HIRSCHI FAMILY

SCHOOL DAYS 2010

2010-11-14T09:14:00.004-07:00

The first day of school (8th grade) for Brylee was Monday August 30th. This is her last year of Middle School. It's hard to believe she will be in High School next year!! She is such a fun cute girl. She has the cutest personality and always makes us laugh...is a little more boy crazy than I would like...is a good friend...loves clothes, makeup, jewelry, painting her fingernails...likes babysitting...loves getting her rubberband colors changed on her braces...has a very messy room...Typical 13 year old! I love this little girl....

The High School started a day later. Landon could have slept in 1 more day but no! He had to get up early so he could tease Brylee about going to school before he did....silly boy....what he should understand after having 4 sisters is that girls love going back to school. Maybe it has something to do with the new clothes? :) She got even with him:)

In May Brylee tried out for Sandcreek Middle School's dance team and made it! Every Dance Team girl had a sign on their locker. Bry was excited. I was glad she wanted me to help carry all of her "stuff" in. Of course I had my camera handy!! (Thanks Bry for not being embarassed of your mom)

Since I was at the school with my camera......

Yes even as she was walking into her class (a little late)...and yes...when the flash went off all the kids turned and looked...I love being a mom:)

Landon is a little camera shy...I have to take pictures of him on the go. He started school Tuesday, August 31st. He is in the 11th grade. He is growing up way to fast. I feel like I only have moments with him before he graduates! He is a hilarious kid...he sends me texts during the day...random off the wall things that make me laugh. Sometimes even trying to get me to help him on tests!! He is addicted to Xbox...mountain dew...carmel hershey kisses, loves to snowboard, golf and play tennis. Some interest in girls but xbox with his friends keeps him so busy that he doesn't have much time:) Fine by me!

TABLE ROCK...AKA...TABLE MOUNTAIN

2010-11-11T21:05:00.007-07:00

The end of August before school started we were able to squeeze in a final hike with our kids and Val's brother Mark and his wife Sherry. And it was not just any hike.....it was Table Rock. We knew it was going to be tough but had been wanting to do it all summer. Brianne was able to come home for the weekend so we brought her along. I knew Landon, Brianne and Val would have no problems, but was worried about Brylee and me!! Brylee did not want to go and made sure we all knew it. She didn't really have a choice. Poor little girl:) We left I.F. at 5:30am heading for Driggs and started the hike shortly after 7:00am. I love the Teton Mountains. They are breathtakingly beautiful. Every time I see them I am in awe. The picture I took from the car was nothing compared to what we would be seeing later in the day.

Before we started. Happy, rested and anxious to get going!

Every part of the hike was beautiful. So scenic and a variety of everything!

The description of this hike on trails.com is "strenuous". Boy was that an understatement!! You hike for hours and hours, feel like you can't take another step then you see the goal in sight...it looks so close. Unfortunately it is farther away than you think. The high elevation makes it so hard to breath. At the end the only way Bry and I could keep going was to count to 50. We would count as we walked then rest at 50. It was a slow process but I was so proud that both of us made it!! That all of us made it!!

This picture of Brylee was my favorite of the day! It seriously looks like she is standing in front of a mural....not on the top of a mountain with the Teton's right behind her!! Crazy....she was so proud of herself but says she will never do it again and if she marries someone who wants to hike it she will tell him to have fun!!

I don't know why I was surprised at how windy it was on top! It seriously felt as though you were standing shoulder to shoulder with the clouds! Such an amazing sight and feeling. And to look down at the valley where we started was a feeling of accomplishment.

Heading down....even harder than up! But we made it. Almost 13 hours hiking and approx. 14 miles with a 3800 elevation gain. Whew :"> I want to do it again next year! (Bry says no way)

About 2 miles left until we were back at the car we turned to get one last glimpse of Table Rock. We couldn't believe how far we had hiked in 1 day. (I about cried)

SPOKANE WASHINGTON

2010-11-10T20:40:00.003-07:00

The beginning of August Landon, Brylee and I piled into the car and headed to Spokane for some family time. My sister Michelle and her daughter MacKenzie were meeting us at my dad's house. Just a quick weekend but so worth it and so much fun! My dad is amazing and very talented and I loved seeing him in action. He teaches pottery classes and has a wheel set up in his garage. He let each of us try our hand at it. Michelle and I sucked. Landon, Bry and MacKenzie did better and actually got a piece completed. Dad was nice enough to fire and mail them to the kids. Thanks dad! They are very proud:)

AS YOU CAN TELL THIS MAN KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING!!

Not only does he have a pottery wheel in his garage, he also made a kiln so that he can fire pottery at home!! It's quite the set up. Landon loved helping! The vase in the picture was what he fired....and now it is in my home:) I love it!!

We went to a Farmers Market not far from dad and Wanda's home. It was spread out over the countryside. You had to drive to each vendor. I loved it. We went to a cute gift shop at one stop. We ate lunch at another while a live band played. I bought a flat of fresh blueberries that I brought home and made into jam. It was a beautiful day!

Landon and Brylee love this MacKenzie girl! They can never get enough of her:)

I had to take some pictures of dad's pottery. Just a few of the many he had in his house. Wanda had some pieces that she made that were beautiful also.

I couldn't do this post without showing some pictures of my dad's amazing yard. Beautifully landscaped and immaculately groomed. His organic garden is perfect. Complete with compost created by him. He took a compost class:) I loved his handicapped carrots!

Love you dad!! Thanks for the fun....

4th of July and Rock of Love ♥ and...Camping

2010-11-07T21:01:00.006-07:00

Happy 4th of July a little late!! It was freezing in Idaho Falls.....I wore sweats, sweatshirt with hood on, mittens and boots!

Saturday night we went to the firework show at the river....Sunday night we watched the kids' firework show at home:)

We ate a lot of yummy food...I had to take a picture of my patriotic berry brownies...so so good! I bought all of us 4th of July t-shirts at American Eagle and made Brylee and her friend Kaitlyn red, white and blue tutus. It was a good weekend.

The end of July Bret Michaels came to town. I'm not a huge fan but I don't hate him...and I will embarrasingly admit I have watched a season (or maybe 2) of Rock of Love. That's what intrigued me. I had to see him live. Val was a good sport and went along...and we were both shocked that he was surprisingly good!! I was pretty impressed. But not enough to pay $200 for back stage passes!

