it's the little things....

ho ho ho!

2009-12-04T03:27:00.000-08:00

holy moly! it's already christmas! wow i need to get my cards out!

we have returned safe from our easten med vacation! wow! cruising is awesome! 6 countries in 12 days!!!!! awesome. this was Jason's sanctuary....the spa! he was here everyday.....nice.

this will be a picture heavy post...be prepared.here we are at the Pyrimids! Yes, i am covered....it was.....interesting there..... the boys got to ride on a camel!!! Colby was terrified! so he did'nt ride it. he got right down after the picture! but James had a great time. He ended up riding with his friend Ethan.

here are Jason and Jonah on the steps of the Acropolis in Athens!!!!
Jonah and I making a wish in the Trevi FountianJo being crazy in the PantheonDad and Jo at the Coloseum Here is the Arch de Triomph in Barcelona. not to offend anyone, but...i think its prettier than the one in France... ;)The boys on the roof of the Mila House. Gaudi's dreamy house....it was beautifuli will tell you all about the trip in person! way to much to write! we will be in SD in a week!! i can hardly wait! and to spend some quality time in Vegas con mi madre and amigos! i am ready to come home for a bit. I love Europe, but...it's time to come home for the holidays!

can't wait to see all of you.

loves

boooo-tastic!

2009-10-30T04:21:00.000-07:00

so we went to the first of our Halloween shindigs last night! it was the hospital party! We all dressed up and i was incharge of the face painting booth and making the signs. i made this one and Jason and James made this one!it was a blast! here are a few pics...Colbs in all his mummy makeup with *Buddy* the Elf {aka Jason} Jonah as George Monkey, that lasted all of 10 minutes and James with the *nerd herd* all ghoulish skeletons then me as the wood sprite!

you all know i take a million pics...and i had to take pics of my makeup! i did gold shimmer all over my face and a rust eye. with fancy feather lashes!!! love it! then i made my head piece! it came out cool.

hope you all have a bootastic halloween!

i wanna see pics!!!

loves

2009-10-25T10:50:00.000-07:00

We have been busy here at the Palmer household! sorry. i am a terrrible bolgger....On Friday it was the Navy's 234th birthday and we celebrated by going to the Navy Ball!!!! {our first} :) I orderd an amazing 1930's vintage champaigne gown from a website called uniquevintage.com......let me tell you, it was a DISASTER!!!! I orderd the dress a month ago...i got one email from the woman that it was mailed out. 2 days before ball, the woman emails me to tell me the dress is NO LONGER AVAILABLE!!! after she said she mailed the dress!!!! can you believe it??? 2 days before the ball....ugh. i was pissed! TO SAY THE LEAST! but i made do with dress that i already had...here is the result.....i still went with the 1930's theme...i did my hair by doing pin curls all over and then added feather clips...I did a brown/gold smokey eye for makeup with a pale lip. then for extra spice, i put on some awesome falsies!!! oh i love makeup!

we started decorating for halloween! ooohhhh i love halloween!!!
our halloween black kitty! and the grim reaper!!! this thig is awesome!
here are our costumes, as of late....they may change ......the mummyanikin skywalkergeorge monkey....and the piece de resistance....ELF!!!!
yes, Jason agreed to be ELF, from the movie ELF!!! i love it! i am going to be a faery. surprise, surprise.

more soon.

loves

memories....like coners of my mind....

2009-10-11T12:34:00.000-07:00

ahhhh, Malaga. We are here for the long weekend, reliving our time here 7 years ago. It's as beautiful as it was then. We got a 3 bedroom condo with a jucuzzi on the roof!!!! how amazing is that! The boys have been loving it!!! Today we went to the wild animal park in Estepona then took the boys to Mc Donalds {as a treat}then went to the Nerja caves, the older boys loved it, Jonah on the other hand was tired and was ready to go home. But not before i had James snap this pic of us. Jason and i have the exact same pic of us in the same spot 7 years ago!!! minus the kiddos, but they wanted to be in the pic!aslo, this little boyhas reached another milestone. Our little man, the hope of hopes has lost his first tooth. It really made our hearts flutter. Here's our little guy, entering the big leagues. Things like this make you stop and think. He's snaggle tooth, like lots of kids, but he's not baby any more. Tell me this doesn't make you think about time passing. I love the bubba, and We're all sad that he's aging so quick. Oh the bubba! it happened on the drive back home from the caves. He had been flicking it with his tounge all day! aawweee.

