I DID IT!!!

I went to the local high school this last June to see what it would take for me to graduate high school. Well apparently all it took was for me to ask. After receiving my high school transcripts they determined I met the high school requirement to graduate and just took a high school exit exam and that was it. I finished high school. I had the opportunity to walk on Saturday and I almost didn't want to but Jeremy talked me into it. I didn't even know I was going to get a cap and gown. I thought it would be a small little thing just stating we had graduated. I was very wrong. There were about 144 graduates ranging from 17 years old to 68 years young. I got to wear a cap and gown (thank goodness I had cash on me) and I got a tassel. I always wanted one of those. Now I am thinking about talking to the college to see how far I am from an associates degree in generals. I went to school so long it probably wont be much.

Home from the Hospital

Everyone is home from the hospital and doing good. Missy says Amelia has a healthy appetite and there is no trying to wake her like Ariana. Well Brian get to stay the only boy on both sides of the family. Phil and Court have two girls and are done. Missy and Jory have two girls and are done. Cynthia and Even have two girls, but no mention to not getting another ferret as far as I know. Well Jeff it's up to you I guess. I try to tell Brian that makes him special and I don't think he buys it. Well Brian even if every one had all boys YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL!! Here are the picture from Amelia's homecoming. I will be stopping by today to see her and I will take another picture or two. Love to all.

Love a lot bear.

Here this is a better picture. She really doesn't sit still long enough to get a good picture of her. And she wont look at you when you are taking a picture so you can only get shots of her on the go. Hope this is a better picture.

Halloween 2007

Here are the girls Halloween costumes. Jessica was Tinkerbell. I made the costume because all the ones available in the stores showed a little too much. Missy made Ana's costume. Barrette and Isabelle joined us for trick or treating around the block. Then we split up and Ana went to see her relatives and we took Jess to a Harvest party at church. Jessica has so much candy. The cookie jar runith over. Then to top it off Missy brought over some of Ana's candy for the kids because Ana is too young for it. WOW we will have candy for the next 5 years.

A Day at the Zoo

When Missy was pregnant with Ariana we walk around the zoo and a couple of days later out pops Ana. So we thought we'd give it a shot. It didn't work. One of Ana's favorite animals is the elephant and Missy was so excited to show them to her. Well they are much bigger at the zoo then they were in her show or her books. They freaked her out just a little. Jessica could hardly wait to see the elephant statue because the zoo was empty and she hasn't had a chance to see it with out a crowed and really wanted to get her picture with Ana. She was so afraid of it she covered her eyes when mommy and Jess got close to it. It was cute and sad at the same time. At the Asian cat exhibit the girls got to play dress up in a house that would be similar to a

house in Asia. It was fun and there are lots of interesting things around.











At the end of our time at the zoo we stopped by to see the elephants one more time. Ariana didn't seem so afraid of them this time but didn't want them to get any closer then they already were. That's good enough.

HANNAH MONTANA CONCERT

Jessica LOVES Hannah Montana!! She is Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter, who has a big hit show on Disney channel where she is a pop star with a double identity as Hannah Montana so she can live a normal life off stage. We heard that HM was coming to town and we tried to get tickets. I found some but thought they were rather pricey so I thought I better check with Jeremy first and come to find out they sold out in 40 mins. So I had lost my chance. Jess was bummed but understood. WELL HM decided to do a 2nd concert a day earlier and I surprised Jess with the tickets. Here is her cute expression when she realized what she was holding. Because I had plans for the night I had to send Jeremy to the concert with her. I was bummed I wanted to be there but at least she got to go. She also got to be on the channel 2 news. They waved to me.

Here is Jessica just out side the center where Hannah Montana performed. This is the Miley Ball. I gave Jeremy a list of must take pictures I wanted and he did a good job. I am glad I said something to. Not sure if her was teasing or not he told me her would take about 5 pictures for me. I about had a heart attack and told him not to come home with any less than 25. He took tons. He was in shock over how many little girls showed up and all the screaming. He texted me during the concert and said "my ears are bleeding" I guess that the security guards had fun making the curtain move and all the girls would go into an uproar of screams. Jeremy said it was crazy. Jess had a horse throat when she got home. I guess she was one of those crazy girls. This next picture is Jess sporting her new T that cost $30!! Like they didn't make enough of the ticket sales.
Isn't she cute. Also this concert was taped for future use in her TV show or something. And one of the idea is to make one of the songs in 3D. Because Jess and Jer were practically at the top they probably will not be seen on any of the taping but it will be pretty cool to say I was there when it finally makes it on TV. She had tons of fun and I hope that it is a memory that she keeps forever.

The Toe

Here Cyn this is for you. This is the toe! Here is the side view to show you how swollen it is. gross, huh. Quite pain full to walk on too. The bump was a concave hole the first day before it swelled up so in actuality the bumps swelling is bigger then what you see. The bump itself doesn't hurt its the area around the bump that kills. You can't really tell but it is quite red around it. I am adding another angle, for Cynthia's viewing pleasures, off to the side of the postings. Have a great day.

Here is Missy and Ariana. Look how big she is. Poor thing. This was taken about two weeks or so ago and as of today she still has 3 weeks and 3 days left. I got to feel the baby move on Thursday and you can tell so vividly that it was a leg moving across her belly. It really made me excited to met this new little one. Next week is Missy's last week at work and so the following week I am going to take her to the zoo and make her walk those hills. That is how we got Ariana. If that doesn't work I'll make her go shopping with me and what ever else it takes until that little one gets here.

This was taken tonight. This is Jessica with Ariana and our neighbor Gloria and her sister. Ariana absolutly loves this truck. The first time we put her in for a ride she had such a fit when we told her it was all done.

Just had to add this picture to the blog. Wasn't sure if any of you had seen it or not. This is Brian at the Grand Canyon this last summer pretending to have fallen off of the edge. He is supposedly standing on a ledge but I wouldn't know, I was so freaked out about this that I couldn't get anywhere near him. In fact I couldn't even watch. It was absolutely the worst thing ever to see your beloved son dangling off the edge of the canyon. Of course his dad and grandpa thought it was great and encouraged him to pose for other pictures. There is also a picture of Brian sitting here on the edge and Jeremy pretending to push him. Those boy are nothin but trouble makers I tell ya.

Here are the shoe's Gram and Cyn bought Jessica for school. They came black and white and she got to design them all her self. She loves them. And they go great with her polo shirt she just had to have. She is such a fashion diva.

10-10-2007

I added some more pictures and took Cynthia's suggestion to add more captions to the pictures. I do like it better. I am hoping to get up to the mountains this Saturday and take fall pictures for our christmas cards this year. So look for those pictures by Monday. Cynthia if Evan can view this just let me know and I will add his email to the invite list. Hope you all are doing great.

Hey everyone let me know what you think. I posted some picture so I can see how this works.