SHOTS

So I have this really nice camera, "Canon, Rebel" that I've had for years and never use anymore because it's not digital ...I decided to use it only for black and white photos/close-ups and use it more often, plus I didn't know you could take your roll of film and put it onto a CD to edit and choose which to print and enlarge(news to me!)...these pictures are taken without my extended lense...next time I will use that...I don't know much about photography so if anyone would like to enlighten me on my camera or give me pointers that'd be great!

These were of my niece Willa, who is very photogenic, the next two, her brother Brooks (Jared's kids) were alot harder to capture...he does not sit still for a SECOND....... these were the best two I had...

Oh, I guess I could add in the "drunkard" (is that a word?) The "wrastleling" match (as my dad would call it) , Willa won
Ruby and Brooks on their "JUMP-O-LEEN" ie=Grandma's Couch, this takes up hours of their time....

My precious......Liam

Small One....Ruby
P.S. I LOVE YOU

A much-needed Girls Night Out

I got shot-gun because I had to "pump" on the way down AND back, lucky me...babies come first though, right?

This is before the drinks............imagine after

Nice DODGE Az....acutally she drives an Expedition, so it comfortably suited all of us... thanks for driving girl

As you can see, Coke products were the only liquids going down us that night...thats what I meant by "drinks " of course...This was so great to get-together with lifelong friends...we graduated nearly 10 years ago..! Can't believe it. Thanks girls for making the effort! We missed you Ape! And anyone else who didn't make it...

HIPPO

we aren't usually this rough with Liam, please don't call social services...p.s. that isn't my laugh we had a really weird friend or maybe a family member over and she has a really weird laugh, ok.

Xmas and winter fun

ruby helps marty cut yarn for her christmas candy countdown necklace, it's an old tradition of my family's

with good old grams at our extended family xmas party...it was a crazy 2 hours!we didn't mean to have a family shot without him (above) so had to give him his own glory

alot of hard work...

for a beautiful snowman..., that...

ruby made friends with...

in the sun he melted...

melted and melted until ruby finally knocked his head off and stomped on him, i won't show that pic, it's too graphic

ryan (marty's brother) and becca's baby girl-Lydia-i love newborns

LET IT SNOW

Our first snow storm of the year, Nov. 27th, it didn't leave much but it was 'something' and Ruby couldn't get enough of it

We had Thanksgiving with Marty's dad...we had a good time....this picture was taken before dinner, you should of seen us after with our pants unbuttoned..

Last night we dressed up to go to the Weber County Bar Christmas Party for Marty's profession...it was interesting to get a glimpse into the attorney world .....still don't know if Marty's sold on it.....but it was pretty fun

BIG FLIPPIN WEEKEND

we tried to force lots of sleep on the little one before the californian clan arrived.....luckily it wasn't too hard
Raquel (Marty's sister) is due in Feb. with a little "Lucy Bonino", and Diane just ate her little grandson up.
Jeremy practices being a Big Brother to a newborn...he is the baby of the fam now and will be 9 years older than Lucy...
What a natural
we spent some time at an arcade for the boys, luckily it had a slide for Rubster, she even made grandma go down head first 3 or 4 times ...the things you do for grandchildren....I guess.....
we went bumper car driving...I got more into it than my two nephews...I loved it, it's nice to let loose (what?)
after a lunch at Cafe Rio, we went to Thanksgiving Point and saw an IMAX dinosaur movie-AWESOME, and went thru the museum...again...AWESOME...only it costs 14$ a body...kinda pricey but well worth it one time... it was for me anyway


Ruby still loves her auntie Kim....she's partial to girls that look alot younger than they are?...I won't disclose her age
I'm not the mean mother it may appear to be in this pic.....but the shark was so cool looking and I knew it would be cooler with Ruby in it...I didn't think she'd be horrified by the cute little thing...it's not like he's real!
Liam was blessed this weekend too, we planned it around the family being in town...so after the sacrament mtg. in which we both had to speak (cuz we're new in the ward) (yes, I did fine and Marty did great and I cried pretty much thru my whole talk...) we had both families over to our humble little abode for soup and bread and deserts....everyone...although a bit crammed...FIT!!



Marty gave a beautiful blessing and both dads were in the circle and my grandpa (which was really neat he was well enough to attend) and the bishop ...oddly they were all the same heigth...so no one seemed short? It was like one of those eye tricks...






I have to brag about this beautiful blanket knitted by the one and only mother-in-law Diane....she is amazing and sooo talented, this pic doesn't do it justice, it is so soft and I absolutely love the colors....
Russ played Santa Clause......he asked Ruby what she wants to say to santa....she said "thank you" then he asked what santa says, hoping to get a ho ho ho....instead he got a "your welcome"