Bret Michaels' version of Sweet Home Alabama

The last few days of July we were able to squeeze in a camping trip at Bear Lake with Val's family. Of course it had to rain!! Thank goodness we had a trailer this trip instead of a tent. Except Lexie, Nick and Landon....sorry guys!

CATCHING UP....CALIFORNIA IN MAY

2010-11-07T18:47:00.007-07:00

In May I had a work conference in Anaheim. It only made sense to have Val and the kids come towards the end of my conference so we could do some playing in the California sun. Nick was working in Alaska at the time so we felt very lucky to have Lexie join us. She always adds fun to whatever we do:) They arrived on Friday early evening. That night we went to the most amazing bowling alley. At the end of each lane was a huge screen TV. We ordered dinner and they delivered it right to our lane. It was so much fun!!

Saturday morning I had classes until 12:00. As soon as I was done we jumped in the car and headed for Newport Beach. Unfortunately it was cold and windy! Val, Landon and Brylee got in the water....Lexie and I watched:)

We decided it would be a lot warmer in the pool at our hotel so after a few hours of freezing we left and found the comfort of our heated pool.

That evening we headed to ESPN Zone for dinner in Downtown Disney. I love all the shops, smells of food, people and entertainers. Landon was irritated I made him be in the pictures of the Lego Woody and Lego giraffe:)

DISNEYLAND!!! ....it just never gets old. We had so much fun. 2 days of Park Hopping between Disneyland and Disney California.

Most of the lines were short. We had very little wait time. Splash Mountain was closed which was sad for Brylee. The last time we went she was too short. And Disney World in Florida does not have Splash Mountain:( Someday Bry!

The girls made Landon and Val do all the annoying things girls like to do. Like try on the goofy hats...we all LOVE Val's choice! He wasn't thrilled.....

We love Bug's Life:) It is so cute and the 3D glasses add to the cuteness!!

Landon and his "tree". He is reenacting what happened. He was talking to Lexie and Brylee while he was walking....looking at them instead of where he was going....that's when he met his "tree". We laughed so hard!

Me, Landon and Lexie got our picture taken with our Letter....Brylee felt sad that she didn't have a letter so she chose "O"

Dreaded Tower of Terror....what the heck!!! We(Val and I) went twice. Kids went 5+ Crazy, crazy kids.

We had time for one last ride before the park closed and of course we all chose Indiana Jones....our favorite. The line was for some unknown reason pretty long but we decided to stick it out and hopefully we would make it on. The ride broke down several times while we waited. It was so frustrating but we didn't give up! Finally we were on!! Needless to say halfway through the ride it stopped. We waited, and waited, and waited. An announcer said the ride would start momentarily....but it never did. We were all tightly belted in for about 30 minutes. After awhile it got a little claustrophobic not being able to move. I started taking some random pictures to try and help keep Brylee's mind off being trapped, in the dark, on a ride, strapped in, at Disneyland!

Random pictures:) We ate popcorn while we were waiting in line. If you look closely at Bry's braces you can see the traces....yuck!

And finally a lady came with a step ladder, unlocked our seat belts and guided us through the rest of the ride on foot! That was the best part of our whole trip!!! They turned the lights on and we could see everything. I could tell the lady was annoyed that I was taking pictures...but hey...she couldn't say much because you know...it is the happiest place on earth!! If you look closely at the picture of Val on the bottom left you can see Indiana Jones hanging from the ceiling!

And this is what we came home to....a dead battery at the Salt Lake airport!! That was after missing our flight from LA home because Val hit a curb and blew out a front tire....couldn't get it changed because of the cheap jack, had to catch standby flights from LA to Denver then Denver to Salt Lake...so much for the direct flight.....then getting into Salt Lake but only to find that all of our luggage hadn't made it. So the dead battery was only to be expected:) Other than this last part it was a great time!! It has been 6 months since this trip and I think I just might be able to laugh at this part. But at the time.........

A NEW HOBBY

2010-07-28T21:50:00.013-06:00

This summer we have been trying to do some hiking as a family. Some like it...some hate it...but we do it anyway:) This hike we went on was to Aldous and Hancock lakes. I map quested it and for some reason it calculated the drive as 45 minutes from Idaho Falls. WRONG! It took 2 hours to get there. We felt like we were in the middle of no where...as you can see. We saw very few other cars on this road. Saw more cattle than human life. Brylee made me take a picture of the navigation map because it showed absolutely nothing. It felt like quite the adventure! It was a five mile hike and even through the complaining it was amazing and beautiful. And no bears!! Lexie and Brylee didn't want to do the hike once we saw how remote it was. They were afraid we would run into bears...We had a little geography lesson about the continental divide which was good for all of us!! I swear I never learned about it in school:) Or maybe I wasn't listening...who knows.

The first lake we got to was Aldous Lake. It was beautiful. We brought lunch in backpacks and ate even though Lex and Bry were worried it would attract bears!

Before we got to the second lake we ran into a snow patch. A few snowballs were thrown:)

Hancock Lake was small and very remote. It was so pretty! It looked like it would be dried up by the end of the summer. We were glad we got to see it with water.

Brylee is soooo strong. It was good to see her smile once on the hike:)

My poor car!! Why we took it I will never know:( The dumb thing is I took it to the car wash that morning before we left!! What a waste of $10. It was a GREAT day!!

BIRTHDAY UPDATES

2010-07-07T22:06:00.005-06:00

Landon's 16th Birthday. December 30th

Highlights:

BRACES, chinese food, Avatar, Cold Stone Cake, New Boarding Boots(Molded to his feet)

My Birthday. January 9th

Highlights:

Dinner with good friends Lori and John, German Chocolate Cake made by kids:) Games(Telestrations all time fav!) Spoiled by family!!

Val and Brylee's Birthday. April 6th.

Highlights: Another shared birthday! Brylee is a teenager 13!!(Oh no) Cold Stone Cake=Brylee...Banana Cream Pie=Val Went to Alice In Wonderland 3D ... Brylee got lots and lots of clothes and her ipod which she had been wanting (and has lost it)!!! Very good day:)

Lexie's Birthday...April 19th.

Highlights:

Celebrated April 18th(sad day...Nick left for Alaska on the 19th)

Cold Stone Cake (I know I'm lazy but the fam loves them)

Nick gave Lexie a laptop so they could keep in touch by webcaming. He is still in Alaska. Hopefully comes home the end of this month. Lexie is an amazing girl and very strong to be holding it together like she does!