Here is another mural...in Colby's room. Lego Knights in battle! i love how his armor shines! just got to finish the rocker pirate dude!

more later, i have tooth faery duties.

loves

day to day....

2009-09-23T10:13:00.000-07:00

Hola!

things have been going along here. Soccer starts this week and the boys are still loving Karate. We are anxiously awaiting Halloween! (it's my fave)... I'm not sure of our costumes yet, but i'm sure they will be cool!

I painted a new mural in James' room....i know it was supposed to be the Simpsons, but we decided that lego star wars was cooler!

here are a few pics of us at the park and in the backyard for some trampoline shennanighans!!!

loves

fall is here, hear the yell. Back to school, ring the bell....

2009-09-16T12:50:00.000-07:00

school is going great and we are taking a break from traveling until November so we can get into a good routine. The boys started karate!!!! its adorable! here is the story about this pic. The Sensai had them on thier knees, eyes closed, for meditation and he was telling them to visualize an ice cream cone in thier hand. Colby immedietly smiles. Then he says to them, "visualize it begining to melt"...Colby frowns. all the while his eyes are closed. Then he says to them now visualize yourself eating the ice cream before it melts all over your hands and Colby starts licking the air!!! it was so hilarious! i wish i would of been filming at that moment. it was priceless and so precious.
here's Jo, watching his *brodders* with his best buddie, George.

here is a video

its 2 days a week and they are liking it so far.

I've been creating again....i painted a *curious george* mural in Jonah's room nd made a *Colby lego guy* in Colby's room. I am working on a *simpsons* mural for James.

I have also been scrapping . here is a card for our dear friends who are expecting!!!and i made some fun *halloween* cuties for our home!!! they are made from Sculpy clay! i *love* how they they came out! boooo*licious!

loves

the face of a kindergartener...

2009-09-05T12:04:00.001-07:00

and 4th grader!

WOW. the first week of school just finished up and we all survived! Colby and James both like thier teachers and they are adjusting to the new class rules.

hope you all have a great first day!

loves

Adventures through Central and Eastern Europe

2009-09-03T09:58:00.000-07:00

So we had the extreme pleasure of having the Grumps in house these past three weeks and Cyd and I (yes it's Jason posting), decided to take advantage of the free babysitting by going on a road trip. We flew into Frankfurt Hahn airport via Ryan air (it really is the Greyhound of the European skies), rented a car and headed east.

Our first stop was Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber (I'm sure I spelled that wrong, but hey they should speak english right!?) It's a great little mideaval (how do you spell that?) town that's been pretty much intact since the 30 years war in the 1600's. Our Gasthaus was in a beautiful little square, you can see some of the pictures.

Here's Cyd having a "sparkling beer", German beer with Sprite. I mean really, what's the point. I guess if it's the only way i can make her drink beer, so be it. The next shot is of the main fountain in the square. Apparently this was the only source of water for the folks in the town. I hope that 's not the case now because there were a lot of pigeons. The next shot is of me at the town wall. I think at this point we were so tired from the first day's trip that we just walked around and tried to soak in what we could. There was a wine festival going on that night, and there were a lot of drunken Germans floating around. Drunk Germans, really gave us the "Real Experience" of Germany.

I would have to say that Rothenburg was probably one of the top five highlights of the trip. If we do get back to Germany it would be nice to go there again.

This is the square, immediately to the left was our guest house. It's like Disneyland isn't it? I kept expecting Snow White and Goofy to pop out of the alleys and start singing "It's a Small World".

Time for an espresso in the European style. They also had something called "snowballs" (of course it was in German). They were like fried doughnuts in a ball. The Germans really know how to fry things.

Here's big lova at the fountain. She wanted me to delete this, but hey, I write the blog this time I get to pick what photos are on.

