One of the funnest days in a long time....

Saturday June 27th was a great day. A busy day. A long day.

We woke up very early to head up to Syracuse for a walk in support of the disease Scleroderma, the disease that we lost Matt's mom to. It is always great to see other people who understand what we have been through. Lauren loves any opportunity to see her cousin, Isabella. They were almost inseparable all day!
Here is Matt and his mom's best friend Jewel, she was there to walk with us. Suzanne and Jewel were friends since they were little girls. It is always nice to get to see her, she is like part of the family!

Matt's brother Greg, his wife Alex and their two daughters (Isabella and Madeleine) also came up.

Jewel's daughter, Kim, also joined us for the walk. She lives in Syracuse.

Here is a picture of Matt, Jamie and me after the walk.

After the walk, we headed back home to West Valley for the West Fest Parade. I didn't take too many pictures, but I did enjoy my first West Fest Parade and the kids loved chasing after the candy. It was fun to be able to walk to the parade from our house and the parade was the best one I have been to in a long time.

After the parade and lunch, we came home for a nap...Lauren was so pooped she crashed on the ottoman! I just had to snap a shot:

After our nice nap, we met Greg and Alex and the kids for dinner and we headed to the West Fest Carnival, another first for me. The kids had a blast and it was so wonderful to see the kids having so much fun! I've never seen Jamie enjoying himself so much...and yet he was so serious because most rides involved a steering wheel and he is all about anything car-related!

Here are the three kids riding together in a fire engine...

...and riding a duck

My niece, Maddy enjoyed from the sidelines, she just loved looking at the lights. She is such a sweet, happy, and easygoing baby with a ton of hair and gorgeous blue eyes.

Here is Jamie on the carousel, again, so serious.

Lauren, Alex, and Bella on the carousel too!

Me and the little boy on the carousel.

After the carnival we enjoyed some Ice Cream from Dairy Queen. Then we all came home and crashed. It was a great day filled with sun, family, fun, and food. Thanks Greg and Alex for helping to make the day so much fun...we sure love you guys! We love our family! Life is good!

The Best Dad

Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers out there. Personally, I have a great father that I could go on and on about..but I want to spotlight another great dad...my hubby Mathew! He is such a wonderful father to our children. He sacrifices a lot for our kids, and he loves them both so much and they adore him! I am so very lucky to have such a hard working, fun, and dedicated man to help me raise my little peeps! Here he is in action:
Riding the carousel with Jamie:
Lauren is definitely a daddy's girl!!!

I just love this picture. My three favorite people, doing one of my most favorite things, boating. Life is good!!

Happy Fathers Day Matt! You are the best!

Maybe whning on your blog CAN get you what you want!

Yup folks! My husband has heard my whines regarding the slowness on our home computer and suprised me with this baby for our 10 year anniversary! I had no idea that he had planned this for me and I literally cried when I heard what I was getting, that is right "heard" because as hard as Matt tried to keep it a secret...nothing is much of a secret with a 5 year old in your presence. Matt made special efforts to not show Lauren, but discussing the gift with my mom was his demise. Here is a picture of my new toy. I promise to try to blog more, e-mail more, and maybe do some of that "face-booking" thing...MAYBE!!!! I have never had a lap top and I am thrilled.....
We spent our 10th anniversary, (yup 10, can you believe it?), in Las Vegas. My parents took the kids for two whole nights so we could enjoy some much needed alone time. We had a blast. I will try to post some pictures, as soon as I learn how to download them...he he he!

Happy Anniversary Matt, I love you and thank you for everything!!