Pinochle! and Family

Cory, Tristan, Jasmine and Reagan took a week long vacation and came over. We had so much fun while they were here. Unfortuantely, it was the last week of the month and it was impossible for Larn or me to get any time off and Lee was working full time as well, but we got in some quality and amazing time with Core and the kids while they were here.

Myan had soooo much fun with her cousins and it was touching to see them all together again. We played some friendly games of pinochle ... .

Puma and I lost -- and were still in the hole. Yes, the hole. I think we actually gave up.

Mom and Cory won some games --

But the REAL news is: Julia w/ her partner Cory (shocking, huh?) got 1500 pinochle!!! Yeah, yeah.....big moment for them. I think someone cheated. Either way, I did take a picture of their win -- and some of the kids as well! Enjoy!

Roller Skating -- Again!

We went back to skate night -- at Skateland in Bremerton. Cory, me, Myan, Tristan, Jazz and Reagan. We didn't see Larnie anywhere. Cory & me, 4 kids under 6. Uh, this isn't going to work. We called AL (aunt larnie) and told her to get her a** down there -- she said she was on her way. Auntie Lee showed up -- and w/in 5 minutes of her our arrival inside, she got her purse stolen. 15 minutes later, she found it in the bathroom garbage -- most contents removed.

Nice start, huh?

Once we got all of the kids on skates...it was time to drag them to the floor. Tristan didnt' like it for the first 2 hours -- but that last 1/2 hour? Oh yeah, he was rockin' it.

Myan sat in her stroller and got pushed around the floor, as did Reagan. Jazz tried to skate, and she actually did quite well -- I think that the kids had a good time. I know that Cory and I didn't get to skate nearly as much as we'd have liked -- but there really wasn't anything we could do about it. In the whole 2.5 hours that we were there -- Cory and I got to take 2 laps together. Not exactly what I had in mind . . .

Cory took some pics -- so, I might get some of the night -- and, well, I might not. Just know that we all looked fabulous, skated insanely well, and won the speed skating contest. Yes, that's all you'll see in the pictures anyway.

Ciao!

Oscar Party 2009

Larnie threw an Oscar Party on Sunday night and it was smashing! We had so much good fun, food and laughs . . . We didn't get many pictures as we were too busy watching for Angelina and Jen to scrap on the carpet -- we were glued to the TV -- I have a couple of pics that I'll get up tomorrow. Myan was perfect all night, as usual....she clung to Tia (Julia) which gave me a long night of freeeedom!

In other news: my cousin Cory and his 3 kids got into town about 1 a.m this morning and I can't wait to see them tomorrow night. I'll have more updates as soon as I see him. Pinochle!!!

Catching Up . . .

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted pictures and blogged -- for anyone who's been patiently waiting for updates, I'm sorry! We had a wonderful birthday celebration for Lee, watched Myan delight in a bag of 100 balls that she got from AL, had a beautiful Valentine's Day and got my loft finally dressed up with some new hardwood floors and a railing. What a couple of busy weeks! Here are the pictures from the past 2 weeks to recap our world.

Movie Star Myan

Lee's Birthday!!

Myan's first Valentine's Day -- and first time decorating cookies.

All compliments of Myan's incredible baking skills.

Missing most of the cookies w/ the sprinkles, but having fun nonetheless.

Before Myan started . . .

Lan and Myan!

I have socks!

We filled her crib with balls . . . she's in heaven!