Happy Birthday Brandon!

Today is my son Brandon's 28th birthday. How can he be 28 when I am only 29?












Happy Birthday Brandon. I love you!!!!!

Mom

Happy Birthday Andrea!

Today is Andrea's birthday!

So I want to take this opportunity to wish Andrea a very happy birthday.







Love you!!!

Kim

Happy 21st birthday to Elder Prescott

Elder Prescott is the birthday boy today. And who is Elder Prescott? I'm glad you asked.

Why he would be Andrea & Jamey's oldest son Zak who is on a mission in Michigan.

Today he turns 21.

Elder Prescott is the one on the right. I borrowed this photo from Zak's Facebook profile.


In this photo Elder Prescott is the blond one in the middle in the back.

Here is Elder Prescott in the cold snow. Much different than living in southern California.


Elder Prescott (left) and one of his companion's enjoying a meal out.

I lifted the rest of these photos from Andrea's Facebook page. Thank goodness for Facebook or I wouldn't have any photos of Elder Prescott while on his mission.

Zak only has 8 more months left till he comes home. Time is really flying now.

I just sent my first letter to Zak this week. I know, I'm a terrible Aunt.

If you haven't written to Zak aka: Elder Prescott, you better hurry up. If you need his address, just contact me or Andrea. But transfers come up in a few weeks. You know how they like to move the missionaries around.



Happy 21st Birthday Elder Prescott!!!

We love and miss you and can't wait until you are home again. Keep up the good work!

Love,

Aunt Kim

Happy Birthday Matt!

Happy birthday Matt and to one of the coolest guys I know.  

Matt officially turns 28 today and is currently in Australia having a grand old time without us.

In September

Wish him well and keep him in your prayers.

Just before he left for Australia.

Happy Birthday Jess!

Tina and Jessica

 

Wishing my wonderful little sister Jessy a happy 24th birthday!!! 

I hope that the rest of the year comes up daisies for you!  Love you so much and thanks for being my best friend.

Super Bowl Fun with the Family & some birthday shout outs.

Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday. I love this day. Not necessarily for football, mostly for the company and the food. And let's not forget the commercials.

I invited Eric's family over to watch the game & partake in the food. Only Eric, Cade & Danica came over. Jase wanted to stay home and Jeannette wasn't feeling good. Taylor and her husband Michael couldn't come as they had to take Michael's nephews back home.

Jesse loves Super Bowl Sunday as it gives him a reason to make Spicy Chicken Wings. Except we use chicken tenders instead of wings. You get a heck of a lot more meat for the money.

Here is Jesse and his girlfriend Brin deep frying the chicken tenders.

Eric & I are wimps, we had chicken tenders that only had BBQ sauce on them. We don't like spicy ones. Danica didn't even eat any as she is on a diet & is trying to eat healthy. Everyone else likes theirs spicy. Cade even asked Jesse to make one super hot. And boy did he deliver. It was sooooo hot that Cade couldn't even eat one. Brandon tried it & said it was "Dang hot".

I also cooked meatballs in the crock pot with BBQ sauce. Very yummy!!! I never did take a photo of the chicken tenders, the meat balls or the fries.

But here is a photo of the rest of the food.

Danica made veggie pizzas on pita bread with sauce, feta cheese, garlic and sliced peppers. For being healthy pizza, it was pretty good. But I still like "real" pizza the best. Danica also brought veggies and dip as well as fruit and a dip. Eric brought chips and sodas. I made salsa, guacamole and nacho cheese dip. I also made brownies and Amish Friendship bread for dessert. We had plenty of food. So no one went hungry.

Here is part of the gang getting ready for the game to start. Eric & Cade showed up in their Charger jerseys. Too bad the Chargers suck. It would be great to see them in a Super Bowl. A girl can dream.

Brandon, Cade & Eric sat on the couch. Danica sat in the rocking chair. But she was freezing as she was closest to the front door that was open. It was a beautiful day in sunny southern California yesterday. It reached 80 degrees. But Danica had gotten sunburned on Saturday when they went out to the desert to ride their quads. So the cool breeze coming in the front door made her chilly. She eventually had to wrap up in a blanket.

Mike was in his usual seat at the computer. Not a very good photo as the glare from the window makes for lousy photos.

That was all the photos I took. Was too busy eating & watching the game. Luckily we were all rooting for the Packers. And even better that they won. Yipee!!!

My favorite part is watching the commercials. There was some seriously funny ones in the beginning, then they got kind of lame. My favorites were the Doritos commercials and the Darth Vadar VW commercial.

And the best part of the whole day? A new episode of Glee was on after the game.

Did you watch the game? Did your team win? What was your favorite commercial?

And before I leave, I do want to do a couple of birthday shout outs to some family members.

My cousin John had a birthday yesterday. Happy Birthday John!

And today is Nate & Colin's birthdays. They are my nephews. Nate is Andrea's son and Colin is Todd's son. So Happy Birthday to the both of you!!

Sorry that I have been lame with the birthday shout outs. I keep forgetting to do them.

Kim

Happy Birthday Jodi & Todd!

I've been terrible at this family blogging thing. Maybe it's because my life is so boring there is nothing to post about.

But today, I have something.

It's Jodi & Todd's birthday!

Happy Birthday!!!!!

Be sure and wish the both of them a Happy Birthday today. It is their last year before they hit the big 5-0.

Happy Birthday again Jodi & Todd. May you have many more. I love the both of you!

Kim

Happy 25th birthday Danica!!!!

Today is Danica's 25th birthday. Danica is Eric's oldest daughter. So she is also my niece.




Happy Birthday Danica!!! Hope you have a fabulous day. We love you!!!



