Homecoming 2010

W. Mack Lyon Student Council
There's our girl!
The truck coming around the corner! Here's where mama teared up...


Every year here in Overton the high school has their homecoming parade and they get the middle school involved as well. This year Bella was in it because she is part of the middle school student council. It was so fun to see her up there. They are always a crowd favorite because they are on the fire trucks and they throw candy. Who knows she might be in the parade next year too! Our team, Moapa Valley High School, the Pirates, won their game 42-6 against Boulder City, just in case you were curious...

Frankie's 9th birthday

Frankie is ready to make a wish
Gotta love turning 9!
The cake this year was funfetti with funfetti icing. Bella did the lettering.
This picture was the one that was on her cupcakes that we took for her class. the bakery at Lin's let's you bring in your SD card and print the picture on edible paper. It was so much fun to do! She is so excited to be nine!

Look what was over the house

Isn't that a great sign?

And here is Cecilia, getting ready to find gold under it....Bella encouraged her to go!

Happy Birthday Frankie!!!

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Francesca Suzanne is named after my friend Suzie for good reason. Just like Suzie, she energetic and full of the go-get -'em attitude. And today she turns nine! Frankie was born right after the terrorist attacks and so while I was in labor with her, the TV was on and people were watching the happenings of the world! She gave us a few scares before she was born, and prayer was a big part of her delivery. She broke her arm when she was 2. They had to reset her arm and then about 3 days later we went to the first visit, they couldn't see or hardly tell that the break had been that bad. She healed very quickly. She was more scared of the cast coming off then the actual breaking of the arm! She is fan-tas-tic at gymnastics, wonderful at school and is now excited to go to cheer classes every week. She loves to cuddle and give hugs. Funny facts: she is the EASIEST child to get to bed. Never argues and even puts herself to bed, sometime without us even knowing it! Also, when she was little her way of throwing a tantrum was to lay down on the ground stiff as a board and just be. Very dramatic and quiet... and now she nine! Happy Birthday Frankie! We are so blessed to have you be in our family!

Our wonderful man and the pain in the hip...

For at least, six months or so Louie has had terrible pain in his left hip. Went to the doctor, 2 times, went to the orthopedic surgeon assistant, had x-rays, had blood work...nothing. Finally this last week, I had severe back pain and went to a great chiropractor and he helped me so much that I said that "hey, maybe you can help my hubby." He took new x-rays and WHAM!! Louie has a broken hip. Not sure when it happened, or how it happened but for sure it did. Also they saw a spot that MAYBE it might be a tumor and that could have caused the break, but not sure. So we go to another doctor and yes there is a break and that they are going to schedule an MRI to get a better idea of what is going on. It has quite a wild last few days, but we so grateful that things are finally getting worked out and that we have so many people that are praying for Louie and our family. We know it is through faith and love and prayer that miracles can happen. More updates will be coming ....

Family dinner and the blue plate

Since there are 7 days in a week and we have 7 in our family, we have made it so that every one gets a say it what we have for dinner. Isabella's on Monday, Cecilia is on Tuesday, Frankie is Wednesday, Luke is Thursday, Mattea is Friday, Louie is on Saturday and mine is Sunday. This week we traded Frankie and Louie, so today she wanted home made pizzas. It is so fun to have everyone make their own. They had a great time. Then we stole this other idea of the blue plate. (I think that it might be a few of you out there that have this idea.) We have a blue plate and on the night of their dinner, they get to eat off the blue plate and tell us the best thing of their "blue plate" day. It is so fun to watch as they know it is their blue plate day and they get to have it. Dinnertime has been a lot more fun an experience and been back to the time that it should be. Just having our family share a meal. Course by the end of the week, my dinner is usually the left overs of everyone else's dinner, but hey then I don't have to cook! Just nuke 'em! Anyway it is fun to sit around as a family and enjoy that time together. And we are even trying to make some things from scratch....ok, I said some things...we are still learning, but at least not every night is a TV dinner. But, if it's Luke's night, we might be having that!...just on a blue plate...

The Good China

A few months back our nephew Brian introduced me to these noodles and they were sold in these plastic bowls. I just decided to keep them and use them. The other day I found this. Mattea somehow broke this "fabulous" piece of china and she fixed it. I think the bandaids add to the design. (Never a dull moment folks!)