National Christmas Tree lighting

A few weeks ago, I found out we could enter a drawing for tickets to the National Christmas Tree lighting. So I entered us, and low and behold we won tickets. Last Thursday was the big event, and I thought I had brought enough warmth for us (blankets, jackets, hats, scarfs), but we were still cold. We had a great time though, and although we werent able to stay til the end of all the performances (due to freezing) we got to hear the President speak, and saw the Christmas Tree lit by the first family. It was very neat! Here are a few photos...

(This is the tree before it is lit, I didnt get a good one after it was lit, my hands were shaking- brrr)

(They are so cute!)

(This is Mr President, obviously from a distance)

(This is the White House, so pretty!)

Gabe

Doesn't Gabe look so beautiful??? I'm a happy mom today...

Mom's Skydive!

Sorry I'm a little late posting these.. but here are a few of the photos I took from the day mom jumped out of a plane!

Belated Birthday Photos

I've finally gotten around to going through our photos from August at Jack and Christian's birthday. It was so nice to have Grace, Emily and Louise in town to help celebrate. It was a real treat to have family there for that special day. We love you guys!

Argentina

Gabe's new investigator



Site of the "mystery explosion"

Gabe walks past this site everyday. Some people claim to have seen something fall from the heavens before this explosion but there is still no explanation as to what exactly happened. September 26, 2011 some sort of explosion killing one woman and wounding another 9 people. NASA denies any involvement. I'm thinking Gabe's new investigator looks sort of mysterious. Just sayin...

Apple Pickin'

Last week we went to another Apple Pickin Farm, and had a great time! We got a little too many apples, yet again, but we had a great time with Liam's preschool...

New Post

Leah is having surgery on October 5th. I am still hopeful she will not need the surgery. She has not been leaking much lately and hopefully she is all healed up before her surgery date.

Poor Leah

She has a really big hole in her tummy. The surgery went well I guess but she has a hole just a little smaller than a dime in her gut. Hopefully this time it will heal up. They took out a bunch of scar tissue and repaired her stomach lining. She goes back in on Thursday the 8th. I will keep you posted.

Happy 30th Birthday Caleb!!!

Happy 30th Birthday! We love you so much!
Thank you for all you do for us! You are the best!

Thanks

Thanks to everyone that came to wish Caleb and Jamie well in their new adventure to Washington, DC. They left this morning on a jet plane. I'm feeling a little blue which is my standard when my sweet children that I love (and I love them all) move away but I'm excited for Caleb and Jamie and the kids on this new chapter of their lives. I'm so thankful for Skype and MSN Messenger and cell phones and text messaging and all the other ways we have to keep in touch. Thanks again to everyone that made Thursday's dinner party a great success.

Fun...

Since being at Grandma Louise & Dede's house we have been jumping lots, playing outside, and watching just a little bit of Tangled. We have been having fun, and waiting for warmer weather to come....we dont want 90+ degree days yet, but the 80's wouldnt be bad!

Happy 1 Year Birthday!

I snapped these photos of Jaynann's little cutie at Easter on her first birthday. Can't get over how blue her eyes are!!

Graduate!

Caleb graduated on May 13, 2011! We had a wonderful family lunch at Chevy's, and then the 8 of us who had tickets to attend his graduation, went to his ceremony. It was really nice, and they kept it short and sweet. I am so proud of Caleb! Congratulations!
Here are some great pictures of the fabulous day!

Shaver Lake

So the Puentes have been toying with the idea of buying some land up in the mountains for a long while now. We finally made the plunge and you can look at some pictures here.

Its raw land, but its 7 acres and has a little pond on it. We're hoping to make it something special and would love to host folks over the coming years.

Elder Hulewsky

Gabe is a new man. Check him out. He is thickening up. I'm so excited. He looks so good and so happy. Actually he looks a little sleepy or something but he still looks great.

Nik

Nik is in the video below. Nik shows up at about 5 minutes 50 seconds.

Dana and David Dornsife Celebration Video

Emma's Birthday

Emma turned 2! She is a big girl, very funny & cute!

Here are some photos from her party, including the cake...our first time with fondant, we had heard fondant isnt usually yumm to eat, but we made some marshmallow fondant, and it was good! Liam has requested a Mickey Mouse cake for his next birthday, so we are ready!

Thanks to all who came and joined the celebration!
We love you!




Here is the picture of the infamous Minnie Mouse card, that just in case you are wondering is still singing to her! The card is a little tattered but still singing away!