Brianne's Birthday. May 11th.

Highlights:

Celebrated on the 9th since she was home that weekend. She moved to Orem the first part of May to start Dental Hygiene school. I made her a rainbow cake. Didn't have time to make all the layers so made up my own version. I loved the way it turned out. Especially before it was baked. Loved having Brianne home that weekend and miss her so much!!

Happy late birthday to Nick whose birthday is also in December. Didn't have any pictures and Lexie procrastinated getting them to me. And Happy Birthday to Teegan, April 19th(shares his day with Lexie), Camdyn April 1st, Josh July 3, Brittany July 6th(check out Britt's blog for her bday post)

I LOVE MY FAMILY SO MUCH!!

FINALLY....MY NEW BABY...♥

2010-05-26T20:34:00.008-06:00

This new baby of mine was not near as painful as my previous "5"...and maybe a different type of love after delivery...but oh how I love this new baby of mine! It took 6 months of research, hunting on line and interacting with car dealers before the actual transaction took place. Very painful ordeal and think I would rather have all my teeth pulled with no lidocaine before going through this experience again! And if anyone needs to know anything about "crossovers", I am the one to ask...I know more about them all than the car dealers do. Just ask Val. I think he was a little embarassed and know he was very relieved when I drove off the lot with this red beauty! I was very specific about what I wanted and didn't want;

1. Had to be a crossover

2. Could not be; black(my current car non-color), blue(Val's car), white(My good friend

Lori recently got a white crossover and didn't want to copy), red(yes I said it red. I think

people who drive red cars are attention seekers. Sorry if I offend anyone but I now belong to that group)

3. Could not be a Lexus(once again the, "Copy Lori factor")

4. Could not be from a car company that accepted bailout money

5. Had to have Navigation feature

6. Had to have a sun roof

7. Had to play my Ipod

So the cadillac SRX that I wanted so badly was out...now what? I searched online and car lots, test drove, searched some more....then....stumbled across this beautiful "RED" Ford Edge. I found it in Utah...had to buy it before I could even see it or drive it so they could get it across state lines...was scared because of the color...saw it...instantly bonded.

This car is amazing! It is so smart. I talk to it...it talks to me...even tells me when I am leaving the house and have forgotten my phone. I love the hands free feature of the phone....that my contacts are downloaded into the car phone....that I can tell it who to call and it does....that it can read texts and text by voice command without ever picking up my phone. That it can tell me how healthy it is. That it takes commands from me:) has a USB port and downloads my ipod music...that I can tell it what songs, artists, playlist to play or just shuffle...that it can direct me to the nearest mall from any city I might be in...to a hospital...to a gas station...to a hotel. Like I said...it is so smart and I am in love...red was the only color I could find over a 6 month search that had every feature I was looking for so I gave in to the color and...who knows...maybe I am an attention seeker(but actually try to have as little attention drawn to me as possible...usually:"> )

...and just to clarify...this purchase had NOTHING to do with American Idol! but way to go Lee DeWyze! You had my vote from the beginning....

♥Girl's Choice Hillcrest High School Valentines Dance♥

2010-03-14T17:48:00.007-06:00

Landon's first date was to Hillcrest's Girls Choice Valentines dance. He didn't know the girl that asked him and had only seen her from a distance several times. He knew she was tall but didn't think she was taller than him. That was all he knew. We were all anxious for her to come to the house to pick him up. Poor Landon being the only boy. This is the first time we have experienced High School dances from the boy side. "The Sisters", were so excited, and he, even though he won't admit it, was very nervous. Myself and the girls minus Brittany (Dang you Britt for living so far away) were planning to see the movie "Dear John" that day and had to do it between the day date and night date. (And first time I can say I liked the movie more than the book. Book was way to depressing). Landon's date was very cute and we all approved:) It was a good day for everyone!

-Landon and Maddy leaving for their rock climbing day date-
♥CUTE

Dear John Date with the girls!

{ BRA*CES }

2010-03-10T20:08:00.003-07:00

landon and brylee both got braces! landon got his on his 16th birthday, december 30th. happy birthday landon! he was soooo mad at me to say the least. i even paid extra for clear braces on his top teeth thinking that might ease his anger but no! when we left the orthodontist office i turned towards town instead of home. he forgot that we were going to get his new boarding boots molded to his feet. he told me he thought for sure i was going to make his birthday even more memorable by taking him to the eye doctor for glasses, then taking him to get neutered....what a brat!! he wouldn't smile or show them to any of us for hours after. i kept trying to sneak a shot but he kept his lips tightly sealed....then he had a weak moment and forgot:) he later informed me that i have ruined his dating life.....
it is hard to tell he even has braces....the orthodontist did a great job!!

brylee on the other hand was a different story. she counted down the days until she got hers on. the end of january. not soon enough for her. she even planned the trip to jamba juice after....i must say i love girls:)

before

and
after

2010-01-09T07:04:00.015-07:00

A birthday wish for you...

Happy Birthday Mom!! With the help of dad & Brianne, I secretly sneaked onto your blog. Surprise!:) We just wanted to with you the best birthday ever! I wish we could be there to celebrate with you.

This ones for my mom...
who growing up made us feel so special on our birthdays! She is beautiful, fun, talented, hard working, & a great cook.
She is one great mom!

{Just pretend this video has music...my stupid computer! grr.}
Sorry we didn't send you a birthday card. We LOVE you dearly mom!!

2009-04-08T17:41:00.005-06:00

Our month of graduation, boarding and birthdays! Camdyn 1 year old!

Brylee 12 years old:)
Boarding at Targhee!

Lexie's Graduation

2009-04-07T23:10:00.005-06:00

Happy Birthday Val and Brylee! April 7th... It is hard to believe that 12 years ago on Val's birthday Brylee was born! It seems like just yesterday but it has been 12 years. 12 years that they have shared a birthday. She was a surprise baby, but the best surprise I could ever have. She is little miss responsible...always reminding me what to do and when to do it. Even calling me from school to make sure I had voted! (Nov. Election) Sometimes I think she is more of a mother to Landon than I:) And Val...what can I say. The best father and husband! I love you babe!

