happy mothers day

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.

stormin' the beaches of Normandy

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

feliz cumpleanos!!!

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...

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!

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!!!

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

a birthday recap and a video or 3

Hello all! and happy birthday, toddy!!!

well, i had a nice birthday! thanks for all the well wishes! on Sunday we got a cake from Baskin Robbins and had a little family bday! I made cali rolls!!! yummm.Jason had to work on Monday so we had it on Sunday. Here is what my boys got for me! yeah!

Monday our friends, The Epperlys came over and surprised me witha yummy pink strawberry cake! how sweet! it's beautiful !!!she is 9 months pregnant and was due yesterday! i can't believe she baked me a cake! awesome!

COLBY HAS LEARNED TO RIDE A BIKE!!!! {with training wheels} but it's a start! he was struggeling a bit with the whole peddeling thing but now he's got it! yeah! here is a pic and a video.Also, we got a little pool for the yard! here is a sweet cheeks pic! ha ha! it looks like they are having a full on conversation!!! how funny!

here is Jamesers after a long overdue haircut!!! he looks supa cute! he sure is growing up! i can't believe he's going to be 9 in less than a month!!! wowsers! more later...

loves