Sunday, July 24, 2011

Happy Birthday ..........

Birthdays galore around here!




 Coleman celebrated his"25" birthday
 in Vegas a few days early because he
 leaves for Missouri for 4 months
 to do basic training for the National Guard.  He's an awesome son. 
We are so proud of him.


 Court who is "21" today
 is in Las Vegas as well saying goodbye to his brother.
He'll be off to Irvine, CA. to continue his pest control job for the rest of the summer.
Happy Birthday to you Court!
We love you so much.
Go Get Em!
Anna made him this blue cake and sent him
a picture of her eating it.
It was Yummy!





Christian turns "7" tomorrow.
We celebrated the cake part of the party tonight because
tomorrow we are all going up to Barton Springs to go canoeing and biking.
It's suppose to be a beautiful place.


Monday, July 18, 2011

Coming Together


I know this looks strange...........but here in Austin we have to water the foundation of our houses everyday because it hasn't rained forever and many including us have broken tiles and cracking walls due to the foundation shifting.  So the boys take turns watering the house.

This is an old garage sale find that I painted and destressed.  I'm in love with the color and it just fits perfect in our new entryway.
                   Our cute, quaint living room that I tried to make warm and inviting. 
                I also distressed and antiqued the cream table.  Loved redoing the furniture!
This is our hallway, just a hallway with my favorite quilt!

My favorite room......The Family Room, hooked onto the kitchen
so we can all be together most of the time.
This is the family room upstairs.  Nice and comfortable & cozy!
Anna's room and walk-in closet.  Just the typical teenage closet.




I bought this cute picture for the boys room .  On the bottom it had a cute caption that was very appropriate.  One day I went upstairs and found the red clearance tag peeled off and put over the dogs eyes.  When I asked the boys who did it.............they both looked at me and said we don't want that scary picture in our room.  I guess the pup had evil eyes or something.  I'll put it up in the garage I guess!




Anna in her daily position doing her on-line desktop application class.
I don't think she realized how many classes she will have to take to graduate.



My big craigslist chair that Sam Thorley recovered for me.  It's the perfect reading chair! 
 Thanks Sam!


We have been greatly blessed!  We have wonderful neighbors a great church family and new friends all around us.  I do miss my older kids!  Christmas is a long time off.  Thank goodness for skype.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

June Blessings........


BLESSINGS IN JUNE........



YUMMY FOOD THE WEEK OF OUR MOVE

VISITS FROM GOOD FRIENDS

LOTS OF FAMILY GATHERINGS

KIDS THAT CAN SLEEP ANYWHERE


A SAFE 20 HOUR DRIVE TO TEXAS

FRIENDLY & WELCOMING  NEW WARD FAMILY

SWEET PROMPTINGS FROM THE SPIRIT

LATE NIGHTS WRITING CARDS

A HUSBAND THAT CAN FIX & DO EVERYTHING

NEW GOALS IN THE WORKS

TIME WITH ANNA VENTURING INTO AUSTIN

A JOYFUL VISIT TO SEE ILENE

GIFTS & TALENTS

RIVERS, LAKES & LOTS OF GREEN TREES

LONG, MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH MY OLDER KIDS

HARD WORK + TOGETHERNESS= SUCCESS
HAPPY MEALS & ICE CREAM CONES




Sunday, July 3, 2011

Goodbyes for a time.......

Saying Goodbye is always hard but saying goodbye for a time is a little easier.  June was a hard month, full of emotional hills.  Never really knowing how to handle all the different emotions that I felt in my heart.  There were a lot of good friends and some family members that we were not able to see before we left.  Hopefully in the near future I can send them a note to let them know how much they meant to me. 

President Monson said........" The most important things in life almost always involve the people around us"


Saying goodbye to Mace
Saying goodbye to Ethan
Saying goodbye to the Andrew's, our local dvd, wii games & candy suppliers.
Saying goodbye to my flower pots!
Dale said he has a good home for all of them.
Saying goodbye to Dee, Lisa & Julie.....Dear Friends!
Saying goodbye to Best Friends!  Andi Sue, we love you!
Sweet Pam...A Wonderful Woman!
The Garretts!
Great Friends!
Teresa, Running Partner and Friend
Paige & Tally
Grandpa
Aunt Laurie

    Grandma Joni and the overnighters at their home. 

Grandma Lama (Lama Girl!)
Our sweet home!
Cousin Cam.

Until we meet again..........Know that we love you!


                                        

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Growing Children............

Gary and I had the whole family together on Monday Night so we took some family photos.  After dinner at Olive Garden, we drove up to Calico Basin, one of our favorite places to hike and rock climb.  Tally reminded us all of the time she got her hair caught in the rope while repelling commando style down the large rock.  We hiked up to a great spot and Anna set up the camera on her tripod.  Family pictures are always stressful!!!  This year I tried to be more mellow.  I can't boss my kids around anymore because they all have an opinion now and they seem to love to gang-up on me!  I wanted everyone to wear bright colors but just an hour or so before we were suppose to leave for dinner, my 3 girls decided to go to Forever 21 and get some bright matching shirts!!!!! Did you see their bright shirts???  Oh No!!!!! They all thought the pastel pink and peach were so much cuter!  So........no color match this year........OH, actually, my girls match, what do you know!

OSWALDS 6-13-2011

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

MaY BleSsiNgS.....


May Blessings........


Family and more Family

Family Jokes

Family Togetherness

Family Dinners

Family Sounds

Family Photo Sessions

Family Laughter

Family Talks

Family Games

Just Being Around Those You Love Most

...................

Family!



Thursday, June 9, 2011

Thank-You.......

THANK-YOU.....

TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE ME A BETTER PERSON
FOR FUN MEMORIES
FOR GROWING EXPERIENCES
TO ALL THE HUMBLE & KIND LEADERS
FOR THE FOSTER-CARE PROGRAM
FOR SONIC HAPPY HOUR
FOR THE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE ON THE HILL
TO MY WARD FAMILY
FOR NANCY'S QUILT SHOP
FOR THE OLDER WOMEN FROM THE FORMER ALTA WARD WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A HOMEMAKER
FOR CAFE RIO'S TOSTADAS
FOR FRIENDS THAT ARE UPLIFTING & ENCOURAGING
FOR CES
FOR GREAT TEACHERS
MY FAVORITE STORE...TRADER JOES!
FOR MY GARDENER...I ADORE HIM
TO ALL THE SWEET CHILDREN IN MY LIFE
TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GREAT EXAMPLES
FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE ME TO CREATE
FOR THE SUNSHINE
TO OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE SHARED THEIR POOLS
FOR MY CHILDREN'S FRIENDS
FOR STORES THAT ARE OPEN 24/7
GREAT FAMILY SCONE NIGHTS
FAMILY GET TOGETHERS
FAMILY HOME EVENING AT THE LIBRARY
FOR ON-LINE PHOTO ORDERS @ COSTCO
GRANDMA & GRANDPA FOR BEING SO WONDERFUL
TO ALL THOSE WHO MAKE LIFE JOYFUL
FOR MY MAILMAN, JERRY
FOR GREAT CHILDREN
FOR A GREAT LIFE HERE IN VEGAS (22 YEARS!)

THANK-YOU VERY MUCH