Welcome welcome 2009

Yeah, it's the middle of January, but here are New Years pictures!

Here is cute Uncle Chris and Lucie

Let's hope she improves on her mothering skills before she reproduces! She currently eerily resembles the praying mantis approach!

Playing with her Grandpa! Oh how the girls love their grandpa, and with no competition he's got it made! :)

You're all odd! All ya'll!

Here we are at Tarahumara for New Years dinner. Oh Gloria how we love you and the glorious wonders that you feed us!

Ahhh so sweet!

As close as I'm gonna get!

My sweet sweet baby Eddie! And little Ute fan in training, despite all of Mikey's prodding for the alternative!
So cute! And how about my mom's amazing lashes?! :)

California Dreamin'....

Oh sweet California, how I miss you!

I decided on this trip that we're so moving back one day!! Actually a house in both of my "homes" would be perfect! I love my Mount Timp, but how I love California too!

Trip Highlights:
1. Lucie discovering a new level of registering decibel levels....all in the confines of a van
2. Discovering just outside of Barstow that Marie gets car sick now
3. Having the car break down, also just outside of Barstow. Always hated that place. I think I got sick there once too...
4. Dede peeing her pants on mommy literally seconds before boarding Tower of Terror!! It was her second time on it so it wasn't fear induced, she just really had to pee!

Despite all that then some, we survived!

Beach Day!!!

The girls very first beach adventure! Lucie thought walking in the sand in bare feet was pretty stinking awesome!Mercedes had a blast just playin' in the sand. My sweet girl!
Lovin' the sand!

Mikey and Lou...

She's a beach girl like Aunt Nin!

"WOW!"

I'm guessing from the angle all they're seeing is sky!

Ahhh, actually getting along! It's amazing what fun in the sun can do!

She couldn't stop soaking it all in...

DisNeYLanD!!!!

Yeah, my little churro girl! I've done something right with raising my children!Me and Mia and D went on the lady bug ride in Bugs Life. It's basically the tea cup ride and they loved it!

Odd kids...

Meeting Dale at Character breakfast

Lucie blowing Winnie the Pooh kisses!

D has issues with giant plastic real life disney characters....

Hey, at least mom thought this was cool!

You can just see from his face that Mikey is thinking "Oh boy, three princess girls..."

My sweet little Minnie Mouse

I just love taking ear pictures at this spot!

My own Prince Charming! Pull Mikey! Pull!!

Inside Sleeping Beauty's Castle

This is a family tradition. It's kinda weird to be taking pictures of my kids where my mom use to take our pictures when I was Louie's age!

This was Lucie's first Pooh meeting, by character breakfast she had warmed up to him...

This is one of my fave's!! They're SO engrossed in the Jungle Safari!

Yup, the Happiest Place on Earth!!

Ahhhhh the drive!

I remember making this drive at Marie's age. Lucie's face kills me in this picture! Glorious technology!

Christmas Benefit Concert

Here's pictures of the girls at Wasatch Dance's Christmas Benefit show.

(footage of the girls is scheduled to appear....well, at some point....as soon as mom can figure out why it's not working...)

Apparently I am merely the carrier for the dance gene! Marie is all about dance (and bound and determined to grow up to be an Aunt Christina #2), and she's pretty cute while doing it! Mercedes is just too cute, too!

Marie, mommy, D, and D's "evil twin" Victoria Hewlett. She's soo stinkin cute, I love her! Dede loves her too but gets shy around her.

Mia and Torri

Uncle Chris!

Mercedes in her Toy Soldier outfit

I love the look on Lucie's face as she's looking up at her older sister! So cute

Part of Marie's fan club! The Senior Company girls love her