Friday, December 24, 2021

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Christmas Party with Adventure Guides

Alexa had a blast at the Adventure Guides Christmas Party!

Friday, November 19, 2021

Questions about me

I asked these questions to my kids 4 years ago. Let's see how the answers have changed…

(Alexa- 9 years old) 

*What is something that I say a lot? 
Maybe later

*What makes me happy? 
The family

*What makes me sad? 
"When you don't get your dutch oven, just kidding…uhhhh, when a sad movie is on"

*How tall am I? 
3 feet and 30 inches

*What's my favorite thing to do? 
Relax

*What is my favorite food? 
Tortellini 

*What is my favorite drink? 
Wine

*If I could go anywhere, where would it be? 
North Carolina

*Do you think you could live without me? 
Nope

*How do I annoy you? 
By laughing loudly on your work calls

*What is my favorite TV show? 
We'll skip this one. Jk. Uuugh.

*What is my favorite music to listen to? 
Heartbreak anniversary 

*What is my job? 
I know you work at ebay, and you find out how much money you spend and how much money you should spend.

*How old am I?  
42

*what's my favorite color? 
Cobalt Blue

*How much do I love you? 
To the moon and back and back to the moon…and back.

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Alexa the Vampiress

Happy Halloween!

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Monday, October 25, 2021

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Storms won’t hold these girls back!

There were some crazy, windy/rainy storms recently. But it didn't hold Alexa & the girls next door from playing in the rain!

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Friday, October 8, 2021

No, don’t take all my wine!

Francis & I just goofing around…as per instruction by our photographer Alexa 😂

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

miniature golf

Today we went miniature golfing together as a family. This is the first recreational activity we’ve really done since covid! Good times :)





Saturday, June 26, 2021

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Sunday, May 16, 2021

Alexa’s Takent Show Performance

She’s a star in the making…


Goofing with Grandpa Greg


Just Dance!

Francis, Nolan, and Alexa are showing off some serious dance moves while playing “Just Dance”!

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1QUxtvtn7suAYjW_8jOrbMRQIgY5_nicc


Happy 70th birthday to my beautiful mama!

bacon euphoria

A little Facebook reminder from 2017, when I took Alexa out for her favorite breakfast. Look how happy she is about her bacon - this girl is serious about her bacon!


Happy 70th birthday, Mamasita!!

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Fancy dancing

Francis, Nolan, and Alexa showing some smooth dance moves will playing "Just Dance" on the Xbox.

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Blue hair, don’t care!

Today, Alexa decided she needed another change in hair color. This time, it was turquoise blue. She looks like a mermaid now!

Alexa made spaghetti!

Alexa made herself some spaghetti for lunch today, all on her own!!

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

First Covid vaccine shot!

Jennifer's office organized a covid vaccine pop-up at one of their facilities. Since there were open spots available, Francis, me, Jarrod, Katrine, Pete, John, and several others were able to get our vaccinations! Wooooooot!!!

Monday, March 29, 2021

First day back to in-person school

After a YEAR of home/online schooling, the kids are back to in-person schooling two times a week (2 in-person, 3 online).
Alexa is over the moon 🌙 to go back to school in-person, Nolan was somewhat excited but somewhat nervous about the change.
Crossing fingers that all goes well and that we continue to improve from Orange Tier!!

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Bathing suit in the bathtub?

Alexa and he friend enjoy taking baths in their bathing suits so they can FaceTime while they bathe & play with their baby dolls.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1NmHcgK3pu_yE0Y3THnbXCfDo7zkqqNJq

Adorable cousins

Alexa and Addison absolutely adore each other! And they both share the love of dance ❤️
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=15tcMH2o6usufoBjmZ90WQf00evHgthZV
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=15Tx5qYo00qWWWq774-yyHMG_zNwlhU9S

Grandma Barbara’s 80th birthday

Today, grandma Barbara turned 80! To celebrate, we had the Chuck, Barbara, and the Ruels come over to celebrate with a little backyard bbq!
Barbara adored seeing the grandkids, and we all enjoyed hanging out with Barbara.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17ItWxg50GX3aSFC2WjtrO1q4SF-v5DHhhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1L_Vhuk1BJQ6Z1DqBICB4TUo0pqpsYw_yhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1H-TMyuUP4kyUFnfXmxszOobni5zu2Gyn

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Tahoe trip on Ski Week!

The Jodoin/Smith squad has an amazing trip to Tahoe during the kids’ ski week break.
We hit some snow parks for sledding, and then had snowball fights and sledding at the house as well.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BkxhHg945YdX3NOyDMciWKGSwTI4OPROhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mjt7WPf7H07NgtUE71y6JtcT5Yif-aqU
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1cSWw55zr8bWmERqomN-KT53Zo85BJA5v