2009-01-12T22:33:00.010-07:00

The most dreaded month of the year is already here. January! The holidays are over, the fun is over, it is cold, the month is long, and I turn 1 year older! So much has happened since I blogged last. Christmas, Britt, Josh, Teegan and Camdyn came and went, Landon's 15th b-day, New Years and my b-day. I'm still trying to recover from it all! I have attached some pictures of the last several weeks events...It is late, I am tired and as usual am having computer issues so these pictures are very randomly selected and not in order.

And what have I learned from all the chaos? My family means everything to me and I love them so much and would go through it all over again:) Thanks Britt for staying with us so long after Christmas. We all loved every minute of it!! Our house is so quiet now it's scary:)

2008-12-16T22:09:00.004-07:00

I love Christmas! I love the smells, the sounds, the snow, the excitement and anticipation, the shopping, the stress(wierd I know), but most of all I love the trees! Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with me. I have very little spare time, and in December, pretty much no spare time...but I manage to find as much time as needed to decorate my trees. This year I have 6! I know, what was I thinking. It took me about 2 weeks to complete the decorating of house and trees. I had to squeeze in a little where I could. But I am proud to say that when we left for Washington my Christmas decorations were up. Yes, that means I had to start the middle of November. It was kind of strange to see Christmas stuff around the house so early. Here is a little preview of "my trees"...
My Tree;D

Landon's

Brylee's

Downstairs Family Room-The "Kid Tree"-I love this tree. It has a lot of homemade ornaments, Hallmark ornaments, and ornaments with the kids pictures made at school.

Living room tree. No ornaments. Just lights.

My favorite ornament. With a house full of girls, I know they have thought this about Landon:)

I have all kinds of things wired into this tree.

The Santa Tree...

2008-12-15T09:49:00.005-07:00

I have been so excited to see the Twilight movie. I had to wait longer than most because I wanted to hold out and see it with my sister and nieces when we were in Washington. It was well worth the wait, and the anticipation made it even sweeter! I bought twilight shirts for all the girls. I wanted to get fangs for the guys but Val told me no. Imagine! Well, all the girls looked cute anyway:) I knew the movie would not do the book justice, but I was surprised how well they did. I loved it. I have seen it twice and want to squeeze in another this week:) Anyone want to go?

The back of the girls shirts say, "The Forbidden Fruit Tastes the Sweetest."

The backs of our shirts say, "What if I'm not the hero? What if I'm the bad guy?" :)

Twilight Family-Even Landon liked the movie!

2008-12-08T14:14:00.007-07:00

I have been a loser blogger lately. My blogging has consisted of blog stalking with no contributions! It's not that I haven't wanted to contribute. It's called no time and a stupid computer! Josh will be here in a few weeks and will fix all my computer issues. Merry Christmas to me;D Thanksgiving 2008 is now behind us with just the memories left and what memories we have. We were able to spend Thanksgiving with my sister Michelle and her family in Vancouver Washington. We were gone for 6 days and they flew by. Every minute with the Chapman family is so much fun. My sister has 4 kids and their ages are close to my kids ages so needless to say, many vacations over the years have been spent with them. I miss them so much and wish we lived a little closer. I was able to see my sister Michelle, her husband Mark, all four of their kids, Casey, Ashley and her husband Logan, their new baby Baylor(the cutest baby ever), Kyle and MacKenzie, my brother Jonathan, his fiance Whitney and their little girl(my youngest niece) Ivy. There is nothing like family and I love mine so much!! I miss my other brothers and sisters that I was not able to be with. Below are some random pictures of our time with the Chapman's.....

Brianne, Lexie and Ashley on the train going into Portland to see the tree lighting.

Sisters!

My sister and Mark on the train.

Portland tree lighting. The tree was beautiful, the weather was perfect. Not too cold...Yeah!

Best friends:)

Lexie and me:)

Hirschi family

Multnomah Falls, Oregon. There is a shot of this waterfall and bridge at the end of the Twilight movie. We were so excited when we saw it. We hiked Multnomah Wed. before Thanksgiving and went to the movie that night. It made us feel even more connected to the movie since we were just there!

My Niece, Ivy. She is so adorable:)

MacKenzie, Landon and Brylee in our car on the way to Multnomah

We switched passengers along the way. Brianne, Kyle, Ashley, Lexie. Baylor is also in the car but only part of his blanket can be seen.

Our nutrious breakfast on the road to Washington!

2008-11-04T19:43:00.004-07:00

Halloween has come and gone. It is hard to believe. I love Halloween and always have. I love the decorations, the candy, the costumes, and that it is the beginning of all my favorite holidays. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Brittany wasn't here this year. She is the one that always makes sure we carve our pumpkins. I was surprised Landon was the one that pushed us to do it. It wasn't until the 30th though! I was so tired, but couldn't let him down. The boys did the worst part. Cleaning the guts. I never do. I HATE the feeling on my hands!

Landon, Brylee and I did the carving...

I carved a skull and crossbones*Landon did a mean face*Brylee's had a happy face

Brianne and her friends(Brianne and Brandy are Barbies)

Sometimes I have to wonder about this boy:) He always knows how to make me laugh though. He left to go to a friends house to watch scary movies and came home dressed as a horse with a black fro on his head! My fav is when he layed on the floor. His head is the horses butt:)

Brylee the Candy Corn Witch

2008-11-04T16:25:00.002-07:00

Sat. the 25th the Surgical Center had a Halloween Costume Party at the Shilo Inn. We had good food, a great DJ that had some wild and crazy games, great music, good prizes. My friend and co-worker Lori and I decorated and I must say the decorations looked amazing! I still did not have costumes for Val and I since I had just returned from my trip on the 23rd. We were going to go as Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky(stain and all), but Bill Clinton masks were impossible to find. Go figure! At the last minute I came up with Paris Hilton in her orange jail jumpsuit and her Police Officer. I even found handcuffs with bling bling! I love costume parties! We had so much fun!(At least I did) Val's mustache and beard kept falling off. Luckily I had a black eyeliner pencil and drew his mustache in! I had to try his fake one on. Looks like I have a fly away that needs trimmed:)

Lori 70's Girl-Assistant Director of Nursing(My partner in crime!), Greg Pimp-CRNA, and Paris:)

October 19th, VCU Dental School Tour

2008-11-04T14:30:00.002-07:00

After my Chicago conference I flew from there to Richmond Virginia to spend several days with Brittany, Josh, Teegan and Camdyn. I had really been looking forward to this part of my trip. Even though they have only been gone 3 months, I missed them more than I could ever imagine. Sunday afternoon Josh took us on a tour through Richmond. We drove down Monument Avenue which was pretty cool. These huge monuments are right in the middle of the road! We saw the James River and of course had to get out and take a few pictures. We drove through Shock O' Bottom and Shock O' Slip. Okay, did I spell that right? I guess it is a trendy part of Richmond. I just liked saying the words:) I kept asking if Barack Obama lived in Shock O' Bottom. Brianne was getting pretty annoyed with me:) Made it that much better. Josh took us through the Dental building at VCU. No one was there so we really looked around. It looked like fun and "almost?" made me miss school. All the Health Occupations were in buildings surrounding. The Nursing building was huge! Josh and Britt tried talking Brianne into going to VCU's Dental Hygiene program instead of to Provo. I really think she should look into it. Looked fun to me!

