Taylor's 10th Birthday Party!!

In honor of turning a decade we threw Taylor a surprise party!

I was SO fun!!! She was totally surprised and thrilled!!

She has such great friends that love and support her. They hung out, opened presents, sang happy birthday and then proceeded to go out front to eat their cupcakes. This is when it turned into crazy fun. Cupcake Fight!!!!
They had so much fun! After they ran out of cake I suggested a water fight so get all the frosting out of their clothes so parents wouldn't freak out. I'd say it was a success.

Happy Birthday Courtneynortni!!!

My niece, Courtney turned 3 and had a party...

the hit of the night was the ugly teeth!!

Chris got the biggest kick out of Carson giving them a try.

A decade already??!!

Yesterday was my Taylor's 10th Birthday! Am I even old enough to have a 10 year old?! It seems like she was a baby just a few short years ago.

I feel very blessed to have such an amazing daughter! She is absolutley beautiful inside and out. She has a heart of gold and is everyone's friend. She has such a contagious laugh and great sense of humor. The whit on this girl is awesome!

She loves:

*Her baby brother

*hanging out with her friends

*late nights, but prefers sleep-overs (those are reserved for special occasions)

*curly fries

*Rubio's

*In N Out

*shopping

*jewelry

*funny movies

*cooking

*riding her bike when it's not a million degrees outside

*swimming

*singing

*dancing (she has the best signature dance move! ask her to show you sometime!)

*Parties and get togethers

*family dinners

*Bahama Bucks

*when her brothers and sister don't get into her stuff

*her mom and dad and all of her immediate and extended family

Taylor,

We are so grateful for you and the young lady you are becoming. You have many talents and are such a joy to have in our family! We are so proud of you for being such a great example to your family and friends. We love you so very much!!! Happy Birthday!

Love,

Mom & Dad

**Pictures from her party coming soon...

Cutest face ever!!!

May 2009

This picture is number 539 out of the 884 pictures I have on my cell phone. It is my FAVORITE! I am so lucky he is mine!

Great Idea!

Since I have decided to play the "better safe than sorry game" and make my blog private I have actually felt a little weight (worry) lifted off my shoulders. I am still going private on Sunday, August 16th. BUT, here's the GREAT idea!

I am starting a new blog with my same blog address with a "2" added to the end of it. I will post links to my posts on there so everyone who uses google reader can see everytime I post. I know I am not very good about going to all my friends private blogs so this is an awesome idea so no one has to remember! So change our blog address by adding a number 2 at the end and put it in your google reader!

www.chrisandkatiesfamily2.blogspot.com

Thanks Shauna for telling me about this great idea!!!

Going Private

I've gone back and forth about this decision ever since I started my blog. I'm not doing that great of a job keeping it up to begin with and it really is mainly to journal about my family. Sooooo, if there is anyone out there that likes to check us out every once in awhile please give me your email address. My comments are moderated so it will not post. I will be going private Sunday August 16th.

1st day of School

I can't even believe summer is over and a new school year is upon us. I have 3 kids at school all day and 1 preschooler gone 3 days a week for a couple hours each day. I get to hang out with just Carson and remember what it was like to have just on child. So glad I have all 5 of my kiddos, but kind of a nice break. I love it when my kids come home from school and we have missed eachother. They all have great teachers this year and are doing great!

Here's to another great school year!!!