Sunday, December 16, 2007

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

The Five Carpenters are living in Santa Clarita with Grandma & Papa until we find a place of our own (closer than the 70 miles Har drives now to work). The kids love school. We get to see Grandpa Mike every week. We love getting to visit with Great Grandma Stewart and helping get her house ready for when she recovers well enough from having her tumor removed to come home. The kids go to a great school where they both love their teachers and have made great friends. We really enjoying being closer to Vista so we can go down and visit more often. Life is good. Thanks for being part of ours! We promise to be better at updating our blog in the coming months. Big fat hugs!

Cutest Kids Ever!...according to me

Every time I look at this picture of Nash from the Four Seasons kid party I think of a magnet on my mom's fridge that you push and it says, "I looooove chocolate!"

Lula got a new dog bed from Grandpa Mike and the kids had to try it out. How cute is Emma...holy cow the teen years are going to be here too soon.

Dedan has as much fun in all aspects of his life as he is expressing in this picture. What a joy he is in my life!

Emma turns 10


Emma made her own cake on her actual birthday while we were in Colorado.
Emma had her "After Party" back in Cali with (left to right) Chloe, bday girl, Amber, Ruth, Kaylie & Taylor. Cutest pre-teens ever.

Grateful for our Colorado family







Our 10 days in Colorado were spent:


*playing credit card Monopoly


*Black Friday shopping


*learning (and benefiting from) auto repair with Uncle Terry


*eating turkey


*watching Nash & Briseis enjoying each other


*rolling around in Auntie Tracy's backyard with her dogs (ok, that was mostly Lula)


*celebrated several family birthdays

*getting spoiled by...everyone

*playing in the yard of dried leaves

Halloween




2 pirates+Superman+a Rock Star=lots of candy

Dedan turns 6

We celebrated Dedan's birthday with a round of mini golf and dinner at Farrell's Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor. Gram and Daddy made sure he got his birthday spankings.


Summer Fun




My cute sister, Tressa, and I went with our kids (minus baby Nash who stayed home with Dad), mom and T's friend, Kaysie, & my BFF, Rach, to Legoland in August. A great time was had by all, but I love this picture of me and my favorite sister...ok, my only sister.

Har's new job

Har is enjoying his new job in Santa Barbara. He took this picture of himself in his office-his first office!

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Monday's Monsoon

Yes, we were supposed to be packing while Rachel was here to help, but who can resist dancing around in a major rainstorm? NOT US!

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

California, HERE WE COME!


Right back where we started from!


Har got a great opportunity and promotion to Loss Prevention Assistant Manager at the Four Seasons in Santa Barbara (aka The Biltmore). We'll be moving to that area sometime in July. Don't ask me exactly where or when yet, because I don't know. I'm just excited that we are going!

Friday, June 01, 2007

Dedan's Favorite Teacher


Ok, so she's his first teacher, but he still loves her.

Dedan's Kindergarten Promotion

My sweet boy almost ready for first grade.