Josh is in the class of 2012. This board listed the states or countries each classmate is from. We made Josh point to Idaho. Isn't he a good sport!

Josh's workstation in the dental lab. He has been carving teeth out of wax. They give him a tooth and chunk of wax and he has to make it look identical to the real tooth. Who would of thought!

Brianne looks pretty cool (Dorky) in Josh's loops:)

Yes, Josh is a good sport! This is a mural in their lunch room. I made him act like he was walking down the path. He even waved!

October 20th-Short Pump Mall

2008-11-04T14:12:00.000-07:00

Monday we spent most of the day at the Short Pump Mall in Richmond. It is an outdoor mall and is beautiful. I loved the landscaping and all the fountains. The girls thought we would only be a few hours, but I knew otherwise. It was a good day. That night we went to a really old $2 theater in downtown Richmond and watched Wall-E. Brittany said the theater reminded her of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and I will have to agree!

Notice the "short pumps" around the fountain:)

Teegan threw a huge fit when it was time to leave....

October 21st-Washington DC

2008-11-04T12:43:00.013-07:00

I don't know how it happened but I became the "designated driver" the whole time we were in Richmond. (Only when Josh wasn't with us) When I told the girls I wanted to go to DC the first thing Brittany said was, "you're driving"! Thank goodness for their GPS. It was the craziest day ever!! I can't even begin to count how many wrong turns we took, even with the GPS. We got hit by a car, got a parking ticket outside of the Smithsonian, accidentally pulled into the Arlington Military base and almost got strip searched (We were laughing so hard we were crying) That was the worst wrong turn I've ever made! We picked up strangers and gave them a ride, we got honked at more times than I can count. Britt said it was good we didn't have Idaho license plates....can you even imagine! We put the kids in their stroller and back into their car seats so many times. When we were ready to head home it was right during rush hour. Brittany was freaking out because of the congestion. She felt claustrophobic and wanted to stop somewhere until the traffic was lighter. Brianne told her that if we got that stroller out one more time she would slash its tires! And I really think she would have. We did end up stopping to eat, but left the stroller in the car:)

We did a lot of "Drive By Shootings". There were so many places we wanted to go but knew we didn't have the time, so as we drove by the girls would take a picture:) I was amazed at how close together everything was!

I was the driver and Brianne was the navigator. Britt was the nanny in the back:) Our GPS 's voice was a female. Brittany said her name was Mandy. Mandy was our friend and our enemy that day!45 foot Right Whale. I'd never heard of a right whale before!

Teegan loved the Nemo fish:)

I have always wanted to go to the Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. The feeling there was so strong. It really made me appreciate even more the Americans that have given their lives so that we can have the freedoms we have. I have never had a desire to serve in the military, but truly admire those that choose that as a way of life. I was overwhelmed with how large Arlington Cemetery is. I really don't know what I expected, but not that.

October 22nd, Maymont Park/Bottoms Up

2008-11-03T16:03:00.008-07:00

Our last day in Richmond. The trip flew by so fast. We did not waste one minute and were constantly on the go. Britt said she wished we had pedometers on so we could have tracked the amount of walking we did! Maymont Park was beautiful. It was the perfect time of year to go. The weather was great and all the leaves were changing colors. It was a lot of fun. We decided that morning we were only going to take a few pictures. Yah right...we took more there than anywhere else:) Britt got real good at setting the timer on her camera and finding an object to set it on so we could all be in the pictures.
Teegan loved the hugh fish in the pond, and they loved him. We fed them chunks of graham cracker until they were gone, then started feeding them fish crackers. Kind of creepy...fish eating fish crackers!!

How can you help but love this little girl! This is how she is all the time:)

I wish Lexie could have been in these pictures!

Pizza at "Bottoms Up"! The best pizza I think I've ever had! Thanks Josh...

So my anticipated trip is over and I am back to reality at home in Idaho Falls. It was the most tiring but fun I've had in a long time! I'm so glad Brianne was able to fly to Richmond. There is nothing more worth while as a mom to see your kids love being together. When Brittany dropped us off at the airport Thursday morning and we were tearfully saying our goodbyes, I heard Brianne tell Brittany she loved her. I can't even put into words how that made me feel. I am so proud of Brittany and Josh. Josh is doing such a good job in school and is so excited about the things he is learning. Brittany is such an amazing mother. She is so patient with her kids. Is so organized, and is always so happy. Thanks Britt and Josh for putting up with me and Brianne during our stay. It is a trip we will always remember!! And I really am sorry about your car!

I Love Chicago

2008-11-01T15:26:00.008-06:00

October 14th I had the opportunity to go to Chicago for a work meeting. I was so excited because I have never been to Chi town before. My friend Shelley has been there many times so knew all the great places to shop and eat. She gave me a very detailed list of how to get on the train at the airport, where to get off, all the addresses of places to go and what bus to catch and where. It was very helpful. The train thing was very intimidating I will admit. I rode it into the city, but when I left opted for the cab to the airport. $50 instead of $2 but it was worth it! I had an amazing time. The shopping was to die for! I spent way too much money but am already feeling like I need to go back soon! Friday night the 17th, meetings were over, nothing to do so I bought a ticket to Wicked. It was a little weird going by myself but it was so worth it. I had heard (from Shelley of course) how good it was....It was better than I could ever imagine. When it ended, I sat in my seat and cried. Overwhelmed with how amazing it was. I'm sure people around me thought I had issues! No one else was crying.....it is coming to Salt Lake in May and I will be there:)

2008-11-01T15:11:00.002-06:00

October 9th we took Landon and Brylee to a Pumpkin Patch so they could pick their pumpkins. It was the only day that week we could go and of course was the coldest we have had this fall. I picked them up after tennis lessons and we met Val at the pumpkin place. It was freezing! Land and Bry didn't have jackets with them. They jumped out of the car, grabbed a pumpkin and were ready to go. They weren't thrilled when I made them wait so we could get a few pictures! Poor kids....