Here's some picture of a "Christmas town". Cyd and I split up and while I was learning about the long and illustrious history of Rothenburg, Cyd was getting her "shop" on by going in some of the crafty stores. Christmas stuff is a big sell there in Germany, Cyd made quite a few purchases. I didn't get a picture, but my big find was the oldest kitchen in Germany that was in a nearby Abbey; I don't know, which is best, crafty stuff or history?

Here's a view down the road to our guest house, we were really lucky with the weather the whole trip. It got a little cold at the end, but the first few days were amazing.

Now onward, to the Czech Republic! Somehow it would sound so much more romantic to say that we headed into Czechoslovakia, but alas, those days are over. It's amazing that just a few years ago it wouldn't even have been possible. Besides the transition from uptight Germany to the more g0-go captialism of the Czech Republic, it's not really that big of a deal to cross the border. We weren't even stopped. We had to get some Czech Crown money vs. the Euro and the language was indecipherable, but otherwise smooth sailing!

Ah Prague. What a beautiful city, and in it's day a political powerhouse. Communism really dimmed it's lights, but for us tourists, really kept it as a snapshot of time. Lots of gothic architecture and buidings stuck in time from the 1700's. Some fun communist block buildings too just to mix it up. I was surprised at the amount of art nouveau buidlings. I guess nothing was torn down from the 50's until the Velvet revolution in the 90's. Good for them. I'm standing in the middle of Vene lausch square in Prague. It felt like a real city with real bums and pollution. So much for clean Europe right?

Part of Prague Castle. Seat of power for the Czech royalty for over 800 years, for what it's worth.

Astronomical clock in the main square. When it chimes, a little skeleton rings a bell and characters from the 1500's (the first animitronics, screw Disney) come out and do a jig. Tourists love it (and so did I of course).

Charles bridge. Layed down in the 1500's. Great statues. Beautiful and romantic at night.

Here's a beautiful art nouveah town hall in Prague. It's really something with the stained glass and great turn of the century decor. They still put on Mozart and Dvorak operas there. It's a wonderful piece out of time

Finally, a shot at a true Czech wonder of cuisine. The roasted pig leg (or knuckle as Cyd likes to call it). It's all the rage in traditional Czech pub cuisine. They give you a whole pig leg on a spike for around 10 bucks. It's actually really good, but suspiciously, the next day i had a really bad case of the Czech revenge (ala Montezumas revenge, I'll let you figure it out).

O.K., that's enough for now. I'll give you more Czech tomorrow, finish up our trip with a tour of Pilzen, Munich, Heidelberg, and our hillarious passport adventures next time along with a great post of Colby and James first days at school, a must see. Stay tuned!!!!

...is anybody out there?

2009-08-18T04:35:00.000-07:00

hi everyone....sorry i have been so out of touch lately. We are gearing up for a trip to Prague on the 24th and school starts the day after we return.

here is a little recap of the last few weeks!

So, we went to Amsterdam, there is Jonah next to the *a*here is James in front of a statue of Anne Frank, in front of her house. The line was unbelievable so we did'nt get a chance to go in.beautiful canals...Shelby our babysitter from San Diego came for a visit and she stayed for almost a month. It was nice having her here. Jason and i took off on a nice weekend getaway to Mallorca. We spent 3 days there. It was nice to just hangout on the beach together doing....nothing! we read and ate and relaxed. One day we went into the city to site see, like in the cathedral in Palma, Gaudi re did the altar. it was cooland as we walked throught the city we came across a mansion that you could tour. this was outside in the entryway.....peculiar and interesting.but mostly we just hung on the beach. I never realized how tiring it is to be LAZY! wow. we were exhausted.
We also celebrated 2 birthdays in the month of July!!!! look at how cute they are! We had it at the housing pool and it was great!the grand finale was a balloon fight!

and James got his cast off!!! her was alittle scared when the tech came at him with the buzz saw! But it healed fine.

soccer starts next week and James is auditioning for the childrens theatre production of *the Prince and the Pea* we'll see!

loves

2009-07-31T07:18:00.000-07:00

happy birthday. to my life long friend......i hope today is as wonderful as you are.

enjoy it baby!

okay, maybe not tomorrow.....

