The Band

This could be the cover for their first single... hee hee

This picture is wrong (technically) in so many ways but I love it. I was fooling around with settings and didn't even realized I got this. They were warming up for their performance.

A few weeks ago the littles had a performance with their Chinese school for Chinese New Year. Their class was second on stage and they were SO cute.
Lily was in her glory... she LOVES to be on stage. She was moving, grooving, and playing her guitar. It was awesome.
Ty wasn't thrilled about the idea of performing with his class of 3 girls... until I reminded him that he would be 1 handsome boy with 3 pretty girls.... that seemed to convince him.
He did a great job and did all moves.
The crowd loved this little group!!!!!!

These are their famous guitars.... made with the help of dad, mom, and Grandma G.
The littles did all the decorating.

Their teacher chose this song for them.....moves and all....
WARNING..... it is a catchy little tune. We are still singing it and I wonder if it will ever leave my head. Lily suggested that maybe it should just leave my mouth.
Then she laughed and started singing it.... Ty joined in.... that was followed by them doing all the moves.

Happy 5th Birthday Lily Feifei

Lily's birthday.......

Preschool starts 1 hour late with snow delay... Lily relieved that she will get to pass out her Valentine's cards, eat cupcakes that we made, and celebrate her birthday at school.
Grandma Glenda was also here. Lily was more than excited that Grandma was going to help us out at school.

Lily proud of her cake with 5 candles.... they decorate these at the beginning of the school year....

Lily thought she was SOOO cool.... each student has this at their snack seat for their birthday

Her PONY Valentine cards..... she keeps hinting that she is READY to ride a pony.....
on her own... NO help... She wants to ride in the field behind our house....

At preschool......After a delay (that really throws off a bunch of 4 & 5 year olds),
Valentine partying, birthday celebrating, and TOO MUCH sugar....

Home to take it easy.....

Next a little birthday celebration with Grandma Glenda, Grandma N., and Grandpa N.
The party was complete with Chinese take out.

Lily LOVES Mulan and reminded me over and over how nice a Mulan party would be.

LILY MULAN.... her words....

Birthday cupCAKE....
Lily and I love this new cake pan that makes a GIANT cupcake....
Ty says... I like that REALLY big cupcake momma...

When she was blowing out her 5 candles I thought to myself... how can she be 5 ALREADY.....It seems like yesterday she turned 2 (her first birthday at home)
A few lanterns....

Happy.....

Happy Valentine's Day......

Happy Chinese New Year.....
Happy 12 years for Jeff and I....

The past week was full of fun and celebrating!

Lily had a great 5th birthday..... she is SOOO happy to be 5!

More photos coming soon....

In the meantime I wanted to share these of Lily & Ty in their Chinese outfits....

Hello February

We are SOOOOO excited that February is here!!!!

This is always a fun and busy month for us.......

Lily's birthday... oh my... she is going to be 5... she is ready... I'm not

Chinese New Year... couple of celebrations for that... including the littles Chinese school performance
Our wedding anniversary.... which happens to be on Valentine's Day
AND Jeff's birthday

Throw in some other fun things and it should be a great month!

Black and White

The other day someone asked me if I was in a funk....
My answer was..... maybe... then I wondered what in the world I looked like to prompt that ?.
January... or better yet... the one season I am not fond of (WINTER) makes me feel blah....

Then a few days later....
While eating breakfast with the littles I looked out the back door... from my breakfast chair... and the view outside was void of color. It was gray.....barely black and white.
The proof is below.....
This picture didn't capture the thin layer of misty fog hanging in the air.... which certainly didn't add much color to the scene.....


With December comes all the excitement of the holiday season. We get so busy in all the fun that I don't notice the lack of sun.

But January arrives and I notice.

Last January we were packing boxes, planning a move, and getting ready for a big change.

The previous January we were packing suitcases, planning for an addition, and getting ready for a big change. (Ty)

This year we are living our life as a family of 4.... in our home that we love very much!

We have SOOOO much to be thankful for... we have God, we have each other, we have family, we have friends, we have health, we have jobs, we have a home, we have food, we have clothing on our backs.... LIFE IS GOOD!

On that same gray day I took out my camera... something I have actually neglected in the last few weeks.... I took photos of Lily and Ty in their beautiful Chinese outfits (a yearly tradition) .
I thought to myself how thankful I am that even on such a gray day I am blessed with these little rays of sunshine!


Then I reminded myself that our gray view outside will be green again just like it was last year (this was taken the last week of April 2009)......

Pictures tell a story

OK.. I haven't posted in a while.....
AND... I know I've posted A LOT of Disne*y photos....
BUT.... I was looking through some photos
AND... I couldn't resist posting this little series.....

Handsome guy

I LOVE watching the birds in our bird feeders and so does Mr. Ty. He gets out our bird chart and points to whatever bird he sees outside....all the while yelling at me...
MAMA... Look there's a boy Cardinal....

We had this conversation the other day while watching a Cardinal at the feeder...

I said..... what a handsome guy....
Ty's reply was.... He's a handsome guy just like me Mama but he REALLY REALLY red.....
To which I said... he sure is.....