2008-11-01T14:52:00.003-06:00

Landon and his friends went to the big rival football game between Hillcrest and Bonneville. "Cival War". Landon has never been one to do the dress up thing at school and long ago quit dressing up on Halloween, so on the Friday of the game when I got home from work I was surprised when Landon said he needed my help dressing him up for the big game. I had 30 minutes to run to the store, get my supplies, get home and spruce him up. I pulled it off! My favorite were his shoes. One black and one red. Thank goodness for duct tape:D

2008-09-02T12:11:00.004-06:00

The past 2 weeks Landon has been obsessed with doing puzzles. The only reason I could come up with why this sudden interest in puzzles is that I sent his XBox in for repair. It was constantly overheating....such a sad, sad situation!! He started with some easier puzzles that we had, and decided he needed more of a challenge. He pulled out this "borderless" 750 piece puzzle that we have had forever! I should have thrown it away after we did it the first time....but no.... It has been spread out all over my table for over a week. He would do a little here and there, but finally this weekend he finished it. If you will notice, it had ONE piece missing. How sad for him. He thinks the piece fell on the floor and Bronx ate it! I'm just glad I get my table back. Oh, and the puzzle is going in the garbage! When Landon was finished he made the comment, "Who designs these puzzles anyway. I would like to meet the low life losers"! I have to agree :)

My Beautiful Girls

2008-08-31T18:36:00.003-06:00

Even though Brianne and Lexie will "KILL" me for this, I had to post these pictures! Brianne went to Provo last week and spent 4 days with Lexie. One of Lexie's favorite things to do is go 80's dancing in Salt Lake and she has been dying to take Brianne. Ok, so that makes me feel old. They go 80's dancing! I remember in Junior High and High School we use to have 50's dances...but 80's dancing....I graduated in the 80's!!! I do worry a little. The place they go dancing is next to a homeless shelter in S.L. Lexie showed me where it is and I must say the place is a little "shady" to say the least. I thought these pics were soooo cute....and I must say, they have the most beautiful lips:)

2008-08-31T18:24:00.002-06:00

Tonight Brianne and I went to a reception. A guy I work with and his partner got married last weekend in California. Brianne knew him also, since she worked with me at the surgical center for over a year. I have never been to anything like that, but I must say he is very happy so I am happy for him.

Blacktail Reservoir

2008-08-31T18:06:00.003-06:00

Bry and Brianne had a lot of fun on the tube but missed Britt and Lexie!!
Landon thinks he is pretty cool now that he rides alone...
Yesterday was the only day out of the 3 day weekend that was supposed to be warm so we decided to head to Blacktail Reservoir and have fun in the water and sun. It was a great day! The water was freezing but we couldn't resist going to our favorite spots and jumping in. I think we have finally decided that next year we will buy the "Boat". We are definately keeping the waverunners! Nothing as fun as jumping the boat's wake!!

Landon's First Day of High School (9th Grade)

2008-08-21T09:40:00.002-06:00

Isn't he the cutest 9th grade boy ever!

Landon and Kai

They wanted me to take a "back shot" hmmmm....

They were so embarassed I was taking pictures! They
wouldn't turn around and look at me...It was fun
embarassing them :)

I had to get a picture of Brianne with her baby...yuck!

It is hard to believe another school year has started. I'm not quite ready for it. I only have 2 in school, and often wonder how I ever did it when all 5 were going! So....for me today....I'm not going in to work....I will be home, enjoying the silence!

Brylee's First Day Of 6th Grade

2008-08-21T09:29:00.001-06:00

Bad Mom!

2008-08-21T09:18:00.002-06:00

Last night I told Landon and Brylee they had to be in bed by 9:30 since school was starting in the morning. As usual they managed to get out of it. Brianne had this brilliant idea to make smores. Something we have done a lot of this summer. I gave Val a gas fire bowl for Father's Day. I love it. (Hopefully he does too) No messy charcoal to clean up and it puts off heat as well. By the time we were done it was almost 11:00pm! I blew it again....If I wasn't such a night person! I will definately have to get better at the bed time routine.

2008-08-17T23:15:00.002-06:00

Tonight I took this picture from my backyard. The moon had just appeared above the foothills behind our house. There is nothing more beautiful and amazing than a full moon! We also have the prettiest sunrises and sunsets. Brittany said that she has not seen a sunset since they have been in Virginia! I can't even imagine.

2008-08-17T23:07:00.004-06:00

This weekend we went to Provo to see Lexie and spend our last weekend before school starts, having some fun in the sun. I don't know where the summer has gone! Summer is my favorite season, but I am looking forward to fall and things to come.

2008-08-17T22:52:00.004-06:00

In July Landon went on a 50 mile, 6 day backpacking trip to White Cloud Peaks, Idaho. The group left on a Monday and returned on Sat. He really did not want to go, and thought he had out smarted me by not getting the information we needed to prepare him. Luckily Sunday afternoon I found out they were leaving the next day. I had everything ready for him to go by 6pm Sun. evening. He was NOT happy with me! As soon as he found out his best friend was going his attitude changed! Funny thing with teenagers---friends are everything! He thought he would be coming home on Thursday. I didn't have the heart to tell him he wouldn't be home until Saturday. What a mean mom!! When he got back, he was filthy but happy! I have never seen such dirty toenails! I missed him so much when he was away... he had a great experience. I am glad he was able to go!

4th of July Weekend

2008-07-10T01:53:00.000-06:00

Val, Landon, Brylee and myself had such a fun weekend. I really am glad things worked out the way they did. I was glad we were busy and had a lot planned for this weekend. It helped me keep my mind off "the move". Except Landon and Brylee talked about Teegan the whole weekend!! We went to Stadium of Fire on the 4th. It is a fire work show in Provo. The Blue Man Group and Miley Cyrus were the big attractions and Glen Beck was the MC. Val and I are big Glen Beck fans so that was fun for us! Saturday we went to Seven Peaks. A water park in Provo. Val and I went down some crazy slides that scared the *&#@! out of me. Sorry but it is true! Val couldn't stay on his tube for the scariest slides which made it even worse for him, but hilarious for us! I was trying to be brave and a "cool" mom by going on these slides, even though I wasn't enjoying it. I didn't want to be left alone on the side lines. Afterward, Val and I were talking and he confessed the only reason he went down those crazy slides was because I was!! We should communicate better:) It was tons of fun though. The wave pool sucked after the one at Typhoon Lagoon. That placed ruined all wave pools for us! Sunday we took Landon and Brylee to Little America's Sunday Brunch. It is always so good. Land and Bry thought they had died and gone to heaven!! After that we went miniature golfing (Bry and I each got a hole-in-one) and to the movie. It was such a fun weekend!!

