Exploding with fun,

Tristan did another science experiment. Of course what boy doesn't like something exploding or oozing all over. There is a 2 liter bottle under the layer of "lava". He opened the lid and dropped about 6 mentos in and it exploded and fizzed all over. Went up about a foot when it first shot off. Wish I could upload video's.

Good bye Anna. Good luck in Texas.

One of our last pictures together b4 she left.

If you look at our eyes...can you tell we've been crying? Never under-estimate the blessing of a friend. My step-grandmother gave me a saying in a frame once.... Your ways are not my ways. Your thoughts are not my thoughts. ...but Your love is my love forever. Love that saying. So my friends. Don't forget to tell the ones you love...that you love them. So... I love you. Pretty much everyone I know of that reads this is someone of whom I have a special memory with and they are my friend. So know that not only does Jesus love you...I do. <3 <3 <3 <3 ,3

Anna and I in San Francisco.

Anna and I when she first moved her. We had a tea party with our church family. ( Cecelia and Shannon where there too. )

I can't believe she is almost to Texas. (she drove out with 1 kid, 2 cats, and 3 dogs.)

A "tree"ific tradition?

Well, I know that Christmas is over. I love it soo much though that I just wanted to say I hope you all had a good one. It was our first Christmas in our new home. It was very peaceful and very pretty.

I had all five kids, Michael's girlfriend, and her cousin here. We got all the stuff out for the tree and they literally started throwing the decorations on. It was Michael just kinda being a smarty pants at first, then they all started doing it. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. LOL It ended up turning out beautiful.