2009-07-23T11:22:00.000-07:00

PART 2

so we drove for about 2 hours through the german and holland counrtyside...it was beautiful. We made it to our hotel around 930pm and it was a total flashback from the 70's! it was awesome and the veiw from our room was amazing! it was so fancy! so we headed downstairs for some dinner {Colbs brought his lego loot} since it was still light outside at 10pm!and Colby discovered an age old fave of the Netherlanders.......Fries and mayo! holy moly! he is in love! and as the sun was setting we setteled into our beds for another day!the next morning we awoke to ducks quacking outside our balcony! so of course the boys had to go down to feed them!
after the duck feeding we went to a little seaside town. it was beautiful and quaint, right on the water.
all the houses looked like this.here are the boys at a gift shop. in the big ole clogs!

then we went to a cheese and clog factory!!!! it was neat to see how it's all done. the smells....were interesting...Colby did'nt like it AT ALL! this guy totally looked like Dwight Shrute from * the office* total beet farmer in his clogs! here he is holding his nose!!! HA! HAA! with Jason and I behind the silly people!

next we were off to the Windmills...by this time the boys were tired {jason included}. so here are the only pics from that trip. look at the two grumps! wow...those faces!after we got some food and rested we found a park. check this out!TO BE CONTINUED....

Amsterdam :)

loves

what a beautiful place i have found in this space, that is circling all around the sun...

2009-07-18T00:23:00.000-07:00

we have returned from Amsterdam....i am in *lovelovelove* wow. Holland is a beautiful country. I would love to go back and expiereince it without my wonderful boys, but it was great, nonethelesss.

of course, it would'nt be a *Palmer Family Vacation* with out some sort of shenanigans....

first things first, we arrived in Germany and it was raining. We got our rental car and began our journey to our hotel, which was supposed to be a relaxing first day in Germany, hang by the indoor pool and prepare for the next days activities....Let me tell you what really went down, we start driving and re start to hear a thumping sound...we think *oh, a flat tire, great* so we decide to pull over, let me first say this is a BRAND NEW CAR. only 12 kilometers driven. We finally get to an exit and the car looses compression and we kind of drift to the shoulder, praying that we are not going to crash! I get out of the car, check all the tires and they all look good, so i go around to the back of the car and place my hand on the hatchback and it is covered in OIL, OIL is SPEWING out of the back of the car!!!! we freak out! We NO SPREKENSI DEUTSCH!!!!! how are we gonna fix this! i have like 20 euros on my cell and don't have free roaming! We try calling the AVIS people and there is no answer!!! WHAT, NO ANSWER AT THE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE LINE!!!! SERIOUSLY? we try like 10 times, nothing. i use almost all my minutes and we are stuck, in the middle of BFGermany, with the boys.

oh, and it's pouring rain. So Jason decides to get out and walks like 500 meters to the emergency call box and there is NO PHONE, only a bar that you pull and hope someone will come. so we wait. I keep trying and leaving messages for the AVIS people and Jason keeps trying the call box. nothing....FINALLY we get ahold of someone at AVIS {an hour and a half later} and they say they will send someone in an hour. So, the tow truck shows up and they don't speak ANY english, so they motion for us to stay in the car and begin to attatch the car to the tow. It lifts us up on the flatbed and we keep trying to ask if we should get out of the car, but they say no. so we are literally o the back of the tow truck driving down the freeway to the shop. WHAT!!! NEVER IN THE STATES WOULD THAT HAPPEN!!!

here is our reflection in the window of the car shop. just CRAZY! we got a cab and it took us to a random gas station where anther car was waiting for us....so we then begin our drive to the hotel...we were supposed to get there around 2 in the afternoon...we did'nt actually arrive there until 10:30pm! so we get there, exhausted and we get our rooms. HOT. the AC is busted! we ask for another room, the pretty much say *go to he** and we are in a hot box all night. misery. could this trip get any worse? and that was only the beginning.

the next day we head out into Klon for some sight seeing and kid zoo action. It was a MUCH better day. the boys and I had a great time at the zoo and Jason went to the Museum. We met up for some schintzel and Jason took the boys, minus James on the Sky tram over the Rhein and James and i went into the city and saw the cathedral and walked along the shopping streets.we found a Starbuck's and James got a *spaghetti and meatball* ice cream!