***Everytime we go to Seven Peaks we think of Michelle! There is a slide called Lasers Edge. It is completely dark with laser lights. You can't tell where you are going. When Chapman's came to Utah many years ago, we talked Mich into going down the slide by telling her it wasn't very scary...it really wasn't for the rest of us. She was the last to go down. We were all standing at the end of the slide waiting for her to come out. When she did she swore at us and started crying! It was the best and a memory that will always stick with me....Sorry Michelle but it was funny.....Kind of like Indiana Jones at Disney Land:) Another Michelle memory!

The Saddest Day Ever

2008-07-10T01:03:00.000-06:00

Thursday, July 3rd was the saddest day ever! The day came when we had to say goodby to Britt, Josh, Teegan and Camdyn. I knew it would be hard, but it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. They didn't leave until the morning of the 5th, but I had bought Stadium of Fire tickets the first part of March. Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) was performing so I bought them for Brylee's sake, not knowing then that it would be right when the move was taking place. We had hotel reservations in Salt Lake July 3-6. We didn't leave I.F. until 11:00pm because I couldn't make myself say the bye word! We miss them so much already! Dental School in Virginia will be an amazing experience for them! I'm sure I will be making several trips to Virginia over the next 4 years......And Brylee too.....she misses her babies!!

A Day In My Life

2008-07-10T00:22:00.001-06:00

I had a few pictures of myself with some of my co-workers (and friends) at the surgical center and decided to post them. There are soooo many things I love about my job but one thing I really hate. It is the BLUE hair that I wear every day! As you can see it is not very attractive! I never do my hair in the morning before work...why bother, it will just be "Blue". Some weeks, Sunday is the only day I have a real hairdo...Sad. The picture on the left is with my friend Shelley. She is an OR nurse and an awsome one at that. When I hired her, almost 2 years ago, she had no OR experience. She came from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center's ICU. We trained her to work in the OR and she picked it up faster than any other new OR nurse I have ever seen. She is not intimidated by the Surgeons, is not afraid to ask them questions, and loves a challenge!! Everything you need to be a great OR nurse (circulator is what an OR nurse is really called) I love Shelley...She is the one who recently took our family pictures. They are still at the editors so I have not seen the final product, but couldn't resist posting one of them. Jill is the nurse in the picture on the right. Josh thinks she is his "personal" nurse. She took care of him after his first back surgery, and after his second, she wasn't working but stopped into the center to ask me a question. I was in Josh's room where she found me and Josh was so excited because he thought she came just to see him. He was on drugs! Jill is another good friend. She works in PACU and admitting and discharge. She is also an amazing nurse!! She makes work so fun...she is the centers comedian and keeps everyone laughing. (Even the doctors) Her specialty is "fridge dancing". Since we don't have a pole:D Her husband also works at the surgical center. He is a nurse anesthetist and did my anesthesia a month ago when I had my knee surgery. Their son is Landon's age and one of his best friends. We have officially lived in Idaho Falls for 3 years. I can't believe how time flies by. It is amazing how you can move to a new city, know very few people, feel like you don't belong...then 3 years later feel like you are part of your community. I will admit, I don't know many people outside of my work friends. That is where I spend the most time and am comfortable enough to be myself. I don't know many people in my ward or neighborhood. For some reason I have a hard time letting people in. But at work it is a different story. I guess that is my comfort zone.... I do work with some of the most amazing people I have ever know......and I am able to associate with some of the nicest most talented surgeons! I am blessed in this part of my life.

2008-06-20T10:57:00.001-06:00

The golf tournament was early Monday morning ....their time spent at the course Sat. payed off. Brylee won 3rd place in the girls 11 year olds, and Landon won 2nd in the boys 14 year olds! They were so excited to get a trophy!!

2008-06-20T10:27:00.000-06:00

This summer I had Landon and Brylee join the Idaho Falls Junior Golf League. Brylee moaned and groaned and told me she hated golf! Even though she has never played...Landon played a little last year when he stayed at one of his Tremonton's friends house for a week. He was much more excited than Brylee. I also signed them up for a 1 week lesson which was just what they needed. They learned how to use the different types of clubs, worked on their swings, putting and chipping. Val and I are just not good enough to teach them the way they should be taught. Anyway, Friday after their lessons, Val and I took them out to play 9 holes, in preparation for a tournament they would be in on Monday. Val golfed with them and I drove the cart. I am still recovering from my knee surgery. I didn't mind at all!! We were amazed at what a few lessons did for them. They are both golf ADDICTS! The course that is just a few miles from our house has a 5 hole junior course that they can use whenever they want and don't need to pay because they are Junior Members. Landon spent the next day, Sat. at the golf course from 10:30am-9:30pm! He is crazy!! Bry spent about 4 hours at the course that day. She no longer hates golfing!

Memorial Day Weekend, 2008, Island Park

2008-06-19T21:54:00.000-06:00

Josh and Teegan having a relaxing and unusual moment!

Brylee LOVES Teegan and Camdyn! She is their best babysitter ever!
Val and I enjoying one of our favorite activities. Reading the "Leader Times". Tremonton's newspaper. Val's mom saves them up and gives them to us when she visits. It is a real treat!:)

Landon and Teegan....rare moment for Landon to hold him:) Of course we had to get a picture. We might not see this again for along time. We were all snapping our cameras!
Going for a walk in not the best weather! It was cold and rainy the whole weekend!
Nick and Lexie having the time of their lives!!
I love my "Hirschi Kids"
Brittany and Brianne having a "cooking moment".
Their firsts for cutting a watermelon and onion!!! How old are you guys?

