So as tradition goes, every year we take the kids to ethel m chocolates

and sunset park to look at the lights.

Its always cold but the kids love it. this year when we went through

they were already boxing up valentine candy

and making peanut brittle. yum yum

my brother and his family always go, and we all have such a blast.

For the love of a dog.

puppy kennel....$30.00

blanket....$10.00

the look on their faces....priceless.

This year, last minute, we decided that it was time for a dog. I have had a really hard time agreeing to the pet thing in the past because of the responsibility that inevitably falls upon the mommy.....no matter how much they promise that it will be theirs and that they will feed and clean up after it. So Justin calls me and says "you have to go NOW, I found a dog." Be there asap! He conned this poor woman into selling to him instead of the person she had already promised him to! SO WRONG..but we are so lucky.

Total surprise to the boys though. It was great!

My boys love this animal. It is already part of this family and gets more attention that anyone or anything else....even me... :(

They are still trying to set the name in stone but for now its Mohawk. So cute because his hair sticks up on top of his head.

So lots has happened in the last several months so here's a brief update.

We moved back to the east side and love the place we are in. Lots of space and freedom for the boys and the perfect place to kick back and relax in.

We've all got birthdays coming up and you know what that means...that we are getting old. Austin is going to be 13 next month and it seems only yesterday he was starting to walk. Christopher will be 11 in February and Cam will turn 10 shortly after that. The hardest to believe is that our baby will be 8 come this summer.

In September we took the kids to the most magical place on earth and had a blast. All of the kids were old enough to ride together which was sooo fun! They must have gone on "mulholand madness" 5 times in a row. By the last time though, Austin was done! He looked like he was going to loose his cookies...and whatever else he had eaten that day.

so this is everyone. they turned out way cute huh!!!














no i was not beating my child. i was gone friday and the first story i get was ian was playing on the stairs and missed a step hitting his eye with his knee. sunday i find out the real story...it involved jumping on the couch, big brother pulling legs and voila....knee to eye! nice shiner.


of course i had to get another pic with great grams and gramps. they are so cute

so i have to send out aprils birthdays so far. my baby bro jerry on the 9th and my wonderful sis in law jody on the 4th. luv you guys!!!

dontcha just love holidays! it gives everyone a change to hang out and have fun. we had our annual waters family easter hunt and the kids had so much fun. passing pretzels, eating donuts, finding eggs, and lots of pics and food. before we went to the park, the mosers got together for pics by our all talented marissa and boy was that entertaining. entertaning the 12 kids and 2 dogs that is. looky here, smile big, look at the camera, treats, tears, sit, sit here, hold still...and lots of confusion. im sure that the onlookers thought we were a bunch of crazys. i thinks its been 12 years since weve had pictures together, well besides weddings. it was great.

okay, so i have these two chairs. they are in great condition and so comfy but....a little out dated and not exactly the color i want for the office/sitting room. problem is i know the above is what it looks like now and below is what i want them to look like. i do not sew well, but have lots of ambition. i am nervous about attempting this one on my own. HELP!!!!!!!! anyone have any ideas, ever done this or know anyone who could give pointers???