Are you FREAKING kidding me!!!!

It's DECEMBER ---- What?!?!?!?! December why that is the last month of the year......that would mean that 2007 is almost over -- When the heck did that happen??? What a year!!! Some stuff was great in fact, I'd say AWESOME but some I'd rather do without!!!

Saturday was our tree hacking day!!! Whitlee was SO excited I thought she would BURST!!! She kept saying "I wanna go MOW down a tree!!!!!" Man, it was COLD!!! We didn't wake up to snow BUT they had it up on the hills. We tromped through the trees trying to find our treesicle of the year. We found what Whitlee called "THE PERFECT TREE" then right after this picture was taken Jeff tried to literally kill me by beating the Christmas spirit into me!!!!

He cut down the tree ONTO me!!!! Steve just watched laughing freaking laughing.....ok, it only hit me in the shoulder but still. When I told Jeff "ha ha you didn't kill me" he responded with "Rats, foiled again!!!" WHAT ------ he swears that he was just kidding -- yea suuuuuuuure he was:)

Don't you LOVE Matthew's head in the photo!!! He was trying to jump into the shot!!! Man, I love this kid.

We had a GREAT yet cold time. Since, Brendan was(and is) grounded I dropped Jeff and Brendan off at home. Whitlee and I joined the Latta clan at the local IHOP for some carb overload.............Guess who we saw.......... THE REAL SANTA CLAUS!!!! Yes, folk the real Santa was a IHOP for some pancakes!!!!! Whitlee asked him and he said he was the real one!!! Here is proof!!!!

The was such a sport!!! He actually sat and took photos with the kids and answered every single one of their questions.

I just LOVE this shot of Brendan!! He takes my breath away.....

New look.....

Trying this -- not sure if I like it or not

And now I am............

39!!!!! Yesterday was my birthday -- man I hate birthday's -- My family made me a cake (yes, Jeff baked:)) It was great -- Whitlee kept asking me if I was having a happy birthday day.....She was SO excited!!!! I got the new Melissa Etheridge album and the Daughtry album!!!! WOOO HOOO -- of course Marilyn and Gary totally spoiled me. I am off today to make candy with Christy then doing a photo shoot.

I am outta here!!!

Not Much Of An Update.....

but, my nephew Coja is in Hawaii with my brother ---- He (Coja) is ready to kick butt and take names!!! He will be there a couple of weeks and then my Niece Amber will be there.

I hope to talk to them tonight to get an update......

That's all -- thanks for visiting --

Oh One More Thing........

I made these.....they now live at Marilyn's House

just photos folks.....................

Here is a bunch of photos I have taken recently -- and of course a couple of Matthew!!!

Here is Brendan wearing what Jeff calls the scariest costume EVER:)

Whitlee enjoying a bit of Starbucks.....

These are some shots taken at Remingler Farms.....It was beautiful the day we were there -- Beautiful but COLD!!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture of Brendan!!
It takes my breath away....

They had a straw barn -- this section has 1000 bales of straw to jump into.

After Remingler Farms we stopped off at Snoqualmie Falls --- I love the kids in these

Brendan's Basketball Photo ~ He was #22

Halloween.....

Soccer Soccer Soccer.....................

Now.....Some of Matthew -- He is SUCH A GREAT KIDDO!!!!

Some Candids of the kids up near Crystal Mountain

The Kids And The Great Pumpkin

Brendan's Last Soccer Practice --- MAN IT WAS COLD!!!!!

This is what Whitlee calls her "ROCKER GIRL" Look..........

Brendan's Last Soccer Game of the season.....

And through said soccer game this is what Whitlee does...........meet her "new" worm friend!!!

Here is what I know.....

My brother Richard is 46 with 3 children....
Was having headaches and vision issues....
Went to the eye doctor....
Eye doctor sent him to the hospital....
He has Cancer...
It is through his entire body....
And his brain...
We are waiting for a bone biopsy...
He had a cathater placed in his chest today for Chemo and Radiation....
That starts tomorrow and Wednesday...
I had to call my brother and sister to tell them....


I hate cancer and I hate the holiday season...

I know I know.....

but I really have been busy!!!

I just have a second now but will be back later with photos and photos and more photos!!!!!