Brianne's 22nd B-Day/Mother's Day

2008-06-19T21:21:00.000-06:00

May 11th was Mother's Day, but was also Brianne's birthday. Brianne was born on Mother's Day 22 years ago! What a great Mother's Day present I got in 1986. Her and a "Toaster"! Thanks for both honey:) Val will never be able to live down the fact that after I delivered her, he brought the gift he had bought me to the hospital. I opened it and yes, it was a toaster!! Trust me, it may have taken a few years, but he has gotten a "little" better. (With the help of his grown daughters)! Brianne is such a fun loving person. I remember after delivering her, when the nurse handed her to me, the very first thing I noticed about her were her lips. They were very pink, and heart shaped. Still to this day I think she has the prettiest lips. I love you Brianne!!

Lexie is 20!

2008-04-29T22:03:00.001-06:00

HAPPY 20th LEXIE!!! I LOVE YOU....

Camdyn Pay Miles

2008-04-29T21:53:00.001-06:00

Camdyn Pay Miles, born April 1, 2008 in Rexburg Idaho. 6 pounds/12 ounces. 191/2" long. She is absolutely perfect! She had to stay in the hospital 8 days after she was born, but is doing great!

April Events

2008-04-29T21:11:00.001-06:00

I don't know quite how to put this other than, "April was the CRAZIEST month ever in the Hirschi family." Where do I begin. Okay, at the beginning. On Friday, March 28th I flew to Los Angeles for a work conference. It was for the Association of Operating Room Nurses. I was so excited to go. It went from the 29th of March, thru April 3rd. One full week of OR nurse educational offerings. What could be better? Val would be meeting me on the evening of the 3rd. On the 4th, we were to board the Monarch Of The Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship to celebrate Val's 50th birthday. It was a much needed "Get Away" for me. Work and pleasure. My only worry was Brittany. Her due date was April 22nd. I told her she ABSOLUTELY could not have that baby until I got home. Anytime after the 7th of April would be fine. She agreed, or so she said. On Tuesday, April 1st at 5:30PM, I walked into my hotel room and the phone was ringing. I guess I had let my cell phone die. It was Val, informing me he had something to tell me and that it was no "April Fools" joke. I was instantly panicked. I thought something had happened to Landon or Brylee. Oh no.....it was about Brittany. She was in labor and would probably be delivering within the hour.......What the *$!#@. It was pretty much devastating to me at that moment! Of course I started crying........I heard afterward that Val had every girl in our household crying and that I could never leave him again. I was crying because I wanted to be there and felt like I had totally let Britt down, Brianne was crying because she was diagnosed with strep throat earlier that day and had been planning on being in the delivery room (the mean nurse wouldn't let her in), Lexie was crying because she was stuck in Provo, Brylee was crying because her birthday was the Monday we were coming home and Brittany was going to take care of her on her birthday and now she wouldn't be able to, Brittany (and I) cried after she had her baby because we were both so happy. What a fun time for Val. Thank goodness for Landon. He stayed strong for Val! So that's how our month started! On the 7th, both Val and Brylee celebrated their birthday's. We got home late that night and were able to celebrate Brylee's birthday. On April 11th Josh graduated from BYUI with a bachelors degree in Biology. On Saturday the 12th I let Brylee have a friend birthday party. I broke down and let her invite 2 boys. It ended up being a lot of fun. The next Saturday, the 19th, we celebrated Lexie and Teegan's birthday. Lexie is no longer a teenager. THANK GOODNESS....:) And Teegan is2!! Just a few more days until May and I am counting down!

2008-03-01T15:21:00.000-07:00

On Wed. Feb. 27th Barnes and Noble had a book signing with a childrens author. Brandon Mull. Brylee was excited to go, so being the "good" mom that I am, I agreed to take her. The signing started at 6:30 pm, which is exactly when we got there. I was horrified when I saw the line that wound through all the isles. I have never been to a book signing before, and thought we might be there 30 min. or less. We pulled into our garage that night at 10:00 pm!!! I could barely walk into the house! Stupid me, I had on high heel boots! The things we go through for our children! Brylee was very happy to have 2 books with the author's signature.

2008-03-01T15:04:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday (Feb. 22), Landon entered a guitar hero tournament through a local radio station. He entered the expert category. He is amazing! He did not win, but it was a lot of fun. His friends came to support him. We love to watch him play, and don't understand how he is able to move his fingers so fast!

2008-03-01T14:51:00.000-07:00

Josh had his second back surgery (Discectomy) the first part of February. Hopefully it will do the trick and he will be able to start Dental school in July without any problems! The surgery was during Teegan's naptime so we layed him in one of the pediatric cribs. He slept during his dad's entire surgery! He looked like he was anesthetized!! Brianne and Imari were there for support. Really, Brianne was working! Josh was funny in the recovery room. He kept telling me how much he loves me! It was hilarious. He was fun under the influence of drugs. He got especially excited when he saw Imari waiting in his room.

Florida 2007

2008-02-18T22:51:00.000-07:00

In early October 2007, we went on a vacation to Florida. I had a conference there. The day after my conference ended, Val, Brianne, Lexie and Landon flew in. A few days later Brittany came. Josh did not join us. He was at an interview for Dental School. It had been a long time since we were able to get away for a whole week and play, and we did play hard. We went to Busch Gardens, Siesta Key, Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios, Typhoon Lagoon, Magic Kingdom and Cocoa Beach. The weather was in the upper 90's the entire week. We all came home very happy and very tan!

HIRSCHI FAMILY

SCHOOL DAYS 2010

TABLE ROCK...AKA...TABLE MOUNTAIN

SPOKANE WASHINGTON

4th of July and Rock of Love ♥ and...Camping

CATCHING UP....CALIFORNIA IN MAY

A NEW HOBBY

BIRTHDAY UPDATES

FINALLY....MY NEW BABY...♥

♥Girl's Choice Hillcrest High School Valentines Dance♥

{ B*R*A*C*E*S }

October 19th, VCU Dental School Tour

October 20th-Short Pump Mall

October 21st-Washington DC

October 22nd, Maymont Park/Bottoms Up

I Love Chicago

My Beautiful Girls

Blacktail Reservoir

Landon's First Day of High School (9th Grade)

Brylee's First Day Of 6th Grade

Bad Mom!

4th of July Weekend

The Saddest Day Ever

A Day In My Life

Memorial Day Weekend, 2008, Island Park

Brianne's 22nd B-Day/Mother's Day

Lexie is 20!

Camdyn Pay Miles

April Events

Florida 2007

{ BRA*CES }