Carlos' Birthday

We went to John's Incredible Pizza in Victorville!!!! Yeah!!! A friend of Joseph's named Carlos turned 7 years old the other day. He invited us to his party and we had a blast! We got him a huge, super soaker, squirt gun that made even the boys scream in excitement when he opened it. I feel bad that we didn't get a picture of Carlos but I did get some great pictures of the kids. Thanks Carlos for inviting us to such a fun birthday party.

The air hockey game was a great favorite. The kids just loved it. I think someone else loved it too. Of course, Jon loves anything that makes his kids laugh!
Carlos had a face painter at his party. She did a real good job. I have a picture of his other cheek further down while he is doing bumper cars. I thought it was good that she had some boy themes to paint.
A little wind blown but having fun just the same. This little fire truck took 2 coins per ride. I think we must have spent 5 dollars on it alone. I am not complaining , I am just saying... She REALLLLLLLLY loved this fire truck. LOLOL
And, of course, the bumper cars. This was his first time ever to be on bumper cars. He took only about 2 seconds to figure them out and then- well I think you can see all over his face what he thought of them then. :D I had so much fun watching his glee. Bump after bump he won't let us forget this experience ever!

Joseph doing Karate

The first video of Joseph I have taken with my new photo camera. He is so cute and I love his energy. His Sensei Linda has done such a great job working with him and his moves have gradually become really great! I think that she is telling him to pull his leg back in after he kicks or to kick straighter. Anyway, she is a fabulous teacher and he loves Karate.

Joseph's Karate Team

My Karate Champ!!! This is a picture of all the kids in Joseph's Karate class that went to the tournament on Jan. 27th. Joseph is the lowest left and next to him is his friend Jordon. Both of them have green stripes on their belts. Above him is his friend Carlos, Skylar, and Emily. All three of them just moved up into the higher class after the tournament. The two in the far back are already in the higher class and actually brother and sister. Both of them are great with kids and help Sensei Linda with the Lil' Dragons and are great kids. Their names are Elizabeth and Jack.

Rebekah and the block

The first video on this blog!!! Of our sweet princess Rebekah.

Angelic Moments

Aren't they beautiful? I love catching them in moments like this. Rebekah's hair was probably the best I have ever braided it. Joseph and his sweet, "Ok Mom, I will smile for you." attitude. Both of them were just relaxing on the couch watching television and I just had to click my camera, if for no other reason than to cherish another moment of their angelic little lives (at least during the brief moment that they were being angelic hehe).

Being Silly

Admit it!!! You can't get enough of these beautiful children and that is why I keep the pictures coming. LOL

Family Day

Somewhere along the way we kind of became very possessive of our Saturdays. After long weeks of Jon being gone everyday at work, mom working hard to keep the house clean and keeping Joseph's schooling ahead and piano lessons, we are all ready for the weekend. We have kind of gotten into the habit of going to Carl's Jr. or Burger King on Saturdays for fun and food on Saturdays. We have so much fun together.