HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEANE!

Today Keane turns 3!  This little guy has had my heart since the first day I laid eyes on him.  Is it possible for a 3 year old to be a stud?  He is total boy.  He loves everything from bugs, to snakes and frogs.  He especially loves dinosaurs.  I wish he was my own - maybe its because he was a birthday gift to me from Ty & Kris and I like to think he is all mine:) We love Keane very much and are so happy he is in our family. Below is some of our favorite imac photos of Keane and some of his favorite friends.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEANE WE LOVE YOU!  

birthday!

It has happened.  The "Dirty" 30!  Thank you to everyone who helped make it so special.  I love my family and my friends.  I am a very lucky old woman. xoxo

It runs in the family...

Yesterday Paisley ran downstairs and asked if she could have a pick that she found.  I said yes and she was so so so excited.  She showed me what she could do with her new pick.  She started to backcomb her hair.  Most of you know my mom has an addiction to backcombing.  It has been passed onto Nikkii and Shelby.  Me not so much-I can't get it to stay in long enough.  I did backcomb her hair a tiny bit for school pictures.  She didn't look like a pageant girl I swear.  Anyway I thought new talent was as funny so I had to get it on video.  It was funnier at the moment so sorry if this doesn't make you laugh:)

Labor Day Weekend!

We got a special treat for our Labor Day weekend.  The Clarkson family was so nice to let us stay at their cabin in Greer.  It is such a beautiful cabin the Clarkson family did such a great job on it.  The weather was PERFECT.   The kids had a blast.  The adults had just as much fun. 

A few highlights...

Riding the quads.

Tyler catching a huge fish they named it Lucy. 

All of us getting fried in the sun.

Chloey crying the first night for 2 hours straight.

Paisley losing another tooth.

My famous salsa.

Phase 10.  Congrats to Damon the champ.

Working out with Nikkii.

Matt taking awesome pictures.

Ty and Kristin's famous breakfast.

Fufe's wilderness survival.

The firsts of many for Paisley-first time to hold a snake, score a field goal in ultimate frisbee, hold an earth worm my little tom boy.

Colleen's peach jam.  So yummy.

Damon cracking us up as always.

Shelby-just being Shelby.

Kristin showing us her talented tiny tummy.

The kids driving us all crazy.

Dad's normal BBQ skills-a whole bottle of lighter fluid.

Mom= Susie Stewart + Nanny 911

A special thank you to Tony for allowing both Paisley and I to go while he stayed home to fix my car.  We missed him and it wasn't the same without him.  We love you daddy!

Thank you to the Clarkson family-we had a fabulous time.

Here are a few pictures of our weekend.

Bring on Fall!

I am ready for fall.  It is by far my favorite season.   There is something in the air that feels so familiar and comfortable.  It is the start football season and pulling out the winter clothes.  It starts to get darker earlier and mornings are fresh and cool.  Halloween and Thanksgiving are around the corner.  Overall everyone just seems happy to have made it through another Arizona summer.  I love this season.