24th of July weekend.

2011-07-27T17:15:00.003-06:00

We had a pretty fun weekend hanging out with Rick's little brother and wife(Cole and Amy)and their sister (Jess). Friday we BBQ'd (we do this alot) and played some scrabble. Saturday morning we got up and went out to the lake to soak up some sun. Aydan loved it. He would put on his life jacket and push his aunt Mimi around on her floaty. When were were done there we all went home to shower asap so that we didn't get swimmers itch. (Amy and I got alittle) We all got ready the boys fell asleep while the girls got ready then we went and got snowcones (my fav) and pizza. We were too tired to do anything so we just hung out at home and watched movies. Me Amy and Jess did mani's and pedi's. It was such a nice relaxing weekend. I only got 1 picture of the whole weekend. :(

Aydan loved going to the "what's it called again?" as he would say. (Lake)

4th of July Fun!

2011-07-27T17:01:00.008-06:00

For the fourth of July weekend we went and hung out at our friends house we did lots of swimming, bbq'ing and fireworks.

Aydan doing one of his silly poses.

Rick and Dan teaching the kids bad things. JK but they are being pretty naughty.

Me and Kota. He is my little buddy.

We always seem to have such a good time with our good friends Dan and Keri Harris. Thanks for always entertaining us and being our friends.

Playing at the River

2011-07-27T16:53:00.005-06:00

One friday night our friends invited us to go hang out at there camp which was by a river. Our kids had so much fun and I did until I seen little tadpolls and other thing in the water. I am really weird like that. Oh ya and the nats were awful they would not leave us alone for the life of us even with the bug spray we put on. Anyways it was still a good time enjoying the weather and the scenery. Here are some pictures of the Aydan and his friends playing in the water.

This is the cutest picture of Aydan that my friend took. I think I will have to frame it and put it up on the wall.

Jumping and splashing in the water.

Aydan and his little buddies. Don't they just look like they are having a blast.

1st for everthing.

2011-07-27T11:24:00.007-06:00

The same weekend that we went up to the supercross. I have a very special experience. I got to meet my 2 older sisters that I hadn't ment. I had been waiting for this for such a long time and it finally happened. The first night we just hung out and BBQ'd and it was like we had known each other for ever. We clicked just like that. We enjoyed each others company for the rest of that night then the next day we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese. Here are a few pictures of us together.

From Left to Right Me (of course) Jamie she is 2 years older then me, and Jacky she is the oldest. I think me and Jamie look the most alike and I think she looks so much like my mom. Jacky is hilarious and has such a good sense of humor. Well they both do.

Here we are being silly taking pictures at Chuck E. Cheese.

Here are the cousins:

From Left to Right Maddie (Jacky's), Kenzie, Tanner (Jamie's), and Aydan

And They needed a silly one too. I love this picture...They are too cute.

It was one of the best experiences for me and can't wait to spend more time getting to know them and their families.

SuperCross 2011

2011-07-27T11:12:00.007-06:00

It's been awhile since I have posted anything so I thought I would post a few updates of some fun events that we've had so far this year. Starting with our trip to the last Supercross race before the finals. This is a sport that we all really love. We had some pretty good seats we felt like we were right in the action. Our good friends joined us for this fun event. Thanks Tyrel and JT we had such a good time.

Here's a picture of the track.

Aydan's Favorite Rider (Ryan Dungey)

Here are 2 other really good riders (James Stewart and Chad Reed)

James Stewart

Chad Reed

Last but not least my favorite Rider (Kevin Windham)

We had a blast and hope that we can go to one of these events again.

I'm Back!!!

2011-02-04T14:44:00.003-07:00

Ok so I have not updated this thing for well over 2 years... So here I am going to start updating this on a regular basis. Hopefully everyone enjoys.

Cheeeeeze!!!

2009-01-27T11:44:00.005-07:00

The other night Aydan started saying cheese and pointing to my purse because that is where I keep the camera. I decided to take the camera out and to see if he would actually let me take his picture. Suprisingly he let me! Here is our little photo shoot!

Isn't he the cutest little turd you've ever seen! Love him to death my lil bug!!!

Aydan's 2

2009-01-27T11:30:00.006-07:00

Aydan turned 2 on the 31st of December. So we decided to have a fun little party for him the weekend before his birthday! We went to Jumping Jacks! He loved it, as you will see in the pictures below!

Aydan and His little girlfriend Ellie!

I think he had a blast!

Rainy Days!

2009-01-23T11:20:00.007-07:00

I am sitting here covering the front desk, at work, enjoying the scenery. Well... not really that good of scenery but we don't have any windows back in the area I work, so just to see outside for a couple of hours is perfect. Anyways it's raining and I don't know about anyone else but it makes me want just wrap up in a blanket, cuddle with the ones I love, watch movies, and eat soup or something warm. I can't do that because I have to be resposible and work, which really ain't a bad thing because I am very fortunate to have a job these days.

So as I sit here I can't help to think how lucky I am to have such a wonderful husband. It just makes me sad at how many people are just giving up on there relationships. Things that I have learned about being married is you have to learn to compromise, take into consideration of the others feelings. Honesty is also a big one. If there isn't any honesty then how can you trust each other. And there will always be a disagreement but as long as you work through it, it seems to make the relationship stronger.

Rick and I seem to work well together we are always concerned of one anothers feelings. We really are the best of friend and I could not have asked for a better guy.

He is always making sure that Aydan and I are being taken care of. He is a very special person, it's very hard for people not to enjoy his company. He likes to have a good time but he always knows that his resposibilities come first. I just wanted to let everyone know that I love him very much and that he means the world to me and Aydan.

What Do Ya Do?

2009-01-14T21:01:00.004-07:00

So you are probably wondering what the heck this is!?! Well this is the art work that our lil monster decided to put on the wall right next to our bed, and it also had to be permanent marker! Oh great! JK Normally I would be really upset but all I could do is laugh.

It is so beautiful!

New Do

2009-01-11T16:13:00.004-07:00

2 weeks ago I decided that I needed a change especially since we just started a new year! So decided to share a before and after pix of my new do!

This is a picture from what it looked like before...

And Ta Da Here is the new do!!!

So what do you think? You think I can pull off a short haircut?

I love it!

Finally!

2009-01-11T16:07:00.002-07:00

Alright so I tried to do blog awhile ago, but for some reason I could figure it all out. I got frustrated and just gave up. Then last week my sister-in-law asked me if I had one and I had told her that I tried but couldn't figure it out. She just told me I should try again, so here I am! I FINALLY figured it out! Well I hope I can keep it up and that my family and friends can enjoy.