I Like To Keep It Short and Sweet-maybe not so sweet!?!

I just wanted to share some news that we have known for awhile. It's a.....girl! We did not call everyone to let them know when we found out. Just G-ma & G-pa Bowling and Carter. We knew that the info. would get spread eventually. Sorry if you all have not heard yet. We really need to make better efforts at keeping in touch a little more with everyone. We love you all very much and are greatful for our wonderful friends and family. Capt. Insano-hope you had a fantastic, fun, wonderful, lovely B-day! Ezra-we're glad your surgery went well and happy to hear your doing good. Your such a strong little guy! Oregoneons-sad you won't be coming this month, we really enjoyed getting to spend a little time with you this summer! Miss ya already-hope it's not too long before we get to see you again. Once again, love you all and GOOD NIGHT.

Summer 09' cont.

our yearly car washing

BCF!!!

Silly sisters

Grandma and Lilly at the zoo

Here are some more pictures that we did not have the time or patience to load on our last post. We wanted to keep you all guessing on the "when in Rome" picture, but that was just our hotel in Reno. For our 8 year anniversary we went to Reno for the night. We wanted to go to the Reno temple, but it opened late. We did hit the Sac. temple on the way home. We enjoyed eating at a yummy buffet and our fancy hotel room. We really enjoyed being away from the kids for a whole night. First time ever...thanks again grandpa and grandma! We will post some more recent pictures soon. Don't hold your breath, though!

Summer 09'

Hillbilly Lilly

Cuties!

Rubicon ready

Thanks for all the hard work guys.....there's Cort, hiding behind the water jug

Backyard livin'

Our huge sunflowers

When in Rome.....

Our good friends Heidi and Nicolaus visiting from Gilroy

Lilly, more than meets the eye

More Family Fun Photos

Kobie with his coin collection.

Bella relaxing with a drink.

Dave and Ava.

Rich and Dave with their daughters dressed as Cinderella.

Apples to Apples ... Whaaaat?

This is Sherrie, Lisa, and Jessica since Jessica never blogs. We're helping her because she has three busy little children. Tonight we spent the evening together after getting kicked out of Mom and Dad's house--it was past curfew for the temple-going grandparents who are getting up at 5:30 tomorrow morning. To update Jessica's latest, we've done some Disneyland, had some t-ball, um.. dance, a few birthdays. Sorry no pictures now ..... stay tuned. Possibly. Here's some pictures of a wild, good time. (A Sabbath day appropriate wild, good time.)

OH, HOW TIME FLIES!

Life is just passing me by in some unbelievable speed! My last entry-Kobie goes to the big "K"- wow, that was approximately 4 months ago? O.K. just to let you all know, you get to enjoy me at my best. I get to do this blogging thing at the end of the night, when my thoughts, math, spelling, and anything and everything are all off and confused in my little head. So... good luck and enjoy yourself trying to figure out just what it is that I am writing. Random thoughts here and there, not editing anything. Yeah well anyway, we're all still here, alive and well. Kobie is really enjoying school. He's made a lot of new friends and enjoys "chasing the girls" at recess. I get to teach his class art once a month for the art docent program. It's really fun, and the kids are great. Bella is finally potty trained. Whew! Now she's just waiting to start the dance classes that we promised she could take when she "goes on the potty all the time". She will love it! She's definately a natural. She comes up with these graceful ballet looking moves that really kind of shock us sometimes. We're always asking her where she learns it. It's so funny. Lilly's grown so crazy fast. She's just running all around with her silly curly hair. She's such a little character. Well, here are some pictures from the last few months. Let's see, there are some Halloween, pumpkin patch, back yard fun in the leaves, Lilly's b-day, and some others maybe? Oh, I will add our little hit-n-run action on our poor little van parked in our driveway that has postponed our Disneyland trip picture also. Well I guess I can't call it a hit and run anymore since the dudes confessed. But we still have'nt seen the money they owe us. Silly gangstas. Well, everyone have a great Thanksgiving. We are looking forward to seeing you all soon! And to the ones that we may not see soon, we miss you all very much and love ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOOD NIGHT.

Kindergarten!

Kobie is now a Manzanita Mustang. WOO-HOO! He really enjoyed his first week of school. I signed up to be a "room mother" and am looking forward to seeing him in action.