and it just so happened to be *GAY PRIDE* in the city of Klon that day! i took this pic of these chics hair. it was cool.

we found a lego store and Jason and the other boys met us there and that is how we finished our day in Klon. We got back to the car and

drove to Holland...

part 2 tomorrow...

loves

happy 4th! {early}

2009-07-02T14:19:00.000-07:00

because.....we are off to Holland and Germany!!!!! WWOHOOO WEEEE! im so excited! can you tell??

anyhow, here is a little Partiotic cheer!

loves

back to the land of the living! ~ huge update!

2009-06-29T05:57:00.001-07:00

whooo! we have survived another move!!!! we love our new house on base! lots of room and lots of kiddos!! here are few pics of the new digs! we painted each room a different color and the backyard is big and over looks the ocean!!! we have a lovely breeze and can smell the ocean...it's heaven! and so convienient!

this is our front porch...living room {with boxes} now there is a flatscreen above the fireplace on the green wall, eventhough you can't see the fireplace...it's there, behind the boxes. dining roomthe kitchen {duh} it's kinda small....backyard...can you see the ocean?????more backyard the outdoor playroomthe back patiohere are the boys rooms...this is James' he has a loftbed in there and a deskand Colby's, he has a white trundel bed and a deskand Jonah's! he has a small loft bed in his, but in ths pic the paint is'nt finished... but his favorite color is Orangie! and we let them pic the colors! hey! why not?here on base they have a great pool! we are there almost everyday! if not for swim lessons, for fun! Colby is a super swimmer! he is the ONLY 4 year old that is allowed to go down the slide or jump off the diving board!!!! check out this pic! it cracks me up! he's so little compaired to all the teenagers! but he loves it and they all cheer him on! {he's at the end of the line}

sad news, we have our first broken bone....Mr Jamsers! he got his hand smashed in the car door!!!! the day after school got out and he has to wear a cast the whole summer!!!! what a BUMMER!!! But, the cool thing is, it's a waterproof cast!!! imagine that! so it's not to bad. He has a boxers fracture, on his right hand.never a straight face! Bubs playing b-ball out back with Daddy

and Jo Jo, too. We also inherited a cat! She kind of started hanging around us at our old house in Puerto, and Jason did'nt have the heart to leave her there so we adopted her. The boys are doing good with her and Jonah and I's allergies are doing great! The night before we moved out she brought us a mouse...all chewed up and disgusting! but Jason said it was a plea not to leave her behind. so we just had to take her. The boys decided to name her *lightning Jack* {don't ask}, but mostly she just goes by *kitty*.

loves

an ode to summer by Jason

2009-06-06T10:31:00.000-07:00

We'll its getting into summer here in Spain and we're already starting to spend every day at the pool. Colby is getting brown and Cyd's pink sunburn is becoming a fixture. James is as white as ever, and I often have to wear my sunglasses when i'm with him at the pool. Colby has been going off the diving board and they have a nice waterslide. He's the only one under the age of 6 that is allowed to go, i'm quite proud.

We're looking forward to a summer of fun, sun, and trying to keep the boys from killing eachother. Our next big evolution is the move back on base to the fishbowl. I think it's going to be a good thing and i know that he boys are going to love being able to walk out the front door and play with other kids. It might be nice to not have to entertain them for a while. Our next big trip isn't until Germany in August, but we're in the works for trying to see if we'll go to holland or Italy for the fourth of July. because our Itakly trip next week has been canceled... Stay tuned. last weekend we went to Madrid. here are few pics from the trip. We went to Retiro Park and decided to take a paddle boat around the Park. It was the best thing we did the whole trip! the boys loved it and so did we . Each boy got to row the boat and then Cyd and i switched kids mid stream! it was halarious! we had the best time!

Miss you all and we'll try to post some more stuff soon.

we are back!

