Tatums 13th Birthday

Wow another teenager... where the heck does the time go. I cannot believe she is 13 already.... my babies are not babies anymore. I started this tradition when the girls turn 13 they can pick anywhere they want to go for their birthday and her and I would go. A couple years ago Taylor picked Magic Mountain in California and this year Tatum wanted to go back to Disneyland. She isn't a big fast roller coaster person and Disney fits her perfectly. I pulled her from school for three days... we left on Wednesday morning and arrived in California at 9:00 am and I had called ahead for the supershuttle to pick us up.. it was waiting to take us to our hotel. Disneyland didn't open until 10:00 so we go there shortly after and spent the whole day enjoying the rides, food and just each other. Tatum is such a sweet girl and got emotional a few times because she wanted her sisters there with her... Wow I thought... the way she fights with her sisters at times you would think the break and being away would be great but she wanted them there. That just melted my heart knowing even though they have their fights (as sisters do) she loves being with them :)) Disneyland closes at 8:00 so we were back at the hotel early and we were both tired from the early morning so we were in bed quite and asleep before 9:30. We got up and had a great breakfast then another great day at the park all day. Tatum and I had such a great time. It was not busy at all... I think the longest line was over at California Adventure for the Toy Story Mania which was 20 minutes. We mostly just walked up and got on the ride... IT WAS GREAT!!!! Alot different from when we were there in December with 60 minutes plus lines :-((
















Tatum I had a great time with you for your 13th Birthday... Your very special to me and I love you so much.

Bobby in town

Bob came to visit for a couple of weeks. He came at the most perfect time.... The weather while he was here was in the low 70's while it was negative 30 in Iowa. Everyone kept calling him several times making sure he was coming home, LOL.

Tad and Bob at the Insight.com

It was great having you visit Bob... come back anytime!!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone... Hope everyone has a wonderful 2010.
We went out to the desert camping again for New Years. This is our 3rd annual New Year camping trip. My parents, sister and my cousin and all their families came out. We had great weather while we were out there. We played lots and lots of washer tournaments. As soon as one tournament ended all the numbers went back in the cup and we would redraw partners. It was a lot of fun!!! It did get quite cold at night and we would have big ole bonfires to keep warm. It was great telling stories and roasting marshamallows around the fire. Once again we had a great time and we couldn't ask for a better way to bring in the new year!!!

This is the sunset the first night we were there... Beautiful




Mom * Sheri * Taylor * Tatum

Sheri and Taylor

Tori & Amber

Brittney & Tori watching Brock throw his washers

Rylee keeping score for one of the games

Taylor keeping score on another game

Taylor, Rylee and Tatum going on a wood run

Wood run... Taylor, Brock, Rylee and Brady

Sheri hooking up the tow rope to pull out a stump

My dad in the ranger trying to get the stump out

Audience... Taylor, Rylee, Amy, Mom

Playing cards waiting for midnight....Brittney, Amber, Roxanne, Tatum

Taylor, Tori, Brock and Rylee

All the kids at midnight

Mom and Dad

Olson Family + Roxanne

Walkenbach family

Me and my girls

Amber * Brittney * Roxanne

Grandma playing UNO with the kids

Shadow (LOL)

Tori JO

Blue Moon (second full moon this month)

Nightly fire

XOXO ~ Happy New Year