A little trip to Mexico...

One night Anika was looking through an album of postcards and found a picture of Dad Dick with his marlin he caught in Mexico and the next day my mom posted the rest of these pics on FB! It was so cool that we were enjoying these memories on the same day.
When I was 7 years old I got to Mexico with my family. My grandpa and grandma had a time share condo in Mazatlan. I was in 1st grade and I dont remember being all that excited about the trip but now looking back I cherish the memories. It was almost like a family reunion because there were so many of us that went. Grandpa Phil, Grandma Lou, Aunt Teri, Uncle Roger, Delaine and Rick Oaks, my mom, Dad Dick and I went.

This is my beautiful Grandma Lou relaxing and enjoying the day.



This is my grandpa and I dancing in the red dress he looked all over Mazatlan for.




My mom... love the hair!



This is the marlin that my Dad caught when we went deep sea fishing, I have never been that sea sick before in my life!



This is me posing on the wall that seperated our patio from the beach. It was so awesome.


This is a picture that always makes me cry because I miss my grandpa so much! he taught me how to float on this trip, I was always begging him to go tot he pool!


Aunt Teri in the kitchen.


Rick and Delaine checking out this crazy girl drinking her virgin daquari. I thought I was so cool!


I was trying to hit the pinata but I dont think I broke it!

Girls Trip

When my Grandma Lou turned 75, we decided to plan a girls trip. We decided to go down to Zion National Park and just hang out in southern Utah for a few days. My Grandma Lou, Aunt Teri, my cousin Leslie and my grandma's friend La Rue were the only ones that could go but we had a blast! Out trip started out going to Salt Lake to drop off a car and then down to Springdale Utah. Our hotel was right outside of the Zion National Park and even the views from our hotel window were AWESOME! On Saturday there were chances of rain so we decided to drive into St George and do some shopping and head into Mesquite to do a little bit of gambling. It was fun! Then Sunday morning we decided to drive through Zion before coming home to our families. All in all it was a great trip and I can't wait to do it again!

25 x 3

Today is my wonderful grandmas birthday! I will post more pics after her party tonight!My little cousin did my grandma's makeup and we had a special tutu mad efor her party! The cones were her own addition! I hope when I turn 75, I can party it up like my granny did!

Christmas Eve

We all went up to Grandma Lou's house on Christmas Eve. It was fun. We played games which the girls won of course! We also sang some songs on the player piano and had a small breakdown because we missed our grandpa so much, and opened some presents. All in all it was a great time...





Look at Waddy the big turd, he is such a party pooper!




Next year I think I will just get these two a room! GOSH! Joking Leslie and Tommy!

Wordless Wednesday 10.15.08

This picture is from our Halloween party last year. Back row: Pirate Man, Granny Scarecrow, Larry Shiver me timbers, and Cryin Teri the clown. Front Row: AJ stegosaurus, Brashae the unhappy dragon, and Maci Fairytopia!
This party is a new tradition we have started and the kids love it. We all go trick or treating and then gather at my aunt's for dinner and games! We are all looking forward to this year's party!