2009-05-28T22:29:00.000-07:00

we had a nice time in Madrid! we had tapas and the boys played! it was awesome! Margerita has an amazing home that she so gracefully allowed us to stay in!! it was great! we went to Retiro Park and Palacio de Real .

as promised, here are a few videos from Colby and Jonah at Feria...

as you can see, Jonah was not having the costume or the dancing. His teacher said he started crying as soon as they changed his clothes. so there was no dancing for Jonah, until Colby got up to dance and after i changed his clothes back into his shorts. he is very stubborn.

But Colby did amazing! look at his sweet little face. He did good! and his big finish....aaawwee. He was all dressed in his outfit ready to go and as soon as he got up on stage, he pulled his shirt out, so he looks alittle slobby....but he still did great!

we were going to Italy next week, bnut now plans have changed. The place we were going to stay called and cancelled our reservation due to tree service in the area and it's to dangerous for us to be in the cabin. lame. and the childrens center is also closed! THAT WAS THE SELLING POINT OF THIS TRIP! the kids get to go to a kids camp while the parents go on tours of the italian countryside and castles....you know they could of told us this months ago, beforewe booked the room. not A WEEK BEFORE we are supposed to be there. ugh.

so now we are staying home and preparing for the move on base. we will paint the new house and go through the old stuff and purge the junk! moving is good for somethings....

well, we are off to school!

loves

eeeekkkkk!!!!

2009-05-21T14:02:00.000-07:00

is all i have to say...

the travelers...

2009-05-21T08:36:00.000-07:00

hey! this weekend we are off on another whirlwind adventure!!! to Madrid!!!! woo hoo! to visit our friend Margerita and her 3 boys!!! it should be a nice visit. then in 2 weeks we are off to Italy!!!! wow! for 7 days! then when we get home we are......moving!
what a busy month we have coming.

we have been offered a house on base and i think we are going to take it. it fits better with our family to live on base. Just the amount of kiddos playing around the neighborhood, at all times, is the selling point for us. not to mention that i make at least 4 trips to the base everyday...it's much more convienient, for ALL of us! We are going to be moving nextdoor to one of Colby's good friends from school and the family has an older boy for James to play with and a little girl Jonah's age! so it's perfect.

i will update with lots 'o pics from Madrid and Italy! promise.
tomorrow Colby and Jonah are performing a dance at school for Feria! i will put up some pics and a video!

loves

stormin' the beaches of Normandy

2009-05-12T12:05:00.000-07:00

a history lesson...prepare yourself...so last week when jeni was here, Jason went on a *guys* trip to France. He took a camera, but did not take ONE SINGLE PICTURE!!!! could you believe it???? but one of his buddies took a bunch, so here are a few...this first one is of the Church of St. Mere Eglaise where a soldier got stuck up on the roof during the "longest day" on D-day. That is a manequin. but it's supposed to be the soldier.here are the guys on Utah Beach.
here is Jason at the Sailors Memorial at Utah beachthis is the provisional headquarters of the 81st airborn when they first landed. here is the Normandy Church where the medics set up there camp.and this is the actual blood left from the paratroopers that were taken care of by the medics.and this is Caretan, one of the first major objectives of the first few days after arriving.

hope you enjoyed this presentation of the History Channel....

Jason had a wonderful time on this *guys* trip.....maybe i need a ladies trip.....to Greece??? hhhmmmm, any takers?

loves

happy mothers day

2009-05-10T08:24:00.000-07:00

to all the mommies out there.

especially ours.

we love you so much and miss you. thanks for all you do for us and how amazingly you love us, through it all.

thank you.

there's no crying in baseball!

2009-05-09T06:44:00.001-07:00

today was *Opening Day* of the season for baseball! we have 2 boys playing ball this year! Jonah is very sad that he cannot play yet. He got all dressed in the batting gear and tried to walk out on the field. poor guy.we had to stop him. he was not happy about that.

here is our New York Yankee! Mr. Bubb, he looks great in the uniform and he's so excited! look at him hit that ball! GO BUBBS!here is good ol' Jamsers! He's a New York Met! woo hoo! he's showing some real promise this year! practices are going well!

