How about them Cowboys?

So Val took some customers to Philadelphia last week for the Dallas Cowboy-- Philadelphia Eagle Football game & he arranged to do a tour of the city one day. They toured the famous Eastern State Penitentiary among some other things. Here are the pictures from his tour. I wanted to post them on the blog, I think they are so cool.

Al Capone's cell- he didn't get any special treatment did he???

The famous steps from the movie "Rocky".

The Liberty Bell
Val had a mental block on what building or what statue this was.
He took this photo because he knows how much I love brick buildings & architecture in general.

I love this building too.
Here is the view from their seats. They were in the end zone like 12 rows up. Val was pretty bummed, he was looking forward to this game all year long & the Cowboys only scored one touchdown & he wasn't even there to see it, they had already left-- the score was like 34 to 7 or something crazy like that. The eagles just killed the cowboys.

I told Val- maybe next time he can take me instead of a bunch of guys. :)

Braces OFF!!!!!

How beautiful is she? I thought I was EXCITED to get my braces off. But Ceejay was pretty excited. I asked her what the first thing she wanted to eat was? Jack in the Box- curly fries. O.k.

Well, tonight I want SUSHI. She said that she wants to see what it is like not to have the rice get stuck in her braces.

O.k. you will have to talk to your dad about that one.

Double Dating.....

The girls went on their first "double date" today. Just kidding. Well, they took the Germaine boys to see a movie. It was really cute, the boys came & picked them up & Natalie & I dropped everyone off at the theater. They went & saw the movie called "Dolphin Tale." After the movie they went to Rubio's for lunch. The girls said they had a good time.
Ceejay & Jackson Germaine--
Awe look how cute Kenzie's date is. We just love these two boys. They are so cute!!! Crew is such a handsome boy & he is always asking me "where is matenzie."

We are lucky to have the Germaine's as neighbors & I can't wait till baby boy #3 is born. He will be here the end of December. I will probably have to be down there every day to hold the baby so she can take care of her other duties-- ha ha.

Friends, Birthdays & treats.

Me, Natalie Germaine & LeeAnn Basha-- celebrating my bday (I know it was earlier this month) at Rumbi's. The problem with my birthday and Chandler schools -- we celebrate fall break for 2 weeks, which is good & bad-- basically no one can go to lunch because they all have to get sitters-- now if you have older kids- than it's good cuz you just go- and leave the older kid's in charge-- but Natalie & Ana couldn't do that. So, that is why we went to lunch this last week after the kid's went back to school. I don't mind-- of course, I would love to have an excuse to see these gals every day of the week.
Stacey Wheeler, Sarahanne Lawson & Anna Varney
These were our desserts from A.J.'s that Ms. LeeAnn treated us all to. Thanks Lee-- Luv your gutts!!! (her fav saying) They were so yummy, it was such a good idea to go there and for us to each pick something and we all shared. yum yum yum!!!

I am so lucky to have the circle of friends that I have-- for so MANY different reasons!!!! We had such a great time getting caught up this day. It has been a while since we have been together & I know that especially for Lee it was good for us to get together. We miss having her around & I know that since her sister passed last month it has been so hard for her & I want her to know how much I truly LOVE her and am grateful to her for her friendship. Especially for her example- what a true disciple of Christ she is, her son Dalton is serving in Poland and her family is a KEY reason our son Val is serving a mission right now. Dalton was a great friend to Val & I am so happy that they became such good friends. He spent a lot of time over at their home before he decided to go & I know that her boys that are return missionaries and Dalton preparing to go helped Val jump start his decision to get ready to go & I am ETERNALLY grateful for their family.

Thanks Natalie (other wheeler) for putting the day together!

Sugar Plums Boutique Nov 10, 11 & 12th

I participated in this boutique last year & it is located in the Circle G off of Higley & Elliot. There were some amazing vendors there--- Please come & check it out, I would greatly appreciate it. I have some fun new teacher gifts this year, little chalkboards that are 6" x 8", they are magnetic as well. Super cute & only $12.00. I also have some fun new items this year. Just look for my business cards or a sign that says Xpressions --

I will have my baby gown's and onesie's their too.

Tiny Jimmer...

Cool picture, can you guess who took it? O.k. so we are coming up on Basketball season & we are so excited!!!! We are trying to keep Ceejay in tip top shape--- of course- she has to stop playing with knives and sharp objects. Last week she came running up the stairs and was crying, she had cut her middle finger on her right hand pretty bad. What was she doing? Well, she was trying to cut a pen open with a knife & it closed on her finger & sliced it pretty bad. I had Natalie come down & look at it, she put a butterfly bandage on it, we all collectively decided that she didn't need stitches. The bleeding stopped within 15 min & ANYONE that knows my daughter knows she LOVES scars, so we weren't worried about it scarring.

Look ma, I can palm it.

So picture the other hand with a ball in it as well. That is what ceejay wants to do for her senior pictures. How cool is that? Of course that is a long way off.

Pictures were taken at Grandma & Grandpa's in Colorado. She was showing her Grandpa that she could palm the basketball without it being flat. yay!!!

Look out Tony Hawk-

I love that ceejay can just "find" things to keep her busy, she loves the outdoors. I asked Kenz to go out and take some shots of her- of course the pictures are pretty cool- nothing short of amazing for Kenz-- she just can't take some "simple" shots-- I LOVE the last one- so ARTSY lookin' I could totally see that blown up on a wall.

This is actually a long board- not a normal skateboard-
My favorite picture of all! I really love how Mac can get these shots- she just get's it.