Love,

Aunt Kim

Happy Birthday Mari!

I've been so bad about the family blog lately. Nothing really to blog about. But today I do have something to blog about.

Mari's birthday!!!

Mari is Todd's oldest daughter. Which makes her my niece.

Happy Birthday Mari!!!! We love you!!!!

Love,

Aunt Kim

P.S. I do want to apologize if I have missed a birthday shout out to you. I have a hard enough time remembering my own family. So if I miss someone in the extended family, I am sorry. And Happy belated birthday to anyone I missed.

Next weekend cousin John is getting married. So I'll have something to blog about again.

Last Fling of Summer & Happy Birthday Jeannette

Fall has definitely arrived here in southern California. The temps have been in the 70's all week. NICE!

But last Saturday it still felt like summer & was on the hot side. So I invited Eric's family over for one last summer fling and an outdoor movie.

Jeannette was the only one who didn't come. She had worked all day & was tired. Too bad as I had made chocolate cupcakes to celebrate her birthday. Which by the way is today.
Happy Birthday Jeannette!!!! Or in other words, happy 32nd anniversary of your 18th birthday.


I promise not to divulge how old you are today.


Just have a grand day. And don't forget your cane, you might need it now.

And now back to our regular scheduled post. Taylor & Michael arrived in their very first car as a married couple. They had just purchased it the day before.


Here is Taylor showing off the car.


Too bad Taylor can't drive it. She let her permit lapse & has to get a new one. So for now, only Michael can drive the car.

We had a fun time swimming and then BBQing hamburgers. I never seem to get any photos of the food. Probably as we are always too busy eating it.

After dinner it was time to relax in the jacuzzi & watch a movie, pool side.

We even invited our neighbor over. Her hubby had a tooth ache so he didn't come. But Roxanne and her sons Reinhold & Hayden came over. Even Jesse's girlfriend Brin was there. And Cade brought one of his friends over as well.

Our pool has this shallow area that is perfect for sitting in a chair. You can keep your feet in the water to stay cool. Or better yet, sit in the jacuzzi to watch the movie. Except you get quite wrinkled by the end of the movie.

Michael & Taylor actually left before the movie started. Party poopers!!!


Here is Mike setting up the projector. He is waiting for Jesse to bring out the Xbox to play the movie.


And here is the movie screen all set up over the pool. Just waiting for it to get dark enough to show the movie.

And what movie did we watch?


Danica & I love, love, love this movie. We have to watch it every year. This has become an annual event for us. Gets us in the mood for Halloween.

Gary Oldman is so sexy in this movie. Be still my heart! Don't tell Mike.

Even a couple of doves wanted to watch the movie.

You can tell who the die hard Dracula fans are, as Danica & I were the only ones who stayed & watched the entire movie. Everyone else either got tired, too wrinkled or too scared to stay.

Oh well. They missed out on some killer s'mores. Just kidding. We didn't make s'mores. But now that it has become cooler, they are sounding pretty good. Maybe this weekend.

It was a fun night spent with some of my most favorite people in the world. Can't wait to do it again.

I love spending time with my family. They are the best. Too bad everyone else in my family wasn't here.

Well I better go get ready for work. Just wanted to get this post done & to wish Jeannette a Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Kira!!!

Today is Kira's birthday. Kira is one of Marti's daughters. So she is one of Joni's grand daughters. And today is her birthday. So everyone, please wish Kira a happy birthday.


Hope you like cupcakes!!!

Have a great day & many birthday wishes from all of us.

Kim

Happy birthday Taylor & Congrats on getting married

I apologize for being so lame in blogging lately. I don't know what has come over me. Must be the lazy days of summer.

Well anyways, today is Taylor's 20th birthday. Taylor is Eric's youngest daughter, Dorothy's grand daughter. So that makes her my favorite niece who just got married. I can say that as she is my only niece who is married. Tee hee!

That is right Taylor is now a married woman.


Taylor & Michael Stones were sealed for time & all eternity in the San Diego temple on 8/14/10. They are now on their honeymoon.

So I wanted to wish them congrats on their wedding. And to wish Taylor a Happy Birthday.

Happy birthday Tay Tay!!! We love you.

Aunt Kim

Happy Birthday Tina!

I just realized that it was Tina's birthday today (thanks to facebook). Tina is Becky's oldest daughter and Joni's grand daughter. So I guess that makes her my 2nd cousin.

Happy birthday Tina!!!

Hope your birthday is a good one!!!

Did you know that Tina has a blog called Trials and Tribulations? Be sure to visit it & wish her a happy birthday.

Happy Birthday Emily!

Today we want to wish Emily a Happy Birthday! Emily is Joni's daughter and my cousin. Be sure to wish her a happy birthday today.

Hope you have a great day!!!!

Kim

P.S. Sorry I have been so terrible at birthday wishes. I know I missed a few birthdays over the past few months. I didn't do it on purpose. Sometimes I forget to go on facebook (that is how I am reminded of most birthdays in the family). So if I forgot to give you a birthday shout out this year. I am sorry. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy Birthday Julianna & a Belated Birthday to Daniella

Today is Julianna's birthday. Julianna is one of Todd's daughters as well as one of Dorothy's granddaughters. Which makes her my niece.

Happy birthday Julianna!!!




I've been so bad at blogging lately that I totally forgot to wish someone else in my family a happy birthday. On July 1st was Daniella's birthday.


Daniella is another of Todd's daughters and Dorothy's grand daughters. So guess what? She is also my niece. I have the best & prettiest nieces.

I don't want Daniella to feel left out. So.........

I hope you had a great birthday Daniella.

And to Julianna, I hope that today is a great birthday for you as well.

Love to the both of you.

Aunt Kim