Hip Hop Harmers

All Aboard the Polar Express!!!! We Believe!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-08T19:27:00.001-08:00

We went to Williams, AZ to ride the Polar Express. This picture was taken after the train ride. It was 10pm and as you can see Alese was done partying it up.

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This picture says it all! Alese just got her bell from Santa. The REAL Santa and she BELIEVES!!!! This was my favorite part of the whole trip!

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Me and my babes.

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Alese could not believe she talked to Santa. She thinks she was sooooo brave. She couldn't get over herself for like an hour. So cute!

Our New Little Guy

2008-12-08T19:07:00.001-08:00

Is he not the cutest? Guessing Game Time! Who can guess what kind of dog he is....If you already know, then no guessing please!!! His name is Scout. Loving the puppy, not the puppy stage!

The Phoenix Zoo

2008-12-08T07:23:00.001-08:00

Okay so I'm a little behind! Blame it on the holidays I guess. So we ventured out to the zoo. It was a perfect 75 degrees. The animals were just being fed when we got there so most of them were up close and personal. (Trust me , that is lucky for a zoo trip)

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HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEN!!!!

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My three angels!

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Alison, dear sweet Alison, always was the"scary thing" even when she was little!

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Aubree had a heck of a time deciding what to be this year. My oh my was that fun. But she ended up having a great costume!!!

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Alese was quite the ham for the camera. If you know anything about Lese this is a big shocker!!!!

Surprise Surprise Finally!!!

2008-10-28T16:08:00.001-07:00

Alese's Room. Busy? Yes. Does Alese love it? Yes!!!

Alese picked out her fan. I'm sure you can guess that. I re-finished her bed. It looks way better now.

Alison's Room

2008-10-28T16:03:00.001-07:00

The blue looks way more faded than it really is. Gotta love cameras. Did you like that grammer Dad? Ali's room is leapord print accents.

Aubree's room (Cherries!)

2008-10-28T15:57:00.000-07:00

Aubree did all of the cherries all by herself (well her sisters helped a little)

New House Update

2008-10-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

So everyone wants new pictures of the house with the painting being done. I just can't post something that is only half decorated. It would drive me nuts. So I will give some pictures of the outside since the yard is finished and of the girls rooms. The pictures will come soon I promise. So in the mean time I did post some other stuff.

Is it really Fall?????

2008-10-11T21:24:00.000-07:00

Bet you can't do this where you live in October!!!

New Hair

2008-10-11T21:21:00.000-07:00

So it is fall and that means I go dark. I might add some highlights along the way. Who knows when I will actually get around to it. LOL.

Our New House

2008-08-31T12:53:00.001-07:00

So here is our new house. We can't wait to get in there and paint! As you can see we have plenty to paint. We will post the after pictures in a few weeks when the yard and painting is done.

Our New House

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Guess Who???

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Here's one some of you may not have seen. And some of you are not believing this picture right now. Yes this is Brian. It is Seattle at a dinner show and he was picked out of the audience and this lovely cross dresser picked Brian out of the audience to participate in the show and this is what happened to him. One year later we went to the show again and oddly enough he was picked again for the same act. He told the guy/girl or whatever, and so he bowed out gracefully to let someone else have this wonderful experience.

BUGGGG!

2008-08-28T22:28:00.000-07:00

Aubree was testing out fashion from as long as I can remember. She is still going.

So everyone is bugging me to post something new. I can't help it if I'm too busy with a boring life with no new pictures. So I will do Flash Back Friday (Thanks Heidi) I know Friday isn't technically until 1 1/2 more hours but c'mon people lets just deal !

Thanks Gramma!!!!

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Thanks for bringing us jammies from the carribbean!!!

Week One is Done!!!

2008-08-02T20:22:00.000-07:00

Week one is finished. I am sooo glad. It is a lot of work having a runt and trying to make sure it gets what it needs. It is getting more crowded as you can see. The first one is Jasmine/Jasper (don't know if they are boys or girls yet) the next one is the runt, Belle/Ruffus, and the last one is Jack/LuLu. Our whole family has fallen in love with all of them, but Jack seems to pull at our heart strings the most!!!

FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!!!!!!

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They are finallllly here. Penelope had kittens early this morning. Sadly two didn't make it, but three is a handful for sure! As you can see they look just like their momma! We'll keep you posted with weekly updates!

A Day Out!!!

2008-07-26T18:20:00.000-07:00

Summer can get really boring. It's the mini trips that help us through. We took the girls to the Superstitoin mall and in the food court they have a huge carasoul. The girls love the tea cup seat. They spun til they were sick!!! It made me sick just watching!!! Of course Alese stood this one out!

2008-07-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

Alese made me this necklace and it wouldn't fit over my head so she said she would wear it for me while I had my surgery for good luck. So sweet to think of her momma!

New School Hair Cuts

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Before

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After

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Before

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After

New Hair Finally!!!!

2008-07-11T10:33:00.001-07:00

So, I am used to my brother doing my hair, when I moved here I kept putting it off cause I was scared of getting it done. I finally took Heidi's advice and used her girl (Heather) and she did a fabulous job!!! I also found out she grew up on the same street I did when I lived in Mesa as a kid. Crazy small world!!! So needless to say it was fun getting my hair done and remembering the good old days. Plus, no more roots! Yea!!!

Tempe Sunset

2008-07-09T10:27:00.000-07:00

This was by the splash park. It was such a pretty area. It made us miss Seattle how we always went to the waterfront.

Sun Splash Fun!!!

