HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BIG KAHUNA!!

Hard to believe we went from there to here - seems like only yesterday!

Thanks for taking us on the birthday tube-n-train. Good times!!

Love you tons.

Party on!

Makenna's birthday just happened to be on an early-out day from school so...

we decided to party all day!

Started with donuts at school..

(I am sure all the other mom's were thrilled.)

The off to the Gateway for some shopping with best friends...

(brrr..)

11-year old shopping, that is...

(LOTS of giggling.)

We took in Alvin and the Chipmunks!

(LOTS more giggling.)

Dinner and then home for ice cream cake!!

(delicious.)

Happy Birthday, Ken!!

Thanks for such a great time! :)

We all adore you and hope you have a fabulous time being 11!

The Big 11!

Happy Birthday, Makenna!

Not so long ago you were my sweet little thumbsucker...

You are still our dress-up queen...

... and our stand-up comic!

The time has flown by...

and I love looking back at how you've grown.

Hope your special day is as FABULOUS as you, Ken!!!

Love you Sweets!!

A few Christmas snapshots...

Kimbel & Kenna were stars in their Copper Canyon Christmas Choir Performance!

I was the star of Braden's kindergarten party..

(only because I brought the cookies and the frosting!)

Ethen was a very cooperative baby Jesus in our annual Nativity extravaganza..

(joined here by Joseph and Mary)

Christmas Eve jammies!!

We had even more "night before" excitement with Shir, Dave, Maya and Ethen!

THE Barbie Bus!!

(Don't worry Mom, I got the stickers on straight!)

It was a DSi kind of Christmas for Kenna and Braden!

...doesn't get better than this!!

Work the Christmas morning fun, girl!!

We had a great Christmas season. Lots of concerts, parties, friends and family.. Just the way we like it! :) We also got to celebrate Mom's Happy Birthday on Christmas Day!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!

Here's to 2010. Bring it!

Christmas Past..

I just came across some pics from December of '02.. I couldn't resist sharing them.

Mad, Kimbel & Kenna - I was trying to get a shot for our card that year.

Lil' Miss Rudolph after a day at preschool. (0h, how I miss Baymonte!)

...and sweet baby Kimbel kissing Grandma Braithwaite's moose. She loved that thing!

Hope you enjoy.. I just couldn't resist!

Happy Busy Days Before Christmas!!

Casa de Duffin!

Okay, Emily... these are for you! A FEW pics of the new digs! We are in a neighborhood that only has six houses, so far.. on the EDGE of town. You will know what I mean when you see the last picture!

This is the view from the front door... our upstairs family room. The living room is off to the right and a hallway to the left goes to 3 bedrooms and our "santa cruz" bathroom. We had to do one room"beachy"!
The kitchen.. which I love! Lots of space. The cabinets were all done when we bought it, we just had to do appliances, hardware and the finishes. We spend LOTS of time hanging out here!
See!! Here is the view of the cows from our balcony! LOVE IT! The first morning we thought it was so hilarious to be sharing breakfast with the cows... but they just ignore us, except when we moo at them!

Sorry not a ton of pics... I will get some more up. There is a full basement that we are LOVING and we just feel so blessed to have found a house that we could finish and love so much! We are settling in more every day, it really does feel like home. We have thrown a couple swingin' parties so far and plan on many more!! So.. stop on by!!

Where, oh where?

I know, I know.. I REALLY need to get the Halloween pictures moved down and something a little more current up here. Let's just say I am having a little trouble finding everything!

Our move went good - good that it's over! It was crazy... I think it was even harder to move a mile away than it was to move from CA!! (Probably because I was at Girl's Camp when the movers packed up our Casa Way house and I just had to get it the car and drive here!)

Anyway, we are moving in, getting decorated for Christmas and trying to find the bits and pieces of our lives. So, when I find that elusive camera cord... I will let you know! (oh.. and I might be able to get some Christmas cards out..)

Love you all. Hope your holidays are the happiest!!