DarrenandClaire & Company

Halloween Costumes –The Four Pevensies

Ours Truly — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:36:15 +0000

Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy

Peter and Susan

Susan

Lucy

Peter and Edmund

Susan and Lucy

Aslan

Aslan and Lucy

School

Ours Truly — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:28:54 +0000

10 Years Happier

Ours Truly — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:07:18 +0000

This is for you Trei! –Bindi and the Crocmen (and the Hippo) on U-Tube

Ours Truly — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:22:10 +0000

Just in case you miss it in my comments; here it is Trei! A link for you to watch Evie’s favorite workout video: Bindi and the Crocmen! Doing the “Hippo Moves Her Hips”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv2Hu5p0sEc&feature=fvw

I love the part where the lyrics go “She scares the super-models…”

School

Ours Truly — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:49:54 +0000

Evie loves Bindi! — “When the Hippo Moves His Hips”

Ours Truly — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:26:14 +0000

Emmer Thinks About the Sun

Ours Truly — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:18:24 +0000

Emmer: Mom, you know what’s great about the sun? –You can’t waste it.

Mom: Huh. You’re probably right, but what do you mean?

Emmer: Like you can waste water and gas and electricity and the earth’s stuff, but no matter how much sun you use up you can’t waste it. Even when it goes down at night, you get the moon, and then it juts keeps popping back up every day!

Mom: WOW! You’re right! I never thought about that.

End of Summer Graduations–July 09

Ours Truly — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:03:01 +0000

Evan receives Achiever of the Year Award at school

Ours Truly — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:23:42 +0000

Ella graduated from Pre-Ballet 2 tonight with a lovely performance of “Copelia”.

Ours Truly — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:23:22 +0000

She is SO beautiful. Receiving her diploma tonight made me so proud. I cried. I’m so happy she has had this opportunity. She has grown up and learned so muc hthis year. She has an awesome teacher, Terri, whom also received a plaque tonight in celebration of her 35th year of career in arts.

Pictures coming soon…

Evan and Ella, On their way to their new school

Ours Truly — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:28:07 +0000

“nap”

Ours Truly — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:20:52 +0000

So says Evie as she finds a place to rest her weary head in the middle of the museum of natural history, on science festival day in Balboa Park.

Sure, no problem. What’s one more for a super-hero?

Ours Truly — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:17:52 +0000

Mmhuh, he’s good looking and he pulls his weight ;-O

Evan –Sportin’ Braces

Ours Truly — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:12:36 +0000

Chickies have a happy Easter holiday hunt

Ours Truly — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:04:25 +0000

Happy 7th Birthday Ella. We adore you!

Ours Truly — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:53:30 +0000

If she can do it…

Ours Truly — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:43:24 +0000

My girls (Tory and Julia) introduced me to this blog by a mom to be admired. If you love interior decorating, remodeling, ranches, cowboys, country, good cookin’, home schoolin’, punks, horses, photography, hot steam’en romance novels (real life ones), and witty writin’ by a woman law-student-turned-wife-of-ranchin’-cowboy (cuz he’s just too good to be true, like mine was when he swept me off my young feet), then you’ll love this lady’s bloggin’.

www.thepioneerwoman.com

(thanks girls!)

uhuh!!

Ella Today

Ours Truly — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:14:36 +0000

Ella: I’m half boy, half girl

Mom: What? Why?

Ella: Yeah, because I am wearing girls’ clothes but I have a boys’ sweater tied around my waist.

Mom: Oh. Whatever.

Happy Birthday Gorgeous One!

Ours Truly — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:31:11 +0000

(To my husband) I love you always! We are truly blessed with the beautiful life we share. No wishes or hopes… I just know this year will be wonderful as we stand together.

I will be here.

Always,

Me. xxx

“Spring Gala”: Ella’s ballet company performed at the city theatre.

Ours Truly — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:26:25 +0000

Welcome to our family, Aden! And Congratulations Ben and Mel on your handsome little one!

Ours Truly — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:33:27 +0000

Congratulations Ben and Mel on your new son! Thank you for our beautiful new nephew, and another cousin for our company.

A beautiful thought.

Ours Truly — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:14:49 +0000

Think about it: Jesus trusts himself to our childish love. (Spurgeon)

That’s a lot of trust. The scariest thing about really loving someone is how vulnerable it renders you. I’m thinking about the risks and vulnerabilities he constantly takes on by entrusting himself to us, who, compared to him; think like chidlren, speak like children, act like children, and only understand or see His point of view as if we were looking through a dark glass. (1 Corinthians 13.)

“Oh see how Jesus trusts Himself
Unto our childish love,
As though by His free ways with us
Our earnestness to prove!His sacred name a common word
On earth He loves to hear;
There is no majesty in Him
Which love may not come near.”

-Charles Spurgeon

Evan’s 9th Birthday -On a field trip with his school to the San Juan Capistrano Mission

Ours Truly — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:07:37 +0000

bella ballerina Ella

Ours Truly — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:38:42 +0000

“Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth.” (Mark Twain) –Happy Valentine’s Day!

Ours Truly — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:17:56 +0000