2008-07-09T10:24:00.000-07:00

Heidi dragged us all the way to Tempe right next to ASU for this splash park. (kidding Heidi). It was fun. The older kids weren't too impressed. I think they thought is was going to be more major, but for a splash park it was pretty impressive. I thought it was going to be bigger too, but I caught them having some fun!

Splish Splash Fun

2008-07-09T10:18:00.000-07:00

4th of July

2008-07-06T22:07:00.001-07:00

The weather was incredable! Cool breeze and under 100 degrees. We went with the Opfels to their family friends house that lets Rockin R Ranch use their field to launch the fire works. So needless to say we were plugging our ears being right by the launching site. Thanks Opfels for a fun fourth in a new town!

4th of July

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Our New House

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Here is our new house. Well some of the rooms. I didn't want to go way overboard w/pictures so I will just go a little overboard.

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This is the family room. Don't look too close at the decor, I have a lot to do in here!

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This is the kitchen ( the only room I have finished)

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This is Aubree's bathroom/ downstairs bathroom

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This is Aubree's room. The bed is a before picture. We are going to paint it a different color. We don't know if we want to do white, pink, or the green in her room.

Alese's First Sewing Project

2008-07-04T19:27:00.000-07:00

Alison taught Alese how to sew a pillow. She is so proud of it.

TV or Activity?

2008-07-04T19:18:00.001-07:00

The kids were bored and I didn't want to just sit and watch TV with them.....Okay so I did, but I didn't want to be the boring mom. So we colored instead. It was fun to be doing something different even though it is a classic. A classic we never seem to do anymore.

The Latest Chore Charts

2008-07-02T18:55:00.001-07:00

Okay all you moms out there, I think I found a good system for now. I got the classic sticker stars in the dollar section at Target. They also had a teacher packet of shooting stars. Each color of star represents a coin amount. The red star is minus a coin amount of your choice. I ask the girls to do a chore and if they complain before or during the chore , they get a red star. Some times I offer them a chore, sometimes they don't have a choice. That way they are responsible for what they make. I am tired of making my kids do chores and having to listen to the crying and whining while they do it. So I have put it in their hands as to whether or not they do chores. So far it has worked really well. I get more cooperation and they are proud of what they accomplish. I do not use the star system for behavior on the older two. I am tired of making threats and not following through (the big no no in parenting) So I have put the choice on them.

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Chaz also spoiled them with all the goodies!

Stuffed animal, coloring book, t-shirt, and slinky. WOW!

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Chaz is the guy we rent from and he works at Wells Fargo and he gave the kids the grand tour. He let them each hold a stack of cash of $10,000. They were loving that! Heidi's son Avery was with us too.

Aubree's eyes were closed in her picture so she wouldn't let me post it. (The perfectionist!) And of course Alese would not participate.

Our First Bank Accounts

2008-07-02T18:34:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad finally took us to the bank and opened our own accounts. Now we can save money for something good instead of twiddling it away on candy and junk. Yea for mom and dad!!!!

Summer School Blues

2008-06-25T18:23:00.000-07:00

One more day of summer school. Mom is just as excited as the girls for it to be over. 8 AM is a bit early for all of us. They have a month off and then school is at 8 AM. Their summer school consisted of Ali and Aubree took cooking and art. Alese took math and art. It was fun, but glad it is over.

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Aubree is figuring out that it is not "just rain"

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Alison

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You know it has to be irresistable

if Alese joins in.

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Hold on for dear life.

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Brian said to make sure they weren't in the street

Yeah right!!

Let it Rain Arizona Style!!!!

2008-06-25T17:58:00.000-07:00

So this wasn't the worst of it, but I am slow on learning the "awe blog picture" moments. I am trying though. Heidi and Kristie will be proud! One minute it is sunny and 107 degrees and five minutes later it is pouring windy flooding rain and 85 degrees. Half an hour later it is sun out hot and drying up. We were on our way home from Gilbert and all the girls were getting so excited that it was going to rain. Aubree didn't see the thrill in "just rain". I told her she doesn't know a thing until she sees the rain in a minute or two. AND BOOM! It was coming down and she was as thrilled as the others.

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Austin Tutton(cutest 2 year old ever)

Slip N Slidin the HOT away!

2008-06-12T12:07:00.000-07:00

Heidi brought over a slip n slide and the kids loved it. They did it forever. Remember being a kid and the fun just kept going. If we did it these days, once would be plenty!!!

I've Finally Arrived!!!

2008-06-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

Well folks, I am finally attempting the blog thing. I am so excited to be doing this. I love seeing everyone's pictures. I'm also excited to have a place to finally share my pictures instead of them sitting in a file on my computer. So here it goes.....

Hip Hop Harmers

All Aboard the Polar Express!!!! We Believe!!!!!!!!!

Our New Little Guy

The Phoenix Zoo

HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEN!!!!

Surprise Surprise Finally!!!

Alison's Room

Aubree's room (Cherries!)

New House Update

Is it really Fall?????

New Hair

Our New House

Our New House

Guess Who???

BUGGGG!

Thanks Gramma!!!!

Week One is Done!!!

FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!!!!!!

A Day Out!!!

***New School Hair Cuts***

New Hair Finally!!!!

Tempe Sunset

Sun Splash Fun!!!

Splish Splash Fun

4th of July

4th of July

Our New House

Alese's First Sewing Project

TV or Activity?

The Latest Chore Charts

Our First Bank Accounts

Summer School Blues

Let it Rain Arizona Style!!!!

Slip N Slidin the HOT away!

I've Finally Arrived!!!

New School Hair Cuts