Tuesday, December 10, 2013

More Updates

Tyler's work partnered with the United Way for a Day of Caring in Santa Barbara. We all drove up and spent a few hours helping Alpha Resources by detailing their vehicles. It was really a lot of fun to do it as a family!
 
 
Kayley ran for girls athletic director at school. She had to make this poster and give a speech. Although she didn't win, I'm so proud of her for trying!

 
Our church held a kids 5 Kolor Run. Cole won first place in his age category and Kayley won second place in hers! I think Cole might actually do well at cross country at some point. He ran like a champ!
 
 
Roller coaster: 1 Cole: 0
Thankfully we have a really great dentist who fixed this sucker right up! Cole will probably have to get a crown at some point in his life which sucks.

  All dressed up for Halloween!

 
Red Ribbon Week always calls for a day of crazy hair!
 

These guys got cupcakes for having great reports at their parent-teacher conferences. My kids are so smart and thankfully aren't struggling in any area. 

  
 
Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas time is here! My office Christmas lunch was at the Biltmore in Montecito and the food was amazing. I love the décor, too!
 
 
Tyler's work Christmas party was last Friday night at Soho in Santa Barbara. They close down the whole club for the event and have a live cover band (which was awesome!) and dinner and lots of drinks. Tyler basically laughed the whole time as illustrated by this picture.
 



We went camping with friends in August. It was hot, hot, hot but super fun to be child free and not have any plans.

Jaime is so crazy she drank all of these by herself.
 

Just kidding.

While we were camping the kids were at Aunt Lisa's. Uncle Justin took them out for a ride on Noah's little dirt bike. How fun for them!



One Saturday we set off on a crazy off roading adventure in the Jeep in a river bottom off the 33. The kids loved it and I had a love/hate relationship with it. I went back and forth between feeling like I was going to die and being more pleased than ever. It was awesome.

The view on the way there was so pretty!


Lately,we got to see old friends.

My parents met the Shramm's when we lived in Santa Maria when I was a toddler. Cindy and Clyde have four kids also, and we have remained friends with them over all these years! Last weekend was Laura's baby shower. She had the cutest cake!




The kids had their jogathon in September. Tyler took the day off to help. He's such a good Dad!
 
His Jeep became quite the focal point.


Since he had the afternoon off and the kids get out early on Fridays he went to Gorman and did stuff like this...
 

And this...


Needless to say, the Jeeper has had a lot of attention lately. Keeps the man outa trouble.
 
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Three cheers for me actually posting something on my blog!