we had a wonderful time with Jeni!! we got some real quality girl time! we went to a bodega for a sherry tour and to Sevilla and to Ronda! it was amazing. she's the best house guest! she even cleaned!!! we love Aunt Jeni! i miss her already! on Saturday Jason was storming the beaches of Normandy on a guys trip so Jeni and i got brave and took the boys to Gibralter!!! it was a good time! we were not attacked, well, atleast they did'nt steal our food this time! Colby was still a little aprehensive...he stayed in the van. i love his expression.with the hand pressed up to the glass...then on the way down, the monkey jumped in the window! we got a little nervous, but it was ok.then we went to the tunnels and to St. Micheals Cave.the boys are on a cannon in front of the tunnels.

it was soooo super windy, James almost blew away!we had a great time. the boys were really good.

tonight we have a baby sitter and we are going to Sushi!!! yummmmm.

loves

feliz cumpleanos!!!

2009-05-01T10:29:00.001-07:00

today is Jamsers birthday! the big *9*!!! holy crow! it's amazing how fast time flies. when we return to the states he will be 11. amazing...

he's doing great! school is coming along and he just finished taking the Tera Nova test (standardized testing) for school. He is a great big brother! Jonah loves him! Colby and James are still working on their realationship....sharing LEGOS is a BIG DEAL!!!!

We just had a small family gathering at the house and the neighborhood kids came over to help James open his presents. He was so happy! he got just what he wanted!!

Jeni helped make a lego cake! he was soooo excited! here are Jeni and James feeding eachother cake!!! it ended with cake all over them and then Colby and Jonah wanted to do it too...as you can imagine, the hijinks ensued...and we cooked his favorite meal! chicken enchilada casorole! it was a nice night!

Last week he did a performace for Feria!! here is the video of his *Sevillana* dance. enjoy! He did awesome! He remembered all his steps and he had the best *ole* of all! he's so cool! the only boy and he was so confident. what an awesome kiddo!

happy birthday, sweet James. we love you.

loves

with the clicking clack of high heel shoes...

2009-04-24T10:58:00.000-07:00

hello all!

the weather is beautiful here in Southern Spain and we are awaiting a very special guest!!!!she arrives on Tuesday!!!! i am sooo excited i could pee! it's going to be awesome!like i said, the weather is warming up and Feria starts this week! it's the Flamenco Festivals! they are all over this region! we are sure to hit up some of the festivities!!

the boys are starting baseball this week and some pics are soon to follow! here is a pic of Colby coming home from practice, with his head out the window of the BMW. he cacks me up!so we went to Isla Magica last weekend and here is a recap in some photos! first....has anyone seen an albino peacock??? amazing! i mean the colored ones are amazing but this snow white one is so beautiful! wow! it was just hanging out! how cool.

this is a huge sculpture in the entryway! they all climbed in! here are the boys on some rides!

they love the *saltar de rana* wich translates into *the frogg hopper* and the dragon cruise. it's a nice place. the kids enjoy it! here are James and Jo on the bumper cars! and Daddy and Colbs on the llama ride!

loves

videos, oh my!

2009-04-18T23:53:00.000-07:00

hey!

i promised a couple more vids so here they are!

this is Colbs at his basketball awards pizza party! look at his face! he is oh so happy with himself!!! it's so sweet!

here is one of the boys on Easter morning going through their baskets!

yeah! it's off to the NEX for legos!!! woo hoo!

yesterday we went to Isla Magica i will post a vid and some pics later! it really takes a long time to upload videos.

loves

happy easter!!!

2009-04-11T08:49:00.000-07:00

from the palmers! ha ha ! we had an *Easter Eggstravaganza*! on base yesterday!!! it was a good time! the boys had egg hunts and bouncy's galore! it was fun! here are a few videos!
this is Jonah at the hunt.
he was cute. then Colbs at his. Here is a pic of Jamers at his. They were at the same time, across the field from eachother. I took the vid then ran over to James just as it was ending....but i did snap a pic.
look at Mr. JP.... he's so handsome and grown up! he insisted on wearing his brown cordoroy blazer to the festivities...he was the best dressed there! what a little GQ model! that's my boy! Last night we had some friends over for a *Bunny BBQ* it was nice! lots of kiddos, of all ages so all the boys had a blast!
today will be a family thing! we will dye eggs and do a little hunt here at the house! maybe ride our bikes to the beach....

loves